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DIVE IN I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW THAT MY HAZE PHASE IS GONE MELISSA WELLIVER melissa@submergemag.com I’ve been a fan of beer for quite a while now. Even more so lately, since these days craft cocktails in Sacramento are running around $12 to $14 each. I find it extremely hard to go there, considering I like to have more than one when I’m out to dinner or trying to unwind at a watering hole after a long day. I pretty much love almost every style of beer: wheats, ambers, browns, stouts, porters, Belgians, sours. But there was something about the hoppier beers like pale ale or IPAs that I didn’t dig, even though I went to Chico State, where Sierra Nevada Pale Ale flowed like water. Now, don’t get me wrong, I still have drank my fare share of pale ales and IPAs if that was the only thing available at parties, restaurants or bars, but those styles were never my first choice. Then a shocking revelation took place a little less then a year-and-ahalf ago: I started ordering pale ales and IPAs on purpose! Crazy right? Well, with the rise in popularity of New England-style beers (aka “hazy” beers) they reeled me in and got me hooked. They’re juicy, cloudy and a lot less bitter than their West Coast counterparts. And so I started consuming them like no other. Until recently, that is. Like with any type of alcohol, sure, if you drink too much of it, you feel like shit the next day. But that’s not even the case here. Even when I would drink only two or three hazy beers, the next day I would feel horrible. My stomach would turn all night long. Perhaps my body was doing the hard work, trying to filter the sediment I consumed. But I liked them hazy beers so much, that I overlooked that aspect for way too long. But I’ve opened by eyes again, and can finally SEE CLEARLY that CLEAR BEER is where it’s at. I truly appreciate the haze craze, and luckily at my favorite watering hole they offer half-size pours, so I will probably only indulge in hazy beers here and there a little bit, because I really enjoy the ones that are super fruit forward. However, I have to thank the stars that I’ve come to terms and now truly enjoy the hoppier, crispier, more bitter West Coast IPAs. At least that’s where I’m at these days. Who knows where I’ll be next year. Why am I rambling about beers? So you can buy me one, of course! No, but really, it’s because we’re once again celebrating Sacramento Beer Week! It kicks off on May 10. I’m so stoked that they moved Beer Week from cold and wet February to a month you can enjoy being outside on a patio, or riding your bike (responsibly, of course) to events. To learn more about some of Submerge’s favorite upcoming Beer Week events, check out “The Stream” on page 9. Also we couldn’t be more thrilled for the newest Sacramento brewery and restaurant to open, Urban Roots, brought to you by veteran brewer Peter Hoey and Pangaea Bier Cafe’s Rob Archie. They’re set to open in the middle of Beer Week, if all goes to plan. And they will be teaming up with Capital Hop Shop for an event on May 16 where you can sample Urban Roots’ beer. Read up on this new hot spot starting on page 16.

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Bottom’s up! It’s that time again! Sacramento Beer Week runs from May 10 - 20 this year and boasts everything from tap takeovers, to special beer releases, concerts, food pairings, exciting collaborations and all sorts of other fun and creative beer-themed events. With more than 300 events spread throughout the entire region, navigating Sacramento Beer Week can be downright overwhelming, so that’s where we come in to try and help a little. We searched around for hours on both Sacbeerweek.com (a fantastic resource with tons of listings!) and a lot of our favorite local craft beer bar’s websites and came up with a list of 10 Beer Week events we think you should have on your radar. Remember folks, Sacramento Beer Week is all about celebrating and cultivating our region’s impressive and growing craft beer scene, not just getting fucked up. So let’s all have some fun while being safe and respectful, and remember to cheers those who are helping make the greater Sacramento-area a true craft beer destination. <<

Sac Mac + Brew Review at River Walk Park: Thursday, May 10, 6 p.m. The official opening event of Sacramento Beer Week will see local chefs pairing their creative takes on mac-n-cheese dishes with beers from local breweries. Check out pairings from the likes of Claimstake Brewing and Capital Hop Shop, The Monk’s Cellar and Localis, Flatland Brewing Co. and Boulevard Bistro, plus many others. Tickets are $40 if you use the discount code "Submerge" and that includes all-youcan-eat and all-you-can-drink samples! Hit up Sacbeerweek.com/event/sac-mac-brew-review for more info and to purchase tickets. 651 Second St., West Sacramento.

Revision: Beer Week As F@ck! at Capitol Beer and Taproom: Saturday, May 12, All Day Jeremy Warren is a bit of a rockstar in the brewing scene. He started Knee Deep in Auburn, then after helping grow it in both size and reputation, he left and started Revision Brewing Company in Sparks, Nevada. Revision is putting out some amazing beers and on May 12 you can sample more than 10 of them on the board at Cap Tap without having to drive all the way to Sparks. Win-win! 2222 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento.

Bring Your Dog Day Wet Noses Party at Der Biergarten: Tuesday, May 15, All Day Dogs and craft beer: two of our favorite things! Hang out outside with a bunch of cute puppers and enjoy Midtown’s best outdoor beer garden while sipping on brews from Alaskan, Founders and others. 2332 K St., Sacramento. Sour & Stout Soiree at Pangaea Bier Cafe: Wednesday, May 16, All Day It’s all about sours and stouts on May 16 at Pangaea with beers from highly regarded and very-hard-to-find breweries like Perennial Artisan Ales, Cascade Brewing, Jackie O’s, Crooked Stave, OEC Brewing and others. 2743 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento.

Fifth Annual Beer & Cupcake Pairing Event at Final Gravity: Tuesday, May 15, 12 p.m. One of FG’s most popular Beer Week events! For $20 you get four 5-ounce pours, expertly paired with four mini cupcakes from a local Roseville baker. Here’s a tease: A Sunset Crush Cream Ale by Pure Project brewed with strawberry and Madagascar vanilla will be paired with a strawberry cupcake topped with vanilla velvet whipped frosting. Oh my god, give me that now! This event is 21-and-over only, and supplies are limited as this is not a ticketed event. 9205 Sierra College Blvd., Ste. 100, Roseville.

Meet the Farmer at Kupros Craft House: Thursday, May 10, 6 p.m. Learn all about growing hops with Cultivar Beer’s resident hop enthusiast, Mark Cabrera. Cabrera manages Cultivar’s five-acre hop farm on the Sacramento River where they grow six different types, or cultivars, of hops: Chinook, Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Cluster and Willamette. Taste some of Cabrera’s beers and pick his brain about all things hops. Free event! 1217 21st St., Sacramento.

Blind Hazy IPA Battle: NorCal vs. SoCal at Grist Beer Hall: Friday, May 18, 5 p.m. – 12 a.m. Which region makes the best New England Style (aka “hazy”) IPAs? Come find out! Blindly taste flights of four hazies from Southern California breweries and four from Northern California breweries, then pick your favorite flight. Barebottle out of San Francisco and Flatland out of Elk Grove will be two of the NorCal entries, while Novo Brazil out of Chula Vista and Pure Project out of San Diego will be two of the SoCal entries. Others announced soon. 310 Palladio Pkwy., Ste. 713, Folsom.

Second Annual Beer Week Rocks at Big Sexy Brewing Co.: Saturday, May 12, 2 p.m. This free, kid-friendly event will feature live music from Simple Creation, ZuhG, Big Sticky Mess and Fonty, along with special beer releases and grub from New Bite Food Truck. 5861 88th St., Ste. 800, Sacramento.

Sierra Nevada 30 Tap Attack at Capital Hop Shop: Saturday, May 19, All Day Beer Week would not be complete without paying homage to one of the true OGs in the craft beer industry, Northern California’s own Sierra Nevada. Hop Shop will have 30 kegs from Sierra on tap on May 19, everything from the classics we know and love to the new and the rare stuff. 1431 I St., Sacramento. Punk Rock Prom at New Glory Craft Brewery: Saturday, May 19, 5 – 10 p.m. New Glory is taking it to the streets (parking lot actually) for their Beer Week closing party, a Punk Rock Prom! Expect punk playlists, food from Dos Tacos Y Mas, a photo booth and a full tap list with all of the beers New Glory made especially for Sacramento Beer Week. Tickets are $15, 21-plus, and designated drivers get in free. Visit Facebook.com/NewGloryBrewery to look for more info and a link to buy tix. 8251 Alpine Ave., Sacramento. None of these events float your boat? That’s fine, just hit up Sacbeerweek.com/events and see if you can come up with an itinerary that better suits your tastes. There’s a little something for all beer lovers during this year’s Sacramento Beer Week!

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THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST I was a mischievous child. I grew up in a town that did not offer things for its teenagers to do at night or on the weekends, so we had to make our own fun. Usually, that meant trouble and by trouble, I mean property damage. Eggs and toilet paper were our weapons of choice because they were tried and true tools of mayhem, approved by juvenile delinquents across the country. To us, the T.P. and eggs were not necessarily tools of revenge; they were more an expression of our creativity. We viewed a house as our canvas and treated it with the care and diligence it deserved. We were quite picky about our targets. We wanted to make bold statements and we needed a house with the right features to bring our visions to life. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that the recipients of our eggs and paper should have seen the result of our work as a compliment to the beauty of their homes. Unfortunately, I did not get many chances to interact with the people whose homes I’d toilet papered. In fact, I can think of only one such incident and it was a real doozy. I must have been in the seventh or eighth grade and

I had spent the night at a friend’s house with another friend. The three of us each brought a few rolls of T.P. and couple eggs, so we had amassed quite an arsenal by the time we joined forces that fateful night. We surveilled the neighborhood before sundown on bike and found the perfect home to lay waste to. There were two very tall trees and one squat, but full, tree in the front yard. These were surrounded by several bushes and shrubs that were pokey enough to ensnare any paper that came into their clutches. The yard was dark and there was a large car nearby to stash our bikes and backpacks behind. To say that it was the perfect house would be an understatement. It was as if we didn’t even have a choice; we had to cover it in toilet paper. And so, we did. We were in top form that night. The rolls of paper streaked through the sky like paper comets and wrapped themselves around the very tops of the trees. A long stream of white paper hung magnificently between the highest branches of two trees, crossing the yard like a banner reading, “Fuuuuuuuuuck.” Eventually the trees and bushes were so thoroughly full that we

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WORDS ANDREW C. RUSSELL Thoroughly punch-drunk from being hand-led from one Marvelized CGI spectacle to the next over the past 10 summers, I thought I’d take a gamble on an Indian blockbuster film this week, a new Tollywood (Telugu-language) hit entitled Bharat Ane Nenu (I, Bharat), playing in select theaters in the Sacramento region. What could be further from Avengers than a three-hour musical epic about a young hero standing up to corrupt regional politics? As it turns out, a viewer trading a Hollywood experience for a Tollywood one is also trading one set of fairly entrenched industry expectations for another. Yes, musical numbers are requisite, even amidst grim subject matter; yes, the masala factor is cranked up to its highest notch, allowing political drama and superhero action to mingle with rom-com antics and shameless tear-jerking; and yes, all these elements unfold in a whirlwind of smash cuts, zooms, rapidly sped-up and slowed-down photography, and other incongruous razzle-dazzlery. Such an experience is an invitation to take leave of the senses and allow them to be overtaken. Taken out of its national context, the film is still very enjoyable, but as Bharat … wears on, it becomes more fascinating for its philosophical implications than its overstuffed series of set-pieces, which increasingly seem like mere window dressing for a strident, and possibly dangerous argument concerning the role of absolute power in shaping society. Mahesh Babu (“The Prince of Tollywood,” Telugu cinema’s main attraction for many) stars as Bharat Ram, fresh out of university (and convincingly so for a 40-something actor) in Spain, where he has just collected five degrees. In spite of this, he proclaims his unquenchable thirst for more knowledge in a hot flamenco dance number. Having lived most of his life in Western Europe, he is whisked back home to the state of Andhra Pradesh, where his recently deceased father, Chief Minister (akin to state governor) lies in state. Flashbacks reveal a sad tale of estrangement and family sacrifice—though his father was a good leader, he was basically a stranger to Bharat due to the pressures of governance, and now Bharat’s home state is a strange land to him as well. With this in mind, it’s hard to ignore the bizarre SubmergeMag.com

ease with which his father’s adviser (Prakash Raj) appoints him the new Chief Minister. The rest of the film follows an increasingly godlike, perpetually smirking Chief Minister Bharat as he goes about solving the intractable societal problems of urban and rural India. After being frustrated by the chaos of trying to drive an SUV through Hyderabad, he decides to exorbitantly raise the fines for minor traffic violations up to the average monthly salary of a local. “This is a society,” he says. “Everyone should have fear and responsibility.” Though there is a clear deficit in the quality of the subtitles, the gist is clear enough. We are witnessing another variation of an undying myth—the incorruptible leader whose strength and beauty are their own virtue, whose heavy hand guides the nation, to whose authority rich and poor, powerful and meek are equally subject, whose words bring a tear to the eyes of the adoring public, whose widely trumpeted humbleness and subtle wisdom is towering to the point of being oppressive. It is a strange and queasy brew of starpower, paternalism, idolatry, political fantasy and violent wish fulfilment. Its manic lack of tact has led me to reflect on similar tendencies in our own national cinema. From fighting school privatization to (ironically) preventing nepotism in a district election, after which Bharat dances with the townspeople during a local ceremony while they proclaim him to be “a living lord,” the film dips wildly between trying to tick all the fan-pleasing boxes while bullishy pushing forward its incoherent views. There is no telling when the Chief Minister will lay down the law by roughing up corrupt officials (wielding a concrete block with a rebar handle like a cricket bat), or when he’ll take the more softhanded approach (putting the concept of Panchayati Raj—allowing a degree of self-rule and local budgeting to the villages—into practice). In either case, the one constant in this film is a celebration of omnipotence, arrogance and narcissism. When such an attitude prevails, it will not matter for long whether the figures and good intentions we’re praising are heroic. The muscles we use to exercise judgment will quickly atrophy. For a better example of what contemporary Telugu cinema has to offer (and an example of fantasy put in its proper place), try S. S. Rajamouli’s excellent Baahubali saga, both parts of which are on Netflix.

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A lot of us may feel in our heart of hearts that we have the soul of a rock star. Unfortunately, only a select few have the vocal or guitar skills to reach these lofty aspirations. But you know, shredding isn’t the only way to melt face. B Street Theatre’s upcoming production, Airness, is a comedy about professional air guitar competitions, which trim away rock music’s tedious musicianship and lay bare what you really purchased your ticket for—glorious grandstanding and over-the-top posturing. Airness, written by Chelsea Marcantel, premiered at the 2017 Humana Festival for New American Plays in Louisville, Kentucky. The play follows Nina (Stephanie Altholz), an actual guitarist who enters an air guitar competition thinking she should dominate but is quickly humbled. Airness will run Tuesdays through Sundays (with two shows on Saturdays) from May 8 until June 10. To purchase tickets, go to Bstreettheatre.org. B Street Theatre is located at 2700 Capitol Ave., Sacramento.

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On May 19, Pan United Youth Movement and TunesWork will be presenting a concert to benefit Hiram Johnson High School Youth Empowerment Steel Orchestra. The Y.E.S. Orchestra is Sacramento’s first steel pan orchestra, and the benefit concert will be their first public appearance. All proceeds from ticket sales, sponsorships and donations will go to maintaining the orchestras instruments, as well as obtaining additional steel pan instruments so that the orchestra can continue to grow. Orchestra director Shawn Thwaites will be leading the high school students in many future performances including local street fairs, cultural festivals and high school events. The Y.E.S. Orchestra also hopes to play at Disneyland one day. The benefit concert will be headlined by The Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet (STRQ), a steel-drum based project that fuses Caribbean, African, American and European styles of music together with elements of jazz, hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeat, calypso and more. They will be playing songs from their album New Life. The Royal Tribe Dance Crew from Hiram Johnson High School will also be a part of the show, and they will start off the evening with an opening performance. This event starts at 7 p.m., and takes place at the Guild Theater (2828 35th St.). All ages are invited to attend. Tickets are $15 online, and $20 at the door, and are available by visiting Panunited.org. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Discover One of the Most Historic Towns in the Region at the Locke Asian Pacific Spring Festival • May 12 The town of Locke is located in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is a unique place to experience the history of Chinese-American culture. The community was built by Chinese immigrants in 1915, and at its peak was inhabited by over 600 Chinese-American residents. Nowadays, there are less than 80 people living there, but the town retains its culture and charm. Locke is considered the largest and most complete example of a rural agricultural Chinese-American community in the United States. The Sacramento County historical society added Locke to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, based on the fact that Locke is the only town in the United States that was built completely by the Chinese, for the Chinese. Coming up on May 12, the community is celebrating the town’s history with the Asian Pacific Spring Festival, which will be taking place on Main Street in Locke. The celebration will include Taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, music and dance, food, vendors, raffles and more. Chinese calligraphy lessons are also being offered at 11 a.m. on May 6 at the Locke Chinese School Museum. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and all ages are invited to attend. Admission and parking is free. For more information, visit Locke-foundation.org

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Bicycles are an extremely popular mode of transportation around the world. Whether you are an avid cyclist, a bicycle commuter or just someone who rides around for fun, you can celebrate the invention of this magnificent device at the annual “Ride the Parkway Event” on May 20. The event includes three different routes, so you can choose the ride that fits best for you! All routes start and finish at the William B. Pond Recreation Area (5700 Arden Way, Carmichael) and follow the American River Parkway. The Cruiser Route starts at 9 a.m. and is 5 miles long, the 12-mile Fixie/Single-Speed Route starts at 8 a.m., and the Roadie Route starts at 7 a.m., and is a 26-plus mile ride, with an optional add-on ride upstream to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. There will be rest stops along the way on all three routes. After the ride, continue the celebration with the post-ride festival at William B. Pond. The party will include a barbecue lunch catered by O’Connor’s Wood Fire Grill and Bar (vegetarian options will be available), and a mini beer and wine garden featuring local brews, as well as live music by Unsupervised the Band. In addition to lunch, registration includes beverages, a T-shirt and raffle tickets. All ages are welcome to attend. Adult registration is $80–$125, and children’s registration is $45. You can also attend just the barbecue for $40 if you can’t make the ride. Proceeds will go towards the American River Parkway Foundation. Register online at Ridetheparkway.org

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he airy, high-ceilinged building is not yet open for business, but it’s already bustling. As I walked inside Urban Roots, hip-hop blared from speakers, folks milled about random tasks, trees were being planted, visitors came and went. The atmosphere reminded me of the lead-up to a big summer party, those few favorite family members and close friends arriving early to help set things up. Co-host of the party Rob Archie, who also owns Sacramento favorite Pangaea Bier Cafe, found me wandering and led me on a tour of the grounds, which sprawl some 15,000 square feet. Out on the 2,400 square-foot patio, a biergarten was taking shape, complete with German chestnut trees, an homage to its Deutsch influence. “Basically, this project was a promise that we both made to each other that one day, we want to do a brewery together,” Archie explained, referring to his partner, Peter Hoey. “Me at Pangaea traveling and curating beers from all over the world and bringing them back to Sacramento, and Peter being a brewer—my favorite brewer.” Once inside, you can’t miss the massive, jetblack smoker, which fortunately provides plenty of heat, because it blots out the sun.

“That thing does 1,800 pounds at a time,” Archie boasted like a proud father. “It’s like a ferris wheel of meat. I love Texas-style smokehouse, and this is the heart and soul of the place.” Archie discovered his inspiration for the beer business in the midst of a season playing professional basketball in Italy. “I fell in love with beer,” Archie told me. “I started drinking craft beer in college, like Karl Strauss. Then I started going back and forth to Europe. Belgium, Denmark.” Archie took that knowledge and experience with him into his first business venture. “Opening Pangaea in 2008, I learned to pay attention to simple quality,” he said. “When the economy collapsed it was like, ‘Dude, fuck this five-bedroom house, extravagant vacation, crazy car … I want a great glass of wine. A good meal, good conversation.’ At the time, beer wasn’t what it is now. A lot of people weren’t introduced to, like, Belgian quads.” Archie took me past the main bar area: eight wines on tap, as well as mirrored beer taps, a dozen each on either side of the bar, so staff won’t have to cross over. Beyond that: booths, standing tables, a beer gallery, and at the back of

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the room, an open space for a communal table. “These projects are all about paying homage to the culture of beer,” Archie went on. “Appreciate the game that was given to you. Put your style on it, but also pay respect.” We ventured to the bowels of the building, where stacked barrels and beer machines reached up to the arcing ceilings. It was here that Hoey finally emerged from his natural habitat—a large metal vat of some kind. “What this place has always been is Rob and I getting to take our favorite parts of other breweries we visited, other countries we’ve visited, and bring back all the best things that we found and put them all into one spot,” said Hoey. “We wanted the feel and comfort of a British pub in the restaurant, the feel of a German biergarten on the patio. And beers from Belgium, because that’s what we like to drink.” Hoey is a respected veteran of the beer industry. He’s been a brewer for decades, notably at Sierra Nevada and Sacramento Brewing Company. He’s also spent a sizable chunk of his beer career with BSG CraftBrewing, which supplies breweries with ingredients. “Peter’s love and my love both are saisons,” Archie added. “Traditional saison and mixed fermentation, which is why the wine barrels are here.” Hoey has become known throughout the region as the king of the saison, a farmhousestyle ale that is complex, fruity and spicy. But the experimentation won’t stop there. “If you’ve been cooking a long time, you know how much salt is too much salt to add to the dish

“It’s all about inspiration. With beer styles and flavors it can be as simple as trying a beer and saying, ‘I’d like to make one like that.’ It can be going to a meal and having a crazy dessert and saying, ‘I want to make a beer that tastes like that.’ It can come from anywhere, and that’s the fun part. The general public is so open to new flavors and, in fact, demanding new flavors.” – Peter Hoey, Brewmaster at Urban Roots you’re cooking,” Hoey explained. “It’s really similar with brewing. I know which hops taste like what, how much is too much, how much is not enough. It’s something you develop after doing it for a long time. I can write a recipe and know what it’s gonna taste like. That’s why I love talking to our chef, because we speak the same language of flavor.” I’m no chef, but in talking to Hoey and Archie, you get the sense that the beer and food at Urban Roots are very much intended to complement, give context to, and inspire each other. “It’s all about inspiration,” Hoey said. “With beer styles and flavors it can be as simple as trying a beer and saying, ‘I’d like to make one like that.’ It can be going to a meal and having a crazy dessert and saying, ‘I want to make a beer that tastes like that.’ Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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vineyards. It’s clearly an agricultural pursuit. Breweries have always been in the middle of cities in industrial areas. People forget that it’s an agricultural product. We need barley, and wheat, and spelt, and grains, and hops, spices, fruit.” Once everything is under one roof—ingredients gathered, beer brewed, meat smoked—it’s time for the party to start. And the pair are thrilled to throw it precisely at their 1322 V St. location, according to Archie. “With this project, this is Sacramento,” he said. “It’s under the trees. It’s on the grid. And the building has character.” Much work remains, but Archie and Hoey’s goal is to open by the end of Beer Week. They’ll continue to sweat and strategize, but by then they hope the fun of sharing their toil with the people of the city will keep them going. “That’s why I love Sacramento, because I feel like our audience, our guests, they want us to win. Just like with the arena for the Kings. But it’s up to us to win,” Archie said. “We gotta bring that product.”

Urban Roots will be opening soon in downtown Sacramento at 1322 V St. You’ll be able to sample their beer at Capital Hop Shop (1431 I St., Sacramento) on May 16 during this year’s Sacramento Beer Week, which runs May 10 through May 20. To learn more about Urban Roots, go to Urbanrootsbrewing.com or follow them on various social networking platforms @UrbanRootsBeer.

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ome months ago, longtime Sacramento artist Gale Hart reached out to friends to see if anyone knew where she could find some good pieces of wood. A few suggestions later led her to the Twin Rivers Housing Project (historically known as the Dos Rios Homes Housing Project) near Richards Boulevard, where redevelopers had hacked down antique trees in order to make way for the construction of new units. While some of the trees were donated to the Sacramento Tree Foundation, others, to Hart’s luck, remained at the site of their dismemberment. Armed with a chainsaw, Hart pulled up to the site in her trusty van. It was one of the first times Hart had even ever used a chainsaw, but like with many power tools she uses, operating it almost seemed natural. She hacked up a bunch of the leftover wood, loaded it into her ride and returned to her V Street studio. “It was unreal how beautiful all of the old trees were in that spot,” she said. “I wondered why the developers couldn’t work around all of those massive, old, beautiful trees. I guess the tragedy in it all

became an inspiration for me.” This wood would later become the central focus of Hart’s new show at The Urban Hive art gallery titled: Splintered. Splintered is a collection of wood sculptures and paintings, with many of the sculptures paying homage to the imperfections of the wood and its associations with the physical and social world. The exhibit is intended to be thought-provoking, expressive and at times fun. The show is inclusive of a little bit of everything that Hart has worked on in her career. There is a little about guns, a little about animal rights, a lot of mixed materials and diverse forms of craftsmanship. The artist will present never-before-

seen paintings in addition to her sculptures. Hart said that she tried so hard to not make her work political for this show, but she quickly realized that her work was less a recognition of political figures, rather than the actual barriers of unity. “The fact that we are divided has influenced much of my work,” she said. “I tried to keep the show non-political, I tried so hard. I found that that was impossible. It’s impossible for me as an artist not to say something about this. No, I have not been inspired by him, but I am more inspired by the divisiveness of the country. The work in the show has some comical angst components to it.”

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For her smaller paintings in the show, Hart worked with some form of television playing loudly in the background. Usually, painting requires her to work in intimate silence with her canvas, but to garner influence from the noise of the world, she allowed the influence of the television to seep into her work. These will be displayed in her show. This is the first gallery show Hart has done in Sacramento in six years. She has mostly been exhibiting her work out of state and focusing on local public art displays. “Once I saw the space that The Urban Hive gallery had, I knew that I had to show there. This is the first time I’ve had a showing in Sacramento in

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years, and who knows when I will do one ever again. I forgot how crazy it all gets,” Hart said through nervous laughs. At the time of this interview, Hart was still working hard on pieces for Splintered, running on nights of no more than three hours of sleep. Like much of the country, she admits that she had been distracted by the capture of the East Area Rapist. She had been following all of the coverage and thinking

back on her own upbringing in Sacramento during those messed up times. “It has been nuts, and you can’t help but relive those times in your mind,” Hart said. She was a teenager in Sacramento at that time of the East Area Rapist’s crime spree. Hart has seen the area go through so many transitions in the many years she has lived and created here. “Sacramento used to be so janky and amazing because no one was here,” she fondly remembered, “but it has changed so much. I don’t like it and I don’t dislike it. It’s just progress. What are you gonna do?” She went on to say that she hopes artists will continue to have a place in the new central Sacramento landscape because, “They’ve worked on this area for years and years, and they are the reason why downtown and Midtown are so desirable and cool.”

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30 As a young artist, Hart split her time between skateboarding down the streets of Midtown to cruising across the country in her van, partying in the parking lots of Grateful Dead concerts and selling trippy skull drawings to Dead Heads. While she maintains her roots as a true Sacramento artist, Hart also has a part in the area's biggest redevelopment project: the Golden 1 Center. Ever wonder who the eff placed that massive, random dart haphazardly in the middle of the sidewalk on 5th and L? Wonder no more, because it was Gale Hart herself. The bronze, cupped hand that is central to the L Street entrance of the arena, as well as the curiously scattered darts are all Hart’s doing. She was given the project and asked to “activate L Street” with her art by project planners. Assuming her true role as both artist and critic, Hart embraced her assignment with the perfect mixture of both. The seemingly random placement of each dart is intentional; they are supposed to be aiming at a target that may not even really exist. She said that when thinking about the arena and all of the controversy surrounding it, she couldn’t help but wonder if Sacramento was missing the mark with its new entertainment complex or if anyone really knew what that mark truly was. It seemed like everyone had a different opinion of the Golden 1 Center and its purpose. She used darts because she thought that darts were

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representative of a relatively pure leisurely sport that wasn’t completely changed by money and corporate sponsorship. Her public art display that graces the grounds of the Downtown Commons is both supportive and critical of the change and progress brought on by the arena. What’s most interesting about the piece is that it is still unfinished. Hart awaits the installation of a few more darts, whose placement she is keeping under wraps. Hart is also known lovingly as the Godmother of Contemporary Art in Sacramento, a name that she wishes would go away, unless, she said, “It means godmother as in godfather. Because that would be something more fitting for me. I do get that it is supposed to be telling of my

nurturing nature though.” She loves to support other local artists, so this time around, artsy goddess Franceska Gamez will be collaborating with her on a few pieces and showing some stuff of her own as well as part of Splintered. “I wanted to do a generational thing and give a nod to someone who was upand-coming and who I see as only getting better,” Hart said of Gamez.

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LIFE BEGINS AT 40

50 WATT HEAVY’S DEBUT LP WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING WORDS RONNIE CLINE • PHOTO DILLON FLOWERS

ure, anyone can write a breakup song, but it takes years of struggles, highs and lows, and in some cases despair to produce the true emotion that 50 Watt Heavy brings to the table on their first full-length album, Better Days. Wiped away are the tacky relationship analogies, and in their place are songs written by grizzled veterans of the Sacramento music scene. Joseph Kojima Gray, 50 Watt Heavy’s singer/ guitarist, and drummer Brian Guido have been playing music together for a couple of decades, which has in turn naturally formed a brotherly bond. “I’m originally from Upstate New York, and I’m a military brat, so I moved around a lot, and I’m an only child, so my friends are my family,” said Guido. At the thought of starting a new band from scratch in 2010, Gray was contemplative, “When we first started this band, I was like, ‘Oh God! Am I really starting a rock band at 40?’ Then I was like, ‘Yes, I’m starting a rock band at 40, because what else am I going to do with my life?’”

After decades of playing in bands, Gray decided to step out of the shadows and into the role of bandleader. “I tried to front a band a long time ago with a bunch of guys who I still love, but the dynamic was completely different,” said Gray. “This is the most meaningful band I’ve ever been in. I like to play the secondary role. I play in other bands that might have a leader and I like to be involved, but not be a part of the vision necessarily because it’s just not my thing, but this band gives me that [opportunity]. They inspire me to do it because I trust them so much, and they trust me so much to do what I do.” Being in the position of writing and singing the majority of 50 Watt Heavy’s songs means Gray was able to open his songbook and share his personal experiences for all to hear on Better Days. “It’s my divorce record for sure,” said Gray. Guido also decided to change things up in 50 Watt Heavy. He took on the task of learning a new

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instrument after years of playing guitar, “I was kind of like, ‘Why don’t we form a band and I’ll play the drums!’” Once positions were settled, they were tasked with deciding on a band name, which was inspired by Guido’s infamous guitar amp. “I had this name [50 Watt Heavy],” Guido said while laughing. “I’m like, I thought we were going to be a heavier band!” In the end the name stuck even though they didn’t end up with a sound to match. “I kind of like the fact that we’re not a heavy band,” said Gray. “We’re influenced by heavy music, but I wouldn’t want to be a heavy band with the word heavy in the name. That would be just too on the nose.” Fans of 50 Watt Heavy have been eagerly waiting for the release of Better Days, which was years in the making. “We actually recorded this album in 2015,” said Gray. “The process didn’t take this long because we took our time in recording … We did this

whole album in three different recording sessions. That’s not to say that we’re not meticulous. We’ve rehearsed and played these songs for a long time so we’re very comfortable with them.” Reflecting on the differences in recording their first EP in 2013, Gray said, “The first one we independently recorded ourselves. That process took a long time because we were trying to piecemeal little three-hour, four-hour chunks of time to record at our rehearsal studio that we share with 12 other bands, so it wasn’t like we had a whole day to just concentrate on recording songs.” Since 50 Watt Heavy is a working class, selffunded band, they wanted to release Better Days on their terms, and that meant saving money until they could release their album on vinyl, which cost quite a bit more to produce than CDs. “We’ve never been in a band that has put out a vinyl record,” said Gray. “All of the bands that we’ve been in the last 20 to 30 years started off in the CD generation, so everything was on CD. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

It’s not like we’re trying to be exclusive or anything. We’re not trying to exclude anybody from enjoying it, but we feel like our personal preference is to have it on vinyl.” Once the album was recorded, the band even focused their post-production with vinyl in mind. “We had it mastered for vinyl,” said Guido. “There’s so much more range and frequencies on vinyl, so when we decided to do this we were like, ‘We’re going to put it out on vinyl only. We’re not going to make CDs.’ “What we did to kind of compromise was like we’re not going to make money on this, but we’re giving someone a quality vinyl for $10,” Guido went on to say. “And if they want to buy our digital download they can buy it from there.” The band’s digital version of Better Days is currently available on Bandcamp with the option to purchase for $10. At first, 50 Watt Heavy was unsure about making the album available to stream, but they decided to make it accessible to those without a record player. SubmergeMag.com

Both Guido and Gray stressed how special 50 Watt Heavy is to them, and how grateful they are that their fans and friends support what they do. “We all work so well together and have such great chemistry because we all come from the same era, we all know what we’re getting out of it,” said Gray. “We’re just seasoned enough to know that we all do this for ourselves and if people appreciate it that’s great, but even if people didn’t appreciate it, we would still record records, we would still play shows and we have to do it because we have to stay alive.”

50 Watt Heavy will be celebrating their album release with back-toback shows at Old Ironsides (1901 10th St., Sacramento) on Friday, May 18, and at The Shack (1501 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento) on Saturday, May 19. To check out Better Days beforehand, go to 50wattheavy.bandcamp.com.

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FLAT TRACK IS BACK!

GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION JARED MEES ON FLAT TRACK’S RESURGENCE AND THE LEGENDARY SACRAMENTO MILE WORDS JONATHAN CARABBA PHOTOS DAVE HOENIG/FLAT TRAK PHOTOS

lat track motorcycle racing has deep roots in the City of Trees. The Sacramento Mile has been running at Cal Expo since the 1950s, and the list of riders who have won the legendary race is a who’s who of racing royalty, including many AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers. In the last year, American Flat Track has seen an incredible surge in popularity, due in part to a significant TV broadcasting deal with NBC Sports and a re-envisioned, re-branded and re-focused AFT race series with updated classes and race formats, new manufacturers and new venues. According to Americanflattrack. com, ticket sales doubled from 2016 to 2017, and nearly 2 million total viewers watched flat track races on NBCSN, a number that is likely to increase in 2018 with the TV broadcasts moving to weekends. “And suddenly, America’s oldest and purest form of motorcycle sport was back on the radar, and making a thunderous noise,” AFT exclaims. Far and away, the rider making the most noise in flat track is Jared Mees. The 32 year old is a multi Grand National Champion, was named the 2017 Cycle News Rider of the Year, has an X Games gold medal under his belt and is the face of the Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew, a trio of riders including Mees, Bryan Smith and Brad Baker, who finished first, second and third, respectively, in a dominating 2017 season sweep of the podium. The 2018 season is off to another great start for Mees, who as of press time was atop the points leaderboard. Just days after we caught up with Mees for the following interview to chat with him about the Sacramento Mile (which is May 19), news broke that he had been penalized for using a chemically altered rear tire in a race in Atlanta earlier this year, but despite losing the points from that race as part of the penalty, Mees was still in the lead and is clearly the guy to beat this year.

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What’s it like being on those bikes going over 140 mph? It looks intense! It is, for sure. Every race track is a little bit different feeling and you have to approach it a little bit different. For the Sac Mile, for example, the groove gets to be very narrow so you kind of one-line through the corners and you try to do your strategy and stuff down the straightaways and look to draft. But, yeah, it’s definitely intense, that’s for sure. It seems like American Flat Track racing is really having a moment and is getting a lot more attention. How does it feel to see the sport you love growing in popularity? It’s doing very well. You know, with the American Flat Track, there’s a lot of heart there. Flat track is in a really good spot; it’s the best spot I’ve ever seen it. In my opinion, this is as good as flat track has ever been, so hopefully it just keeps climbing forward and getting that momentum. I’ll admit that last year was my first time attending the Sacramento Mile, and I totally got “bit by the bug,” as they say. It was one of my favorite events I went to all year. Why do you think flat track racing is appealing to both newcomers and veterans alike? Well, I mean, flat track is a lot different than motocross and supercross. I think everybody is well aware of what motocross and supercross are. I’m not saying people are burnt out on supercross or motocross, I just think that flat track is a whole different vibe and a whole different atmosphere. I think it’s just a change and something that people are liking. Flat track has come a long way, with the race tracks, their timing, we’ve got television now, so it’s in a spot right now that’s pretty cool. Most of your street bikes today that are sold, other than like the Harleys or the Indians, are mostly like scrambler and hyper-moto style. I see a lot of people riding motorcycles around Sacramento that look like flat track-inspired bikes. Triumph Scramblers and whatnot. Yeah, for sure, so I think that has a little bit to do with it. The “crotch rocket” market right now is kind of fading big.

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You had an incredible championship year in 2017. How do you back that up this year? Are you feeling any pressure or nerves as this season really starts to kick into high gear? No, not at all. That’s the funny thing is I’m not feeling any pressure. Obviously I feel like I’m the guy to beat. You know, last year was last year. The goal at the end of this year, and the goal at the end of last year, was to win the championship. This year is no different. I want to keep the number one plate. I know to win a championship, you can win it by one point. Fortunately last year we had a dominating season and we were able to win it by like 80-something. We just take one race at a time and try to get through that race the best we can and move on. I know in the back of my mind that I don’t have to win every race. I’m going to every race with the focus of winning it and to try to keep that momentum going.

“Obviously I feel like I’m the guy to beat. You know, last year was last year. The goal at the end of this year, and the goal at the end of last year, was to win the championship.” – Flat track racer Jared Mees on defending his AFT title How is it being a part of the Indian Motorcycles team? And how fun is it to have such a great rivalry with the HarleyDavidson team? Yeah, unfortunately it hasn’t been much of a rivalry on their part, because they’ve been struggling. They have been a little bit behind the eight ball. They had a really good result in Atlanta in the last race, so I feel like they’re getting their bikes worked out and putting a lot of effort into it. So you know it’s only good for the sport itself if Indian and Harley can go head-to-head to win and be on the podium at the same time. Right now it’s kind of a rivalry between me and my Indian teammates.

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I saw that it was announced that Red Bull KTM will be a part of the American Flat Track series next year in 2019. What are your thoughts on that? Good for the sport? Maybe it could breed some new rivalries? Yeah, no doubt at all! I think they’re going to come in on the singles side of things in 2019, and probably come in with a twin in 2020, at least that’s kind of what I read in between the lines of the press release. It’s only good for the sport. KTM has come a long way. Obviously the last couple years they’ve been basically the bike to beat in supercross and motocross. Any special Sacramento Mile memories? What makes that race so special to be a part of? There’s a lot of history at Cal Expo Raceway. The Sacramento Mile, as long as I can remember it, has been pretty much consistently the same. You know, we get that black groove around the bottom of the track and it’s usually pretty smooth. I’ve always enjoyed going to the Sacramento Mile. I’ve always liked the atmosphere and like how legendary that race is. I always look forward to going to Sacramento; unfortunately, I’ve never won it. Bryan Smith’s been basically the guy to beat there; he’s won the thing like the last six or seven times, so hopefully this year it’s my turn. For people who maybe have never been to a flat track motorcycle race, what would you say they can expect? How would you describe the atmosphere at these races? You know, it’s pretty family oriented at a flat track race— pretty laid back. It gets very exciting once we get going. Our races are somewhat short, you know, and most of the time, especially the Sacramento Mile, it’s a nail-biter! You’re not gonna really know who the winner is until they cross the line. I don’t remember anybody ever getting away at the Sacramento Mile, like checking out, so it’s an exciting one.

Catch Jared Mees and dozens of the best flat track motorcycle racers in the world at the legendary Sacramento Mile on Saturday, May 19 at Cal Expo (1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento). Gates will open at 2 p.m. with racing action going down all day and into the night. Tickets start at just $25 and are available through SDI-Racing.com.

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Blue Lamp The Sorority, Christian Alves, Alpha as Fuck, Foreva Young Ent., DJ Mel Boogie, 9 p.m. Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Madeleine Peyroux, Carsie Blanton, 7:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver The Dangerous Summer, All Get Out, A Will Away, 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.

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Ace of Spades Morbid Angel, Origin, Dreaming Dead, Hate Storm Annihilation, 6 p.m. Blue Lamp Solstice, Warsenal, Dead Is Better, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Sacramento City College Commercial Music Ensemble, 6 p.m. Holy Diver Motograter, Burn River Burn, Decipher, The Measure, Braindeaf, 6:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. LowBrau THIS Tuesdays w/ Worthy, 9 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 Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Sicky Betts, 8 p.m.

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The Acoustic Den Cafe Claude Bourbon, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Leeway NYC, Rhythm of Fear, 7:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Rufus Wainwright, 8 p.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Colony Potbelly, Public Trash, Kitten Drunk, 7 p.m. Crocker Art Museum ArtMix: Electric feat. Pregnant, DJ’s Freddy Silva, STYLUS, Jesse James and More, 6 p.m. Davis Odd Fellows Al Scorch, Meredith Axelrod, 7:30 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke Night & DJ Matty B, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Michael B. Justis, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Once and Future Band, The Soft White Sixties, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Folsom Lake College Commercial Music Ensemble and Guests, 7 p.m. Holy Diver Local Showcase: Hard Knox, Zephira, Clear As Day, SediT, A Waking Memory, 6:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento Reggie Graham Trio, Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet, 7 p.m. Palms Playhouse Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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5.12 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers, Sunmonks, Petaluma, Thiing, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe The MAM (Middle-Aged Mayhem) Show, 1 p.m.; Matt Stone, Larry Diehl, Steve Meckfessel, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Todd Morgan, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Arts and Leisure, 3 p.m.

Big Sexy Brewing Co. 2nd Annual Beer Week Rocks! w/ Simple Creation, ZuhG, Big Sticky Mess, Fonty, 2 p.m. Blue Lamp Comedy and Hip Hop feat. DJ CeehDeeh, Mobb Bizniz 2 (Album Release), Don Blanco, Mi$tuh G, D-Dubb, Sly The Bo$$ and More, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Vetstock Festival Launch Party feat. Failure by Proxy, Decipher, Anarchy Lace, Soulwood, Chaos Mantra, 7 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Jayson Angove, 9:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Fantasia, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m. Cal Expo Country in the Park w/ Bill Currington, Scotty McCreery, Carly Pearce, Locash, Temecula Road, 3 p.m. (Sold Out) Community Center Theater Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra: Praise and Jubilation, 8 p.m. The Colony AK47, Violent Opposition, Y.O.A., Barc, DoomToker, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Abba the Concert (Abba Tribute), 6:30 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon 8 Track Massacre, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose The Gents, Adam Block, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Built To Spill, Ed Harcourt, 8 p.m. (Sold Out) The Hideaway Bar and Grill Las Pulgas, Dying For It, Urban Wolves, Dead is Better, 5 p.m. Holy Diver Emo Night Sacramento feat. Final Last Words, Tedrow & The Good Intentions, 8 p.m. Legends at Woodcreek Second Time Around Band, 6 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. MARRS Building THIS Midtown May 2018 feat. Poolside (DJ Set), DJ Epik, Billy Lane, Rich Soto & Haitham, 4:30 p.m. Momo Sacramento The Groove Line feat. DJs Epik and Platurn, 10 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino As The Crow Flies, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m. Old Ironsides Sweat Lodge: Funky & Sweaty Dance Party w/ Mojo Green, Drunken Kung Fu, Zephyr, 8 p.m. Opera House Saloon Grooveline, 9:30 p.m. Palms Playhouse The Morning Yells, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. East Sac Strings, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Rockology, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Brodie Stewart, 10 p.m. Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen Soft Science (Album Release), Desario, Rosemother, 6 p.m. Shine Neo Soul Vibes feat. Tey Yaniis & Gwenyvette and Friends, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Sacramento Women’s Chorus, 7 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Sallie Ford, 9:30 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Skid Roses, 9 p.m. Sutter Creek Provisions Wanderlodge, 6 p.m. Swabbies on the River China Cats (Grateful Dead Tribute), 1 p.m.; Joel the Band (Billy Joel Tribute), 5 p.m.; Riff/Raff (AC/DC Tribute), 7 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Legends of Soul: All Star Tribute, 7:30 p.m. Torch Club Albie Yacht’n: Local Musicians Covering Your Favorite ‘70s & ‘80s Hits, 5:30 p.m.; Big Earl & The Cryin Shame, 9 p.m.

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5.16 WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades Smokepurpp, Larry June, Lil Mosey, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Grave Lake, Captain Cutiepie, Baddest Beams, Deacon Free, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Burn Burn Burn, Knocked Down, False Freedom, Rebel Holocrons, 8 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Stephen Jay, Jim “Kimo” West, 5:30 p.m. Holy Diver Froggy Fresh, Side Effect, SsappyY, House Of Lewis, Refry, 7 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m. Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues feat. Rockin’ Johnny Burgin, 5:30 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall New Century Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Shine Speak Out! Sacramento Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Tony Lucca, Ernie Halter, 9 p.m.

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5.17 THURSDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Songwriters in the Round, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Hemlock, Dead Horse Trauma, Lydia Can’t Breathe, Sevidemic, 24Gore, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke Night & DJ Matty B, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Jigo, 8 p.m. Harlow’s The California Honeydrops, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Larry Carlton, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver Hollyn, Joshua Micah, 7 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Acoustic Jam Night, 7 p.m. Palms Playhouse Jason Hawk Harris, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Steven Denmark, 9:30 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts The James Hunter Six, 7:30 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Jean Caffeine, Black Star Safari (Farewell Show), 9 p.m.

5.18 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness & Friends, Allen Stone, Zac Clark, Bob Oxblood, Dear Jack Blurb, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Korby Lenker & The Heifer Belles, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Adam Jacobs, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Scott Law, Ross James & Samson Grisman, 5 p.m. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Hat Trick, 6 p.m. Blue Lamp Horseneck, With Wolves, Lightning Rules, The Silent Game, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Aaron Linkin, 9:30 p.m. Cafe Colonial Sudden Loss, Apothesary, Bringers, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park: Franz Ferdinand, I Am Strikes, Saint Solitaire, DJs Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 5 p.m.

The Colony Regional Justice Center, Stress Relief, Cell Rot, 8 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Hans Anderson, 7 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon The Freshmakers, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose The Attendees, Alex Walker, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Goldfield Maggie Rose, Madison Hudson, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Jay Farrar Duo, Johnny Irion, 8 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Placer Pops Chorale feat. Broadway Pops, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver Arden Park Roots, CtrlZealous, Flip The Switch, 7 p.m. Legends at Woodcreek Steven Menconi, 6 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge William Mylar’s Hippie Hour, 5:30 p.m.; Dirk Lang Band, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Nugget Campground (Placerville) Family Vacation 2: A Music Festival feat. Wolf & Bear, Something Heartfelt, What Rough Beast, Meet Cute, Lucid, Enso Anima, Worthy Goat, Sam Peter & The Village and More, 2 p.m. Old Ironsides 50 Watt Heavy (Album Release), The Brangs, Mezcal Aces, 8 p.m. Opera House Saloon Dyana and the Cherry Kings, Elvis Cantu, 8:30 p.m. Palms Playhouse Misner & Smith, 7:30 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Quinn Hedges, 5 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Unauthorized Rolling Stones, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Cover Me Badd, 9:30 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Essex, 9 p.m. Torch Club Damaged Goodz, 5:30 p.m.; Island of Black and White, 9 p.m.

5.19 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Saweetie, Airahseli, Dj ShellHeart, Tatianna King, Ally Cocaine, Yelly, DJ Gio, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Jesse Shaw & Steve Montgomery, 2 p.m.; Marty Cohen & The Sidekicks, 7 p.m. Armadillo Music Get Out, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Shawn Wrangler, 9:30 p.m.

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Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Fryed Brothers, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Prizm: An Evening of Jazz, 8 p.m. Momo Sacramento The Collection: Local Music Showcase, 5:30 p.m.; Champion Sound: Reggae, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, 10 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Lou Gramm, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m. Nugget Campground (Placerville) Family Vacation 2: A Music Festival feat. Royal Coda, Vis, Find Yourself, Noble, Amarionette, The Seafloor Cinema, Demon In Me, City Mural, The Buried Heart and More, 11:30 a.m. Old Ironsides We Are Your Friends: Mid 2000’s Blog Haus Jams w/ DJs Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. On The Y Ancient Empire, Tzimani, 8 p.m. Opera House Saloon Fleetwood Mask, 8 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Jessica Malone, 7:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars Tribute), 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Rancho Murrieta Inn and Spa Down Range: A Music Festival Celebrating Veterans feat. Pete Anderson, Brian Lee Bender, Odd Mat Out, Adam Block, Obe Trio, Breck Philip & The City of Trees Band, 3 p.m. Red Hawk Casino The Spazmatics, 10 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Camellia Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen King Dream, 9:30 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Midnight Players, 9 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Pablo Montero y Beatriz Adriana, La Reyna De Nuestros Corazones, 7:30 p.m. Torch Club Loose Engines, 5:30 p.m.; The Nickel Slots, 9 p.m.

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Comedy Crest Theatre Chris D’Elia: Follow the Leader 2018 Tour, May 19, 7 & 10 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Cash for Comedy w/ Carlos Rodriguez, Cuzin Sean, Joe Lopez, Josh Means, Amy Estes and More, May 9, 8 p.m. Key Lewis feat. DC Ervin, May 11 - 13, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m. Underpaid-Hilariously Funny Tour w/ Steph Sanders, Shaun G, Saul Trujillo, Murv Seymour & Lance Woods, May 16, 8 p.m. Say It Loud Comedy Presented by Michael Calvin Jr. feat. Scruncho, Zach Edlow, Wendy Lewis, Nicole Blue and More, May 17, 8 p.m. D’Sean Ross feat. John Wynn, May 18 - 20, 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. Comedy Night w/ David Samuel, May 9, 8 p.m. STAB!, May 16, 8 p.m. On the Y Open Mic Comedy w/ Guest Hosts, Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Punch Line Cheap Rent w/ Max Rosenblum, May 9, 8 p.m.

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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. 24th Street Theater Young Actors Stage Presents: Into the Woods, May 18 - 27 B Street Theatre Airness by Chelsea Marcantel, May 8 - June 10 Blue Cue Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m. Broadway & 3rd Ave. GATHER: Oak Park, May 10, 5 p.m. Camellia Coffee Roasters Alt Library Book Club, May 16, 6:30 p.m. Capay Valley Capay Valley Wine Stroll: Wine, Music, Food, Local Vendors, May 20, 12 p.m. Capital Stage 6th Annual Apprentice Showcase, May 16 - 25 The Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Anderson’s Step It Up Dance Studio Student Showcase, May 17, 6:30 p.m. CK Art Gallery Second Saturday Reception for Best-of-the-Best Art Exhibit feat. Sid Wellman, Linda Paris, Jonah Ward, May 12, 6 p.m. Community Center Theater Broadway Sacramento Presents: An American In Paris, May 16 - 27 Country Club Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Crocker Art Museum 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 Crocker Park Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 2018, May 20, 11:30 a.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 6 p.m. David Lubin Elementary East Sac Garden Tour, May 12 - 13, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sacramento Sacramento Professional Career Fair and Job Fair, May 15, 11:30 a.m. Faces Nightclub Midtown Love: A Celebration of the Midtown Community, May 17, 6 p.m. Florin Road & 65th Street Certified Farmers Market, Thursday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m. @ The Grounds Placer County Golden Coast Adventure Faire, May 12 - 13, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Highwater The Trivia Factory, Monday’s, 7 p.m. Historic Locke Locke Asian Pacific Street Festival, May 12, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Historic Old Folsom Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. Jefferson School Park Community Carnival, May 19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Kupros Craft House Triviology, Sunday’s, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, Thursday’s, 8 p.m. The Maker’s Place River City Marketplace Presents: Soiree feat. GypsyLamb, Sunshine Soap and Candle Company, Tonja Wilcox Art & Design and More, May 12, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. McClatchy Park Oak Park Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, Wednesday’s, 8 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall inDANCE, May 12 - 13 Nicholson’s MusiCafe Trivia Night, Monday’s, 7 p.m. Oak Park Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Sunday’s, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Nerd Nite Sacramento: Livecast w/ Ruben Reveles & Kraig Rasmussen, May 10, 8 p.m. Old Sacramento Old Sacramento Chocolate Week, May 8 - 12 Old Sugar Mill Clarksburg Wine Company Crawfish Boil 2018, May 19, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. On The Y Movie Night w/ Jandy Barwench, Wednesday’s, 7 p.m. Orangevale Community Center 6th Annual Spring Craft Fair, May 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phoenix Park It’s My Park Day, May 12, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. River Walk Park Official Sacramento Beer Week Kick Off Party: Sac Mac + Brew Review, May 10, 6 p.m. Sacramento Children’s Museum Inspire! Event, May 16, 6 p.m. Sacramento County Administration Building Irish Storytelling 2018: Tóraíocht Shonais (Pursuit of Happiness), May 16, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento Zoo Wine and Brew at the Zoo, May 12, 5 p.m. Shop Old Gold 3 Year Anniversary Party + Art Opening + Sale!, May 19, 6 p.m. Soil Born Farms American River Ranch A Day on the Farm, May 20, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. St. Stephens Orthodox Church Mediterranean Food Festival, May 19 - 20, 11 a.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. Two Rivers Cider Co. Two Rivers Bike Swap: Browse, Buy or Sell, May 20, 1 - 5 p.m. Various Breweries, Tap Rooms, Restaurants, Etc. Sacramento Beer Week 2018, May 10 - 20 Verge Center for the Arts Sacramento Zine Fest, May 12, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Verge Jumble Sale, Through May 13 Village Green Park Rancho Cordova iFest, May 12, 5 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 6 p.m.

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At this point, I feel like I know Michael Avenatti well enough that I feel as though I should send him a Christmas card or something this year. I don’t really like or dislike the man, but every time I turn on the TV, there he is with that steely gaze and jaw of his talking tough against the president and defending his client, Stormy Daniels. I mean, good for him, I guess. No matter what comes of this debacle, I’m sure his profile is soaring through the roof, and as long as he keeps his head about him, he’s sure to be in for a big windfall. Maybe that’s why the economy is doing so well right now. So many of us are in the Trump business. I’m writing this column about him—more or less—so I guess I am, too. It was one of the things I took away from comedian Michelle Wolff’s scathing (to put it mildly) and often hilarious 19-minute set at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, during which she berated members of the press for profiting from President Trump’s antics. “[Trump] couldn’t sell steaks, or vodka, or water, or college, or ties, or [his son] Eric. But he has helped you sell your papers, and books and TV,” Wolff said. “You helped create this monster and now you’re profiting off of him.” And she’s probably right, though to be fair, it’s not like the press can ignore someone when they’re running for President of the United States. Trump probably got more ink than, say, I would have if I was running, which is sad, because I think it would be a lot cooler story if I were a candidate. Who the fuck am I, right? Everyone could be like, “Look at this guy over here, running for president. Who the fuck is he, right?” Maybe Jimmy Kimmel would have had me on to patronize me or something. Or Sean Hannity could have smirked smugly, like, “Can you believe this idiot?” And then the nation would have been united in its belief that I had no business running for the highest office in the land and had a good chuckle at my expense. It’s OK. It wouldn’t have been the first time that happened. And hey, they all would have been right to laugh. It’s not like I have a lick of political experience. You’d have to be crazy to vote for a novice like me for president … Anyway, if you like watching powerful people squirm in their seats, you should

definitely check out Wolff’s dismantling of, well, pretty much everyone who has played some role in this crazy roller coaster ride most of us have been forced into the past couple of years. Unfortunately—and I’m sure this comes as little surprise—the President didn’t attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, though Wolff said she would have dragged him there, “but turns out the President of the United States is the one pussy you are not allowed to grab.” Yeah, it was pretty brutal. She’s right, of course, that Trump has been good for business as far as the media goes. If the administration has been good at anything, it’s been making stories. I’m sure they’ve done some policy stuff that is probably awful, like the tax plan, but really they just kind of roll out talking points and oddball characters like a well-oiled machine while they do whatever it is they’re doing behind the scenes. Now they’re running Rudy Giuliani out there. That’s been great, because I think we were all burnt out on the usual people doling out the conflicting stories and misinformation, so it’s nice to have someone new to talk about. It’s sort of a reboot, too, for Giuliani, whose star has faded somewhat in recent years, and I’m sure that hasn’t sat well with him. Now he’s one of Trump’s lawyers or something? I mean, I think he is. But he’s out there on television all the time saying things he shouldn’t, like commenting on the release of American journalists detained by North Korea, and then going on another show to backtrack on the things he said in the previous show and making new statements that he’ll have to clarify on the next show. In that regard, he’s doing a great job. That’s a lot of must-see minutes he’s generating. I love how he’s saying that he’s still a new member of the team and needs to get up to speed on stuff, but it seems like maybe he should have done that before he started making all of these television appearances so it wouldn’t come off like this vaunted legal team that’s supposed to be representing the president in like a billion possible court cases and has seen members come and go on a weekly basis actually has its shit together. But then we’d have to talk about something else, and that would have been really bad for business.

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