Submerge Magazine: Issue 259 (February 12 - February 26, 2018)

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It’s been a pretty crazy past month.

Not only did I make it through Dry January—which is really hard if you’re like me and drink when your stressed and well, because it’s delicious—but Submerge successfully threw a rad 10 Year Anniversary Party this past Feb. 3 at Holy Diver!

My partner and I were asked to do interviews with Capital Public Radio, SN&R and even a local blog, Themashup.net, leading up the the event. It was pretty awesome and actually really rare to be on the other side of things for once: getting to tell our story.

All-in-all, people showed up to celebrate with us. And I definitely had my fair share of beers, making up for that damn Dry January.

It was nice meeting new people, from longtime Submerge readers to members of local bands. Plus a good number of familiar faces showed up too, from folks who I always see out at shows to friends and family from out of town.

More importantly, I can call it a success because we were able to pay the bands more than I anticipated, and we raised even more money than I thought was possible to donate to cancer research, in honor of our former editor Mandy Pearson who passed away in December of 2015.

From our free party, thanks to donations raised at the door, we were able to give $962 to Stanford University School of Medicine.

To be honest, we weren’t exactly sure where we wanted to donate the money at first. I just figured it would probably be the American Cancer Society.

However, when I was out and about delivering the last issue of Submerge—yes, I still handle a ton of our distribution myself—I was listening to the radio when I heard about a recent study, conducted by Stanford Medicine, where there’s been success in a cancer “vaccine,” which eliminates tumors in mice and that they’re ready to start human testing.

It was just the news I needed and gives me a little bit of hope that maybe, just maybe, before I die or even sooner, with advancements like these, there could be a cure for cancer. And just maybe cancer could go the way of, I don’t know, polio.

So if you were able to make it out and donate, thank you! If not, no worries. We would like to milk this “celebrating 10 years” thing, and throw a few more parties on our own and also collaborate on other events where we team up with like-minded entities. I have no info I can divulge yet on future happenings, but I can assure you if you keep picking us up and reading, you’ll be the first to know what’s up.

Now go on and get to reading our new issue, learning and doing even more rad things.

PS: You can check out pictures of the bands from our party on page 28.

You can even see a picture of a pretty well known drummer, Abe Cunningham of Deftones, who was sitting in with Destroy Boys for the night.

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THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST Every four years, it gets cold enough somewhere in the world to host a massive sporting event in the snow and on the ice. They call it the Winter Olympics, and this year it’s being held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Winter Olympics are like the Summer Olympics, except colder and not as much fun to watch. It’s a real snow job and it’s going to take over the airwaves of NBC and all its affiliates for the next two weeks whether you like it or not, so ya better get used to it!

It’s not all bad though. The Olympics can be a time for the world to come together to settle their disputes, or at least improve relations.

It looks like that may be happening with the North and South Koreans this year, which is certainly a welcome event. Unfortunately, if you were hoping our country’s neverending beef with the Russians would be settled via sporting competition, then you better go rent Rocky IV or Miracle.

Russia is still facing a doping ban and was not invited to the games in Pyeongchang.

However, some Russians will be allowed to compete under an Olympic flag if they are cleared by the Olympic Committee first. It is also possible that Russia will spring a sneak attack

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on South Korea to annex the games and install themselves as the new heads of the Olympic Committee. Then we’ll see who has the dirty pee, comrade!

While some of the magic may be gone from this year’s games, they certainly won’t be boring. Even if Russia keeps its hands to itself, many of the stadium complexes built to house the games are dangerously close to the North Korean border. While the North Koreans may be saying they want to make nice with the South now, Kim Jong Un could very well change his mind tomorrow and launch an attack. He is easily rattled, especially by President Trump, who got into a pissing match with Kim over the size of their nuclear launch buttons.

That argument inspired the Olympic Committee to introduce a new event to this year’s games, which they’re calling nuclear football. In nuclear football, the leaders of every nuclear-armed nation face off in a race to see who can lose their cool and push their nuclear launch buttons the fastest. Odds-on favorite this year is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, the newest member of the nuclear club. Kim has that right balance of inexperience and crazy that puts him steps ahead of his opponents. Trump

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The final new event in this year’s Olympic games is team alpine skiing. In team alpine skiing, each country competing in this year’s games must send their entire team down the slopes of the tallest mountain in South Korea at the same time on skis. The country with the fastest average time and the least number of athletes injured wins. It’s a brutal sport for the larger countries competing in the games, but it is the price of entry and a way to prune the dead weight from the old Olympic tree.

It also serves as a sacrifice to the Greek gods who still retain their roles as overseers of the games every four years.

It’s really all for them anyway. Why else do you think we would be playing these crazy sports?

Surely it must be for the gods’ amusement. I can practically hear Zeus laughing his ass off from his cloudy throne on Mount Olympus. Still, the gods must be appeased, and if watching a few wacky snow sports on TV for a couple of weeks out of the year takes care of that obligation, then I guess I can manage that. I hope you can, too!

with his dumb, child-like brain would seem like a shoe-in, but his small fingers put him at a real disadvantage in this event.

If the possibility for total annihilation is not enough to pique your interest in the Pyeongchang Olympics, perhaps one of the four other events being added this year will. The Olympics Committee wants all you kids to know that the Olympics are going to be totally rad this year, dude! They added big-air snowboarding because both it and they are cool, so please follow, like and retweet them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, k!

Mass start speed skating is the next new event and it’s an odd one. Skaters are placed in an ice rink built inside a Catholic church and are only allowed to race once the daily mass begins. The race ends at the apocalypse, so the results may be tied to those of nuclear football.

If Jesus and speed aren’t your thing, then maybe the next new event, mixed doubles curling, will be. In this new event, athletes are required to bicep curl their opposite-sex teammate in one hand while sweeping dirty ice with a broom held in the other. At the same time, the opposing team slides large, round, concrete blocks at them to try to throw them off balance and break eggs around

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If you’re a fan of the Cloverfield franchise, then Netflix and Paramount Pictures has created a movie just for you. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions teamed up with writers Oren Uziel and Doug Jung to introduce us to—dun dun dunnnn—The Cloverfield Paradox. The story was adapted from Uziel’s original screenplay, God Particle, and Abrams added the final touches to make it the third installment of Cloverfield (following Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane, neither of which are available on Netflix).

Released on Feb. 4, 2018 (right after the movie trailer was introduced during Super Bowl LII), The Cloverfield Paradox is set in a dystopian near-future. The world’s energy resources are set to fully exhaust in five years (something that could very well happen in our actual future) and Earth’s only saving grace is the Shepard particle accelerator, a device that must be launched in a dangerous space mission, but would provide free energy, solving the world’s energy crisis for eternity. The mission seems easy enough but nothing worth fighting for ever comes easy, and with great responsibility comes great sacrifice.

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of the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, plays Captain Kiel, a man tasked with keeping the growing tensions on the ship from reaching a boiling point. And this task is daunting.

Team Helios has been aboard Cloverfield for 694 days with 47 failed attempts at getting the Shepard particle accelerator to do its magic. The crew is made up of people from all around the world—China, Russia, Germany, Britain, the United States—and the reality of being stuck aboard a spaceship for near 700 days with no progress is beginning to weigh heavy on their souls. But, you know what they say: 48th time is a charm. That’s right, on their 48th attempt, Team Helios, gets a green light from the Shepard accelerator. Everything is

saved. Earth will live on forever with free energy because free stuff never comes with a catch. We can all go to sleep quietly now.

Wrong. The Shepard does succeed but it also creates a power surge and a system overload that turns Cloverfield upside down. Now the crew must team together to philosophize the concept of reality. What is real to you may not be real to others. Your world is not always what it seems.

The system overload begins to create strange happenings to the ship, among the team, and among the Earth they once knew. Crewmembers Schmidt (Daniel Brühl, Inglourious Basterds) and Tam (Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha) want to go rogue, while Volkov (Aksel Hennie, The Martian) begins to feel things crawling from within him. Is he going crazy or are there really monsters living inside? The whole ship seems to be in disarray. The only level headed members of the team seem to be Kiel, Hamilton, Monk (John Ortiz, Fast and Furious 6), and Chris O’Dowd’s (Bridesmaids) character, Mundy, whom offers some much needed comic relief to a bleak and disastrous situation.

What other disasters, you may ask? The Earth as Helios knows it has disappeared.

The Shepard brings to life the Cloverfield paradox, shattering the space-time continuum and sending the station orbiting in time and spaces unknown. And now Team Helios must find a way to keep it all together, while also breaking apart to fight their own imagined and real demons, to get back to their Earth alive and complete this life-saving mission. There are a lot of philosophical elements at play. How far will you go for the greater good of humanity?

What is sacrifice? Is reality really real? And, who are the actual monsters and demons of the world? These are the questions and it is up to you to form the answers.

This film did a good job of blending the horror, sci-fi and mystery genres together, and I always love a movie with a message about the depths of humanity. If our present reality keeps on its current path, The Cloverfield Paradox could very well be our dystopian future. Can us humans living on Earth in the now band together to save humanity before it’s too late? I sure hope so.

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Sacramento Fashion Week Brings Designer Showcases, Film Screenings, Makeup Workshops and More to the Capitol City • Feb. 18–24 Now entering its 12th year, Sacramento Fashion Week aims to amplify the talents of local designers, models and photographers, along with hair and makeup professionals, all while promoting the area’s fashion, beauty and arts industries. This year there are seven official SFW events spread out between Feb. 18–24 at various venues around town. There is everything from a Model Bootcamp (Feb. 18), to a Hair and Makeup Workshop (Feb. 19), to a Fashion on Film event (Feb. 22), to two different Designer Showcases for both Spring/Summer looks (Feb. 23) and Fall/Winter looks (Feb. 24). Some of the events are free to attend, some will require a ticket, so you’ll want to visit Sacfashionweek.com or follow them on social channels (@SacFashionWeek) for a full rundown of the week’s schedule and details about which designers and artists will be featured. If you want to immerse yourself in the local fashion and beauty industries, Sacramento Fashion Week is your best shot, so don’t miss out.

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River City Quilters’ Guild and Rob Appell Join Forces for a Hands-On Workshop • Feb. 21

Do you or does someone you know have a passion for sewing or quilting? If so, chances are you likely already know Rob Appell, as he is a rock star of sorts in the sewing world. If you don’t, watching just one of Appell’s video tutorials will make you want to get into it! Appell is a sewing machine technician and master quilter who hosts Man Sewing, a popular weekly video series and website dedicated to teaching and sharing his passion for all things sewing.

“What is Man Sewing?” Appell’s website asks. “Well, I am a man who loves to sew and I’m proud of it,” he explains. “I’m passionate about sewing and creativity and have a desire to teach, so I want to share my passion with you. Is Man Sewing just for men? Absolutely not. I’m just a man who sews.”

Appell is bringing his infectious surfer-dude-meets-working-artist energy to Sacramento for a hands-on workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 21, thanks to the folks from River City Quilters’ Guild. The class is just $35, plus costs for materials. For more information and to register, visit Rivercityquilters. org or Facebook.com/rivercityquiltersguild. The workshop will be held at Northminster Presbyterian Church (3235 Pope Ave., Sacramento) from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information on Rob Appell, visit Mansewing.com or check out his YouTube channel, where some of his more popular videos have 400,000-plus views!

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Repeat visitors to one of the area’s biggest and best craft beer festivals, Capitol Beer Fest, will likely be excited about a couple of big changes to this year’s event. First, it’s moving back to its prior location on the wide-open and ever-so-beautiful Capitol Mall Greens, after taking place on the way-too-cramped Fifth Street Bridge in 2017 (most people were not stoked on that location, if social media comments are any indicator).

Secondly, the event is moving from a Sunday to a Saturday (March 3, to be exact) so that attendees can enjoy the event and still have some of their weekend left ahead of them (and let's face it, being hungover on a Monday is the worst!). Organizers are expecting more than 120 craft breweries to be on hand, along with 20 food trucks! You’ll want to take a look at the full lists of participants online at Capitolbeerfest.com, but just a couple that we’re really excited about are: Moksa Brewing Company, a brand new and much-hyped Rocklin brewery; Pizza Port Brewing Company, all the way from Carlsbad; Modern Times Beer, one of the best to emerge out of the insanely awesome San Diego beer scene; and more than a couple of our other favorite locals like Knee Deep out of Auburn; Blue Note out of Woodland; Jack Rabbit out of West Sacramento; Track 7 and Device, both out of Sacramento; and so many others. Tickets to Capitol Beer Fest are on sale now and are $40 for general admission, $65 for VIP, and $15 for a music-only-non-drinker ticket (live tunes provided by Red Dirt Ruckus and Humble Wolf). The event runs from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, and it’s for 21-plus only. All of the proceeds from this event benefit the Runnin’ for Rhett Youth Fitness Program, so you’ll be drinking for a great cause.

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New York Indie/Folk Duo Native Harrow to Play Free Show at Kupros Craft House Feb. 16

The two members of Woodstock, New York-based indie/folk duo Native Harrow are in the midst of their 100-plus date New Year Eyes Tour, and Sacramento is lucky to be on their impressive list of shows. Mark your calendar for this Friday, Feb. 16 and come out to Kupros Craft House (1217 21st St.) for an intimate evening of beautiful live tunes. Vocalist and guitarist Devin Tuel and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Harms surround themselves with a plethora of musical tools on stage, everything from cellos, to drums, to keyboards, to “pawn-shop electrics,” keeping listeners and viewers engaged from start to end. The show is free, kicks off at 9:30 p.m. and is for those 21-and-over only. If you can’t make it to see the wonderful Native Harrow on the 16th, we highly suggest making it a point to check out another live show at Kupros, as it is a Midtown gem, and a perfect place to grab a bite and a pint while kicking back and enjoying some quality music. On Feb. 17 they’ve got Soul Providers, on Feb. 23 the Ross Hammond and Jon Bafus duo will be on hand, and on Feb. 24 the Harley White Jr. Trio will bring the jazz vibes. Learn more about Kupros and their upcoming shows at Facebook.com/KuprosCraftHouse.

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BACKBONE’S CUSTOMIZABLE MENU PROVIDES OPTIONS FOR VEGANS AND CARNIVORES WORDS LOVELLE HARRIS • PHOTOS EVAN E. DURAN

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he plant-based eating trend that has been steadily taking hold of the bellies of mainstream Americans has officially taken root in the City of Trees. And while the trend is one that has been resolutely embraced by those indoctrinated into the cult-like world of Instagram, where millennials collect likes for their photogenic plant-based dishes like coveted Pokémon Go characters, as well as the diehard lifers who renounced meat decades ago, once mocked for their “alternative” lifestyle, it only seems fitting that more and more Sacramentans are trading in their steak knives for cauliflower steaks. This is America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital, after all.

According to the restaurant consultancy group Baum + Whiteman in New York, “plantbased” is poised to be the food trend of 2018. And Sacramento is right on trend—Meatless Mondays at Old Ironsides has been going strong since 2015, while a slew of vegan and vegetarianfriendly restaurants have been popping up all over the region.

Enter Backbone Cafe. Owned and operated primarily by brothers Joey and Tomas Woolston from the family of

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restaurateurs who launched Matteo’s Pizza and Bistro in Carmichael in 2009 and the Crocker Cafe by Supper Club in the Crocker Art Museum, this newly minted eatery in downtown Sacramento boasts a menu chock full of organic, whole food options to fit a variety of dietary preferences—including meat options, but the grass-fed, free-range variety only. What you won’t find are refined sugars or sweeteners, soy products or peanuts in any of their handcrafted dishes, say the brothers Woolston.

“We’ve always been involved in food, for as long as I can remember,” says Tomas. “We’ve always had a passion for food—it’s just what our family has always done. It’s been a big part of our gatherings and our family culture. We’ve all had experience in pretty much every area of the restaurant business, so it’s something we know really well and feel comfortable doing and we’re all interested in athletics and nutrition and well-being, so it was kind of a way to just bring it all together. We’ve always struggled to find the kind of food that we want, so it’s great for us because it’s pretty much the restaurant that we always wanted to be in Sacramento, but we just hadn’t seen it yet.”

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The menu is a testament to this ethos: Brimming with luxurious ingredients like inhouse, homemade coconut milk, which serves as the basis for their rich and velvety golden milk and fragrant curry dishes, the offerings at Backbone are fully customizable. This is no small feat for a small eatery that upon entry reads like more of a comfy book store with its large, overstuffed leather couch and pub chairs and inviting, wooden family-style dining table anchoring the dining area.

For Joey, a longtime athlete in the mixed martial arts arena whose self-described obsession for creating the perfect “human fuel” inspired the dishes at the newest addition to the Woolston culinary empire, being able to curate your own culinary experience at Backbone is paramount.

It was after an injury knocked him out of the ring that the Woolstons’ fast-casual restaurant emerged—an operation that reads more like an incubator for wellness potions and the food-asmedicine philosophy than a traditional vegan joint. Sidelined by a back injury, Joey soon hatched the idea to develop a business that would marry his passion for the sport with his lifelong experiences in the kitchen.

“I want everyone to have the opportunity to get whatever they want,” Joey says. “Because of that, we have been getting a lot of athletes in here, which is a good thing. You can tell when it’s an athlete that comes in because they’ll be like, ‘Extra meat, no rice,’ [and] all kinds of other edits to the dish. That is a positive thing for everyone because it’s relatively easy [to do] here.”

With Tomas running the front of house and Joey manning the kitchen and developing a menu that boasts an extensive array of highly customizable dishes constructed from exotic ingredients inspired by Thai, Mexican and Indian cuisines, the Woolstons have relied on a tight-knit crew of longtime employees to execute their vision. That vision unites nutrition fit for an athlete but tasty enough for the foodie looking to get down on a grass-fed beef bone marrow with bacon jam and toasted sourdough.

Yes, that too, is on the Backbone menu.

On a recent visit to the café, the attention to detail in each of the dishes that were presented was profound. Take the vegan zuccado pasta dish. Sure, we’ve seen spiralizer mania seep its way into just about every vegetarian dish that landed on the plate last year, but Joey’s meticulous handling of the zucchini “noodle” is almost scientific. After curing the long, verdant strands overnight in a saltwater bath, they are transformed by a luscious basil-pesto sauce into a dish even the most diehard pasta lover would be happy to dive into. The dish is completed with spinach and sautéed mushrooms, but the crown Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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the butter-infused coffee concoction that’s been on the lips of many a coffee connoisseur for years, made with MCT oil and grass-fed butter. You can also power up with their bas-a-loupe blended beverage, a symphony of flavors when basil, avocado, cantaloupe, banana and lime forge into a single, harmonious creamy crescendo.

Fun fact: Backbone serves breakfast all day, sort of like Denny’s but healthier! Pick up one of their fancy egg and cheese tacos made with free-range eggs, goat cheddar and salsa verde, or jump on that other food trend bandwagon and grab a slice of avocado toast topped with fried garlic, cilantro and chili flakes on the way to the Light Rail station. Better yet, take the morning off and sink into a comfy chair, grab a book and sip on one of their creamy nut milk offerings. Pro tip: Go for the golden milk brimming with fresh ginger, turmeric, honey and nutmeg. It’s like a warm, comfy blanket for your soul and your belly.

Whether you’re gravitating toward a plantbased diet for ethical or environmental reasons, or you’re looking for a spot on the grid where you can have a meal out on the town with your meat-loving friends without having to dine on the requisite veggie option (read: bland veggie burgers and mushroomonly options), take it Backbone Cafe is from this new fan of located at 729 J St., Sacramento. For the plant-based diet more info, go to trend: Backbone is worth Backbonecafe.com. checking out.

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jewel comes from the texture provided by the pulverized, sprouted walnuts sprinkled atop, a clever nod to parmesan cheese.

Another sensational Backbone offering, inspired by Joey’s tinkering with his own nutrition during his MMA days, is the curry. Built on a framework that combines Thai and Indian spices, the curry is fully customizable. Don’t like meat? Go for their hippie hemp curry, a mélange of golden, roasted veggies adorned with organic hemp seeds. You say you’re a full-fledged carnivore? Fuel up on their grass-fed beef version. Prefer the original white meat? Well, you’re in luck, there’s a free-range chicken option as well.

In a nod to the ubiquitous taco truck, even the street taco makes its way onto the Backbone menu. True to their vision, the Woolstons provide options here, too, but it’s their vegan carnitas that truly shine. Joey takes delicate oyster mushrooms and braises them for hours in a rich concoction of avocado oil, peppers and onions. The process transforms the mushrooms into an unctuous, tasty amalgamation that when it finally finds its way into a corn tortilla truly reads as a suitable impersonation of the original version.

Rounding out the menu are a litany of beverage options of the nonalcoholic variety that continue in the same vein as the food offerings. If you’re feeling adventurous, try their keto coffee, a version of

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litch: a harsh term for the beautiful errors bred in the formidably rapid tide of new technologies.

What resembles the machine’s first serious grasp of art begins as a mistake, a failure of precision or control. Where machines express error and humans express precision, the fertile world of glitch art thrives.

Sacramento’s John Horton has occupied this territory for some years now, rendering the futurist lines of digital flaws in traditional paint-on-canvas works, weaving wildly new musculature atop the sturdy bones of a triedand-true medium.

Steeped in the ephemeral and impious spirit of cyberpunk, Horton’s painting’s flit between different modes with the speed of a psychic TV channel enmeshed in the bionic viewer’s neural network. The variety unfolds in the ambient glitchscape of Foreign Tongues, the lysergically comical take on classicism in Reference the

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Future, and the sheer wet horror of organi-digitalization in Conflict and Savage Beauty. These paintings capture the emotional spectrum of a world that has just witnessed a formerly unknown cyberculture swiftly become everyculture in just a few decades. Whether fueled by the ecstasy of future potential or trapped in the scream of unstoppable metamorphosis, Horton’s works are artifacts of the technological and cultural upheaval occurring every nanosecond.

Some of his paintings, like the aforementioned Savage Beauty, explicitly reference the burgeoning art of 3D printing, a format that Horton has been mastering on his own personal printer. One recurring motif is the skeleton, specifically the skull—a structure molded in the world’s original 3D printer, and one specifically shaped to hold the painter’s most precious tools: the eyes. Horton has an instinctive trust in the viewer’s eye and what pleases

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it, and his creations reward the look for its own sake, drawing every ounce of color and enjoyment out of the subject. The handle of his online portfolio, “Hightech Lowlife,” is taken from William Gibson’s succinct description of the cyberpunk ethos. One could say that in Horton’s case, it also aptly describes the employment of cutting-edge techniques to sharply outline the surging landscape of the “lower” sensory world. It is the human edge of the paintings that truly place Horton proudly within a cyberpunk continuum.

Keeping his chops razor-sharp through commercial work and mural commissions locally and around the country, Horton is a dynamic character, as adaptable and tireless as his artwork. One particularly striking crosssection of his catalog, entitled Deep Web, is now on view at 1810 gallery.

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Let’s start with “Hightech Lowlife.” The term originally began as a descriptor for cyberpunk as a genre or aesthetic. What is your personal take on cyberpunk? How do you define it, how does it applies to your art, when/where did you first encounter it?

I’ve always been a fan of sci-fi and cyberpunk themes. Robotics. Cybernetics. Urbanization.

Class warfare. Dystopia. Transhumanism. For me, cyberpunk is weird blend of romanticism for tech and a distaste for it at the same time. I first came across it in Japanese cartoons like Bubblegum Crisis and Ghost in the Shell … eventually finding Blade Runner, which led me to discovering Philip K. Dick and William Gibson in high school. I found myself getting into music like Autechre and Aphex Twin, Dieselboy. Japanese cars. firstperson shooters. It all kind of went together. I was always into drawing, eventually painting, and the rebellious spirit and techno-romance of cyberpunk found its way into my artwork.

In 2005, I was uploading an image to my website and I mistakenly used the wrong unicode; the image showed up pixelated and distorted. “Beautiful,” I thought to myself. I spent the next few months perfectly rendering this “glitch” painting. It was a challenge so I kept going with it, corrupting files and painting the results.

Over time, I realized that replicating the digital aesthetic and errors using traditional painting methods was somehow a critique on technology and society. Half of me embraces our advance into the future, but the other half is a Luddite who prefers an old-school airbrush over the Photoshop equivalent.

I’m especially drawn to the pieces Falling and Conflict—simultaneously visceral and ultra clean.

They also seem to stand apart stylistically from the rest of your online portfolio. What ideas went into these?

Art is about escapism for me. I have always had this pull toward wanting to paint dark imagery and feeling guilty about it. That series of paintings was me working through some weird times in my life and wanting to create beautiful chaos. Tedious, cleansing work. I never planned to show them publicly, but after making a handful of them, that style has worked itself into my normal breadth of work.

Are you working on anything lately? What ideas are currently fueling you or your work?

Lately I’ve been trying to paint larger! More murals and bigger canvases. Something happens when you stand in front of large artwork. Right now I’m trying to push more chaos into my work.

For years I made ultra-rendered, ultra-refined paintings, but recently I’ve been incorporating more large, messy, gestural brushstrokes to add contrast and spontaneity.

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You’ve worked in 3D printer art for awhile. The technology strikes me as one of the most radical developments in art, among other things, in the 21st century. What’s your take on it and its potential?

3D printing changed the manufacturing process in a lot of ways. We can now make things at home— customized, unique objects on demand. I’ve had my FDM printer for five-ish years now and I can honestly say I would never live without one. I’ve used it to make small art sculptures, repair things around the house, even some custom motorcycle parts. The potential is endless! It has uses in the medical field, space travel, automotive, they can even 3D print lenses for glasses and telescopes.

Being highly prolific and experienced in both personal and commercial projects, do you have a process/routine for “getting your head in the game” depending on what each piece calls for?

Art is all I know now. I’m very passionate about my work, so I don’t really need to search for inspiration. Of course some commercial projects are harder than others to get excited about, but it’s the process that I enjoy more than anything.

I’ve always lived by this quote from Chuck Close: “Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.”

Do you have a favorite personal project? A favorite commercial one?

My mural for last year’s Wide Open Walls festival [at 20th and I Street] was a blast! It was great to have an opportunity to work on such a large scale and with so much creative freedom. I got to operate a 40-foot diesel boom lift, so I was stoked.

What is the most frightening thing about presentday cyberculture? Most exciting/intriguing thing?

Cyberculture is a crazy thing! 3D printing, VR, AR, “smart” stuff, automation and of course social media. Most tech advances I think are pretty cool, but some are definitely frightening. I’m most scared of the rapid rate of connectivity in new fields. Think of how much damage someone could do if they could hack your car while you were driving! Not to mention smart locks on homes, or how millions rely on medical tech to survive.

Hopefully I’m gone before the AI uprising Musk and Hawking are worried about comes true.

What are some of the pieces on view at your Deep Web showcase at 1810 Gallery?

This show is a collection of my glitch paintings, some recent and others from 10-plus years ago.

I tried to put something together that showed a cohesive evolution of that signature style.

Get into the glitchscape! John Horton’s Deep Web showcase is at 1810 Gallery (1810 12th St.), and there will be a closing reception on Saturday, Feb. 24. Check out Hightechlowlife.com for more information.

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DON’T CALL IT A PODCAST!

STAB! CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS OF CUTTING EDGE HUMOR

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omedian Stephen Ferris is on the 112th Episode of the Stab! comedy panel podcast being recorded at Luna’s. He was tasked to write an erotic poem about breaking his leg. Using a voice resembling a creepy, oversexed old lady, he begins to read his work.

Backstage My heart pounding Its beat sounding Like soap covered hands washing And my (censored) sloshing The crowd roars As he continues with verses that are equally horrifying and hilarious, the crowd at Art Luna’s historical venue known for poetry of a slightly less revolting caliber can barely control their laughter as the poem becomes too graphic to reproduce here.

Sacramento stand-up comedy veteran John Ross and The Comedy Spot’s improv and sketch writer/performing ace Jesse Jones have created a show that has spawned some of the most mind-numbingly brilliant, disturbing and side-splitting performances you’ll ever see. This Feb. 21 at their longtime home at Luna’s Cafe, Stab! will be celebrating its fifth anniversary show. I’ve been a fan since the first show in 2013 and in the interest of transparency, I’ve appeared as a panelist three times since then. Also in the interest of transparency, I must tell you that I’m fascinated by things I can see through.

The show features a panel of three comedians who were given prompts to write about in advance. Jones is the resident “House Panelist” on every show while Ross is the host. Taking turns, the panelists are asked to read work as bizarre as “Google Searches of a Drunk Santa,” a commercial for the tourism board of “Socialjusticeopia” or synopsis of a film titled “Blessed Be the Barnyard.” Every show features different topics and panelists, and more often than not is a brilliant showcase of weird and hilarious work. And with two episodes scheduled with each performance, the crowd gets to enjoy a wide variety of laughs for their comedy dollar.

Ross hosts with a deadpan style while managing an array of sound effects, including angry panther growls, while Jones brings an above-and-beyond writing talent to each show that clearly raises the bar for the visiting panelists. I interviewed the two in my backyard on a fine Sunday morning to talk about their unusual and hilarious show.

I asked Jesse and John what their most favorite piece that was ever on the show, and they both agreed it was the synopsis of a fictitious Mexican film, “El Diablo Tiene Un Palo Polla” (“The Devil Has a Dick Stick”). I found the notorious routine at the end of Episode 76 of their podcast, and agree it is a true work of art.

Jesse Jones reads the story in a thick accent, “Manuel liked to cause trouble, pushing over carts of beans and making faces at all of the goats in the village.” He goes on to incite more mayhem including hitting a woman’s bosom with an ear of corn, picking fights with chickens, and “telling lies to the barn.” Disgusted by his tomfoolery, The Devil himself appears. Manuel calls him a big red onion and is horrified to learn his punishment for his misdeeds is having his fingers turned into “flaccid penises.”

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For someone who doesn’t know anything about Stab!, how would you explain it?

JR: It’s really just a comedy panel show that we happen to podcast. It’s writing-based. Recently on Facebook I realized we’d been branding the show incorrectly for the last five years. For me, when I hear another comedian has a podcast, I’m like, “I’ll never fucking listen to that” unless I’m really into what they’re saying, or their idea or premise.

Everyone’s got one.

JJ: It’s a comedy writing panel show.

JR: I’m not sure even that says what it is.

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Tell me about the origin of Stab!. Did you found it together?

Jesse Jones: It came at a time that we desperately needed to fill hours at The Sacramento Comedy Spot’s 48 hour Comedy Marathon. I ended up producing 14 hours of material. We had time to fill and John had an idea.

John Ross: I think Jesse and I were loosely tasked to come up with stuff to fill the time slots. I had been doing a show called Comedy from the Couch for a few years at the old Comedy Spot on Broadway and at Chico, and I told Jesse, “Hey, I got this idea!” I wanted to call it The Knee-Jerk Comedy Hour, where it’d be like a variety show with random short bits.

It’s hard to say who founded it.

JJ: We used to have six to eight segments on the show.

I think I saw the very first one you did, actually, like “Extreme Guess Who” with wrestlers playing.

JR: You were the referee for it.

Oh yeah …

JJ: Corky Daniels, Jaime Fernandez and Nick Aragon were our first panelists.

JR: That was the earliest version of the show. It consisted of me telling the folks, “Hey, write this shit for me!” And everyone did.

JJ: The current 118-episode run started about a year and a half later at Luna’s Cafe.

Because it was originally not an episodic show, right? It wasn’t meant to be a podcast.

JJ: Well we did record those early shows.

JR: They were on Podbean, then it went away-ish.

There was a lot of stop and start. We were like, “What do we want to do with this thing?”

JJ: Probably in July 2014 is when the current run started.

It reminds me of like if Whose Line Is It Anyway? was geared toward writers who had preparation. It definitely rewards comedy writing. The performances obviously add a lot to it, as well. I know people who have been on the show really know that it’s a challenge. Stand-up comedians are used to just showing up and giving you their best stuff, but you gotta bring completely new stuff here.

JJ: The reason that I was and am still interested in doing the show is because I’ve wanted to do the stand-up stuff in the past, but the main thing that has kept me from doing that is the idea of doing the same material over and over again for years on end. And this is exactly what I want to do: write things quickly and under a deadline.

JR: Stab! mixes the best elements of sketch writing and comedic banter. But it’s not a sketch show.

JJ: It’s the best combination of sketch, stand-up and a little bit of improv. It ropes everything together, which is why sketch writers and improvisers have done just as well if not better than stand-ups.

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And what’s cool about your prompts is that they can go so many different ways with it.

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What are some of the prompts that are used?

JR: Well, we have “Reorganization” which we take an existing acronym and reimagine it. We have “Location Location Location” where you run a business in a shitty area so you have to make us want to shop there.

“It’s really just a comedy panel show that we happen to podcast. It’s writing based. Recently on Facebook I realized we’d been branding the show incorrectly for the last five years. For me, when I hear another comedian has a podcast, I’m like, ‘I’ll never fucking listen to that’ unless I’m really into what they’re saying, or their idea or premise.”

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BEYOND THE GRIME

DEARTH MAKES UGLY MUSIC SHRED WORDS DANIEL ROMANDIA • PHOTO CAPARROS PHOTOGRAPHY

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urposefully ugly art is nothing new.

It’s usually meant to weed out the people who can’t look beyond the unattractive aesthetic to find the deeper meaning and beauty in what’s presented.

Dearth, a new blackened death metal band from Oakland that has some roots closer to Sacramento, has taken this idea as their mission statement.

“We’re using tons of tri-tone and minor second chords,” said guitarist and vocalist for Dearth, Connor Allen. “It just sounds way uglier, for lack of a better term.”

Dearth came about following the breakup

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of the more traditional black metal outfit Torture Chamber, which three of the four members of Dearth were part of. Allen and Dearth bassist Zack Gilliam wanted a change in the music they were playing.

“There are parts of Dearth songs where we never repeat riffs at all; we’ll play a riff once and that’s it,” said Allen. “Which is very atypical for this type of music.”

Allen notes that bands that tend to lean toward black and death metal tend to keep a more repeated, rhythmical structure when writing songs. But anything goes when it comes to Dearth songs. Allen and Gilliam

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took an approach to song structure and chord choice that Allen describes as “awkward” and a “nails on the chalkboard” sound. Allen says that while this may be hard to listen to for some, it’s the exact sound that he and his band want with their music.

These descriptors make it sound as if a Dearth track is recorded anarchy, but the band’s first demos are a study in controlled chaos.

Of Martyrdom and Polluted Faith, which features only Allen and Gilliam, takes to the songs like a science. Those “awkward” chords and “ugly” are put together in such a way that ends up becoming brutal harmony. Guitarist Damien Thorn, who was also a member of Torture Chamber, joined soon after Martyrdom was released. Same goes for drummer Justin Divver, who is also a member of Oakland’s Funeral Chant and who mixed the album.

“We’re going for a very dissonant and ugly sound,” said Allen, “something that’s not necessarily difficult to listen to, but definitely makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.”

Dearth’s subject matter is another part of their sound that some may consider atypical.

The usual black metal fare will often have songs about overt Satanism and fantastical gore. Allen says that isn’t as frightening as certain parts of reality.

“I try to stay away from the black and death metal clichés,” said Allen. “I think with this band we tried to be more rooted in reality. Our lyrics have a lot to do with religious fervor, people who follow demagoguery, people who are so obsessed with materialism that it becomes a prison for them. I think it’s even more frightening that these actually do exist.”

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The band was almost simply called Drought, but once the guys found out that there was a band from New Mexico with that same name, they took it in another direction but kept it in the same vein.

“Dearth literally means the lack of something, drought, famine,” said Allen. “It could also mean the lack of warmth. The lack of anything nice, which we felt was a good band name.”

No matter the genre, being able to vibe with your band members is key. Thanks to three quarters of the band having been involved in other projects together before, and the Bay Area metal community being tight-knit, Dearth isn’t lacking in chemistry.

That previous experience has come in handy since the quartet only just played their first show in December at Independent Brewing Co. in Oakland.

“I think with this band we tried to be more rooted in reality. Our lyrics have a lot to do with religious fervor, people who follow demagoguery, people who are so obsessed with materialism that it becomes a prison for them. I think it’s even more frightening that these actually do exist.”

– Connor Allen Allen said that there were some minor hiccups, but the band was able to easily move forward with the rest of their set.

Martyrdom and Dearth’s first live performance have been well-received and the band has a fanbase that is growing. The release isn’t only getting attention from fans; it will soon be available on cassette from Oakland’s Transylvanian Tapes label.

However, that isn’t necessarily the goal for the guys in Dearth. Playing any type of “extreme” music comes about because the musician has a real desire to play this type of music. Whether it be the message, the community or the sound, every metal musician has his or her reason for getting into this subgenre.

“I like playing blackened death metal because, for me, it’s challenging to play,” said Allen. “A challenge is always interesting. You know, you like what you like. I really like heavy music. It’s just raw and kind of ugly.”

The attraction to the ugliness that music can be is part of why Dearth makes the music it makes. Of Martyrdom and Polluted Faith wasn’t made to please others and start attracting labels at a whim; it’s music that was made for the four people in the band, which you can see for yourself at Blue Lamp on Sunday, Feb. 18.

Allen and crew like the filthy darkness of the music they make. It sends the message they want to send. It’s not made for a mainstream audience; it’s for those who can revel in the filth right along with Dearth and find the meaning underneath it all.

Check out Dearth live at Blue Lamp (1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento) on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. Also performing will be Gloriam Draconis, Xenotaph and Barren Altar. For more info or to purchase tickets in advance, go to Bluelampsacramento.com.

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Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Groove Thang, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Loverboy, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club The Outcome, 5:30 p.m.; Rebel Soul Revival, 9 p.m.

The Trocadero Groundwave, 6 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Kali Uchis, 7 p.m.

(Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Drivin South, 4 p.m.; The Clay Dogs, Belle Francisco, 7 p.m.

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

Berryessa Brewing Co. Todd Gardner Band, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Richmond Sluts, Peace Killers, Cheap Tissue, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Headbangers Ball feat. Czechmate, CHVNCE, Chango, Anthony Romero, ANO, 7:30 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Ryan McKasson and Eric McDonald, 8 p.m.

Club Car Fox Trot Mary, 9 p.m.

The Colony Mxdxextxdxe, Ndn Giver, Jkkfo, Hemorage, Aninoko, Forced Feed, 8 p.m.

District 30 DJ Oasis, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Nothin’ Personal Band, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Takeout, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Mescal Aces, Manky, Joseph Kojima Gray, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar The Ghost Town Rebellion, Cities You Wish You Were From, 8 p.m.

Gaslight Company Golden Cadillacs, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Loose Ends feat. Jane Eugene, 5:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Theory of a Deadman, Spirit Animal, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Last in Line, Nova Sutro, Abeyance, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Kupros Craft House Soul Providers, 9:30 p.m.

Legends at Woodcreek Island of Black and White, 6 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Color Me Badd, Kai, Drop n Harmony, 7 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Lipstick w/ DJs Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Opera House Saloon MoonShine Crazy, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, 7:30 p.m. (Sold Out) The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Schoeny, 9:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Dead Winter Carpenters, 7 p.m.; Grooveline, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place Revolution Beat (Beatles Tribute), 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Bobby Zoppi & the Corduroys, 10 p.m.

Shine The Silent Game, Sir Corduroy, Knockout, 8 p.m.

The Silver Orange Jesus & the Dinosaurs, Salerosa, Molly Odell Public, 6 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Skid Roses, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Valentine’s Soul Jam ‘18 feat.

Cameo and more, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club Loose Engines, 5:30 p.m.; Dennis Jones Band, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades Ron Pope, Jared & The Mill, The Heart Of, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.; Bach To Rock Student Performances, 1:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Mike Blanchard and the Californios, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Gloriam Draconis, Xenotaph, Dearth, Barren Altar, 8 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Acoustic Sundaze w/ The Barnstormers, 3 p.m.

Gaslight Company Jonny Mojo, 2 p.m.; Jessica Malone Band, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Magic Beans, 7 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Dark Star Orchestra, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Kurt Travis, Amarionette, Find Yourself, Subtlety, Yugen, Demon in Me, 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.

Mix Christian Martin, Karizma, DJ Eddie Edul, 4 p.m.; DJ Gabe Xavier, 9:30 p.m.

MOMO Sacramento Witches Waltz w/ DJs Keyz, Opal Dusk, Sora May Morbid, 9 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center Jolán Friedhoff, 7 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Laurie Morvan, 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Random Strangers, 1 p.m.

Red Museum Audio Waffle w/ Liver Cancer, Chopstick, Eden Mononym, Collision Stories, Medicine Cabinet, Mincing, 12 p.m.

Sutter Creek Provisions Darin Sexton & HWY 49 Band, 3 p.m.

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

2.19 MONDAY

Antiquite Maison Privee Dave Bass Sextet, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Globs, Muscle Dungeon, Toy Zoo, HotBods, 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.

Press Club Monday Vibes with MC Ham & Friends, 9 p.m.

2.20 TUESDAY

Ace of Spades Motionless In White, Every Time I Die, Chelsea Grin, Ice Nine Kills, 6 p.m.

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Blue Lamp Slashers, Square Cools, Porno Riots, 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Thurston Moore Group, Parquet Courts, Heron Oblivion, 6:30 p.m.

Dive Bar The Mindful, 9:30 p.m.

Harlow’s The Blasters, The Nickel Slots, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver Flaw, Blacklite District, Zeroclient, Decipher, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Open Mic Night w/ CoCo Blossom and DJ Lady Char, 5:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Richard March, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray Trio, 8 p.m.

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

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Leyla McCalla Quartet, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides JJ & Sticky Bets, 8 p.m.

On The Y Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) The Fred Eaglesmith Show feat. Tif Ginn, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Wild Turkey, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club Western Settings, The Drowns, Urban Wolves, Lightweight, 8 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; One Grass Two Grass, Cascade Crescendo, 9 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades Black Label Society, Eyehategod, Corrosion of Conformity, 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out) 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 Open Mic Jam, 9 p.m.

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

Harris Center for the Arts International Guitar Night feat.

Lulo Reinhardt, Calum Graham, Marek Pasieczny, Michael Chapdelaine, 7:30 p.m.

MOMO Sacramento Bourbon & Blues: The Switchblade Trio, 5:30 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Leyla McCalla Quartet, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Drunken Kung Fu, 12 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; City of Trees Brass Band, Tha Dirt Feelin, 9 p.m.

2.22 THURSDAY

Ace of Spades Theory of a Deadman, 6:30 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Songwriters in the Round w/ Host Billy Masters, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 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 Tim Dierkes, 7 p.m.

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

Fox & Goose According to Bazooka, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Junior Reid, Reggae Generals, 9 p.m.

Holy Diver Cuco, August Eve, Jasper Bones, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Kupros Craft House Lauren Wakefield, 9:30 p.m.

Ace of Spades Ty Dolla $ign, 24 HRS, TC Da Loc, Dre Sinatra, 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Garcia & Medina, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Ken Koenig, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Doc Tari, 5 p.m.

Blue Lamp Year of the Cobra, Chrome Ghost, Catapult the Dead, Demonsmoke, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Pine + Palm, Royals Die Young, North Shore, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Total Recall, 9 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Bombpops, Yankee Brutal, Boss’ Daughter, Knocked Down, 8 p.m.

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

Club Car The Zach Waters Band, 9 p.m.

Crest Theatre Jake Shimabukuro, 6:30 p.m.

District 30 DJ Mez, DJ Nano, Lions In Paris, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Poster Child Band, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Gotcha Covered, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Instagon, Glass House, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s ALO, John Craigie, 9 p.m.

Holy Diver Lil Debbie, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond & Jon Bafus, 9:30 p.m.

Legends at Woodcreek Thunder Cover Duo, 6 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Leyla McCalla Quartet, 8 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center Lydian Quartet, 7 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Furiosa, Stinkfist (Tool Tribute), Soulwood, 9 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Ray Reynolds Jr., 8 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Element of Soul, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

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

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Left of Centre, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Jimmy Pailer & Co, 5:30 p.m.; Niki Crawford, 9 p.m.

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2.24 2.25 SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Ace of Spades PnB Rock, Lil Baby, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe The Music of Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel, 2 p.m.; Two On Tuesday, 7 p.m.

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

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Bottom Dwellers, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, George Cessna, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Sufferer, WRVTH, Wolf & Bear, The Seafloor Cinema, Lost Things, The Buried Heart, 6:30 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Piper’s Folley, 9 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Lee Ann Womack, 8 p.m.

Club Car Radio Billionaires, 9 p.m.

The Colony Captain Cutiepie, Jesus & The Dinosaurs, Side Effect, 8:30 p.m.

Community Center Theater Arrival (Abba Tribute), 8 p.m.

District 30 Marcus Lee, DJ Benji, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Dirty Spurs, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon The Sock Monkey, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Infinite Vastness, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Icon For Hire, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Langhorne Slim, Twain, 8 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty, Ekoh, Chandler P, Richard The Rockstar, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Harley White Jr. Trio, 9:30 p.m.

MOMO Sacramento DJ Ease, 10 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Leyla McCalla Quartet, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Empty Wagon, Stoneberry, Blame the Bishop, 8:30 p.m.

On The Y Niviane, The Venting Machine, Suburban Paranoia, Native Sons, 8 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Riff Raff, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) Tempest, 7:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub 8 Track Massacre, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place Mama T and The Shaky Ground Band, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Fresh, 10 p.m.

Shine The Vivian Lee Quartet, 8 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Midnight Players, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Ed Masuga, 5:30 p.m.; Mr. December, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades YBN Nahmir, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.; Ryanhood & Justin Farren, 2 p.m.

Blue Lamp Young Gully, 9 p.m.

The Colony Smut, Ssyndrom, Brüja, Crisol, Khaos Assault, 11 p.m.

Denio’s Roseville Farmers Market & Swap Meet Metalachi, 12 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Acoustic Sunday w/ Dave & Tony, 3 p.m.

Goldfield 40oz To Freedom (Sublime Tribute), 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Noah Gundersen, Aaron Gillespie, 6 p.m.

Holy Diver Andrew Wilson, 6 p.m.

LowBrau Throwback Jams w/ DJ Epik & Special Guests, 9:30 p.m.

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

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Curtis on Tour, 2 p.m.

Palms Playhouse (Winters) Old Blind Dogs, 6:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Shari Puorto Band, 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino California Country, 1 p.m.

Sol Collective Molly Burch, Mallard, The White Lighters, 6 p.m.

St. John’s Lutheran Church The World of Music: Sacramento Children’s Chorus, 4 p.m.

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

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2.26 MONDAY

Blue Lamp Pregnant, Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase, Forrest Friends, Vandalaze, Avant Gardening, 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.

Comedy Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Jim Short, Feb. 18, 2 p.m.

Auggie Smith, Feb. 25, 2 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Ellis Rodriguez, Mike Paramore, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Say It Loud Comedy w/ Mike Paramore, Javon Whitlock, Michael Calvin Jr. and More, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.

Josef Anolin feat. Mike Paramore, Feb. 16 - 18, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m.

Smile Out Loud w/ Justin Rivera, Connor Martin, Brad Bonar Jr., Curtis Newingham, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

Deaf Puppies Comedy w/ Sam Tallent, Saul Trujillo, Pete Munoz, Robert Berry and More, Feb. 22, 8 p.m.

Smash Brothers Cory and Chad, Feb. 23 - 25, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy w/ Host Jaime Fernandez, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

STAB’s Five Year Anniversary Show, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

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

Punch Line Aida Rodriguez, Feb. 14 - 17, Wed. & Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

Hella-Larious with Carlos Rodriguez, Feb. 18, 7 p.m.

Rachel Feinstein, Feb. 22 - 24, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

There Goes the Neighborhood Comedy Tour, Feb. 25, 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.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Free Stand-Up Show w/ Kabir Singh, Skillz Hudson, Cuzin Sean, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Shine Drop The Mic Mondays: A Free Standup Showcase feat.

Taylor Evans, Jason B, Marcus Peverill, Kiry Shabazz and More, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Tommy T’s Luenell, Feb. 16 - 18, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Ryan Davis, Feb. 23 - 25, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Dennis Gaxiola & Friends Gospel Comedy Show, Feb. 25, 3 p.m.

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

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1501 N C St. Sacramento Roller Derby vs. Outlaws Roller Derby, Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m.

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

Beatnik Studios Sac Fashion Week: Fashion On Film, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Vox Musica & Sacramento City College Art Department Present: Goetheanum: Light, Space, Sound, Color, Feb. 23 - 24, 7 p.m.

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

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

Cal Expo Sacramento Black Expo, Feb. 24 - 25, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

California Automobile Museum Festa di Vino, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.

Celebration Arts Theatre Open House, Feb. 18, 3 - 6 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) 5th Annual Animal Film Festival, Feb. 17, 10 a.m.

CLARA (E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts) McKeever School of Irish Dance Student Showcase, Feb. 24, 12, 3 & 6 p.m.

The Colour Bar Salon Sac Fashion Week: Hair and Makeup Workshop, Feb. 19, 5 p.m.

Community Center Theater Sacramento Ballet: Giselle, Feb. 16 - 18 Country Club Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Cowo Campus Sac Fashion Week: Model Bootcamp, Feb. 18, 12 - 3 p.m.

Sac Fashion Week: Fashion Forum, Feb. 20, 6 p.m.

Sac Fashion Week: Emerging Next Showcase, Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit, Through April 22 Faith Ringgold: An American Artist, Feb. 18 - May 13 Hopes Springing High: Gifts of Art

by African American Artists, Feb. 18 - July 15 Power Up: Corita Kent’s Heavenly Pop, Feb. 25 - May 13 DOCO Plaza Sac Fashion Week: Spring/ Summer Showcase, Feb. 23, 6 p.m.

Sac Fashion Week: Fall/Winter Showcase, Feb. 24, 4 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.

Harris Center for the Arts El Dorado Musical Theatre: 42nd Street, Feb. 16 - 25 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.

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

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

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Çudamani, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Pagoda Building Beer, Bourbon and Gumbo Fest, Feb. 17, 1 p.m.

Sacramento State Aquatic Center Sacramento Polar Plunge, Feb. 24, 10 a.m.

Scottish Rite Center Annual Crab Feed 2018, Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m.

Shine Questionable Trivia, Tuesdays, 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.

Verge Center for the Arts Space and Place by Black Salt Collective, Through March 18 William Land Park 2018 Sacramento Undy RunWalk, Feb. 24, 9 a.m.

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

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WORDS & PHOTOS PAUL PIAZZA There was a peculiar vibe on the streets outside the Memorial Auditorium prior to the Queens of the Stone Age show.

First of all, it seemed curious that a sports bar near the venue had more screens showing the State of the Union speech than the Kings game. In fact, three screens had the speech on Fox News and none were showing the Kings game. Maybe it’s just a sign of the times, but it seemed strange. I had to pester the bartender at the establishment to put on the game for the final seconds of what turned out to be a rare victory for our beleaguered team.

Down the street, unlike the low expectations for the Kings (and the speech), the crowd heading into the Memorial were prepared see a win. Rather than a feeling of resignation, there was an air of confidence.

No one seemed to be rushing. They knew what they were in for. There seemed to be an unspoken consensus that the Queens would show up and kick ass and take names. This is something the band have gained quite a reputation for over the years.

However, it’s important to mention that although this feeling resonated, there may have been some deep-down concern over a couple of recent episodes of erratic behavior by the group and band leader Josh Homme last year.

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First, the band cancelled their prime time slot at Outside Lands due to an undisclosed “injury.” Then, during a holiday show, Homme received worldwide press when he kicked a photographer’s camera, and it struck her in the head during his band’s set. He later apologized via video and called himself a “total dick” for his actions. This was a little over a month ago.

These incidents may have given concern to many, but the band’s core fans didn’t seem too fazed.

Homme has long been a swaggering, antihero on the rock ‘n’ roll scene. Along with Dave Grohl, he’s been a driving force behind a movement to keep authentic rock ‘n’ roll expression alive. Together with Grohl and the former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones he formed the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures in 2009, which resulted in a Grammywinning song for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Last year, he collaborated with Iggy Pop on the album Post Pop Depression, and went on to do a tour with the legendary vocalist, which received critical acclaim.

The openers on this night in Sacramento were Eagles of Death Metal, Homme’s collaboration with Jesse Hughes, an old high school friend. It was in 2015 that the group and their fans were attacked by terrorists at the

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Bataclan theater in Paris, where 90 people were killed and naturally, many, many others were scarred for life. Homme wasn’t there, but he was deeply affected by the tragedy.

Despite their name, Eagles of Death Metal are more of a boogie rock band with some rockabilly tendencies. Hughes came out with impressive energy, working the stage like a manic preacher and firing up the crowd by tossing them Dum Dums lollipops. The band rocked and by the time they were done, the crowd was ready to pounce.

Early in the Eagles set, Hughes pointed out that local native Colin Hanks was in the wings.

Hanks directed an HBO documentary called Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our friends) that documented the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Homme joined the group on drums for their final two songs and Hanks came out with the band at the end of their set to take a bow.

Queens of the Stone Age were touring in support of last year’s Villains album. The record was a departure for the band, who brought in producer Mark Ronson (Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse). Ronson helped the group explore a sound that follows Homme’s intention to make a record that amplifies the limber grooves of QOTSA’s sinewy sound. This was highlighted in the live realm by the phenomenal drumming of Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta), who joined the band a few years ago. Another standout figure on stage was Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, keyboards, vocals), who played with nimble ferocity throughout the set.

Troy De Van Leeuwen & Dean Fertita Queens of the Stone Age

While the setlist was great, the sound in the Memorial Auditorium left quite a bit to be desired. The venue is known to be be aesthetically pleasing but acoustically lacking.

On this night the Queens tried to compensate by just turning things way up, which buried a lot of the great musicianship onstage. Someone in their technical crew figured out a tweak prior to the last three songs and the sound improved dramatically. Too bad this didn’t happen earlier.

During all of this, at the center of it all was Homme, who started things off by muffing some lyrics near the end of the opener “Keep Your Eyes Peeled,” but seemed to find his stride by the fourth song, “No One Knows.”

After that it was full steam ahead.

Homme bantered with the crowd, at one point promising a fan up front to add an unplanned “Mexicola” to the setlist as a birthday gift. They played it during the encore.

He told a nice story about growing up with Hughes. He scolded a stage diver. He danced a little like Elvis, and at the end of it all he handed his vodka bottle over to the crowd.

All in all it was a solid, and often blaring night of rock ‘n’ roll that was a good reminder that Sacramento could really use a better sounding mid-size venue. In the meantime, the Memorial will close down at the end of March to begin a substantial renovation that promises improved acoustics. Here’s to hoping that becomes a reality. And fer godsakes, let’s also hope that the Kings can get some good draft picks.

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THE SHALLOW END THE FLUSHER KING I suppose I should start this with a bit of a warning: You may consider this an “over share.”

However, I think it’s important that you should know. Last night I had a lengthy ordeal with my toilet bowl. It wasn’t a messy affair, but it was annoying nonetheless. You see, I love my apartment. I’ve been living here for five years.

It’s in a neighborhood I really enjoy, and for the most part, the superintendent and landlord keep everything clean, are around to answer any concerns and my neighbors don’t seem to mind that my wife and I enjoy acting like complete dumbasses most of the time. There is one problem, though, in my one-bedroom version of paradise: the toilet.

For the most part, it’s fine. It’s just annoying. Often after I poop (look, I promise this is important), I have to plunge because it gets clogged. Maybe I just poop big, but regardless, the plunger has become one of my most frequently used appliances over the past five years. Last night, after a long day at work, I came home with the urge to lighten my load.

I pooped, flushed, and though it sounded like everything was working as designed, I could tell something was wrong. Sure enough, and without getting too graphic, there were still loiterers floating about. I flushed again to see what would happen. This is part of my strategy. I like to know what I’m working with, how urgent the situation is. To my surprise, the toilet seemed to flush properly, but my Spidey sense was tingling. Something was off.

That perfect whirlpool a good flush creates wasn’t quite right, so I plunged, and plunged, and plunged.

I thought, maybe I’m just paranoid … But that’s when I saw it. One singular turd popped back up out of seeming oblivion. Thus began a half-hour-long saga.

I’d flush, it would disappear; I’d plunge, it would return. I was pretty sure it was mocking me.

As I went through this harrowing ordeal, my thoughts naturally drifted toward the Trump administration. It seemed like a fitting metaphor. Like, I’m sure you wake up every day and go about your business. Your day, much like mine, has its trials and tribulations, successes and failures, and you probably have a more or less equal mix of laughter and grumbling. Maybe you watch something on the couch with your significant other, or you listen to something interesting on public radio, or you just read the new Dan Brown novel on the light rail on your way to work. You make

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some spreadsheets. Answer some emails.

Marvel at the cool design your favorite barista carved into your latte. Your hours are blissfully occupied, but in the back of your mind, you know that something is wrong. Then maybe you catch glimpse of a television screen playing CNN and that’s when you see that turd you thought had been flushed away floating back to the surface.

So this past week, two White House staffers resigned amid allegations of domestic abuse.

One, Rob Porter, was a bit of a rising star in the administration. I’m not sure what nefarious deeds you’d have to do to earn such a designation, but they probably involve drafting puppy-kicking legislation or clear-cutting large swaths of Yosemite to build a golf course.

Porter was facing accusations of physical abuse from both of his ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend.

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, often referred to as one of the administration’s few adults, first came out in defense of Porter, but after photos surfaced of one of Porter’s ex-wives sporting a black eye, he changed his tune and sent an email to his staffers stating that the White House takes domestic abuse very seriously, saying, “Domestic violence is abhorrent and has no place in our society.”

Though it should be noted, they probably knew about Porter’s “abhorrent” behavior for months.

Ringleader Trump, of course, didn’t address the alleged victims of the abuse, but instead praised the great job Porter did as a member of the White House and via Twitter mused about Due Process, which is something he will likely have intimate knowledge of very soon.

The second staffer to resign, David Sorensen, was a member of Trump’s speechwriting team (which, honestly, shocked me that there was an actual team behind these speeches). His ex-wife Jessica Corbett accused Sorensen of running over her foot with a car, putting out a cigarette in her hand and other lovely spousal behavior. Sorensen, of course, took the high road in the face of these allegations and blamed Corbett for abusing him, saying she beat the tar out of him on numerous occasions, including a “flurry of punches” he received for wanting to go to the gym before breakfast. Neither Corbett or Sorensen had filed charges with police.

So there’s a couple more down the drain, but there’s still a floater. Something’s still not right. The good news is that, just like my toilet, it will all flush down eventually. Sometimes you’ve just got to keep plunging.

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