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Marcus Peverill & Parker Newman Funny at Any Age
Poor Red’s Wild West
Josh Fernandez Run of a Lifetime
Petaluma's album release • flat-track rivalry reignites at the sacramento mile • THIS midtown Block Parties Return
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Friday May 26 | 7pm | $12 | all ages
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Through The Roots
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Jamie Lin Wilson
Kayla Ray
Thursday June 1 | 7pm | $20 | all ages
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friday, june 2
dustin thomas and Friends
Saturday, june 3
Pushin’ Too Hard: the Seeds
june 4 & 5
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deva premal & Miten with Manose
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electric Music band
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Sara Watkins & langhorne Slim
an evening with cat power
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the Secret Sisters
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$60 general public
$24 members, $28 general public
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For my intro this week, I’m just going to break down our feature stories, and why we’re stoked on this issue. As you can see from our front cover, we have a feature on the internationally known pop band, DNCE. You may remember the everso-catchy song “Cake by the Ocean” that was blasting on literally every radio station; however, I distinctly remember it blasting at our editor James Barone’s wedding. There’s no doubt that it was the jam of 2016. For this issue, we scored an interview with their savage guitarist JinJoo Lee. Check out the Q&A starting on page 20 before catching DNCE at this year’s EndFest at Raley Field in West Sacramento on May 14. On our back cover we have two comedians, Parker Newman (of Sacramento) and Marcus Peverill (of Modesto), who are both under the age of 21, yet are thriving in a mostly 21-and-over comedy scene. Get the scoop on these two jokesters starting on page 24. Mark your calendars in advance because you can catch each of their sets at the end of June, unless you see them sooner at one of the many open mics around town. Many may recognize another name on our cover, Josh Fernandez, as he is one of the best writers in town. Well, he recently ran the Boston Marathon this past April and on page 22, you can dive into one of the most personal articles we’ve ever run in Submerge and get a glimpse into what running the Boston Marathon meant to him. Looking for a little barbecue with a side of history? We have just the feature for you! Learn all about Poor Red’s in the quiet, little town of El Dorado. The building dates back to the Gold Rush days and eventually turned into a watering hole in the 1920s. But that tidbit of info doesn’t do the story justice, so read up on a local landmark starting on page 14! Last but not least, we have a feature on a band from South Carolina called Dangermuffin that is making their way out to California on a national tour. I caught them at the American River Music Fest (RIP) three or four years ago, so I can therefore declare they are a damn good folkyjam band. Read our feature on page 18, and if you like this style of music, you’re in luck, because you have three chances to see them close by: May 20 in Coloma, May 24 at Torch Club and May 26 at the Strawberry Music Festival in Grass Valley. Now get your read on, go do some cool stuff, see some shows, and soak up everything fun and creative that our region has to offer! –Melissa
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Grand Island Vineyards would like to invite you and your family to join them in celebrating their one-year anniversary. They are throwing a free weekend long party on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 at their beautiful 128-acre vineyard and tasting room in Walnut Grove. Grand Island Vineyards is a family-run winery. The family has been growing wine grapes in the area for the past 45 years and they purchased the vineyard in Walnut Grove in 1996. The family has been working on developing the winery for the past 10 years, and they have an impressive facility and grounds to show for it, which can be booked for weddings and special events. Grand Island Vineyards currently offers at least six different white wines, a red wine blend and a rosé. The party will go from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with live music featuring Midtown Jazz, Gage Courtios, Sharp Clan, Sly Fox and Raksha Paksha. There will also be a classic car show, kite flying, catering, gourmet food trucks and more, including a variety of family games and activities. This event is free to the public and is open to all ages. Find out more at Grandislandvineyards.com.
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Local experimental electronic band Petaluma will be celebrating the release of their new self-titled LP with two shows in Sacramento this month. Following a show at The Press Club on Saturday, May 13 with Death Party at the Beach and Sunhaze, Petaluma’s official album-release party will be a free show on Tuesday, May 23 at LowBrau with Ben Browning of Cut Copy. Petaluma started in 2013 as a two-piece music production duo made up of multi-instrumentalists Rob Habel and Pat Sweeney, but the group has grown since then and they are now a five-piece band. Petaluma’s first release is a combination of dark alternative electronica, psychedelic pop and ambient chillwave. Come out to either of these shows and prepare for a unique live music experience that combines calming and mesmerizing electronic riffs with on-the-spot improvisation. The show at The Press Club on May 13 starts at 6 p.m. and is for ages 21 and over. Tickets can be purchased at the door. The album release show at LowBrau on May 23 starts at 9 p.m. and you must be 21 or older to attend. Entry is free. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas
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Witness 140-MPH Bar-to-Bar Racing Action When the Legendary Sacramento Mile Roars Through Cal Expo • May 20 The annual Harley-Davidson Legendary Sacramento Mile (presented by Cycle Gear) will be bringing the excitement of high-speed motorcycle racing to Cal Expo on Saturday, May 20. This well-known flat-track race attracts pro riders and racing teams from near and far. This year, Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles will be pitted against each other to put the rivalry between the two bike manufacturers to the test. The Harley-Davidson Factory Flat Racing team will be riding new liquid-cooled XG750R motorcycles, in place of the XR705 motorcycles that the team has ridden in the past. (The XR705 is the most successful flat-track racing motorcycle of all time, so the expectations for the new XG750R are very high.) With new technology in the mix, and the rivalry between Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles being a main theme, the competition is sure to be fierce. Records may be broken. Legendary racer Kenny Roberts will be the Grand Marshall of the event this year, and he will be accompanied by his son, World Champion Kenny Roberts Jr. Gates open at 3 p.m., and the opening ceremony starts at 6 p.m. This event is open to all ages. Tickets include motorcycle parking, access to the pit and the opportunity to get autographs signed by racing legends. You can buy tickets online at Sactomile.com, or you can purchase them by calling the toll-free ticket line: (844) SAC-MILE.
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Local Gallery Calls on Photographers to Submit Work for an Upcoming Exhibit Celebrating the American River Parkway
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Viewpoint Photographic Art Center on J Street in Sacramento is calling for photographers of all skill levels to submit photos for an upcoming exhibit. The focus of the exhibit will be the American River Parkway, and the exhibit will be called Picturing the Parkway: Celebrating the American River Parkway in Photographs. If you have a great photo of the parkway, send it in, and maybe it will be included in the exhibit! Or, if you’re feeling creative, go for a walk along the river with a camera and see what you might find. Create a piece of art by capturing something inspiring and beautiful along the river, submit it to Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, and it could end up in the gallery. All photographers and all photographic techniques and mediums are welcome. Photos must be taken at the 4,900-acre American River Parkway, which stretches for 23 miles between Folsom Dam and Discovery Park (where the American River meets the Sacramento River). The three prize categories are landscape/riverscape, wildlife and sports/recreation/human interest. The deadline for submissions is July 29, 2017. The exhibit will be open to the public and will be on display in September 2017. Enter online at Viewpointgallery.org. SubmergeMag.com
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Ja Rule was on top of the world in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, but oh how the mighty have fallen. After a two-year stint in prison for tax evasion and gun possession, Ja was ready to make his big comeback with a pivot toward concert promotion. Ja Rule and Billy McFarland, a 25-year-old shithead and founder of a fake credit card/concierge service, joined forces to form Fyre Media and put on a music festival called, appropriately enough, Fyre Festival. Concert goers reportedly paid between $1200–$250,000 for what they were told would be a weekend-long, luxury concert event on a private island formerly owned by Pablo Escobar. There were supposed to be fancy villas for the high rollers and the advertisements showed models like Kendall Jenner frolicking in the sun waiting to hang out with us normals. Blink-182 was supposed to play! But alas, things didn’t go as planned. The iced out, Ashanti-clad, Cookie Monstervoiced “rapper”—who once sang that he was “always on time”—and his boy Billy were apparently way behind schedule. When the people arrived at their new desert island home for a weekend of fun, they found something very different. There were no villas. There were no four-star chefs to cook them delicious meals. There was no Kendall Jenner nor her model friends and there sureas-shit was no Blink-182. There was no luxury at all. In fact, there was almost no kind of fun to be had whatsoever, unless you consider refugee camping “fun.” What people found instead were cold cheese sandwiches and nylon tents with wet blankets inside. In a further stroke of genius, the promoters of Fyre Festival discouraged attendees from bringing cash and instead asked concert goers to preload wristbands with credits to be used at the festival. These rich bastards didn’t know what to do when the shit hit the fan and they didn’t have the money to bail themselves out of trouble for once. I’m not sure which side I’m on for this one. It’s hard for me to feel sorry for someone that had $100,000 to blow on a Blink-182 concert. That guy/girl is an asshole and kind of deserves to be taken advantage of, don’t you think? Do you know how many good things you can do with $100,000? You could give it to a museum; you could pay for someone’s college
education; hell, you could pay most people’s salary for two years! Instead, they dropped their cash in “Ja Rule & Billy’s Fyre Fund.” Not that I want to commend Ja and Billy on a job well done either. They are currently being sued for $100 million, and rightfully so. These two idiots screwed the pooch in a big way on this one. Ja Rule basically denied any responsibility for the “Fyrey” disaster despite the fact that he had hyped the event right up to its implosion. Word has also gotten out since that fateful weekend about McFarland and his prior failed business ventures as well. There are too many to mention in the confines of this article, but they are easy enough to find yourself; just Google his name. Despite all of that, these two chuckleheads are still talking about throwing another Frye Festival next year! The Fyre boys claim that they are going to get it right next time. While I would like to think that no one would fall for this trick again, I know there are enough stupid people left in the world to prove me wrong. After all, Ja Rule has made a lucrative career out of that fact for over 20 years and people are only starting to figure it out now. It is dismaying that so many rich people are irresponsible with their money, but I’m also comforted in knowing that they can be so easily lured to a remote island and trapped if the need arises. I know that sounds cruel, and I don’t want to come off as a complete monster, so I would like to offer some help to those out there in need of it. If you find yourself about to spend a large amount of money on anything being promoted by Ja Rule, Billy McFarland or Fyre Media, then this is for you. Don’t trust Ja Rule with more than $25–$50 at a time. Ja is not a good enough rapper to command more than that and is certainly no business mastermind. The man went to jail for tax evasion for Christ’s sake! Second, don’t give your money to anything that Billy McFarland has touched. He is trying to cash in on a false promise of exclusivity and is a douche. In fact, I say play it safe and don’t give your money to any grown man that still goes by Billy. You do not need people like Ja Rule and Billy McFarland in your life. There are plenty of other rewarding ways to waste your money, no need to feed the Fyre.
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In Midtown Sacramento, one local concert series is coming back to help prove that you don’t have to break the bank to have a good time and see top-notch DJs and bands. THIS Is Midtown (referred to by locals as simply “THIS”) is a series of carefully curated block parties that are 100 prercent free for all ages to attend and go down on Second Saturdays on 20 th Street between J and K, right outside the MARRS Building. The series returns on May 13 with some heavy hitters in the dance/electronic music world, namely two Brooklyn-based producers/DJs, Bit Funk and JNTHN STEIN, with local support from funk/soul/disco-inspired duo Blush and DJ Satapana. On June 10, THIS will be back at it again with Vancouver-based DJ and EDM producer Felix Cartal headlining, with support from San Francisco duo NRVS LVRS and a DJ set by Jon Reyes (of the Sacramento-based hip-hop/electro group DLRN). Other artists to look forward to seeing perform throughout the concert series are: Little Boots, a popular DJ, songwriter and producer from London (playing THIS on July 8); Luke Million, a master of synths and funky dance beats who will be visiting Sac all the way from Australia (he plays on Aug. 12); and Blu J, a relatively new and somewhat under-the-radar DJ-producer duo that is primed and ready to blow up the international festival circuit (they play THIS’ finale on Sept. 9). Each installment of THIS also features art, vendors, food, beer, cider and a lot more. Events run from 4:30 – 9 p.m. To learn more and to see the full lineups, visit Facebook.com/thismidtown or Instagram.com/thisismid916.
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Still Sic • Former Sic Alps Frontman Mike Donovan Brings His SF-Based PsychRock Supergroup The Peacers to Sacramento San Francisco-based musician Mike Donovan is no stranger to the city’s infamous garage-y/lo-fi/psych-rock scene. His band Sic Alps tore shit up for nearly a decade, beginning all the way back in 2004 and going on to release a ton of jangly gems through indie labels like Drag City, Siltbreeze, Woodsist and others. Sic Alps broke up in 2013, but since then, Donovan has kept busy, releasing a solo album called Wot in 2013 through Drag City, followed by a self-titled full-length in 2015 from Donovan’s newest project, The Peacers, which features members of Thee Oh Sees and Fresh & Onlys. While I’m name-dropping, let me add this: Longtime pal of Donovan and SF cohort Ty Segall co-wrote and co-recorded The Peacers’ debut. The band is now ramping up for a European tour in June, as well as the release of their latest offering, Introducing the Crimsmen, which comes out June 16, 2017 on, you guessed it, Drag City. Why does any of this matter to Sacramentans, besides the fact that I’m trying to turn Capital City citizens onto a rad band? Because The Peacers are playing here this weekend, ya dingus, that’s why! They’ll be at Red Museum (212 15th St.) on Saturday, May 13, and to sweeten the deal, they’re bringing along Ganglians and Monster Treasure to the party. This is an all-ages show, with a $7 cover and an 8 p.m. start time. Visit Facebook.com/thepeacersband or Totalpeacers.com for more on the band. You can preorder their album now at Dragcity.com. SubmergeMag.com
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Rated PG-13 Words Robert Berry Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens with an amazing special effects shot that had the crowd clapping in awe. Despite the orgy of lasers, explosions and creatures you’d expect, we’re treated to a bit with Kurt Russell looking like it was filmed in the early ‘80s. It was gorgeous, amazing and eerily realistic compared to some of the still-creepy attempts we’ve seen to use younger versions of older or dead actors. But that’s pretty much what the GOTG films are all about. Escape and fun layered on top of nostalgia. The latest installment in this saga takes the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” approach and gives you the same chemistry, comedy, action and craziness we were treated to in the first film. We’re greeted with the crew of misfits who have been hired to protect a valuable battery from some tentacled, fanged Lovecraftian beast, which director James Gunn cleverly pulls away from to show you Baby Groot (“played” by Vin Diesel) dancing around the chaos to ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky.” It’s one of the most charming things I’ve ever seen, and the guy next to me in the theater almost hugged me as we laughed at our mutual admiration of the off-the-charts cuteness. The Guardians end up getting in a jam that results in space dogfights, asteroid dodging, and enough bombs, lasers and explosions to satisfy the most hardcore sci-fi action fans. The 3D is better than most of the film’s contemporaries and has a clarity and depth that doesn’t seem like some slapped on afterthought. But the real magic happens when Kurt Russell shows up as Ego, and reveals that he father of Peter Quill/Star-Lord (played again by still cool-withouttrying Chris Pratt). Russell is charming as fuck in this well-deserved, prominent big-movie role. Of course, things aren’t what they seem, and Ego is an unlikely catalyst for the movie’s main story conflict.
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Sylvester Stallone has a few minutes of screen time as a leader of another band of space pirates (The Reavers), but unfortunately shares none of them with Russell, preventing a long-overdue Tango and Cash reunion. Pom Klementieff is a welcome addition to the cast as Mantis, a naive empath who can touch the other characters and both reveal their feelings and change their moods. Contrary to how annoying real life people who claim to be empaths are, she’s actually extremely fun and interesting. The chemistry she has with the blunt, tell-it-like-it-is Drax (again played by Dave Bautista) is hilarious throughout. But it’s veteran character actor Michael Rooker, who plays the blue-skinned Yondu, who is really given more room to shine in this installment. His screen time is far more substantial than in the first film, and his relationship with Quill is a nice contrast against Russell’s role as the father who’s trying to make up for lost time. At the end of the last film, the tree creature Groot was reborn as a house plant-sized baby, and he steals every scene he’s in. Diesel gives him a great mixture of adorability and toughness that doesn’t get old at all. His vocabulary is still limited to the phrase, “I am Groot!” But it’s all we need. The movie is not without imperfections. The middle act seems to drag a bit, but the great performances and humor from the cast don’t make it too much to bear. Also the evolving set piece for the final battle is so ungrounded in reality that it’s kind of hard to figure out what’s really going on half the time. That being said, GOTG vol. 2 is a fine sequel that complements the first film nicely, and thankfully doesn’t serve as an extended prequel to the next Avengers movie. It’s also an incredibly beautiful movie to look at. The colors, creatures, ships, planets, aliens, bubbles, interiors, mushrooms and plants create a gorgeously rendered world, the likes of which haven't been seen since Avatar was released. You’ll definitely want to see this one in 3D if you can handle it. Also, there are five extra scenes during the closing credits that are completely worth staying for, including one with Marvel writer/creator and legend Stan Lee that manages to tie together the entirety of his film cameo appearances that comic book geeks will be blown away by. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas
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Issue 239 • May 8 – May 22, 2017
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A Golden Oldie
Updated El Dorado Bar and Barbecue Joint, Poor Red’s Words & photos Ronnie Cline
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here are so many exciting new bars and restaurants popping up in Sacramento these days, but let us not forget about the wellestablished businesses that have been in our community and surrounding area for years. In the bypassed town of El Dorado sits such an establishment named Poor Red’s. It has been many years since I last stepped foot inside Poor Red’s. Back then it was an uninspired bar with its storied past neglected and energy exhausted. Recently, Poor Red’s has gone through an ownership change and a much-needed facelift including an expanded restaurant and refurbished interior. The biggest fear when new owners remodel such an established business is losing the charm and history of what makes a place like Poor Red’s worth visiting. Luckily, the original structure was treated with kid gloves. The wellknown murals on Poor Red’s walls are a perfect example of how the building’s history was respected and even brought to the forefront when changes were implemented.
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Instead of painting over the dingy western scenes, bar manager Nate Jackson proudly pointed out what was found once the murals had been restored. “We took the tobacco off of them and look,” Jackson exclaimed. “You can still see where people used to put their cigarettes out!” Even the photograph of Poor Red and his wife, Opal, that had to be moved during the remodel was placed right next to the front door so patrons can pay their respects when exiting the building. And it is with that enthusiasm for Poor Red’s past that the local bar and barbecue joint operates today. “This place was a Wells Fargo stage stop, so if you owned a company supplying the miners, you might order a crate of shovels from back east to be delivered here,” said Poor Red’s general manager and history enthusiast Steve Anderly. “They would ship items to San Francisco, then they’d come off the ship and go into a steam ship and head up the Sacramento River, then loaded onto a horse and buggy, then it would come up
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here where you would pick them up and sell them to the miners.” From there Poor Red’s was a Doctor’s office and a grocery store. Then, in the late 1920s, the building finally became a watering hole known as Kelly’s Bar. “Kelly operated the bar and then went into business with Red who sold barbecue out of the back of the building,” said Anderly. “In 1948 Red and Kelly got into a fight and they wanted to dissolve the partnership, so they had a dice game and whoever won got to choose either to be bought out or buy out the other guy. Red won and he chose to buy out Kelly. So Red got rid of the Kelly’s sign and turned the place into Poor Red’s.” And if you’re wondering where the name “Poor Red’s” came from, Anderly has an answer to that as well. “It was Poor Red and Rich Opal,” said Anderly. “Opal was his wife and all of the money he made, she took.” Once inside the building, there’s one thing you must do: order a Golden Cadillac. The drink that put Poor Red’s on the map contains crème de cacao, and of course Galliano—Poor Red’s uses more Galliano than any other bar in the world. Thick, frothy and milky white, this blended digestif is the perfect drink to kick off your step back in time, but be careful: this drink can sure pack a punch. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas
“You have roughlooking bikers sitting at the bar next to farmers, grandmas and wine tasters. They’re all sitting at this horseshoe bar and they’ve all got frou-frou drinks in front of them, having a great time.” – Poor Red’s general manager Steve Anderly on the bar’s diverse crowd.
The Golden Cadillac was created back in 1952 when a couple from San Francisco—who frequented the bar when driving up to Lake Tahoe—drove up one day with something to celebrate. “Well, they got engaged and quickly purchased a gold-colored Cadillac,” said Anderly. “So they came in—there was a bartender named Frank Cline—and they said, ‘Frank, we want you to create a drink for us that commemorates our engagement and the gold Cadillac we just bought.’ So Frank spent the afternoon making different concoctions and they didn’t like any of them. Finally, Frank came up with the recipe for the Golden Cadillac as we know it today and they loved it.” The drink is served in two glasses, a champagne coupe and a side car. The champagne coupe was to symbolize their wedding and the side car the Cadillac. And don’t worry about ordering a blended drink at a bar that’s known to be frequented by a crowd known for their leather jackets. “You have rough-looking bikers sitting at the bar next to farmers, grandmas and wine tasters,” Anderly laughed. “They’re all sitting at this horseshoe bar and they’ve all got frou-frou drinks in front of them, having a great time.” If the Golden Cadillac is the first thing you should drink at Poor Red’s, I would suggest not leaving until you experience their version of an old fashioned. Created by head bartender Stacy Talhoun, this old fashioned’s ingredients include a brown sugar cube, Luxardo cherry Juice and a squeeze of a fresh orange. A fun twist to a classic drink with alterations that only complement the original. This is the drink you’ll crave once leaving Poor Red’s. It may be easy to do, but don’t overlook the food at Poor Red’s. With the expansion of the dining room, the owners have committed to providing food that easily surpasses your SubmergeMag.com
average bar and grill. Using local ingredients— including the wood they smoke with—confirms that the focus is not only on the bar. I stopped in around lunch time and ordered their signature ribs with a side of onion rings. The tender, flavorful rack comes coated in Poor Red’s BBQ sauce, which adds a perfect balance of tang and sweetness to the savory, smoky meat. And don’t sleep on their onion rings. Made to order using thick-cut Walla Walla sweet onions, the rings are generously dunked in a Newcastle brown ale batter then fried to pillow-y perfection. After spending a couple of hours in Poor Red’s you feel like you’ve been frequenting the place for years. Poor Red’s is inclusive if not anything else. With that in mind, it’s a dark bar serving barbecue in the Sierra Nevadas; not necessarily a place you would bring a family of four for dinner. “This is not a rated-G bar or restaurant. This isn’t Applebee’s or BJ’s. We don’t have high chairs or a kids menu and that’s on purpose,” Anderly said. “If kids come in here, we don’t kick them out, but we don’t encourage people to bring their family here. This is a place to bring your date, a place to hang out with adults.” Which makes perfect sense. Especially when you consider the building’s origin. “This building was built in the 1850s,” Anderly said. “There wasn’t plumbing or electricity. This was the Wild West right here, and this intersection of 49 and 40 was a major intersection. I just think that there’s Poor Red’s is located at 6221 a vibe in that. You Pleasant Valley Rd. in El come here from Dorado. Bar and restaurant Sacramento or hours vary, so be sure to San Francisco and check out Poorreds.com or you’re sitting in give them a call at (530) 6222901 for more information. the Wild West.”
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As You Like It
Dangermuffin Offers Myriad Experiences Through Music Words Robin Bacior photo ELIZABETH FAY GOULDON
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t can be a daunting feeling to try and understand art that feels over your head. A dense novel, an age-old opera—these experiences can be intimidating enough to avoid altogether. That’s the beauty of projects like Dangermuffin, a band that can be enjoyed from any level, whether it be for their airy, easy Americana feel, or the lyrical, more analytical examination of our very existence. Tune in however you feel. “Folks can take from it whatever they want. I don’t think it needs to be insistent upon itself at all,” said Dangermuffin frontman Dan Lotti. “People can come out, and whether they listen to the lyrics or not, it’s of no consequence because they’re gonna take what they wanna take from it. You can look under the surface of this and find enough there to really dig deep, but if you just wanna take it at a casual level too—that’s sort of the approach we have, almost like a yin-and-yang.” Back in 2005, Dan Lotti and Mike Sivilli began playing locally around the Folly Beach area in Charleston, South Carolina. Over the next few years, the duo picked up Steven Sandifer (and more recently Markus Helander) and formed officially under the name Dangermuffin, an odd juxtaposition chosen precisely for that reason. “It started off as something to remind us to not take ourselves too seriously,” Lotti said. “One of the best explanations we have is there’s an old T-shirt design we have that’s sort of like the garden of Eden, Eve by the tree of knowledge, and she’s picking a muffin off the tree, so it’s kind of like the forbidden fruit, if you will.” By 2010, Dangermuffin had begun touring nationally. Throughout the last decade, the band has recorded six albums, with their newest, Heritage, having been recently released at the end of March. Heritage delves into humanity’s collective roots, how we’re connected spiritually and how that relationship differs from a religious context. “I think religion is more like a collectivized perspective, a one-size-fits-all sort of thing, whereas a spiritual approach would be a very individual path,” Lotti said. “With Dangermuffin’s music and what we do, it’s a very unique, independent musical expression, so it’s more along the lines of a spiritual pursuit. Less dogma, a little more open-ended, esoteric. Lyrically we use a lot of very old symbols or archetypes—it’s always about the ocean or the sun—these natural themes that everyone all over the planet has a relationship with and can connect with in their own way.”
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resolution and healing, which coincidentally could begin to be found in that laid-back sound. “In particular, this record is about just further recognizing your roots as a human being and how much your natural surroundings are connected with you,” Lotti said. “That’s really what our heritage is—it’s realizing the truth that’s always around you, and the healing that could take place if we just get back to some of these traditions that have been sort of hanging on by a thread for quite some time. My wife for the past few years has been studying herbal medicine and now she’s a practicing herbalist, and I’m learning so much just from her growth and understanding of these older traditions that are so phenomenal when it comes to bridging the gap through plants. There’s a guy named Immanuel Velikovsky who was a brilliant psychoanalyst who made the connection between planetary trauma and the condition of humanity, and that each one of us carries around this trauma on a daily basis. The most important thing we can do in our lives is to try to heal. I think one of the greatest tools that we have to facilitate that is music.”
“With Dangermuffin’s music and what we do, it’s a very unique, independent musical expression, so it’s more along the lines of a spiritual pursuit. Less dogma, a little more open-ended, esoteric. Lyrically we use a lot of very old symbols or archetypes—it’s always about the ocean or the sun—these natural themes that everyone all over the planet has a relationship with and can connect with in their own way.” – Dangermuffin’s Dan Lotti
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On previous albums, there has been a level of electric grit in Dangermuffin’s music, a spark that would ignite more loosely formed Americana instrumental breakdowns. Though the fluidity remains, there’s a more breezy feeling to Heritage, in part because the album is completely acoustic, with more forward percussive elements. “Dangermuffin has always been really eclectic musically. We’re running the gamut of all these different grooves and genres,” Lotti said. “We like to call it roots music, because it’s bluegrass, a little bit of reggae, some island-y vibes. The term ‘Americana’ itself is an everexpanding sort of genre. What is the American experience? It’s all of this amazing music and influences kind of melting together in the American soundscape.” The result is something easily enjoyed, the kind of laid-back music you’d equate with a lazy afternoon at a festival like High Sierra in Quincy, California, or the now-defunct American River Music Festival (which Dangermuffin has played). However, if you’re looking for a little more to chew on, there’s the deeper message of Dangermuffin, the one that questions where we come from, and how we each on our own relate to this planet and its past inhabitants. It explores our greater need for peaceful SubmergeMag.com
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“Cake by the Ocean,” then, perfected the optimistic sexual innuendo for an era that imagined itself as never ending, despite that gnawing feeling that the coming decade might better rhyme with the bread riot than the orgies of the bored and bougie. As decadence and spectacle unmoored from the base needs of the day-to-day: pop perfection. It’s unclear if JinJoo Lee, DNCE’s stellar Korean guitar player with a star-studded resume, would agree with this description. Yet her life story seems to speak directly to our current moment where bodies are indiscriminately prohibited from traveling between spaces but pop singles circulate the globe instantaneously. She came to Los Angeles at 19 with a guitar, a dream, and a looming language barrier. A few determined years later, she’s touring the world as one of today’s most recognizable female guitarists. In the following interview she opens up to Submerge about the importance of friendship, DNCE bassist Cole Whittles and his unique hair cut, Korean street food and working with Nicki Minaj on the set. When she performs at EndFest on May 14 at Raley Field, may she guitar-lick us forward into better times or at least a brief escape from the one we’re in.
What is Cole’s haircut called? Is it a quarter flat top, or an off-set mohawk, or something else that can only be described by being in its divine presence? It’s called Seaweed in the Desert. It just grows in the desert like that. So if I googled that, would that come up? No, but we could work on it. From now on, I think it should be a thing. I agree. What was the best part of working with Nicki Minaj? We are definitely fans of hers, and she’s an amazing rapper. As a female artist in this industry, she’s a big influence for me. Having her in our new single [“Kissing Strangers”] and having a good music video with her was amazing.
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“I was miserable. I was so afraid. It was a half and half because at the time I couldn’t speak English, I was very young. I was very nervous. But at the same time I was very excited to [see], like, what is going to happen. You never know what life is gonna be in the near future when you start something new, challenge yourself like that. I didn’t give up. I think that’s why I’m here. I didn’t quit or give up.” – DNCE’s JinJoo Lee on moving to Hollywood from South Korea What did you learn from that experience? Just having fun and being confident. Do what you do and enjoy it. She seems like a very big personality. Were you able to experience her just as a person? She’s really nice. She came to me and the people in our band, and casually we just had a conversation together. It was really fun and comfortable. A casual experience working with her. What did you learn from her that most people don’t know? Like I said, the confidence. In hip-hop and rap, she’s like killing it as a female. Not just [as] a female, she’s killing it, period. That’s something that I’m doing too, so I’m connected. She’s like a really good influence for me. What’s your favorite movie? I just watched this movie called Hidden Figures. That was really powerful and touching, and it became my favorite movie. What was the biggest takeaway from that story? That movie was based on a true story. It was three females back in the day who went into NASA, even though it was a hard circumstance. But they didn’t give up. They kept going and kept going. Push for their dreams. They made it. So it was like really touching. Are some of those conflicts still with us today? Definitely. Similarly, how would you say “Cake by the Ocean” defines 2015? “Cake by the Ocean” was the introduction of DNCE to the world. In a sense that really worked out really well. I appreciate that song, and we as a band appreciate that [introduction], big time. SubmergeMag.com
Was that the highlight of 2015–16 for you? Like being in a band with best friends, and you know, playing together, traveling together, that’s just the everyday highlight. Why does the band get along so well together? What makes it so special? Well, we’ve been friends for a long time. And we have our personalities, like, pretty similar. We’re just big kids. We love music. We’re goofy people. Our personalities blend in really well. It seems like you get along pretty well. Is one of you more high-strung, or are you all pretty laid back? We’re all pretty similar people. It helps. Kudos for using Ashley Graham in the “Toothbrush” video. Did you get to hang out with her? If so what was that like? She has this power, that wherever she walks into the room, she brings that peace and happiness. She brings the brightness in her. Immediately, when you sit down and talk to her, you become her best friend. And she has this strong personality, that I, really, I’m kinda envious, and I kinda adore. She’s beautiful inside and out. She’s just amazing. It seems like she’s got that aura, like you’re describing. I imagine everyone around her is smiling. Is that true? She has that power. I don’t know how to say, attraction. She is amazing, and I’m a big fan of her. What’s your favorite Korean street food? Tteokbokki. Spicy rice cake. If you weren’t playing guitar and touring, what would you be doing? Um, nothing. I don’t know. I really wanted to be a rapper when I was young. Maybe
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Running Down the Past at the Boston Marathon Monday, April 17, 2017
Words Josh Fernandez
L ife , bro . L ife . Yeah, I cried. Like, real tears. I’m not talking about some pathetic, single anime teardrop. Not some bullshit-ass, Lil Wayne face-tattoo tears. I’m talking about Selena death tears. Brokeback Mountain tears. Michael Jordan tears. Nooooooo, not you, David Bowie! tears. I’m talking real, manly-ass, Tiger Woodsapology tears. And that was only by the one-mile marker. We were in the outskirts of Boston, in Hopkinton, a small tree-lined suburb that didn’t look familiar at all because I’d never even been there before, yet everything was so nostalgic. Hey, look at that tree! Waaaaah! Ohhh that’s a beautiful house! Waaaaah! This pavement! It’s so … pavement-y! Waaaah! I’d like to say I don’t know why I was crying as I ran toward mile two of the Boston Marathon, that it was some nebulous wave of emotion that crept upon me like a starving house cat, but I know exactly what happened: Life is fucking weird, man.
T he C ity of M ar k y M ar k I grew up in Boston. It’s a city I love, but a place that formed my prepubescent psyche, so ingrained in the formation of my war-torn body and old, glitchy mind that it’s no longer just a city; it’s a catalogued collection of “firsts.” Boston is where I first learned to tie my shoes. Where I found out that teachers weren’t always kind. Where I ran away from a gang that was going to rob me. Where I gave my first awkward kiss to an awkward girl in an unmonitored corner of our elementary school. Where I learned the hard way that authority should always be questioned. Where I skipped school and rode the T to play video games in Downtown Crossing. Where I shoplifted my first piece of clothing from Filene’s Basement. Where I got into my first fistfight. Here’s a story: Once, waiting for the train in Brookline, I saw Jordan Knight, one of the New Kids on the Block, waiting for a train going in the opposite direction. I don’t know why, but I flipped him off, and then he flipped me off back and did a little dance move—a dumb little flick of his hips, paired with a tip-toed Michael Jackson maneuver. He wore these leather pants with silver stars going up the leg, and I flipped him off again for dressing like an asshole. Then he got on the train and as it was pulling away he sat by the window and mouthed, “Fuck youuuuuuuuu,” all the while flipping me the bird. I picked up a rock, hurled it at the train and missed by at least 10 feet. Boston is where I became a proper juvenile delinquent.
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C alifornia L ove When I moved to California with my family in my early teens, I was well-versed in the ways of delinquent ninjutsu, a trait I honed until I left high school and moved back to Boston as an angsty teen, where I wandered around aimlessly, bumping Gang Starr in my headphones, hoping to get some sort of break in life. But I had no ambition. I worked in a bagel bakery and girls were repulsed by me. The only thing I liked were drugs. Lots of them. LSD, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, etc. And it wasn’t until I was fully immersed in a horrific drug culture that I started running. My friend Joe (who I met in kindergarten in a time-out box made for unruly children) invited me on a run. He was a student at Boston University on the track team, working at some fancy computer job. I was the opposite of that. My body was comprised of 70 percent whiskey, 10 percent cigarette smoke, 10 percent cocaine, 5 percent methamphetamine and another 5 percent black cloud of doom and uncertainty. I could barely run a block without having a heart attack. But that day I made it around the reservoir and I kept running. Maybe because running was my last tie to normal civilization. Maybe because it was my last connection to my best friend, Joe. Whatever it was, I started running more and more. I began to eat healthier. I stopped drinking. I quit doing drugs. Pretty soon, I was a runner. I entered short races, then longer races, and pretty soon I was running the 26.2 mile distance. Then the 50k distance. Then 50 miles. And now my doctor and my wife and family are telling me that I might be running too much. But I think part of me is afraid that if I stop running, even for a second, I will find an empty swimming pool, fill it to the coping with cocaine, dive in and never come back up for air.
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T he H umility of the M arathon The night before the Boston Marathon, I didn’t sleep. I wasn’t nervous the weeks preceding the race. In fact, I was so busy at work that I hardly thought about the marathon at all. But the night before, sharing a bed with my wife and son who had come to cheer me on, I tossed and turned and carried that unbearable feeling in my stomach, like the night before a report card was to arrive in the mail. It’s not like I’d never run a marathon before. The Boston Marathon was my 11th marathon, which isn’t counting the five ultramarathons I’d run previously. So why was I so nervous? It didn’t make sense. The morning of the race, I groggily slipped on my bright orange Fleet Feet Racing Team singlet and took the train to the start line. I could never understand when people say, “I am so humbled.” That phrase never made sense to me until, of course, I was sitting in a portapotty with my head resting in my forearms, palms dripping with sweat as a line of people waited for me to empty my bowels. Pro tip: If you’re looking to experience true humility, hold the door open for a beautifully fit runner woman while she enters the porta-potty you just destroyed. At the start line, I watched two men from Japan adjusting their gear. Written on their shirts in sloppy Sharpie was, “Double Boston Marathon. 52.2.” In the wee hours of the morning, they had run from the finish line to the start line and they were about to do the second leg of their journey. Then I saw a kid who had broken his leg and was “running” the marathon on crutches. There were soldiers running in heavy uniforms. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas
Of course I could run the race. What the hell was I thinking? I found the other runners from my Fleet Feet Racing Team and wished them luck. “Have fun,” I whispered to myself. And then we ran. Past Hopkinton, down the hills of Ashland, into Framingham to Natick (about 10 miles into the race). The thing about the Boston Marathon is that the city shuts down. Everyone is outside cheering. During Sacramento’s California International Marathon, angry drivers honk at runners blocking their paths, but on Patriot’s Day in Boston, it’s one gigantic party. I’ve never been to a race with so many elated spectators. The halfway point is Wellesley College—a private women’s liberal arts college—where the students stand at the scream tunnel with sexually suggestive signs like, “KISS ME. I USE TONGUE.” I’d never been so excited during a run. Some runners even stopped to make out with the students. I looked at my watch, so entranced that I was running a six-minute pace. As the miles passed, it got hot and I was running way too fast. In Newton (mile 16) came the first big uphill, which is where the first runners stopped, their muscles tightening to a point of injury. The heat, the constant pounding, the overzealous running at the start of the race was starting to catch up. Runners clung to the guard rails, crying, clutching their calves, locked into submission. Luckily, I felt fine, even though I had run the American River 50-Mile Endurance run two weeks prior. Maybe it’s why the hills didn’t feel so brutal. Even as we climbed up the notorious “Heartbreak Hill” at mile 20, I felt OK, knowing that once I got to the top it was all downhill from there. SubmergeMag.com
F inish L ine Of course, by the time I got to the top of Heartbreak Hill, I wanted to fucking die. Running six more miles seemed impossible. But if there’s one solid thing drug culture taught me, it’s that you have to keep going until you can feel your soul leaving your body. So I did. I ran past Boston College, through Brookline, past the screaming Hasidic Jews. On Beacon Street, with only three miles left in the race, I couldn’t hear the crowd anymore, my calves twitching in Morse code yelling, “Stop running, you stupid moron.” But I kept going, Boston’s illustrious silhouette glowing in the distance—the Citgo sign, a corporate monument of capitalism beckoning the runners like some false prophet. And just like that, we were in the city, fallen runners scattered along the street, clinging to spectators, collapsing under the misdirection of their failing muscles. It looked like a war zone at mile 25 in Kenmore Square. Turning onto Boylston Street I could hear the roar of the finish line, the memories flooding back: running from cops down Newbury Street; getting kicked out of the mall at Copley Place; being dragged to the Area D jail by undercover police … Man, I wish I could explain, but the Boston Marathon is more than running 26 miles and 385 yards. It’s a commitment. To shedding old habits. To praising the body. To adoring your family. Cherishing friendships. To change. Improvement. To focus, loving every second you have left on this earth, speeding head-first into the unknown, muscles screaming in agony, tears soaking your clothes as you go, exhausted, exhilarated and beat down with a big, maniacal smile on your face.
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Stand-Up: The Next Generation PARKER NEWMAN and MARCUS PEVERILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT AS 20-YEAR-OLD COMEDIANS IN A 21-PLUS WORLD Words Robert Berry photos dillon flowers
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t’s hard enough to be a comedian of any age, but to try to grow and thrive as a minor has additional challenges. You’re still awkward around people, your life experiences may not be as extensive and some venues either won’t let you perform, or make you stand out in the rain until it’s your turn to go up on the microphone. Despite these challenges, Marcus Peverill and Parker Newman are two 20-yearold comics that have less than a year in stand-up comedy but are already getting reputations as fresh, dark and clever personalities. I’ve watched them win over obnoxious out-of-control rooms and bomb horribly in front of them as well. Marcus Peverill frequently performs in Sacramento but is based out of Modesto. His family recently moved to Virginia, and he stayed behind to keep working on his comedy. He’s 20, but he could easily be mistaken for someone several years younger. Crowds at bar mics often treat him like a kid that snuck in, but once he disarms them with relationship jokes and sarcasm that someone his age shouldn’t have, he quickly gets them on his side. Parker Newman, also 20 years old, is a Sacramento native and has a style and observational material that is wickedly disturbing and hilarious. Jokes like, “I don’t think it’s such a big deal when someone says, ‘Jesus Loves You.’ He loves everybody. That’s like getting excited about the free square in the middle of a BINGO card,” feature prominently in his wheelhouse. In March, he tweeted “how’s it going dad?” to Artie Lange, which resulted in a chain of responses, retweets and even a phone call with career advice from the comedy vet and actor on HBO’s Crashing. I spoke with the two of them individually about the challenges and experiences young new comedians face.
What was your first performance on stage like? Marcus Peverill: I first performed at The Queen Bean Coffee House open mic in Modesto. There were a bunch of comedians who had been doing it longer than me who went up. I kind of just bombed my ass off pretty much. Parker Newman: I bombed so badly I didn’t come back for a year. It was horrible. I tried to do an act out that I gave up on halfway through. The joke was supposed be that whoever built a time machine would be really mad about something, so in this joke his motivation was that he wanted to order salad instead of soup. In the middle of my joke, I saw the light and thought I had to get off the stage, so I just said, “That’s my comedy” and walked off. So the joke was just that he wanted salad instead of soup so he built a time machine? PN: Yeah, I’m not proud of it. How did you come back after bombing? PN: I waited a year and went to Luna’s Café, because I didn’t want anyone to recognize me. But I didn’t realize the same comics go to all of the mics. I actually did alright when I came back, but I didn’t want to bomb again, so I stopped going for another year. MP: I feel like the reason I stuck with it, even though I bombed, was that all of these comedians told me to keep going. I saw them do well and it inspired me that I wanted to be as good as them, or even better. I kept working on it. I’d go every week by myself, and I started hitting mics in other areas. PN: I got booed and heckled so badly at Vince’s [Ristorante] in West Sac. I couldn’t even respond to the heckles because new ones would come at me before I could even think of a comeback.
What’s it like at Vince’s? PN: It’s a bar crowd, but it makes that bar in Star Wars look like Chuck E. Cheese. I am very happy for stage time, but people there aren’t drinking to escape, they don’t even want to live. I don’t even think they’re drinking alcohol there. It’s like anti freeze or some shit. They’re just downing Windex. What’s a funny experience talking to someone after they saw your set? MP: I have a joke about my girlfriend hanging herself. I had a couple come up concerned that it actually happened to me. It was so ridiculous that they asked me that I just acted upset that they would even question it. It got really uncomfortable after that. PN: I have an AIDS joke that wasn’t polished at all. A woman told me that AIDS jokes weren’t funny. I just told her I didn’t know how to talk to girls. Then she said that it wasn’t my joke she had a problem with but that Leonardo DiCaprio made an AIDS joke that she didn’t like. I just said, “OK, I’ll keep that in mind.” I had no idea what she was even talking about.
Parker, you got a lot of attention and encouragement through Twitter from Artie Lange. How did that all happen? PN: People said that I looked like him so I tweeted, “Hey, Dad, How is it going?” and he saw another tweet of mine that he thought was funny, and we started shooting the shit back and forth. It was awesome to hear from him. It makes me sound like a dick that I’m bragging. No. You threw a comment that probably should have got ignored, but he responded and dug your stuff. You actually talked to him on the phone for a while? PN: Yeah, he said he’d like me to open for him. He gave me some pretty good advice. He told me to keep wearing my cargo shorts on stage. “A lot of people will give you shit for cargo shorts, but keep them, and be yourself.” Some people get very anal about how you dress on stage. I get where they’re coming from, but I think it doesn’t matter if you’re not being yourself. You have to be comfortable.
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What’s it like performing in a bar compared to a comedy club? PN: You learn a lot more outside of clubs. I can’t stand telling the same jokes, so I like places like that. But if doing open mics kill your self esteem too much then you can go to The Punch Line or Comedy Spot. MP: It’s definitely harder [in a bar], but those are the kind of rooms you need to do well in to murder in a club. It advances your crowd work skills. It’s so much more about the material than your stage presence. What sucks is just looking so young. Do you think your youthful appearances set an expectation with the audience that helps you? MP: It’s fun because I can talk about things I’ve been through, and they think there’s no way I could have gone through that. Have you faced obstacles performing at 20 years old? Most of the bars will let you come in to perform, but you have to wait outside, then immediately leave when you’re done. PN: I’m happy waiting outside anyway, so I can prepare my jokes and hang out with people. There’s a few places that flat out won’t let you in.
How would you describe your comedy? MP: Darker material and stuff people are uncomfortable talking about. I talk about anxiety and insecurities. My favorite comedians are Rory Scovel and Bo Burnham who have material like that. PN: Not good yet [laughs]. I’m still working on it, to be honest. People see me as a darker comic but I’m not trying to be offensive. I’m just experimenting with a lot of stuff. I’m still finding my voice and being myself. You’re getting a lot of praise from veteran comics. Is it hard to get that when you’re so new? PN: It’s great and I’m honored, but at the same time, I try not to let it get to my head. When I first started getting laughs from veteran comics, and I thought, “OK, cool, I don’t have to work anymore!” But I realize that I’m not shit yet, and I need to keep my ego in check.
What comedians inspired you to start comedy? MP: The first time I realized I liked it was watching Bo Burnham’s Words Words Words special. I had seen other stand-ups, but I really didn’t think they were that funny. PN: Bad ones [laughs]. I remember watching people on Comedy Central and thinking I could do better than that. I was wrong. But I love Chris Rock, Kyle Kinane (and a bunch more). What are goals on your comedy bucket list? MP: By next year, I’d like to travel. My parents live in Virginia, so I’m maybe going to get a couple of comics to come with me from California to there and find some places on the road to perform at along the way. JR De Guzman said he’d put in a good word for me. Just to see what it’d be like to be a road comic. PN: I’m just trying to build up my time. I’d love to be able to write as much as I can. I heard getting 30 good minutes is good for going on the road.
In addition to being regulars at many of the open mics in the area, you can catch both Parker Newman and Marcus Peverill together along with headliner Sean Peabody on the Smile Out Loud show at Laughs Unlimited on June 29. Newman also runs an all-ages open mic comedy show at Café Colonial on May 17 and every third Wednesday of the month.
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Harlow’s The Black Lillies, Dustin Schaefer, Jessica Malone, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Jeffrey Siegel, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub 98 Rock’s Local Licks Live Series, 8:30 p.m. Press Club Trash Rock, 9 p.m. Sacramento State: Capistrano Concert Hall Double Feature: Sac State’s Concert Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Singer-Songwriter Showcase in the Round, 5:30 p.m.; Jonny Mojo, 9 p.m.
5.11 thursday
Ace of Spades Real Friends, Tiny Moving Parts, Have Mercy, Broadside, Nothing, Nowhere, 5:30 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Banjo Bones (Album Release), Bruce Tuttle, Clay Dogs, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. Center for the Arts Conor Oberst, 8:30 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 LOUDPVCK, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Michael B. Justis, 8 p.m. Goldfield Icon For Hire, Assuming We Survive, 7 p.m. Harlow’s PNB Rock, 6:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. LowBrau Flavours w/ Mike Diamond and My Cousin Vinny, 10 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Michael Conrad, 7:45 p.m.
Old Ironsides Remedy 7, 6 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Little Charlie and Organ Grinder Swing, 7 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Ashley Barron, 9:30 p.m. Press Club Mondo Deco, Stranger Than Fact, The Celestions, 8 p.m. Shine Sac’s Coolest Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Decrepit Birth, The Kennedy Veil, Solanum, The Odious Construct, 8 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Diego’s Umbrella, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Highway 50 Blues, 3 p.m.
5.12 friday
The Band Room (Placerville) What Rough Beast, Two Peace, The Astronomer and the Alchemest, 8 p.m. Bar 101 Ken Koenig, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Scott Guberman, 5 p.m. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Drink Beer for a Cause feat. Massive Delicious, 4 p.m. Blue Lamp Lil Darrion, Goldie, DJ J12, Mickey Tiltz, Cashmere, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk The Band at Hand, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, 9 p.m. Cafe Colonial Captain 9’s, Moonraker, Black Crosses, Lightweight, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts Frack!, Pug Skullz, Mickey and the Blonde Girls and More, 8 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park: Grizfolk, Inland, The Diva Kings, Adam J, 5 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Double Nickel Smokehouse (Elk Grove) The Eleven Forty Concert w/ Charles LC Loeb, Frankie Pierce, Imani Alston and More, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Code Blue, 9:30 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Two20, 9:30 p.m.
5.10 Wednesday
Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Lee Tafari and Friends, 7:30 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 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. Goldfield Tomorrows Bad Seeds, 7 p.m.
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Fox & Goose Southfork, Que Bossa, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Gold Country Lanes (Sutter Creek) C.T. Locke: DJ, Sing & Dance, 6:30 p.m. Goldfield Through The Roots, 7 p.m. Harlow’s The Dustbowl Revival, David Luning, 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Byron Colborn Group, 9:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Speak Low, Mary Sand, Mike James, 8 p.m. Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center Ensemble Mise-En w/ Bent Sørensen, Wolfgang Mitterer, Hans Abrahamsen, Sofia Gubaidulina, Lukas Ligeti and More, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides The Electric Arrows, Sunday School, The Rebobs, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Skid Roses, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Night Fever, 9:30 p.m. Shine Proxy Moon, You You You, 8 p.m. The Stag The Strange Party, ESE, Pisscat, Elder Youth, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Moving Units, Second Still (formerly Nmbrsttn), Creux Lies, 8 p.m. Station 1 Henry Robinet, 9 p.m. Stone Vintage Music Boutique Grand Opening Party w/ Death Party At The Beach, Petaluma and More, 3 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub DJ Night, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Jackson Michelson, Two Steps Down, 6 p.m. Torch Club Hucklebucks, 5:30 p.m.; Matt Rainey & The Dippin Sauce, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. JonEmery, 6 p.m.
5.13 Saturday
20th Street (between J & K) THIS Is Midtown Second Saturday Block Party feat. Bit Funk, JNTHN STEIN, Blush, DJ Satapana, 4:30 p.m. Bar 101 Facedown, 9:30 p.m. The Barn Ray “Catfish” Copeland Band, DJ Casualtee, 5 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. The Bottom Dwellers, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Yukmouth (Album Release), 8:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Affiance, Convictions, Versus, Niviane, Sages, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Eric Burdon & The Animals, 7:30 p.m.
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Capitol Garage Wavy w/ DJ Eddie Z and Guests, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts Lorraine Gervais & Vivian Lee, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Sacramento Women’s Chorus w/ Cris Williamson and her All-Star Band, 6 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Black Zeppelin, 9:30 p.m. Golden 1 Center Chris Brown, Fabolous, O.T.Genasis, Kap G, 6:30 p.m. Goldfield Pete Yorn, 7 p.m. Guild Theater Urban Music Festival w/ Barrington “Bo” Henderson (of The Temptations), Rashaad Carlton, Ayanna Charlene, Tracy Cruz and More, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Harlow’s Sacramento Salutes Stevie Wonder feat. Joe Gilman, Russell Brown, Larry Tagg, Tony Galioto, Hans Eberbach, Emily Kollars, Beth Duncan, Lauren Cameron, Leo Valentine, Julian Cunningham, Jahari Sai and More, 7 p.m.; Mustache Harbor, 9:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Hot City, 9:30 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Gypsy Jazz Workshop, 6 p.m.; Jazz Gitan, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Achilles Wheel, Terrapin Two, 7:30 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Shana Morrison and Caledonia, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. PJ’s Roadhouse (Placerville) California Child, Represa, The Years Ahead, 8 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Journey Revisited, 10 p.m. Press Club Death Party at the Beach, Petaluma, Sunhaze, 6 p.m.; DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino The Wiz Kid, 10 p.m. Red Museum Peacers, Ganglians, Monster Treasure, 8 p.m. Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen Loose Engines, Crying Time, Black Flag Trio, 6 p.m. Sacred Heart Church Choralfest 2017, 8 p.m. Shine The Touch, Shiny Penny, Short Trip, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Sometimes Warren, The Gold Souls, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge Zen Arcadia, Abby Normal, Ghost Color, 8 p.m. Station 1 Aaron Gayden, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River RiffRaff (AC/ DC tribute), Crüella (Motley Crue tribute), Blackout Betty, 5 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Legends Of Soul, 7:30 p.m. Torch Club Fabulous Blues Shifters, 5:30 p.m.; Mr. December, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. KTalon Band, 6 p.m.
Ace of Spades Enanitos Verdes, 7 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Twilight Drifters, 3 p.m. Cafe Colonial Straight Through, United Defiance, Falcon A!, 6 p.m. Crest Theatre Marcia Ball, Charlie Musselwhite, 6 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Classical Concert: Mu Phi Epsilon Presents Saxophonist Keith Bohm, 3 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Goldfield Song Swap feat. Erin Enderlin, Jamie Lin Wilson, Kayla Ray, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Great Composers Chamber Music Series: Cellist Susan Lamb Cook and Guests, 7 p.m. LowBrau Throwback Jams w/ DJ Epik & Special Guests, 9:30 p.m. Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Bryan Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall The Auburn Symphony, 3 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Velvetones, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Raley Field EndFest: Halsey, DNCE, Fifth Harmony, Noah Cyrus, Austin Mohone, Alex Aiono, 2 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Random Strangers, 1 p.m. Starlite Lounge Armed for Apocalypse, Demonsmoke and More, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Scott Rodell, 1 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.
5.15 monday
Blue Lamp The Spotlight: Open Mic, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Todrick Hall Presents: Straight Outta Oz, 8 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 & Friends, 5:30 p.m.
5.16 Tuesday
Ace of Spades Blue October, 7 p.m. The Colony Grave Lake, Revolution Bummer, Double Skeleton, Slutzville, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar The Zapata Brothers, Glass Haus, 9:30 p.m. Golden Bear For the Heads w/ DJ Nocturnal, 10 p.m. Haggin Oaks Golf Complex Golf & Guitars w/ Scotty McCreery, Kristian Bush, Jack Ingram, Craig Campbell, Jason Michael Carroll, Tucker Beathard, Love & Theft, Chris Lane, Parmalee and More, 6 p.m. Harlow’s Rubblebucket, Sego, 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.
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Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Hawking (Album Release), Sages, Misamore, 8 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Nashville Night: Amanda Gray, 8 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub 98 Rock’s Local Licks Live Series, 8:30 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Singer-Songwriter Showcase in the Round, 5:30 p.m.; Red Dirt Ruckus, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. The Blues Dues, 6 p.m.
5.19 5.20 FRIDAY
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Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park: Cemetery Sun, Life in 24 Frames, The Color Wild, Zach Van Dyck, Robbie (of HOF), 5 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Patrick Walsh, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Na’an Stop, Honey B and the Cultivation, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Gold Country Lanes (Sutter Creek) C.T. Locke: DJ, Sing & Dance, 6:30 p.m. Goldfield Tyler Rich, Spencer Crandall, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Placer Pops Chorale, 7:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Xochitl, 9:30 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 10 p.m. Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center Faculty Recital: Ellen Ruth Rose, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Nugget Campground (Placerville) Family Vacation: A Music Festival feat. Kurt Travis, A Foreign Affair, Andres, Lonely Avenue, Dwellings, Her Hexes and More, 11 a.m. Old Ironsides Bright Faces, The Regulars, Danny Morris and the California All-Stars, 9 p.m. On The Y Lipshok (Album Release) Shaylon, Super Mega Everything, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Groove Thang, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Big Bad Boogie Rock, 9:30 p.m. Red Museum Kontravoid, Tuxedo Gleam, Fearing, DJ Lady Grey, 8 p.m. Shine Sacramento Black Lives Matter Freedom School Benefit: Grace Loescher & Jordan Moore, Philharmonik, AndYes, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Dog Rifle, Wilding, Tino Drima, 8 p.m. Station 1 Mindy Giles, 9 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub DJ Night, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Prezident Brown, 6 p.m. Torch Club Zola Moon Band, 5:30 p.m.; Niki Crawford, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. The Hey-Nows!, 6 p.m.
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Berryessa Brewing Co. Bathtub Gins, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp The N-Men Summer Session: Powerflex 5, The Tattooed Love Dogs, Square Cools, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Mallard (Tape Release), Dogrifle, Palsy Bells, Danny Barringer, 7 p.m. Cal Expo Fish Family Fest w/ Mandisa, Jamie-Grace, Brandon Heath, V.Rose, 3 p.m. Capitol Garage Wavy w/ DJ Eddie Z and Guests, 10 p.m. Cooper’s Ale Works Slutzville, MDL, SSATNS, Tox Pox, Preppy the Clown, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Big Trouble, 9:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church Sacramento Master Singers, 8 p.m. Fox & Goose Be Brave Bold Robot, Temple K. Kirk, Hammerhead, Poor Scene, 9 p.m. Goldfield Tyler Rich, Spencer Crandall, 7 p.m. Harlow’s Fleetwood Mask, 8 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Voices of California: When You Wish Upon A Song, 2 & 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Red’s Blues Trio, 9:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe The Jeff Alkire Group, 5 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 10 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Choro Dourado, 6 p.m. Nugget Campground (Placerville) Family Vacation: A Music Festival feat. Strawberry Girls, ZuhG, Find Yourself, The Good Samaritans, Sunsound, Rubbidy Bubbidy, Pinnacles, What Rough Beast and More, 11 a.m. Old Ironsides Lipstick w/ DJ’s Roger Carpio & Adam J, 9 p.m. Phono Select (New Location: 2475 Fruitridge Road) Krebtones, Trinidad Silva, Swimming in Bengal and More 4 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Lost In Suburbia, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Cripple Creek Band, 10 p.m. Shine Rich Corporation, Animals in the Attic, The Brangs, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Latin Night, 9:30 p.m. Starlite Lounge US Air Guitar Championships Qualifier, 9 p.m. Station 1 Stoyanoff Jazz Quartet, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Retro on the River w/ Cash Prophets (Johnny Cash tribute), The Outa Sites, Lava Pups, 12 p.m.; Skid Roses, 6 p.m. Torch Club The Stuff, 5:30 p.m.; Peter Petty & the Double P Revue, 9 p.m.
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5.21 Sunday
Cache Creek Casino Los Bondadosos, 5 p.m. Center for the Arts Jackie Greene, 8 p.m. The Colony Wolfpack, Slutzville, 24 Gore, Public Trash and More, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Hapa, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. First United Methodist Church Sacramento Master Singers, 3 p.m. Harlow’s Tribe of the Red Horse (Neil Young and Crazy Horse Tribute), 5:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Placer Pops Chorale, 2 p.m. LowBrau Throwback Jams w/ DJ Epik & Special Guests, 9:30 p.m. Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Bryan Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m. Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Alexander String Quartet, 2 & 7 p.m. Nugget Campground (Placerville) Family Vacation: A Music Festival feat. AKAW!, Pterodaniel, Rob Ford Explorer, Commissure, Extinction Grove, Free Minds Rising, Erik Childs, Cardboard Houses and More, 11 a.m. Powerhouse Pub Harlis Sweetwater, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Prince of Peace Church RiverBells Spring Concert, 2 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Terry Sheets, 1 p.m. Swabbies on the River Rachel Steele and Road 88, 2 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Celia Gary, 2 p.m.
5.22 monday
Blue Lamp The Spotlight: Open Mic, 9 p.m. Cafe Colonial Shit Giver, Ryan, Tabloid Tea, Varial, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 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 & Friends, 5:30 p.m.
Comedy Fox & Goose Fem Dom Com w/ Hosts Jaime Fernandez and Emma Haney, May 13, 9 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Rex Navarrete, May 11, 8 p.m. Mike Marino & Michael Parise, May 12 - 14, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Best of Open Mic Showcase, May 16, 8 p.m. We’re No Angels Comedy Tour feat. D. Tyler, Kul Black, Sinn D. Rella and More, May 17, 7 p.m. Say It Loud Comedy w/ Kirk McHenry, Michael Calvin Jr.and More, May 18, 8 p.m.
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Cheryl Anderson feat. OJ Young, May 19 - 21, 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. STAB! Live Comedy Podcast w/ Host John Ross, May 17, 8 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Nick Swardson, May 13, 7 p.m. Punch Line Heavyweight Comedy Showdown Hosted by Terry Dorsey, May 10, 8 p.m. Big Jay Oakerson, Dave Ross and Kelly Pryce, May 11 - 13, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m. Funny Mothers w/ Cheryl Anderson, Kelly Pryce, Kristen Frisk, Felicia Aleman, and Wendy Lewis, May 14, 7 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Showcase Hosted by Dorian Foster, May 17, 8 p.m. Julian McCullough, Josef Anolin, May 18 - 20, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m. David Huntsberger, Keith Lowell Jensen, May 21, 7 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Sunday’s and Monday’s, 8 p.m. Improv Taste Test and Harold Night, Wednesday’s, 7 - 10 p.m. Cage Match and Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m. Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m. Tommy T’s Fair Oaks Orangevale Little League Fundraiser w/ Mike E. Winfield and Guests, May 11, 6 p.m. Cocoa Brown, May 12 - 14 Rodney Perry, May 19 - 21
Misc. 1801 L Street The Burger Patch 1-Day Pop-Up Benefiting Food Literacy Center, May 13, 12 p.m. 1810 Gallery Opening Reception for Pressed to the Wall: Works by Jared Tharp, May 13, 6 p.m. 20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Archival Gallery New Editions by Mel Ramos and Sculpture by James Powers, Through May 31 Avid Reader - Sacramento Peter Gibb: King of Doubt Performance Reading, May 20, 5:30 p.m. B Street Theatre Family Series: Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook, Through May 28 Mainstage Series: Treatment, Through June 4 Beatnik Studios Field Notes: UC Davis First Year MFA Show, Through May 25 The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m. Broadway & 3rd Ave Gather: Oak Park, May 11, 5 p.m. Cal Expo The Legendary Sacramento Mile, May 20, 3 p.m. California State Archives Speaker Series: Tim Stroshane, May 18, 5 p.m. California State Capitol - West Steps 2017 Capitol BikeFest, May 11, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. California State Library Gold Rush Stories: Seekers and Scoundrels, May 10, 6 p.m. California Museum Art Exhibit: Kokoro: The Story of Sacramento’s Lost Japantown, Through May 28 Central Library Author Talk: Jessamyn Stanley, May 9, 6 p.m. Central Park - Davis Davis Pride Festival, May 21, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
CLARA (E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts) Sacramento Ballet Presents: Snap Shots II, Through May 14 Artist Talk: Brian Goggin, May 16, 6:30 p.m. Colonial Theatre REPO! The Genetic Opera and Cult Cinema Tribute Show, May 13, 9 p.m. Community of Christ Church Spring Fling Craft Fair, May 13, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Crocker Art Museum ArtMix: Gears feat. Live Music, Art, Fashion, Food, Drinks and More, May 11, 6 p.m. Two Views: Photographs by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank, Through May 14 JapanAmerica: Points of Contact (1876-1970), Through May 21 Forbidden Fruit: Chris Antemann at Meissen, Through June 25 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sacramento Women’s Empowerment 16th Annual Celebration of Independence Gala, May 17, 5:30 p.m. Ghana’s 60th Independence Day Celebration, May 20, 6 p.m. Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Gallery at 48 Natoma Folsom Arts Association Artist Demonstration: Jim Marxen, May 16, 6 p.m. Garcia Bend Park Trucks & Such: Food Truck Mania!, May 19, 5 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts El Dorado Musical Theatre: Mary Poppins, May 11 - 14 Historic Old Folsom Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. Identity Coffees Micro Maker’s Bazaar, May 13, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kupros Craft House Triviology, Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m. Sac United Poetry Slam & Workshop, May 19, 6:45 p.m. Artist Reception for Endless Nights: Portraits of American Jazz by Jack Alvarez, May 20, 5 p.m. Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Oak Park Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Sundays, 8 p.m. Old Sacramento Old Sacramento Chocolate Week, May 8 - 14 Placer County Fairgrounds & Event Center BerryFest: Strawberry Festival, May 13 - 14, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Raley Field Raley Field Brewfest, May 12, 6 p.m. The Rink Sac City Rollers DoubleHeader, May 20, 6:15 p.m. Riverfront Park (Old Sacramento) 7th Annual Sacramento Promenade of Mermaids, May 20, 12 p.m. Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center Capitol Ballet Company’s Spring Performance, May 13, 2 p.m. Shine Questionable Trivia, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Soil Born Farms American River Ranch A Day on the Farm, May 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Starlite Lounge The Darling Clementines: Spankeasy Variety Show, May 17, 7 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Pub Trivia, Sundays, 8 p.m. Village Green Park Rancho Cordova International Festival: Music, Art, Performance, Food Trucks and More, May 13, 5 p.m.
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the shallow end I’ve been in partial, self-imposed Facebook exile for quite some time. If you haven’t tried it before, I highly recommend it, even if it’s just for a little while. A while back—I think I wrote about it here—I deactivated my account, which I’ve long since reactivated. I’ve also deleted the app from my phone (though I still have the Messenger app so my mom can “text” me, as she calls it), so I don’t get real-time notifications about what everyone’s doing (I’m sorry if I’ve missed your birthday). I only log on every other week when I sit down to edit/ write/procrastinate for each issue of Submerge, mostly so I can double check that our writers got your bass player’s name right (as an aside, my favorite bands are the ones who post everyone’s last name in the “About” section … really helps, guys). I haven’t really been keeping track of how long it’s been since Facebook was a daily (and sometimes hourly) part of my life. There are only a couple of things I’ve noticed that have changed for me: 1. When I’m out doing something awesome (a rarity, to be sure), I’m more likely to actually experience what’s going
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on through my own eyes and senses than I am to view it through the screen of my phone. That kind of makes me happy. It’s like, I’m totally present in the moment. That’s so new age-y, but it’s true. 2. I’m way less informed about what’s going on than I used to be. I’m not sure if this is a positive or a negative. I mean, information is good, obviously. Even in this bizarre period of history we find ourselves mired in, where facts are opinions and opinions are just … well, if you’ve got nothing nice to say … I do acknowledge that it’s important to know what people are talking about, even if they have no idea what they’re talking about. It makes you a more integrated member of society. That’s why it freaks me out that even though we have the greatest tools ever to connect with one another, we’re more disparate and disconnected than ever. Seriously, what’s wrong with us? I’m not so idealistic that I’d believe that there’s even a possibility that we’d ever be able to achieve perfect harmony with one another. I don’t expect a time when we’ll all be sitting around the same giant campfire singing songs
about peace, love and understanding. But I did have a small expectation that all this extra access into our neighbors’ lives would give us some measure of empathy for one another. I guess that is a bit too idealistic, but this is why we can’t have nice things. For all my grumbling and pissing and moaning, I do think the Internet is pretty neat. Or at least, I think it can be a great thing, someday, just probably not in my lifetime. Maybe that’s why it’s best for me to put it down, for now, until we figure out how to not be so awful. I was really distressed when I read about Wuttisan Wongtalay, a 20-year-old man from Thailand, who broadcasted the murder of his 11-year-old daughter on Facebook Live before taking his own life. Of course, murder is nothing new. It’s been around for as long as we’ve existed. It’s not even new to Facebook’s news feed: in April, Steve Stephens posted a video of himself shooting 74-year-old Robert Goodwin Sr. at point-blank range for no real reason. Facebook Live, which is a platform that allows users to broadcast live video, has only been around for about a year, but according to the Wall Street Journal, it has been used to distribute 50 acts
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of violence, such as murder, sexual assault and suicide. In the case of Wongtalay’s video, it was distributed around Facebook for 20 hours before it was finally taken down. As much as we’d like to point the blame at Facebook here, it’s really not the company’s fault. All they really do is provide the platform for people to be awful to one another. And though they reap the benefits of all the clicks or views or personal information or whatever it is they farm from us to turn a profit, they don’t necessarily encourage us to be such dicks to each other. We just are. We’ve pretty much always been, and it’s clearly something we all get off on on some level. Most of us haven’t killed someone and recorded it, obviously, but the two videos Wongtalay posted of his horrific act garnered hundreds of thousands of views and were even uploaded by others to YouTube, according to Theguardian.com (YouTube also took the videos down). In response, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he would add 3,000 people to the team that monitors for content that violates the social network’s policies. That’s great and all, but it’s really up to us get our acts together.
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