Submerge Magazine: Issue 244 (July 17 - July 31, 2017) by Submerge Magazine

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas July 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31, 2017

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Oh man! I’m really excited for everything in this issue. It’s hard to pick which features to talk about in my column. Since I’m a self-declared State Fair-a-holic, we can start with the fact that it’s going on now until July 30. Last year, my husband/co-founder and I went 8 times! That’s a record, for us, though I believe our friend DJ Shaun Slaughter has us beat with 10 or possibly even more visits. I love the State Fair and all the things you can do there. No, they aren’t paying me to say that, though they probably should be for how much I try to convince people to go. Now, you can usually find me in these places at the State Fair: 1) The wine garden 2) The art exhibits 3) Swooning over the animals 4) Checking out the county exhibits 5) Trying to win at the damn game where you raise a bottle on a slanted slab of wood 6) Most definitely you can find me closing the place down at the Blues and Brews stage every single time I go In fact, I had the idea to feature the bluesman himself, Terry Hanck—who can be seen EVERY NIGHT during the State Fair at the Blues and Brews stage—four or five years ago. Then, like clockwork, the Fair sneaks up on me and I always have to shelf my idea to feature him. Finally, this year we put the ball in motion in June, so that we can feature him during his run at the Fair and hopefully inspire you, our readers, to check him and his band out if you happen to attend late-night. Plus, the ladies and gentlemen serving the beer in that area are always the nicest folks. This will be Hanck’s 18th year playing the State Fair! That seems insane to me. That’s about half of my time on this planet. Please read our interview with him starting on page 18. There’s a lot of other awesome stuff in this issue too, such as: an interview with Miles Toland, who has art up at 1810 Gallery through the end of July and will be one of dozens of artists participating in Wide Open Walls, a mural festival (page 16); a follow-up feature on Butterscotch, who we actually had in issue No. 16, way back in 2009 (page 12); an interview with metal band Pallbearer, who will be touring through Sacramento to play Harlow’s on July 29 (page 10); and, finally, an interview with Jess Milbourn, former The Eatery chef and now owner of West Sacramento’s newest ice cream shop, Devil May Care (page 20). Read. Learn. Do rad stuff. –Melissa

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Sac LadyFest Returns This Weekend With Proceeds Benefiting Sacramento Gender Health Center Grassroots, community-based music and arts festivals are absolutely vital for a city’s “scene.” Not every event can and should be sponsored by a major beer company or cell phone provider. Small events organized by locals who are enthralled by the scene are where much of the coolest shit goes down. A perfect example of this can be found at the third annual Sac LadyFest, which returns July 21–22, at The Red Museum. As they put it, “Sac LadyFest brings the old DIY, riot grrrl, feminism from the ‘90s and before into an intersectional modern-day music revolution.” Day one (July 21) features Madison Paige from Los Angeles, Stockton’s Monster Treasure and Sacramento locals Dolores 5000, Las Pulgas and Temple K Kirk, plus spoken word from Krista Bautista, as well as the Library of Musiclandria’s “Nonbinaryoks” project. Day two (July 22) features locals Write or Die, Sunhaze from the Bay Area, the final performance for local punk band Crude Studs, Sirena Victima from San Francisco, Dying For It from Redding, plus Overstate and DJ Dark Star. The event is allages and will also feature food, art and various DIY goods for sale. Find more info at Facebook. com/sacladyfest. Advance tickets start at just $15 and are available now at Sacladyfest2017. eventbrite.com. Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Sacramento Gender Health Center, a grassroots nonprofit that serves the community with peer counseling, respite, advocacy, support groups, legal services, needle exchange and many other resources.

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Local Rock Duo Cities You Wish You Were From Are Throwing a Kick-Ass EP Release Show at The Hideaway July 29 For local bands, sometimes less is more. Whether in the actual music, sonically speaking, in the physical amount of their band members, or in their ability to not overplay the local market. Sacramento-based bluesy/rock duo Cities You Wish You Were From subscribe to the philosophy of less is more. Comprised of singer and guitarist Elijah Jenkins (of Eli and the Sound Cult and Waste Money) and drummer Tyler Downie (of Paper Ghost and Behind the Satellites), Cities’ dragged-through-the-gutter sound is as heavy-hitting and raw as it is sparse and airy. An “amalgamation of those soul-wrenching moments in Appalachian blues and that untameable punk-rock sensibility,” if you will. Those are their words, not ours, but they are pretty fucking spot-on. Cities also doesn’t play out too much, so don’t miss this rare chance to see them live. Their next show, on Saturday, July 29, at The Hideaway, will be their first local gig in five months! It also happens to be their official EP release party. It also happens to be one hell of a well-rounded bill. Sharing the night with Cities will be local indie/hip-hop star on the rise Sparks Across Darkness and local face-shredders Alarms. That’s a crazy good lineup for a measly $5 cover, so be sure to buy some merch, food and drinks to support the artists and the venue. Show starts at 9 p.m., 21-and-over only. Check out some killer sounds from Cities at Citiesyouwishyouwerefrom.bandcamp.com or Facebook.com/citiesyouwishyouwerefrom.

Hot Italian and Davis Music Fest Team Up on “Summer on the Green” Thursday Night Music Series Just last week a new, six-week-long concert series launched in Davis, brought to you by the fine folks from Davis Music Festival and the popular local restaurant, Hot Italian. “Summer on the Green” will go down every Thursday through Aug. 17 in Davis and will feature live music in a family-friendly outdoor park setting, fun activities, some of the best pizza in town, drinks and great company. Here’s a look at the lineup: July 20 will feature Davis funk band Big Sticky Mess, July 27 will see Davis rock band The Five Thirty perform, August 3 will be Davis funk/afrobeat outfit The Heavyweight Champs, Aug. 10 is rock group Matt Jaffe and the Distractions from San Francisco, and finally on Aug. 17 the Summer on the Green series will wrap up with a performance from reggae/ dub group Roots Man Project from the Vacaville area. All shows are free, all-ages, start at 6 p.m. and go down at Davis Commons on the grass outside of Hot Italian in Downtown Davis. For more information, go on Facebook and search for “Summer on the Green” to find their event pages.

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The Optimistic Pessimist I see what your game is here, Mother Nature, and I think you have made your point. All winter long, the rains poured down to refill California’s rivers, lakes and reservoirs until, in some cases at least, the dams were literally bursting at the seams. The rain caused sides of mountains to slide away, taking houses, roads and pretty much everything else with them. As if that weren’t enough, once the clouds parted for the summer, the sun began its quest to burn us all up. I’ve lived in this part of California for my entire life, so I am no stranger to the heat, but this is getting ridiculous. It was 109 degrees a few Fridays back and every time I stepped outside, I felt like my skull was an oven cooking my brain inside. To make matters worse, wildfires are burning everywhere despite all the rain we just got. If you must be outside, then prepare to be baked alive; and if you stay out too long, don’t be surprised if you end up looking like a crispy duck.

Between the pouring rain and the stinging sun, it seems like we only have about two months of the year when we can actually go outside. For the rest of the year, we are trapped indoors dreaming of the day when we might be able to do something beyond the confines of our homes again. Thanks to global warming, that time inside is only going to keep growing until the water is at our doors trying to wash us away. The tides will keep rising and our homes won’t be able to protect us forever. Science fiction movies tell fantastical tales of mole people living beneath the surface of the Earth and mermaids populating the ocean depths, but what if they weren’t so far off the mark? What if we were really looking at the future of mankind? The United States backing out of the Paris Climate Agreement has all but ensured that we will continue to see both soaking winters and scorching hot summers in this part of California for the foreseeable

Below the Surface Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com future, so we are going to have to learn to live with it at some point. Seeking shelter either underground or under the sea may be our only hope of survival. Sooner or later, all of us are going to have to make a choice. Will you be a merman or a mole man? Both lifestyles offer their own advantages and disadvantages, so the choice is not as simple as it may seem. For example, seafood lovers may find themselves delighted by the virtual buffet o’ fish that the ocean has on offer, but it will be hard to eat all that delicious fish with permanent grandma hands. On the other hand, spelunkers the world round will love the wondrous sites to be seen inside their new cave homes, but getting eaten alive by a bear is a really shitty way to die. Whichever life you choose, one thing will be sure, you are going to need a pressurized suit. Evolution does not happen overnight and it certainly can’t keep pace with climate change. As we descend into the depths of the Earth, the

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Grass Valley is a cute, old mining town in the mountains, about an hour from Sacramento. The small town has a vibrant artistic and musical community, and big name acts often make the Grass Valley area a stop on their tours. The Grass Valley Veteran’s Memorial Hall Auditorium, in particular, is a venue that has featured many famous acts in the past (it’s the largest venue in the county!). This month, the Veteran’s Hall—teamed up with Grass Valley's Center for the Arts—will be presenting an exciting performance by legendary British rock band The Psychedelic Furs. The group will also be joined by a special guest, British singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock. The Psychedelic Furs are known for their multiple no. 1 singles, as well as for regularly making it into the charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand in the 1980s. The band’s song “Pretty In Pink” inspired the 1980s John Hughes movie by the same name, which is a film that has become a classic from that time. Their music is a staple on many rock and college radio stations in the United States, and many modern alternative rock and post punk bands have been heavily influenced by this group. Don’t miss your chance to see a band that has made history! Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. This is an all-ages event. Tickets start at $37 for the general public and are available online at Thecenterforthearts.org.

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We are fortunate enough to live in a community that enjoys a huge variety of foods from a multitude of cultures from around the world. Americans have adapted many fantastic dishes from other countries and turned them into everyday meals. However, there are still many foreign dishes that most of us have never tried making on our own before, so we have to go out to a restaurant in order to satisfy our cravings. Now, thanks to the cooking classes offered by the Davis Co-op, you can satisfy your craving for dumplings at any time, from the comfort of your home, without needing to go out to eat! On Aug. 5, you are invited to learn how to make enough dumplings to feed your friends, feed your family and have enough left over to stock your freezer. The class will walk you through how to make the dough from scratch, as well as several different fillings, including vegetable filling, shrimp and chicken. You will also learn how to steam dumplings, use them in soup or prepare them deep-fried as potstickers. You’ll never have to daydream about dumplings again, because by the end of this class you’ll have the knowledge and skill set to make your dreams a reality! Participants over the age of 21 will also get to enjoy a complimentary glass of wine or beer. The class starts at 2 p.m., costs $40 ($36 for DFC members) and will take place in the teaching kitchen at the Davis Coop. All ages are welcome. Pre-register online at Davisfood.coop.

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The Sacramento River Delta’s Most Famous Fruit to be Celebrated at the 2017 Pear Fair

Lake Tahoe is a popular destination for people near and far, and in the middle of summer when the valley is hot and the days are long, the cool blue waters and refreshing breezes of Tahoe provide the perfect escape. If you have the chance to visit the lake for a weekend, or even if you’re just in the area for the day, check out the schedule for the annual Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, which takes place right on the beach. The festival runs from now through Aug. 27, and includes multiple performances of one of William Shakespeare’s famous works, Love’s Labour’s Lost as well as the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Hound of the Baskervilles. You can also catch performances by the Reno Philharmonic, the Reno Jazz Orchestra, the Sierra Nevada Ballet and more as part of the connected musical Showcase Series. The festival and related events are suitable for all ages, and there’s also a free Young Shakespeare Program, specifically for children, happening in various locations around Tahoe between July 24 and Aug. 4. The majority of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival will take place on the beach at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. Tickets and the full schedule are available online at Laketahoeshakespeare.com.

It is believed that pears were grown in Europe and Asia more than 4,000 years years ago, and they have been used throughout the world since ancient times to create a variety of sweet and savory dishes, beverages and more. Ancient Romans and Greeks appreciated pears for both their flavor and their medicinal properties. Famous Greek poet Homer called pears “a gift of the gods.” If you’re a fan of this delicious and juicy fruit, be sure to make it out to the Pear Fair in the Sacramento River delta town of Courtland on Sunday, July 30. The festival will celebrate the local Bartlett pear harvest by showcasing a huge variety of pear-themed foods, as well as beer and wine, live music, arts and crafts, a parade and lots of other activities for attendees of all ages. There will also be a 5-mile run, a 10-mile run, and a kids fun run, starting at 7:30 a.m., for those who want to start the day off with some exercise by jogging through the beautiful pear orchards as the sun comes up. The Pear Fair opens at 9 a.m. and entry to the festival is free. For more information, visit Pearfair.com.

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The Freedom to Change Pallbearer Proves Practice Makes Perfect on Their Third Album, Heartless Words James Barone • Photo DIANA LEE ZADLO

ith a name like “metal,” you’d expect the heavy music genre to be a bit rigid and stubborn, and in some ways it is, but bands like Pallbearer prove that metal’s edges can be, and perhaps should be, malleable. Pallbearer’s latest album, Heartless, the band’s third full-length for Profound Lore Records, was three years in the making, and it’s clear that the time was put to good use. Heartless is as intensely technical as it is beautifully ethereal. Songs such as “Thorns” combine searing riffs with an almost airy sense of melodicism, tempering the sharp, meticulously precise edges of Pallbearer’s musicianship with a relatable feeling of anguish. According to the band’s bassist and vocalist Joseph D. Rowland, Heartless finds the band accomplishing some of the goals it set out from its inception. “I would say Heartless is the culmination of all the things we’ve been talking about for years and years, like the direction we wanted to head, which is combining the hyper melodic and tragic sounding early ‘90s doom metal stuff with basically every other kind of music we enjoy—within reason, but also without limits,” Rowland said in a recent interview with Submerge before he and the band headed to Oceania for a string of dates in Australia and New Zealand. “The way that Heartless ended up as sort of an artistic statement,” he went on to say. “It’s something that we’ve been discussing internally and honing in on for eight years now, basically since we wrote the very first music for Pallbearer … Finally, we’ve had enough practice by now from touring so much that we were able to pull it off.” After the band returns from overseas, they will embark on a string of North American dates as headliners and also in support of French metal giants Gojira. The band will kick off their tour, which will last through the waning days of summer, in Sacramento at Harlow’s. In anticipation of one of the most notable metal shows of the season, we spoke with Rowland about touring, his new album, fantasy art and bands named after places—you know, the best things in life. You’re about to embark on a string of dates in Australia and New Zealand. Is there a good metal scene in that part of the world? I would say it’s one of the best. People seem really into it. People seem to be really enthusiastic about going to shows out there. When we played Australia before, basically every show was a barn burner. It was fun.

the most energetic band on record, but the pace of the songs definitely picks up live. I think all of us leave it all on stage. We’re really trying to put a lot of ourselves into the music, so I can definitely see how that might come off as being the hype man of sorts. I have always put as much of myself physically and mentally and metaphysically into the music.

Do you find that it’s the same in the States for you guys or are the crowds different? It just depends on where we’re at. There are definitely some cities that feel almost like a party vibe instead of just a normal show. I think it has a lot to do with whether weed is legal …

I’m new to your band. Do you find that more and more people are starting to become aware of your music? Heartless has been getting great reviews, and you also just got the Best Underground Band Award from Metal Hammer a few weeks ago. Do you find that your audience is expanding now? Yeah, I do feel like it’s expanding … A lot of our early fans, I think, have started to drift away just from the fact that we’re not necessarily playing the same style of music 100 percent anymore, which is understandable. If people got into us from the sound that we started out with nine years ago, I don’t blame someone for deciding we’re going in a direction that they’re not looking for. At the same time, we’ve had aspirations of what we wanted to do musically for a long time. Some people understand that and they like the direction, and some people don’t, but I think what we’re doing now has drawn in people from a lot of different angles. It’s not just super deep underground metal fans any more. It’s people

So you guys slay it in Colorado, then? [Laughs] Yeah, and in other places. I’m a little jealous you guys are going to New Zealand, because I think they still have the Hobbit village set up from Lord of the Rings. I don’t know if we’ll have time to see that, but that would be cool. I read in a review of your latest album that you’re sort of the hype man on stage. Do you feel that that’s your role in the band when you’re playing live? Honestly, I think all of us feed off the energy the songs have live. We may not seem like we’re

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who like classic rock and prog rock and things like The Cure and Smashing Pumpkins. Like I said, I’m new to your band, but I loved Heartless. It’s cool to hear you say “without limitations,” because that’s honestly the first thing that popped into my head when I was listening to it. The songs have an expansive feel to it. “Lie of Survival” was my favorite track on the album. I was hoping you’d be able to talk about how that song came together. I was sort of the lead songwriter on that song, and I wanted to synthesize the melancholic, slightly hopeful, but mostly downcast sound that we’ve had and mix that with Asia or Toto … like if one of those bands were just really, really downtuned. Basically any band that’s named after a place—Chicago, Boston, Asia—any of those bands, if they just walked into the studio and all of their guitars were tuned to drop A instead of standard. That’s sort of what I wanted to accomplish with that. It’s funny that you say that, because all those bands that are named after places are some of my favorite bands. [Laughs] Awesome! Like, Boston is near the top. Maybe that’s why I liked the song so much. Another one is Kansas.

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“I would say Heartless is the culmination of all the things we’ve been talking about for years and years, like the direction we wanted to head, which is combining the hyper melodic and tragic sounding early ‘90s doom metal stuff with basically every other kind of music we enjoy—within reason, but also without limits.” – Pallbearer’s Joseph D. Rowland on his band’s latest album, Heartless Kansas is great. I saw an old clip of them performing live in the ‘70s or something. And I thought, wow, you can tell this is a band from before the MTV generation, because none of them are good looking, but they just kill it. That’s another example of a band that we were aspiring to be like on this record, because everybody in the band does vocals really well, and they’re, like, shredding while they’re singing perfectly. They didn’t have pitch correction back then. They didn’t even really have stage monitors or anything like that, but they were just really good. That was our motivation. I was really into dragons when I was a kid and my first exposure to Asia was seeing that awesome album cover they had of the sea serpent coming out of the water. I was looking at the covers for your band’s albums, and they sort of had a similar feel—sort of fantastical images. Are you influenced by that sort of thing outside of music, like fantasy literature or artwork or whatever? I wouldn’t say that it has a direct correlation to what we write about as a band, but as people for

sure. Like, that Boris Vallejo artwork and Roger Dean, who did all of the Yes artwork, have been a massive influence on us. Your last album, Foundations of Burden, came out in 2014, and Heartless was just earlier this year. Was there a lot of practice that went into recording these songs? We spent a ton of time either separately or at home—I don’t live where everyone else does. I live in New York City. I spent a ton of time in my bedroom practicing all the songs. In the month and a half or two months before we went into the studio … I was flying down once a month for at least a week so we could get together and run through the songs as many times as we could and make as many tweaks as we needed to before we went into the studio. And still, I wish we would have had even more time. I think we would have been able to record the record in less time had we had even more time to get everything absolutely perfect. There were parts that I had to keep playing over and over in the studio, because they’re fucking hard.

The rest of the guys still live in Arkansas? As of right now, we’re pretty spread out. The other guys [Brett Campbell (vocals/guitar) and Devin Holt (guitar)] live in Little Rock, and Mark [Lierly, drums] relocated to Denver. Does that make things more challenging? Honestly, being spread out helped us focus a lot more intently, because the time we had together was limited. That meant that every moment was of the essence. I think it ended up being a beneficial thing. We’ll see, going forward, but I don’t see it becoming an issue.

Catch Pallbearer (with special guests) live at Harlow’s on July 29 for what is sure to be a mind-warping performance. This is a 21-and-over only show. Tickets are $16 in advance and can be purchased online at Harlows.com. Doors will open at 8 p.m.

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Make Me Stronger Butterscotch Focuses on Fulfillment Words Josh Fernandez Photo jason sinn

hen Butterscotch plopped down in my dining room, I noticed she was wearing a Tupac shirt, which shot me back to the ‘90s, when everyone was like, “Keep it real.” Remember that? No? That’s because you’re 12-years-old. Well, let me tell you a little something about the old days: They were stupid, and when people said “keep it real,” what they actually meant was, “Look mad as fuck and wear Timberland boots,” which led to entire suburban school districts full of kids who thought they were Tupac. But here’s the thing, not even Tupac was the cartoonish version of Tupac. Tupac Amaru Shakur was a poet, an artist, a dancer, a revolutionary and a thinker. In an interview from 1988, the 17-year-old said, “Ain’t no secret, the world is in bad shape. So we have to do a lot of good things.” It’s a beautiful thing for a teenager to say. I’m always reminded that the reason people love Tupac isn’t because he wore bandanas and spat at cameras (OK, no, I actually love that shit); people love him because of his complexity, his commitment to intellect, and even his hypocrisy. Tupac was nothing if not authentic. He truly wanted to make the world a better place, and it wasn’t until people got in his way that he tried to destroy them. He was the perfect image of a beautifully imperfect human. P e ac e , l ov e , a n d p os i t i v i t y That’s why I’m always excited to talk with Antoinette Clinton, known by most as Butterscotch, who seems to be in the midst of some sort of self-awakening, on the brink of becoming not just a musician, but a leader. Over a glass of water (half full), she speaks candidly about the past several years since she was a finalist on America’s Got Talent, how she’s had to make difficult choices and her recent quest to find an authentic artistic self, a distinct path that will allow her to change the world on her own terms without having to bow to the god of mass appeal. “For 10 years, it’s been, ‘She was on America’s Got Talent!’ and I’m just like, ahhh, I’m more than that!” While she’s kidding, I imagine that kind of thing—being pigeonholed as a one-dimensional reality show character—can really be frustrating, especially since the guitarand-piano-playing, beatboxing-and-rapping virtuoso has been working hard to gift the world with her grand artistic gestures. “I fully feel who I am and what I’m supposed to do and my purpose. It’s to inspire and I know that a lot of people have gone through the same things as me and it’s to give motivation and purpose to others and to encourage them to keep going,” she says. “And also just to make them feel good.”

She also understands that in order to make fans happy, she has to be happy, too. “I’m trying to do more things that not only help me grow, but that are fun and that inspire me. I’ve done corporate stuff which pays really well, but it doesn’t feed the soul,” she says. “I’m trying to do more soul-fulfilling events.” Na r r a t i v e s While she’s been out as a gay woman for about 10 years, Butterscotch wasn’t always super open about it. She never hid the fact that she was gay; she simply didn’t talk about it. “It’s not easy when the majority of the world is judging you and you have to be super comfortable and confident to know that’s who you are,” she says. She recently performed at SF Pride and will perform at DTLA Proud Festival at the end of August, and her single “Accept Who I Am” marks a sort of turn in her career where she is not

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simply “out,” she’s claiming her sexuality and drawing a line in the sand in the name of LGBTQ people. The second verse of the song is where shit gets heated: “It’s none of your business if I’ve slept with a woman or a man/ Frankly I don’t give a damn what you think, I’m a freak, what I do in the sheets, doesn’t concern you, I don’t/ understand, why you care so much, why do you people stare so much, why you point and glare so much,/ Like you’re the one to judge/ Living your fucked up life you can’t get enough.” Damn.

Her latest single “We Are All We Got” is equally as civic-minded, with an attention to human connection and a call to spread your narrative throughout the world, even if that narrative causes discomfort. “We’re told that we’re ugly because we’re black or we’re told that we’re sinful because we’re gay, and people have committed suicide for these reasons, so we have to celebrate ourselves to appreciate ourselves,” she says. “It’s more important than ever to share our stories.”

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I’d probably buy some bigass sunglasses, quit my job, move to Los Angeles and never speak to normal people again. But since Butterscotch has a highly functioning brain, she is able to weigh each opportunity with the help of her girlfriend, who asks a simple question: “Would you be proud of it?” It was this question that led Butterscotch to pass on the opportunity to appear on Showtime at the Apollo. If it’s just for exposure, and not contributing to the nourishment of soul, she won’t do it.

Th e A G T cu r s e I have a feeling that no matter where she goes, Butterscotch will always be the one from America’s Got Talent, which is why she’s wary about the many offers she’s received to be on other televised talent competition shows. “I’ve been approached several times. I don’t want to be known as that,” she says. But that doesn’t mean you’ll never see her on TV again. “If it was about music and would focus on my story, then sure,” she says. “The only thing is that people thrive on drama, so it would have to be carefully crafted. But I’m a pretty open person.” Butterscotch pauses. “Well, semi-open,” she says, laughing. This careful weighing of opportunities (“I’m not that much into astrology, but I’m a Libra. I weigh everything,” she says) is something that’s foreign to someone like me, a garbage human born with zero self-control (I’m a Gemini). If someone offered me a reality show, SubmergeMag.com

I n d us t r y r u l e No . 4 , 0 8 0 … “It’s a rough industry,” Butterscotch says about showbiz. “Fortunately, I’m pretty good at networking.” This talent has led her to perform at the Hatch conference in Montana, where creative professionals (filmmakers, artists, entrepreneurs, the guy who created Siri, etc.) gathered to listen to each other talk and to trade ideas. Her knack for networking also led to one of my favorite Butterscotch appearances, her 2016 talk at the Peace of Mind Storytellers event, where she addressed mental health issues and how art helped her overcome some serious shit. “I used to cut my arms all the time. It was a deep and dark time for me,” she said in front of the crowd. She talked about how music saved her life, but also how she had mentors that told her she should stay in the closet, that she “should get a fake boyfriend.” She fell into a deep state of depression and wondered if music was the way. “I wanted to shave my head and move to Spain,” she joked. Her willingness to spread her narrative with grace and humor and to commit her life to assisting others has helped her deal with her own demons. “In the end, it’s just like, fuck it,” she says, “so you might as well love your life and do what’s best for you.” It’s exciting to fathom what’s next in Butterscotch’s quest toward self-fulfillment. No doubt she’ll extend her generosity toward youth who need it the most: the depressed, the unsure, the outsiders, the outcasts, the humans who feel like they need a purpose and can’t find one. For these souls, Butterscotch offers a bit of advice: “Find your support system, whether it be a teacher, a friend, a family member, there’s always going to be someone out there who does understand and people that will help, even if it’s me,” she says. “You can reach out to me.” That’s real.

Catch Butterscotch at the Girls Rock Sacramento Benefit Concert presented by the California Women’s Music Festival on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Ace of Spades, located at 1417 R. St. in Sacramento. General admission tickets for the show, which also features new wave mainstays Missing Persons and an array of local acts, are available in advance for $25 at Cwmusicfest.com or Aceofspadessac.com.

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Freed from the Real

Miles Toland Taps Into Rich Dreamscapes in His Latest Exhibit Words Andy Garcia

f you caught a minivan pulling up to the Warehouse Artist Lofts on Thursday and thought, “Who is this earthy motherfucker?” there is a strong chance it was Miles Toland. Especially if it was between 3:30

and 4 p.m., because that’s when I was standing outside thinking that.

So where has graffiti played into where you are or your style in general? Well, my introduction to art really started through graffiti in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when I was a teenager. So it was all about letter structure, form and flow, how different parts of the letter fit together with the other. So the letterforms and the typeface I use in Dreamer kind of derived from that origin, but mixed with the Asian influence of Sanskrit, and also the cholo, calligraffiti style of the West Coast.

The New Mexico native has re-situated himself in Grass Valley and has quickly caught traction within the local arts community. His current show, Dreamer, opened July 7 at 1810 Gallery. He is also participating in the Wide Open Walls mural festival in August, alongside some interesting picks like Micah Crandall-Bear, and one of Sacramento’s most-sought-after muralists, Jose Di Gregorio. Toland’s previous shows and extensive traveling throughout India have helped him become a versatile artist. His work translates fluidly from canvas to bare concrete walls alongside street food vendors. His work in Dreamer fills each frame with billows of vapor that writhe through and around human forms. Patterns and elemental shapes morph into human forms, quickly allowing the viewer to get lost in a space between the physical world and an ethereal plane. All of these pieces utilize some letter structures inspired by Toland’s

Who were some of your local influences in that area? My biggest connection was to the TNR crew, a couple of those writers took me under their wing and showed me a lot of techniques and tactics to use in graffiti. Perish, Furious and Hick were the most influential letter styles for me. They kind of have a diverse range among those three people.

Flippin' Jimmy | AMC's Better Call Saul | Acrylic on Faux Concrete | 2015 How has graffiti influenced the way you approach art in general? I’d say that graffiti has kept me humble and more in it for the sake of art. I, like, definitely have a foot in the fine art world, and the street art world, and the festival world. The street art world has kept me a little more down to do something for the sake of doing it, and not necessarily making a profit. Finding a really cool wall or abandoned space that seems like it could benefit from my own artistic input. It’s kept me more lighthearted and humble. So how did the Better Call Saul thing come about? It’s just such a random thing to catch in an episode and wonder where that piece comes from or the process involved in getting art as part of setting the scene in a pivotal point in the season. My friend was connected to the interior designing on Better Call Saul, and she gave them my contact. It’s open to interpretation, but I think in the context of the show, it was someone slipping. In the context

that it was originally painted, which was in India, it was someone in this geometric abduction, whose body was dissolving into this harmonic, geometric grid, and it was more like playing with this idea of, are they falling or floating, or exploding or imploding, and kind of creating this state of euphoria and transcendence where you forget who you are and your identity, and you dissolve into this different substance. Are there moments that you have found through using psychedelics that have brought transcendental moments, and does that influence your art? Totally. Yeah and I like finding it through the avenue of hallucinogens and breath-work and meditations. I think there are so many facets to dreamlife, which is what this show is about, it’s called Dreamer, and it’s about accessing the pineal gland, and dissolving into different dreamscapes. I think that there are a lot of parallels where you forget who you are, and you go into these psychedelic realms.

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engagement in graffiti as an adolescent growing up in Santa Fe. Bold letter strokes in a style born both out of hand-styles and Sanskrit writing collide with a soft, dusty palette of colors and patterns. This collision allows the viewer to wander around in the different opacities, before landing on saturated, fine line-work. The faces seem to evaporate like Marty McFly in Back to the Future, while motifs and geometric patterning re-emerge into the void. After walking around asking strangers in the parking lot if they were Miles Toland, I took a peek into the 1810 Gallery before we lined up some shots and beers and talked about his art, dreaming and hallucinogens for a while. (Another note: He literally sold a piece as we were sitting at the bar. Like, it wasn’t even done or open yet, it was only on the wall for the 30 minutes we had been talking, and he sold one. It was awesome.)

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“I think there are so many facets to dreamlife, which is what this show is about, it’s called Dreamer, and it’s about accessing the pineal gland, and dissolving into different dreamscapes. I think that there are a lot of parallels where you forget who you are, and you go into these psychedelic realms.” – Miles Toland on the influence hallucinogens have had on his work.

Blackbird | Beatles’ ashram | Rishikesh, India | 2016 Were you out in India partly to see the Beatles’ ashram or did that opportunity materialize on your trip? I started going around in India, and painting at different places, and ended up meeting a couple, that invited me out to paint the Beatles’ ashram. They had been painting there for a number of years, and they invited me to come out there and paint it. That was a huge milestone to me, because we had as much time as we wanted to create. They had given permission to me to paint what I wanted.

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Where do you feel like you are going from right here? I have short-term projects that are keeping my trajectory pretty focused. But beyond half a year, I am pretty open. What about your van, how much longer do you expect that to last? [Laughs] I’m terrified of how long my van is going to last me, because I’m so attached to it. This van has been my home away from home. I just did a three-week-long road trip across the Southwest with my girlfriend. It’s big enough that it can hold all my art stuff and my girlfriend’s stuff and then still comfortably sleep in there. I’m hoping it will last as long as I need it to, but it’s got over 200,000 miles on it. I keep having nightmares that I’m fixing my car. Do you ever have nightmares about your teeth falling out? Yes. Actually, I’ve had dreams the opposite, where my two front teeth are growing exponentially fast.

That teeth thing at the end kind of freaked us out … Nevertheless, you should totally check out Miles Toland’s show Dreamer at 1810 Gallery (1810 12th St., Sacramento). For more info, go to Facebook. com/1810gallery. You can also see Toland’s mural work as part of Wide Open Walls, which will take place Aug. 10–20. For more on that event, go to Wow916.com.

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Probably a lot of drunk fans, too? Oh, once in a while people are over-served. I saw you a couple years back … Was I over-served [laughs]? No! But it’s a very intimate performance. There’s no stage, you’re just at floor level. People are dancing like elbow’s distance from you. They bump right into you. It’s a nice immersive, intimate, cozy experience. It can go where you’re just playing there for a few people, and you’re wondering what you’re even doing there, then all of the sudden there’s a great crowd and everyone’s dancing and digging it and the whole thing comes alive!

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Blues Veteran Terry Hanck Gears Up for His 18th Consecutive Year at the California State Fair Words Robert Berry Photo above Andy Amyx | live photos melissa welliver

or all of its deep fried thrill ride aromatic livestock goodness, the California State Fair can turn into an oppressive oven of exhaustion with no shelter or escape. So when you find the shaded haven of the Blues and Brews stage for relief from the heat and sobriety, what a consistent treat it is to see Terry Hanck and his band playing the blues for you. July 14, will start his 18th consecutive year playing here, and with 14 days a season and three sets a night, that’s more than 700 different performances to date. The 72-year-old veteran saxophonist has been playing for 50 years and has performed with Elvin Bishop, Etta James and his own band all over the world during that time. A fixture on the fair circuit in many cities, Hanck is a reliable staple of the California State Fair. He may not get the billing of the big music acts and cover bands that are brought in each year, but his music excellence and intimate floor-level performances have been a consistent reward at the fair for many. Poetically, I met with Terry Hanck on a 108-degree day in Sacramento and our original meeting point was closed, so we walked to Tapa The World for the interview instead. Just days before, someone had stolen his saxophone and computer from his car, but his optimism and enthusiasm was not dampened a bit.

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How did your sax get stolen? I stopped at a place in Oakland’s Chinatown, a place I've been going to for about 40 years. I was only in there for about a half hour, and they had broken in the side window. They got my briefcase and my horn. It’s my second horn, but it’s worth just as much money. My mouthpiece of over 50 years was in there. Tell me about a mouthpiece that you’ve had that long. Why is it important? That’s the one that I started playing on, and I’ve never looked at another mouthpiece. I bought it to look cool. I wanted to look like a jazz guy [laughs]. I didn’t know what I was doing. But over the years that’s become my sound. Now I’m in “Can’t Get My Sound Purgatory.” I’m looking at it positively. Maybe I’ll find something I like better. I’ve had friends that are really helpful and guys that have collections of them they’ll sell me. Everybody’s been really helpful. How important is the mouthpiece to your sound and style? It’s very important. The mouthpiece is half of your sound. But I will persevere.

So you’re coming up on your 18th year at the California State Fair? [Laughs] Yeah, this will be my 18th year here in Sacramento. It goes by so fast. We do 17 days straight. We’re doing the Pleasanton Fair now, and that’s 20 days. Then there’s two weeks at the Sonoma County Fair. The whole series takes us from the middle of June to the middle of August. Well with fairs and even our local music venues, you see more and more cover bands booked. I know people like the nostalgia that goes with that, and it clearly sells tickets, but it’s interesting to see how that’s evolved. This year seems to be a better mix of established acts at the fair, though. It behooves them to throw down for good music. It brings people to the fair. We have people tell us all of the time that “this is the best thing at the fair!” People even come in after seeing the big shows and tell us we were better. So you have people that come back every year to see you. Oh yeah. We have a lot of loyal fans.

What do you like about the fair shows compared to a more traditional venue? It’s not just a blues crowd, so it forces you to entertain people. They’re there to be entertained. But it’s convenient. We have our own rooms next to the fair, so you’re not driving hundreds of miles a day, checking into hotels, doing sound checks. Once it’s set up, you’re in the groove. You get a new crowd coming to see you every night. It’s a great way to get new fans. Oh yeah, we make a lot of connections. Once in awhile you’ll be in a different part of the world and run into someone who says, “I saw you at the fair.” What I like about listening to your stuff and the blues in general, is that it’s so familiar, but so many different takes on it. There’s all of these distinct areas and movements where these different styles came from. They’re all completely different. You’ve got the Delta blues, which is mostly guitar, the Hill sound which is mostly string instruments, New Orleans with the horns and the Jump blues from Kansas City with the whole piano thing. Then you have the Delta guys going up into the city for the Chicago sound and it becomes electrified. So many distinct sounds and styles.

I think sometimes people just forget how much they love the blues. It’s not in your face on the radio, but then you see a live performance and you remember how great it is. It never really goes out of style. It’s always just kind of there. Well, blues is just a word. When music moves you it moves you. What’s one of your most rewarding experiences? That’s a tough question. I don’t know exactly. It could be any one night where I play something and think, “Man, that was really it, that was fun!” I’ve been fortunate to play with some great artists. In the ‘80s I played with a band in Berkeley that was the house band at Larry Blake’s. Most of that band became Robert Cray’s band. We backed up Etta James. I just stayed out of her way and played the best I could. I got a live recording of her years later singing “I’d Rather Go Blind” and I put that on and started to cry because it was so good and moving. When you’re playing the saxophone, there’s that moment where the song gets frenetic and there’s that super high-pitched squealing that sounds so amazing. What do you call that? That’s altissimo. You’re playing fake fingering above the normal register of the horn. You’re trying to get the note. In the old days you’d bite the reed and make it squeal, but now with the metal mouthpieces you can’t do that, so you have to do it for real. It took me a long time to get up there. Junior Walker was a major influence on that. In the ‘70s, everything was so loud and everyone was playing rock so I had to come up with something that would cut through. The mellow stuff would get buried and you wouldn’t hear it. It really gives you that “Wow! What’s going on?” feeling. People either like it a lot of they’re like, “Why are you playing that note?” I have friends that when I tell them I can’t get the high note on a song they say, “GREAT!” [Laughs] Hey, thanks a lot! But yeah, you gotta use it sparingly and at the right time.

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You taught yourself how to play the saxophone. That seems pretty difficult to figure out. I took a few lessons, but it didn’t sink in. I ended up just figuring it out. When I was 21, I knew nothing about music, just what I liked and what I heard, so I figured out my own system. Is it hard to keep from eating too much fair food? I don’t eat much of that at all. There’s a Mexican place next to

where we play that’s actually good. I like to eat before we go, though. I don’t like to eat when I’m playing. So deep-fried Oreos aren’t the best pre saxophone meal? We actually have a song called “Deep Fried Twinkies” as a tribute to the fair. It’s got livestock sounds and cows in it. Do you have my album? I listened to it on Spotify. I listen to music on YouTube. I know I shouldn’t, though.

Oh, they pay them. Most of the people I listen to on YouTube are dead. What dead people have you enjoyed recently? I’m really getting into female singers from the swing era. I like Anita O’Day. She called herself a song stylist. She performed—not scat, it was called vocalese. Other singers like King Pleasure and Annie Ross [editor’s note: Annie Ross is still alive, aged 86, and still gigging live!] did that, too.

Anita was the best of all of them. I love her voice. I loved the women that didn’t over sing with a sensual reserved phrasing. Are you getting new fans from streaming services like Spotify? A lot more people can discover you now. I get like 1 cent here and there from them. Nowadays there’s so much out there, they aren’t gonna discover some 72-yearold guy. Nobody’s gonna say “The kids will love him!” But

this is the problem, getting to more listeners. I don’t have my finger on that pulse. You just keep hammering away at it. You never know, but I’ve been around long enough to know that anything is possible. The main aim is to do what you love and make a living at it. Do you still love it? Of course. I’m just scratching the surface. The older I get, the more I realize I don’t know anything. You just keep trying to get better and better.

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Issue 244 • July 17 – July 31, 2017

We All Scream for Ice Cream

Ex-the Eatery Chef Jess Milbourn Reinvents Himself with Devil May Care Words Ronnie Cline Photos Kevin Fiscus

he scorching summer days are upon us, and with the temperature constantly lingering in the high 90s, thoughts of ice cream often consume my mind. Thankfully there’s Devil May Care, a new ice cream shop in West Sacramento. With their small batch ice cream and one-ofa-kind floats, Devil May Care is quickly becoming a go-to spot during these dog days of summer. Sure, there are many places in the area where you can get your ice cream fix, but how many of them source their ingredients from local farms, neighbor’s yards and the occasional river bank? Devil May Care’s owner, Jess Milbourn, is no stranger to supplying tasty bites to West Sacramento. Milbourn was co-owner and chef of The Eatery, which was located on the opposite side of the city. After a little time away from the food scene, Milbourn was eager to jump back in, so with a little less stress and a little more rock ‘n’ roll, he rallied friends and family to join in on the fun. “With any restaurant you have around 20 people, so you’re not going to have a tight-knit group like we do here,” said Milbourn. “Here the entire staff works together quite often and there’s a lot of cooperation between making and serving the ice cream.” When talking to Milbourn, it is easy to see why he keeps choosing to open businesses in West Sacramento. “I’ve been here forever, I grew up in the Rio Linda/Elverta area, but my grandmother lived on 6th Street here in West Sac the whole time,” Milbourn said. “My cousins all lived out here too. I was here every weekend. We knew we wanted to be in West Sacramento, we didn’t know that this area was going to develop like it did, but we really like this area and what it was becoming.” As we continued our conversation, it became evident that Devil May Care is not just an ice cream shop, but already a community staple.

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How long after the Eatery closed did you get the itch to return to the food business? I bounced around a little bit doing freelance catering and it got to the point that I was two years out of The Eatery and I was like, “OK, do I want to get back into the restaurant business? Do I want to reopen The Eatery, do I want to open something else?” What made you go the ice cream route? I started to think about it realistically. I would be 45 years old jumping back into a 70-, 80-, 100-hour workweek. It just becomes a huge time commitment, a huge drain. I’ve got family, I’ve got other things I want to do now. I totally understand why you see 28-year-old chefs diving into it and doing it. I did it myself, but now I’m older and it wouldn’t be good for anybody involved. So we started looking into what was next—I say we because my wife is involved heavily of course—and we decided we wanted to go the retail route. So from there, the focus became ice cream. Have you made ice cream professionally before Devil May Care? I made ice cream for restaurants before, but never in a commercial setting. I can’t just make a gallon for a garnish of one dessert; it’s a different process. So I started by doing a lot of research and a lot of reading. I’m making 90 to 100 gallons of ice cream a week, so it’s a much different scenario than what I’ve been used to. That seems like it would be a fun challenge. Were you nervous when you first started? No, I love the fact that—even though I went to culinary school and have cooked forever—with something like this all of my professional training is gone. I’m starting from square one. I’ve never made ice cream consistently enough to be very well versed. I took this kind of weird turn professionally and I think you can find a lot of people doing that now. You just have to find the thing that you think is interesting and share your story. That’s what I’m doing when I’m sharing ice cream with people. I can tell from Devil May Care’s Facebook live videos that you’re a big music fan. I love music. I love rock music and all that comes from it. I don’t want to say we have rock ‘n’ roll ice cream or anything like that, but we’re trying to be a little fun … I don’t want to say [we’re] edgy because it’s ice cream, but we do stupid things sometimes, and we take risks, and we’re silly, we’re a little bit reckless and overall we just like to have fun. It sounds like the ice cream business is a lot less stressful and a lot more fun than owning a traditional restaurant. Yeah, I don’t want to have the stress that’s associated with a restaurant anymore. This has its own kind of stress. We’re still running a business, but at the end of the day, we’re making ice cream. Many of your ice creams are seasonal and rotate frequently. How do you decide what kind of ice cream you’re going to make that week? We don’t know what we are going to make until we start planning on Sundays. My ratio consultant comes in Sunday nights and we talk about what we want to do for the week. SubmergeMag.com

You turn to the farmers markets for some of your ingredients. Do you try to keep everything as local as possible? The West Sac farmers market is only once a month now, so we don’t get to go to that one as much, but we go whenever it’s happening. I use a couple local farms, like Kingfisher Farm in Winters that’s growing strawberries right now. It’s not always that way though. We rely heavily on Produce Express. We’re doing a P.O.G. (passion fruit, orange, guava) sorbet right now and I’m not able to get local passion fruit and guava, but we source local whenever we can. What are some of your favorite flavors? We did a chamomile kumquat ice cream recently; it was a perfect combination of flavors, and luckily we nailed it the first time! The kumquats came from a guy that lives right over here in an old West Sac neighborhood. He brought us in, like, 20 pounds of kumquats! And we picked the chamomile from right off the river bank. It’s neat because there’s this hyper local connection for me. I grew up here and remember picking chamomile with my grandma all of the time, so there’s this sentimental feeling I get about that ice cream. It’s clear that the community has been very supportive, but how has it been working the city of West Sacramento? I hear the city is really supportive when it comes to small businesses. Yeah, they are open to new businesses, but even more than that, they’re actively involved in making it happen. Every city councilmember, the mayor and people in the city offices are so supportive and easy to work with. Looking back to when we opened The Eatery, it was my first time going through any of it and I couldn’t have imagined doing it was an easier group of people. The city is super easy to work with and everyone is very supportive. Not just in helping business happen but creating a business environment too. What does the future hold for you and Devil May Care? Right now, the goal is to expand the ability to produce more ice cream, so moving to an industrial park somewhere to be able to make more ice cream more efficiently. I don’t think that this shop will sustain a standalone production facility, so concurrently I would like to open another shop like this. In the immediate future, I would like to just expand the menu. That’s the biggest thing that we want to do right now. I would also like to start making milkshakes. We can make novelty items, we just don’t have the capacity to do them all of the time. They are so much fun to make and people love them! And in a really cool world, I would like to develop a cone that looks exactly like the logo. That would be a neat thing! I would love to focus on the innovation and novelty stuff a lot more, but really I just want to make good ice cream.

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7.17 Monday

Antiquite Maison Privee Jacam Manricks Quartet, 7 p.m. Blue Lamp Salem’s Bend, War Cloud, Shotgun Sawyer, 8 p.m. Cal Expo Lita Ford, 8 p.m. The Colony F.O.L., Slutzville, Jesus & the Dinosaurs, Captain Cutiepie, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Goldfield DigiTour, 5:30 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. Press Club Emo Night Sacramento LIVE!, 7 p.m.

7.18 Tuesday

Blue Lamp Monkey, Sacto Storytellers, Franks & Deans, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Golden 1 Center Bruno Mars, Jabbawockeez, 8 p.m. Golden Bear For the Heads w/ DJ Nocturnal, 10 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 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 p.m. Press Club Revolt, 8 p.m. Sol Collective The Experiment, 5 p.m. Torch Club Richard March, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ware Blues Band, 8 p.m. Vernon Street Town Square (Roseville) Locked and Loaded, Terry Sheets, 5 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Nashville Night w/ Side-Wheeler String Band, 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. Press Club Brain Freeze! All Sugary Pop Hits w/ DJs Shaun Slaughter and Adam Jay, 9 p.m. Shine Speak Out! Sacramento Open Mic, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Albert Simpson, 5:30 p.m.; Elvis Cantu, 9 p.m.

7.20 thursday

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Wild Iris, 5 p.m. Blue Lamp Beerlords, Atombomb, Straight Through, 9 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Club Car (Auburn) Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Colony For The Likes Of You, Dead Crown, Whitewolf, Alcoholic Sex Detonation, The Last Titan, 6 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Jazz Night at the Crocker: Sandy Cressman, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 Kill Paris, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Chicken & Dumpling, 8 p.m. Goldfield Casey Donahew, 7 p.m. Harlow’s Thunder Cover, 7 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Urban Pioneers, Fortunate Few, 8 p.m. Historic Old Folsom Twilight Thursday Summer Concert Series w/ Taylor Chicks, 7:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Straight Shooter, 9:30 p.m. Press Club The Band Ice Cream, Lather Machine, John Stinere, 8 p.m. Shady Lady Harley White Jr. Orchestra, 9 p.m. Shine Sac’s Coolest Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Stone Vintage Music Boutique Stone Songwriter Showcase, 7 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Sam Ravenna, 9 p.m.

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Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Club Car (Auburn) The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. The Colony Los Caídos Argentina, NDN Giver Stktn, Sutzville, Las Pulgas, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

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The Band Room (Placerville) What Rough Beast, Instagon, Sir Corduroy, 8 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Sourdough Slim and Robert Armstrong, 5 p.m. Blue Lamp Urban Waste, Wastewalker, Since We Were Kids, 8:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Face the Horizon, St. Ashbury, Occupy the Trees, The Spotless Mind, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial An Atomic Whirl, Saliva Tribe, TSA, XTom HanX, Hawaii Fi, 6:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park w/ Joy and Madness, Ideateam, Mikey LP & The Krooks, Joseph ONE, 5 p.m. The Colony Phantom Witch, Elektrix, AGE (At God’s End), 24Gore, Fell, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon EZ Street Band, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Triples 7’s, Sly Park, 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. Harlow’s The Sword, Big Jesus, 8:30 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Israel Houghton and New Breed, Anthony Brown and Group Therapy, The Katinas, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Loose Engines, Slatern V, The Ramblin Years, 9 p.m. Opera House Saloon (Roseville) Disco Revolution, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Led Kaapana, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub The Young Fables, 8 p.m.; Vokab Kompany, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Big Bad Boogie Rock, 9:30 p.m. Red Museum Sac LadyFest: Madison Paige, Monster Treasure, Dolores 5000, Las Pulgas, Temple K Kirk, Krista Bautista, Nonbinaryoks (Library of Musiclandria), 6 p.m. Shady Lady SwitchBladeTrio, 9 p.m. Shine First Fest Benefit Show w/ House of Mary, Sparks Across Darkness, Vinnie Guidera, Hosted by Cory Barringer, 8 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub DJ Night, 9 p.m. Torch Club Jimmy Pailer Band, 5:30 p.m.; Big Earl & The Cryin Shame, 9 p.m. The Trocadero Club (Roseville) Groundwave, 6 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Band in the Beer Hall: Band Mask, 7 p.m.

7.22 Saturday

Ace of Spades IAMSU, 7 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. What’s Left, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Exposure Night: Young Mezzy and More, 8:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Perfect Score, Common Grounds, Tides of Tomorrow, Average League, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino The Lettermen, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Blasphemous Creation, Space Vacation, Nexdeus, Wandern, Blackrose, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Wavy w/ DJ Eddie Z and Guests, 10 p.m. The Colony Frack!, Abolitionist, The Polyorchids, 30 Second Band, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Code Blue, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Diva Kings, Loose Engines, 9 p.m. Golden 1 Center Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, 6 p.m. Luna’s Cafe The Big Poppy, Moody Slough, Max Vanklyke, 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium The Seven Sounds Band, 6 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Through The Roots, Thrive!, Sun Dried Vibes, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m. Old Ironsides Sly Boots, Jet Black Popes, Dr. Striker, 9 p.m. On The Y Swamp Witch, Body Void, Defecrator, Cura Cochino, Chrome Ghost, 8 p.m. Opera House Saloon (Roseville) Locked-N-Loaded, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub GrooveLine, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Superbad, 10 p.m. Red Museum Sac LadyFest: Write or Die, Sunhaze, Crude Studs, Sirena Victima, Dying For It, Overstate, DJ Dark Star, 6 p.m. Sauced BBQ & Spirits Gary Blodgett and Big Trouble, 9:30 p.m. Shady Lady Enoeca, 9 p.m. Shine Working Man’s Blues Band, Andrea De Luca, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Kendra McKinley, Kelly McFarling, 9:30 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Cheeseballs, 9 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Tesla, The Greg Golden Band, 7 p.m. Torch Club Loose Engines, 5:30 p.m.; The Sextones, 9 p.m.

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Berryessa Brewing Co. Boca Do Rio, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Dead Heavens, 3:30 p.m.; Heartsounds, Estern Settings, Bastards of Young, VVomen (Album Release), 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino The Lettermen, 4 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Acoustic Sundaze w/ Two Peace, 3 p.m. Golden 1 Center Daryl Hall and John Oates, Tears for Fears, 6 p.m. Harlow’s Patrick Landeza, 5:30 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. Powerhouse Pub Val Starr and the Blues Rocket (CD Release), Daniel Castro, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Kenny Frye, 1 p.m. Shady Lady A. A. Groove Project, 9 p.m. Sol Collective Synthphonik: Open Beat Session Hosted by The Philharmonik, 8 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m. Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (Grass Valley) The Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock, 8 p.m.

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7.24 monday

Blue Lamp The Spotlight: Open Mic, 9 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. Press Club The Randy Savages, The Moans, The Enlows, The O’Mulligans, 10 p.m.

7.25 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Lil Pump, 7 p.m. Blue Lamp The Scene, 9 p.m. Crest Theatre Colin Hay, San Miguel, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Golden Bear For the Heads w/ DJ Nocturnal, 10 p.m. Goldfield Life in 24 Frames, The Life and Times, Skylis, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Jared & The Mill, Kolars, 6:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Robert Cray Band, Michael Ray, 7:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Torch Club Matt Rainey, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m. Vernon Street Town Square (Roseville) Pablo Cruise, 5 p.m.

7.26 wednesday

Ace of Spades Trevor Hall, Ethan Tucker, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Demonsmoke, Endless Yawn, No Room In Hell and More, 8 p.m. The Club Car (Auburn) 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. Harlow’s The Iguanas from New Orleans, 6 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Press Club Emo Night, 8 p.m. Shady Lady Musical Mash Up, 9 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.; Jeramy Norris, 9 p.m.

7.27 Thursday

Ace of Spades Maxi Priest, 7:30 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Hide, Screature, Silence in the Snow, 8:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Subtlety, Dearheart, Lost Things, Swing Away, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial Bookmobile, Captain Cutiepie, Lightweight, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Club Car (Auburn) Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Colony Opposition Rising, Rum Rebellion, Class System, Dead Weight, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose According to Bazooka, 8 p.m. Golden 1 Center John Mayer, 7 p.m. Goldfield Walker McGuire, 7 p.m. Harlow’s Flamin’ Groovies, Matt Hollywood and the Bad Feelings, 7 p.m. Historic Old Folsom Twilight Thursday Summer Concert Series w/ Jax Hammer, 7:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Grub Dog’s Thursday Dance Party feat. Pine Street Ramblers, 8 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Bill Kirchen & Jimmie Dale Gilmore w/ Bobby Black, Blackie Farrell, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Bubba & the Boys, 9:30 p.m. Press Club Slumped, Snuggle, Mea Culpa, 8 p.m. Shady Lady Hot City, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Nicki Bluhm, 7 p.m. Blue Lamp Pato Banton, One Sharp Mind, DJ Cherry Baby, 8:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Tim Thurman & the Midnight Railway, Dust in My Coffee, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. The Colony Free Candy, Double Skeleton, Hatteras, Knockout, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon The Sock Monkey, 9:30 p.m. The Falls Event Center (Elk Grove) A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ball w/ Villn, M-Pact, Chango and More, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Old Cotton Dreary, Who & the What Now, 9 p.m. Golden 1 Center Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Devin Dawson, 6 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 Myles Parrish, 7 p.m. Harlow’s Night Moves (Bob Seger Tribute), 5:30 p.m. Harveys Lake Tahoe Jack Johnson, 7 p.m. John Natsoulas Center for the Arts Bill Scholer, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Absinthe Quartet, What Rough Beast, The Big Poppies, 9 p.m. Opera House Saloon (Roseville) Fleetwood Mask, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Cherry Bomb, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Night Fever, 9:30 p.m. The Sacramento Gateway Cover Me Badd, 7 p.m. Sauced BBQ & Spirits Bobby Zoppi and the Corduroys, 9:30 p.m. Shine Air for Ants, Light World and More, 8 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub DJ Night, 9 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Sublime with Rome, Magic!, 7 p.m. Torch Club Jimmy Pailer, 5:30 p.m.; The Golden Cadillacs, Milk Farm, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Band in the Beer Hall: The Pikeys, 6 p.m.

7.29 Saturday

Ace of Spades SOB X RBE, OMB Peezy, Lil Sheik, Young Pinch, 7 p.m. Blue Lamp Fever! Disco Party feat. DJs Cantos, Billy Lane, Alex H’Dez, Nick Cecchi, AnaAnalog Disko, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Andre Nickatina, 7:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Jessa Zaragoza, Dingdong & Jayda Avanzado, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Wavy w/ DJ Eddie Z and Guests, 10 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Torch Club Ray Copeland, 5:30 p.m.; Patrice Pike Band, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Band in the Beer Hall: The Funichellos, 6 p.m.

7.30 Sunday

Ace of Spades David Allan Coe, Art Mulcahy & Roadside Flare, 6:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Aurellius the Saint & the Inner Circle Band, Spillatay, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Live Band Karaoke, 5 p.m. Cafe Colonial ISW, Sitting and Waiting, Hammerbombs, 8 p.m. Community Center Theater Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, 7:30 p.m. Crest Theatre MC Magic, Amanda Perez, Nu Flavor, Sophia Maria, 5 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Fairytale Town The Cat and the Fiddle Music Festival, 11 a.m. Golden Bear DJ N33l3Y, Freddy Silva, Digitize, Hydrolyphics, 6 p.m. Harlow’s Delta Rae, Liz Longley, 6:30 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. Old Ironsides Marty Taters’ Songwriters Showcase & BBQ, 3:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub John Nemeth, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Left of Centre, 1 p.m. Shady Lady Peter Petty, 9 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

7.31 monday

Antiquite Maison Privee Beth Duncan Quintet, 7 p.m. Armadillo Entresol, 5 p.m. Cafe Colonial Slutzville, Jabb, ¡Las Pulgas!, 8 p.m. The Colony Paralysis, Xenophile, Trecelence, Scythe, 17Ten, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Golden 1 Center Avenged Sevenfold, A Day to Remember, 6:30 p.m. Goldfield Maddie Leigh, 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. Nicholson’s MusiCafe The Sometimes Island, 4 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

Comedy Laughs Unlimited Best of Open Mic Showcae, July 18, 8 p.m. Say It Loud Comedy w/ Michael Calvin Jr., Danny Luna, Felicia Aleman, Jeremy Curry and More, July 20, 8 p.m. Mark Christopher Lawrence feat. Diego Curiel, July 21 - 23, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Deaf Puppies and Friends feat. Chris Cruz, Luke Soin, Scott Powers, Wendy Lewis, Joseph Lopez and More, July 26, 8 p.m.

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The Kinda Famous Comedy Tour w/ Geoff Brown, Andre Covington, Daniel Dugar, Evan Lionel, July 27, 8 p.m. Ellis Rodriguez feat. Connor McSpadden, July 28 - 30, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy w/ Host Jaime Fernandez, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Closing Bits w/ Hosts Allie Yada & Jaclyn Weiand, July 26, 8 p.m. On the Y Open Mic Comedy w/ Host Robert Berry, Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Punch Line Mike E. Winfield & Friends, July 19, 8 p.m. Clayton English feat. Carla Clayy, Hosted by Stephen Furey, July 20 23, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. New Faces Showcase, July 26, 8 p.m. Bill Bellamy, July 27 - 30, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 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 Tony Baker, July 19, 7:30 p.m. Ngaio Bealum, July 21 - 22, Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 7 p.m. Kountry Wayne, July 28 - 30, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Misc. 8th and W Streets Certified Farmers Market, Sunday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. 1810 Gallery Dreamer: New Works by Miles Toland, Through July 31 20th Street (between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Taste of East Sacramento, July 22, 6 p.m. B Street Theatre Hand to God, Through July 23 The Barn (West Sacramento) Off the Grid Markets Presents: Saturday Nights at the Barn feat. Food Trucks, Live Music and More, Saturday’s, 5 - 10 p.m. Blue Cue Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair, Through July 30 California State Railroad Museum B Street and Brews at the Museum, July 21, 6 p.m. Capitol Mall Certified Farmers Market, Thursday’s, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Capital Stage Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon, Through July 23 Graham-A-Rama: Summer Break, July 29, 8 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Wednesday’s, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Country Club Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Crest Theatre Light and Noir Film Festival, July 22, 5 p.m. Film Screening: Casablanca, July 29, 7:30 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose, Through Sept. 17 Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans, Through Oct. 8 Elk Grove Regional Park Elk Grove Summerfest, July 22, 3 p.m.

Strauss Festival of Elk Grove 30th Anniversary: The Wonderful Island of Oz, July 27 - 30, 7:30 p.m. The Falls Event Center (Elk Grove) Lunafest Film Festival, July 21, 5 p.m. Florin Road & 65th Street Certified Farmers Market, Thursday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m. Gallery at 48 Natoma Folsom Arts Association Artist Demonstration: Sonja Hamilton, July 18, 6 p.m. Highwater The Trivia Factory, Monday’s, 7 p.m. Historic Old Folsom Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. Kupros Craft House Triviology, Sunday’s, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, Thursday’s, 8 p.m. Keith Lowell Jensen is Writing a Book, July 19, 8 p.m. Sac United Poetry Slam, July 21, 8 p.m. McClatchy Park Oak Park Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Memorial Auditorium California’s National Day of Dance Benefit Dance Concert, July 29, 6 p.m. Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, Wednesday’s, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Trivia Night, Monday’s, 7 p.m. North Natomas Regional Park Movies in the Park Showing: Finding Dory, July 21, 8 p.m. Oak Park Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Sunday’s, 8 p.m. Raphael Delgado Art Studio Creative Economy Pilot Project Workshop, July 19, 6 p.m. Roosevelt Park Certified Farmers Market, Tuesday’s, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Sacramento Hostel Bike-In Movie Night: Raiders of the Lost Ark, July 21, 8:30 p.m. Sacramento Zoo Off the Grid: Sacramento Zoo feat. Food Trucks and More, Thursday’s, 5 - 9 p.m. Shine Questionable Trivia, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Sierra 2 Center 24th Street Theatre Presents: Cooking with the Calamari Sisters, Through July 23 Sol Collective Sac Activist School: The Art of Healthy Cooking, July 19, 6 p.m. Global Local Mercado, July 22, 12 - 5 p.m. Sac Activist School: Long Live The Cuban Revolution!, July 26, 7 p.m. Solistic Presents: Alphabetex, July 30, 2 p.m. Southside Park Sactown Wings Fest, July 30, 2 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Pub Trivia, Sunday’s, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Let’s Get Quzzical: Trivia Game Show Experience, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m. Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park Sacratomato Festival, July 22, 5 p.m. Tommy T’s Medium Cindy Kaza, July 24, 7:30 p.m. Truitt Bark Park Grand Opening, July 29, 9 a.m. Verge Center for the Arts Movie Night: Agnes Varda in California, July 20, 7:30 p.m. The Brightsiders Group Art Show Curated by Adam D. Miller, Through Aug. 20 Village Green Park Shakespeare in the Park: The Comedy of Errors, July 22 - 23, 5:30 & 8 p.m. William Land Park Sacramento Whiskey, Wine and Spirits Festival, July 22, 6 p.m. Sacramento Shakespeare Festival 2017, Through July 30 Yolo Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 6 p.m.

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the shallow end Bawitdawhatever So I started off this morning reading a fancy bit of nerd news in the Los Angeles Times stating that Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the firstever female Dr. Who. I should let it be known that Dr. Who is one segment of nerd fandom that I don’t consider myself a part of. I have bad memories of Dr. Who, because my older cousins were way into it, and when I would ask about it, they’d be like, “It’s not for babies, baby,” which really irked me. Nevertheless, I wish Jodie a bon voyage through time and hopefully the nerds who fear change and post bile-filled rants on message boards take it easy on you. Unfortunately, though, for me, I’ll always associate your accent to Doctor-dom with the day I found out Kid Rock (probably?) is running for U.S. Senate. If you’re strong of stomach, take a gander at Kidrockforsenate.com. There, in the top left corner, you’ll see a fancy logo, proudly boasting “Kid Rock ‘18” in red, white and blue (of course). Beneath that is what I guess would be his campaign photo, and, honestly, it’s pretty amazing: We see the future junior senator from Michigan seated in repose. He’s wearing sunglasses (indoors), jeans, T-shirt, tan jacket, brimmed hat … The chair he’s seated in has beveled wood armrests and plush blue upholstery emblazoned with gold stars. I’d imagine these stars are meant to echo those on our American flag, but for some reason they make the chair look like something a wizard would sit in while he was preparing his taxes. A window shade behind Sen. Rock has another logo on it, “Made in Detroit,” featuring the silhouette of a proud, blue-collar worker. A stuffed deer stands to Kid Rock’s left, also in repose, because he is quite dead. Or, perhaps it’s just a fake buck carcass that’s been added here to enhance Kid Rock’s ruggedness. It’s there, below the stuffed buck’s undercarriage that we see a familiar face. It’s a portrait of George Washington, flatmouthed, looking on glumly and appearing to be wondering, “You know, maybe I had it all wrong. Perhaps monarchy really was the way to go.” The website becomes curiouser, though, as you scroll down. Right beneath the striking image is a simple question in all caps: ARE YOU SCARED? I’m not really sure how to answer that. I mean, of spiders, yes; of Kid Rock, most

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definitely not. Though, I’m sure his bodyguards are pretty intimidating. There’s also a link to buy merchandise: Kid Rock for Senate hats, T-shirts, bumper stickers and yard signs, so you can let your neighbors know they should avoid you at all costs. So is all of this legit? Well, though he has yet to file his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission as of this writing, Kid Rock assured his fans that this is on the up and up. In a news item posted on his proper website, Kidrock.com, he writes (copied here verbatim): “Once again the press is wrong. First of all, I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC! Second, I’m not signed to Warner Bros!!! - which simple fact-checking would have revealed. I have recently worked out a unique deal with BMG, Broken Bow, CAA and Live Nation to release music ON MY TERMS. Like politicians write books during their campaigns, I’m planning on putting out music during mine and IT ALL STARTS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.” Not surprisingly, we see some familiar language as he makes another attack against the press for false reporting, ending the article with the now infamous #fakenews hashtag. It should also be noted that though I didn’t bother checking whether or not he’s no longer signed to Warner Bros. (because who cares?), the website that sells his merchandise is Kidrock. warnerbrosrecords.com. So there’s that. This news coincides with the release of two new songs and videos on his website, one of which is named “Po-Dunk,” which opens with a shot of the Bible, then features shots of an adorable pig stomping through a field, a pregnant woman smoking a cigarette, bikini-clad women shooting rifles and a kid with a shotgun shell in his mouth. The song is what you’d expect: a boring mix of rock, country and hip-hop that doesn’t do either of those things particularly well but manages to be kind of catchy anyway (sue me, OK? I’m easily manipulated), but is this his de facto campaign statement? As the chorus goes, “Po … po-dunk. Don’t give a flying hillbilly fuck,” and then, “Holla if you in, shut up if you ain’t.” I guess this is just the kind of stuff we should expect going forward. Clearly, if he runs, he’s going to win in a landslide. I don’t even need a time-hopping phone booth to tell me that.

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