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MELISSA WELLIVER melissa@submergemag.com We always try our hardest to highlight the best our region has to offer in the arts and entertainment scenes, and if you’ll allow me to humble-brag, I think we nailed it with this issue. This well-rounded issue that you are holding in your hands (or reading online) features interviews with the comedian and actor Nick Swardson, local band Madi Sipes and the Painted Blue, photographer Jeff Landi and Moksa Brewing Company’s head brewer Derek Gallanosa. If like me you loved watching funny movies in the 2000s, chances are you are super familiar with Nick Swardson. To say what he’s best known for is pretty damn hard because his resume is loaded. A few of my personal favorites are Grandma’s Boy, Reno 911! and his stand-up specials. Check out our exclusive interview with Swardson starting on page 18 and be sure to snag a ticket to see him live at the Crest Theatre on April 29, before it sells out. Madi Sipes and the Painted Blue have a new EP coming out titled Privacy and will be celebrating its release on April 6 at Holy Diver. It pains me to say this, but before I saw their name in Holy Diver’s ad in Submerge a few months ago, I hadn’t heard of them. Why the hell not?! I’m still in shock! I urge you to take the time to check out their music (Soundcloud.com/madisonsipes) and then read our interview with bassist Nick Cunningham and drummer Caleb Koehn starting on page 20. I’m a huge fan of skateboarding, not only that but photography, as well. So I’ve known about the local professional photographer Jeff Landi forever and a day. I always hoped he’d have a local photography show. I tried to keep an eye out for years. Now, I can’t say he never did with certainty, but if he did I feel like we would have jumped at the opportunity to feature him. Luckily, last month I received a press release for the upcoming show, Still in the Streets, in honor of Sacramento’s inaugural Photography Month, that will be featuring work from Marion Post Wolcott, Kent Lacin, Richard Hughes, Alexis Wilson and Mr. Jeff Landi himself. I then jumped on the opportunity to get his story. You can read our great interview with this extremely talented, yet humble guy, starting on page 22. If you’re a big beer nerd like me, you try to stay on top of the latest news in the region. When Moksa Brewing Co. announced they were taking over the old Dragaš Brewing spot in Rocklin, and that Cory Meyer (of New Glory fame) was on board, I couldn’t wait for them to open. They also announced Derek Gallanosa from the San Diego scene was moving to the region to be their head brewer. A solid team, for sure. Just this past February they had their grand opening and it sounds like they’re having a hard time keeping up with demand. Read our feature story one of the newest breweries in the region starting on page 14. There are also quality columns in this issue: “The Stream” discusses six Sacramento music news tips; “Outside the 9-to-5” gets down on urban gardening; “The Optimistic Pessimist” dishes on the pains of getting older; plus a moving message regarding Stephon Clark written by Josh Fernandez, who’s filling in for James Barone’s regular column, “The Shallow End.” Read. Learn. Do rad things. – Melissa

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Concerts in the Park Easily one of the biggest and most hyped local concert series, Concerts in the Park, is holding a free event called Lunch + Launch on Thursday, April 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m at Cesar Chavez Plaza (9th and J streets) to reveal the lineup for this year’s run of shows, which will kick off on Friday, May 4 and run through the end of July. In addition to the lineup announcement, which will include national touring acts and the best of the local scene, DJ Joseph One will be on hand spinning some jams, plus there will be four local food trucks, and you can even make your own prints with Verge Center for the Arts or shop at Wild Poppy and Co. Mobile Boutique. If you can’t make the event, keep an eye on our website, Submergemag.com, as we will be breaking the news about CIP’s lineup early in the afternoon of April 5. Learn more about Lunch + Launch and the history of the CIP series at Godowntownsac.com. Local blues musician Michael Ray is readying the release of his new album, Raw—a fitting title considering the album was recorded live in one take in front of a small audience at Gold Standard Sounds. The album release party, which will feature a slew of guest musicians joining Ray on stage, is scheduled for Friday, April 6 at The Torch Club (904 15th St.) at 9 p.m. Visit Michaelrayblues.com for more. Legendary punk rock musician and Sacramento local Kevin Seconds, best known for his work with 7 Seconds (who by the way just formally announced last week that they are calling it quits after almost 40 years!), has a super rad new band that’s starting to play out more called Unsteady Heights. I’ve yet to personally see them live, though I hope to change that when they play Phono Select Records (2475 Fruitridge Road) on Saturday, April 7. I have listened to their two-song demo on Bandcamp quite a few times, and you should, too. Go to Kevinseconds.bandcamp. com and click on “Unsteady Heights” on the right hand side to check out the tunes “My Mental State” and “Angry Gina.” Keep up with the band at Facebook.com/unsteadyheights. The April 7 gig also features Sitting and Waiting and Urban Wolves. It’s all ages, starts at 7 p.m. and donations will be taken at the door.

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Sacramento indie-rock/experimental band Salt Wizard is holding a release show for their sophomore album Creature Sounds on Saturday, April 14 at The Red Museum (212 15th St.). Also performing will be locals Separate Spines and Oh, Rose from Olympia, Washington. The show is all ages and kicks off at 8 p.m. with a $10 cover at the door. The Wizards will be selling their new record for just $5 one night only! Learn more at Facebook.com/saltwizard or Saltwizardmusic.com. Local garage-rock trio Grave Lake released their kickass second EP, appropriately titled EP II, in December of 2017, and are finally playing a cassette release show on Thursday, April 19 at Press Club (2030 P St.). Pick up a tape for just $5 and groove out to the sounds of Black Mare and Glaare, both amazing and on tour together from Los Angeles. This show is at 8 p.m., is 21-plus and just $8 at the door. More info at Facebook.com/lullpresents. And finally, local rapper/poet/songwriter/whateverthe-hell-you-wanna-call-him, Hobo Johnson, has had quite the last few weeks. The dude is straight “blowing up,” as the kids say (do kids say that anymore?). On March 7, he and his band The Lovemakers uploaded a live video they shot in a backyard of a previously unreleased song called “Peach Scone” as their submission for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, and the video has since gone super-viral on Facebook and elsewhere on the web. As of press time, on Facebook alone the video had an astounding 6.9 million views, more than 90,000 shares and more than 20,000 comments. On YouTube it has more than 1.5 million views (not too shabby) and since the video has gone interstellar, Hobo’s been featured on a crap-ton of websites and blogs, everything from Djbooth.net to Perezhilton.com. At last check, his track “Romeo and Juliet” off his recent full-length album The Rise of Hobo Johnson, was at number 4 on the “Global Viral 50” list on Spotify, and at one point recently he was trending on the iTunes store. Hell, even MTV sent out a tweet about him, saying, “Very much in love with @_HoboJohnson.” Then, just last week, Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers sold out their show at San Francisco’s famed Bottom of the Hill and they are likely going to sell out their upcoming hometown show at one of Sacramento’s biggest venues, the 1,000-plus capacity Ace of Spades (1417 R St.) on Saturday, May 12. Tickets for that one are just $12 in advance at Aceofspadessac.com and the bill also features Sunmonks, Petaluma and Thiing. All ages are welcome, doors at 7 p.m. For more on the man himself, check out Hobojohnson.com or Facebook.com/hobojohnson94Corolla. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST The human body is an amazing thing, until it’s not. As I get older, mine seems to work less well and often actively against me in ways that I couldn’t have imagined in my youth. The scary part is this can happen to you, too! If our bodies are supposed to be temples, you better prepare for yours to be sacked and plundered before you turn 35. I blame that old bastard, Father Time. The unrelenting march of that asshole’s clock has ravaged my body and left me withered and decrepit at the ripe old age of 38. My story is not unique. I believe all of us start to face the consequences of time on our bodies somewhere during our early 30s. Some of us are better at dealing with it than others, but I assure you, even they must work harder than before to slow the natural ageing process. I, on the other hand, have somewhat resigned myself to falling apart bit by bit. I mean, I will do what I can to exercise, but I’m not going to spend $100 on Lululemon stretch pants and join a CrossFit class just because I’m getting old. In fact, I’m proud to say

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that, up to this point, I’ve managed to avoid learning what CrossFit even is, and I’d rather keep it that way. At least when you get older, you know what you don’t like. Unfortunately, my sciatica doesn’t care whether I like it or not, and it’s here to stay. Apparently, the human spine only has a shelf-life of about 33 years before it begins to crumble like a cookie. My spine decided to pinch my sciatic nerve, in the process leaving me with pulsing sensations of pain from my booty cheek down my right side to my toes. When I say pain, I mean piercing, breathtaking, burning pain that explodes on the scene every time I move my leg. It’s the worst! My troubles with sciatica began when I sat on a stool. That’s it. There was no crazy water skiing or roller disco accident where I did the splits and tore something. I just sat on a bar stool of average height, had a beer, ate a hamburger and stood up an old, broken man. I remember it feeling like someone had stabbed me in the ass cheek. After that, finding a position that would offer some relief

BOCEPHUS CHIGGER bocephus@submergemag.com required a level of contortionism that I am not comfortable with. Acupuncture helped a little, exchanging the pain for mostly numbness, but I still have my flare-ups from time to time. That’s right, kids! Some day you may have to let someone stick your back, butt, leg and foot full of needles that don’t even have drugs in them to make your ass stop hurting (maybe). It may seem gruesome, but it’s an option and at least you know what is wrong. That may not always be the case when you are older. Random parts of my body hurt for various durations without explanation now that I am older. I call these sensations “phantom pains” because they are a ghostly mystery to me. They come and go on their own and afflict various parts of my body. For example, I will be sitting comfortably when the side of my knee or arm will start to hurt. After a short time, everything goes back to normal until it happens again somewhere else. There is no rhyme or reason to it that I can discern. All I can say is if you see me randomly flinching, it

might be a phantom pain. It’s ridiculous that I can even have phantom pains when there are so many real pains about getting older, but that is the sense of humor we are dealing with in this tragic comedy. The gods love to smash their toys; they think it’s hilarious. They like to dress us up in grey hair and wrinkles while we try to fight them back with hair dye and Botox. It’s an arms race that makes the Cold War look like a squabble over dropped change. I’d love to tell you there is a way to win. Plenty of other less scrupulous people will, but I’m not Ponce de Leon, and this is no fountain of youth. Eventually, your hair will turn grey or fall out, your skin will sag and your hearing and vision will go to shit. Your body will hurt in ways that it never has before. There is no escape. All we can do is commiserate and carry the heavy load of ageing together. Now hand me my cane and help me up because my ass is killing me!

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WORDS & PHOTOS ELLEN BAKER “I wish I had a green thumb,” my friend mentioned as three of us chatted about the nitty gritty of home gardening. Previously, I had always thought the same thing. Turns out, anyone can have a green thumb with the slightest bit of effort. Living in Sacramento, we are lucky to be surrounded by local food with the farm-to-fork movement. Restaurants with local food flood the city and the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op is home to all Sacramento-grown goods. With year-round farmers markets and a festival dedicated to the farm-tofork offerings, fresh veggies are not hard to come by in this town, though oftentimes they come at an expense. As much as I respect and adore the Co-op, my last visit had me out the door with a small paper bag holding six mandarins for $12. That was the last time I would let a season pass me by without attempting to grow my own food. I left the Co-op that day with an empty wallet but a determined mind. I didn’t know the seasons of veggies and to be honest, I didn’t really care. I went to the store and bought a seedling biodome, potting soil and a shit ton of popsicle sticks—which are surprisingly hard to find—and got dirty. Inspired by Sacramento’s own East Sac Farms, owned by Kyle Hagerty (@urbanfarmstead) and Morgan Daily (@dailyflourish), I began the quest to create my own home garden. Perusing seed package instructions for an estimate on planting dates in my region, I began to decipher how much sun each plant would need and the season in which they thrived. This lasted a full four minutes before I decided to just buy one of each package and see what would happen; no one really knows anything about seasons anymore, right? It was 11 p.m. by the time I got home with my new seeds, and my excitement exceeded my need for sleep so I covered the kitchen in dirt and got to work. Admittedly, I enjoy being on the road and thus am out of town quite often. This deterred me for years from being a gardener. Turns out, you can still be a transient and have baby plants to care for.

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Keep in mind, this guide, along with most of the advice I give to people, comes from a novice. I don’t know all the complexities and science behind all the things I do, but I do know that these things are possible without an extensive background on the subject. Going into this, I knew next to nothing about gardening. Now, outside my 9-to-5, I call myself a gardener, a creator, a mother, a veggie grower.

Some days we don’t want to leave the house and that’s fine, but add some life to your off days and create sustenance for your body. Plant some extra cat grass for the neighborhood cat and keep the large pots away from creatures with digging habits. Award your dog with kale scraps and start building your raised garden beds today. Summer is just around the corner and there are infinite tomato varieties just waiting to be born!

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Compete In the Sacramento FootGolf Tournament to Help Raise Money for Puente Futbol Foundation • April 7 You might be asking yourself the same thing we did: “Uh, what’s footgolf?” Turns out, it’s just like regular golf, except each hole is a 21-inch cup, and instead of using a puny golf ball, you’ll get to kick around a regulation soccer ball. So, maybe it’s really not that much like regular golf after all, but who cares? It sounds like loads of fun! Even better, this event, which will take place at the William Land Golf Course (1701 Sutterville Rd.) from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on April 7, is for a great cause. The Puente Futbol Foundation is dedicated to enhancing young people’s lives through soccer. Initiatives such as their Pass. Run. Pass. Program provides clinics and practices to youths in underserved areas and teaches the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and provides a sense of community. The FootGolf tournament will also feature live music, awards, prizes and giveaways, and even free beer and cider to attendees 21-andover (this is an all-ages event, however). To register, and to learn more about Puente Futbol’s good work, go to Puentefutbol.com.

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NYC-Based R&B Duo Lion Babe Are About to Blow Up! Come See Them at Harlow’s Before They Do! April 9

If you aren’t yet familiar with Lion Babe, don’t worry. You soon will be. The duo, consisting of Jillian Hervey and Lucas Goodman, have already collaborated with Childish Gambino and Disclosure, and if that weren’t enough to rocket them toward next-bigthing status, their upcoming performance at this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival most assuredly will. But more than just being your favorite artist’s favorite artist, Lion Babe is just so good. For evidence of this, check out the video for their smooth and sultry single, “Honey Dew,” which you can view on their website, Lionbabe.com. Hervey’s voice is just as sweet as the song’s title might suggest and layered over a sparse, silky track. You’ll have a chance to see Lion Babe live before they make their trek down to the desert when they play Harlow’s (2708 J St.) on April 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $25 in advance, but really, being able to say you were into them way before anyone else was is priceless. For more info, go to Harlows.com.

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30 Different Wineries Will Take Over Sacramento Art Gallery for First-Ever “Zinfandel Stories from Sierra Foothills” • April 8 Beatnik Studios (723 S St.) is set to host a special event for all you local wine lovers (we’re sure there are a lot of you). For the first time ever, 30 wineries from the Sierra Foothills will be under one roof to show off the fruits of their labors on April 8 from 3–6:30 p.m. Attendees (21-and-over only, of course) will have the opportunity to sample zinfandels from El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Placer and Nevada counties and even meet with the winemakers and hear their stories. Added bonus: Bella Familia Pizza will be on-hand to cure your munchies. Bonus bonus: Tickets to this event are $40–$45; however, Submerge readers can get tickets for $30 by ordering online and typing in the discount code “submerge18.” Just go to Zinfandel.org and click “Events” to purchase tickets and for more information.

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Famed Chef Jeremiah Tower Is Coming to Crest Theatre for The Last Magnificent Film Screening and Q&A • April 9 You’re probably a pretty big deal in the gastronomy world if Anthony Bourdain is the executive producer of a documentary about your life and career. Such is the case for Jeremiah Tower, who began his career at the lauded Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1972, before moving onto his own renowned establishment, Stars Restaurant in San Francisco. Though Stars was an overnight success and soon became one of the highest grossing restaurants in the United States, Tower mysteriously bowed out of the food scene for more than a decade before he came back from the dead, so to speak, all the way across the country at New York’s fabled Tavern on the Green. Tower’s story is that of controversy, feuds and unparalleled artistry. The Last Magnificent features interviews with Martha Stewart, Mario Batali, Ruth Reichl and, of course, Anthony Bourdain. On April 9, the Crest Theatre (1013 K St.) will screen the film and host Jeremiah Tower for a can’t-miss Q&A session. This screening of The Last Magnificent will kick off the 2018 Food Film Festival, and doors for this event will open at 6 p.m. To order tickets, go to Crestsacramento.com, and for more info about the 2018 Food Film Festival, go to Foodliteracycenter.org/film-festival.

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erek Gallanosa has had a whirlwind couple months. He moved to Sacramento in the latter half of 2017 with his fiancée after brewing some of San Diego’s top-rated beers for Abnormal Beer Company (a feat considering San Diego is known as the Craft Beer Capital of America). Ten years of overall brewing experience, good timing and the strength of a tight California brewers network helped Gallanosa land the head brewer position at Rocklin’s new Moksa Brewing Company, which opened February. Jason Stein in Hop Culture Magazine wrote, “When news broke that he was leaving Abnormal for Moksa at the end of 2017, it came as a shock to many. In the two short years that they were pouring Derek’s recipes at Abnormal, the brewery went from being completely unknown to having lines down the block for releases.” Another shock—this one to the Sacramento beer scene—was the announcement of Gallanosa’s brewing partner Cory Meyer, formerly of local favorite New Glory Craft Brewery. Gallanosa and Meyer hit the fermenters fast so the fledgling brewery could get beers on the board of their large, airy taproom for cash flow to purchase more equipment. “We needed that first weekend revenue sale to buy a new chiller for new tanks,” Gallanosa says, noting that they are increasing their current capacity of 80 fermentation barrels to 240. “We

got the tanks in and now are waiting for the chiller, and that’s expected to be here late spring.” The Moksa team thought they would have some breathing room to begin building their brand and menu, but Gallanosa said they were wrong. “We have only been open a month and a half and are struggling to keep beer on the board,” Gallanosa says. “We started with six beers on tap and just kept adding. We’ve released 16 to 18 beers already but we can only maintain about six at a time. We are always brewing to max capacity and even canceled a can release and future bottle release to keep up with demand.” Part of the demand comes because of Gallanosa’s brewery connections and high-profile collaborations. On March 10, Moksa held its first bottle collaboration release, an 11.2 percent imperial stout called Thicc Nibs with Anaheim’s Bottle Logic (a rare find for our region). The 588 bottles sold out within the first hour during my visit to the brewery, as did some of the beers on the tap list that afternoon. Gallanosa says he will reduce the bottle limit people can buy in the future and is still working on streamlining the purchase process, including adding the special release beers to the tap list. The next bottle release will be Méthode Pastry, a 13.2 percent imperial stout with coconut, vanilla and hazelnut coffee, crafted in collaboration with Horus Aged Ales. “We did preview it [at the Hop Grenade taproom in Concord] and people went crazy over it,” Gallanosa says. “We are expecting a huge crowd and a line longer than the supply we have.” A can release is scheduled for April 7 in collaboration with Mraz Brewing Company for their fifth anniversary: Muddy Buddy Imperial Stout with vanilla, cacao nibs and peanut butter. The attention to imperial stouts is intentional. Gallanosa likes their longterm stability, allowing for consumers to open bottles later. He’s also keen on their shareability. “The imperial stouts are what I feel most proud of,” Gallanosa says. “They showcase the creativity and skills that our brewery will be known for. The first bottle release could’ve used a little more chocolate flavor but was a great beer overall. I’m very proud of all the beers we have put out so far.” In true California fashion, India pale ales are equally listed on Moksa’s taproom menu, and the hazy IPAs seem to be the top choice for their consumers. Gallanosa says the decision to make hazies comes from consumer taste, “and it’s just fun to make.” The style doesn’t have set guidelines, he says, and it’s up to the brewer what that taste, technique and ingredients are going to be.

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“It’s a yeast-forward beer and some are very yeast expressive, giving off notes of passionfruit and bright cherry,” Gallanosa says. “They are less bitter than your west coast IPA, with a sweeter taste and heavier mouthfeel. Some people who did not like traditional IPAs because of bitterness find the hazy IPAs are more approachable, because of the increased juiciness, you could say. Ours we want to to be more drinkable. But we don’t want them to be too thick.” Moksa inherited a steam-heated system from the location’s previous brewery, Dragas, which he says they use to their advantage for the flavor they want to achieve in their hazy IPAs and stouts. “By using steam instead of fire, [the kettle] has a gentler boil, which creates more drinkable, less caramel-tasting double IPAs and more drinkable strong beers,” Gallanosa explains. Away from his brewery, Gallanosa sticks to west coast IPAs and lambics for his home consumption. “I’ll drink a Pliny the Elder once a month just to recalibrate,” he says. He also loves funky sours, and will start introducing more into the Moksa taproom. Moksa’s first sour was the delicious raspberry-infused Smoochberry. Deep, SubmergeMag.com

dark pink in color and pleasantly tart in flavor, the beer sold out quickly. Gallanosa says the next sour, out midApril, will be with tangerine and soursop, and dry-hopped to create a familiar hop flavor with bright acidity. Moksa’s Rocklin Ale, though least punchy in flavor in comparison to their other offerings, has a unique take. Listed as a pilsner-style ale, Gallanosa uses an ale yeast to turn the beer around quicker than a traditional lager—which could take a few months to achieve a clean crispness—and gets lager flavor without sacrificing time. Gallanosa and Meyer are both known for their inventive flavors, and Gallanosa says his goal is to showcase and control quality. For this reason, distribution is not part of their business plan. “We make four times more revenue in house than if we were distributing,” he says. “Keeping it in house will allow us to buy our own equipment and move toward financial freedom. If we don’t have to distribute, we shouldn’t. Our beer is in our control.” The dream, Gallanosa says, is to eventually make enough beer to open additional taprooms. The corner location at 5860 Pacific St. in Rocklin works well, with big windows facing a massive intersection and views of the bustling taproom at night. Plans are in the works with the city to add a patio and at least 60 more seats, as well as more indoor seating once they find storage for some of their equipment and barrels. But he would like to see a second location in Sacramento. “Once we feel comfortable to supply another taproom, we want to open in Sacramento,” he says. “Nothing finalized, no plans yet, but that’s what we are leaning toward.”

Gallanosa shouldn’t have much trouble reaching that goal. During our March 10 visit, a few patrons mentioned they happened to be traveling through the area—either on their way to Tahoe or further north, and they stopped specifically for Gallanosa’s beers. The trend of following a brewer or brewery has been building toward the idea of following chefs, both on social media (Gallanosa has a large following) and through brewer careers. For Sacramento, the trend makes sense as the region continues to develop its fine farm-to-fork dining cuisine, and attracts more professional chefs and restaurateurs. “People enjoy learning and following the people that produce what they are enthusiastic about,” Gallanosa says. “It’s normal and I embrace it. I try to do my part to educate the beer community as much as possible as well as listen to what they want for future beers.” We may not be the Craft Beer Capital, but the California capital and its surrounding region—with 60-plus breweries to tout—isn’t a bad place for a top brewer to set up shop.

Follow Moksa on Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on beer releases and collaborations. Moksa Brewing Company is located at 5860 Pacific St., Rocklin, and is open Monday–Thursday, 3–9 p.m.; Friday– Saturday, noon–midnight; and Sunday noon–9 p.m. For more info, go to Moksabrewing.com. The brewery hosts rotating food trucks, and dogs and children are welcome.

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ick Swardson has spent more than half of his life in Hollywood. He began his comedy career at 18 and was discovered shortly thereafter, thrusting him headlong into a world of scriptwriting, film and TV appearances, and national tours. Watch any of his work, and it’s readily apparent— he’s been that 18-year-old kid from Minnesota the whole time. When Grandma’s Boy (which Swardson co-wrote and starred in) hit theaters in 2006, I was 18, and the competitive outlets du jour included Halo and Texas Hold’em. Inevitably, whoever won anything in my comedy-loving yet highly derivative group of friends would launch into Swardson’s faux-innocent taunt: “What does high score mean? New high score—is that bad? What does that mean? Did I break it?” I’d bow low enough to nostalgia to call Grandma’s Boy a cult classic. So when I Googled it for a little catch-up, I was surprised to find that Rotten Tomatoes, which didn’t even exist in 2006, had retroactively rated it a paltry 16 percent. I’m not sure how Grandma’s Boy’s approval rating is less than half that of our current president’s, but I’d guess it has something to do with the fact that no movie critic has ever been a teenager. While critics bemoaned fart jokes, Swardson countered by naming one of his stand-up specials Seriously, Who Farted?—half-asking and half-saying, “Yeah, it was me.” Swardson brought that same boyish mix of exuberance and mischievousness to all his roles, whether as a fixture in Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison film family, or as Terry, the roller-skating gigolo in Reno 911. Just past the north side of 40, Swardson finds himself still a fan of his hometown Minnesota sports teams, still starstruck by other celebrities and still ready for the road, though maybe a little more comfortably this time. We recently interrupted each other’s March Madness enjoyment to catch up on his career.

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How’s it going? It’s good man! College basketball’s on, so I’m happy. It’s my favorite time of year. Me too! I just had to mute Kansas and Clemson when you called. Yeah, I’m a psychotic sports fan, and my Vikings this year just completely blew my head off. Oh, well, you might not want to finish this interview, I’m an Eagles fan [the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings in this year’s NFC Championship game]. Oh my God … Well, a lot of my good friends are from Philly so it’s OK. The Eagles and Vikings both have a pretty tortured history. Yeah, I mean, I was happy for you guys. You fought through the shit. I know. And had the Vikings won, we would have 100 percent been rooting for them in the Super Bowl. That Saints game was insane. Craziest thing I’ve ever seen. I was at my hotel while I was doing shows in Colorado, and that play happened at the end of the game, and I fell to my knees at the hotel bar and started sobbing. Everyone was staring at me, and I was literally just sobbing. They were like “Oh my God, are you OK?” I’m like, “I’m a Vikings fan!” They’re like, “Oh OK, we thought you were having a fucking heart attack.” So, you’re about to start your “Too Many Smells” tour … Yeah, and I’ll be doing the Crest Theatre, which I love. I did it on my last tour and had a blast. Such a great building. When did you first play Sacramento? The Crest is great, I love Sac. I used to do Punch Line back in the day when I was starting out. I drove from Minnesota when I was 19 and doing stand-up across the country, and I drove straight to the Sacramento Punch Line. I was MCing and they didn’t have money to put me up, so I had to sleep in my car. So I just slept in my car every fucking night. You could have slept in the mattress store next door. Yeah, right? I was opening for Kevin James. And it’s weird, it’s kind of come full circle. Now, Kevin’s a close friend and I’ve done a ton of movies with him. Recently I asked him, do you remember when I slept in my car?

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“I’ve been in Hollywood for 20 years and developed a million TV shows, a million movies, and you always have executives and people telling you what to do, telling you what’s funny. Trying to control the project, giving you notes, making you rewrite stuff. And stand-up’s the only thing that you control. I control that, I control what I say, I control what I do. Nobody can tell me what to do when I go on stage.” – Nick Swardson That’s become the norm now. Clubs don’t really put up features and MCs at all anymore. No, not at all. I mean, I bring my whole show, so I bring my opening acts, so, you know, I pay for everything. And I make sure they sleep in their car. Did you meet Adam Sandler through Kevin James? No, Sandler saw my special [on Comedy Central Presents] and he wrote my name down and was like, “I like this guy.” And he had this movie Grandma’s Boy, and he brought me in to meet with him and was like, “Will you rewrite this movie? You can write yourself a part. It’s kind of PG right now and we want it to be a hard R.” And I was a writer, so I was like, “Yeah, I’ll do that.” So I rewrote it, and now it’s Grandma’s Boy. That movie hit me at the perfect time in my life. I love that movie. What movies are you working on now? I just finished The Buddy Games with Josh Duhamel, Dax Shepard and Olivia Munn that’s awaiting a release date. I’m developing another movie with the director of Grandma’s Boy. And a new TV show. But right now I just gotta get through this fucking tour. When was the last time you were actively doing stand-up? I did a gnarly tour three years ago for my last special that was called Taste It, it’s on Comedy Central. And I did 55 cities on a bus. And I remember I was super excited because I’d never done a tour bus. So I called my agent and told him, “Keep adding cities. Let’s do this!” And I got on the tour bus with my buddy who was opening for me, and we got a week into the tour. And I was like, “This was a horrible idea.” And we were a week into a three-month tour. I didn’t realize on a tour bus you can’t really sleep because it’s really loud, especially in the back where my bed was. So I’m completely sleep deprived, and I remember I was just terrified that the driver was going to fall asleep and kill everyone. It was just a complete anxiety attack. Me and my buddies got bottles of wine and would just chug wine until we passed out. So I’m not doing a tour bus this time.

Do you feel like you’ll always continue to do stand-up? I’ll try. I’ve been in Hollywood for 20 years and developed a million TV shows, a million movies, and you always have executives and people telling you what to do, telling you what’s funny. Trying to control the project, giving you notes, making you rewrite stuff. And stand-up’s the only thing that you control. I control that, I control what I say, I control what I do. Nobody can tell me what to do when I go on stage. Nobody can go, “Don’t do that.” I’ll be like, “Fuck you, I can do whatever the fuck I want.” That control factor is just priceless. You got into stand-up at 18. How soon after that did you know it was what you wanted to do? I knew right away. The first time I did an open mic I got off stage and was like, “Holy shit.” It’s such a rush. It takes a toll on you, because it’s such a weird thing. It’s not natural for your body to do that. Even at this time, I’ve done it 21 years now, and it’s exhausting. It really takes a lot out of you. All the travel, trying to eat healthy, have energy for the show, dealing with tickets, everyone’s asking you for tickets, dealing with lists, the tour manager. Oh my God. The physical toll of comedy is something that’s not often talked about. It’s all eating healthy and getting sleep. People think [because of my character] that I just go out and rage. You have to dial it down when you turn 40. I saw you tell a drinking story on This Is Not Happening. I was also shitfaced when I was telling the story. Do you usually drink before you perform? Not really, maybe a couple at the most. You have to be a professional. I do remember one time, I was at the Hollywood Improv, and I was just drinking at the bar. I didn’t have a set that night, but I used to drink there all the time. And whoever was running the show came over to me and goes, “Hey, the headliner just canceled. Will you go on?” And I was like, “No, I’m shitfaced.” And they were like,

“Well, we really need you to go on.” And I’m like “No, I’m in a blackout.” And he says, “You’d really be doing us a favor.” And I’m like, “Alright, fine.” So I got a napkin, I wrote my jokes down. I go up on stage. The second I got on stage, I realized, I should NOT be on stage. I was REALLY drunk. So I tell the first joke, totally butchered it. Try to tell it again. Butcher it again. And then I just go, “I’m too fucking drunk.” And I dropped the mic and walked off and I got a standing ovation. Do you have a favorite Sacramento story? This is one of my favorite moments. We’re on a press tour for the movie Just Go With It. Me, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. We’re in Dallas. Sandler plays a lot of basketball. So [Dallas Mavericks owner] Mark Cuban goes, “Hey do you wanna play in our practice facility?” Sandler says yeah. So we show up, and Peja Stojakoviº, who used to be on the Kings, is one of my favorite players. I loved that Kings team. I loved J-Will [Jason Williams], all those guys. So we’re standing there and Peja is doing shooting practice. So Mark Cuban’s like, “Hey, just wait a minute, Peja’s almost done.” So we’re waiting and then Peja sees us and walks over, and he goes, “Hey, Sandler, I’m a huge fan, pleasure to meet you.” And he turns to me, and he goes “Hey, what’s going on?” And I literally went into a weird brain fart because I was so excited because I fucking love that guy. Sandler goes, “This is my friend.” And I go, “My name’s Peja.” And he goes, “Your name’s Peja too?” And I go, “No. What? No. Sorry. My name’s Nick.” He was probably so excited to finally meet another Peja. And I was just starstruck.

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Issue 262 • March 26 – April 9, 2018

A NEW KIND OF BLUE

MADI SIPES & THE PAINTED BLUE SET TO RELEASE DEBUT LP WORDS DANIEL ROMANDIA • PHOTO JOE HOLTRICHTER

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hy is this artist no[t] that famous!!?!!?? So underattttteedddd,” is the top comment for the Madi Sipes and the Painted Blue track “After Hours” on YouTube. It’s not exactly new for an audience to discover an artist online and wonder why they aren’t topping the charts and filling arenas, but Sipes and Co.’s soulful take on modern indie pop and R&B warrants something of a closer look as to why larger success has escaped the band thus far. Their infectious approach sounds as if Frank Ocean were to introduce synths and the magic of tasteful auto-tune to Ella Fitzgerald. 2017 was a year that definitely put the band on the right track for increased notoriety. Elton John played the band’s “Blue Jean Baby” on his Rocket Hour Radio Show on Apple Radio, and the CW show iZombie featured the same song. Credits and exposure like that tell you that it’s only a matter of time for the trio. For now, however, they have school to focus on. Singer/guitarist Madi Sipes, bassist Nick Cunningham and drummer Caleb Koehn are all still in college. Sipes is mere months away from finishing up her time at the University of San Francisco while Cunningham and Koehn have just over a year left at Sacramento State. The trio also have a new album, titled Privacy, set to release in the coming weeks, and have an album release show scheduled with So Much Light, JMSEY, Tre Burt and a DJ set from current viral sensation Hobo Johnson at Holy Diver on April 6. In between study sessions, songwriting, tour planning and preparation for the release, we were able to catch up with Cunningham and Koehn to ask a few questions.

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How did Madi Sipes and the Painted Blue start? Nick Cunningham: I guess it started when we were in high school. Me and Madi met at an open mic and we ended up playing in a band together. During that same time, Madi met this guy named Andrew Heringer [formerly of Milo Greene’s band]. He’s a producer down in L.A. She started going down to record and work with him on stuff. After her and I went to college, she called me up saying “hey, want to come play keyboards with me and do these songs?” because she had all this new stuff written. Eventually that turned into getting Caleb into the band and we all started going down to L.A. Now we’re all just good friends. Caleb Koehn: Who like playing music [laughs].

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Where does the inspiration come from for a lot of your songs? NC: We grew up listening to a lot of Fleet Foxes and folk-y acoustic music, which is definitely an inspiration. At the same time, we’re listening to a lot of neo-soul and R&B. Like Erykah Badu and D’Angelo. That kind of stuff. Koehn: Jazz, too, like the originals. Madi was in jazz band all through school and I was in jazz band in college, so that’s definitely a huge influence. NC: I was just in regular band, not jazz band. I wasn’t cool enough. I was just playing cymbals. I didn’t get it. I didn’t get jazz until I met Caleb and he gave me some Wayne Shorter CDs. CK: Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil. That’s the one I gave him. NC: It’s a pretty ballsy first choice to give someone as their first jazz album because it’s not mellow at all. It’s not a Kind of Blue vibe. Koehn: You had already heard Kind of Blue, right? NC: Yeah, but I played Speak No Evil and was like, “This shit’s crazy!” Are you all looking to go in a new direction with your new album or are you building on the sound you’ve already achieved? CK: We have this EP out called Sex and Sadness and we’re going to release this next EP with the last one to make a full album. NK: The five songs from Sex and Sadness are going to be on the album plus some new ones. We thought it’d be best to give these songs a moment. Just, give them as much online noise as possible. CK: Like we said, we’re going down to L.A. every six months and we have about six more songs on top of that. We’re not sure if it’s going to be another album or another EP. I think we’re thinking summer for another release.

NC: In May, we’re also going to release a remix EP of the song “Sex and Sadness.” It’s going to have about five remixes. Geographer is doing one, Family Crest is doing one and I think Damien from So Much Light is doing one. We got one of them back and it sounded really cool. We’re just trying to keep something coming out every month or so. It’s been a little quiet lately. We put out a song in January [“Unrequited,” a track from Privacy]. Only one this year. It’s been a little slower compared to last year, but we have much more coming this year. So, not to worry. Do you all tend to release more than tour? Is it that much harder with Madi living in San Francisco and all of you going to school? CK: We got offered a really good tour that we had to say no to because of school. NC: It’s just kind of what happens right now. It’s the spot we’re in. We’re doing 10 days or so on the West Coast with this band called SISTERS. CK: Touring is definitely something we’re all interested in. We’re releasing so much because, like you said, we’re all in different cities and we can do that in different cities. Madi is coming back in June, so we have a lot coming. We have a lot of ideas for our live show that we’re working on, so we’re just trying to get ready to be able to get an offer to go on tour and say yes. That should be way easier to do after we graduate, for sure. NC: We’re all talking about moving to L.A. after school. Andrew is down there plus some other friends. It’s where a lot of action is happening, unfortunately. It’s so jam-packed and everyone wants to be there. That’s what we’re thinking right now, but we’re not really looking too far into the future. We’re really just focusing on the next six months. Getting our songs out, making content for Instagram. It’s all DIY with us.

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YellowCabSacramento.com Issue 262 • March 26 – April 9, 2018

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

JEFF LANDI’S PHOTOGRAPHY CAPTURES SLICES OF STREET SKATEBOARDING LIFE WORDS RICHARD ST. OFLE

How’d you get started? I think I was always sort of generally interested in photography and videography, but as kids we grew up skateboarding, and from 12 on, we always had video cameras, filming each other. I think as an extension of that, I started taking photos. As I got older, it started to interest me as a career. Initially I took a photo class at Sac State and I fucking hated it! I’m like, “There’s no way I could do this. I’m not interested and I don’t have an eye for it.” Maybe six months later, I had moved to San Francisco and thought I’d give it another crack. So I took a black and white class with an instructor at City College, and she had been working in New York as a printer for some well-known, older street photographers, and she just shared so much inspiring imagery with us—all of this old classic street photography and just brought actual prints and books of other artists, and that got me excited about photography again. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with it, and my photos were awful, but she inspired me. I also had a really good friend in that class who went on to do a lot with photography and video stuff, and we also had another friend who was just there using the dark room all the time, so we had a little crew and I had this teacher, and I wasn’t shooting any skateboarding at that point.

started hearing about Jeff Landi a decade or so ago, and it was always in the context of how surprising it was that someone so kind and humble was also so technically gifted. I don’t need to tell you that there are scores of hateful photographers who sneer pretentiously from behind their expensive Canons. Landi’s photos are special because he’s different. While his work is technically impeccable, what stands out is the outright humanity of his photos. Browsing his work can be an emotional experience wrought with tenderness, pain, surprise, glee, dignity and, well, lots and lots of skateboarding. Perhaps most surprisingly is how he manages to conjure such emotion in what can sometimes be a really dry genre. Even his photos without human subjects seem to exude a playfulness and compassion that are more than the sum of the objects depicted. His food photos, for example, are vibrant to the point of suggesting motion, and his action shots, while unquestionably portraying motion, evoke a kind of calm that lends itself to the compassion that seems to be the hallmark of his work. To meet the guy, it’s not a surprise. He’s just as full of energy as he is of kindness. Landi is a busy guy between traveling for work, being a dad, shooting personal and corporate photography and now with an upcoming show at Beatnik Studios. With all he has going on, I caught up with him at, of all places, a Sacramento Kings game at the Golden 1 Center to chat about it all. Landi was able to juggle our interview and the game flawlessly, knowing player names, calling out the big plays and adding context for his unsavvy guest, which in hindsight is probably something photographers get really good at; balancing the action in front of them with the reason they’re there in the first place. We sat down, grabbed a coffee (we’re both dads out on a weeknight after all) and talked about his work over some Red Vines.

Photo of Jeff Landi by Dan Herrera

Really, so it was separate for you? You were skateboarding still, I assume? Absolutely. I was goofing off and randomly taking a picture here and there, but I wasn’t proactively shooting anything. Actually, in that class I did one skateboarding photo and the teacher loved it. She said, “You found what you should be doing” … I looked [at it] recently and it’s not really a very good photo. It has meaning for me, but aesthetically, not so much.

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You’ve clearly grown. Maybe. I think I’ve just shot a lot more. There’s a lot more opportunity for success when you shoot more.

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What led you to doing it professionally? From that class, I started shooting a lot of skateboarding, and got a gig. I started shooting photos for Heckler, if you remember them. Those guys were a huge influence. We all grew up skateboarding and I was just peripherally good, but I knew the Heckler dudes and hung out with some of their photographers. So I had a little experience with them and they hooked me up with film and they had a darkroom and ran my photos—graciously, I might add. Somewhere in there, my friend was working for another skateboarding company called Slap, which is a sister publication of Thrasher. I was fostering that relationship, and then went to San Francisco State and kept exploring photography, and I was already on my track photo-wise, but long story short, my last semester there, they gave me a project on Slap, just photographing for an article about Sacramento skateboarding, and it just took off from there. I graduated and got a retainer gig from them. Let’s talk about the subject matter. I noticed that even what you call your “skateboard photos” don’t seem to be of tricks as much as they’re highlighting a bigger story. I’m thinking of the photo on your site of a guy doing a kickflip under a bridge with a scooter in the foreground. Yeah, I just shot that. That’s only a few months old. There’s another with a group of kids pushing their friends on a skateboard. It’s interesting to me, because those aren’t classic skateboarding photos. They’re humanity photos with skateboards in them. Yeah, I have a couple things going on. I’m really attracted to action photos. It doesn’t really matter what sport it is, I love action photos. I also really love photography that involves people and tells a story. I try to have more depth to my images.

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It shows. Well it’s hard. I mean, you write, so you know. Sometimes the work is just the work, but sometimes you get happy accidents. I love happy accidents. For example, my favorite photo these days is this black-and-white photo of this guy skateboarding and he’s going over water and there’s a little pigeon in the foreground. I wasn’t going to take that photo and my friend said, “Hey you should shoot this,” and so I was looking at it, and the girl looking over, the people, that bird, those are all happy accidents. I mean, I try to stage those things a lot, but it depends. I try to take pride in what I do and shoot things that I think are cool, and to be honest, I’m painfully insecure about it. Really? Why? I could rattle off 45 photographers who are better at what I do than me. Does it keep you humble and hungry? I don’t know. I just really try to take the picture of the photo that I see, as corny as that sounds. No, that’s perfect! That’s what I was hoping you’d say, because it seems like there’s a lot of you in your photos. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, because then you’re not documenting, you’re putting your spin on what’s there. But it’s through my eye,

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and I guess that’s where I get really insecure just going like, “I like it.” I always feel like I’m lacking for depth or artistry. Do you start out with an agenda more often than not? Yeah. When I’m on a trip, it’s like a turn and burn thing where they need images constantly for social media, so you can’t wait for those things to happen. Like that photo under the bridge. I could have waited, but I staged it. We were watching something else and doing some more traditional things and then I asked him to push toward me and do a few kickflips and waited for the scooter. I mean, it’s all really happy accidents in the end, but you don’t know if the timing is going to work. Is that guy going to swerve at the right time, while looking at the camera? Also … is it all going to be aesthetically pleasing? I love all of that stuff, but what’s important is the skateboarding to me. The skateboarding has to be right, and if the skateboarding isn’t right, none of that other shit matters at all. So in a way you’re kind of enhancing the happy accident? That’s a good way to put it, yeah. I’m trying to tell a story and that story was happening before I got there. It was happening a little further down the bridge, and if I can curate that story a little bit, I’m into it. I’m not trying to fake a story. It’s something maybe that I’ve set up or already seen, but it’s something that’s real. I’m not telling a fairy tale. Everything I do is a frozen moment in time. Let’s talk about the street photography show at Beatnik. It’s called Still in the Streets. How’d that come together? Well, Wes [Davis] , who is one of the owners, invited me to be a part of the show. He wants me to focus on my photos from the late 1990s to early 2000s. Work that I shot mostly here in Sacramento. It’ll be mostly skateboard-related images. I know that Wes wants me to show more lifestyle oriented stuff, but I’ll show action photography from that era and a little lifestyle and portrait stuff that’s kind of the backstory to the action stuff. It’s really about street skateboarding. Given what you’ve said, is it weird to go back and look at those images critically? No. Not really. Only a little in that I really only like large images and I get really particular. I’m not that particular when it comes to other people’s work, but with my own work, I want it to look a certain way, so it can be a little challenging. Mostly when I go back and look at it, I just wish I would have shot more. I don’t think I shot enough.

Head down to Beatnik Studios (723 S St., Sacramento) on April 6 for the opening reception for Still in the Streets, which features photographs by Jeff Landi, Kent Lacin, Marion Post Wolcott, Richard Hughes and Alexis Wilson. The exhibit highlights four generations of street photographers. The opening reception will run from 6–9 p.m. For more information, go to Facebook.com/beatnikstudiossacramento or Beatnik-studios.com.

Issue 262 • March 26 – April 9, 2018

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Ace of Spades Ministry, Chelsea Wolfe, The God Bombs, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial Worthy Goat, Bernie & The Wolf, Gezan, Sam Peter and the Village, Meet Cute, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver The Dickies, The Queers, The O’Mulligans, The Enlows, 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. Masonic Temple Joe Mazzaferro Quintet, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

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Ace of Spades The Sword, King Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Mosquitto, The Mindful, 8 p.m. The Colony The Baddest Beams, Glacier Veins, Bogues, Like Roses, Love Nothing, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Mac Lethal, Wax, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Smooky MarGielaa, Lil Mosey, Comethazine, 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. Momo Sacramento Kristin Hersh (of Throwing Muses), Grant Lee Phillips (of Grant Lee Buffalo), 6 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.; Katy Guillen and the Girls, 8 p.m.

3.28 WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades The Oh Hellos, Wildermiss, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp La Noche Oskura, Empress Niko and the Lions Paw, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Anti-Vision, Tigerhawk, Pisscat, Captain Cutiepie, 7 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. The Colony Suppression, Bob Plant, Invertebrate, xTomHanx, Bummer, MXDXEXTXDXE, 7 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. Harlow’s G. Love & Special Sauce, Ron Artis II & the Truth, 7 p.m. Holy Diver The Seafloor Cinema, Hi, Mom, Hemispheres, Salerosa, Tides of Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m.

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Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues: Julie & The Jukes, 5:30 p.m. Mondavi Center: Corin Courtyard Peter Petty & his Double P Revue, 6:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Revival at the Sawyer Hump de Funk w/ Ben J, 9 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Harpdog Brown & The Travelin’ Blues Show, 9 p.m.

3.29 THURSDAY

Ace of Spades Los Tres Tristes Tigres, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Songwriters in the Round w/ Patterson Barrett, Gillian Underwood, Michael Colby, Catalina Edwards, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Jerry Martini & Frankie Sorci, 7 p.m.; DJ Uncle Hank, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke Night & DJ Matty B, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose According to Bazooka, 7 p.m. Harlow’s Turkuaz, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver Death Party at the Beach, I’m A Lion I’m A Wolf, Surviving the Era, Fonty, Briana Carmel, Sad Division, 6:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Maple Neighborhood Center Sacramento Songwriter Showcase, 6:30 p.m. Momo Sacramento Boostive, Ctrl-Z, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Nell & Jim Band, 6 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge Will Sparks, 10 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Ariel Jean, 9:30 p.m. The Press Club Setting Sons, Cold Trap, Mob Rule, Enemy Fire, 8 p.m. Revival at the Sawyer Tasty Thursdays w/ CrookOne, 9 p.m. Sacramento State: Music Recital Hall Clarinetist Katsuya Yuasa, 8 p.m. Shady Lady Jimmy Toor, 9 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Sol Collective Current Joys, La Tour, Munechild, 6 p.m. Southgate Public Library 123 Andrés, 3:30 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Matt Rainey & The Dippin’ Sauce, 9 p.m.

3.30 FRIDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe One Button Suit, Barwick & Siegfried, 7 p.m. Bar 101 The Bongo Furys, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. What’s Left, 5 p.m. Blue Lamp CHRCH, Usnea, Un, Occlith, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Ces Cru, G-Mo Skee and More, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. The Club Car Austin Mo Xperience, 9 p.m. The Colony Flight Mongoose, Short Trip, Acceptable Losses, Denim Genie, 7 p.m. Community Center Theater The Avett Brothers, 8 p.m. (Sold Out) El Dorado Saloon Nothin’ Personal Band, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Rolling Heads, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Loose Engines, Mutineers, Diva, 9 p.m. Franklin Community Library 123 Andrés, 12 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Harlow’s The Sugar High Band, Stars of the Party, 10 p.m. Holy Diver Chaos Mantra, Criminal Rock, Faith & Bullets, Dead Is Better, 6:30 p.m. Legends at Woodcreek Jayson Angove, 6 p.m.; Karaoke, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento DJ JB, 10 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides The Brangs, King, Natalie Cortez Band, 9 p.m. On The Y Void Vator, Disastroid, Malcom Bliss, 8:30 p.m. Opera House Saloon Disco Revolution, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse MaMuse and Fula Brothers, 7 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ E-Rock, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Toree McGee, 6:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Love and Theft, 7 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Shady Lady Arlyn Anderson, 9 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Wilson Phillips, 7:30 p.m. Torch Club Jimmy Pailer & Co., 5:30 p.m.; Night Animals, Garth, 9 p.m. WHIRED Wine Wine Down w/ DJ Chango, 8 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Hair of the Dawgs, 6 p.m.

3.31 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Too Short, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Jesse and Steve, 2 p.m.; Saint Ashbury, Richard March & Tyler Ragle, 7 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Achilles Wheel Trio, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Teknical, Erik Lobe, Kal, BenJam, Jesse James, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Uncharted Waters, Somni, BlackRose, Fortress United, Christine Tence, 7 p.m. The Brass Tap (Rocklin) The Albertson Duo, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Boz Scaggs, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Zephira, Echo Muse, Untamed Engine, A Waking Memory, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Afrobeat in the City w/ DJ Lentini & DJ Simplicity, 10 p.m. The Club Car The Steven Menconi Band, 9 p.m. Crest Theatre Morris Day & the Time, 7 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Midnight Sun, 7 p.m.

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El Dorado Saloon Blackout Betty Band, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Unlicensed Therapy, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Be Brave Bold Robot, Tiny Sounds, Chris Cotta, 9 p.m. Goldfield Ashley Barron, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Bob’s Child, 5:30 p.m.; Wonderbread 5, 9:30 p.m. Holy Diver Austin John Winkler, Sam Peter & the Village, Evolution Eden, Overdraft, K Talon Band, 6:30 p.m. Momo Sacramento New Wave Society w/ DJs Keyz & David V, 10 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Vokab Kompany, 10 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m. Old Ironsides Bastards of Young, Shell Corporation, Vinnie Guidera & The Dead Birds, Thieves These Days, 8 p.m. On The Y Cassette Idols, Love For Fire, Watch Jenny Die, Rebel Holocrons, 9 p.m. Papa Murphy’s Park at Cal Expo La Septima Banda, Alfredo Olivas, 5 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. PJ’s Roadhouse Let’s Get These Gals Home! A Fundraiser for Danni and Misty feat. Big Sticky Mess, Knuf, Moon Gravy, Adam Roth and More, 6 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Farrow and the Peach Leaves, 6:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Guitarsonist, 6 p.m.; Wiz Kid, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place Ranell Carpenter Band, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Steel Breeze, 10 p.m. Revival at the Sawyer Encore w/ DJ Lady Kate, 10 p.m. Shady Lady The Golden Cadillacs, 9 p.m. Shine Free Candy, Mastoids, Side Effect, 8 p.m. Torch Club Valo Boheme, 5:30 p.m.; The Get Ahead, The Nibblers, 9 p.m.

4.01 SUNDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Zorellli, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Ion, Modern Man, Exulansis, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Sandy Vee Anderson (Dolly Parton Tribute), Richard Hampton (Kenny Rogers Tribute), 4 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Doug Anderson, 3 p.m. LowBrau Throwback Jams w/ DJ Epik & Special Guests, 9:30 p.m. Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Bryan Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Shady Lady Alex Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: Music Recital Hall Baroque Duo: Dennette Derbisova McDermott & Douglas Bakenhus, 7 p.m.

4.03 TUESDAY

Ace of Spades SoMo, Caye, 7 p.m. Blue Lamp Sailor Poon, Slutzville, Las Pulgas, Gnargoyle, 7 p.m. Holy Diver Low Cut Connie, 7 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. On The Y Open Jam, 7:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. The Press Club SadGirl, Bruiser Queen, Pets, Krebtones, 8 p.m. Torch Club Alex Walker, 5:30 p.m.; Alex Walker and The Impertinence, 8 p.m.

4.02 4.04 MONDAY

Ace of Spades Matt and Kim, Cruisr, Twinkids, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Day26, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Riff Raff, Afterthought, John Sisco, 2 Stoned, Poodeezy/ Dollabillgates, Flip Flop & Museums, 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.

WEDNESDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Kash’d Out, Tunnel Vision, Seranation, 7 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. The Colony The Brass NY, Pressure Point, Wartribe, West Lords, Class System, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Puddles Pity Party, 7 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 The Lil Smokies, Mapache, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Rivals, Minor Rockstar, A Foreign Affair, Perfect Score, 6:30 p.m. Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues feat. Golden State-Lone Star Blues Revue, 5:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Revival at the Sawyer Hump de Funk w/ Ben J, 9 p.m. Sacramento State: Music Recital Hall Piano Series w/ Jon Nakamatsu, 7:30 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Scott McConaha, 5:30 p.m.; Risky Biscuits, 9 p.m.

4.05 THURSDAY

Ace of Spades Ha*Ash, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Songwriters in the Round, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp 360 Radio Showcase, 9 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Lunch + Launch: Concerts in the Park 2018 Lineup Reveal Party!, 11:30 a.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Patrick Walsh, 7 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke Night & DJ Matty B, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Irish Jam Session w/ Stepping Stone, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Don Carlos, Simple Creation, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Iron Maidens, Mechanizm, Dave Friday Band, Arminius, 7 p.m.

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4.06 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Circa Survive, Foxing, Hail the Sun, 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Pauline and Gerry De Jesus, 7 p.m. American River College Fine Arts Bldg. Sacramento Flute Club’s 4th Annual Flute Festival feat. Gary Woodward, 6 p.m. Bar 101 Que Boss, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Muddy Waders, 5 p.m. Blue Lamp Among The First, Zeroclient, Zen Arcadia, Nova Sutro, 8:30 p.m. The Boardwalk North Shore, Clouds Rest, Max Breakfast, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial Mad Judy, Dead Dads, Lightweight, Tim Williamson, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Marc Cohn, 8 p.m. The Club Car Dream and the Dreamer, 8:30 p.m. The Colony Ghost Noise, Sea of Bees, Tabloid Tea, 8 p.m. Courtyard Marriott: Cal Expo BanjoJam-A-Rama, 6:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Moonshine Crazy Band, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Rolling Heads, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Kevin & Allyson Seconds, David Houston, Hannah Lingrell, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Tainted Love, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Madi Sipes & the Painted Blue (Album Release), So Much Light, Jmsey, Tre Burt, Hobo Johnson (DJ Set), 8 p.m. Legends at Woodcreek Michael Russell, 6 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall HellaCappella feat. The Spokes, Divisi, On The Rocks, Dil Se, UC Berkeley Men’s Octet, Cloud 9, The Liquid Hotplates, The Spokes, 7:30 p.m. Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Merima Kljuco & Miroslav Tadic, Aritmia, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Intergalactic Peace Jelly, Ctrl-Z, 9 p.m. On The Y Toy Called God, Anarchy Lace, Abby Normal, 9 p.m. Opera House Saloon Cosmo’s Factory, 9:30 p.m. Palms Playhouse Peter Rowan, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. PJ’s Roadhouse The Mindful, MoonGravy, 8 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Tobi D’Amore, 7 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Takeout, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Revival at the Sawyer Groove on Fridays w/ Joe Maz, 10 p.m. Shady Lady Crescent Katz, 9 p.m. Torch Club Jimmy Pailer & Co., 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray (Album Release), 9 p.m. Two Rivers Cider Co. Stevie Mello and the MelloSmoove Band, 6:30 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Whiskey Myers, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe The Professional Voice Students, 6 p.m. American River College Fine Arts Bldg. Sacramento Flute Club’s 4th Annual Flute Festival, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Bar 101 Will Moore Band, Gravity’s Gone, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. The Bottom Dwellers, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Nina Diaz (from Girl in a Coma), Wild Moccasins, Verno, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Vetstock Festival 2018: Battle of the Bands Showcase feat. Chaos Mantra, Enso Anima, Evolution Revolver, The Losing Kind, Decipher, Trigger Effect, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Jeffrey Osborne, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial UnderRAGE MusicFest feat. Heat of Damage, Bootlegs, Short Trip, Free Candy, Knockout, The Mustn’ts, Exiled From Grace, 3:30 p.m. Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Steelin’ Dan (Steely Dan Tribute), 8 p.m. The Club Car The Radio Billionaires, 9 p.m. The Colony UnderRAGE MusicFest feat. Gone to Sofia, Side Effect, Fat Lizzy, Criminal Rock, 30 Second Band, 4 p.m. Community Center Theater Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra, 8 p.m. Courtyard Marriott: Cal Expo BanjoJam-A-Rama, 1:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Easy Dub Band, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon The Sock Monkey, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Western Spies & the Kosmonaut, Westley Rose, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Tainted Love, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Korean Fire Drill, Optimiztiq, Among the First, Sammy Karlin, Trikome, 7 p.m. Legends at Woodcreek Ashley Barron, 6 p.m. Momo Sacramento Back in the Day: Old School Dance Party, 10 p.m. Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center Muthuswamy Dikshitar, 7 p.m. Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Merima Kljuco & Miroslav Tadic, Aritmia, 8 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino The Tenors, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Eddie Honeyeater’s Student Recital, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Lipstick! w/ DJs Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. Opera House Saloon Kenny Frye Band, 9:30 p.m. Phono Select Records Sitting and Waiting, Urban Wolves, Unsteady Heights, 7 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. PJ’s Roadhouse PolyFunktion, What Rough Beast, Worthy Goat, Clinton, 8:30 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Lonesome West, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Grooveline, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Revival at the Sawyer Encore w/ DJ Lady Kate, 10 p.m. Torch Club The Hucklebucks, 4 p.m.; RJ Mischo, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Ann E. Pitzer Center Guruguha: A Symposium and Concert on Indian Music, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

4.08 SUNDAY

Ace of Spades Chromeo, Phantoms, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Andy Coe Band, Achilles Wheel Trio, 1:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Hold Close, Crooked Teeth, Southpaw, 7 p.m. Brickhouse Gallery MôD Artists Presents: Convergence II, 3 p.m. Courtyard Marriott: Cal Expo BanjoJam-A-Rama, 11 a.m. Crest Theatre Always and Forever: An Evening of Luther Vandross Starring Ruben Studdard, 6:30 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Acoustic Sundaze w/ Hell Bent, 3 p.m. Harlow’s Roy Wood$, 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Holy Diver Without Hope, Until the Unknown, Enter:Villian, Watch Jenny Die, 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. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall 22nd Annual Wennberg Music Festival, 2 p.m. Papa Murphy’s Park at Cal Expo Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival: The Offspring, Pennywise, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Vandals, Unwritten Law, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, 1 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Lisa Mann, 3:30 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Torch Club Front the Band, 8 p.m.

4.09 MONDAY

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Lion Babe, 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. Masonic Temple Sacramento Jazz Cooperative Presents: Clairdee’s Love Letter to Lena Horne, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

Comedy Crest Theatre The Capitol Steps: Orange is the New Barack Tour, April 7, 8 p.m. Harlow’s April Fools Comedy Tour w/ Cory Polster, Stephen Furey, Matt Billon and More, March 30, 7 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Tristan Johnson, Wight Out, Ozzy McNazz, Big Tree, Big Chuckles, March 28, 8 p.m. Carlos Rodriguez B-Day Show, Jesus Sepulveda, Sara Rooker, Jerry Garcia, March 29, 8 p.m. E Clark feat. Sheno Khal, March 30 April 1, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m. All Ages Family Show feat. Justin Rivera, March 31, 1 p.m. PRO-AM Comedy Night Showcase Hosted by Ellis Rodriguez, April 3, 8 p.m. Adam Hunter, Tom Bomb, Leslie Smith, Hosted by Dejan Tyler, April 4, 8 p.m. “Chicago Steve” Barkley feat. Julian Michael, April 6 - 8, 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. Madlibs w/ Hosts Allie Yada & Drew Kimzey, March 28, 8 p.m. On the Y Open Mic Comedy w/ Host Robert Berry, Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Punch Line Really Funny Comedians (Who Happen to Be Women), March 28, 8 p.m. Godfrey, Josef Anolin, March 29 - 31, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Free Space! Comedy Bingo, April 4, 8 p.m. Steve Byrne, April 5 - 7, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Rap Battle Roast Championship w/ Jason Cole, Matt Gubser, Willie Travis, Robert Berry, Aja Mae, Aivy Cordova and More, April 8, 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Sunday’s and Monday’s, 8 p.m. Improv Taste Test and Harold Night, Wednesday’s, 7 - 10 p.m. Cage Match and Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m. Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m. Tommy T's Sinbad, March 30 - 31, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m. Kountry Wayne, April 6 - 7, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.

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Issue 262 • March 26 – April 9, 2018

THE MOST VIOLENT ELEMENT IN NDEZ SOCIETY IS IGNORANCE ERNA F H S JO

JAMES BARONE jb@submergemag.com

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THE SHALLOW END

I was going to write this column about the Hobo Johnson controversy or some other meaningless bullshit, but I’m pissed. Pissed that another young black man, 22-yearold Stephon Clark, was gunned down by Sacramento Police. Pissed that there aren’t more protesters on the streets. Pissed that centrists stay silent, waiting for all this to go away. Pissed that our leaders care more about new condos than members of the community. I’m pissed that our police department invests money on riot gear, technology and deadly machines to keep angry citizens under control. I'm pissed that more people aren’t pissed. When I quit journalism (yes, I’m bad at quitting things) to become a college professor, I envisioned rooms of druggedout teenagers questioning every lesson and crafting sketchy essays about struggle and revolution—at the very minimum, I pictured a lot of Che Guevara shirts. Nope. What I got instead was a bunch of rich kids in sweatpants Snapchatting their lives into the ether, mostly uninterested in the state of the world. I thought about this the other day when I went to the march for Clark, who was murdered in his grandparents’ backyard by Sacramento Police officers Terrence Mercedal and Jared Robinet. The streets were filled with righteous anger, the community fed up with a police department that has been terrorizing them for generations. The marchers shut down the freeway, then the Golden 1 Center. Police in riot gear clutched their guns like Holy Bibles. It was all over the news—local, national and international. But I kept thinking the whole time, “This isn’t enough.” We need more people filled with righteous anger when a member of our community is killed by police. We need to shut everything down. But how can we when it seems like few people care enough to even march in the streets? When the police murder someone, we should all be out there, tearing the city apart, piece-by-piece. But if you read the coverage of the protests on the internet, you’ll find very quickly that the majority of commenters won’t do that.

“Shoot them all!” wrote Josette Couchot on KCRA 3’s Facebook live feed of the march. “Really are they really discriminated? I don’t think so, I think they all need a spanking!” said Pat Harrison. Chi Tran said, “Mix match race is destroyed the human race!” And even Michael Wasilchin, who is listed on the Natomas Unified School District’s website as Director of Human Resources, writes of the protest, “Awwww … them using the N word … sounding so professional and stuff …” I could go on. In fact, I scoured the internet for hours, reading comments about the march that took place after Clark’s murder and I’ve come to one conclusion: The world is racist as fuck. Behind the safety of computers, people speak their minds, and, unfortunately, their minds are stuck in the pre-civil-rights era. If we keep ignoring what’s happening in the world, then we might be more comfortable, temporarily, but then we guarantee another Stephon Clark. Another Eric Garner. Another Joseph Mann. Another Sandra Bland. Philando Castile. Kris Jackson. How can we be comfortable when people are dying at the hands of the state? If you’re angry now, then be angry. Don’t wait for the steps of the system to lull you into an ignorant stupor. Fight back now. The other day, I saw one of my old students in a coffee shop at a table typing furiously on his laptop. It looked like he was crafting a manifesto with his fists. “What are you writing?” I asked, excited that he might be sparking some kind of revolution on his MacBook. He turned his computer around, showing me the screen. It was a game, some stupid looking rabbit hopping through an endless digital maze. Suddenly, his hand knocked his coffee off the table. His other hand, reaching out to save his drink, smacked his computer, which jumped onto the plastic chair, then onto the ground, the screen shattering into a thousand little webs of glass. The shop went silent. “Fuck!” he yelled with his hands on his head, staring red-faced at his mistake. A barista ran from behind the counter with a rag. “Oh no!” she said, heartbroken. “I’m sorry,” I said, but staring at the soaked mess of glass and metal I got an idea: “If this is what it takes,” I thought, “then let’s break all the fucking machines.” Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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