Submerge Magazine: Issue 260 (February 26 - March 12, 2018)

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It may be hard to believe, but brace yourself, the local music scene isn’t always rainbows and unicorns.

Matter of fact, it’s more like a neverending rollercoaster, always having its ups and downs. Venues opening, venues closing. Bands breaking up, new bands forming.

And then there’s the Sammies, Sacramento Area Music Awards, put on by our alt-weekly, Sacramento News and Reviews. Love ‘em or hate ‘em they’re a staple of our local music scene.

Like a rollercoaster, usually like clockwork, local musicians are either begging their friends day in and out to vote for them, or complaining that they didn’t get nominated, or grumbling about having to pay to get into an awards show that they’re nominated for.

And being the neutral person I am, I can see both sides. While I’m not a huge fan of popularity contests, I can see how it is valuable to win the local title of Best Rock Band, Best New Artist, Best Emcee, etc., because you can use that to your advantage when booking shows and hey, who doesn’t like the title of simply being “the best?”

However this year, the Sammies took a different turn. To keep it brief, a handful of local musicians took a stand against SN&R and their awards because of their recent cover story profiling former Sacramento police officer John Tennis, who killed a mentally ill black man. If you want to learn more, I suggest you just Google it.

With the protest, local musician The Philharmonik (aka Christian Gates), has been in the spotlight doing interviews with The Bee, as well as SN&R, about the subject at hand. And while we also ask him a few questions about it as well, I’d like to point out that we are featuring him because he’s a local musician who is extremely talented.

Gates has a new album coming out on March 1, and will be celebrating its release the next day by performing live at Sol Collective.

Having been able give his new album a listen in advance, it just might be my favorite local album not only this year, but perhaps in the last decade.

So while award shows come and go, and the music scene goes through its twists and turns, there’s nothing that stands the test of time better than a really good album, and The Philharmonik’s new release is just that!

Please read our Q&A with Gates starting on page 23, as well as all our other features, columns and preview write-ups.

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Sacramento’s food and restaurant scene is perhaps one of the most exciting things the city has going for it, and people outside our own little bubble are starting to take notice.

In an article titled “14 Must-Try Restaurants in Sacramento” published on Zagat.com last week, writer Trevor Felch states, “California’s state capital blends arts culture and agriculture, so one might expect high-quality dining—and wow, does it deliver.”

Thrillist.com also recently published a piece highlighting our region’s culinary scene, in which Sunset Magazine travel editor Lauren Ladoceour told their writer, “In terms of ingredients, yes, Sacramento is right up there with San Francisco or any other city,” going on to say that “in the next five to 10 years, it will solidify itself as a major dining city.”

Southwest: The Magazine has even gone as far as to claim that Sacramento is the “Next Great American Food City.”

On the way to becoming that next great food city, there continues to be many changes in the local restaurant scene. Eateries are always closing, rebranding, moving … it’s almost impossible to keep up. Below, you’ll find some quick updates on just some of the changes going on around town.

As always, if you have anything to add into the mix or to get on our radar, shoot us an email to info@submergemag.com or find us on socials and shoot us a message. We’ve always got our ear to the ground when it comes to local happenings, but we can’t possibly know everything.

After almost a decade in Old Sacramento, Ten22 (1022 2nd St.) is closing on March 2. According to a Feb. 22 article in the Sacramento Bee, Harvego Restaurant Group, the restaurant’s owners, are “looking at opening an ‘alternative concept’ for the space while also marketing it to outside businesses.”

Amaro, an Italian restaurant from the owners of Shady Lady that was open for just over a year, recently shut the doors on their R Street location. No word on what will take its place.

Metro Kitchen + Drinkery inside the WAL Public Market at 1104 R St. recently closed and in its place is Camellia Coffee Roasters, who are now open.

Allora, a modern Italian seafood and wine bar, celebrated its grand opening at 5215 Folsom Blvd. on Feb. 13. The restaurant has a wine cellar that stands 22 feet tall and offers more than 200 selections of Italian-inspired wines.

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Zocalo’s new location at the recently renovated University Village over on Howe Avenue is finally open, and it’s beautiful inside. I dined there last weekend and the chilaquiles were some of the best I’ve ever had (and I’m obsessed with chilaquiles).

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The owners of popular Midtown cheese, wine and beer mecca The Rind are said to be opening a new pizza place in West Sacramento soon called La Crosta Pizza Bar. It will be located at 330 Third St. Estelle Bakery and Pâtisserie, which used to be downtown on K Street, finally opened their new location at 2530 Arden Way in January. They are also planning on opening another new second location back downtown near the Golden 1 Center in the Downtown Commons.

Although it has been open for a few months, I recently had my first meal at Canon in East Sacramento (1719 34th St.) and it was amazing. I love how everything on the menu is designed to be shared, because I’m always eyeballing what’s on everyone else’s plates whenever I’m out eating anyways, so now I get to taste it, too. If it’s on the menu when you go, get the citrus salad. It’s a must.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, a national chain with multiple locations in the region, recently shut down their Midtown location at 1901 J St. In its place is Jyros Twisted Gyros, which is already open for business.

Sticking with J Street, just down the road at the corner of 22nd and J there has been some recent changes as well: Sakamoto Sushi shut down and almost immediately in its place O-Toro Sushi and Shabu opened, under new management.

A new brewery and restaurant called Alaro Brewing Co. is taking over the space that Rubicon Brewing Co. occupied for many years at 2004 Capitol Ave. The new owners have past affiliations with River City Brewing Co. and they’ve hired Rubicon’s former brewer Chris Keeton to helm Alaro. They are aiming for a spring opening.

Echo and Rig, a much-hyped Las Vegas steakhouse and butcher shop from chef Sam Marvin, who is known for beating Bobby Flay on Food Network, is opening his second location right here in Sacramento.

Look for them to be slanging steaks soon inside the newly opened Sawyer Hotel right next to the Golden 1 Center.

And finally, after 19 years at 6300 Folsom Blvd., Hoppy Brewing Company is moving. Hoppy said in an email sent out to customers that they had “unresolvable differences with our landlord” and that they’ll be moving brewery operations to a location “less than 10 minutes away” with a tasting room to follow. On top of that, they hinted at another new restaurant and taproom location to be opened in Midtown in early April.

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THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST There is no way around it; someone is trying to kill your dog. It might have something to do with you letting Skippy shit in the neighbor’s lawn every morning, or that Comet just won’t shut the fuck up when you put him outside. Whatever the case may be, someone seems intent on snuffing out man’s best friend by going after the food your mutt counts on for survival.

If you hate pet news or if you are a negligent dog owner, you might not have heard about the dog food recall put out by the J.M. Smucker Company. Apparently, pentobarbital, a euthanization drug, has been making its way into Fido’s bowl of Gravy Train and several other popular dog food brands since 2016! If your dog has partaken in a delicious bowl of Kibbles ‘N Bits in the last two years or so, you might want to have him or her checked out. If you’ve had any Gravy Train yourself, you also might want to get checked out by both a doctor and a mental health professional. Something is definitely wrong with you.

Those mothersmuckers at the J.M. Smucker Co. have offered no explanation for how a drug that is normally used to kill dogs was used to

feed them, which leaves us to speculate wildly.

Is the J.M. Smucker Co. trying to control our dogs’ minds and turn them against us? Do they employ a serial killer that puts pentobarbital into every can of Skippy Premium Chunks in Gravy as it’s being made? My guess is that they are making dog food out of euthanized animals.

It’s not outside the realm of possibilities; they do make a dog food called Ol’ Roy Strips, after all. Whatever the ultimate explanation ends up being, it’s not going to be a good one.

Fortunately, the solution to this problem is fairly simple: Stop putting pentobarbital in dog food. I know it sounds crazy, but I have a good feeling that it’s going to work! Studies have shown that eating dog food without pentobarbital is better for your dog and will likely not lead to its death, and I for one have to agree with science on this. It just makes sense that living things shouldn’t consume something designed to kill them if they want to stay alive.

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Take Tide Pods, for example. No, wait! What are you doing? Don’t eat that! My god, you are worse than the dog! I didn’t mean “take” like that.

Let’s start over. Don’t eat Tide Pods, OK? It may look tasty with its shiny blue, orange and white exterior, but inside, it’s just soap and soap is not good for you. If you’ve seen A Christmas Story, then you already know that soap poisoning leads to blindness. The internet has expanded on that theory and we now know that eating Tide Pods will also burn your mouth and throat, causing both to swell up until you can’t breathe.

So, you can’t eat Tide Pods, but you still have to eat. That doesn’t mean you should eat everything else. There are things that will turn something that is to die for into something that can kill you if you aren’t careful. We call them poisons in the business, and they do not belong in your belly. Cyanide and anthrax don’t belong in

your pancakes. That shit will kill you!

It’s not just poison, detergent and murderous dog food you need to watch out for. There are everyday objects that also should not be eaten.

Tennessee Williams died from swallowing the cap to his eye drops and plenty of other people have died from swallowing toothpicks. I’ve eaten at Carl’s Jr. and felt like I was going to die, so I don’t go there anymore, just to be safe. A good rule of thumb is if it’s not food, don’t eat it!

That’s really what it comes down to. It’s surprising to me how many people die from eating poison fugu fish livers or swallowing coins or golf tees. A mouth is not a pocket or garbage disposal.

It’s made for eating things that taste good and that are good for you, not for things that just look good like Tide Pods. Likewise, ours and our pets’ respective foods were not meant to be poison storage and should not be used as such. I think if we just keep these simple concepts in mind, it’s going to lead to a lot less dead people and dead pets, and that’s a good thing. In the meantime, bon appétit, but be careful!

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SAC AND BACK: MARIN COUNTY WORDS & PHOTOS ELLEN BAKER Sac and Back will be a new series of road trips to be taken from Sacramento with detailed itineraries of recommended stops along the way. This week I begin with a favorite of mine: the drive to Marin County. There are many different routes to take, along with myriad transportation methods— car, motorcycle, bicycle, limo, bus, you name it. Take these guides as recommendations and see where they take you. If you’re into Geocaching, this is a fun place to get lost in.

HIGHWAY 12 THROUGH NAPA Head out of Sacramento toward Fairfield and hop onto Highway 12 through Napa. I did this drive a week ago and the conditions are absolutely perfect. It’s spring and it shows, with green rolling hills against the vibrant blue sky, vineyards spanning the horizon, and lavender fields sprawling the flatlands. If you just can’t help yourself, stop for some wine tasting.

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ERNIE’S TIN BAR ( 510 0 L A K E V I L L E H W Y, PETALUMA) From Highway 12, jump onto the 116. At the junction of 116 and Lakeville Highway you will come across a tin bar; you’ll know it’s Ernie’s because it’s the only place around. “No cell phone” signs reign throughout the building, and I advise you to obey or get hollered at by the owners, bartenders and locals. I love this place.

Within minutes of ordering a drink I made multiple friends, including the bartender, who shot me a look and beckoned me over to show me the working auto shop in the back and brief on with the bar’s deep history. Owned by the same family since 1923, Ernie’s even had a secret room in the back where drinks were had and mouths stayed shut—just ask for some back story when you get there. On top of that, they sell the best corn chips on the market, Have’a Corn Chips. If your lips have never graced these triangles of sweet, savory salt, go to Sacramento Co-op right now and buy a bag. If you’re a true human (and you don’t have any sort of dietary intolerances), you will eat the whole bag before getting home. OK, enough about Ernie’s, but really, go.

HOG ISLAND OYSTER FARM (20215 S H O R E L I N E H W Y, MARSHALL) After traveling through Petaluma, take Tomales Bay Road to Highway 1 and be sure to make a reservation at Hog Island Oyster Farm to eat on “The Boat.” Sit down with friends old and new and enjoy fresh oysters and a charcuterie board at the communal picnic tables. Another option is to “shuck your own,” where the pickins are vast. Learn to shuck oysters and chuck ‘em down the hatch raw, or throw them on the grill for a tasty dinner.

If you failed to make any reservations but your mouth and belly crave the taste of the sea, stop by “The Hog Shack” out front and pick up some fresh fish to-go.

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CYPRESS TREE TUNNEL Ten miles south is a must-stop, especially for photographers. At the Cypress Tree Tunnel, giant cypress trees line the street and reach across from both sides to entangle one another and create a living tunnel. It is a sight to see, especially if the fog has rolled in and allows the branches to peek through.

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE Just down the road you will find campsites at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Whether you have reserved a campground or are hoping to find an open one, pack up the sleeping bags from the car and make the trek in. Set up camp, take a walk on the seashore, enjoy a beach fire (grab a permit from the visitor center beforehand) and fall asleep to the sound of the crashing waves. Stay one night, two nights, a week, a month— whatever suits your fancy.

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MCDOWELL BLVD., PETALUMA) Leaving Point Reyes, head north back up to Petaluma via Point Reyes-Petaluma Road, a stretch of California that many have not witnessed, but that shouldn’t be missed. In the town of Petaluma you will find the Lagunitas Brewery, a place I advise visiting in the late afternoon or early evening so you can catch some live music, a burger and a beer.

BACK TO SAC As you make your way home, take Highway 37 for a change of scenery. This includes the stretch of highway surrounded by bay waters, birdwatching and one of California’s best attractions: The Lone Toilet.

You’ll know it when you see it. Arrive back home for a hot shower and a warm bed. Back to the 9-to-5, until next time.

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Darkest Hour The 90th Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 4 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Jimmy Kimmel of Win Ben Stein’s Money fame hosting. Lady Bird— maybe you’ve heard where it was filmed?—received five nominations, including the nod for Best Picture. The last time Sacramento had this much at stake in Los Angeles was the Kings-Lakers Conference Finals in 2002.

It’s a wide open Best Picture field, with nine nominees.

Unlike other categories, Best Picture voting uses the preferential ballot. Rather than choosing one winner, voters rank all nine nominees in order, which tends to reward films that garner widespread appreciation over more divisive options. Would have been a nice format to have around in say, November 2016, but at least it gives Lady Bird a pretty good shot. Here’s what we’re up against!

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A passionate pursuit of justice in which every character simply refuses to take any shit. Best Actress favorite Frances McDormand spent a year eating rusty nails to prepare for this role (probably), while Woody Harrelson and Best Supporting Actor frontrunner Sam Rockwell play cops on very different ends of the is-it-OK-to-kneel-during-the-national-anthem spectrum.

Why Lady Bird wins: Location, location, location. Yeah, Three Billboards took best picture at the Golden Globes, SAG and BAFTA. But not even Greta Gerwig can make you appreciate Sacramento as much as spending two hours in the hellhole that is Ebbing, Missouri. Plus, if it were “3 Billboards Outside Sacramento,” Kaiser would just buy the billboards and the credits would come 11 minutes in.

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A visually stunning piece of cinema set in the Northern Italian countryside—maybe the only place in the world more beautiful than Sacramento. It’s a scintillating love story that has a lot to teach the farm-to-fork capital about the different ways one can use a peach.

Why Lady Bird wins: Age of majority. You may recognize Timothée Chalamet as the broody adolescent anarchist to whom Lady Bird lost her virginity, when they were both in high school. In his role in Call Me By Your Name, for which he’s a dark horse Best Actor candidate, Chalamet plays a 17-year-old in a love affair with a 24-year-old.

Above Italy’s age of consent? Sure. But “Call Me When You’re 18” may have been more ethically pleasing.

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Dunkirk

Also known as “PTSD: The Movie,” Dunkirk is an optically intense war thriller shot in 70mm. Director Christopher Nolan tunes out the text and turns up the technique, leaving you fully immersed, at least until you see Harry Styles in his new boy band, the British army.

Why Lady Bird wins: Internal > external conflict. Aerial dogfights and capsized carriers are cool, but what about the inner turmoil of a young woman struggling to get in her touch with the artist within her? Styles or no, Dunkirk is going in One Direction: down.

The Shape of Water

Let me save you some time: it’s a parallelogram. In this ode to Old Hollywood, Sally Hawkins portrays a mute woman with a performance that speaks volumes. Plus, when is fish fornication not fun?

Why Lady Bird wins: Originality. Rumors abound that director Guillermo del Toro “stole” the plot for The Shape of Water from a 2015 Dutch student film, The Space Between Us, or “obviously derived” it from Pulitzer-winning playwright Paul Zindel’s 1969 play Let Me Hear You Whisper. Most likely it’s just a common storyline, but that’s sort of the point: it’s hard to imagine Lady Bird being created in 1969, in the Netherlands, or by anyone else at all.

Phantom Thread

The much-esteemed method actor Daniel Day-Lewis announced that Phantom Thread would be his final film, so he’ll now forever be stuck portraying a famous London fashion designer who hates the sound of toast. Paul Thomas Anderson, the best director to never win Best Director, transports you to a land of gorgeous gowns far removed from the worlds his work has previously inhabited.

Why Lady Bird wins: Levity! At one point Day-Lewis’ character proclaims “There is an air of quiet death in this house.” The same can be said for Phantom Thread. Lady Bird had a laugh for every tear shed, and sometimes people need to breathe.

Darkest Hour

Gary Oldman was born to play Winston Churchill. He just had to wait until he was an actual old man to do it. He’ll win Best Actor easily. But in 2018, Darkest Hour may have been better served as an episodic Netflix documentary called “The Gary Oldman Show.”

Why Lady Bird wins: Brevity. I felt a bit deceived by the title, because Darkest Hour comes in at a hefty runtime of two hours and five minutes. Interestingly, the hour in question takes place concurrently with Harry Styles and company’s embankment at Dunkirk. Had they been given entertainment options, they’d likely have gone for Lady Bird’s neatly edited 95 minutes.

The Post

A movie about the strange, overly informative Facebook post a friend of yours made that’s got everyone in your social circle talking.

OK, you got me. There are nine nominees! I haven’t seen this one yet. But with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in tow, it’s so familiar I’ve probably seen it a dozen times already.

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Joe Kye is an indie violin star who was born in Korea and spent several years living in Sacramento before relocating to Portland. This month, he will be playing two local shows, one on March 8 at Sacramento State University in the University Union Redwood Room, and another on March 10 at the Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts (2700 Capitol Ave., Sacramento). His music masterfully weaves diverse stylistic elements ranging from jazz to classical to hip-hop all while maintaining a musical personality that is simultaneously upbeat and soulful. He acts as a single-person orchestra with the use of a violin, his voice and a looper pedal. Kye’s intricate textures and soaring melodies create an uplifting atmosphere that is very enjoyable and relaxing to experience. His live concerts support the release of his first official album, Migrants, which hit shelves in January 2018. Past gigs include opening for Senator Bernie Sanders, as well as legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Prior local appearances include gigs at TedX Sacramento and California Worldfest. He is also currently in the planning stage of a tour of Asia. The show on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Sacramento State is free and open to the general public, and you can purchase tickets for the March 10 show at Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts online at Sblentertainment.com. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

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Level Up Your Wine Tasting Experience at Amador Vintners’ Behind the Cellar Door • March 2–4 Amador County is home to dozens of beautiful and distinctive wineries. The first weekend of March, Amador Vintners will be presenting Behind the Cellar Door, an exciting and educational event made up of three days of flavorful food pairings, demonstrations, themed seminars and wine tastings. The weekend will be kicking off with the Winemaker Reception on March 2, an evening of rare vintage wines, live music, and special food pairings prepared by the chefs-in-training from American River College’s acclaimed culinary program. There will also be a live auction (which will benefit the American River College culinary program), and the opportunity to talk one-on-one with some of Amador County’s best winemakers. Tickets for the Winemaker Reception (which can be purchased for $65 per person), as well as the full weekend of winery events, are available online. Passes are $45 per day, or $65 for both Saturday and Sunday. Each guest will be gifted with a commemorative wine glass to use throughout the weekend. This is a 21-and-over event. Visit Amadorwine.com to find tickets and to see which food pairings and educational programs each winery has to offer.

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omedian Glory Magaña (pronounced like lasagna) used to live a double life. A couple of times a week, she would leave her hometown of Modesto and drive to San Francisco. Her family always wondered where she would take off to, and Magaña would tell them, “I’m off to see this guy. I have a boyfriend.” That was a lie.

Magaña would commute to the city to take comedy classes, something that she knew her super traditional Mexican family would be opposed to. Her mom would say “Comic?!

You mean like a clown? ” when she would try to entertain the idea of following her comedic dreams.

Upon completion of her comedy classes, Magaña was to perform in a concluding showcase. As the show approached, she grew nervous and couldn’t stand not having the support of her family in the audience. She came clean to her mother with what she had really been commuting to San Francisco for. Magaña remembers her mom being very upset and having no choice but to go to her big show solo.

She recalls arriving at the venue that day and the ticket-taker telling her, “You packed out the house!” Confused, Magaña told him, “That can’t be right. I have no one coming.”

When she looked out from the stage, Magaña saw the face of her mother in the crowd. She held back tears of joy and went out there and gave one of her best performances.

“My mom came up to me after and was like ‘You are funny! You are good at this.

You can’t quit. Pursue your calling,” Magaña warmly remembers.

Since then, she has had some really great shows and some really not-so-good shows.

Magaña said her worst was at a show in San Francisco where she opened for comedian Adam Ray. She will never forget how horribly she bombed. Her best show was in Stockton, where she was initially very afraid to perform.

The day had started off incredibly, because her mom, who had been battling cancer, had learned she was in remission. With her mom and brother in the audience to support her,

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Magaña said she brought the house down that night and left her mom and brother in awe. The crowd was totally feeling it, and it was one of the first times she truly felt like a comedian.

A few years ago, Magaña’s mom passed away from cancer. Whenever she is faced with challenges she thinks she is not strong enough to overcome, the voice of her mother resonates within her. In a sweet twist of irony, her mother is the number one force that continuously propels her to pursue her comedic dreams.

Magaña is known for her clean-ish jokes that involve ethnicity, love, family and chubby boys. Magaña loves chubby boys. Growing up, she would watch a Spanish soap opera called Carrusel de Niños and be totally captivated by the romance between two of the portly kids on the show.

“The chubby little girl was a hopeless romantic ... just like me!” says Magaña.

“And I also though the little chubby boy was soooo cute. After that, the rest was history.

Not to mention I feel like a skinny little thing when I’m around bigger men. Beats going on a diet!”

In her routine, she can be heard talking about her type of guy like they are the finest wine made of the juiciest grapes.

Magaña herself towers nearly six-feet tall, and played basketball and volleyball in college on scholarship in Iowa.

“Everyone in Iowa thought I was Samoan.

There aren’t many Mexican girls who are almost six-feet tall. I was tight with all the Samoan athletes, too, so that probably fed into it,” she says. People always confuse her for different ethnicities, but Magaña says she rolls with it.

“My Samoan girlfriends would urge me to use my ethnicity mix-ups as a part of my routine,” she says. “They cry laughing when I act like I am one of them.”

She often uses the enigma of her ethnicity as a core part of her routine.

“No one ever knows what I am,” she says. “I make fun of the stuff people come up with.”

As a Mexican-American woman in the world of comedy, Magaña says that people have welcomed her and that she has learned there are a lot of hilarious women of color out there.

“Every time I perform, I meet all of these fellow woman comics and damn they are so funny,” she says. “I sometimes feel a little insecure they are so funny. A lot of ethnic SubmergeMag.com

women [are] holding it down and showing true talent.”

For some comedy showcases, you have to pay to apply to perform, sort of like applying to college. Magaña thought about applying to compete in the Women in Comedy festival in Boston, but was always told that it was extremely difficult by comedians she looked up to.

“Women I thought were absolutely hilarious, maybe even funnier than me, were constantly rejected, so I questioned if I had a chance,” she says, “but I applied anyway and got accepted!”

Performing in that festival and mingling with other powerfully funny women has been one of the highlights of Magaña’s career thus far.

A few months ago, Magaña was asked to perform at the Crest Theatre for the upcoming Cap City Comedy Slam. In addition to Magaña, the lineup includes headliner Kirby Shabazz and performers Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh and Ellis Rodriguez.

Singh was named “The next big Indian comedian by India West newspaper and has opened up for Dave Chappelle and Dane Cook to name a few. Shabazz is known for his relentless attempt to kill health food stores via jokes and poking at the racist connotations of the Home Alone franchise as well as winning last year’s StandUp NBC comedy competition. The Cap City Comedy Slam is meant to showcase the unique perspectives and diversity of the region’s up-and-coming comedians. This showcase will offer perspectives in how really hilarious minority comics see the world around them.

Magaña is excited to grace the historic Crest Theatre stage for her first time, and to be joined by such great company. The selfproclaimed “tall drink of horchata” is gonna make you laugh, make you love the chub and make you feel susceptible to being dunked on at any moment.

Don’t miss Glory Magaña at the Cap City Comedy Slam on Friday, Mar. 2 at the Crest Theatre (1013 K St.). Doors at 7 p.m. and show at 8. Tickets are $25. Check out Crestsacramento.com for more info on the show.

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PRELUDE FOR A MADMAN

CUT CHEMIST RELEASES FIRST LP IN 12 YEARS

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here are times when you wonder how it is that somebody can be so incredibly good at that thing they do, to a point where you don’t actually want to know, because to know would be to humble yourself beyond hope of ever becoming so good at that very thing. Lucas MacFadden, aka Cut Chemist, is the type of artist who can make you feel that way.

He’s the kind of dude whose name gets breathed in the same sentence as DJ Shadow; whose work with Jurassic 5, Shortkut, Ozomatli, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born and a countless horde of others leave his credentials as a top flight turntablist wholly unquestioned. His latest release is Die Cut, a fluid, head-bobbing assault that includes contributions from Biz Markie, Dntel, Mr. Lif, Chali 2na, Hymnal, Laura Darlington and Myka 9, among others. Adding to the hype is the notable fact that this is Cut Chemist’s first proper solo release in more than a decade; his last album prior to this, The Audience’s Listening, dropped in 2006.

And while he’s been in the game since the late ’80s at the birth of Unity Committee, the years gone by have yet to faze his good humor and affability, as Cut Chemist is one of the genuine nice guys in the business.

There’s no pretension here: Just a dude who likes to talk records.

Submerge caught up with MacFadden as he prepped a juice cleanse for the coming “shit-show” of eating on tour (even the big boys get stuck scarfing junk at truck stops), which will find him at Harlow’s on Sunday, March 4, with El Dusty and Shortkut.

I read that there’s a point where you just need to clear off the desktop of your computer and finish ideas, and that will lead to a new record. How did Die Cut come about?

It was more like assembling the desktop.

I didn’t really have any ideas from past projects that I wanted to use on this one. So I actually used this thing called Funk Off Megamix [a remix album of French synth and drum machine-based music released in 2015], which serves as a litmus test—but it’s not material hanging over, it’s me assembling new material to inspire the album. It’s all like proto-industrial instead of my own productions. And that music is responsible for between a third and half of the album—the sample sources.

What’s it like to work with the Biz creatively? He’s one of these guys that just seems to make people smile, even at the mention of his name. The very first burned CD I ever owned was a onesong copy of “Just a Friend,” and it still makes me smile.

Ah, man. Exactly what you’d expect it to be. We’ve been friends for 20 years, and

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we’ve messed around doing freestyles here and there, nothing serious. And then one day we were sitting down and I was playing him some beats for the new album, and he didn’t really respond to any of them. But I had this small little intro piece that I tacked on and didn’t really pay much attention to.

And I said, “You like this?” And he’s like “No, but that’s a hit and you don’t even know it. If you loop that I’ll rap to it, and we’ll make a hit.” And I think back to all the Juice Crew records and Biz always had an ear. All the samples that he chose are amazing. So I just thought to myself, he’s got the golden ear, and if he’s hearing something in that loop that I’m not, I’m gonna just defer to him. So he got in my closet, busted a freestyle to this beat, and immediately, like you said, I just smiled and said, this makes me feel like being a kid again.

This makes me love hip-hop again. This makes me feel like 1989 all over again but also fits well now. He’s the only guy that really made my microphone sound dope [laughs] … That’s how he makes records. It makes everybody smile.

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Another track that took me was the “Die Cut (Wrap)” at the end, because that is some serious wordsmith shit right there.

Sometimes you gotta put two people in a room, and just leave. That was Deantoni Parks on drums and Myka 9 on the vocal doing what they do best, which is doing everything you could possibly do with your gift. And yeah, man, as soon as I knew Deantoni was gonna be part of it I thought immediately, “We gotta get Myka 9,” because they’re both going to challenge each other in a way that’s gonna build into some crazy punk rock-jazz shit. And that was what happened. Deantoni was one take and Myka took a couple just to get his part down, but it’s the most untouched part of the record.

I wanted to keep everything intact that happened in the moment.

I’d actually been playing “Work My Mind” for a couple months now without fully realizing it was your production. With Chali 2na, it’s kind of a pop cut in the scheme of the album because it sits right in the middle. I like the placement a lot.

Oh good! I mean, when you go through all this almost obscure, avant-garde stuff, it is refreshing to hear that song come in with a verse-chorus-verse structure with 2na delivering it. I agree. [And] I had to have Chali on the record. It’s amazing to me that

“He got in my closet, busted a freestyle to this beat, and immediately, like you said, I just smiled and said, this makes me feel like being a kid again. This makes me love hip-hop again. This makes me feel like 1989 all over again but also fits well now. He’s the only guy that really made my microphone sound dope [laughs] …

That’s how he makes records.

It makes everybody smile.”

– Cut Chemist on working with Biz Markie

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he wasn’t on the last record. This one I was like we gotta do something; me as my own fan, I need to hear that. And it’s different because I wanted to do something electronic, and I think his voice cuts through electronics really well. It’s not something you would necessarily expect and people are really digging it.

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Do you listen to the Heliocentrics?

Yeah of course. Did you like the one with Mulatu [Astatke]?

That hit me big time. Mulatu is really special to me. When I listen to the stuff you’re doing, I often think of Mulatu and things like that; just a little bit of Eastern melody worked in here and there. And you had a phase a few years ago where you were really digging in with African music, right?

Absolutely. Actually, Ethiopian music in general. Get this: During The Audience’s Listening in like 2003, 2004, I was listening to tons of Ethiopian music, collecting it like crazy. And then I was listening to a lot of Nirvana Unplugged and Radiohead. So on one hand I was really into rock, and on the other end of the scale Eastern, African—and not just the funk stuff, but like the traditional stuff, the wedding rhythms and stuff like that. And I think that’s how I came to do songs like “What’s the Altitude,” because it’s a rock sample, but it’s an Ethiopian chord progression, which seemed kinda weird at the time, but I was like, “You know what?

That speaks to me.” And now I know why [laughs].

I just think it fits so perfectly with the kinds of things you do. It just makes sense.

Yeah, from the Ozomatli era, indigenous music is a big deal all the way around in what I do. No matter if what I do sounds rock-y or not, it’s always there. African, Latin, Columbian; it’s always been a huge deal and it always will be.

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LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION

THE PHILHARMONIK RELEASES NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM, AND UTILIZES HIS RISING PROFILE TO SPEAK OUT WORDS CLAUDIA RIVAS • PHOTOS KENNY TREY

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or those unfamiliar, The Philharmonik is a pretty big name in music around Sacramento. His real name is Christian Gates and at 24-years-old, he’s already a multitalented producer, versatile instrumentalist and ambitious vocalist, and at the moment, his creativity knows no bounds. His music is a breath of fresh air in an overly saturated hip-hop mainstream where his deeply personal accounts articulate not only the injustice he sees around him, but also his optimism. Gates finds a way to make the nostalgic traits of each of his songs feel brand new.

On his 2016 rap project, Good People, the beats and content were reminiscent of an Outkast album, but with a Sacramento perspective. Now he’s back to take you on a soul-filled funk quest through his new

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self-titled album that will be released on March 1. Sonically, it includes R&B, electronic and even folk elements, but listeners may also notice that Gates wants to instill people with genuine hope and bravery.

Gates has been featured on stages at Concerts in the Park and GATHER, and has performed on Good Day Sac, Sofar Sacramento and headlined the James Cavern-hosted Basement Sessions. He has also been featured on websites like AfroPunk.

Gates is working ambitiously to branch out toward something bigger than music, under Sol Collective’s Sol Life record label, he wants to use his platform to help underprivileged communities and make Sacramento truly inclusive.

In recent news, Gates has been in

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the media for his boycott of Sacramento News and Review’s Sammies, the publication's annual music awards show.

Gates was nominated along with other Sac musicians like Hobo Johnson and Tel Cairo. The show was canceled this year after artists and nominees planned to boycott the event in response to SN&R’s profile of former Sacramento police officer John Tennis, who fatally shot a black man in 2016. Local musicians and activists plan to hold a series of Anti-Sammies events on March 14 and 15 at Blue Lamp, but Gates will not be performing. You can however catch him live at his album release show at Sol Collective on March 3.

Submerge had the opportunity to chat with Gates about his new album, society and his thoughts concerning his Sammies boycott.

We’re excited about the new album release, how long did it take you to get the project together?

I’ve been working on it since July 2016. What’s funny is that I’m always working on music, so by the time my first mixtape [Good People] came out I already had drafts for a couple records that were potentials for this album, but I wasn’t sure.

The finished project took about a year-and-a half to two years.

Can you talk about the major differences between Good People and this new self-titled album?

Well Good People was [specifically] a rap album. I feel like that was where I was at [when I made it] … With this album [The Philharmonik] something just came over me where I was going back to my roots with artists I grew up with like Stevie Wonder. All the funk people were in my brain and I couldn’t get it out.

You have a playlist on Spotify titled “My Biggest Inspirations.” I heard Earth, Wind and Fire, and J.Cole among others. But of all the artists on your playlist, Stevie Wonder is on it the most. What is it about Stevie Wonder that resonates with you as a huge inspiration?

He’s just the greatest. His voice is perfect. And the fact that he doesn’t see at all makes it seem like he’s more in tune with the music. He’s just so captivating. He’s just like my biggest inspiration, hands down. All-time favorite.

You open the album with the mellow “Underdog.”

But I’m a bit confused on whether the tune is about a single underdog or multiple characters.

Can you explain?

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It’s everybody. I think everyone has felt like an underdog in a certain way, shape or in life. For me this is how I’ve felt like an underdog. In school I used to get made fun of hella. Just all day getting picked on. I was that guy that would get the most picked on.

On “Pay Me,” your big message is the importance of not being taken advantage of. It seems like you’re saying, “Pay me, recognize me and give me the acknowledgment I deserve.” Is there more to the song?

It’s also my way of saying how much I hate capitalism. I was thinking about having to chase money all the time and the people at the top who have the whole world for them to devour. Is it too much to ask to make enough for me to live on?

Like fuck you.

Do you have aspirations other than being a musician?

I want to make a change in this city. Not just like for the music aspect, but just for the community aspect. Because [Sol Collective] they’re doing so much, I want to also pour into that.

Back to the album, is “Momma’s House” [featuring Hobo Johnson] about getting out there on your own?

It’s hella depressing. It’s like at the end of the day, I was a privileged kid. I had a roof over my head and enough food to eat. The only thing was I couldn’t go out much and I had to watch my sister a lot. My mom was single and she had to do the work … The transition into adulthood is very hard.

Everybody is getting into debt.

The jobs aren’t equating. So on “Momma’s House,” I was like responding to all that by saying, “How the hell do I get out of this?”

Were you the first to boycott the Sammies this year?

Did you know other artists in the community were going to follow?

That shit’s been going on for a while. I’m not [the first]. I just had a big enough platform for people to notice [in the media]. People have been doing that shit [boycotting SN&R and The Sammies] for years … Honestly, a lot of people of color have been boycotting it and were voicing it and have been voicing it. But to be honest most of the white artists that have been doing it [boycotting the Sammies] wouldn’t have done it unless someone really came out the woodwork and really said something about it. And I do feel that way.

“I wanted it to express how everybody feels ever since Donald Trump has been in office. The racists have definitely come out of the woodwork.

So if they are going to come out of the woodwork, I’m definitely going to be more vocal about that shit. I don’t really care who it offends. Like if you have a platform where your voice can inspire people it’s like your obligation—your responsibility to make sure that the people that are oppressed have some type of liberation in what they hear.”

– Christian Gates, aka The Philharmonik

“Good Day” is a less upbeat song yet a beautifully pianodriven representation of the challenges you’ve gone through emotionally. You struggle with depression correct?

Anxiety. Yeah, so I wrote that shit at like four in the morning. I couldn’t sleep. I was super fucking depressed.

I just wanted to have a good day. Like over the years it felt like it was getting progressively worse especially after moving out.

Isolation is almost unbearable.

On “Energy” you tap into your sultry, sexy, and romantic side. Where does that come from?

Incredibly, it came from a platonic place. It’s funny. I just wanted to talk more about just the connection and for me like there are people that inspire that song. Like experiences that I’ve had and I’ve been like wow the energy is really nice here. If you can sit at a bar at Motown Mondays and hold a conversation for the whole duration, that’s a good energy there.

What I get from “Let Freedom Ring” is your experience with racism and injustice from your daily life, or things you see happen to other people, but you sound really confident that there will be better days.

There will be. I wanted it to express how everybody feels ever since Donald Trump has been in office. The racists have definitely come out of the woodwork. So if they are going to come out of the woodwork, I’m definitely going to be more vocal about that shit. I don’t really care who it offends. Like if you have a platform where your voice can inspire people, it’s like your obligation— SubmergeMag.com

your responsibility to make sure that the people that are oppressed have some type of liberation in what they hear.

So you think it’s a “bandwagon” mentality for certain artists?

I definitely do. I definitely do think it’s a bandwagon. I mean there comes a place where I think racism is wrong, but there’s also a place where now that everybody is on board with this, they are on board, too, because of that. I didn’t give a fuck about any of it. I was like, yo, this is the right thing to do, and if you’re not going to do that it’s fine. But like Shane from Tel Cairo was very authentic [when he boycotted the Sammies]. Like he was ready, he was with me and there were other people that were with me. I felt some of the backlash from it to back down. But I’m not going to back down from it, and I do think we’re going into a good direction. But I think that shit is going to be temporary and I think they [SN&R] are going to revert back to their old ways. At this point I just feel like everything that they do, like the apologies in SN&R have been unacceptable because they haven’t really been apologies.

What do you want to see happen as a result of this boycott?

I want to see that black lives matter, and I want to see black lives inspired. I want to see more inclusivity of black and brown people within artist ranks and I want to see them get more money for it. I want them to be recognized. I want them to be seen.

There’s just too much use of the word “diversity” without really having diversity, so that’s my message. You know like, yo, start putting your feelings to action.

Are you performing at the Anti-Sammies?

I’ll be at SXSW during that time. The Sammies got canceled. I guess that’s a start in the right direction. But I’m skeptical and think things will go back to the way they were.

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hunderpussy is not just an all-girl band; they’re a skull-crushing, kick-ass rock juggernaut. But even skull-crushers have feelings. As evidence, drummer Ruby Dunphy was getting wrapped up from a fresh tattoo when we connected to discuss her band and their upcoming performance at the Crocker Art Museum ArtMix event, FIERCE, in March. Dunphy took a seat to chat while watching her friend get a matching tattoo—Russian symbology that means there is no revolution without evolution.

“I’m such a bitch getting tattoos,” jokes Dunphy. “I’m just crying the whole time. I wish I wasn’t like this.”

Dunphy, Thunderpussy’s newest member, moved to Seattle to attend Cornish College to

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study art. She vowed she wouldn’t start a band until she graduated—she was going to focus solely on her studies. During her first week at college, her trombonist friend grabbed her arm and said, “I’m going to introduce you to your new band,” to which Dunphy sharply replied, “Go away, I don’t want a band.”

But this was meant to be. Dunphy was promptly dragged to Joe Bar across the street from her school, where Molly Sides, Thunderpussy’s lead singer and a barista at the time, was introduced to her new drummer.

“Molly wouldn’t let me go,” laughs Dunphy, who reports she was courted by borderline harassing texts until she finally caved. She agreed to help the band out “until they found

their real drummer.” Famous last words.

“Thank God Molly was so persistent,” says Dunphy. “I was so lucky.”

Wrapping up her last semester of her fourth year of art school, Dunphy is slated to graduate in May, and simultaneously has managed to be in a band that is skyrocketing to stardom.

Recently signed to Universal Records under their subsidiary Stardog Records (which is a subsidiary of Republic Records), Thunderpussy is releasing their long-anticipated debut album in late May. When I say long-anticipated, I mean I’m panting like a dog waiting for this LP to drop.

With multiple offers on the table from labels thirsting for Thunderpussy, Stardog Records felt like the right fit because of their

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family vibe, affiliation with their Pearl Jam friend Mike McCready and Thunderpussy’s dealsealing whirlwind trip to New York when they visited Universal Records’ headquarters.

“It was the craziest experience I’ve ever had,” remembers Dunphy. “The things they were offering seemed so attainable because of the artists they have, like Drake and Amy Winehouse.

It was like, well, you did it for these people …”

After years of saving every penny the band made to reinvest back into the band, and hustling independently, the ladies of Thunderpussy are all now living the rock ‘n’ roll dream that for so many bands never comes true. They’ve all quit their day jobs, yet it’s impressive that Dunphy has stuck with her education in spite of her band’s success.

“My days are really filled,” says Dunphy when I asked her how she manages the workload. “I’m getting a tattoo right now only because I’m blowing off my homework. In the end it all gets done. When we’re on the road, I’ll be in the green room doing my homework, or in the van studying and shit. My teachers are super cool and for the most part understand everything, and luckily I have the other three members to help respond to emails and get me to where I need to be sometimes.”

Every member of Thunderpussy has been a lifelong musician, and it’s evident in the skillful execution of every live set. Sides was born a performer incapable of not dancing, and graduated from Cornish College as a dance major.

She has been a singer all her life, too, and was in a couple bands prior to forming Thunderpussy.

Leah Julius, the bassist, was a drummer all her life and has been in countless bands before learning to play bass. She also currently plays in the band Sundries “who fucking rip,” explains Dunphy. Whitney Petty, Sides’ lover and partner for the past six years and Thunderpussy’s sick guitarist, was also a long-time drummer in many bands before finally teaching herself guitar.

Dunphy is a classically-trained jazz drummer.

“It’s the one thing I know how to do. The only skill I have in my whole life,” jokes Dunphy. Her jazz influence shines through in Thunderpussy’s sophisticated time changes.

Their sleazy rock ‘n’ roll sound is gigantic, dwarfed only by Sides’ and Petty’s palpable sensuality and onstage romance, and Sides’ melodramatic, convulsing, writhing, hair-flipping command of the audience. Her powerful vibrato is akin to Grace Slick’s knifing vocals, and the band’s mastery of their craft conjures the gods of rock.

Inspired by one another, songwriting generally begins with Petty and Sides at home, and song starts are brought to practice and arranged by the group.

“The ‘Speed Queen’ is this mythic and magical woman who rides a motorcycle and travels around the country,” shares Petty in the band’s bio. “Nobody knows too much about where she came from or where she’s going, but she changes everyone she meets because she’s that powerful.

I was thinking of Molly when I wrote it… People talk about that magic. There’s some voodoo happening between Molly and I, which is like a cosmic connection. She has this power. Somehow, SubmergeMag.com

“So much of Thunderpussy is performance. I prefer smaller clubs and audiences because I like to look out and make eye contact with people, and joke around with people and smile. And after the show, I love having women come up to me. My favorite fans are older women and young girls, who come up to us after the show and are like, ‘I’m going to play drums now.’ I want to cry every time.”

– Ruby Dunphy, Thunderpussy I’m under her spell when we’re performing—we all are.”

It was the magic of their live performances that has catapulted them to notoriety, making them such a hot commodity before they even put out a record. In fact, a focus on performing live has always trumped recording for the aptlynamed Thunderpussy. In addition to their tour, Thunderpussy is playing Sasquatch Music Festival and SXSW this year.

“So much of Thunderpussy is performance. I prefer smaller clubs and audiences because I like to look out and make eye contact with people, and joke around with people and smile. And after the show, I love having women come up to me.

My favorite fans are older women and young girls, who come up to us after the show and are like, ‘I’m going to play drums now.’ I want to cry every time. Recordings can do that, but I’m selfish—I like to be in the moment and experiencing it live,” beams Dunphy. “I go bucket drumming every weekend on Capitol Hill in Seattle just for that reason, just to make people dance and have a good time.”

And when Dunphy plays music, it transforms her emotions, too.

“Last year we played a show where I was insanely angry because I had just got off the phone with somebody who had just had something tragic happen to them,” recalls Dunphy. “I hit the drums harder than I ever had.

And midway through the set, I look up, and Molly, Whitney and Leah could tell, and they responded to how I was playing. Everything shifted in that moment to pure happiness, and pure family. I love them.”

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EYE OF SOLITUDE, MAR 12 MARCHE FUNEBRE +MORE 8 : 3 0 PM

JAMESLEE&THENEWUNDERGROUND, JULIE’A, JOEY CASANOVA, RI, MAHTIE BUSH + MORE

GABRIELL GARCIA

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MAR 6

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MAR 3 8 PM

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MAR 16 8 PM

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CHROME W/ HELIOS CREED SILENCE IN THE SNOW, DJ CHAT NOIR + MORE

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This is a 21-and-over event. Crocker Art Museum is located at 216 O St., Sacramento, and the event will start at 6 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.

Holy Diver Hobo Johnson, Jordan Moore, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

Press Club High Fidelity: Vinyl Night, 9 p.m.

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Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 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 Matt Rainey, 5:30 p.m.; Andrew Little, 8 p.m.

2.28 WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades Pop Evil, Black Map, Palaye Royale, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Blue Lamp Exhumed, Incantation, Phobia, Funeral Chant, 7 p.m.

The Club Car 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.

Holy Diver Secrets (Album Release), Artisvns, Something Heartfelt, Without Hope, 6:30 p.m.

MOMO Sacramento Bourbon & Blues: Andy Santana and The West Coast Playboys, 5:30 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Emo Night, 8 p.m.

Sacramento State: Music Recital Hall Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 7 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Ross Hammond, 12 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Matt Rainey and the Dippin' Sauce, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Bronco, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Songwriters in the Round, 7 p.m.

B Street Theatre at the Sofia Janiva Magness, David Luning, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Top Shelf Radio Showcase feat. Tecknician, Brother E, PGC, Bigg Man, Juke Box, Greengo Nick, The Wolfpacilypse, Nicki Love, Ladii Twenty2, Kesso & the Block Boys and More, 9 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Bristle, Similar Fashion, 8 p.m.

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Patrick Walsh, 7 p.m.; DJ Uncle Hank, 9 p.m.

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

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

Harlow’s Zach Deputy, 8 p.m.

Holy Diver Caleborate, Yeek, 7:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Dylan Crawford, 9:30 p.m.

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

MOMO Sacramento Discover Thursdays: Andrew Castro, Coyote Creates, 8 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Dàimh, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub 27 Outlaws, 9 p.m.

Press Club The Krylons, Loss for Concern, The O’Mulligans, Las Pulgas, 8 p.m.

Sacramento State: Music Recital Hall Sac State Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady The Bumptet, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

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

Yolo Brewing Co. Extra Innings, 5 p.m.

3.02 FRIDAY

24th Street Theatre Patrick Landeza Hawaiian Benefit Dinner and Concert, 6 p.m.

Ace of Spades Starset, Palisades, Grabbitz, Year of the Locust, 6:30 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Brett Rechtfertig & Nathanial Beltz, 7 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Jessica Malone, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Soulful 2 feat. James Lee & the New Underground, Julie’A, Joey Casanova, RI, Mahtie Bush and More, 8:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Trapt (Acoustic), Easyfriend, The Stoneberries and More, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Mark Harrod, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino K Brosas, Pooh, Chokoleit, POCA, 9 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Arcane Existence, Alchemia, Mechanizm, Wandern, 7 p.m.

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

Christ Community Church River City Chorale Pops Concert, 7:30 p.m.

The Club Car Skippy and the Bowl Junkies, 9 p.m.

The Colony The Raging Nathans, Rebel Holocrons, Danger Inc., The Bitters, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Unlicensed Therapy Band, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Island of Black and White, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Be Brave Bold Robot, Chowderheart, and Scott Reeves, 9 p.m.

Gold Lion Arts Bill Mackay, Meg Baird & Jay Nair, Ross Hammond, 8 p.m.

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

Holy Diver Arden Park Roots, Mookatite, D-One, Lucid, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Jane Thompson Trio, 9:30 p.m.

Legends at Woodcreek Elana Jane, 6 p.m.

MOMO Sacramento The Lique & Random Abiladeze, 6 p.m.

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

Opera House Saloon Sock Monkey, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Gaby Moreno, Rosby, 7:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. The Albertson Duo, 7 p.m.

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3.03

THE MAMMALS Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Thunder Cover, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine Commerce TX, Noah Byrd, Mason Hoffman (of Honyock), 8 p.m.

Torch Club Jimmy Pailer, 5:30 p.m.; Sacto Roots Music Showcase feat. Michael Ray Trio, Red Dirt Ruckus, Loose Engines and More, 9 p.m.

3.03 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Nothing More, The Contortionist, Big Story, Kirra, 6 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Jesse and Steve, 2 p.m.; Hell Bent & Emily Kiddy, 7 p.m.

B Street Theatre at the Sofia Blame Sally, 6:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Home B4 Dark, 3 p.m.

The Boardwalk War of Ages, Convictions, Earth Groans, Whitewolf, The Years Ahead, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino K Brosas, Pooh, Chokoleit, POCA, 8 p.m.

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

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

Christ Community Church River City Chorale Pops Concert, 4 p.m.

The Club Car Friends (Beatles Tribute), 9 p.m.

Community Center Theater Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera (Beethoven and Mozart), 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Superbad, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon 8 Track Massacre, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Kevin & Allyson Seconds, Natalie Cortez, Gillian Underwood, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Adrian Marcel, 8 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Gary Mullen And The Works (Queen Tribute), 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Movements, Can’t Swim, Super Whatevr, Gleemer, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House All the Pretty Songs, 9:30 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Ukulele Sing-Along, 11:30 a.m.; Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Eddie Honeyeater, 6 p.m.

On The Y MDSO, 8 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Apple Z, 9 p.m.

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3.08 Palms Playhouse Coco Montoya, 7:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. Jason Weeks, 6 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Mere Mortals, 3:30 p.m.; Press Play, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place Code Blue, 9 p.m.

Shine Working Man Blues Band, 8 p.m.

The Silver Orange Hungover, Damian Whittaker, The Sadbodys, Roland Tonies, 6 p.m.

Sol Collective The Philharmonik (Album Release), Jmsey, Sunmonks, 7 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Funk Rockers, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Xuan Phat Loc Vietnamese Concert, 7 p.m.

Torch Club The Stuff, 5:30 p.m.; Coffis Brothers and the Mountain Men, 9 p.m.

Yolo Brewing Co. The KMC Band, 6 p.m.

3.04 SUNDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.; Que Bossa, 2 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Achilles Wheel Trio, 3 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Purple Reign (Prince Tribute), 4 p.m.

Crest Theatre Ethan Bortnick, Assia Ahhatt, 6:30 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Amanda Gray, 3 p.m.

Harlow’s Cut Chemist, El Dusty, Shortkut, 8 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.

Palms Playhouse The Garcia Project, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. East Sac Strings, 3 p.m.

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

Torch Club Mick Martin, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

PARTICLE KID Cash Prophets, Billy Hood & the Suicide Doors, Rancho Deluxe, Enter: Villain The Boardwalk 7 p.m.

3.05 MONDAY

Ace of Spades Brockhampton, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Blue Lamp Cars and Trains, Curta, Elijah Egbert, Silk Animus, SB the Moor, 8 p.m.

CLARA Auditorium No Vacation, Hot Flash Heat Wave, Bear Call, Pierce and the Gals, 6:30 p.m.

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

Holy Diver Rings of Saturn, Gloom, Nekrogoblikon, Allegaeon, Lorna Shore, Entheos, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

3.06 TUESDAY

B Street Theatre at the Sofia Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku, Jr., Led Kaapana, Jeff Peterson, 6:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Mirrors for Psychic Warfare, (Waning), Limb Darkening, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Hayez, 9:30 p.m.

Goldfield SYML, Cemetery Sun, Life In 24 Frames, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Ryan Caraveo, Cam Meekins, 6 p.m.

Holy Diver These Streets, Cold Trap, Zephira, Nail The Casket, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Alex Walker, 5:30 p.m.; Fox and Bones, 8 p.m.

3.07 WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades ZZ Ward, Black Pistol Fire, 7 p.m.

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

GRIND: HIP HOP SHOWCASE FEAT. CHARLIE MUSCLE Hennessy, Viciou$wagger, K-Ottic, Brutha Smith and More Blue Lamp 8:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Folsom Hotel Saloon Proxy, 6:30 p.m.; Open Mic Jam, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Anderson East, J.S. Ondara, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Holy Diver The Classic Crime, Matt & Toby (of Emery), Motherfolk, The Dead Meds, National Lines, Verno, 6 p.m.

MOMO Sacramento Bourbon & Blues: Ray “Catfish” Copeland Band, 5:30 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Teenage Dirtbag: Blink 182 (Juliet Company) vs Weezer (Punch Out!), 8 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Leo Xia, 12 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Dean Damron and Mishka Shubaly, 9 p.m.

3.08 THURSDAY

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

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Particle Kid, Cash Prophets, Billy Hood & the Suicide Doors, Rancho Deluxe, Enter: Villain, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum ArtMix: Fierce feat. Thunderpussy, Rituals of Mine (DJ Set), Spacewalker and More, 6 p.m.

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Jerry Martini & Frankie Sorci, 7 p.m.

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

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

Harlow’s Shoreline Mafia, 6:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Lee Rocker, 6:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Harm’s Way, Ringworm, Vein, Queensway, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Leo Bootes, 9:30 p.m.

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

Palms Playhouse John Reischman & The Jaybirds, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Jessie Leigh, 9 p.m.

Press Club Revenge of the Mighty Tiki, 8 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Joe Kye, 7:30 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Birds of Fortune, 9 p.m.

3.09 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades New Politics, Dreamers, The Wrecks, 6:30 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Ellen Roots & The Harvest, 7:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Scott Guberman, 5 p.m.

Blue Lamp Punk Rock Karaoke, Anti-Social, Kill the Precedent, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Lil Yee, YID, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Brian McKnight, 9 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Comrades, The Last Titan, Hemispheres, Lucky/You, Revolution Bummer, 7 p.m.

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

The Club Car The Golden Cadillacs, 9 p.m.

The Colony Captain 9’s & the Knickerbocker Trio, Jerk, Short Trip, Mob Rule, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Code Blue Band, 9 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Two 20, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Jessica Malone, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield The Nickel Slots, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s The Winehouse Experience (Amy Winehouse Tribute), 8 p.m.

Holy Diver I Set My Friends On Fire, Kissing Candice, Awaken I Am, Oh The Horror, Focara, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Mr. Hooper, 9:30 p.m.

Legends at Woodcreek Albertson Duo, 6 p.m.

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

On The Y Wurmflesh, Zephira, Atomic Flounder, and Force Feed, 8:30 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Remix, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse The Deer, 7:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. Natalie Cortez Band, 6:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Roadside Flare, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

The Red Museum Modern Man, Drug Apts, Shame Waves, 8 p.m.

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

Torch Club Reds Blues, 5:30 p.m.; Afro Funk Experience, 9 p.m.

3.10 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades NF, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe The Music of James Taylor, 2 p.m.; SoLunAire, 7 p.m.

B Street Theatre at the Sofia Joe Kye, 6:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Red Dog Ash, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Grind: Hip Hop Showcase feat. Charlie Muscle, Hennessy, Recorded Freedom, Viciou$wagger, K-Ottic, Brutha Smith and More, 8:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Frank Hannon (of Tesla), Savannah Blue, Tonic Zephyr, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey David Albertson, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Chiquis Rivera, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Pug Skullz, Red Pills, The Has Beens, Captain CutiePie, Jesus and the Dinosaurs, 7 p.m.

The Club Car The Bonedrivers, 9 p.m.

Crest Theatre Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, 6:30 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Sock Monkey Band, 9 p.m.

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

Fox & Goose James Israel and Nolan Erck, 9 p.m.

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Harris Center for the Arts Folsom Lake Symphony, 11 a.m., Sacramento Baroque Soloists, 7:30 p.m.; Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, 7:30 p.m.

The Hideaway Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Evaleros, The Me Gustas, 8 p.m.

Holy Diver Slaves, Ghost Town, Dayshell, Kyle Lucas, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Hot City, 9:30 p.m.

Legends at Woodcreek Island of Black & White, 6 p.m Nicholson’s MusiCafe Ukulele SingAlong, 11:30 a.m.; Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Michael Sean Miller, 6 p.m.

On The Y Jay Van Meter Memorial Show feat. Unprovoked, Banger, Cemetery Legacy, 3 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Ariel Jean Band, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. Natalie Loose Engines, 6:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place Dog Park Justice, 9 p.m.

Shine Beat Bombastic, 8 p.m.

The Silver Orange Mammoth, Pacific 415, An American Tragedy, 6 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Rash, 9 p.m.

Torch Club California Stars, 5:30 p.m.; Ian Moore Band, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades NF, Michl, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Casual Coalition, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Gygax, Wilderness Dream, Shotgun Sawyer, Sky Pig, 8 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon The Taylor Chicks, 3 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Rhapsody & Rhythm: The Gershwin Concert Experience, 2 p.m. (Sold Out), Sacramento Baroque Soloists, 2 p.m.

(Sold Out) Holy Diver We Came As Romans, The Plot In You, Oceans Ate Alaska, Currents, Tempting Fate, Up In Smoke, 6 p.m.

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

Memorial Auditorium Marisela y Amanda Miguel, 7 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 Mick Martin, 3 p.m.

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

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.

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B Street Theatre at the Sofia Oleta Adams, 6:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Eye of Solitude, Marche Funebre and More, 8 p.m.

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

Golden 1 Center Lorde, Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke, 6 p.m.

Holy Diver Doyle, The Moans, Suburban Paranoia, Pecker, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

Comedy Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) The People Need to Laugh! Sunday Comedy Matinee Series w/ Alex Elkin, Julie Ash, Big T, March 4, 2 p.m.

Crest Theatre Cap City Comedy Slam: Kiry Shabazz, Ellis Rodriguez, Kabir Singh, Glory Magana, Carlos Rodriguez, March 2, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Robert Omoto, Jay Wuck, Nicole Eichenberg, Wendy Lewis and More, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Steph Sanders, March 2, 8 p.m.

Kabir Singh feat. D Tyler, March 2 - 4, Fri., 10:30 p.m.; Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Comedy Open Mic Showcase w/ Host Ellis Rodriguez, March 6, 8 p.m.

Hannibal Thompson, Tom Bomb, PX G Floro and More, March 7, 8 p.m.

Dennis Gaxiola feat. Ryan Chan, March 9 - 11, 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! Live Comedy Podcast, March 7, 8 p.m.

MOMO Sacramento Comedy Burger w/ Ngaio Bealum, March 11, 6:30 p.m.

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

Punch Line Heavyweight Comedy Showdown w/ Bud Budd, Dejan Tyler, Aja Mae, Cedric Bernard, Terry Dorsey and More, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Tony Hinchcliffe, Jeremiah Watkins, Mark Smalls (Host), March 1 - 3, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

Real Live Comedians w/ Jason Mack and Guests, March 4, 7 p.m.

The Charm Offensive w/ Zach Noe Towers, Paco Romane, Ellis Rodriguez and More, March 7, 8 p.m.

Chad Daniels, Red Scott, Phil Griffiths (Host), March 8 - 10, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

Lance Woods, March 11, 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.

Cameron Esposito, March 2 - 3, 8 & 10 p.m.

Tommy T’s DC Curry, March 2 - 4, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Lavell Crawford, March 9 - 11, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 & 9:15 p.m.

Misc.

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.

Arden-Dimick Library Brews and Books: Intro to Home Brewing, Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m.

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

Blue Lamp Gabriell Garcia for Sac City Council Campaign Launch Party!, March 3, 8 p.m.

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

Capitol Mall Greens Capitol Beer Fest, March 3, 12 p.m.

Colonial Theatre Film Premiere: E.N.D. FR8 Project, March 10, 6 p.m.

Country Club Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Crest Theatre Sacramento French Film Festival Winter Shorts Fest, March 3, 7 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum California Fresh Film Series: The Return, March 1, 6:30 p.m.

E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit, Through April 22 Faith Ringgold: An American Artist, Through May 13 Power Up: Corita Kent’s Heavenly Pop, Through May 13 Hopes Springing High: Gifts of Art by African American Artists, Through July 15 Florin Road & 65th Street Certified Farmers Market, Thursday’s, 8 a.m.

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

Fruitridge Auditorium 7 Women 7 Stools, March 10, 7 p.m.

Hacker Lab Sacramento Cannabis Job Fair, March 3, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Highwater The Trivia Factory, Monday’s, 7 p.m.

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

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

Laughs Unlimited Sac Girls Rock: Music, Poetry, Motivational Speakers & Clean Comedy, March 1, 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.

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

Midtown Moxies Burlesque: Rock and Roll, March 3, 7:30 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Compania Nacional de Danza, March 3-4 Nicholson’s MusiCafe Trivia Night, Monday’s, 7 p.m.

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

Old Sugar Mill Brazilian Carnaval, March 3, 6 p.m.

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

Rancho Cordova City Hall Cork and Fork 2018, March 2, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Free Show w/ Hypnotist Tom Deluca, March 1, 7:30 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 Yolo Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 6 p.m.

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THE SHALLOW END THANKS FOR THE MEMO-RIES …

JAMES BARONE jb@submergemag.com Sorry, but I just really love terrible puns.

Maybe you’ve noticed that from some of the cover text that appears on Submerge from time to time. When I’m at a loss as to what to come up with, I defer to bad puns. I’m surprised Melissa and Jono still consider me a friend.

Anyway, speaking of bad puns, how about these dueling House Intelligence Committee Russia investigation memos, amirite? So maybe they’re not puns, per se, but as far as jokes go, they’re still pretty bad.

You may remember back in early February— two centuries ago given the voraciousness of the news cycle nowadays—a memo penned

by David Nunes, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and Republican representative of California’s 22nd Congressional District (a typically amoeba-shaped region that engulfs portions of Fresno and King counties), was declassified. It alleged that the FBI abused its powers in surveilling people associated with the Trump campaign. It also alleged that Christopher Steele’s now-infamous dossier “formed an essential part of the Carter Page FISA [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] application,” as per Nunes’ memo. It goes on to mention that Steele’s dossier was funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee (and originally by the conservative website The Washington Free Beacon, who pulled out once Trump clinched the Republican nomination, but, you know, whatever). Nunes’ memo sought to discredit Steele, saying that he mishandled his sources, and alleged that the FBI’s use of the unverified information contained within the investigator’s dossier showed bias within the bureau against Our Lord and Savior Donald Trump, who’s really just misunderstood, you guys. So stop being so mean to him.

The Nunes memo was declassified by our Commander-in-Chief without any redactions, despite protest from the FBI, who are just a bunch of mean jerks. You can read the whole thing online somewhere. I found it on CNN.com, who actually published the whole thing as is, even though they’re a bunch of fake news liars.

By the time you’re done with it, you’ll probably end up doubting that the sky is blue, that the Earth is round and wonder if when you see green, if other people see the same green that you do. Like, maybe their green is your red. Or blue. Oh man, what the fuck color is the sky?!

What the fuck is reality?!

Of course, the Democrats had their own memo penned by Adam Schiff, representative

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of California’s 28 th Congressional District, which is sort of shaped like a chewed up version of New Jersey, and was probably drawn up in such a way so that it contained more people who I’d generally agree with politically. Schiff is a rising star in the Democratic party, even though he kind of talks like a robot, because, like many of us, he’s sick and tired of being sick and tired and is putting his colleagues on blast.

Though Schiff’s memo was written on Jan. 29, 2018, it’s only just been declassified this past weekend (because they always do shit like this on the weekend). Probably because it was a “BUST,” as The Great Orator Trump said on Twitter. I mean, why release something that was so sad? It only just confirmed “all the terrible things that were done” that were “SO ILLEGAL” in all caps. Nevertheless, it was released, and even though it was 10 pages of complete mularkey (at least Nunes kept his mularkey to a succinct four pages!), the President still felt the need to redact whole paragraphs of the memo, you know, for national security reasons. Because even though it’s been pretty much confirmed that a foreign power (whether there was collusion or not) is engaging with cyber warfare against us, yet nothing has been done about it, and the President feels the need to wave his big red button in the face of other totalitarian crackpots with nukes, suddenly now national security is a big fucking deal.

The Democrat’s counter-memo is pretty much what you’d expect. It claims that Nunes cherry-picked information to discredit the Special Investigator Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 election, that Republican-appointed judges were the ones who approved the wiretap on Carter Page and that only a small portion of Steele’s dossier served as precedent for the FISA application. Like the Nunes memo, if your mind is already made up (and let’s face it, everyone’s mind is already made up), this is just going to back up whatever opinion you already have of this whole messed up situation.

So, be ready to have your news feed blow up with harshly partisan memes and links to some lame-ass troll-bot articles for the next couple of days until we all forget about this come this magazine’s release on Monday.

I’m sorry, you guys, I’m just so over this, I’m becoming as bitter as fuck. I can’t even think of a good pun to end this on. You can just insert yours here _________________.

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