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MELISSA WELLIVER melissa@submergemag.com The weeks that lead up to working on our annual Holiday Gift Guide, well, quite frankly, I dread. I know it’s a shit ton of work, and I know it’s a pain in the ass because we’re always coming right off of Thanksgiving and into a big deadline. Plus the short days and cold nights make me just want to be lazy, curl up on the couch with a glass of wine and watch a movie.

But that doesn’t happen.

We here at Submerge strive every year to make the best Holiday Gift Guide around, which means, there’s no chill time here. And year in and year out, when it comes time to actually put it all together, I always see that the long nights we put in on it definitely pay off!

This year we have 13 gift ideas for your friends, family and to be honest, there’s probably one or more in there you’ll want to just buy and keep for yourself (we’re not judging). We’ve included some local makers (like Jake Castro), local shops (like Strapping Store) and even a couple that you can just go ahead and buy online. We’ve featured some things as low as $10 (Moon Phase Poster) and big-ticket gifts around $299 (Marshall Kilburn Portable Bluetooth Speaker).

I feel like in years past, we may have had featured more items, but I feel like in this year’s Gift Guide quite a few gift ideas have more options (like the huge selection of different Latitude and Longitude pillows). And with every Gift Guide (this is our 10th year doing it by the way!) we aim to never feature the same item twice.

Now, dive in to our 10th annual Holiday Gift Guide starting on page 18, then be sure to read all of the other great features, columns and write-ups in this issue as well.

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Giving back to your community will make you feel good. Seeing great live entertainment will also make you feel good. What if I told you that you can do both of these things at the same time?

Well, prepare to have your mind blown, because we’ve compiled a list of eight upcoming Sacramento-area concerts that are benefiting local charities and organizations in one way or another.

After all, ‘tis the season of giving.

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AN ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE AT BOARDWALK ON FRIDAY, DEC. 8

13TH ANNUAL ROCK FOR TOTS AT HOLY DIVER ON SATURDAY, DEC. 16

Members of local bands like Roswell, Terra Ferno, Chick Habit, Digital Havoc and more are combining forces to make sure no kid goes without a toy this holiday season. The cover to this acoustic show is just $5 with a new, unwrapped toy, or $10 at the door without.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and all ages are welcome.

Local musician Jake Desrochers is no stranger to giving back. His annual Rock for Tots toy drive has been going for 13 years strong! This year, all donated toys will go to Saint John’s Program for Real Change, and organizers are hoping to help at least 300 children. Scheduled to play Rock for Tots this year are Life in 24 Frames, Among the First, Jacob Paul and the Heartbeat (Desrochers’ band) and Paulie from the group OnOff. Tickets are $10. Be sure to bring a toy and you’ll be entered into a raffle for prizes like haircuts, wine, food, skateboards, apparel, gift cards, even tattoos. All ages are welcome and doors open at 7 p.m.

SANTA RHUMBA EXTRAVAGANZA AT HARLOW’S ON TUESDAY, DEC. 12 Proceeds from this event will benefit Front Street Animal Shelter. On deck to perform are Rhythm Kings, Preoccupied Pipers, Hucklebucks, Todd Morgan and Harley White Jr., who will be the DJ for the evening. Doors open at 5 p.m., $12 advance, $15 at the door, all ages.

HIP HOP HELPS 2017 AT FOX AND GOOSE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 8 All proceeds go directly to Stanford Settlement Neighborhood Center. Expect performances from local hip-hop artists Mr. P Chill, Mr. Hooper, Poor Majesty, Max Bundles and Turntablist Ajax, J.Smo, Vox Society and DJ Mike Colossal. 9 p.m., 21-plus. Free admission with a new, unwrapped toy, otherwise it’s $10 at the door (but don’t be a scrooge, bring a damn toy, OK?).

TORCH CLUB’S CHRISTMAS PARTY AND WARM CLOTHING DRIVE ON TUESDAY, DEC. 12 Bring some new warm clothing items like jackets, coats, gloves, beanies, scarves, socks, etc. and enjoy local singer-songwriter Bill Mylar and special guests performing holiday music and sing-alongs. All donations will go directly to Loaves and Fishes. This event is free, starts at 5 p.m., and is 21-plus.

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LEFT COAST LOVE: A NORCAL WILDFIRE BENEFIT AT ACE OF SPADES ON SATURDAY, DEC. 23 Enjoy excellent tunes from bands like Dog Party, Destroy Boys, Hi, Mom! and Fonty all while helping to raise money for North Bay Fire Relief. Tickets are $13 in advance, all ages are welcome and doors open at 7 p.m.

A HEPCAT’S HOLLA’DAY: PETER PETTY’S SWINGIN’ YULETIDE REVUE AT CLARA AUDITORIUM ON SATURDAY, DEC. 23 Proceeds from beer and wine sales at this swingin’ event will benefit Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy. Expect a Christmas music variety extravaganza like no other with a 12-piece band, burlesque, comedy and much more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door, 18-plus only.

DIAPERS, WIPES AND TOY DRIVE AT BLUE LAMP ON SUNDAY, DEC. 17 Blue Lamp owner Gabriell Garcia belongs to a group of women, “Las Madrinas,” who help homeless and super low income moms and children, from newborns to age 5. Bringing any of the above mentioned items (diapers, wipes, toys) will grant you entrance into this excellent local music showcase featuring performances

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THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is here. Well it sorta works like that. For the stores, Christmas starts about a week before Thanksgiving. I know this because I was trying to buy tablecloths and napkins for Thanksgiving only to be confronted by a whole lot of Santa. If there is a war on Christmas, Christmas is clearly winning, and we are all worse for it.

Some of us have to work Thanksgiving evening because our shithead corporate overlords decided it would be a good idea to sell hot wings after turkey dinner or jeans for half-off in anticipation of a holiday that is almost a month away. Some of us are lucky enough to have the night of Thanksgiving off, but if you work retail, that night of freedom is more of a cruel tease as the next four to six weeks of your life are going to be pure hell.

While the Christmas creep is real, most of the trouble still starts on Black Friday. I have no idea why we put ourselves through this misery.

Grown adults have beaten each other to death over a Tickle Me Elmo on Black Friday. Someone even got shot over a TV once! Despite all of this,

LEAVE ME THE F@©K ALONE SUNDAY

we keep doing it every year and even decided to expand the idea to Small Business Saturday for “small businesses” and Cyber Monday for online retailers. Who knows what a small business really is, so that one is really just another Black Friday and the second one sounds like something people did on AOL back in 1996.

All these shopping holidays serve as another excuse to push us into buying more shit that we don’t need. To get us to do just that, the advertising onslaught at this time of the year is truly insane. Emails, pop-up ads, banners and commercials abound for anything and everything that can be bought, and you are the target of every. single. one.

The ads are unrelenting and utterly draining.

With our time and energy already sapped by travel, family and cooking, we don’t really need the combined forces of the nation’s 100,000plus ad agencies bearing down on us during the holidays too. That doesn’t help the situation, and it sure as shit isn’t necessary or welcome.

If we let this shopping plague continue, we are going to lose Sunday next. You laugh now, but it happened to the Saturday and Monday

BOCEPHUS CHIGGER bocephus@submergemag.com I know it sounds crazy, but think of the possibilities. For one day each year, your family can’t force you to visit or call them. You don’t have to do chores or pay bills like a regular adult on Leave Me the Fuck Alone Sunday if you don’t want to, and no one can say a word about it otherwise.

You don’t have to answer your phone, respond to texts or emails or even talk to anyone else on this one special day. And if anyone tries to break the rules to ruin your day, all you have to say is, “Leave me the fuck alone!”

With the internet, the world is only going to get more and more up in your personal business, and these holiday shopping ads are only going to get more intrusive. The retailers are going to press for more made-up holidays to celebrate shopping and we are all going to suffer, unless we choose this one day.

It’s a day when we can unite around being left alone, and it may just save our lives. Next year, when you are worn out from Grey Thursday, Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, and you don’t think you can make it through Cyber Monday, remember to take a break on Sunday and tell the world to leave you the fuck alone! You won’t regret it.

after Thanksgiving already. It wasn’t even that hard to do. Sunday is the next illogical step in this shopping hell we have created for ourselves. That’s why I’m calling for a national day of rest between Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.

These shopping holidays are getting out of hand. They are turning us into deal-devouring monsters. I think a day to ourselves to reflect on who we are and what we are doing in this world is exactly what the doctor ordered. For those who hate the idea of that, take it as a day when you can ignore the rest of the world and do your own thing. I’m calling it, “Leave Me the Fuck Alone Sunday,” and it just might change the world.

Leave Me the Fuck Alone Sunday means exactly what you think it does. On that day, no one may bother you or cause you problems. You don’t have to work, and since no one is working, nothing will be open. There won’t be anywhere to go, so the roads will be closed. Only certain necessary public services like water, sewer and electric companies will be open on Leave Me the Fuck Alone Sunday, and for those poor saps who must work, we will designate the following Tuesday “Fuck off Tuesday” for them.

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Bless your eardrums with beautiful neo-rock played by Sacramento's The Outcome, as they celebrate their EP release of I’ll Take It at Harlow’s on Friday, Dec. 8. Vocalist and guitarist Quinn Hedges partnered up with Andy Dibben (drums) and Mike Strickland (bass) back in 2014 to create a talented trio (soon to be quartet) of musicians that would come to take the Northern Californian modern rock scene by storm. Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Jesse Sizemore joined the group later, having met Dibben at his day job. This would forever change the course of their musical careers, gaining the recognition of popular Boston-based music media website and company Skope Entertainment Inc. in under three years. Skope’s Max Underwood described the band’s sound as, “Mellowed grooves with a slight nod toward psychedelic rock” with artistry that “lingers in the mind, with thoughtful poetry and tasteful guitar work.” Tickets are $10 and can be found on Theoutcomeband.com or Harlows.com. This is a 21-plus event and will also feature dance hits from Cover Me Badd.

Doors open at 9:30 p.m. and the show begins at 10 p.m. at 2708 J St., Sacramento. But wait, there’s more! Bring in the New Year with a new outcome because the band also has upcoming gigs at Torch Club (904 15th St.) on Friday, Dec. 22 and Friday, Dec. 29 at Bella Bru (4680 Natomas Blvd. #100). Shows begin at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.

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DEATH PARTY AT THE BEACH’S LANCE DEROUIN EMBRACES THE FULL-BAND DYNAMIC ON NEW EP WORDS RONNIE CLINE • PHOTO DILLON FLOWERS

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hen listening to Death Party at the Beach’s eponymous first EP, it’s hard to believe the band was actually a one-man project during the time of its recording.

Lance Derouin played in bands in Sacramento and San Diego before he realized he wanted more creative control of his music.

That’s when he created Death Party at the Beach.

“I got into a band with Jesse [Mancillas] from Cemetery Sun, but we only played two shows or something like that,” Derouin said in a recent interview with Submerge. “I was just the singer of the band, I didn’t write any music, so after that I just figured, ‘OK, I need to just start something from scratch myself,’ and I started just writing everything. That’s kind of what the first [Death Party at the Beach] EP was.“ Looking to round out the sound and play live shows, Derouin decided to add members to the project.

“After the EP, I got together with Nate [Webb], our guitar player. He and I were a two-piece for a year and a half or so,” said Derouin.

“Later we looked for other people and found Aaron who was in the same practice room two doors down.”

With the addition of current band members Kevin Stefanescu (drums) and Aaron Aparicio (bass), Derouin decided to share creative control of the music. That’s when Death Party at the Beach’s sound came alive.

I was able to sneak a listen to a couple of songs from the new EP, Absence, and right away, you feel how much the music opens up, allowing for each member to accompany each other’s contribution. The songs feel less frantic than those on the previous EP, which adds a new depth to their sound.

Recently, I sat down with Derouin and Aparicio to discuss the new EP, how the writing process has changed once members were added and, of course, their upcoming release show with a DJ set from !!!.

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Death Party at the Beach has seen quite a few changes since its conception. Are you looking to add any more members?

Lance Derouin: The dynamic we have now is perfect. What I wanted when I started this was to have it be a real, live thing and it’s changed as well. Everybody contributes to it. Aaron plays guitar on one song, but he plays bass on most of the other songs.

Are you guys switching instruments at live shows?

Aaron Aparicio: Yeah, it’s more of a recent thing.

With the drummer we have now, it makes it so all four of us are multi-instrumentalists, and we can all sing, so it’s great when we get to jam and write.

When writing new music, do you guys want to stay consistent with the sound of the first EP? LD: From the way we sound on the older EP to how our next EP is going to sound, it’s going to have familiar elements, but it’s going to have more of a whole band kind of vibe.

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How was the songwriting process different when writing Absence?

AA: Well the first EP was Lance in his bedroom, recording all of the vocals in his closet.

LD: Yeah, I did all of that myself and I sent it off to get mixed and mastered but the first EP was all me.

All of the Instruments?

LD: Yeah, everything.

AA: Yeah, that was the first thing I heard, a couple tracks off of the first EP and that’s what sold me to play with them. But yeah, there definitely is a feel from one EP to the other.

LD: Usually you know exactly how you want a song to sound when you are doing everything by yourself, but when you get other people involved things fluctuate.

Lance, how was that change for you?

LD: It has been a little bit of a transition, but at the same time it takes some of it off of me. If I like an idea or something, and if the rest of the band likes it, too, it’s nice to get other input because you can get kind of obsessed about something when you’re doing it by yourself.

AA: I think our songwriting has been cool. It’s been a group effort. We send stuff to our collective Dropbox all of the time, whenever anyone has an idea. We chat everyday or every other day, and it has been really cool hearing everybody’s individual ideas for a song.

Do you guys have a general structure when writing? Does everyone write their own parts?

AA: It depends. On the track “Losing Sleep,” I came in with the rhythm and lead and Lance altered the rhythm a little bit.

LD: Yeah, we wrote each other’s parts actually.

The lyrics on the newer tracks sound a little more personal. Have there been any changes to your writing style?

LD: There are, yeah. “Overnight” is particularly personal. It’s funny, too, because you can apply that song to any situation. I mean, it was written about somebody, but it’s cool that it can be about anything, too. I like to write songs that are personal to me, but at the same time somebody else can connect to it as well.

Does Lance write the majority of the lyrics?

AA: This isn’t a bad thing, but I don’t think Lance has ever run the lyrics by us, but I don’t care.

LD: Yeah, but Aaron is pretty good at telling me things like, “This could be sung a little better,” or he’ll ask, “What’s going on right here?” and I trust his opinion. In a way, he’s kind of producing me. He has a good ear for stuff that maybe I’m not hearing at the moment. That goes for all of us. I trust everyone’s opinion 100 percent. I feel it’s not just about me, even though it started out that way.

AA: There are a lot of opinions flying around the band, but it’s never personal. Everyone has the song and the band's interest at heart when we are critiquing each other.

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“I trust everyone’s opinion 100 percent. I feel it’s not just about me, even though it started out that way.” – Lance Derouin on Death Party at the Beach’s evolution from solo project to a full band.

Are you guys looking to go on tour to support the new EP? AA: Since we’ve gotten this group together, me, Lance, Nate and Kevin, we’ve been playing a lot more out-of-town shows. Mostly in the Bay Area, but we’ve been getting a pretty good response there. We would like to go to L.A. and play with friends down there. We haven’t been on a tour yet, but we have been talking about what we want to do as a band after this release show. I think our goal is in the springtime to at least do a West Coast tour from Seattle to L.A. Where did you record the new EP? AA: We recorded in a couple places. We recorded with Ira Skinner at Gold Standard. It was a really great studio. He definitely helped us out while we were recording. He wasn’t our producer, but I think he was still enjoying the music and gave us good insight on tones and stuff. He’s a really good engineer to work with. Then when we decided to move up our time schedule, we took what we had worked on with Ira to my friend Mika Whitfield who has a nice home studio in Sacramento. We had basically open availability at his studio, so having that and not worrying about how long we were there definitely helped when we were trying to hustle.

It seems like you guys are pretty excited about your upcoming show at Le Twist.

LD: Yeah, we got offered the show and I thought, “We probably should make this our EP release because it’s such a great opportunity!”

AA: The aspect that it is free is cool, because we want people to spend money there enjoying themselves, and if they like the music it will be out. Also, that way we can get as many people that want to come to come.

Did committing to the show move up the release date at all?

AA: Not to put it out sooner. Before we were offered the show, we were already in the studio mixing and going over the tracks. Once we figured out if it was a full length or an EP we said, “OK, we need a time table of six months.”

LD: Yeah, Aaron said that and it made us hustle, and now the show happened, which is making us hustle even more.

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or most of us, our names are something personal, something representative of our identities. For musicians, names can mean a whole different thing. A name can suddenly become a team, or at the very least, a co-writer; Bernie Taupin and Elton John both serving as Elton John, for instance.

Such is the case for Brandi Carlile. Carlile came into Billboardchart prominence with her breakthrough 2007 album, which currently boasts roughly 35 million plays on Spotify. The album’s title

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track starts as a soft, dreamy ballad before downshifting into a gritty pop-rock gear as Carlile’s voice rips and arcs over octaves with a thunderous delivery.

Perhaps her name sounds more familiar from the plethora of hits stemming from her follow-up records, like the heavy-hitting The Firewatcher’s Daughter, with its charming opener “Wherever Your Heart Is.” But here’s the thing: Brandi Carlile is not a solo artist, but in fact a three-piece band, consisting of Carlile herself, along with Tim

and Phil Hanseroth, who are often referred to as “the twins.”

“We joke around about it being the family name all the time,” said Carlile.

Carlile herself grew up in a rural area outside of Seattle in a family steeped in love of country music. Her grandpa and grandma Carlile lived in an RV and followed bluegrass festivals around, while her mother’s side was fond of classic country-western. It didn’t take long for Carlile to develop her own affinity for it. Carlile eventually moved to Seattle and

began playing around the city, where she met the twins. The three formed a band, but chose to stay under the name Brandi Carlile, which can at times still be tricky.

“It really isn’t [solo] , it’s misleading,” said Carlile. “It causes me problems emotionally in my personal life, because it dilutes who I am. It makes the name that my parents gave me not me anymore; it makes it an organization.

I have to check myself all the time with what I really want and what I really believe.”

Carlile and the twins have shared writing responsibilities since the start (“The Story” was written

by Phil Hanseroth), and for Carlile’s newly announced upcoming album, By the Way, I Forgive You, the trio has homed in even further on their connection not only as collaborators, but family (Tim is married to Carlile’s sister).

“Over the years so much has changed. We’re all basically living in the same space, raising kids within each other’s families,” said Carlile. “As soon as someone brings a song to the table, we know exactly what it’s about, so we can add to what each other is saying without any guardedness.

Because, I know what Tim is talking about; I was there, I saw it happen to him, and offering my perspective on it only helps, and vice versa.”

The album’s recently released first single “The Joke” debuted as a live video shot at RCA’s Studio A in Nashville, with Carlile flanked by the twins and backed by a modest string section, drums and keys, all flawlessly swelling as Carlile bellows choruses that give listeners the sort of rush of reaching a mountain peak.

The polished piece starts with the line, “You’re feeling nervous, aren’t you, boy? With your quiet voice and impeccable style.” The verse serves as an offering for those unheard— particularly young boys.

“I think when we get into a frame of thinking that boys are men, are born privileged and starting out already ahead of everyone else, that can be really toxic,” said Carlile. “There are so many different kinds of boys—they can be trans, they can be gay, they can have an ethnicity that’s unacceptable to their peers in the place that they live. There are so many things that can make growing up difficult in general.”

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LIKE, TOTALLY! The song extends to a greater political message, an anthem for those who need it most during our currently polarizing political climate.

“I don’t mean to be a reductionist about it, but the election really shook me to the core about how susceptible I was to complacency, how many things I didn’t realize about the country I was raised in,” Carlile said. “It just made me realize how many people feel disenfranchised, unloved, unrepresented and illegal in the place that I’m so proud of, the U.S. “One of the things that the election did is that it woke up a lot of people in all walks of life, and it galvanized us so everyone now has this sense of activism. I feel like ‘The Joke’ is a bit of an uplifting song for people, so we can feel powerful simply because we’re born with certain unalienable talents and rights.”

This sentiment is strong, and is made even stronger by the team surrounding By the Way, I Forgive You. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings, with string arrangements by the late Paul Buckmaster and cover SubmergeMag.com

art by Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers. The tone of the album is political, but also emotional.

The songs for the most part explore the relationships within Carlile’s life, with her greater family and her role as a mother.

“It gives you a heightened sense of awareness of what family really is, chosen and natural,” Carlile said. “I think children are just a clearer lens.

Whatever you feel, whether you feel a sudden sense of gratitude, of regret or remorse, bitterness, rejection, [having children] just heightens that awareness and really forces you to deal with it. I think that’s what this album is really about: finding a place of acceptance for the things in life that are really hard, and not complacency, but acceptance of [those things], that you can still be you and be heard, and

you can find—I don’t mean to sound trite or cheesy—you can find forgiveness for yourself because that’s what makes you not have cancer, live happier.”

For Carlile, in the midst of that understanding comes even the simple things, like embracing her collaborators and all that Carlile means, while finding space for herself under her own name.

“I have to be reminded by people I love that there’s still a me that’s separate from everything else, even though we use my name to represent it,” Carlile said.

“That’s a difficult thing to understand, and I’m really lucky I’m getting a handle on it when I’m young, so I don’t confuse Brandi Carlile as an organization from Brandi Carlile as a person, because I really am pretty simple.”

You'll have two chances to see Brandi Carlile live in the Sacramento area: On Dec. 16, Brandi Carlile will play Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Arts on the campus of UC Davis. Showtime is 8 p.m., and tickets can be purchased through Mondaviarts.org. The next night (Dec. 17), check out Carlile and the twins at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (255 S. Auburn St., Grass Valley). This show also begins at 8 p.m., and tickets are available through Thecenterforthearts.org. Singer-songwriter Savannah Conley will provide opening sets for both shows.

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or some, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. For others, well, it’s the most dreaded. Ugh, shopping; trust us, we know how exhausting and draining it can be. Mall parking lots, screaming children, messy aisles, lines wrapping around the store. If all that is stressing you out while reading it as much as it’s stressing us out while writing it, just know that we’re here for you with our 10th annual Submerge Holiday Gift Guide, where we’ve once again scoured the Sacramento-area (as well as the interwebs) to find you, our dear readers, some choice gift options for all budgets and all interests. Now, read on, get inspired, and then go buy your friends, family and loved ones some super sweet stuff. Happy Holidays from all of us here at Submerge!

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MARSHALL KILBURN PORTABLE BLUETOOTH SPEAKER Say hello to every guitar player’s next must-have-thing. The Marshall Kilburn is a portable active stereo speaker with Bluetooth capabilities and up to 20 hours of battery life. It takes the timeless Marshall look and allows you to hit the road with your (very loud) tunes. The leather strap, top brass plate with control knobs and coiled doubleended stereo cable all add nice touches that guitar enthusiasts will go nuts over. Hit up Marshallheadphones.com to purchase one online for $299.

PLUSH DOG TOYS BY GODOG AT WESTERN FEED PET SUPPLY When it comes to gifting, don’t forget the animals; they’re part of the family, after all! For the doggo lovers out there, we spotted these cuteas-can-be plush dog toys by goDog at Western Feed Pet Supply (they have six locations around the region) ranging in price from around $8 to $15. Our faves were the dragons (move over, Khaleesi!) and the dinos (especially Terry the Pterodactyl).

These toys are lined with a super tough material so they stand up to rough play and they’re filled with minimal stuffing, giving them that “floppy” feel that all dogs go crazy for.

EASY TIGER GLASSWARE AT STRAPPING STORE If you haven’t yet stopped by the awesome new gift and apparel shop Strapping Store (3405 Broadway), do yourself a favor and go now! These killer pieces of Easy Tiger Glassware were just a few of like 3,000 things that caught our eye as great gift items. These beer can glasses and lowball glasses are just $14.49, and the highball glasses are just $12.99. Seriously, this store is jam-freaking-packed with well-curated pieces, from funny and raunchy, to classy and sophisticated. Shop on, friends.

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LASER ENGRAVED WOODEN EARRINGS FROM LOCAL ARTIST JAKE CASTRO Prolific Sacramento artist Jake Castro not only creates super sick murals all around town, he’s also got a line of high quality, handmade accessories like leather wallets, purses, bags and these intricate laser engraved wooden earrings, which are $22. Numerous styles and designs are available at Jakecastro1.com and also at many local marketplaces and events.

HANDMADE COPPER POUR OVER COFFEE MAKER AT DISPLAY: CALIFORNIA Form meets function with this stylish, minimalist, handmade Copper Pour Over Coffee Maker by Tulsa, Oklahoma-based designer Yucca Lane, available locally at DISPLAY: California (3433 Broadway) for just $50. It’s lightweight, works great and will look awesome on any kitchen counter or in any office lunch area.

SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS BRIDGE CAP The Sacramento River Cats recently unveiled this awesome new design for their alternate hats, and they are flying off the shelves. The Bridge Cap shows love to the iconic Tower Bridge, which overlooks the Cats’ home, Raley Field.

Pick one up online for just $27 at Rivercats.milbstore.com or in person at the On Deck Shop (400 Ballpark Dr., West Sacramento). Call the shop at (916) 3764796 or email them at ondeckshop@rivercats.com to make sure they have the size you need in stock. If they don’t, they can probably get it for you.

LOCAL PRIDE T-SHIRTS AND HOODIES FROM DRIFTWOODS CLOTHING Rep your hood and look good, too.

Driftwoods Clothing makes super comfy, hand-printed T-shirts for $22, sweaters for $32 and zip-ups for $50, all with local pride graphics so you can sport your love for Midtown, Curtis Park, East Sac, Oak Park, Rocklin and more. They also make tote bags that are just $15, and flour sack tea towels that are $10, also with the local pride graphics printed on them. Check out Driftwoodsclothing.com and look for them at local marketplaces and events.

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TATTOO COLOR-IN POSTCARDS AND COLORED PENCILS IN A GLASS FROM BLICK KINETIC ROAD MACHINE SMART BIKE TRAINER AT REI This time of year it gets dark early, it’s cold as hell and often wet and soggy. Any cyclist will surely appreciate the opportunity to pack some miles in without the wind and rain in their face.

Enter indoor trainers, like this Kinetic Road Machine Smart Bike Trainer that you can pick up at any Sacramento-area REI location for $369. It’s quieter than comparables, and perfect if you’re in an apartment or when the baby is asleep (other indoor trainers scream like a Shop-Vac, but not this one). Plus you can follow preprogrammed workouts with the inRide app!

Available for just $9.95 at Blick Art Materials (905 Howe Ave.), this book of Tattoo Color-In Postcards by world renowned artist MEGAMUNDEN has 20 high-quality detachable postcards just waiting to be filled in by you (or whoever you gift this to) and then mailed out to friends, family or pen pals. From sailors, to samurai and skulls, it’s got all the classic tattoo designs and even comes with two pages of full-color flash art stickers. Pairs perfectly with these Colored Pencils in a Glass for just $7.49.

ADJUSTABLE, INTERCHANGEABLE RATCHET BELTS FROM SLIDEBELTS El Dorado Hills-based SlideBelts is revolutionizing the belt game with their highly adjustable, interchangeable ratchet belts that have no holes so you get a perfect fit every time. The super badass Survival Belt is $150 and is like a toolbox on your hip with a built in LED flashlight, bottle opener, AUS-8 stainless steel knife and a ferrocerium fire starter rod so you can carry less and adventure more. Other classic designs from SlideBelts start at just $38, and they’ve got a plethora of colors and fabrics to choose from, for both men and women. Slide through Arden Fair Mall (1689 Arden Way) and check out their seasonal kiosk, or hit up their website Slidebelts.com. This rad local company has made the Inc. 5000 list twice and were named one of The Best Places to Work in 2016 by Outside Magazine!

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NEIGHBORHOOD PILLOWS WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE AT MONO MIA These adorable and functional pillows from the local makers at Allie Studio feature your favorite neighborhoods and towns and their latitude and longitude coordinates. Hit up Mono Mia (2580 Fair Oaks Blvd. #8) and pick one up for $70 or check out Alliestudio.com. They’ve got dozens to choose from: Arden Park to Auburn, Cameron Park to College Greens, Granite Bay to Greenhaven, even Tahoe-area ‘hoods like Incline Village and Homewood.

MOON PHASE WATCHES AND MOON PHASE POSTER FROM THE FRECKLED MOON Got an astronomy lover on your shopping list? Check out these cool items from Roseville-based makers, The Freckled Moon. These Moon Phase Watches are just $12.99 and the Moon Phase Poster is just $10.

Both are affordable and oh so stylish. Check out Thefreckledmoon.com and be sure to look for their table or booth at local marketplaces and events.

HEXAGON POTS AND PLANT STANDS FROM LUMENS These Hexagon Pots and Plant Stands by Danish design company Ferm Living are available through Sacramentobased retailer Lumens Light + Living. Mix and match different colored pots and stands to create your own custom indoor garden. Plant some low maintenance succulents and boom, you’ve instantly transformed any room. The stands range from $39 to $45 and are available in black, green or grey. The hexagon pots range from $45 to $79 and are available in brass, black, blue, green and grey. Visit Lumens.com to place your custom order.

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12.08 FRIDAY

MUSIC, COMEDY & MISC. CALENDAR

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12.04 MONDAY

Blue Lamp Warbringer, Exmortus, Blessed Curse, Solanum, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Skating Polly, Starcrawler, Las Pulgas, 8 p.m.

CLARA (E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts) Vivien Lee Christmas Show, 7 p.m.

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

Holy Diver Aaron Gillespie, Onward, Tall Trees, 6 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 Monday Vibes w/ Midori, Ernie Fresh, MC Ham, 9 p.m.

12.05 TUESDAY

Blue Lamp Bell Witch, Monarch!, Chrch, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Sundressed, The Color Wild, Nominee, Fonty, Ease, Anxious Arms, Pyrite Sidewalk, 7:30 p.m.

The Colony Spirits, Discourage, Extinguish, 7 p.m.

Dive Bar Jason Weeks, 9:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Valerie June, Gill Landry, 7 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts American River College Orchestra, Folsom Lake College Choir, 7:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Guitar Club, 6:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Sacramento State: Capistrano Concert Hall Sac State Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Sister Speak, The Easy Chairs, 8 p.m.

12.06 WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades Natalia Jimenez, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Goldfield Lee DeWyze, Frank Viele, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Snow Tha Product, Castro Escobar, AJ Hernz, Optimiztik, Up For It, 7 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall UC Davis Concert Band, Roseville Community Band, 7 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

On The Y Jess Jones, Jayali and More, 7 p.m.

Press Club Teenage Dirtbag: ‘90s House Party, 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 Singer-Songwriter Showcase in the Round, 5:30 p.m.; Harp Dog Brown & The Blues Show, 9 p.m.

12.07 THURSDAY

Ace of Spades Intocable, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Of The Heart, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Polyrhythmics, 8 p.m.

The Club Car (Auburn) Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Tank & Leela James, 7 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Patrick Walsh, 7 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke Night & DJ Matty B, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Irish Jam w/ Stepping Stone, 8 p.m.

Golden 1 Center Radio 94.7’s Electric Christmas feat. The Lumineers, Portugal. The Man, Walk the Moon, 6 p.m.

Harlow’s Flobots, Bang Data, 8 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Folsom Lake College’s World Music Ensemble w/ Khulan Hood, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Lil Yase, 7 p.m.

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

Palms Playhouse (Winters) Jim Hurst Trio, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Ariel Jean Band, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Student Center at Sacramento City College Xpressions Showcase feat. Andrew Little, Nikki Sounds, Reignwake, Priscilla Gonzalez and More, 5 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Johnny Mojo, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades Louis the Child, Louis Fouton, Ashe, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Spotlight Music Lesson’s Winter Student Showcase, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Dylan Crawford, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Ross Hammond, 5 p.m.

Blue Lamp Pressure Point, Tried & True, West Lords, Class System, Natural Selection, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk An Acoustic Christmas Toy Drive: Roswell, Terra Ferno, Devon Galley, Chick Habit, Digital Havoc, The Cash Cartell Band, Counterfeit Resistance, The Bitter Elegance, Broken, Anarchy Lace, California Riot Act and More, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Olivia Newton-John, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m.

Crest Theatre Mariachi Sol de Mexico: Holiday Show, 6:30 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Big Trouble, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Thunder Cover, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Hip Hop Helps Toy Drive feat. Mr. P Chill, Mr. Hooper, Poor Majesty and More, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Branded, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Elvis Sings! (Elvis Presley Tribute), 5:30 p.m.; The Outcome (EP Release), Cover Me Badd, 9:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Tanya Tucker, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver In Hearts Wake, Fit For A King, Like Moths To Flames, Phinehas, Shorelines, 6 p.m.

McClellan Conference Center Santa Slam 2017 feat. Andy Grammer, Morgan Wallen, 7 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall The Hot Sardines, 8 p.m.

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

On The Y Nova Sutro, Diversity of One, Ivywood, 9 p.m.

Opera House Saloon (Roseville) When Doves Cry (Prince tribute), 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) Golden Bough, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Fleetwook Mask, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) Bad Caddies, 9 p.m.

Shine Juliet Company, Darbytown, Vee Marie, 8 p.m.

The Stag Mondo Deco, Pets, Garble, 9 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Mullet Mechanix, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Gina Villalobos, Cindy Emch, 5:30 p.m.; Mike Eldred Trio, 9 p.m.

Yolo Brewing Co. Julie and the Jukes, 6 p.m.

Zinfandel Grille Jazz Gitan, 7 p.m.

12.09 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades RJ, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Beatles Band w/ Matt Pinder, 1 p.m.; KTalon Band, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Groundwave, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Acoustically Speaking, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Victims Family, Joy Subtraction, Frack, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Pat Travers, Arminius, Tonic Zephyr, California Child, 8:30 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Olivia Newton-John, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) A Holiday Show w/ Pink Martini feat. China Forbes, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Unlicensed Therapy, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Wiz Kid, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose James Israel, Jenn Rogar, Gillian Underwood, 9 p.m.

Golden 1 Center V101’s Throwback Holiday Jam feat.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ja Rule, Chingy, DJ Quik, Adina Howard, Ying Yang Twins, Lighter Shade of Brown, Sugar Hill Gang, 6:30 p.m.

Goldfield Madison Hudson, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Heartless (Heart Tribute), 5:30 p.m.; The Sugar High Band, 9:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Placer Pops Chorale, 2 & 7:30 p.m.; The Folsom Lake College Youth Chamber Orchestra, 7 p.m.; Sacramento Baroque Soloists, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Michale Graves, The Moans, Nothing But Losers, Side Effect, Captain Cutiepie, 6:30 p.m.

Knockdown Studios First Festival Launch Party & Micro Festival w/ The Philharmonik, Sparks Across Darkness, Worthy Goat, Braden Scott Band and More, 2 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra‘s Wells Fargo Home for the Holidays 2017, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall University Chorus w/ UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.

On The Y Death Valley Gypsies, Eyesore, Dying Breed, 8 p.m.

Opera House Saloon (Roseville) Straight Shooter, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) Wayne “The Train” Hancock, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Takeout, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) One Sharp Mind, 9 p.m.

Sauced BBQ & Spirits Gotcha Covered, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Dirty Cello, Proxy Moon, 8 p.m.

The Silver Orange Anime Aliens, Bahama Investigation Team, Paige Felkins, Ellen Dodge, 6 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) The Mock Ups, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Matt Rainey Band, 5:30 p.m.; Dennis Jones, 9 p.m.

Two Rivers Cider Co. Die Geister Beschwören, 7 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Theatre (Davis) Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native, The Riverside, Emily Scott Robinson, 7:30 p.m.

Yolo Brewing Co. According to Bazooka, 6 p.m.

Zinfandel Grille The Cocuzzi’s, 7 p.m.

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

Yolo Brewing Co. Working Man Blues Band, 3 p.m.

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PEACH PIT Write or Die, Animals in the Attic Sol Collective 6 p.m.

12.10 SUNDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.; Hannah Jane Kile Student Recital, 2 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Jonny Mojo Band, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Hold the Vibes Reggae Night w/ DJ Cherry Baby, DJ Nice Up, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Los Pasteles Verdes, 5 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Decent Criminal, Self Care, Lightweight, Danger Inc., 8 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Acoustic Sundaze w/ Doug Anderson, 3 p.m.

Harlow’s AJJ (FKA Andrew Jackson Jihad), Kitty Kat Fan Club, Sneeze Attack, 6 p.m. (Sold Out) Harris Center for the Arts Placer Pops Chorale, 2 p.m.; The Folsom Lake College Youth Chamber Orchestra, 2 p.m.; Andy McKee, 7:30 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.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Reds Blues, 3 p.m.

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

Sol Collective Plugged Open Mic Night w/ Special Guests The Inside Story, 8 p.m.

12.11 MONDAY

Ace of Spades Jhene Aiko, Kodie Shane, Kitty Cash, Willow Smith, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Blue Lamp Weltesser, Body Void, Chrome Ghost, 8 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.

Sacramento State: Capistrano Hall Sacramento State’s String Project Winter Concert, 7 p.m.

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Sacramento Women’s Chorus: A Whimsical Winter Concert and Holiday Sing Along, 7 p.m.

12.12 TUESDAY

The Boardwalk Slug Christ, Chxpo, Kill Gang, Dead Till Monday, 7 p.m.

Crest Theatre Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Simo, 6:30 p.m.

Dive Bar Leo Valentine & Friends, 9:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Santa Rhumba Extravaganza: Benefit for the Front Street Animal Shelter feat.

Harley White Jr. (DJ Set), Rhythm Kings, Preoccupied Pipers, Hucklebucks, Todd Morgan, 5 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Sol Collective Peach Pit, Write or Die, Animals in the Attic, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Christmas Party w/ Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.

12.13 WEDNESDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Folsom Hotel Saloon The Frankadelics w/ Mark Hummel, 8 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Anuhea, Paula Fuga, Mahi, 8 p.m.

Holy Diver Adelitas Way, Joyous Wolf, of Limbo, 6:30 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 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.; PaintBox, 9 p.m.

12.14 THURSDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Katie Garibaldi Christmas Concert, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Alarms, Shotgun Sawyer, Vinnie Guidera & The Dead Birds, The Polyorchids, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Club Car (Auburn) Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Jessica Malone, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Michael B. Justis, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Jim “Kimo” West & Ken Emerson, 5:30 p.m.

Holy Diver The Wrecks, Brick + Mortar, Lovelytheband, 7 p.m.

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

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Sutherlin, 6 p.m.

ALARMS Shotgun Sawyer, The Polyorchids, Vinnie Guidera & The Dead Birds Blue Lamp 8 p.m.

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12.16

CHUCK RAGAN Dave Hause, Chris Shiflett, Inland Goldfield 6:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Stephan Hogan, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club Young Aundee, The Breathing Effect, Ackerman, Plots, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Mark “Porkchop” Holder and MPH, Black Saddle Hookers, 9 p.m.

12.15 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Dance Gavin Dance, Polyphia, Icarus The Owl, Wolf & Bear, 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Bar 101 Chris Jones, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Achilles Wheel Trio, 5 p.m.

The Boardwalk Baby Bash, Wasted, Playah K, 7:30 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Exiled From Grace, Focara, Zephira, Kinkade, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Center for the Arts) Coco Montoya, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Jax Hammer Band, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Branded, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Kally O’Mally & the 8-Tracks, Natalie Cortez, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Project Optimism Gifts & Toy Drive feat. Voiice, Danielle Shavonne, Tirzahx, Toine, Daro, Joey Casanova, 6 p.m.

Holy Diver Supersuckers, The BellRays, The Bombpops, The Stoneberries, 7 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall The Mark Wood Experience Holiday Extravaganza, 8 p.m.

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

On The Y Rot Iron, Sideshow, Analog., 8 p.m.

Opera House Saloon (Roseville) Skid Roses, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) George Cole and Eurocana, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Lost In Suburbia, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine Mad Jacky, Me & You, In The No, 8 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) The Usual Haunts, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Sun, 5:30 p.m.; Steven Roth, 9 p.m.

Zinfandel Grille Arlyn Anderson Trio, 7 p.m.

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12.16 SATURDAY

Berryessa Brewing Co. A Thousand Years at Sea, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Teknical: Black Boxx, Haitham, David Alexander, Jesse James, 8:30 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Encore at Christmas, 3 p.m.; The California Honeydrops, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Ugly AF Sweater Fest feat. Kurt Travis, So Much Light, Andrés, Pregnant, Sunsound, The Seafloor Cinema, City Mural!, 6:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Mach 5 Band, 9 p.m.

First United Methodist Church Sacramento Master Singers: Jingle All the Way, 3 p.m.

Fox & Goose Annah AntiPalindrom, Kate Livoni, OverState, Temple K, Kirk Finley, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Chuck Ragan, Dave Hause, Chris Shiflett, Inland, 6:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Rock For Tots 13 feat.

Life In 24 Frames, Among The First, Jacob Paul & The Heartbeat, Paulie (from OnOff), 7 p.m.

John Natsoulas Center for the Arts An Evening w/ Henry Robinett, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Kory Gibbs & Kyle Rowland, 2:30 p.m.

Midtown BarFly DJ Tom Shear, DJ Keyz, DJ Unit 77 and More, 9 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Brandi Carlile, Savannah Conley, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.

On The Y Bandhoppers Showcase, 8:30 p.m.

Opera House Saloon (Roseville) Terra Bella, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9:30 p.m.

Phono Select Records Kids on a Crime Spree, Pets, Trinidad Silva, 6 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Coco Montoya, 7:30 p.m.; Power Play, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) Mikey LP & The Krooks, 9 p.m.

Sauced BBQ & Spirits The Corduroys feat. Bobby Zoppi, 9:30 p.m.

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12.15 DANIEL TOSH MontBleu 7 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Bryan Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall American Bach Soloists, 4 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) Christmas Jug Band, 7 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Rick Estrin, 3 p.m.

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

Rio Americano Center for the Arts Sacramento Concert Band Holiday Concert, 2:30 p.m.

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

Yolo Brewing Co. Blue Mountain Quartet, 2 p.m.

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CLARA (E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts) Sacramento State Latin Jazz Ensemble, 7 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 B Street Theatre You Better You Better You Bet w/ Jack Gallagher & Dave Pierini, Dec. 10, 7 & 9 p.m.

Crest Theatre Christopher Titus: Amerigeddon, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Comedy Open Mic Showcase, Dec. 5, 8 p.m.

Leon Gibson, Cristian Amaral, Jacqui Pirl, Jay Wuck, Marcelis Flores, Dave Touchstone (Host), Dec. 6, 8 p.m.

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MontBleu Daniel Tosh, Dec. 15, 7 p.m.

On the Y Open Mic Comedy w/ Host Robert Berry, Thursdays, 8:30 p.m.

Punch Line New Faces Showcase, Dec. 6, 8 p.m.

Joey Diaz, Dean Delray, Chris John (Host), Dec. 7 - 9, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.

Off the Top Comedy Show, Dec. 10, 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Showcase, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.

Brian Scolaro, Carlos Rodriguez, Michael Cella (Host), Dec. 14 - 16, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 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 Darren Carter, Dec. 8 - 10, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Michael Blackson, Dec. 15 - 17, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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8th and W Streets Certified Farmers Market, Sunday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

24th Street Theatre Elf Matinee Screening and Sing Along w/ Mr. Cooper, Dec. 16, 1:30 p.m.

Miracle on 34th Street Screening, Dec. 17, 1:30 p.m.

7300 Folsom Blvd. UPcyclePOP: Remade in Sacramento, Dec. 14 - 17 B Street Theatre A Moving Day, Through Dec. 24 Benvenuti Performing Arts Center A Christmas Carol, Through Dec. 9, 7 p.m.

Belle Cooledge Library An Evening w/ Writer Bridget Mabunga, Dec. 9, 6 p.m.

Blue Cue Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m.

Brickhouse Gallery Nubian Crafters Holiday Expo, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cal Expo Global Winter Wonderland, Through Jan. 7

California State Capitol: West Steps Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting, Dec. 7, 4 p.m.

Carmichael Park Carmichael Annual Tree Lighting, Dec. 7, 5 p.m.

The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred The Christmas Angels and Nutcracker Suite, Dec. 16 - 17 Citrus Heights City Hall Citrus Heights Christmas Tree Lighting, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m.

Community Center Theater Sacramento Ballet’s The Nutcracker, Dec. 9 - 23 Country Club Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Crest Theatre Love Actually, Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m.

Home Alone, Dec. 16, 12 p.m.

It’s A Wonderful Life, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.

The Muppet Christmas Carol, Dec. 17, 2 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Tot Land: Art Spot, Now through Jan. 1 Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942-1955, Now through Jan. 7 Exuberant Earth: Ceramics by Ruth Rippon, Now through Feb. 4 ArtMix: Bohemia, Dec. 14, 6 p.m.

Downtown Sacramento Ice Rink Holiday Shoppe Makers Market feat. Aliyah Sidqe, Allspicery, Fit Face, Identity Boutique, Oblivion Comics & Coffee, The Chef’s Olive Mix, Thistle + Bud and More, Dec. 9, 12 - 4 p.m.

Throwback to the 80s Night, Dec. 14, 6 p.m.

Florin Road & 65th Street Certified Farmers Market, Thursday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Folsom Community Center 11th Annual Chanukah Wonderland, Dec. 10, 2 p.m.

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

Fremont Park Unsilent Night Sacramento, Dec. 16, 6 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts FLC Dance Department’s Evening of Dance, Dec. 7, 6 p.m.

Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker, Dec. 14 - 17 Highwater The Trivia Factory, Monday’s, 7 p.m.

Historic Old Folsom Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m.

Hook and Ladder Manufacturing Co. Cocktail Academy: Japanese Whisky, Dec. 9, 2 p.m.

Identity Coffees Midtown Bizarre feat. Best Supply Co., Burly Beverages, Gold Feather, It’s Knot Love, Little Lemon Book and More, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Triviology, Sunday’s, 7:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Sac Girls Rock “Fun Night” feat. Poetry, Music, Comedy and More, Dec. 7, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, Thursday’s, 8 p.m.

McClatchy Park Oak Park Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

McKinley Library Winter Holiday Craft Workshop, Dec. 8, 3:30 p.m.

LEGO Mania, Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m.

MontBleu 15th Annual Tahoe Adventure Film Festival, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, Wednesday’s, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Trivia Night, Monday’s, 7 p.m.

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

Old Sacramento Sacramento SantaCon Bar Crawl, Dec. 16, 12 p.m.

On The Y Movie Night w/ Jandy Barwench, Wednesday’s, 7 p.m.

Orangevale Community Center Aloha Dancers Holiday Performance, Dec. 8, 6 p.m.

Press Club Pro Wrestling Trivia Night, Dec. 7, 8 p.m.

Rio Linda Community Center Breakfast with Santa and Holiday Craft Fair, Dec. 9, 9 am. - 12 p.m.

Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center Capitol Ballet Company: The Nutcracker, Dec. 9, 1:30 p.m.

Shine Questionable Trivia, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Sierra 2 Center Holiday Craft Fair, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sol Collective Arts and Culture Meet & Greet, Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m.

Stellar Studios Rhythm & Poetry Hosted by Dyvacat, & Graffiti Bleu, Thursday’s, 8 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.

Sunrise Light Rail Station Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema Warp Wave’s Board the World Film Festival, Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m.

UC Davis Main Theatre: Wright Hall Outside the Lines 1, Dec. 7-9 Washington Neighborhood Center Holiday Barrio Market, Dec. 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Yolo Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 6 p.m.

Holiday Vendor’s Fair, Dec. 9, 12 - 4 p.m.

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ith bad chemistry and personality conflicts, it’s not uncommon for an improv comedy troupe to fold soon after it starts. Add to that the challenge of finding places to perform and keeping a crowd coming week after week and it’s an even more daunting task. That’s why the 10th anniversary of The Sacramento Comedy Spot’s flagship show Anti-Cooperation League is kind of a big deal.

A fixture of the MARRS building on 20th and J, The Comedy Spot’s 90-seat theater has been home to comedy shows and classes ranging from improv, to sketch, to standup since 2005. They have the longest running weekly comedy open mic in Sacramento, and have brought in performers ranging from the beautifully awful Neil Hamburger to legendary Kevin McDonald of The Kids in the Hall. However, the improv classes and shows that consistently have proven to be the biggest draw, and none are bigger than AntiCooperation League.

Every Saturday at 9 p.m., Comedy Spot founder and head honcho Brian Crall leads a team of gifted comedians in what likens to “Saturday Night Live without a script.” Each show features a guest who’s interviewed on stage about interesting things that have happened in their life. After the interview, the troupe takes over and performs sketches based on what they’ve learned. With no plans in advance, an earlier discussed story can pan out exactly as told or some fringe element of the tale can become the focus. It can get pretty wild, which is the inspiration for the troupe’s slogan, “Welcome to Crazytown!”

I first met Crall and the ACL crew back in 2012 when I was invited to be a featured guest to talk about my website, retroCRUSH. I didn’t know a

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damn thing about the show, and they got me talking about my thoughts of superheroes having sex, dirty nursery rhymes and breakfast cereal.

After the interview on stage, the crew of improv actors turned out an array of sketches loosely and directly based on the discussion, and it was hilarious. One member acted out the complexities of Mr. Fantastic stretching his fingers to become multiple copies of his wife to have sex with.

It’s an image that haunts and amuses me to this very day.

So what does the name Anti-Cooperation League even mean?

“When you’re naming an improv group, you want it to sound cool,” said Crall. “Groups that have puns for their name, or they’re too cutesy are ... I don’t know. I had a group called The Improv-a-maniacs and I regret that. I wanted to punch myself in the face afterward.

We wanted to have a cool sounding name that sounded edgier or anti-establishment, so we ran around trying to find names, and Aaron Cheesman, who was a local guy in different comedy groups, came up with it. I didn’t know what it meant, but it was perfect.”

ACL has roots going back to a group founded in 2001 called The Free Hooch Comedy Troupe, a sketch comedy group that did short form, game-based improv and performed regularly at “shitty bars,” according to Crall.

Those venues included The Stony Inn on Del Paso Heights, where the troupe experienced challenges with a noisy koi pond, and the lobby of a hotel on a hooker-populated stretch of Auburn Boulevard. Soon they opened the first Comedy Spot location on Broadway, before moving to their current home at 1050 20th Street in 2009.

Chris Emery is a five-year veteran of ACL and a triple threat at The Comedy Spot, performing in improv, sketch

and stand-up comedy shows.

“I really enjoy getting to know the local people, the different professions and celebrities,” explained Emery.

“And we get to learn a lot about the city.

“One of our guests had talked about how their mother had holiday traditions from another country that were different, so we did a scene where someone took their date home for the holidays,” said Emery of one of his favorite onstage recollections. “We kept piling on with all of our weird traditions, like incantations, and I was a crow that they weren’t allowed to look at or they’d get their eyes poked out. We had a guy, Brian Reid, who went to the WWE training center to be a pro wrestler and he had a lot of stories about what that was like. He was on the news for leg pressing the most weight.

Anything can happen on that stage. I’ve got into many kissing scenes with Brian [Crall]. At least a baker’s dozen, but it’s always consensual!”

With few exceptions, most cast members from ACL are plucked from a Comedy Spot development program that involves taking classes and being chosen to join a Harold team.

“Harold is the industry standard for longform improv,” explained Crall. “Every theater like ours across the country usually has a Harold team. So we have Harold teams, then you perform on 8 p.m. shows, then you graduate to ACL. It can take a couple of years, but everyone’s learned the same method, and everyone’s on board with how we construct these scenes. And I want to be clear, I want you to mention to DJ Sandhu [Sacramento standup comedian] that we don’t have pre-planned bits. A lot of times when you watch short form improv, there’s devices that you know are going to work every time because you play the same games every time.”

Justine Lopez joined the cast of ACL in 2016 after serving as an intern at The Comedy Spot, and honing her skills in improv classes and the Harold Team.

“I was online searching for theater internships so I could get my foot in the door,” recalled Lopez. “The funny thing is that they denied me the first time. I tried one more time and a spot opened up and that’s how I got in. Before that, we had started a theater troupe in summer 2014 and put on free shows at bookstores and the schools. We were practicing in backyards and parking lots. Then The Comedy Spot happened and I was full-time from then on.”

Lopez also writes sketch comedy for the weekly 9 p.m.

Friday show called The Friday Show, which mixes stand-up, sketch and improv. She stresses that the thrill of performing improv in ACL is unique and unlike sketch where you can reuse bits that work.

“We never return to these scenes, so they just come out,” said Lopez. “It’s hard because right after that scene’s done, you have to throw it out of your head and make something new. Once I did a scene where we were Tetris blocks and we were morphing into different pieces on stage along with a song. That’s part of the group dynamic that makes ACL special.”

The teamwork and anything-goes atmosphere of the ACL shows are what make every show different and exciting.

“You really have to be in the moment with listening and going on what the person did before you,” said Crall. “I like longform because it’s more grounded. It’s not just getting on stage and yelling, selling people out and going for the cheap joke. It’s a style that builds on itself. Then it gets super funny. We always talk

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about going to Crazytown by taking a simple idea that the audience can sink their teeth into and taking it to a weird, strange place.”

In the last 10 years, Crall estimates that they’ve had more than 30 people in the ACL cast.

The current roster is comprised of the aforementioned Lopez (not pictured) and Emery, along with Corky McDonnell, Greg Sabin, Jason Casey, Jesse Jones, Mel Gelbart, Michelle Daubner and Ryan King.

“We’ve had a ton of really good shows through the years,” reminisced Crall. “Becca Habegger from ABC10 is going to be our guest for the 10-Year Anniversary show, and she’s been on before. She’s a really great guest. We’ve had some good shows with Mark S. Allen, but it was for different reasons.

He was really fun because he talks with celebrities, and he got arrested so we can talk with him about going to jail and his friend ‘Outlaw’ he met there that would protect him. We had the Sudz by Studz guys, who are two married guys who make soap. They’re just everyday fun people.

“We tend to have better shows when it’s just regular folks that aren’t trying to make people laugh.

We always tell our guests during our pre-interviews, just show up, and tell us some stories about your past, that’s all you need.”

Though, sometimes the irregular guests are equally entertaining. When recalling the time when Sacramento Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla was a guest, Crall said, “He came out with a long black trench coat and his signature hat. Then on stage he actually whipped out guns. He was fully ready to roll!”

“It’s hard because right after that scene’s done, you have to throw it out of your head and make something new.

Once I did a scene where we were Tetris blocks and we were morphing into different pieces on stage along with a song. That’s part of the group dynamic that makes ACL special.”

– The Anti-Cooperation League's Justine Lopez

The 10th Anniversary AntiCooperation League Show will be held at The Comedy Spot Saturday, Dec. 9 at 9 p.m., and runs every Saturday at 9. You can also check out their calendar for a wide variety of classes and events focusing on improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy as well at Saccomedyspot.com.

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THE SHALLOW END THE GIFTS KEEP ON COMING Last issue my tone was pretty gloomy. I don’t expect it to get much better this time around, but I feel like I’m obligated to mention that I really do love this time of year. Believe it or not, I’m actually the guy you’d like to have over to your house for the holidays. I’ll toss the pigskin outside with the kids. I’ll always come back for seconds and give my compliments to the chefs. I’ll even bring a bottle of whatever, so you won’t feel so bad about me drinking all your booze. I won’t ever say something out-of-pocket to your Auntie Clara, no matter how many Sambucas I’ve had with my after-dinner coffee, and once all the guests have gone home, I’ll even help put the plates in the wash and treat you to the first round at the bar.

I fucking love the holidays. Even at my advanced age, they make me feel like a goddamn kid again every freakin’ year.

When I hear “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” I burst into snowflake sparkles. The shit is real. That’s why I’m pissed the world, as it is right now, won’t let me enjoy the most enjoyable time of the year.

Look, all I want to do is stock up on six-packs of Anchor Christmas Ale and re-watch The Sopranos from the beginning for the umpteeth time (in full-disclosure, the latter is happening as I type this, and, yes, it does get better every time I watch it). I see the pile of gifts in our apartment growing, and it just makes me want to call work and say, “Listen guys, I’ll be back in mid-January. Peace out, bros.” But I have to write this thing every two weeks, and that means I have to at least once every 14 days look at Google News and make myself sick.

It reminds me the world is a real place and not just Magical Christmas Land like I wish it was. Hell, I’d settle for the world being Magical Sopranos Land at this point. Like, you know it’s bad when watching Adriana La Cerva get whacked is less disturbing than a peek at your Facebook news feed.

So as my wife and I compile gifts for parents and siblings and nephews and such, the world at large keeps tossing lumps of coal in my lap. One of these gifts came from the GOP-controlled Congress in the form of their new tax bill.

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JAMES BARONE jb@submergemag.com I have to be honest: I don’t understand tax law at all. Not even in the slightest. So I’m not so sure what this thing means for me or us or rich or poor people. I’ve read a lot of statistics and seen a lot of colorful infographics. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to decipher any of it. I even saw something on one news site where they had cartoon images of hypothetical families with hypothetical household incomes with estimations of how they’d be affected by the House and Senate versions of the bill. I was excited to see that at first, because I thought that would be the most helpful. Alas, I was still completely lost. I’m just going to assume that if it made Mitch McConnell smile, that I’m probably not going to like it. I mean, it’s safe to assume anything that makes that man smile must be bad for everyone except him and his pale gray ogre buddies.

It is remarkable, though, that they were actually able to get their shit together and pass something. It’s probably a shitty something, but I mean, look at that … legislation. From legislators. Holy mackerel!

It must be great having a job where you never really have to accomplish anything, and then when you finally do, it still kind of sucks and everyone hates it, but you get to work in this really amazing, historic building and have the summer and holidays off and have great health insurance. It sounds almost like the American dream or something.

Well, whatever all this tax reform ends up being, it’s almost comforting to know that there’s really nothing I can do about it now. It’s there, and some people are going to get really rich, I’m sure, and for a while, my retirement savings will probably bloat to the point where I’m thinking that maybe it was a good thing after all, and then, like it did before, the bubble will burst and I, and a lot of people like me, will be left with next to nothing (except by the time I’m really old, Social Security probably won’t exist anymore). But I don’t have to worry about that this Christmas, right? I’ll just have to pay for it later. Sounds like a plan.

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