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The last time we had so many household names in one issue was probably back when we had Cheech and Chong on one cover and Katy Perry on the other. I mean, every issue is loaded with killer content, but it’s pretty crazy when the stardom meter hits 11.

It took me a while to set it all up, but my slogan, “just be patient,” yielded us a few legit interviews in this issue.

You probably know the guy on our front cover, Tracy Morgan, from his roles on SNL, 30 Rock and just being a straight-up hilarious comedian. Well, after recovering from a tragic accident, he’s back at it doing a 22-show tour called “Picking Up the Pieces.” His first stop is in Sacramento on Sept. 22 at the Crest Theatre. Our writer Jake Sprecher was granted the opportunity to talk with Morgan over the phone right after Labor Day weekend. You can read up on what he has to say about life after his accident, as well as keeping it real to the comedy gods, all starting on page 22.

Legendary artist and musician Mick Fleetwood (you know, of Fleetwood freakin’ Mac fame!) took the time out of his busy schedule to talk with our writer Ryan Prado about going on tour and playing the blues with long time friend and band mate Rick Vito, how he enjoys playing intimate venues, and how he never stops playing. Gigster, he most certainly is. You can read our Q&A with Fleetwood starting on page 20. The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band will be playing on Sept. 23 in Grass Valley at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

In the issue you’ll also find a feature on RX Bandits, who are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album ...And the Battle Begun. They’ll be performing it at Ace of Spades on Sept. 23. After interviewing Matt Embree on the phone, our writer Justin Cox wrote a lovely piece about the trials and tribulations of working with record labels, the change of record sales and even includes a fun Sacramento fact about where and who they recorded with back in the day. Flip to page 18 to get the skinny.

Last but not least, our final feature in this issue is on a crew of young, local creatives known as Hall of Fame (aka HOF) who, believe me, know how to put on a party. On Sept. 24 their second annual music festival #HOFDAY will go down at River Walk Park in West Sacramento. Starting on page 24 you can read six reasons their parties rule, a brief Q&A with one of the founders/ DJ Robbie Metcalf and get the scoop on three locals and three out-of-towners that are not to be missed on this impressive line-up.

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Local Jazz/Funk Fusion Band The Bumptet Launches New Bi-Weekly Residency at Shine Cafe on Sept. 14

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Local groove masters The Bumptet are kicking off a new residency at Shine Cafe this week that looks to get you through the mid-week hump with a healthy dose of jazz and funk. “Humpday Funk” officially launches this Wednesday, Sept.

14 and will continue every second and fourth Wednesday after that. The shows will be free with music running from 8–10:30 p.m. and all ages are welcome.

The Bumptet is a high-energy Sacramentobased funk/jazz fusion band started by bassist, composer and arranger Jonathan Stoyanoff. A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Stoyanoff has played and/or shared the stage with such greats as Larry Coryell, B.B. King, Joe Craven, Robert Cray and Huey Lewis, and he’s even played such prestigious festivals as Monterey Jazz, the New Orleans Jazz Festival and High Sierra. I don’t mean to get all name drop-y on you, but that’s just a really legit resume right there! Shine is a chill spot to grab a local brew and catch live music, so mark your calendars for every second and fourth Wednesday (Sept. 14, Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Oct. 26, etc.) and go get your mind blown by The Bumptet (and eventually rotating guests) for the low price of free. Learn more at Thebumptet.com or Shinesac.com. Shine is located at 1400 E St.

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Fact: Sacramento breeds amazing skateboarders.

Guys like John Cardiel, Brandon Biebel, Omar Salazar, Matt Rodriguez, Nyjah Huston, Miles Silvas and many other international-level skaters all grew up and/or lived around here at some point. Point being, the local skate scene is really rad and on Sunday, Sept. 25 more than 30 of the best skateboarders from Sacramento and beyond will compete in the Red Bull Curb Kings contest on 20th Street, between J and K streets, in front of LowBrau. All of the skateboarders competing will have received an invite from PLA, a local skate shop with two locations in the region (1006 J St. and 330 E. Bidwell St. in Folsom). The set-up at Curb Kings will consist of custom modified parking blocks and double-sided curbs, with three judges determining who is Sacramento’s king of the curb. With the obstacles being rather small when compared to those you’d see at many mainstream skate contests like X Games, Street League and the like, at Red Bull Curb Kings it will be just plain fun to watch all of the skaters get creative and technical to impress the judges. The event runs from 1–3:30 p.m. with practice starting an hour earlier. It’s completely free to watch and all ages are welcome. Come watch local skaters shred the streets of Midtown!

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With both members still being under the age of 21, Sacramento-based punk-rock sister duo Dog Party sure has a lot of major accomplishments checked off the ol’ bucket list. They have toured all across the United States and Europe, released albums on such notable labels as Asian Man Records and Burger Records, they’re even on freaking Netflix for crying out loud (in Punk’s Dead: SLC Punk 2), and now this latest huge announcement: Dog Party will be touring with East Bay punk legends Green Day! That’s right, the multi-Grammy winning band that’s sold more than 75 million albums worldwide is touring in support of their new album Revolution Radio, due out Oct. 7, and they’re taking a Sacramento band out for a portion of the tour! How rad is that? The run of 10 shows that Dog Party will open hits smaller clubs

in cities like Boston, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C. and others, with the closest to home being Berkeley on Thursday, Oct. 20. “Lucy and I are both super stoked about this amazing opportunity,” guitarist/co-vocalist Gwendolyn Giles recently told Submerge.

“I was dying to see the American Idiot tour, I think I was in fifth grade, but my parents didn’t let me go,” she remembers, ironically pointing out that, “Just a few weeks ago I was actually thinking about how I’d probably never get to see them play.”

Most if not all of the shows Dog Party is on pretty much sold out instantly, which is really no surprise, seeing as how Green Day could easily fill arenas in all of those markets, and in fact, after their stint here in the States, they’re heading to Europe to do just that: play arenas. “Green Day is such a great band and it is so cool watching the progression throughout all of their records,” drummer/co-vocalist Lucy chimed in. “It’s just going to be so wild to be touring with them.” You might not be able to snag tickets to their Berkeley show with Green Day, but you can see Dog Party before that in Oakland at the Metro on Saturday, Oct. 8 playing with Danger, SWMRS, The Garden and others. No Sacramento dates booked as of now, but keep an eye out at Dogpartylive.tumblr. com or Facebook.com/dogpartylive for updates to their tour schedule. Congrats girls, keep kicking ass and making us hometown fans proud.

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The Optimistic Pessimist It’s always been my dream to do nothing. I used to believe that if I could just figure out how to survive without working for a paycheck, my life would be perfect. I could do whatever I wanted, when I wanted or do nothing at all if that’s what suited me. It would be so awesome!

At least that’s what I thought until I got to involuntarily test my theory when I found myself unemployed for about eight months.

You working stiffs out there are probably thinking that an eight-month vacation sounds like a wonderful thing, and I guess it would be if you were getting paid the whole time. Alas, I was surviving on unemployment benefits and the meager savings I was fortunate enough to have when this fiasco began. Needless to say, big things were not on my horizon. Instead, I had to make those scraps of cash stretch, leaving my regular forms of entertainment outside the budget.

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is challenging, but it can be done. It just takes a good deal of creativity and a willingness to try anything to pass the time.

If you find yourself unemployed, my best advice for getting through the daily monotony is to give yourself at least one task to complete each day. It can be something you love to do or something that just needs to be done, as long as it requires some action on your part. Once the task is complete, you will hopefully have something to show for your effort and more importantly, that sense of accomplishment that goes with it.

That sense of accomplishment is huge when nothing else seems to be going your way.

It’s hard to maintain a positive attitude after you’ve applied for countless jobs and no one is showing interest. Completing these daily tasks and challenges reminds you that you aren’t worthless. It also gives you something to say when your friends start asking what you’ve

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been doing with your time that sounds better than, “Uh … just kinda sitting around, I guess.”

And what should you do with all that free time? Well, the obvious answer is look for a damn job, ya slacker. Besides that, there are always chores and errands to run, but that stuff isn’t fun unless you are some kind of loon. Such tasks do break up the day a bit, though, and it’s good to get out the house from time to time, even if you’re just going to the grocery store. There is also exercise, which I certainly should have done more of during my time off, but I mostly hate it and it never really ended up happening for me. Things could be different for you, though. Go ahead and get ripped!

Instead of working out my body, I chose to exercise my mind. I love music, especially the recording process and the gear used to make it.

Though it’s been my hobby for over 15 years, I’ve never had the time to really dig in and learn the nitty gritty details of the recording process until

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I was unemployed. Once free from a job, I spent many a day scouring the internet to learn more about my craft and the tools of the trade.

For me, being free to follow my interests was the best part of being unemployed. I may not have had any money, but I still felt fulfilled. I learned things in the last eight months that I will use for the rest of my life. Of course, music production may not be your thing, but the same can be done with any hobby. And if you don’t have a hobby, it’s a great time to find one when you’re unemployed.

Unemployment doesn’t have to be a nightmare if you don’t want it to be. You may have lost a source of income, but you also gained something precious: free time. All you have to do is make good use of it. After all, you will eventually find a steady job and have to turn over at least some of that free time to the man, so don’t waste it. Make that free time your bitch and use it to grow your mind, body and soul while you can.

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Bicycle Film Festival Returns to Sacramento and Adds Stop in Davis! • Sept. 16–17 Get ready to fall in love with riding your bike all over again. We can, from experience, guarantee that if you attend the upcoming Bicycle Film Festival you will immediately want to get on your bike and just ride forever.

Don’t believe us? The BFF returns to Sacramento’s Fremont Park (1515 Q St.) on Friday Sept. 16, and for the first time ever a stop has been added in Davis at Central Park (3rd and B streets) on Saturday, Sept. 17, so come see for yourself. Gather some pals and grab a few blankets or small lawn chairs and head to the park.

It’s free and you’ll have a great time, trust us. Friday night at Fremont Park in Midtown kicks off at 8 p.m. and is all about “Fun Bike Shorts,” so expect around a dozen films ranging from approximately 3–16 minutes in length, shot on location everywhere from Australia to Rwanda, Japan to Estonia and, of course, right here in the USA. The festivities on Saturday night in Davis kick off at 6 p.m. with film screenings beginning at 8.

The second night is being dubbed “BFF Greatest Hits,” and considering Bicycle Film Fest has been around for 15 years, we’re thinking they’ll have plenty of amazing material to choose from. Learn more and join the ride at Bicyclefilmfestival.com or Facebook.com/BicycleFilmFestival.

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After a decade spent rising through the ranks of Sacramento’s rock scene, members of the band Hero’s Last Mission recently announced a hiatus in order to start a new project with a new sound, from the ground up. “This band has been going for 10-plus years and has been through just about everything you can be put through as a working band,” the members of Hero’s Last Mission wrote on social media. “As we moved into this year, it became apparent that we were all collectively feeling that a change was needed … We did a lot a soul searching and realized we wanted to take a different route.” Their new group is called Fairlines and will feature much more of a country vibe, which seems natural for this group of players, what with their killer vocal harmonies and ripping guitar solos and all. Fairlines make their official live debut at Wolf Fest 2016 on Oct. 2 at Orangevale Community Park opening up for Uncle Kracker, Canaan Smith, Drake White, James Wesley and more.

Not a bad first gig. Tickets to Wolf Fest are currently $25, just visit Eventbrite.com and search for the event. For more information on Sac’s newest country rock band, visit Fairlinesmusic.com, and be sure to keep an eye out for them at a local watering hole near you.

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Outside the 9-to-5

An Ode To Fear words & photos Ellen Baker

The approach before the approach

Looking down over Yosemite National Park

The approach Adventure, whatever it is to you— hiking, skiing, surfing, SUPing, running, exploring, rock climbing—probably involves some sort of fear. I’m here to remind you that fear is a good thing.

The fire from within begins to creep out; you can feel the anger sweltering in your gut.

You’re mad, furious maybe. Why are you in this position? What decisions did you make to get to this horrible place? When will it end? How will it end? Is this the end?

Panic. You realize your heart is beating faster then you’ve ever felt before, which must mean something life-threatening is happening. It’s getting hard to breathe. You’re gripping tighter and tighter. Common sense is lost and anxiety has fully taken over your body.

Suddenly a moment of stillness.

There is a realization that if you want to get out of this situation, you have to do something about it. No one else can

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help you. You must figure it out. Now. I sit on the back of my car as I write this, clouds gently moving across the sky. It looks like there is a storm rolling in. The valley that surrounds me is filled with massive rock formations and the talus that remains from obvious rockfalls looms below. I hear climbers chatting about the usual post-climb psyche. I wonder how their day was. A subtle buzz echoes from Highway 120; visitors are exiting the national park, maybe headed to the Mobile station or Nicely’s for some dinner.

The wind is picking up, the sky is darkening. I’m alone.

As a rock climber I’ve been told I’m crazy for the things I do. I’ve been called fearless, stupid, a risk taker, naive, crazy. Many people avoid fear.

It is vulnerable, it is uncomfortable, it can be dangerous, but it can also be life changing. I am many things, but fearless is not one.

I write this ode to fear to remind

The ridge of Matthes Crest, Tuolumne myself and my readers, that fear is necessary. Fear forces us to grow, to learn, to become stronger—mentally and physically. Those that avoid fearful situations are fearful of fear. Fearful of what may happen; scared to live and push their boundaries.

For a month, I had been stressing about one particular rock climb. It was exposed, the approach was long and every day my fingers maniacally typed, searching for the most dismal news about said climb. I found out about a man who had died on it two years prior and I retreated deeper and deeper into my head, where every negative thought flooded my perception. I was overtaken by fear. The psyche I had two months ago was diminished.

It was the week prior to my departure date and I was hit by a car.

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It’s fate, I thought. Even the universe is trying to tell me not to go do this climb. The weekend came and I was a bundle of emotions. I was crying, anger was seeping out of my veins and I had officially let fear take over my being. I didn’t do the climb.

The following weekend came around and I had relaxed a little. I was still nervous but this was something I had wanted to achieve for a long time.

Once I was on the climb, my psyche was back. I was so excited, I wanted to run up the mountain. It was so much easier than I had anticipated. I couldn’t stop smiling and even when I got fearful of a situation I was in, I took a breath and kept moving forward.

Sixteen hours later I arrived back at camp. It was one of my favorite climbs I had ever accomplished. I shed tears, I

yelled at friends, I was dehydrated and scared, but the moments of euphoria (along with a view from 11,000 feet above) was worth every aching, fearful pain I had.

I’m inside the car now. The wind has picked up, the temperatures have dropped, the sun went down and I’m still alone. I turn the car on every now and then to blast the heater, turn it off and it’s immediately cold again. I was to meet two friends here at 6 p.m. It’s 9:15 and still no sign of them. My fear is building; I am not fearless.

End note: I know of many who have died pursuing their dream, especially in adventure, pushing through fear to the end. Every one of us will eventually pass but until that time comes, we have the ability to live as fully, as fearfully and as happily as we can.

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I

n the summer of 2006, RX Bandits released their fifth album, titled …And the Battle Begun.

That was 10 years ago, a time when the music industry (as a profit-generating entity driven primarily by CD sales) was clamoring for ways to fend off its impending death-by-advancing-technology.

Online piracy and the iPod were shredding the major labels one miserable fiscal quarter at a time, and no rabbit they could pull from their hat could stop it.

With this scene as the backdrop, RX Bandits were poised to deliver an album they were immensely proud of, and yet they were weathering their own set of personal storms as well. One had to do with their record label, Drive-Thru, which simultaneously gave them an audience at a very young age, but also pigeonholed them into a scene populated by the poppiest of punk and emo bands. It was a scorchinghot scene, but it had all the signs of a passing trend and, most importantly, the RX Bandits didn’t fit into it.

Their next album was to be their last one owed to Drive-Thru, which had just been acquired by Universal to help with distribution. …And the Battle Begun had been written and recorded and was supposed to come out in 2005, but it wouldn’t see the light of day until a whole year later, and in the end wouldn’t come out under Drive-Thru at all.

RX Bandits lead singer Matt Embree spoke obliquely about the split during a recent phone call, not even mentioning DriveThru by name in what was clearly an effort to avoid trudging into negative territory.

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Getting the Record Out “We were in a tough spot,” he said. “They didn’t like it, but we felt it was an honest representation of who we were.

The relationship had been breaking down for years.”

The RX Bandits started off as the Pharmaceutical Bandits, a pretty straightup ska band from Long Beach, very much borne out of the third-wave ska scene that bubbled up in the ‘90s. They were already pushing beyond that narrowly defined genre by their second and third albums, though, both of which were released under the band’s newly abbreviated name. Their fourth, The Resignation, kicked the door wide open. The high-end upstrokes and trombone lines typical of ska music were laced throughout the record, but they were

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stacked alongside freeform jams, intricate progressive rock riffing, some reggae and plenty of straightforward melodic punk rock. A cult following was solidified, and a foundation for the band’s future was set.

Which brings us to …And the Battle Begun, which was tracked live at John Baccigalupi’s old The Hangar Studios in Sacramento. The guitars, bass and drums were all recorded live in one room, with the tracks bleeding into one another’s microphones and allowing members to feed off each other as they committed the tracks to tape.

“Just imagine the four of us in a square,” Embree said. “If we made a mistake, we started over. It was a way to ensure that even if we wanted to, we couldn’t go back and change it.”

This new album took all of the genredefying elements of The Resignation and doubled down on them. Drive-Thru was riding high with radio-ready pop-punk bands like New Found Glory and Something Corporate—appealing to teenagers’ emotional sensibilities and moving T-shirts off Hot Topic racks all the while.

“We were the odd band out on that label,” Embree said. “But it kind of helped. People who did like it became fans for life.”

After a drawn-out skirmish with the label, they ultimately split, although the details of the divorce are unclear. …And the Battle Begun was finally released under Embree’s own label MDB along with the brand new, indie-friendly Sargent House.

On September 25, a little more than 10 years after the album’s release, they’ll bring …And the Battle Begun to Sacramento in its entirety.

A Decade Ago Album sales were still a crucial part of the business model back in 2006, but the foundation was giving way. Embree remembers watching industry executives attempt to weather the growing storm. He gave the example of The Resignation, which came with a live DVD, allowing the label to tack a few extra dollars onto the price.

“That was the master plan,” he said. “’OK, now we can charge $15 because it has a DVD, and people will want this because DVD pirating isn’t around yet.’ The music industry is built on creative people, but the people who run it are some of the most boneheaded fools.”

He says indie labels are different, mostly because they’ve been forced to think progressively to ensure survival from the get-go.

They can’t count on quintuple-platinum albums

to float the boat and pad pockets.

As RX Bandits set out to tour behind …

And the Battle Begun in celebration of its anniversary, the industry climate is quite different. Music is more likely to be hosted in a cloud and get piped down through a person’s cell phone, with very little income generated in the process.

Embree is accepting of that reality, though, in part because he’s always made his artistic living playing live. RX Bandits toured the world for the better part of 10 straight years, although they’ve slowed down more recently, even taking a hiatus after their 2009 album, Mandala. Any tour they go on could potentially be their last, and that includes this one.

“As you get older, things get more complicated,” he said. “There’s normal life shit.

I’d like to make some more [RX Bandits] music, but as of right now we have no plans. This could be it, or maybe we’ll make a new album one day.”

Old Songs Some of the songs on …And the Battle Begun have been staples in the RX Bandits’ live set since the moment the album came out. Others, as you might expect, haven’t been played in years.

“We most definitely have to relearn some songs,” he said. “There are like two songs on the record we’ve never played live, except for the few times we played the album in its entirety.”

Other songs, meanwhile, have evolved and taken new shapes and sizes over years of live performances. “’Only for the Night’ became a nine-minute jam,” he said. “That was the closest thing to a pop song on the album. I really like doing that.”

Embree says a tour like this is definitely a nod to the fans, who get to revisit a time and place in their lives through a collection of songs.

But the artist gets something special from it, too, he said. The band took a similar anniversary tour for The Resignation a couple of years ago.

“We never got to play those song on a proper stage back in 2003,” he said. “It was our first headlining tour as a band, so a lot of times the stage was super small and the sound system was shitty.”

At that time, the band was also still shaking undeserved stigmas attached to Drive-Thru and a genre of ska that had receded from the mainstream. …And the Battle Begun was the last album RX Bandits recorded with any horn players as formal members of the band, although trombone and saxophone do show up sporadically on the records that followed “The whole ska stigma stuck with us for a long time,” he said. “I always loved having horns, but

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– RX Bandits frontman Matt Embree once we got to The Resignation and Battle Begun, it felt like our own style. We were incorporating horns into different styles of music.”

There were no four-measure horn melodies sectioned off between verses like you’d hear in a Mighty Mighty Bosstones song (or that first Pharmaceutical Bandits album, for that matter).

The horn sounds on ...And the Battle Begun are weaved into the fabric of the songs, treated no different than the keyboards, vocal harmonies or any other overdubs.

Embree says he would never try and play through this album without horns, so they can be expected on this tour.

Distractions and Technology An early RX Bandits song called “Analog Boy” laments the distracting nature of technology on our culture, with lines about our surrender to electronic devices and the isolation that can bring.

He points to cell phones and TVs as the culprits in the song.

“Analog Boy” came out in 2001, when most cellphones were plastic Nokias and texting wasn’t much of a thing. Many of us were still on dial-up.

MySpace wouldn’t arrive until two years later, and Facebook a year after that. Suffice it to say, whatever he was singing about 15 years ago has since multiplied exponentially.

Embree, who turns off all push notifications on his cellphone and shuts it off entirely

anytime he’s writing or playing music, does his best to keep some distance between himself and technology.

He shared a quote from one of his favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, after the Orlando nightclub shooting back in June and was treated to the blunt-force power that can be wielded by human beings when they hunker down behind a computer screen or cellphone.

The quote he pasted (which you can find on their feed if you’d like to do some scrolling) wasn’t dissimilar from a lyric you might find in an RX Bandits song. But the whole thing went up in flames, in part because it was being delivered into a social media feed rather than a set of speakers.

“I learned a lot from that,” he said. “I’m not super involved in the social media universe partially because I try to keep my focus on making music and being an artist. I respect them as people, but being too involved in what fans think can derail your focus.”

Come late September, he’ll be embarking on a month-long tour in which the music gets to RX Bandits’ …And the Battle be the centerpiece. And Begun 10-Year Anniversary Tour with special guests And So I on this tour in particular, Watched You From Afar comes he and the band will get through Sacramento Sept. 25 at to take a sonic trip 10 Ace of Spades, located at 1417 R years into the past as St. The all-ages show starts at they do it.

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Mick Fleetwood on Playing the Blues and Being a Gigster Words Ryan Prado • Photo Sean M. Hower

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he story of Fleetwood Mac is really the story of two very different types of bands. Or, it could be the story of three types of bands if you count the fake Fleetwood Mac that toured in 1974. This fact goes beyond mere personnel. The original Fleetwood Mac was led by the versatile but ultimately doomed blues guitar wizard Peter Green, who broke away from John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers in 1967 and brought both Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie with him. This original incarnation of Fleetwood Mac was moored by the band’s affinity for Chicago blues brought into woozy realms with three great records at the end of the ‘60s. Following the onset of Green’s schizophrenia, Fleetwood Mac began a series of stylistic transitions and lineup changes—including the addition of McVie’s wife Christine and a folksy duo named Buckingham Nicks—which led in turn to the slings and arrows of massive success as typified by Herculean narcotics consumption, the harrowing multiverses of in-band love affairs and, oh my, so much more.

Few bands have had the sordid details of their private affairs so wistfully bandied so publicly as has Fleetwood Mac, and if you’re not privy to that great big pink elephant in whatever room the band happens to be in, you can talk to the whole entire internet about it.

Of course, in the process, Fleetwood Mac became one of the most iconic, successful rock bands of all time, yielding massive worldwide megahits and a bona fide breakout star in vocalist Stevie Nicks.

The face of the band, however, has always been their lanky, outspoken, wild-eyed god of a drummer, Mick Fleetwood. About 12 years ago, Fleetwood joined forces with guitarist Rick Vito, who’d replaced Lindsey Buckingham as the primary guitarist for Fleetwood Mac in the late ‘80s while Buckingham took a hiatus from the band. Vito’s versatility and love of blues endeared the two to forge a tangential project while Fleetwood Mac sorted out their impending reunion. What emerged was the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, bringing Fleetwood back to the doorstep to his past.

The pendulum may swing wide for the unwise, but in Fleetwood’s case, the Blues Band is a chance to keep balance in what has been a long, fruitful, oftentimes wild career. Despite what it must be like to have so much of your public perception based upon one (eh, maybe two or three) decade(s) of extreme excess, Fleetwood is, after all, an artist and a musician. As you’ll read in the following interview, he’s a pretty down-to-earth bloke to boot.

The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band is a bit of an homage to the original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green, which was heavily blues-oriented. In what ways since you’ve been doing this project has it been fulfilling for you as an artist and performer to come full circle?

This is like going back to my training ground. I’m a blues drummer. If there’s someone who said, “Well, what are you really good at?” I’d say banging out a few shuffles and playing rock ‘n’ roll. Then, of course, you get into all the stuff with Fleetwood Mac. But this is where I started, so it’s always a very comfortable place to be. It’s sentimentally attached; I’m proud of all the stuff that sometimes quietly gets forgotten about what the early band did. I have a great guitar player and a great little band. It all stems from having a musical liaise, a love of blues.

We have fun with it, we don’t overthink it and we hope a few people turn up and enjoy it.

Right, and with the live album [Blue Again!] that came out about eight years ago, you do have original material there outside of the stuff you were covering of Peter Green’s songs. Were you trying to build a bridge between that nostalgic element of that original blues-oriented Fleetwood Mac to something more contemporary with the originals?

I don’t think we were trying to do anything. We know where we sit. Having said that, Rick Vito is a huge advocate of Peter Green’s work with early Fleetwood Mac, and in truth that was from whence he came as a young musician, loving blues and appreciating Peter’s playing. It was the reason I asked him to join Fleetwood Mac when Lindsey took a hiatus for many years. That album you’re talking about, Rick has fun doing some of his own stuff and we work out what feels good. Or it might be an old Jimmy Reed song or whatever. We create that around a core of focused Fleetwood Mac material that people never hear anymore. Our prime thing is that people are going to have a good time and we’re not gonna start shoving stuff down their throat that they aren’t going to enjoy. I’m sure at some point we’ll create another album and it’ll have a theme, but we won’t be unidentifiable. You’ll always know it’s us just listening to Rick’s guitar playing. He’s got a beautiful tone and is an incredible guitar player. That will happen probably down the line. We record every night on ProTools, and we may get a

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whole bunch of stuff off this tour and go hey, let’s put another live album out.

If you do put out another album, would it most likely be a live album rather than a studio album?

Not necessarily, it could be a combo. I’m just saying the truth is we’re not planning any of it. The truth is this band has always been about we’re not trying to make it. For me and Rick, this is focus, it’s not not taken seriously. We’re out there putting our nuts on the line because we love what we do. But it stops pretty much there. We’re a working band, much like hundreds of thousands of bands that quite frankly you never hear about.

They play small theaters, have a small audience and they make a living. For me and Rick, we’ve been blessed with a journey that turned out differently, and I’m still very active in Fleetwood Mac. Rick has his own career playing blues festivals all over the world, and we convene and we do this from time to time.

It’s what we love to do. We do have a little audience but you’re never quite sure if anyone’s going to show up. But that’s all part of the blessings of getting in. I don’t assume anything. If someone says “Hey, we need some help; we need to do some radio,” I don’t say, “I don’t give a shit.” I give a shit. I want people to be there and want my little band to have a good experience and get in there and get out and get into the bus and go onto the next gig.

Do you enjoy playing the more intimate venues? They’re not small, but perhaps smaller than you would pay in Fleetwood Mac …

Of course, we love it! This is like going home for me. The reason why at the beginning of a Rolling Stones tour, invariably, you go “shit, they just did five unannounced gigs at a place that fits 200

“We’re players; we didn’t grow up on the internet. We’re people who were lucky to get a cheese sandwich and a pint of beer if you played for eight hours. We love doing it. We’re from a different world.” —Mick Fleetwood on why he, and other successful musicians from the 60s and 70s, ‘ ‘ continue to tour after it’s no longer a financial necessity.

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people in it.” They like it. We’re all gigsters, ya know? There’s a reason poor old Prince, who passed away … There’s a reason the guy was hugely successful. Guess what? He had an amazing reputation about doing impromptu, get-up-and-play [shows].

He’d play gigs in clubs after he’d done a show with 20,000 people almost every night. He fucking loved it. We’re players; we didn’t grow up on the internet. We’re people who were lucky to get a cheese sandwich and a pint of beer if you played for eight hours. We love doing it. We’re from a different world. I’m playing Telluride, and Joe Walsh is there with his band. I know Joe well enough to know that he doesn’t need to be doing it.

They don’t need the fucking money. They love it. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Elton John and a little of a smattering of someone like Paul McCartney—but certainly Elton John—those are the worst offenders; they never stop working! On tour, it never stops.

Peter Gabriel you won’t see for like three or four years, and then he’ll go and do something. And you go “Well, why are they doing it?” Willie Nelson is 83 years old, he lives on Maui where I live. I know him; he’s an unbelievable talent and a great human being. Having said that, he’s a nut! He never stops working! He’s always on his bus. The answer to it is just going out and doing something where you don’t have to overthink, you don’t have to worry about whether 25 or 30 trucks are going to show up in the winter on time. It’s simple: Get there and play. And play well.

And I’d imagine that’s a liberating feeling for you having gone on so many huge tours over the years. Beyond this tour with the Blues Band, are you preparing to switch gears for a much larger tour with Fleetwood Mac? Not for about a year and three months [from now]. A year and three months, believe me, means when we start winding up and organizing a Fleetwood Mac tour, in nine months we’ll be organizing a whole heap of shit. But we’ll be back at it seemingly in that timeframe. So that’s that. I live in Hawaii and I actually get to play with [the Blues Band] at my lovely restaurant in Lahaina. So I play a lot. This [tour] is a treat, and it’s good. It’s hard work—we’re doing like four or five shows a week. You have to stay fit and I’m young and at it out there. I’m fine, I’m healthy, God willing and all that stuff. But you have to monitor what’s going on, and you can’t party all night or you won’t be able to do it. You’d be a fucking wreck.

If there was any additional information you wanted people to know about the tour or other new things happening with you, you can say that now… … Or hold your peace, right? No, always with us musicians, we’re pleasantly insecure. So as a musician, it’s always “is anyone gonna turn up?” and you’re quietly concerned about that wherever you are. So we’re hoping we have a good little turnout, and the main thing is that we’re there to work. We’re there to do what musicians do. We’re troubadours. These smaller type tours, they’re more personal. It’s a lot more connection. We hang out with the audience afterwards. It’s a very jazz-oriented speakeasy pub memory. I’ve been doing this since I was 15, 16 years old. You plug back into that element where you’re really in the trenches doing something where you’re paying homage in a weird way to how you started.

This is a lovely memory zone for me, musically. It’s always a great reminder to be in a way, not literally taken back, but transported a little Catch The Mick Fleetwood Blues bit, to go “this is why Band feat. Rick Vito on Sept. 23 at I did this shit, and I Grass Valley’s Veteran’s Memorial fucking loved it.” And Auditorium, located at 255 S. Auburn I feel blessed to say I St. This all-ages show starts at 8 p.m. with openers The Achilles Wheel still love it, whether in Duo. General admission and standing/ a different format or dancing room-only tickets are $42 in a different level. It’s a advance, premium, reserved, and VIP really important place package tickets also available. For to be. tickets and more info, go to Thecenterforthearts.org.

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Tracy Morgan’s Triumphant Return to Stand-up Comedy Words Jacob Sprecher Photo Paul Mobley

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racy Morgan is back, and he’s not afraid to let you know. “Still pickin’ up the pieces, man!” he shouts into the phone while driving about New York City after a national television appearance, courtesy of The View.

Those “pieces” he’s referring to were of course scattered on June 7, 2014, in a horrific auto accident on the New Jersey Turnpike involving a limousine and a Walmart truck. The incident ultimately left Morgan on death’s door, while taking the life of close friend James McNair.

Now, more than two years later, the man you came to love as Brian Fellow on Saturday Night Live and Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock—or perhaps just as the outrageous stand-up comedian that he is—returns to the stage for a highly anticipated 22-date national tour. And as dumb luck would have it, his very first stop is right here in Sacramento at the Crest Theatre.

So what can you expect from Tracy Morgan and his rendezvous with the brick wall? Will he still be the same old “Tray-Bag” after going through such a traumatic, life-changing event? Well, if his personality over the phone is any indication, I would expect nothing less than the same loud, proud and hilarious man that brought you to tears as Spoonie Luv, or pushed the envelope with characters like Uncle Jemima and Dominican Lou. I will also say this: In all my years of interviewing bands, artists and actors of all types, I don’t think I’ve ever spoken with somebody more true to perceived form than Tracy Morgan. What I mean is that if you imagine in your head what it might be like to talk with T.M. on the phone for 15 or 20 minutes, it is in fact exactly as you imagined it.

Charmingly brash with a New York accent so thick it’d make Method Man blush, you might even say he comes as advertised.

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So you were on The View this morning. One of the longtime hallmarks of SNL is making fun of the daytime talk show medium—how’d that go for you?

It was great, man. I was hanging out with Walt [Barbara Walters] and Joy [Behar] and all the ladies, and just feeling the love from the audience.

To spoof it, we get to do our favorite talk show hosts the way we see them, but when you’re there you’re free and doin’ your thing. And I always liked The View. To get to do Star Jones, that was one of the things that put me on the map. So I had a good time and got to thank her personally.

And there were no hard feelings.

Nah! It was funny! Like I said this morning, as long as we do these things in the spirit of comedy, like the Lucille Balls, the Richard Pryors, the George Carlins—so long as we do them in the spirit of those that came before, people will laugh, they won’t cry.

You just had your one-year wedding anniversary.

Congratulations. What’s it been like when you reflect on a year gone by?

Thanks, man. My wife’s sittin’ beside me right now. What it is it's like Chaka Khan says in the song, it’s just goin’ “through the fire.” That’s how you forge hard steel. Me and my wife are closer than ever now. “The fyyyyyyyah.”

Remember that song?

knowing who I’m doin’ it for, know who I’m representing. It is bigger than me. Making those out there who have nothing to laugh [about] laugh. Doing my part to make this a better world than the world it was before I got here.

Is it safe to say you’re an emotionally stronger person now?

Yeah but I had to go through things—like I said, goin’ through the fire. You know what that wreck did to me? It turned me into an emotional wreck, man. It scared the shit out of me. So yeah you gotta pick up the pieces … what you think this tour is made for? Still pickin’ up the pieces, man!

My fans are picking up the pieces! You heard about it, you was kinda shattered. It’s not like I made you cry, [but] that connection is there that put me and you over this phone! So yeah I’m pickin’ up the pieces—we pickin’ up the pieces!

And that goes for anybody. If I can inspire people to pick up the pieces in [their] life? I don’t care what happened—if your life has been shattered, at some point you gotta begin to pick up the pieces and put ‘em together! And that’s wassup.

You talk often about your relationship with the “comedy gods.” Could you expand on that?

Those who came before me, paying homage.

Comedy in the spirit of Jackie Gleason. Watching Silver Streak. Watching The Jerk. Watching Lucille Ball. Watching The Honeymooners. Watching Moms Mabley. Studying, doing my own work,

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You’re nominated for an Emmy for your return to hosting SNL last year, which is kind of a big deal.

What would it mean to actually win?

It’s a big deal but it ain’t bigger than me walking away from that accident. It would be nice to win an award for your sense of humor after being on TV for 23 years—it would be nice. But when I look at footage of that accident … that was bad, know what I mean?

Obviously Saturday Night Live is still important to you, or you wouldn’t have gone back and hosted.

Does it still make you laugh?

I had to start from where it started from. They inspired me to go get the world. [And] hell yes, hell yes. Isabel [Sanford] is hilarious. The Family Feud and all that? It’s hilarious. You got a great, brilliant cast out there. Young.

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When you look at all that’s going on in the country from a political standpoint, from the Black Lives Matter movement to the election, how do you view the role of comedy, not just a stand-up, but as a black man?

Comedy’s got no color, man.

I understand what’s going on in the world, I get that.

But Richard Pryor wasn’t about that. He talked about the human condition. In my comedy audience, all lives matter. ‘Cause we leave all that shit outside when you pay for a ticket to come see Tray-Bag. ‘Cause what’s funny is funny. When you step onstage there’s something that blacks, whites, Puerto Ricans, Ecuadorians—everybody—can relate with: It’s called the truth. People don’t laugh at lies.

Lies hurt. As long as I’m telling truth, as long as I’m doing it in the spirit of those that came before me, the comedy gods, I’m protected from all that nonsense.

How has the experience you’ve been through the past two years affected your routine as a comedian?

It’s changed. After you experience something like that, of course it’s gonna change. [But] the funny hasn’t. The funny never changed. God is not an Indian giver. The gift was funny, not material.

It’s like Bruce Lee said in Enter the Dragon: It’s like a finger pointing away at the moon. Don’t focus on the finger, or you’ll miss all that other heavenly glory. I don’t focus on material. I focus on the funny. “From Hollis to Hollywood, but is he good?” When we do our comedy thing, everything wrong in this world we make right with it.

We make repair with it with our sense of humor.

‘Cause if you don’t laugh about it you gonna cry about it. And all of us tired of cryin’. You don’t got a sense of humor you doomed. Eddie Check out Tracy Morgan live Murphy once told me, at the Crest Theatre on Sept.

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Sure I coulda. We have our ups and downs like every couple, but I think [the accident] got us closer. When you go through something like that with somebody? It’s gotta make you closer.

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#HOFDAY 2016: Behind the Lines

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The Hall of Fame Crew Gives a Lesson on How to Build a Perfect Party

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acramentans love to party. More than that, Sacramentans love a great party! From the pulsing crowds that pour into the MARRS building to bathe in the diversity of acts that the THIS Midtown summer block party delivers every season, to The Flower Vato’s soulful weekly Sunday service, where faithful servants worship at the altar of funk and soul at his turntables at The Press Club, there is no shortage of artists, venues and partygoers in our midst who are dedicated to the art of chasing the party. The tricky part is knowing how to throw a straight-up banger.

Enter the HOF or “Hall of Fame” crew—a group of young, local creatives who forged their own marketing and promotions company out of a simple passion: to celebrate the creative energy that is the lifeblood of the Sacramento community. The team has quickly gained recognition as the harbingers of the turn-up lifestyle and are set to unleash onto the masses #HOFDAY 2016 on Sept. 24, a day-long party poised to bring the summer to a fitting close. Just peep the event’s poster, Kenny the Dancing Man’s likeness graces the promotional elements of this year’s party and the crew reps the local legend as its party deity, but more on that later.

Submerge recently sat down with several members of the HOF squad to talk about how to go about throwing a legit party—one that returns every year bigger and better. Here are just six of their insights on how to pull off a serious party.

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With over 30 acts set to rock two stages on the West Sacramento River Walk, an offering of larger-than-life, fully interactive games (including a mechanical bull) and food offerings

by Eat Better, an outfit of locals learning and teaching the benefits of healthy cooking and eating, here is a small taste of the local and notso-local artists that will be throwing down at #HOFDAY 2016.

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From left to right: Marcus “Mars” Parker, Tony Christ, Robbie Metcalf, Damian Lynch, Rose Rasmussen, and of course the infamous Kenny the Dancing Man across their laps

1. Stay legit.

2. Stay focused.

According to Damian Lynch, who serves as the chief operations officer and event manager of the troop, this is officially the second year of #HOFDAY, but unofficially it’s the party’s sixth year in existence. The key reason for the two birthdates: #HOFDAY is now legal. “#HOFDAY is really an evolution of another event we had called #Gametime that started back in 2011,” Lynch says. “2015 marked our emergence out of the underground, because everything before was in alleys and warehouses and houses.

Last year we partnered with the city of Sacramento and cops and [got] permits [and] porta-potties—just having porta-potties is a huge deal!

So last year was our first time just being legit and doing it the right way.”

For Rose Rasmussen, who works with Lynch in handling the seemingly endless #HOFDAY logistical elements, staying true to an event’s original vision is essential in throwing a successful party.

“A lot of it is constantly reminding each other of what our purpose and vision is,” Rasmussen says. “You get so busy—you start with ‘this is what our mission is, this is what we want it be,’ and then things start to build and new pieces come in and some pieces go out and it gets bigger than it could but you want to stop and remember, ‘What is this to us? What are we trying to create here?’ What I think is great about our team is that we are really good at reminding each other of that.

Being really clear with that plays a huge part in that—being clear and focused on what your mission is.”

3. Do work.

Local heroes DLRN The Sacramento auteurs of cool, Sean LaMarr and Jon Reyes of DLRN are masters in crafting beats and rhymes into symphonic waves that wash over its audience like a warm blanket.

DLRN’s sound is the coalescence of ‘80s synthed-out reverberations with a hint of that old-school R&B swag that even Keith Sweat would appreciate.

4. Do you.

A solid work ethic is what HOF cofounder Robbie Metcalf says is another key to pulling of a legit party in Sacramento.

“To piggyback off of what Rose said, knowing the vision and holding that really tight. Really just putting in all of the footwork and making sure what needs to get done gets done and trusting that the outcome is going to be what it’s supposed to be,” Metcalf advises.

Being true to the talents and the opportunities around you is what Tony Christ, who heads up the marketing and branding arm of the squad, cites as an essential to throwing a righteous event. For him, it’s got to be an organic enterprise.

“Take what you like to do, expand on the people around you,” Christ says. “Any time we’re creating something, we look at the resources that are around us. I would say, look at what you do—if you’re a chef and you’re around a lot of chefs, you probably should be doing some sort of food event or something similar to that. Like us, we’re party people.

We’ve known each other from partying so it really is a birth of that.

It’s about taking advantage of what’s around you and what you’re already in and not trying to step into something … that you’re really not a part of.”

The out-of-towners C Plus C Plus has collaborated with the likes of Lee Bannon, Chuuwee, Moe Green and N-Pire Da Great, solidifying his place among the elite in the local hip-hop scene. With his captivating lyrical prowess and witty repartee, he’s revitalizing the scene with his innovative style.

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This dude isn’t only a DJ on Sacramento radio station Hot 103.5, but is constantly collaborating with local talent and is an ardent supporter of acts that are redefining what it means to be in the game. His 2014 effort “Make You” featuring Sean Lamarr of DLRN and Stevie Nader is a testament to that ethos.

40oz Van Joel Fuller of Bronx, New York, better known as 40oz Van, has taken social media by storm—with nearly 200,000 Twitter followers and more than 85,000 Instagram followers, this rapperturned-fashion designer knows how to harness the power of the people.

Metro Boomin Metro Boomin, coming straight out of Atlanta, Georgia, has won accolades from the industry having been a Grammy Award-nominated record producer and DJ. Metro is one of the leaders of the new school of producers, known for working with some of the current giants in the industry—you may have heard of a few: Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Drake and Kanye West.

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5. It takes a village.

For Marcus “Mars” Parker, the MC of the party and HOF’s chief marketing officer and lead designer/label manager, it's knowing your support system and bringing people into the fold who share your vision.

“It starts at the base of just getting the right people involved— people who are dedicated and have the same vision as you and just build on to that,” Parker says.

“You start with the bones; you get the right music, you get the right people, you get the right food [and] you just start packing the right meat onto those bones and the next thing you know, you’re walking around with the full body of a festival.”

6. Be inspired.

For the HOF team, that inspiration comes from a fixture in the local party scene—Kenny the Dancing Man. “When you party a lot, you see a lot of the same people and Kenny was just always around.

We were like, ‘Who is this fucking guy?’ And I was like, that is going to be me when I get old, like 100 percent,” Christ admits. “And so we were always drawn to him and so we just became cool with him.

In 2012 is when we really started working with him a lot—we went to his house, we interviewed him and started working with him. Some people have this weird misconception of him, but he’s just a sweet guy.”

“Kenny changed our diapers,” Lynch adds with a chuckle.

oriJanus Hailing from Bakersfield, California, this mix master, producer, lyricist, graphic designer, photographer and videographer is adept in taking mainstream hip-hop staples and transforming them into experimental, instrumental opuses.

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Robbie Metcalf: The Spin’s the Thing Not only do Sacramentans love a kick-ass party, but what’s a party without an equally kick-ass DJ to spin the crowd into a dance frenzy that runs long into the night? Local DJ and #HOFDAY Robbie Metcalf took a moment to step away from planning and preparing for the one-day affair to wax poetic about DJing in Sacramento.

How did you get into DJing?

I bought a pair of turntables from a pawn shop and a mixer back in 2011 and just started collecting vinyl [records] and mixing my favorite songs together; MSTRKRFT and Justice and Daft Punk and Michael Jackson records.

One of the best things I ever did.

What do you enjoy most about being a DJ in Sacramento?

I love that there are so many kinds of DJs in Sacramento. You’ve got guys like Oasis who is the king of spinning those Top 40 slaps and those songs that everyone knows and goes crazy to. You’ve got guys like Rock Bottom, who are eclectic and play really groovy stuff. You’ve got ChriSupreme who is always pushing the sound super forward and playing stuff people will be going crazy over two years from whatever time you hear him. You’ve got Larry at Press Club who plays the ultimate throwback disco and funk. And you’ve got guys like me who are kind of all over the place, playing pretty much anything that’s gonna make you dance.

What is the coolest party you’ve spun at?

The coolest party I’ve ever played was 2015’s #HOFDAY to a few thousand people. Really, any of the HOF parties. There’s always such a huge audience to play to. It’s always crazy to me.

Vinyl or digital?

I started on vinyl, but my preference is digital now because I can keep so many mp3s in a folder on my computer, connect my controller and pretty much start a party anywhere without having to carry crates and heavy turntable cases.

What shouldn’t a person ever say to a DJ? I’d say in like 99 percent of situations, don’t request a song from a DJ. Chances are they don’t have the song you want to hear if you haven’t heard them play it already, and it’s not like a DJ is just playing music off YouTube. We have to download or buy every song we play, and that’s not something you can do on the spot while you’re in the mix, counting beats and trying to make your set flow.

How would you characterize the DJ community in Sacramento?

Flavorful.

What is the one song that always gets everyone pumped to boogie at a party?

For me, it’s Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It.” As soon as that comes on, you know what we’re here to do!

When you aren’t DJing, how do you unplug?

When I’m not DJing, I’m listening to music or working on music in some way, whether it’s working on an event or working with a new artist on a new song or project. Music is everything to me.

What should people be most excited for at #HOFDAY 2016?

People should be excited to party with tons of people at #HOFDAY. The DJs are all going to be coming hard with their sets—every single one is going to be having a dope performer popping up fluidly in their mixes. Imagine the music you hear at your favorite house party, but in a festival setting, and with some cool performances sprinkled in here and there. Also … Kenny the Dancing Man. What are you most excited about #HOFDAY 2016?

What I’m most excited about is Metro Boomin.

He’s literally produced and created the sound that everyone’s partying to in the last year, maybe two. He made ILoveMakonnen and Drake’s “Tuesday” … countless Travis Scott songs … [and] the majority of Future’s songs.

He just makes ALL the hits and I can’t wait to see him DJ all of them that night. It’s going to be really, really, really LOUD.

#HOFDAY goes down at River Walk Park in West Sacramento on Saturday, Sept. 24. General admission tickets are available for $30 at Hofdayparty.com. All-ages are welcome, music runs from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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The Boardwalk Kenny Holland, Over Atlantic, Our People, Zack Van Dyck, The Fourth Horseman, 6 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Slime Girls, Jr. Adelberg, Pastel Dream, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Chuck Ragan & The Camaraderie, Nathan Maxwell (of Flogging Molly), WT Nelson, 7 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Motown on Monday’s w/ DJ Epik, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

9.13 Tuesday

Blue Lamp Atlantis Rizing, Destructo, Bunny Stone, Mr. P Chill, Max Bundles, Zephyr and More, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe West Coast Songwriters Competition, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Josh Abbott Band, Carly Pearce, 7 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters, 7:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Shine Humpday Funk w/ The Bumptet, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Singer-Songwriter Showcase in the Round: Adam Varona, Jessica Malone, Brandy Robinson, 5:30 p.m.; Big Iron, 9 p.m.

University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS Nooner w/ The Ghost Town Rebellion, 12 p.m.

9.14 9.15 Wednesday

Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp The Vibrators, The Strange Party, Red Pills, 8 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

Crest Theatre The Mavericks, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Open Mic, 8 p.m.

thursday

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp California Live Presents, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts The Milk Carton Kids, 8 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

The Colony Wastewalker, As Artifacts, Sierra Skyline, Wrath of Tides, 8 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Jazz Night: Denise Perrier, Avalon Swing, 5:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Carl Verheyen Band, 5:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters, 7:30 p.m.

H.Art Lounge Optimiztiq, Price, 8 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Acoustic Jam, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Bubba & the Boys, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Sac’s Coolest Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Tom Brosseau, Garrett Pierce, 9:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Riot Craig (CD Release), INK’D UP, Abernasty, GNM and More, 8 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Gunhill Royals, The Ghost Town Rebellion, 9 p.m.

Toyota Amphitheatre Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, 7 p.m.

University Union Ballroom, CSUS Banda Rorros la Perrona de Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

9.16 friday

Ace of Spades Coheed and Cambria, Saves the Day, Polyphia, 6 p.m.

(Sold Out)

Bar 101 One Leg Chuck, 9:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp 916 Day w/ Brotha Lynch Hung, Masyah, Siyeed, C-Dubb and More, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Kings Kaleidoscope, Citizen & Saints, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Bat Guano Fest 6: The Shell Corporation, Dead Dads, The Community, Bloodtype Negative, Frack!, Bad Outlets, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Mr. P Chill, Peso 131, Mr. Hooper, Ms. Vybe, J.Smo, Mike Colossal, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Gold Country Lanes (Sutter Creek) C.T. Locke: DJ, Sing & Dance, 6:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 9 p.m.

H.Art Lounge Elwood, Monica Way, 8 p.m.

Midtown BarFly 916 Junglist feat.

Billy Lane, Crescendo, Evolve, MC Tell and More, 9:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Slick D, 9 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Destroy Boys, The Ferns, The Vinaigrettes, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Grub Dog and the Amazing Sweethearts, Watt Avenue Soul Giants, Black Saddle Hookers, 8:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Blackout Betty, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Decades, 9:30 p.m.

Shine The Mechula (Album Release), Grex, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Glug, Keres, Hand of Fire, 8 p.m.

Third Space The Frights, Soaks, Cigarette Bums, Kalm Dog, 7 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort The Avett Brothers, Brett Dennen, 6:30 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Laura Rain and the Caesars, 9 pm.

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Saturday

Ace of Spades Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Joy & Madness, 7 p.m.

Blue Lamp Rydah J. Klyde, DJ Tripple D, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Tinh Ca Mua Thu, 7 & 10 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Bat Guano Fest 6: The Strange Party, Mad Judy, Creepy Little Legs, Defyant Circle, Ungulate, Something On The Wing, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose High Low Jack and The Cheeseburger Boys, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Will Hoge, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Café Musique, 5:30 p.m.; Slick Rick, Live Manikins, 9:30 p.m.

H.Art Lounge Karyn Ann, 8 p.m.

Henningsen-Lotus Park 10th Annual American River Music Festival: The Dustbowl Revival, Achilles Wheel, T Sisters w/ Laurie Lewis, The Senate, Keith Greeninger, 11 a.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Midtown BarFly DJ Cantos, Diego Valle, Patrick White, DJ Niki Neis, DJ Daddy, 9:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Jazz Karaoke w/ Jeff Alkire, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Lipstick w/ DJ’s Shaun Slaughter and Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Adam Donald, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Quarry Park Amphitheater (Rocklin) An Evening with Molly Ringwald feat. Bob Ringwald, The Peter Petty Revue, 5 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Big Bad Boogie Rock, 10 p.m.

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Shine I’m A Lion I’m A Wolf, Lost Things, Elk Grove, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen The Haunted Windchimes, Good Fences, 9:30 p.m.

South Natomas Community Center Solsa, 6 p.m.

Southside Park RevFest16 feat.

GAMMA w/ Davey Pattison, Razor Queen, Kingsborough, Long In The Tooth, Super Mega Everything, Skylar’s Pool, Restrayned, Shirlee Temper, Rudy Parris, 11 a.m.

Starlite Lounge The Elusive Furs, D.O.M. (Defenders Of Midtown), The Rockafellas, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Gavin Degraw, Andy Grammer, Wrabel, 6:30 p.m.

Torch Club The Hucklebucks, 5:30 p.m.; Peter Petty & the Double P Revue!, 9 p.m.

Vernon Street Town Square (Roseville) The Cripple Creek Band, 7:30 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Grass Valley) Art Garfunkel, 8 p.m.

(Sold Out) Woodstock’s Pizza (Davis) Hot Flash Heat Wave, Takticz, HG, 9 p.m.

9.18 sunday

Ace of Spades Saint Motel, JR JR, Weathers, 7 p.m.

The Boardwalk Good Vibes (Reggae/ AfroBeat) w/ DJ Nocturnal, 10 p.m.

Bonney Field Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera’s Zeppelin: A Symphonic Salute, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Live Band Karaoke, 5 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Supreme Sundays w/ DJ Gio & L Solo, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Ottmar Liebert, Luna Negra, 5:30 p.m.; Jim Jones, 9:30 p.m.

Henningsen-Lotus Park 10th Annual American River Music Festival: Arden Park Roots, Birds of Chicago, Bryan Elijah Smith & The Wild Hearts, Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer, Gun Hill Royals, 11 a.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Steve Freund, 3 p.m.

Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Noisem, Amygdala, Solanum, Worship, 7 p.m.

Third Space Selector Dub Narcotic (Calvin Johnson), Pets, San Kazakgascar, 6:30 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

9.19 monday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Andy Mineo, 6:30 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Motown on Monday’s w/ DJ Epik, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Heath Williamson and Friends, 6 p.m.

9.20 Tuesday

The Boardwalk Layzie Bone, Potluck, 7 p.m.

Center for the Arts 321 Sing! Sing-aLong with Rod Baggett, 6 p.m.

Crest Theatre Get The Led Out, 7:30 p.m.

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, Kollars, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

LowBrau Le Twist Presents: Epsilona, Herschel Roy, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Beginning Bluegrass Club, 6:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8:30 p.m.

Press Club Revolt w/ DJ Keyz, DJ Bino Prassa, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m.; Mike Brown, 8 p.m.

9.21 wednesday

Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

Crest Theatre Run 4 Salmon Benefit Concert w/ The Midnight Players, Hawane Rios, Sara Tone, Ashwut, Pua Case, 6 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Singer-Songwriter Showcase in the Round, 5:30 p.m.; Switchblade Trio, 9 p.m.

University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS Nooner w/ Big Sticky Mess, 12 p.m.

9.22 Thursday

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp California Bear Gang, DJ Eddie Z, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk NF, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Cursed, Blessed Curse, Trecelence, Fortress United, Alcoholic Sex Detonation, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

The Colony Mass Terror, Drunk As Shit, Infirmities, Pisscat, KookxOut, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Chicken & Dumpling, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Whiskey and Stitches, One Eyed Reilly, The Rattlin’ Bones, 7 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Mary Chapin Carpenter, Garrison Star, 7:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Revolution Beat (Beatles tribute), 8 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Stilldreamin w/ Joyzu, Cosmo Coyote, Oshiin, Skip Richards, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Songwriters Showcase w/ Billy Buckman, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Sounds of Urchin, Halcones, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Dust & Diesel, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club The O’Mulligans, The Krylons, Rundown Kreeps, Fun Abuse, 8 p.m.

Shine Sac’s Coolest Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Sweetwater String Band, 9:30 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5:30 p.m.; Bronson Wisconsin, Sista Otis, 9 p.m.

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Bar 101 Todd Morgan, 9:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Demon In Me, The Body Rampant, A Foreign Affair, Lucid, Altessa, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m.

The Colony Spit On Your Grave, Jkkfo, Cross Class, Vh.hex, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Big Head Todd and The Monsters, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Endless Summer Party w/ DJ DM & Gold Mozae, 10 p.m.

Fox & Goose Elijah Jenkins, Brian Croom, David Adams, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Gold Country Lanes (Sutter Creek) C.T. Locke: DJ, Sing & Dance, 6:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Third World, IQulah, DJ Hype, 9 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Riders in the Sky, 8 p.m.

H.Art Lounge Flint and Tinder, Yours Truly Michelle, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Slick D, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Pressure Lounge, the Otokus, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Guttermouth, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Branded, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Carsie Blanton, Loma, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Defrance and More, 7 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Cyndi Lauper, Indigo Girls, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Shari Puorto, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Ann E. Pitzer Center Greg Anderson, Elizabeth Joy Roe, 7 p.m.

Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (Grass Valley) Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat. Rick Vito, Achilles Wheel Duo, 8 p.m.

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Bar 101 Scotty Vox, 9:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp GearFest 2016 w/ Pat Todd and the Rank Outsiders, Lesa G (from The Creamers), Roxy Suicide, Red Planet, The Troublemakers, 7 p.m.

The Boardwalk Ice Nine Kills, Secrets, Sylar, Cover Your Tracks, Out Came The Wolves, Faint Silhouette, 6 p.m.

Bonney Field Lindsey Stirling, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Billy Ocean, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m.

Crest Theatre Guitar Army feat.

Robben Ford, Lee Roy Parnell, Joe Robinson, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Speak Low, The Triple 7’s, Emma Simpson, 9 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Eric Burdon and the Animals, 7:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Franc D’ambrosio’s Broadway Songs of the Great White Way, 8 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Eddie Honeyeater’s Student Recital, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Time Maker, The Verge, Nova Sutro, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cripple Creek, 10 p.m.

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Red Hawk Casino Maxx Cabello Jr., 10 p.m.

River Walk Park #HOFDAY w/ Metro Boomin, 40oz Van, Lexy Panterra, Soosh*e!, Chuuwee, DRLN, C-Plus, Yugi Boi, Steeziak, Roman Austin, ChriSupreme, DJ Oasis, DJ Larry, DJ Rock Bottom and Many More, 3 p.m.

Shine Sunmonks, Duke Chevalier, Christopher Fairman, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Royal Canoe, Pastel Dream, 9:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Grudge, Axiom, The Echoing, Kyntallah, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Smokey Robinson, Arsenio Hall, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Damaged Goodz, 5:30 p.m.; Nick Moss feat. Michael Ledbetter, 9 p.m.

Toyota Amphitheatre Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Tesla, 7 p.m.

9.25 Sunday

Ace of Spades RX Bandits, And So I Watch You From Afar, 6:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Good Vibes (Reggae/ AfroBeat) w/ DJ Nocturnal, 10 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino La Sonora Santanera, 5 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Center for the Arts Crystal Bowersox, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Supreme Sundays w/ Louie Giovanni & Alain, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame Awards: Doug Crumpacker, Dale Lyberger, Harvey “Guitar Mac” MacKnally, Anthony Montanino, Marcel Smith, 2 p.m.; Lera Lynn, William Wild, 7 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Iris Dement, Loudon Wainwright III, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Marty Taters’ Birthday Show and Dinner, 4 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Terry Hanck, 3 p.m.

Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Avi Buffalo, The Kickback, MRJS, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame After Party, 6 p.m.; Front the Band, 9 p.m.

9.26 monday

Ace of Spades Carla Morrison, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Steve Gunn & the Outliners, Nap Eyes, 7 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Motown on Monday’s w/ DJ Epik, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Heath Williamson and Friends, 6 p.m.

Comedy Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition, Sept. 16, 8 p.m.

Colonial Theatre The Addicts’ Comedy Tour w/ Mark Lundholm & Kurtis Matthews, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.

Crest Theatre An Evening with Paula Poundstone, Sept. 17, 8 p.m.

Tracy Morgan: Picking Up the Pieces Tour, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.

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Laughs Unlimited Mexican Independence Day Comedy Bash w/ Steph Garcia, Carlos Rodriguez, Adam Reyes, Dennis Martinez, Edgar Granados, Sept. 14, 7 p.m.

Say It Loud Comedy w/ Corey Calvert, Lilly Flynn, Marcus Parker, Frankie Marcos, Alexandria Love, Michael Calvin Jr., Sept 15, 8 p.m.

Mike Pace feat. Rachel McDowell, Sept. 16 - 18, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Best of Open Mic Showcase, Sept.

20, 8 p.m.

Jay Hollingsworth feat. Chris Riggins, Sept. 23 - 25, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy Hosted by Jaime Fernandez, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Ooley Theater Comedy Night at the Ooley, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club DTF Comedy Showcase, Sept. 14, 8 p.m.

Tony Hinchcliffe, Nick Aragon, Christopher John, Sept. 15 - 17, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Fem Dom Com: Female Dominated Comedy with One Token Male, Sept.

18, 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Showcase, Sept 21, 8 p.m.

Jimmy O. Yang, Tony Camin, David Nguyen, Sept. 22 - 24, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Scott Capurro, Tony Camin, Sept.

25, 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Sunday’s and Monday’s, 8 p.m.

Improv Lab, Harold Night & Gordon Teams, Wednesday’s, 7 - 10 p.m.

Cage Match & Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m.

Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m.

Tommy T’s Sommore, Sept. 16 - 18 Sheryl Underwood, Sept. 23 - 24 University Union Ballroom, CSUS San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Misc.

20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m.

Red Bull Curb Kings, Sept. 25, 12 - 4 p.m.

American River Brewing Co. Brushes and Brews, Sept. 24, 2 p.m.

B Street Theatre Mainstage Series: Every Brilliant Thing, Through Sept. 18 B3 Series: Satchmo at The Waldorf, Through Sept. 17 The Barn (West Sacramento) Friday Nights at the Barn: Food Trucks, Live Music and More, Sept. 16 & 23, 5 p.m.

Ben Ali Shrine Center 11th Annual Peruvian Food Festival, Sept. 24, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Blue Lamp MoxieCrush Burlesque & Comedy Show Hosted by Robert Berry, Sept 23, 8 p.m.

Blue Line Arts Gallery Art Exhibit: Politically Charged, Through Oct. 1 Art Exhibit: Map It Out, Through Oct. 1 The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Capital Dance Center Chinese Autumn Moon Festival, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Capitol Mall Greens Farm-to-Fork Festival, Sept. 24, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Shanghai Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Performing Shanghai Nights, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

An Evening with Author Jordan Fisher Smith, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Central Park (Davis) Bicycle Film Festival, Sept. 17, 6 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Plaza Sacramento Burger Battle, Sept. 15, 7 p.m.

Congregation Beth Shalom 39th Annual Sacramento Jewish Food Faire, Sept. 18, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Crest Theatre Film Screening: The Outsiders, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Off the Grid: Taco Fusion Tuesday’s, Aug. 30 & Sept. 6, 5 p.m.

Glass for the New Millennium: Masterworks from the KaplanOstergaard Collection, Through Oct. 2 The Luster of Ages: Ancient Glass from the Marcy Friedman Collection, Through Oct. 16 Ourselves Through the Lens: Photography from the Ramer Collection, Through Oct. 23 Davis Cemetery and Arboretum Celebration of Life Festival, Sept.

18, 1 p.m.

Discovery Park California Brewers Festival, Sept. 17, 1 p.m.

Elks Tower Ballroom Sushi Smackdown, Sept. 25, 1 & 6 p.m.

Fair Oaks Village Fair Oaks Chicken Festival, Sept. 17, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Fairytale Town ScholarShare Children’s Book Festival, Sept.

24 - 25 The Falls Event Center Best of Elk Grove Party, Sept. 15, 6 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m.

Fremont Park Bicycle Film Festival, Sept. 16, 8 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts The Shanghai Acrobats: Shanghai Nights, Sept. 16 - 18 Historic Old Folsom Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m.

HVMC Mediterranean Courtyard 12th Annual Mediterranean Food and Music Festival, Sept. 17 - 18 Hyatt Regency Sacramento 1st Annual Farm Tank Summit, Sept. 22 - 23, 9 a.m.

Kathy Lund Park (Rocklin) Park It! Food Truck Frenzy, Sept. 22, 5 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Trivia with Triviology 101, Sundays, 7:30 p.m.

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Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Art Exhibit: Elizabeth Wocasek and her Menagerie of Animals, Through Sept. 30 Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

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Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Oak Park Brewing Co. Trivia Night, every Sunday, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Press Club Flex Your Head Trivia, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

River Walk Park Off the Grid: Local Food, Brews, and Music, Sunday’s, 11 a.m.

Royer Park (Roseville) Romanian Festival, Sept. 24, 12 - 7 p.m.

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WAL Public Market Creativity and Purpose w/ Roshaun Davis (of Unseen Heroes) and Alexandra Cunningham (of the Sacramento Ballet and Capital Dance Project), Sept. 15, 8 - 9:30 a.m.

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the shallow end Best Buds There’s been a lot of talk the past year or so about our borders and building magical Christmas-land walls along them that will protect America from all harm and shower marshmallow rainbows on all of its citizens. Pretty much all of the border hullabaloo has been focused on our neighbor to the south, Mexico, but America’s largest border lies to the North, with a country you may or may not have heard of named Cananada … wait, sorry, Canada.

If you’ve never been to Canada, it’s awesome.

Even though you may only know it as the butt of a lot of South Park jokes, it’s a beautiful place full of beautiful people. And beer. Glorious beer. Even the Coors Light in Canada will knock you on your ass. It’s true.

The Canada/U.S. border is more than 5,500 miles in length, 2,300 miles longer than our border with Mexico. And our border with Mexico already has 600 miles of fence constructed along it that went up during the Bush administration (at the cost of $2.8 million per mile, not paid for by Mexico).

But these numbers I hastily culled from Wikipedia aren’t what’s important here. What’s important is that there’s a border showdown brewing between the United States and one of its neighbors, and it’s got to do with drugs and it’s not with Mexico.

Currently, Canadian citizens who have admitted to marijuana use are barred from traveling to the United States, and Canadian Public Safety Minister (probably the most Canadian-sounding government position ever) Ralph Goodale ain’t having it, according to an article on Theguardian.com.

“This does seem to be a ludicrous situation,” Goodale said, as 427 miles of Canada’s border rests with the state of Washington, where smoking pot for fun is a-OK. It’s also cool in Alaska to light up a blunt for the heck of it, and Alaska and Canada are all up in each other’s business for a whopping 1,538 miles, but I guess it’s like, why would a Canadian ever want to travel to Alaska because they’re practically the same thing, minus the universal health care.

This coming election, five more states, including California, have recreational marijuana legislation on their ballots as well, with the Golden State

James Barone jb@submergemag.com suggesting marijuana use be legal for adults 21-and-over and carry a 15 percent sales tax, according to an article on International Business Times’ website.

As such, though, as is the case with our weird political system, smoking pot is still a no-no federally speaking, even though it’s OK in a growing number of states … or something.

However, up in the great state … er, country … of Canada, marijuana is on the fast track to be legalized nationwide. The government plans to introduce legislation for recreational use by spring 2017. What could this mean for possible U.S.-Canada relations? Will the U.S. government bow down and allow Canadian stoners entry to our country to lounge on our beaches and camp in our national parks in a pot-fueled haze?

The only times I ever went to Canada was before I was 21, because the legal drinking age in Ontario was 19. When we were hanging out in the bars there getting wrecked off of Labatt Blue, no one gave us shit. Sure, it was a different time. This was almost 20 years ago now. You didn’t even need a passport to cross the border, just a valid driver’s license. Canadian officials didn’t threaten to kick us out for stumbling around their country and basically validating every stereotype foreign countries have of American tourists being loud, ignorant jack asses. They probably should have, but they didn’t.

Maybe that was because other countries are kind of afraid of America because we have all these missiles and bombs and soldiers and stuff. And satellites that watch everyone and everything all the time. Maybe they have to play it safe because if some self-righteous Canadian cop tried to give us a summons for jaywalking, it would create an international relations nightmare that might result in the ceding of Newfoundland or something. I’m not too hip to how diplomacy works, but it could have happened. Probably would have sucked for dudes in Newfoundland.

Glad it didn’t turn out that way.

If it were up to me, I’d extend these Canadian dudes the same courtesy they extended me.

Come here and blaze, guys. Just try not to eat all our hot wings.

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