Submerge Magazine: Issue 266 (May 21 - June 4, 2018)

DIVE INTO SACRAMENTO & ITS SURROUNDING AREAS MAY 21 – JUNE 4, 2018

#266

MARSHALL HOUSE PROJECT WATCH THE WORLD DANCE

SLAYER A FEARSOME FAREWELL TO SACRAMENTO

MODERN MAN NO BOUNDARIES IDEATEAM GRADUATION DAY

MIKE LOVE THE UNIVERSE SPEAKS

CRAIG ROBINSON LASTING IMPRESSION

BRUNCH ON FRONT STREET!

FREE

M E M O R I A L DAY W E E K E N D

NIGHT SWIM &

LASER SHOW

S U N DAY, M AY 2 7 8 P M – 1 A M

SUNDAY SPLASH Pride Pool Party SAC PRIDE POOL PARTY WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITING LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER

DA Z Z L E T H E S E N S E S W I T H O U R W H I T E N I G H T SW I M P O O L PA R T Y & L A S E R S H OW A L L W H I T E AT T I R E & SW I M W E A R E N C O U R AG E D

JOHN MICHAEL

WITH

JUNE 10

10PM-1AM

4- 9PM

CA B A N A B OT T L E S E RV I C E & T I C K E T S R E V I VA L S AC R A M E N TO.C O M / E V E N T- CA L E N DA R

R E V I VA L S AC R A M E N TO.C O M • @ R E V I VA L AT T H E S AW Y E R ( 9 1 6 ) 5 4 5 -7 1 1 1 • 5 0 0 J S T R E E T, S AC R A M E N TO S AC R A M E N TO ’ S N E W E S T R O O F TO P B A R & LO U N G E

RUSSALL S. BEATTIE & SLIDING DOORS ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT

Direct from Australia - a galaxy far, far away....

JUNE 8 COMMUNITY CENTER THEATER, SACRAMENTO EMPIRESTRIPSBACK.COM Disclaimer: This is a parody production. Star Wars™ and its characters are registered trademarks of Lucasslm Entertainment Company Ltd or Lucasslm Ltd. This production is not sponsored, endorsed by or affiliated with Disney, Lucasslm Entertainment Company Ltd, Lucasslm Ltd or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and/or third party licensors.

2

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

DIVE IN

Submerge: an independently owned entertainment/lifestyle publication available for free biweekly throughout the greater Sacramento area.

266 2018 MAY 21 – JUNE 4

16

IT’S A LIFESTYLE, AND A JOB. COFOUNDER/ EDITOR IN CHIEF/ ART DIRECTOR

Melissa Welliver melissa@ submergemag.com COFOUNDER/ ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Jonathan Carabba jonathan@ submergemag.com SENIOR EDITOR

James Barone

18

12

24

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Ryan Prado

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Amber Amey, Ellen Baker, Robin Bacior, Robert A. Berry II, Michael Cella, Bocephus Chigger, Ronnie Cline, Justin Cox, Alia Cruz, Josh Fernandez, Lovelle Harris, Mollie Hawkins, Niki Kangas, Nur Kausar, John Phillips, Paul Piazza, Carly Quellman, Claudia Rivas, Daniel Romandia, Andrew C. Russell, Amy Serna, Jacob Sprecher, Richard St. Ofle, Haley Teichert CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Wesley Davis, Evan Duran, Kevin Fiscus, Dillon Flowers, Jon Hermison, Paul Piazza

Submerge

P.O. Box 160282 Sacramento, California 95816

916.441.3803 info@ submergemag.com

18 03 06

DIVE IN THE STREAM

07

THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST

09

OUTSIDE THE 9-TO-5

10

SUBMERGE YOUR SENSES

12

MODERN MAN

GARDEN HIGHWAY GEMS

SubmergeMag.com

16 18

MIKE LOVE CRAIG ROBINSON

20 21 24

MARSHALL HOUSE PROJECT

25

LIVE<<REWIND

26

THE SHALLOW END

CALENDAR

All content is property of Submerge and may not be reproduced without permission. Submerge is both owned and published by Submerge Media. All opinions expressed throughout Submerge are those of the author and do not necessarily mean we all share those opinions. Feel free to take a copy or two for free, but please don’t remove our papers or throw them away.

Submerge welcomes letters of all kinds, whether they are full of love or hate. We want to know what is on your mind, so feel free to contact us via snail mail at P.O. Box 160282, Sacramento, California 95816.

Or you can email us at info@submergemag.com.

SUBMERGEMAG.COM Follow us on Twitter & Instagram! @SubmergeMag PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

LIVE<<REWIND

SLAYER & MORE IDEATEAM & MORE

FRONT COVER PHOTO OF CRAIG ROBINSON COURTESY OF 3 ARTS ENTERTAINMENT BACK COVER PHOTO OF MIKE LOVE

BY LUCKY WE LIVE

MELISSA WELLIVER melissa@submergemag.com For the past 10 years I’ve enjoyed creating content that enlightens others about all sorts of cool stuff going on in the greater Sacramento area. Because our issues come out every other week, though, it’s difficult to get out to a lot of events since we’re always on another deadline.

But here at Submerge we truly live and breathe arts and entertainment. It’s not just a job for us, it’s a whole lifestyle.

I truly crushed it at attending events this past week, despite my computer (aka my livelihood) breaking down on two separate occasions.

One could say I have super powers, because my past week had me at Sacramento Beer Week’s opening event, Sac Mac and Brew Review. I was a on a panel with other judges, and I voted for the Track 7 Brewing Co. & The Other Side (their own restaurant that will be opening in East Sacramento soon). Can’t wait!

I also went to the soft opening of the new restaurant and brewery that was on our last issue’s cover, Urban Roots. Drank so many delicious beers.

I ventured out to the Beer Week Rocks event and watched bands like ZuhG and Simple Creation at Big Sexy Brewing Co. The vibe in that place is that of an awesome house party.

I went to watch the band Tycho at The Sofia at B Street Theatre.

It was the first time I’ve seen a concert there and the sound system was amaze-balls.

Let’s see … what else? Went to another Beer Week event at Capital Beer and Tap Room featuring brews from Humble Sea Brewing Co. and Alvarado Street Brewery. I even got to meet some brewers churning out some of my favorite beer right now.

I experienced the most packed Downtown Concerts in the Park event ever, with Saint Solitaire, I Am Strikes and Franz Ferdinand.

Shook a shit-ton of hands and kissed babies.

Just this past Saturday I even hit up the Sacramento Mile motorcycle race at Cal Expo. The rider we wrote about last issue, Jared Mees, took first place in the main event! I think it may be one of my favorite annual events. It’s a nice break from hipster ass events.

Did I mention my computer broke down twice? (Quick shoutout to Double Dex for fixing me up!)

All this going down, we were still able to finish this issue you’re holding in your hands on time as always.

Sleep when you’re dead. And live by our motto: Read. Learn. Do rad things.

– Melissa

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

3

1517 21 st Street Sacramento

Holydiversac.com

Western Spies

THU MAY 24 • 7PM Remnants

All Ages & Music Venue Bar

ng Servi Now

ht

idnig

pm-m eek 4 saw 7 day

the Kosmonaut The Cretin’s Cattle

FRI MAY 25 • 7PM

SAT MAY 26 • 7PM

MON MAY 28 • 7PM

Love Songs

Short Trip • Love For Fire ( Alkaline Trio Tribute)

SAM PETER & THE VILLAGE

FRI JUNE 1 • 7PM

SAT JUNE 2 • 7PM

WED JUNE 6 • 7PM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

FRI JUNE 8 • 6:3OPM

DESTROY BOYS

Anarchy Lace

SAT JUNE 9 • 7PM

MON JUNE 11 • 6PM

TUE JUNE 12 • 6:3OPM

FRI JUNE 15 • 7PM

Tara Black & Seeing Red The Roa Brothers Band EAZY DUB SAM PETER & THE VILLAGE

SUN JUNE 17 • 7PM 4

TUE JUNE 19 • 6PM

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

SAT JUNE 23 • 7PM

TUE JUNE 26 • 7PM Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

1517 21 Street Sacramento Holydiversac.com st

OPEN DAILY AT 4PM

$TEVEN CANNON

HAPPY HOUR

The Croissants

$7 PIZZA & BEER $1 OFF ALL BEERS $4 WELLS MON - FRI 4-7PM

Free Candy

WED JUNE 27 • 7PM

FRI JUNE 29 • 9PM • 21+

SAT JUNE 3O • 7:3OPM

THU JULY 5 • 7PM

FRI JULY 6 • 6:3OPM

SAT JULY 7 • 7PM

MON JULY 9 • 7PM

TUE JULY 1O • 6:3OPM

coming soon MAY 3O:

THE DARLING CLEMENTINES: BURLESQUE, CIRCUS, MUSIC

MODPODS

THU JULY 12 • 7PM

FRI JULY 13 • 7PM

TUE JULY 17 • 7PM

THE CHROME BOY (JOE SATRIANI TRIBUTE) MADMAN’S LULLABY

Sam Jones Amber DeLaRosa

SAT JULY 21 • 7PM SubmergeMag.com

SUN JULY 29 • 7PM

MON AUG 6 • 6:3OPM

AUG17:PETTYOFNOT: TRIBUTE TO TOM PETTY

MAY 31: LOCAL SHOWCASE: AUG 22:CHAD VALLEY ATOMIC FLOUNDER, THE IGOR’S , SEPT 7:MAC SABBATH CAR CRASH HEARTS +MORE JUN 7: LOCAL SHOWCASE: SEPT 1O: (HED) P.E. THE LAST TITAN, ON HIGHER TIDES, UNTIL THE UNKNOWN +MORE SEPT 15: ALESTORM JUN 14: ANDREW WILSON SEPT 16: BRENT FAIYAZ JUN 16:SINISTER CREATURE SEPT 21: RICHIE KOTZEN, CON AFTER PARTY: VINNIE MOORE, GUS G AURELIO VOLTAIRE +MORE JUN 21: LOCAL SHOWCASE: SEPT 28: ANGRA CRECON, TYYBOT, DEAD TILL MONDAY, OCT 3: THE LACS KILL GANG, BLIND MEDUSA +MORE OCT 5: JUN 22: GRRRLY SHOW: BURLESQUE & VARIETY CABARET VICIOUS RUMORS JUL 3: SLEEPTALK OCT 16:MICHALE GRAVES AUG 7: LEMURIA OF MISFITS AUG 8: GIRAFFES? OCT 2O: SYML GIRAFFES! OCT 26: DREAMERS AUG 1O: L.A. GUNS AUG 12: OTEP DEC 6: DOYLE

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

5

THE STREAM

TMI Collaborations & Capital Chaos TV Present:

THE FLESH HAMMERS

JONATHAN CARABBA Send regional news tips to info@submergemag.com

Death Valley Gypsies Banger Mourning Sun

8:00 PM 21+

Saturday, May 26 ON THE Y | 670 Fulton Ave | Sacramento

GRASS VALLEY’S CENTER FOR THE ARTS TO UNDERGO MAJOR RENOVATION Nevada County’s premier performing arts organization, The Center for the Arts (314 W. Main St., Grass Valley), is just about a week away from breaking ground on a highly anticipated multimillion dollar renovation. On Tuesday, May 29, the venue will host a ground breaking ceremony at 10 a.m. The renovations, expected to be completed by Spring 2019, will see an entirely new Main Stage Theatre with a larger capacity and a more flexible floor plan, an expanded bar and gallery space, new bathrooms, more green rooms, a new stateof-the-art sound system, upgrades to The Center’s accessibility for those with disabilities and much more. While the work is going on, so must the show, so The Center is launching their OnTheGo series this summer where they’ll book bands and events at a number of other venues throughout the county, including the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Grass Valley Elks Lodge, the Foothills Event Center, and the Don Baggett Theater at Nevada Union High School, among others. The OnTheGo series kicks off with country star Clint Black on June 28 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

The folks from The Center are also busy gearing up for the 22nd annual California WorldFest, which they produce and will go down July 12 – 15 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Learn more about the venue’s changes and check out their upcoming OnTheGo shows at Thecenterforthearts.org/centeronthego. Check out the impressive and diverse lineup for California WorldFest at Worldfest.net.

LOCAL ARTIST JESSICA MALONE TO RECORD LIVE ALBUM AT HARLOW’S WITH HER FIVE-PIECE BAND Sacramento songstress Jessica Malone is all set to record a new live album on Wednesday, June 6 at Harlow’s (2708 J St., Sacramento) alongside her talented five-piece band. The group consists of Malone on vocals, guitar and ukulele, as well as Giorgi Khokhobashvili on violin, Brett Vaughn on electric guitar, Thomas Mackerness on upright bass, and Barry Eldridge on drums. “There is something magical about live music.

We’ve all felt it,” Malone wrote on the event’s Facebook page. “We are going to capture some of that magic at Harlow’s on June 6 and we want you all to be there with us!” The show, which is also doubling as Malone’s birthday celebration, is all ages and just $10 in advance or $12 at the door, which will open at 6 p.m. Visit Harlows.com to snag advanced tickets. You can also catch Malone and her band on Friday, June 1 at Concerts in the Park at Cesar Chavez Plaza (910 I St., Sacramento) where she’ll be opening for headliners Dead Winter Carpenters. That show is free, all ages, starts at 5 p.m., and will also feature performances from Manzanita, This Great State, and DJ Eddie Z. Learn more about Jessica Malone at Jessicamalonemusic.com.

SACRAMENTO KINGS SCORE BIG, LAND NUMBER TWO PICK AT UPCOMING NBA DRAFT Last week, local basketball fans went berserk after the Sacramento Kings landed a number two pick at the NBA draft lottery, with the Phoenix Suns winning the number one pick.

The Kings came into the lottery with the seventh slot, so the jump up to number two was a big one. “The basketball God is at work!” longtime voice of the Kings Grant Napear said in a tweet. “This is the most important draft pick in Sacramento Kings history,” wrote popular blog Sactownroyalty. com. “The Kings were the big winners on lottery night,” penned Gary Parrish on CBSsports.com. This marks the first time in the Sacramento era that the Kings have held the number two pick, which sets them up nicely to draft one of the league’s top incoming prospects, like Arizona’s star Deandre Ayton, or Slovenian phenom Luka Donciº. It seems more than likely the Kings will go with whoever the Suns don’t choose, but who knows, a lot can change between now and the draft, which will occur on Thursday, June 21 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Either way, this is huge for the Kings, who have struggled for a long while now. Maybe, just maybe, with another star player and if the actual stars align, the Kings can break their 10-plus-year playoff-less streak.

Please support the advertisers that support Submerge!

This publication would not be possible without our wonderful advertisers.

Visit them and tell ‘em Submerge is the reason.

6

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST We have a problem, people; a disturbingly sexy problem and we need to start discussing it now.

If we stick to our current path, this problem will become all but a certainty. Our reckoning will shake the very foundation of who we are as people; it will change how we act toward each other and animalkind. What I’m trying to say is that if we aren’t careful, the planet is going to be inundated with sexy, sexy fish.

To understand this sexy fish problem, we must first go back to how it started. Plastic, in the form of Bakelite, was first invented in 1907 and made great bracelets, but it had its limitations. Plastics as we currently know them did not really take off until after World War II. It may have taken a bit to catch on, but our parents, grandparents and great grandparents ended up loving them some goddamn plastic.

Before you knew it, the whole world was practically made of the stuff and we just kept throwing it away when it stopped being useful.

Why not? That’s how we’d always done it.

The plastic was supposed to melt into a smelly pile of funky shit and soak back into the earth like everything else. It turns out, however, that

The

Boardwalk FRI, MAY 25

plastic doesn’t biodegrade like the rest of our garbage. Instead, it photodegrades and turns into smaller and smaller pieces without ever really going away. And because it is so light and airy, plastic does a great job of working its way into our rivers, streams and oceans. There, the plastic photodegrades further, picking up other chemical contaminants in the water along the way until it gets small enough to look like food to a fish and is eaten.

The fish’s endocrine system is no match for that funky, chemical-covered plastic and the contaminants soon leech into the fish. Once absorbed, the funk can have serious effects on the fish and has been known to cause severe biological mutations including spontaneous sex changes. God only knows what’s been dumped in the ocean and there is no telling what it will do to the fish, but there is a strong chance, with the prevalence of gender changes, that there could be other sexy consequences to our misdeeds.

These fish could end up having the best versions of all our favorite body parts. The best butts, boobs, lips and dicks will all be found on fish. Sure, we will be disgusted at first, but

SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH! repeated exposure has a way of changing people’s minds. Like the rest of our perversions, our attraction to these hawt tuna will probably start with internet porn and grow from there.

Before you know it, fish is off the menu and on in the bedroom. That’s how they get you!

We shouldn’t be surprised when it happens; we’ve been priming ourselves for the sexy fish takeover for some time. Just look at the Starbucks logo. That mermaid has her fins spread wide open for the world to see. And what about the 1980s movie, Splash? In that cinematic masterpiece, our beloved national treasure, Tom Hanks, did everything he could to have sex with his mermaid girlfriend played by Daryl Hannah and we ate it up. Our love affair with fish people continues to this day with Jason Momoa playing Aquaman. Whenever sexy fish are offered to the public, we fall for it hook, line and sinker, leaving me with little hope that we will be able to withstand the onslaught of “Ooo Barracudas” swimming our way.

What’s it going to mean when we stop finding each other sexy and start putting all that energy into our fish? The one upside is

BOCEPHUS CHIGGER bocephus@submergemag.com that the lives of female women should improve.

If everyone is busy getting fishy, no one will be grabbing or ogling human women, allowing them to lead the kind of lives that men have enjoyed for centuries. While I don’t want to dismiss the historical significance of a change like that, it is the only upside that I can see to our impending sexy fish future. Of course, it also means the end of humankind as we know it, but we might be able to stop that.

There are a lot of delicious fish out there, but eventually all of them turn smelly and slimy.

They belong in the sea, not on the end of your penis or in your vagina. Sure, their colors are pretty, and they are mesmerizing to watch, but let’s not turn fish into sex objects. The best way to avoid that is to increase our efforts in getting the plastic and chemicals out of the water before your weird uncle has a scaly fish booty mounted over his fireplace and your teenage son is jerking off with fish oil. It’s not a good look, people. Let’s not go there.

9426 GREENBACK ORANGEVALE (916) 358-9116 BOARDWALKROCKS.COM

18+ • 7PM

ABSTRACT ABYSS

EMOFLYTRAP / DEAD HOMIE FOREIGN HYPE SAT, MAY 26

ALL AGES • 8PM

24HRS + MORE

SAT, JUNE 2

ALL AGES • 7PM

HAVENSIDE

WASTEWALKER / VICE VERSA / SMACK’D UP NOW YOUR ENEMY / GIGANTES TUE, JUNE 5 ALL AGES • 6:30PM

EMERY

‘68 / TROVE BELLE FRI, JUNE 8

ALL AGES • 6:30PM

ANDRÈS

DEAD POET SOCIETY / DEMON IN ME HEMISPHERES / WITHHOLDER / YUGEN SAT, JUNE 9

ALL AGES • 7PM

KURT TRAVIS

MAKARI / A FOREIGN AFFAIR PERFECT SCORE / YUNGER FRI, JUNE 29

Air / Retina / Pro Mini / iMac

Sales, Repairs & Upgrades

We provide the Apple experience at a fraction of the cost.

21+ • 7:30PM

EVERY MOTHER’S NIGHTMARE + MORE SubmergeMag.com

Exquisitely Refurbished 877.609.7646

M - F / 9am – 5pm

5290 Elvas Ave. Suite A Sacramento CA 95819

Sales@DoubleDex.com

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

7

CONGRATS, GRADUATES!

PERFECT

GIFTS FOR GRADS AT

LITTLE RELICS.

LITTLE &BOUTIQUE RELICS GALLERIA LITTLE RELICS

Think local!

BLUELAMPSACRAMENTO.COM 916-455-3400

HAPPY HOUR

Tues, May 22 5pm

Thurs, May 24 8pm

Tues, May 29 5pm

H A P PY H O U R W /

MICHAEL RAY S I N G E R / S O N GW R I T E R

LAUREN WAKEFIELD H A P PY H O U R W /

LEO BOOTS

Thurs, May 31 8pm

Tues, June 5

S I N G E R / S O N GW R I T E R

DYLAN CRAWFORD H A P PY H O U R /

Thurs, June 7 8pm

EVERY THURS • 8PM

Tues, June 12 5pm

Thurs, June 14

H A P PY H O U R W /

WILL COMSTOCK S I N G E R / S O N GW R I T E R

ADAM BLOCK 8pm

TBA

5pm

S I N G E R / S O N GW R I T E R N I G H T

S I N G E R / S O N GW R I T E R

DYLAN CRAWFORD

Thurs, June 21 8pm

S I N G E R / S O N GW R I T E R

DYLAN CRAWFORD

MAY 22 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

MAY 23 8 PM

MAY 24 8 PM

HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT!

BUY ANY DRAFT BEER & ADD A WELL SHOT FOR $3, JAMESON $4

TUESDAY

ASSORTED $2 DRINK SPECIALS

WEDNESDAY

S AT & S U N • 1 0 A M - 2 P M

8

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

TV GIRL

WISHED BONE + MORE

GENTLEMAN SURFER

CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER SATURDAY

MAY 26

CANDIDATE GABRIELL GARCIA

SUNDAY

MAY 27 MONDAY

MAY 28 8 PM

GABRIELL GARCIA CITY COUNCIL NORTH NATOMAS DISTRICT 1 TUESDAY

MAY 29

HAPPY HOUR

THURSDAY & FRIDAY 4 - 7 PM

PRIMITIVE MAN

8 PM

CELESTE, INFERNAL COIL, CHRCH (RECORD RELEASE)

WEDNESDAY

VOICE OF ADDICTION

MAY 30 8 PM

THURSDAY

AT BOTH ENDS, KNOCKED DOWN, RIOT RADIO

LOCKSMITH

J.LATELY, JOHNNY & JARRON, MAY 31 QUINCEY WHITE, KIDD DOXX, 8 PM LEON THE GOD +MORE

9 PM

THE GATLIN BIRTHDAY BASH

SATURDAY

N-MEN SUMMER PARTY 18’

FRIDAY

JUNE 1

THE LOSIN STREAKS, SACTO STORYTELLERS, MATT RAINEY

CITY COUNCIL NORTH NATOMAS DISTRICT 1

JUNE 2

W/ ANDRU DEFEYE AND SPACEWALKER MINGLE & MIX W/ NOAH PHILLIPS

OF FEATHER AND BONE JUNE 3 DEFECRATOR, DEARTH, VOYEUR

DRUNK POETRY

5PM DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATE

$12 BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS $7 BLOODY MARYS

1217 21ST STREET MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO 916.440.0401 kuproscrafthouse.com @kuprossacto

(AVANT GARDE NOISE ROCK) SKERIK NORDRA

FREE SALAMANDER EXHIBIT MAY 25 CHEER-ACCIDENT, BATTLE HAG, 8 PM

THURSDAY

$7 DISCOUNT CRAFT COORS & BEER BOMBERS JAMESON COMBO

ARKAINGELLE, ZAHIRA, EMPRESS NICO

FRIDAY

7 PM

SUNDAY & MONDAY

THE LAMBSBREAD

THURSDAY

TUESDAYS • 7PM OPEN MIC |-WEDNESDAYS • 5 - 7 P M HAPPY HOUR W/ ROSS HAMMOND

E V E R Y S U N D AY • 7 : 3 0 P M

W/ THE CANDIDATE

MONDAYS

TUESDAY

EVERY TUES • 5-7PM

Open 7 days a week

1400 ALHAMBRA SACRAMENTO

4 - 7 PM

H A P PY H O U R JA M S ( S TA R T I N G M AY 1 5 )

916.346.4615 www.littlerelics.com

908 21st Street (between I & J) Midtown Sacramento 95811

POETRY, MUSIC, FOOD & MORE

8PM

8 PM

SUNDAY

8 PM

TUESDAY

CANDIDATE GABRIELL GARCIA

CITY COUNCIL NORTH NATOMAS DISTRICT 1

CLOUD CATCHER

JUNE 5

ELECTION DAY CAMPAIGN WRAP PARTY

WILD ONES,

JUNE 7

THURSDAY

SPACE KAMP

CRYPT TRIP, PEACE KILLERS, ASTRAL CULT LIVING HOUR, HONYOCK

6 PM

9 PM

THE GAS STATION

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

OUTSIDE THE 9-TO-5

THE NOT-SO-HIDDEN GEMS OF GARDEN HIGHWAY WORDS & PHOTOS ELLEN BAKER

Tucked along the Sacramento River lies Garden Highway, a hidden road of splendor with not-so-hidden gems along the river shore. As a child, driving home from the Sacramento Airport would sometimes involve a leisurely stroll down Garden Highway.

I remember thinking about the name and envisioning apple orchards on the horizon and banana trees hanging above us. As an adult, I can now recognize clearly (or, not as clearly) and see Garden Highway for what it really is: perhaps not a Garden of Eden, but a beautiful stroll along Sacramento’s waterway with good quality food, drink and recreation.

Aside from a fantastic motorcycle ride, this adventure can also be done on bicycle or in a car (or Uber/Lyft/ taxi if you plan on getting “off yer trolley”). A great choice for after-work eats, summer night hangouts or early morning jaunts, Garden Highway promotes fantastic river views without overpopulation. Below are a selection of the (mostly boozy) places to visit along the highway.

Discovery Park

Rafting the flooded park DISCOVERY PARK (16 0 0 G A R D EN H W Y. ) Beginning from North Sacramento, Discovery Park transcends its reputation as a sanctuary for the homeless and exists as a fantastic daytime destination. Throw a hammock up over the river, bring a blanket with some snacks, ride your bike over the Jibboom Bridge (which is currently closed for renovations but re-opens May 31) or if it’s flooded, grab a raft and float through the park. The potential for Discovery Park is vast, yet it currently holds only a handful of festivals per year.

SubmergeMag.com

CRAWDADS ON THE RIVER (1375 G A R D EN H W Y. ) Moving west, we arrive at Crawdads. By far one of the most lavish stops along the way, Crawdads is a restaurant that features fresh fish, expensive wine and fantastic views of the river.

VIRGIN STURGEON (1577 G A R D EN H W Y. ) With perhaps the best pours in all of Sacramento, Virgin Sturgeon prides itself on down-to-earth service and close-knit family vibes. As one of my favorite stops on the highway, I suggest grabbing your drink of choice and heading down to the dock to watch the sunset. If booze isn’t your thing, stop in for brunch on the weekend, sit outside and enjoy the warm spring breeze on your organic potatoes.

SANDY COVE (2 0 0 5 G A R D EN H W Y. ) A pup’s haven, a human haven, as long as the crowds are low.

As the largest sandy beach that I know of near downtown Sacramento, Sand Cove Park Beach provides space for fishing, swimming, sandy yoga, and it’s one hell of a spot for a cup of morning joe. Oftentimes you will find a tent belonging to a family, who, for the past week has called Sandy Cove their home. I have never encountered issues with people there, but it has made me think about what I can personally do to help solve Sacramento’s homeless issue …

“Good or bad, hard to say” (great Ted Talk, look it up).

The dock at Virgin Sturgeon SWABBIES ON THE RIVER ( 5 871 G A R D EN H W Y. ) Swabbies boasts famous tacos, a dock for boats and jet skis, live music on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and endless picnic tables to host large groups. Almost always, you will find at least three motorcycles here, and more than likely a handful of RVs that seem to have been posted there for months. Go to Swabbies if you’re ready to mingle or drink; stay at Crawdads if you’re feeling bougie.

TEAL BEND GOLF CLUB (72 0 0 G A R D EN H W Y. ) With blackberry bushes surrounding the course, snacks are available for those of us who tend to lose focus while the rest of the team wraps up the game. Good cart deals are available on the weekdays, and turkeys tend to find their way onto the greens.

Depending on your outlook on turkeys, this can be good or bad. Finish off the day on the 18th hole with a tee over a pond onto the green.

Continuing the journey down Garden Highway leads you to a dirt road and the small town of Nicolaus. Here you have the option to jump on Highway 99 toward Yuba City or jump on El Centro Road to head home. The farmlands that run parallel to the highway create a sense of country living only minutes from the city; this can be valuable after a long day in the office with traffic noise and lingering deadlines. Watch for drunk drivers on your way home and call a ride to save a life. Enjoy a bite to eat, a glass of wine, a walk on the beach and try to find a moment to fully embrace our charming Sacramento River.

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

9

Your Senses WORDS AMBER AMEY

Photos by Paul Piazza

HEAR

This Benefit Concert Will Feature a 40-Piece Orchestra Playing Two Beatles Albums in Their Entirety • June 2 Do you go ballistic for the Beatles? Are you a fan of enriching the musical minds of our youth? Then come and do both at the Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy fundraiser on Saturday, June 2. The SPMA will be celebrating the 51st anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the 1966 cutting-edge album, Revolver, as well as raising money to fund and support the program’s dedication to providing the youth with access to musical education. The SPMA artistic director, Benjamin J. McClara, has personally transcribed and arranged both of these amazing albums to be played in order and in their entirety by 40 of Sacramento’s greatest musicians. A few of the featured artists include 2018 Sammie Award winner for Best Live Entertainment, Peter Petty; Gabe Nelson of alternative rock bands Cake and Bellygunner; Dana Moret of Lydia Pense and Cold Blood and many, many more! There will also be a liquid lightshow performance by San Francisco lightshow pioneer, and now Sacramento resident, George Holden. The show will take place at the Platinum Living Amphitheater at Quarry Park in Rocklin at 4000 Rocklin Rd. Tickets are available to purchase now on Eventbrite.com by searching “Beatles in Rocklin” and start at $42. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30. Bring the whole family and support our local youth!

TOUCH

Discover the Joys of Lavender at Cache Creek Lavender Farm’s Annual Free Festival • June 9 & 10

SEE

Artist Richard Muñoz to Host First Solo Show, Head, at WAL Public Market • June 1

Are you a lover of lavender? Then the Cache Creek Lavender Festival is the place for you! Charley Opper and his partner Linda Barrett discovered their two-acre plot of land on the edge of Rumsey in Capay Valley in 1997 and planted their first lavender crop that same year.

From then on they began harvesting their own lavender and creating their own lavender products that they sold at local farmer’s markets which quickly became a hit with the community and sparked an annual festival honoring their lavender. This free and annual all-ages event will take place June 9 and 10 and will teach you to harvest your own lavender and learn more about nature’s purple healer. There will also be wine available to taste provided by Capay Vineyard along with live music and lavender ice cream and lemonade. The farm is located at 3430 Madrone St., Rumsey, California. You can get more information on the event at Cachecreeklavender.com.

Awaken your love for art at the First Friday opening at WAL Public Market with the debut of Chicago-transplant and artist, Richard Muñoz’s first solo exhibit, Head, a series of portraits he’s created within the last year. Muñoz began showing his work publicly in 2015 and since then, he has shared his work in more than 15 gallery exhibitions, three PBS art auctions and two nationally juried exhibitions. Muñoz describes himself as a self-taught artist, intrigued by the human experience, and this shines through his unique, fierce and energetic paintings and drawings. You can purchase Muñoz’s art seven days a week at Old Gold (the same place the event will be held) at 1104 R St., Sacramento. The kick off to the First Friday event and Muñoz’s solo show, Head, will be held Friday, June 1 from 6–8 p.m. Make sure to visit the artist’s website, Thefineartist.net, for more information on his incredible art. Also, Old Gold will be offering 20 percent off storewide during this opening reception on all vintage and handmade items. This is a free, all-ages event so bring the whole family and enjoy some great art!

TASTE

Dine and Dance on Old Sacramento’s Cobblestone Streets During the First-Ever “Brunch on Front” May 27

Kick off Memorial Day weekend with the first-ever “Brunch on Front” on Sunday, May 27. Dine on food from Old Sacramento’s most cherished restaurants, and dance to tunes spun from Sacramento’s own DJ Joseph One! There will be mimosas galore and a tasty menu that will not disappoint: a crustless quiche from Fat City Bar and Café, roasted potatoes and salad frisee from Rio City, cider-brined pork loin from Delta King, vegan stuffed tomato with local smoked tofu and garlic gremolota from Firehouse and coffee and pastries with seasonal fruit from Steamers. So, bring your appetite and do not miss this opportunity to party hardy in the middle of Front Street. The event is from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. and tickets are $25 for brunch and $35 for brunch with mimosas. You can get your tickets at Oldsacramento.com. You can also visit Eventbrite.com and search “brunch on front.” And, don’t throw those tickets or wristbands away because you can receive halfoff entry at the Sacramento History Museum and California Railroad Museum ALL Memorial Day weekend!

10

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Classic Radio Design!

Up-To-Date Features!

Keep the look you love in your dash and get modern features such as Bluetooth, USB ports and SiriusXM compatibility. Wide variety of models, colors and trim. Starting from as low as …

199

$

Alarm And Keyless Entry For Classics!

Audio Package Needs No Dash Unit!

99

Powerful 4-channel amp streams music from phone or any Bluetooth device. Choose two pair speakers.

KACM1824BT, choice of two pair: KFC835C, KFC4675C, KFC1666S, KFCC6865S, KFC6966S

Low package price …

349

$

99

Complete two-way security with two heavy-duty lock actuators.

Installed Package Price Saves $$$*

Add GPS Tracking!

$

Control by phone $ 99

199

349

99

No Credit? No Problem! We Have Payment Plans For Everyone!

Get the system you want now, pay for it later with our easy financing and NO CREDIT NEEDED plans.

Ask us about these today! Make your dream a reality while building your credit rating!

Approval required. Not all applicants will qualify for all plans. Plans from various providers may be offered, with varying interest rates, conditions and restrictions,. Customers are advised to read all information pertaining to the offer they select.

Security Superstore! 1 Installation! $

Ready For Summer!

Alarm That Won’t Break The Bank!

Complete Security With Remote Start!

Sleep Better Every Night!

Alarm with starter kill and shock sensor plus remote start. With two transmitters.

19999

$

129

99

2-Way “Ghost” LED Remote Control!

Alarm And Remote Start!

Two-Way Alarm With Remote Start!

Alarm and keyless entry with two transmitters includes starter kill and shock sensor.

Blinking status LED. Control from up to 1/4 mile away.

$

*

Full-feature alarm with remote start.

One two-way LCD transmitter, one four-button.

$

299

99

Responder LE security system and remote start with diesel mode. Transmitters activate system and keep you informed of your vehicle’s status up to one mile away.

Ready to add an optional SmartStart system for full control from your phone.

349

$

99

* Promotional installed price includes labor to install main components. Many vehicles require interface modules at added cost with added install charges.

Lowest Installed Price In Town! Every Time!

Sacramento 2003 Arden Way 916-920-4262

SubmergeMag.com

Point West Plaza

Ethan Way

Fully installed new product from a local authorized dealer

Arden Way

Mon. - Sat.: 9 AM - 7 PM Sun.: Noon - 5 PM

Coupons and Specials At www.audioexpress.com

FREE LAYAWAY

Unless otherwise limited, prices are good through Tuesday following publication date. Promotional installation (free install, $1 install) is for product purchased from Audio Express installed in factory-ready locations. PPP indicates product installed at half off our posted rates. Custom work at added cost. Kits, antennas and cables additional. Added charges for shop supplies and environmental disposal where mandated. Illustrations similar. Video pictures may be simulated. Not responsible for typographic errors. Savings off MSRP or our original sales price, may include install savings. Intermediate markdowns may have been taken. Details, conditions and restrictions of manufacturer promotional offers at respective websites. Price match applies to new, non-promotional items from authorized sellers; excludes “shopping cart” or other hidden specials. © 2017, Audio Express.

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

11

NO LOSS FOR WORDS

MODERN MAN’S VOCALS-FREE BRAND OF METAL ON DISPLAY ON DEBUT CD WORDS DANIEL ROMANDIA • PHOTO BIAGGIO D’ANNA

M

etal musicians seem to take two extremes when it comes to how seriously they take their music. Either their new material they’ve been working on for the past decade will completely revolutionize the metal scene (and, in turn, society as a whole) or they use a picture of their own feces as an album cover and describe their sound as “hard as shit.”

Lucky for all of us, instrumental progressive metal outfit Modern Man gracefully falls somewhere in the middle— being able to bring together competing time signatures in a mind-bending way while naming that same song “Small Nuts, Big Sack” will do that to you.

“I mean, that’s just funny,” drummer Alfonso Portela says in

12

regard to the band’s previously mentioned track. “It’s like a coin purse with 35 cents in it.”

Guitarists Jeremy Clemmons and Biaggio D’Anna share a laugh until they are composed enough to give their say. It should be said that Portela is also a standup comedian who frequents the local comedy scene.

“It’s funny, we were just talking today like, ‘Should we be more serious with our song titles?’” Clemmons says.

“You don’t want to get too pretentious about it,” Portela chimes in. “Like, ‘This song is a reflection on the human condition as it is in South Oak Park.’”

According to Clemmons, some fans thought the title of the track was the band’s statement about Sacramento’s

current growth and those in power not “being ballsy enough” to make the right decisions to benefit the community.

“That’s actually why I wanted to call that song that,” D’Anna jokes.

The trio riff off of each other in conversation just like they would in band practice. They have an uncommon chemistry that they stumbled upon.

Clemmons and D’Anna had known each other for a few years having previously played together in a band called Competing. As that project began to wind down, the two had material that they didn’t want to hang out to dry.

Around the same time, D’Anna met Portela while they both worked at Insight Coffee.

Portela, being a metal fan

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

and having experience with drumming, suggested that they all just jam together.

“It was a perfect fit. Like, right away,” D’Anna says.

“Pretty weirdly, too,” Clemmons adds.

Portela’s style of drumming was not what Clemmons and D’Anna had expected for their music. Instead of traditional drumming that comes from most metal bands, Portela has a largely jazz and funk background.

It’d been at least six years since he’d played any metal when he met D’Anna.

“I wasn’t in ‘shred shape’ at all,” Portela says. “I actually joined Modern Man to forgo a gym membership.”

All jokes aside, Modern Man takes all of this as serious as they can. Their music comes with defined intent and structure that isn’t always expected from a band with a song titled, “All Weenie, No Balls.” The band, however, still leaves room for experimentation.

D’Anna was on tour with one of his previous bands

a few years back when he played a show with a couple of instrumental acts. He was “floored” by the other bands’ sets and knew he wanted to try his hand at keeping vocals out of the equation.

“There’s just so much you can do without vocals,” D’Anna says.

As he waded through projects, eventually linking up with Clemmons before they formed Modern Man, it wasn’t hard for D’Anna to convince band members that having a vocalist wasn’t necessary.

“It’s really hard to find a vocalist that doesn’t stick to one genre,” Clemmons says.

“It’s like you get put into that category and we’re trying not to be in one particular category.

We like being hybrid.”

“Without vocals, it’s like it took the walls off the box,” D’Anna says. “Instead of being in the box, we’re out of the box and we can pretty much do whatever we want.”

This doesn’t mean that there won’t be a Modern Man song without a voice on the track in

the future since it’s all about being able to do whatever the hell these three want with their music. Besides, Portela says that he’s constantly singing and screaming as he’s playing.

The band’s new album is a long time coming for these three as individuals. It’s more than a first record for the band.

“This CD is the first professionally done CD I’ve ever been on in my life and I’m super proud of it,” Clemmons says.

It’s also something the band has been waiting to put out there. According to the liner notes, the album was recorded in 2016 and it’s just now seeing its wide release.

Modern Man is also playing their album release show at Blue Lamp on June 8 with Behold … the Arctopus, a band they hold in high regard.

As independent as they are, Modern Man still owes plenty to support and help from friends.

They don’t have a bassist proper, but their friend Carson McWhirter played bass on their album. If it wasn’t for Elias Kuhlmann, the band wouldn’t even have a logo.

As with any band, each member has their role. The guys in Modern Man know their roles and they understand how those pieces form the puzzle.

As Clemmons puts it, D’Anna is the one who got him to start experimenting with different songwriting styles and genres.

That influence pushed Clemmons to strive toward bringing in more creativity. Then, once Portela joined, Clemmons and D’Anna began to focus on structure and technique because that’s the part of music that comes naturally to Portela.

They all have their elements they bring into play that form the three-piece you’ve been reading about. It’s rather lazy to say that a band has chemistry, but that’s what is at Modern Man’s core: a chemistry that allows for them to experiment and go off the beaten path with their music, but still allows them to refine and control what happens on that path.

Celebrate the release of Modern Man’s debut CD at Blue Lamp (1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento) on June 8 at 8 p.m. Also performing will be Behold … the Arctopus from New York, featuring Colin Marston of Dysrhythmia, Krallice and Gorguts.

Tickets for this 21-and-over show are $10 in advance. For more info, go to Bluelampsacramento.com.

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

FREE FRIDAYS

5 - 9 PM | MAY 4 - JULY 27

Cesar Chavez Plaza | 9th & J Streets

PICK UP, DINE-IN OR DELIVERY 916-880-8167

MAY 25

Mike Love Cas Haley

Bike Month presented by Kaiser Permanente

One Leg Chuck & The Hustle

Mookatite Oshiin

CULT IS LOCATED OPEN LATE PIZZA I N S I D E H O LY D I V E R 7 DAYS A WEEK 1517 21ST ST. | SACRAMENTO

Wine Night presented by Bogle Vineyards

JUNE 1

Dead Winter Carpenters Manzanita Jessica Malone This Great State DJ Eddie Z

JUNE 8

Peter Petty Drop Dead Red National Lines DJ Elements

?

Ne

A Ri ed

de

Safe • Local • Professional Pay with Cash, Card, or in App

GoDowntownSac.com/CIP Contact us 24/7

916.444.2222

Book It With

STAGE PRESENTED BY:

AvAIlABle for iPHoNe & ANDroID

We Give Good Buzz

YellowCabSacramento.com SubmergeMag.com

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

13

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

ELANA JANE

CHUX IMMALOSER AR.MANI

W E D N E S DAY

May 30

T H U R S DAY

June 7

T H U R S DAY

June 21

1417 R ST SACRAMENTO

All Shows All Ages TICKETS AVAILABLE @ DIMPLE RECORDS & AceOfSpadesSac.com

F R I DAY

June 1

June 8

F R I DAY

May 24

June 22

ZIGGY MARLEY

THE STONEBERRIES • RESTRAYNED • NIVIANE

T H U R S DAY

F R I DAY

SAT U R DAY

June 2

SAT U R DAY

June 9

SAT U R DAY

June 23

FAMOUS DEX

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

SAT U R DAY

May 26

S U N DAY

MICHAEL RAY

June 3

F R I DAY

June 15

S U N DAY

June 24

T U E S DAY

June 26

TORY LANEZ MEMORIES DON’T DIE TOUR

t

Sold Ou DIET CIG

S U N DAY

14

May 27

T U E S DAY

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

June 5

SAT U R DAY

June 16

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

OF A DEADMAN

t

June 27

W E D N E S DAY

SAT U R DAY

June 30

July 17

Sold Ou

July 19

W E D N E S DAY

July 18

T H U R S DAY

F R I DAY

July 26

July 27

SAT U R DAY

F R I DAY

August 18

August 24

Coming Soon!

T H U R S D AY A U G 3 0

THE EXPLOITED F R I D AY S E P T 1 4

MURDER BY DEATH

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

POIZ AND FREE THE LOST

July 7

SAT U R DAY

F R I DAY

June 20

SAT U R DAY

August 4

F R I D AY S E P T 2 8

CANDLEBOX

S AT U R D AY S E P T 2 9

Yuridia S U N DAY

July 8

SAT U R DAY

July 21

W E D N E S DAY

August 8

AMANDA MIGUEL & DIEGO VERDAGUER S AT U R D AY O C T 6

EDEN

S U N D AY O C T 1 4

ALLEN STONE

S AT U R D AY O C T 2 0

RHYE

T U E S D AY O C T 2 3

BØRNS

S U N D AY N O V 4

STRYPER

S AT U R D AY N O V 1 0 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

THE ZACH WATERS BAND

SAT U R DAY

July 14

SubmergeMag.com

S U N DAY

July 22

DAVID ALLAN COE SAT U R DAY

August 11

COLT FORD

T U E S D AY N O V 1 3

LIL XAN

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

15

See what 6,300 ft. can do for your soul.

A LOVE SUPREME

TALKING FAITH, WISDOM AND PERMANENT HOLIDAYS WITH MIKE LOVE WORDS CLAUDIA RIVAS

W June 1 st- 3 rd

RESTORATIVE ARTS & YOGA FESTIVAL A unique event featuring Tahoebased healers, instructors, and energy-workers.

Make a weekend of it and stay onsite at Granlibakken or attend a single class.

TAHOE CITY, CA

granlibakken.com/wellness 800.543.3221

SPMA & THE CITY OF ROCKLIN PRESENT

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018

ith a voice amplifying peace, change and authenticity, Mike Love infuses the radical message of reggae from the ‘70s with traces of classic rock and gritty soul. Hailing from the island of Oahu, Love comes from a long line of musicians. While joking that as an infant he played music before talking, with Love’s ample experience in guitar, piano, steel drums and more, there’s perhaps more truth to that than exaggeration.

Before going solo, Love was in multiple bands, often creating songs meant for large instrumental sections. Eventually, he started to create his own music, blending words of spirituality, positivity and freedom from what he believed to be an oppressive system. His popular song, “Permanent Holiday,” is the epitome of this. With its impressive bass and vocals looped for an echoed effect, the song hones his message that people can break away from an impassioned, selfish existence.

Though he believes everyone has a path of their own, above all this musical father wants to bring life-affirming lessons into the world for the sake of his children and his children’s children.

Love is determined to prove reggae can have touchstones other than just Bob Marley, respectfully. Reggae covers many heavier topics than most may assume.

Love describes that as a young man, it was reggae that helped him find moving feelings and emotions he didn’t hear in other music.

With thousands of monthly listeners on Spotify and quickly rising in popularity, Love and his band The Full Circle are about to grace Sacramento with a killer show headlining Concerts in the Park on May 25. Submerge caught up with Love during his stop in Mexico to talk spirituality, human nature, the concept of a “Permanent Holiday” and how he hopes to change the world with his music.

Could you tell me a little about your start in music? Do music abilities run in your family or did you have a specific teacher that guided you?

Yeah, it was really my dad and sister. My dad is an amazing musician and so is my grandpa.

I’ve been playing music basically since before I could talk. There was just always music around. I had a really amazing steel drum teacher throughout elementary school and had piano lessons. My dad and sister started teaching me guitar when I was about 6 years old and throughout my life [my music abilities] just kind of progressed from there.

My whole life I’ve been surrounded by really awesome musicians and just kind of always learned throughout experience, mostly.

With music continuously being in your life, would you say your path in music was your destiny?

Yeah, I think I might have been a musician in past lifetimes and that I sort of just picked up where I left off. So yeah I’d say it’s been my destiny. Definitely.

A BENEFIT CONCERT TO ADVANCE MUSIC EDUCATION

51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEATLES’ SGT. PEPPERS + REVOLVER

40-PIECE ORCHESTRA! PLUS: Peter Petty, Gabe Nelson, Hans Eberbach, Kitty O’Neal, Kurt Spataro, Dana Moret, Casey Lipka, Ben McClara

TICKETS: BeatlesInRocklin.Eventbrite.com DOORS: 6:30 SHOW: 7:30

16

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

Your reggae music contains hints of rock, soul, folk and more, but what is it about reggae that makes you primarily play in this genre?

I’ve played different kinds of music throughout my life and at a certain point reggae music came in really strongly. It has spiritual rasta elements you’ll find with bands like The Congos, Israel Vibration and of course Bob Marley. He [Marley] was like the first reggae musician I was exposed to. It [reggae] was spiritual, and it appealed to me because there was a message and an energy of healing, revolution, and the resistance to the system that suppresses. After a while of playing, I finally realized I could infuse reggae with all of the other influences I’ve had over the years but keep the foundation, message, energy and

healing. I made sure of it. And to all the other styles of music, I still love them. That’s how my unique voice was born.

When I hear you wail in songs like “Permanent Holiday” and gently croon in tunes such as “Let the Healing Begin,” I hear an aching, wishful sound in your voice. You’ve described yourself as spiritual but are adamant about being non-religious. What role does spirituality or faith play in your life?

I think spirituality is woven into every moment of your life and the depth of your spiritual practice reflects itself in the depths of your faith, understanding, your connection with the universe and the connection with every little thing. I don’t doubt many Christians and Muslims are spiritual people. Sometimes people can find their way spiritually through religion. But I think it is mainly used to control.

I try to stay away from it because I don’t think that necessarily the same rules apply to each person. We’re here to learn and to grow, and we find our way. The universe speaks to us in different ways throughout our lives. All it asks is to listen and to be open to it.

You’ve been in bands large and small throughout your life. Why did you make the transition to playing solo? What has the experience been like so far?

I went from being in like a big 10-piece band and focusing all my energy on that to doing a solo thing. It was kind of shocking because I’ve never done a solo thing before. A lot of the songs that I’d written didn’t really work at first in a solo format because they were so centered around being in a band and having all those instruments support each other. I realized that I needed to make songs that could stand alone whether on an instrument or even in a capella. Going solo really tracks the progress of myself as a musician.

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

You’ve said in the past that you want to change the world with your music; what are some specific messages you want your listeners to hear?

I am trying to change the world for the sake of my children and my children’s children. We have this negativity in the world, the idea that as humans the world is here for us to do whatever we want. Now we’re seeing the devastating effects of it all and it’s becoming glaringly obvious that a massive change is necessary. It seems only a small percentage of people are really devoted to making this shift because most people don’t care about themselves, the children and the natural disasters happening. We need to wake up.

We need to change the way that people feel about themselves and about the world we live in to bring more love and positivity onto the planet. The only way it is going to change is if everybody wants to change.

I hear much of that message in one of your more popular songs “Permanent Holiday.”

The track covers the conflict in people being so afraid to leave normal routines and instead do what they are passionate for. Why do you think people are so nervous to take the leap and do something like quit their job or quit their regular life to find or do what will fulfill them?

The system is designed to keep us in place as worker drones. “Permanent Holiday” is about living on the outside of that. It’s not about being on a holiday where we just cruise at the beach and smoke weed all day. It’s about living outside of the system of control, populating our own community with making the dreams we invision real. Don’t stop working; hard work is the cornerstone of any dream. What we continue to do as a necessity is to bring that message to the people and share that healing energy in proximity. It’s important for us to do this work because we feel it’s our responsibility to do it. This is our permanent holiday because we are doing what we love, dream and envision. We’re sharing those messages and how to be in control of our lives and our future with the people.

As you probably know, the Big Island is facing a natural disaster with the Kilauea volcano displacing families and wiping out homes.

Have any of your close family and friends been affected by this and is it hard being away from home during this time?

It is really hard. A lot of our family has been displaced. It’s been a crazy time for our islands in the past couple months. But during this devastating time I see a lot of the same energy that we saw in Sonoma County with all the crazy fires that happened there last year. We played in Sonoma right after the fires and it was amazing to see everybody come together and help one another. We are seeing the same thing happen on the islands too.

We are thankful to have our family alive and well. Things can be replaced. Thankfully lava is somewhat of a slow moving process so at least we’re able to get Catch Mike Love’s headlining out with show at Concerts in the Park on our lives.

May 25. For more information visit Godowntownsac.com.

For information on donating to help the Kilauea volcano disaster relief visit Hawaii.salvationarmy.org SubmergeMag.com

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

17

MAKE IT LAST!

CRAIG ROBINSON TURNS GOING WITH THE FLOW INTO AN ART FROM WORDS JAMES BARONE

C

raig Robinson doesn’t need an extended amount of screen time to make an impression. He’s got that rare sort of charisma and humor that plays on multiple levels. Take for instance one of his most famous scenes in Judd Apatow’s brilliant comedy Knocked Up. In the film, he’s billed generically as “Club Doorman,” but his performance in the role is anything but.

“I can’t let you in, because you’re old as fuck,” he calmly tells an exasperated Leslie Mann (Apatow’s wife and a gifted comedic actress in her own right) “For this club. Not, you know, for the Earth.”

The line is delivered in such a marvelous way that it conveys both rudeness and empathy. It’s tough, yet vulnerable. It’s one of a very memorable film’s most memorable scenes, and it’s over almost as quickly as it begins.

“I still can’t believe the reaction that gets—two minutes in the movie,” Robinson told Submerge in a recent phone interview.

“People have been so kind.”

It may seem that his performance in Knocked Up was off-the-cuff, and Robinson said it mostly was.

“The top half of that monologue was scripted and the bottom half was all improvised,” he explained. “There was a lot of improvising going on. That’s a testament to how dope Judd [Apatow] is, because he cut it together and made it what it was.”

Of course, Robinson hasn’t had to hang his hat on brief cameos throughout his career in comedy. He’s had much more substantive roles, such as playing Darryl Philbin, the dryly humorous foreman of Dunder Mifflin’s warehouse in 120 episodes of The Office. On the big screen, he starred as Nick in the hilariously over-the-top Hot Tub Time Machine movies. In fact, one of Robinson’s signature moments in the first Hot Tub … movie resulted from a bit of improvisation.

“That whole me looking at the camera saying, ‘It must be a hot tub time machine,’ that goes to show the collaboration of [the film’s director] Steve Pink,” Robinson said. “Clark Duke had that line originally, and he didn’t want to say it, I think, if I’m remembering correctly, and I said to Steve, ‘What if I look at the camera and say it,’ and Steve was like, ‘Boom!’ We shot it the next morning.”

Currently Robinson co-stars in the Fox sci-fi/horror/comedy series Ghosted. The series has been on a bit of a hiatus, but should return this summer for six more episodes, though Robinson admitted that he wasn’t sure of the exact date. In it, he plays the role of Leroy Wright, a former Los Angeles cop turned mall security guard who, along with Adam Scott’s Max Jennifer, gets thrusted into a sort of X-Files-type world of supernatural conspiracies.

18

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

“We have six new episodes, and the show has taken a turn,” Robinson said.

“We’re not as invested in chasing the ghouls in these next six episodes, so you’ll have to check it out. It’s cool, because it’s relationship-centered and there was more space for us as actors to improvise and play and stuff. I’m very excited about these next six episodes. I’m not sure about the future of the show, but, man, did we have fun bringing it to you.”

Though Ghosted incorporates horror themes, Robinson said that he’s not a huge fan of the genre in general.

“Man, I don’t do horror movies,” he said.

“I like a good thriller, but horror, I don’t know, man. I live alone! I dig it, but I usually just watch them to see the bad people get killed—the Freddy Kruegers of the world.”

In Robinson’s career prior to acting, he also had to think on his feet. Before he got his break in the entertainment business, he worked as a teacher in Chicago’s public school system teaching music. He worked with a wide range of ages from kindergarten to eighth grade, he said, for three and a half years, one of which was in Indiana.

“They were considered a rough class, because they had a teacher in the room with them all day and a security guard, until they got to music, and then they would turn them loose on me. Turns out the best way to deal with that class was to play the dozens. I would talk about their mommas, and they would talk about my momma.”

– Craig Robinson on his previous life as a teacher “I enrolled in this program called Teachers for Chicago,” he said. “You get your masters degree while you teach. So I can go back to teaching any time I want.

Pick it right back up! That probably won’t happen, but, you know.”

While teaching, he would sometimes try out his material on his students, he said.

“I actually used my students for comedy purposes sometimes,” Robinson remembered. “I knew I was going to go into comedy, so they would be my audience.”

One class in particular was comprised of “the baddest kids in school,” he said. “No one messed with them!

“They were considered a rough class, because they had a teacher in the room with them all day and a security guard, until they got to music, and then they would turn them loose on me,” Robinson explained.

“Turns out the best way to deal with that class was to play the dozens. I would talk about their mommas, and they would talk about my momma.”

In so doing, Robinson was able to impart some music knowledge on to his students.

SubmergeMag.com

“Then after we’d get to joking, I would try to get a quickie in—‘this is Bach; this is Beethoven,’” he said with a laugh. “I yearn for those days.”

Robinson utilizes his background in music in the live setting. He has a band, Craig Robinson and the Nasty Delicious, which occasionally plays live shows filled with covers and songs such as “Take Yo Panties Off,” which Robinson sang in the 2013 film This Is the End. The band’s official Facebook page categorizes the group as a mix of funk, rock, soul, jazz, house music and, of course, comedy. Music also plays an important role in his stand-up comedy, which will bring him through Punch Line in Sacramento in early June.

“I bring the keyboard with me everywhere I go,” he said. “That’s my act, man, me and the keyboard.”

He said you can expect “some audience participation and stories and jokes and silliness.” His act will also provide you a brief respite from current events, which have been troubling to say the least.

“We have fun up there,” Robinson said.

“I wrote a couple of things, but nothing really current events focused, just silly and more self-deprecating.”

Perhaps instead you’ll hear him riff on everyone’s favorite fruit.

“I’ve got this bit on avocados that turned into this hour-and-15-minute bit,” Robinson said. “You wouldn’t expect it, but it’s the evolution of the avocado and how you know it from being tasty as an avocado, to guacamole … Actually that’s it. I just gave the whole thing away.”

The live setting might be your best chance to connect with Robinson as, unlike many comedians in these over-connected times, he doesn’t rely too much on his social media presence.

“I’m hands-on, but I’m not hands-on a lot,” he said. “My tweets are me. I’m not on there a lot. I read people’s stuff and move out of the way. I made a post, and all people could comment was, ‘Wow, it’s been six years since you posted on Instagram.’ I’ve got like five pictures posted on Instagram. It’s pretty pathetic, but at the same time, whatever. I don’t care! Who’s really looking?”

I was sheepishly forced to admit that I had looked and that I was sort of baiting him with my questions about his social media activity.

“So it was a trick question!” Robinson said. “What if I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m on there every day?!’”

You were right to call me out on my shenanigans. Well played!

30

2708 J Street SACRAMENTO 916.441.4693 HARLOWS.COM Monday Tuesday

THE POSIES

AUG 29 MAY 22

5:30PM $15adv 6PM all ages $20adv

TERRA LIGHTFOOT

Thursday Wednesday

KUINKA

SEPT231 MAY

8PM $40adv 7PM $10adv

ME & YOU

Friday Thursday

ANDY FRASCO AND THE U.N.

SEPT24 2 MAY

9PM $15adv 7PM $12adv Saturday Friday

ANUHEA & NEW KINGSTON

SEPT25 3 MAY

5:30PM 9PM $6adv $40adv

THE PURPLE ONES

Sunday Saturday

SEPT26 4 MAY

THE INSATIABLE TRIBUTE TO PRINCE

7PM $8adv 9PM $17adv Monday

BIG BUSINESS

SEPT28 5 MAY

5:30PM 7PM $35adv $12adv

GBH

Tuesday

SEPT29 6 MAY

9PM $20adv 7PM $20

MONSTER SQUAD, SETTING SON

ZZ TUSH

Thursday Friday

SEPT JUNE81

A TRIBUTE TO THAT LIL OLD BAND FROM TEXAS

6:30PM $17adv 5:30PM $12adv allallages ages Sunday Friday

THE HACKENSAW BOYS

SEPT JUNE111

6:30PM $5adv 9PM all ages $15

THE PINE BOX BOYS

Monday Saturday

KEITH HARKIN

SEPT JUNE122

7PM $15adv 5:30PM $30adv all ages Wednesday

JESSICA MALONE

SEPT JUNE146

7PM 6PM$20adv $10adv all ages

BIRTHDAY SHOW/LIVE RECORDING

Thursday Friday

ELISE TROUW

SEPT JUNE158

5:30PM $18adv 6PM $15adv all ages

* ALL

TIMES ARE DOOR TIMES*

COMING SOON See Craig Robinson live at Punch Line (2100 Arden Way, Sacramento) where he will be performing six shows June 7–10. Tickets are $30 for general admission and $50 for VIP seating. For a full list of set times and to order tickets, go to Punchlinesac.com.

6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.14 6.16 6.18 6.20 6.22

Eminence Ensemble (late) Majestic Blue Water Highway Dirty Dozen Brass Band Justin Townes Earle Rich Homie Quan Zane Carney The Calling Trashcan Sinatras (early)

6.22 6.23 6.24 6.30 6.30 7.1 7.5 7.8

Just Like Heaven & Erasure-esque Heartless Day26 The Electric Flag 50 th Anniversary (early) Mike Jones Slum Village Electric Six Show Banga

7.13 7.13 7.15 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.24 7.26 7.27

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

W a k e r (early) Drop Dead Red Mike Farris Phoebe Bridgers Ta i n t e d L o v e Cupcakke Shawn Mullins Antsy McClain a n d t h e Tr o u b s Lil Darrion

19

WE WANT THE (NEW) FUNK

MARSHALL HOUSE PROJECT ON KEEPING FUNK ALIVE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORDS ROBIN BACIOR

Y

ou never know where a path may lead you.

Sometimes even the smallest choice can alter your course. For Sam Hamby, it was a birthday party in 2012. The gathering was for a friend’s dad who happened to be a big Bob Marley fan. Hamby and a couple friends were asked to learn a handful of Bob Marley covers to play as a casual cover band.

“We learned 30 Bob Marley songs in a couple weeks just to play,” Hamby said. “We weren’t even a band, we just got together to play. Afterwards, they’re like, ‘You’re pretty good, you should consider forming a band,’ so we did.

From there we realized maybe we don’t just wanna play Bob Marley songs, so we started writing our own songs.”

The group became an official trio and dubbed themselves the Marshall House Project, a fairly straightforward reference to Hamby’s old house on Marshall Drive in Santa Rosa, California.

“It’s a well-known house in the area that’s known for a lot of good live music, and a lot of good times,” Hamby said. “It’s more of a communal space than a house.”

Over the last six years, Marshall House Project has gone through multiple reincarnations, one being lineup changes (Hamby is the only original member). After a stint as a six-piece with horns, the group recently scaled down to a modest trio, now consisting of Hamby, Matty Tucker and Kevin Cole.

There’ve been some big sonic alterations as well.

“We started off playing reggae, then went to blues, then to rock ‘n’ roll, then we went to funk, and we never looked back,” Hamby said.

20

To be fair, Marshall House Project’s funk focus wasn’t a complete departure from all other prior genres, but more of an amalgamation which led to MHP’s own funk hybrid.

“If you were to see our entire three-hour set, you’d definitely hear some rock ‘n’ roll, a blues song, you’d hear reggae, but primarily all of that has underlying upbeat funky rhythm to it,” Hamby said. “We kind of stay true to all these different genres, but a lot of them still have a funky rhythm. We call ourselves ‘funk rock soul.’”

While their sonic influence is kaleidoscopic, their lyrical focus is always intentionally to the point.

“If you have a potential to say something in front of hundreds of people, you should make it something that’s gonna mean something.

Don’t just create random lyrics,” Hamby said. “So many people on the radio today, their lyrics don’t mean anything, there’s not a lot of consciousness. That’s something I’ve always been adamant about. When I sing, I wanna sing clearly so people can hear what I’m saying, because what I’m saying really matters to me, and I want it to affect people.”

“We started off playing reggae, then went to blues, then to rock ‘n’ roll, then we went to funk, and we never looked back.”

– Sam Hamby on the evolution of his band, Marshall House Project

That “something” Hamby's referring to communicating with his audience has been encouragement. As the sole songwriter, Hamby has used his songs as a vessel for positivity. Sometimes that comes in the more lighthearted form of songs like “PB and Jam” or “Champagne and Reefer,” and sometimes it’s a deeper idea.

“I’ve always been someone who wrote with a message in mind,” Hamby said. “A lot of the lyrics pertain to self-help and self-actualization. One of my favorite examples is a song we wrote called ‘Love Struck Gold,’ and one of the lines says, ‘Get rid of all your money, because all you need is in your soul/Get ready for a new day, because love just struck gold.’ It’s just that thought of everything you really need is within yourself,

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

you don’t need to be looking elsewhere for happiness.”

The fuel really comes from reactions. That message wrapped in funk form gives their songs an uplifting glow that really connects with audiences.

“For me it’s just purely so much fun to play, and I love just watching everybody dance to funk music,” Hamby said. “It’s so rewarding just to play some really fun music and watch the whole crowd get down.”

It’s finding that crowd that’s the challenge. But as Sonoma County’s community grows, it gets a little easier.

“I just don’t think [funk] is ever at the forefront of anybody’s thought when they’re thinking of music,” Hamby said. “Most funk bands are just cover bands and playing stuff that’s already been played. There’s very few

original funky bands that are still coming out to this day. It needs to come back in a strong way, which I kind of think it is. I think that’s just music in general in this area; the music scene in Sonoma County is really starting to come back in a strong way.”

That growth extends beyond the county and into Northern California as a whole.

As the group finds themselves getting ready for the Torch Fest, which will celebrate its seventh year at Torch Club in Sacramento on May 27, they’ve noticed how many friends are part of the event.

“Once I started looking into the lineup I realized there are a lot of people in bands that I know,” Hamby said.

“Once you’ve been in the music business in Northern California for long enough, we’re all connected by one

degree of separation.”

After a brief hiatus due to MHP’s old percussion player breaking his hand, the group has just re-entered the studio to work on their next record, scheduled to be done in the fall. In the meantime, they’ll be playing throughout Northern California all summer.

Check out Marshall House Project as part of this year’s Torch Fest at Torch Club (904 15th St., Sacramento) on Sunday, May 27. Also performing will be Birds of Fortune, Jake Nielsen’s Triple Threat, Merle Jagger, Night Animals and others. For a full lineup and other information, go to Facebook.com/ thetorchclub. Torch Fest will get underway at 4 p.m., so get ready to dance all night.

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

KUINKA ME & YOU SKERIK + NORDRA (SIGE RECORDS) THE BLACK LILLIES OCEAN ALLEY (FROM NEW ZEALAND)

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

BLU E L A MP • 14 0 0 A L H A MBR A BLV D • S ACR A MEN TO • 21 & OV ER • 8:0 0 PM

MUSIC, COMEDY & MISC. CALENDAR

MAY 21 – JUNE 4 SUBMERGEMAG.COM/CALENDAR

5.21 MONDAY

Ace of Spades Peter Hook and the Light, 7 p.m.

The Colony Active Shooter, Blast Radius, Temptation 87, Dopemess, 8 p.m.

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

Harlow’s GZA, Poor Majesty, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver The Garden, Destroy Boys, 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.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall GZA, 4:30 p.m.

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

Press Club Pears, High, HotBods, Lightweight, 8 p.m.

5.22 TUESDAY

Arden Christian Church Simple Gifts: A Folk Music Collage, 7 p.m.

Blue Lamp The Lambsbread, Arkaingelle, Zahira, Empress Nico, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Blood, Sweat and Tears feat. Bo Bice, 6 p.m.

Harlow’s The Posies, Terra Lightfoot, 6 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts The Very Best of Dave Mason w/ Special Guest Gretchen Rhodes, 7:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Indyca, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Matt Rainey, 5:30 p.m.; Andrew Little, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Shark Mouth, 9 p.m.

5.24 THURSDAY

Ace of Spades Warrant, The Stoneberries, Restrayned, Niviane, 6 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp TV Girl, Wished Bone, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Sacramento County Fair: Great Wide Open (Tom Petty Tribute), 5 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Tim Dierkes, 7 p.m.

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

Fox & Goose James Parr, 8 p.m.

Golden 1 Center Depeche Mode, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 6:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Andy Frasco and the U.N., 7 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Rodney Atkins, Brodie Stewart Band, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver The Philharmonik, JMSEY, Beautiful Strangers, 7 p.m.

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

Momo Sacramento The Black Lillies, 6 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall San Francisco Symphony, 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Steel Pulse, Mike Love, Clear Conscience, Dubfyah, 7 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jazz Gitan Workshop & Performance, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides D.D Warr & John Rodriguez, 7:30 p.m.

On The Y Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Jeff Ricketts and the Dirt Road Band, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club Boss’ Daughter, Captain Cutiepie, Danger Inc., The Bitters, 8 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Tasty Thursdays w/ DJ Crook One, 9 p.m.

Shady Lady Hot City, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Dangermuffin, Ben Sparaco and The New Effect, 9 p.m.

5.23 5.25 WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

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

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

Blue Lamp Skerik, Nordra, 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.

Goldfield Wilderado, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Kuinka, Me & You, 7 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts John Prine, Ramblin Jack Elliott, 8 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues feat. Terry Hanck, 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/ DJ Ben J, 9 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe American Fingerstyle Guitar Night w/ Peter Janson, Tracy Moore, Teja Gerken, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Yo & The Electric, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Manzanita, 5 p.m.

Big Sexy Brewing Co. Matt Rainey and the Dippin’ Sauce, 6 p.m.

Blue Lamp Free Salamander Exhibit, Cheer-Accident, Gentleman Surfer, Battle Hag, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Abstract Abyss, Emoflytrap, Dead Home, Foreign Hype, 7 p.m.

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

Cal Expo Sacramento County Fair: Alan Iglesias & Crossfire (Stevie Vaughan Tribute), 5 p.m.

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali, 8 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park: Mike Love, One Leg Chuck & The Hustle, Mookatite, Oshiin, 5 p.m.

SubmergeMag.com

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Midnight Sun, 7:30 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon DJ Alazzawi, 9 p.m.

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

Fox & Goose Jordani, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Anuhea, New Kingston, 9 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Herb Alpert & Lani Hall, 8 p.m. (Sold Out) Holy Diver The Brains, The Turbo A.C.’s, The Atom Age, Western Spies & the Kosmonaut, The Cretin’s Cattle, 7 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge William Mylar’s Hippie Hour, 5:30 p.m.; The Band Buster, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Guerilla Dogs, Fletcher Gallawa, Cullen Ely, 8 p.m.

Momo Sacramento DJ DM, 10 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Radio Orangevale, Space Hoodie, California Riot Act, 8 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Savannah Blue, Zach Waters, 9:30 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Miss Lonely Hearts, 7:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.am.

Porchlight Brewing Co. The Band Mask, 6 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Funk Shui Band, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Apple Z, 9:30 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Groove On Fridays w/ DJ Katz & Toddy Hurley, 9:30 p.m.

Shady Lady Julie & The Jukes, 9 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Gwen In Doubt (Gwen Stefani and No Doubt Tribute), Steel Breeze, 6 p.m.

Torch Club The Outcome, 5:30 p.m.; ZuhG, The Highway Poets, 9 p.m.

5.26 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Nef the Pharaoh, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Strange Things, 2 p.m.; Bruce Tuttle & Steve Gust (of The Clay Dogs), Joe Landry, 7 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Sometimes Warren, 3 p.m.

Big Sexy Brewing Co. Frequency Night feat. DJ Zephyr, 6 p.m.

The Boardwalk 24 HRS and More, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino James Reid & Nadine Lustre, 8 p.m.

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

Cal Expo Sacramento County Fair: Madison Hudson, 7 p.m.

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Anton Barbeau, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Fox & Goose Dolores 5000, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Purple Ones (Prince Tribute), 9 p.m.

Holy Diver Bruno Major, 7 p.m.

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

Luna’s Cafe David Houston & String Theory, Gary Weinberg & The Bagmen, Aaron Linkin, 8 p.m.

Miner’s Leap Winery Skyler’s Pool, 6 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Ocean Alley, The Morning Yells, 6 p.m.; Soulful Saturdays feat. Julian Cunningham (of Ideateam), 9 p.m.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

>>

MOMO (ABOVE HARLOW’S) • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO • ALL AGES • 6:00PM

THE MORNING YELLS

WEDNESDAY

MAY 23 WEDNESDAY

MAY 23 THURSDAY

MAY 24 SATURDAY

MAY 26

MOMO (ABOVE HARLOW’S) • 2708 J STREET • SACR AMENTO • ALL AGES • 7:00PM

BIG BUSINESS DRUG APTS • CHROME GHOST WILD ONES LIVING HOUR • HONYOCK GBH (FROM THE UK) MONSTER SQUAD • SETTING SONS THE HACKENSAW BOYS

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

BLU E L A MP • 14 0 0 A L H A MBR A BLV D • S ACR A MEN TO • 21 & OV ER • 9:0 0 PM

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

THE PINE BOX BOYS

21 & OVER • 7:30PM

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

21 & OVER • 9:30PM

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

ALL AGES • 6:00PM

JESSICA MALONE (B-DAY SHOW / LIVE RECORDING) REED MATHIS TRIO (MEMBERS OF JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY)

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

TRASHCAN SINATRAS ELECTRIC SIX THE WEIRDOS PHOEBE BRIDGERS LOMELDA DUSTBOWL REVIVAL WILD CHILD GRATEFUL SHRED KING BUFFALO ANDERSON EAST MYSTIC BRAVES RASH (A TRIBUTE TO RUSH) EL TEN ELEVEN RAYLAND BAXTER WYE OAK ULRIKA SPACEK

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

ALL AGES • 6:30PM

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

BLU E L A MP • 14 0 0 A L H A MBR A BLV D • S ACR A MEN TO • 21 & OV ER • 8:0 0 PM

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

ALL AGES • 6:00PM

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

21 & OVER • 9:00PM

H O L Y D I V E R • 1 517 2 1 ST S T R E E T • S A C R A M E N T O •

ALL AGES • 8:00PM

**SECOND SHOW ADDED!**

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

21 & OVER • 6:00PM

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

21 & OVER • 9:00PM

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

MAY 28 MONDAY

MAY 28 TUESDAY

MAY 29 FRIDAY

JUNE 1 WEDNESDAY

JUNE 6 THURSDAY

JUNE 7

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE + LYDIA LOVELESS HARLOW’S • 2708 J STREET • SACRAMENTO •

MONDAY

21 & OVER • 8:00PM

21 & OVER • 9:00PM

THURSDAY

JUNE 14 FRIDAY

JUNE 22 THURSDAY

JULY 5 SUNDAY

JULY 15 THURSDAY

JULY 19 FRIDAY

AUG 10 SUNDAY

AUG 12 FRIDAY

AUG 17 SATURDAY

AUG 25 SUNDAY

AUG 26 WEDNESDAY

AUG 29 SATURDAY

SEPT 8 SUNDAY

SEPT 9 WEDNESDAY

SEPT 19 MONDAY

SEPT 24 FRIDAY

OCT 12

ALL TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: ABSTRACTPRESENTS.COM & EVENTBRITE.COM TICKETS FOR HARLOW’S SHOWS ALSO AVAILABLE AT HARLOWS.COM TICKETS FOR BLUE LAMP SHOWS ALSO BLUELAMPSACRAMENTO.COM

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

21

Nicholson’s MusiCafe FOLSOM Live Music. Beer On Tap. Organic Coffee.

MAY 24

MAY 26

JAZZ GITAN

KASIDY CLOSED JOHNNY FOR VOELZ MEMORIAL DAY YUMA

6 - 9PM

WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE

7 - 9PM

MAY 28

MAY 29 6 - 9PM

916.984.3020 632 E. BIDWELL ST.

JUNE 5

JUNE 12

ACOUSTIC GUITAR CLUB

WEST COAST SONGWRITERS COMPETITION

6:30 - 8PM

6 - 9PM

MONDAYS 7 - 9PM TRIVIA NIGHT SATURDAYS 11:30 AM- 12:30PM UKULELE SING-ALONG 1 - 2 PM FREE UKULELE CLASS WEDNESDAYS 6 - 9PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC 8 AM- 1PM BRUNCH SPECIALS SUNDAYS FRIDAYS 6 - 9PM OPEN MIC NIGHT SPECIALTY COFFEE/ SPECIALTY DRINK PRICES

MontBleu Resort Casino Femmes of Rock Starring Bella Electric Strings, 7 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Kasidy Voelz, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides North by North, Well Dressed Mannequins, 9 p.m.

On The Y The Flesh Hammers, Death Valley Gypsies, Banger, Mourning Sun, 8 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Ryan Raynal, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, 7:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. Maddy Jolie Music, 7 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Soul Tones, 10 p.m.

Press Club Animals in the Attic, Butter, Little Arcs, The Beings, 5 p.m.; DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Steel Breeze, 10 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Konflikt, 10 p.m.

Roastery Coffeebar Midtown Unplugged w/ The Philharmonik & Tre Burt, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady Arlyn Anderson, 9 p.m.

Shine Rayleigh Scattering, Bad Mother Nature, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Old Town Boys, 1:30 p.m.; Crüella (Mötley Crüe Tribute), 5 p.m.; Night Moves (Bob Seger Tribute), Creedence Classic Revival, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Jimmy Pailer and Co., 5:30 p.m.; Black Market III, 9 p.m.

Vernon Street Town Square Roseville Jazz Day w/ The Manhattan Transfer, Mike Vax, Cleave Guyton & Will Matthews, American River College Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Beth Duncan, Casey Lipka, Dave Bass Quintet, Hot Club Faux Gitane and More, 11 a.m. 9 p.m.

5.27 SUNDAY

Now AcceptiNg AppoiNtmeNts!

Book oNliNe At sAcrAmeNtoBArBershop.com 2408 21st st • Sac • (916) 457-1120 Tues-Fri 9am-6pm • saT 10am-4pm

22

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

Ace of Spades Bleachers, Diet Cig, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.; Professional Voice Student Performances, 4 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Birds of Fortune, The Golden Cadillacs, 1:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Cloud Catcher, Crypt Trip, Peace Killers, Astral Cult, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino James Reid & Nadine Lustre, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Sacramento County Fair: Bump City Reunion Band, 5 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Plaza Bloq Pacific Music Festival: Sage the Gemini, Eric Bellinger, Adrian Marcel, Coyo T, Derek King, Zyah Belle, DJ Gio, DJ Oasis and More, 3 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Mic.T.Music, 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.

Momo Sacramento New Wave Society, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino ‘80s Prom w/ New Wave Crave & DJ (R) Styles, 8 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Alan Iglesias and Crossfire (Stevie Ray Vaughn Tribute), 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Ray Reynolds Jr. and the Country Time Band, 1 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Night Swim & Laser Show w/ DJ Lady Kate, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady Mino Yanci, 9 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Apple Z, 1 p.m.; Scoles and Young, 4 p.m.; Bobbie Zoppi, 6 p.m.

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

5.28 MONDAY

Blue Lamp Wild Ones, Living Hour, Honyock, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Sacramento County Fair: The Neon Playboys, 5 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Big Business, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver Twisted Insane, 7 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke w/ DJ, 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 Mike Greensill Quartet, 7 p.m.

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

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Kawika Kahiapo and Nathan Aweau, 7 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Four Barrel, 2 p.m.

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

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

Holy Diver Local Showcase Thursday’s w/ Atomic Flounder, Car Crash Hearts, The Igor’s, The Honest, Adrian, Citizen Snips, 6:30 p.m.

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

Momo Sacramento Dennis Scott B-Day w/ The Good News Club, Adrian Bellue, Rubbidy Bubbidy, 7 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center The Jazz Bands of UC Davis, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Americana Dance Party, 8:30 p.m.

On The Y Karaoke, 10 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge Dada Life, 10 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Brewers Grade Band, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club Goya, 8 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Tasty Thursdays w/ DJ Crook One, 9 p.m.

Shady Lady George Napp, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Nellie McKay, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; City of Trees, 9 p.m.

5.29 6.01 TUESDAY

Blue Lamp Primitive Man, Celeste, Infernal Coil, Chrch (Record Release), 8 p.m.

Goldfield The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Hard Fall Hearts, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s GBH, Monster Squad, Setting Sons, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Johnny Yuma, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts The Arlyn Anderson Trio, 5:30 p.m.

Torch Club Matt Rainey, 5:30 p.m.; Andrew Little, 8 p.m.

5.30 WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades Bhad Bhabie, Asian Doll, 7 p.m.

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

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

Blue Lamp Voice of Addiction, At Both Ends, Knocked Down, Riot Radio, 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.

Goldfield Sun Dried Vibes, Empress Niko and Lions Paw, 7:30 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues feat. The Lucky Losers, 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/ DJ Ben J, 9 p.m.

Shady Lady Musical Mash Up, 9 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Barely Alive, Infekt, 8 p.m.

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

Berryessa Brewing Co. Misner and Smith, 5 p.m.

Big Sexy Brewing Co. Todd Gardner Band, 6 p.m.

Blue Lamp The Gatlin, DJ Mighty Mike, 9 p.m.

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

Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park: Dead Winter Carpenters, Manzanita, Jessica Malone, This Great State, DJ Eddie Z, 5 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Dirty Spurs Band, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s ZZ Tush, 5:30 p.m.; The Hackensaw Boys, The Pine Box Boys, 9 p.m.

Holy Diver Subhumans, Remnants, Love Songs, 7 p.m.

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge William Mylar’s Hippie Hour, 5:30 p.m.; Two20 Band, 9 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Concert Bands of UC Davis, 7 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Love Removal Machine (The Cult Tribute), Whoville (The Who Tribute), 8:30 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Superbad, 9:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. Amanda Gray, 6:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Freshmakers, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

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

Revival at the Sawyer Groove On Fridays w/ DJ Katz & Toddy Hurley, 9:30 p.m.

Shady Lady Crescent Katz, 9 p.m.

Shine Martin Purtill, Chris Cotta, David Jacobin Band, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Doobie Brothers vs CCR Face Off w/ Rockin’ Down the Hiway, Born on the Bayou, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Jimmy Pailer and Co., 5:30 p.m.; The Golden Cadillacs, 9 p.m.

5.31 6.02 THURSDAY

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Locksmith, J.Lately, Johnny & Jarron, Quincey White, Kidd Doxx, Leon the God, Kurt Hustle & Benjo Beats, StevieBoy Muziq, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Pouya, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Sam Peter & The Village, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Bathtub Gins, 3 p.m.

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Big Sexy Brewing Co. Mudfolk, 12 p.m.

Blue Lamp N-Men Summer Party feat.

The Losin Streaks, Sacto Storytellers, Matt Rainey, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Havenside, Wastewalker, Desolist, Vice Versa, Gigantes, Know Your Enemy, Smack’d Up, 7 p.m.

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

Carmichael Park Carmichael Park Community Band Festival: The Ben Ali Shrine Band, Roseville Community Concert Band, The Solano Winds and More, 12 p.m.

Crest Theatre 91Six Showcase feat. The Philharmonik, Lexy Panterra and More, 6 p.m.

East Portal Park Pops in the Park: Ideateam, 6 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Hell Dorado Band, 9 p.m.

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

Golden 1 Center Maroon 5, Julia Michaels, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Keith Harkin, 5:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Folsom Lake Symphony: Broadway Romance, 7:30 p.m.

Historic Old Folsom Rock the Line w/ Foreverland, Cash Prophets, Scott Paul Graham, 5 p.m.

Holy Diver Riotmaker, Dollarshort, Lo & The Mix, Knights of the Sound Table, DJ Zephyr, 7 p.m.

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

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Lake Street Dive, Mikaela Davis, 7 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Lipstick!, 9 p.m.

Opera House Saloon MoonShine Crazy, 9:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Porchlight Brewing Co. East Sac Strings, 6 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Rock Monsters, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

The Purple Place Bad Caddies, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Fresh, 10 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Encore w/ DJ Lady Kate, 10 p.m.

Shady Lady Zorelli, 9 p.m.

Shine Kevin Seconds, Pete Barker, Erik Hanson, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen The Gold Souls, 9:30 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Bump City Reunion Band, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Natalie Cortez Band, 5:30 p.m.; Earles of Newtown, 9 p.m.

Toyota Amphitheatre Styx, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Tesla, 7 p.m.

6.03 SUNDAY

Ace of Spades The Yardbirds, Michael Ray, 7 p.m.

The Acoustic Den Cafe Ukulele Jam and Singalong, 11 a.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Nickel Slots, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Of Feather and Bone, Defecrator, Dearth, Voyeur, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Rudy Colombini & the Unauthorized Rolling Stones, 4 p.m.

Carmichael Park Carmichael Park Community Band Festival: The Capital City Concert Band, The Ophir Prison Band, Amador County Concert Band, Joyous Brass and More, 11 a.m.

Crest Theatre Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot, Miss Mary Ann and the Ragtime Wranglers, 6:30 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Vagabond Brothers, 3 p.m.

Golden 1 Center James Taylor & His All-Star Band, 6:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Folsom Lake Symphony: Broadway Romance, 2 p.m.

The Hideaway Kill the Precedent (Punk/Metal Cover Set), Sowers of Dissent, Spicy Death Cult, 4 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.

SubmergeMag.com

Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center UC Davis Department of Music, 7 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Noxon Band, 3 p.m.

Press Club Joe McMahon, Jay Northington, Yotam Ben Horin, Jared Stinson, 5 p.m.; Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Two Steps Down, 1 p.m.

Shady Lady Alex Jenkins, 9 p.m.

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

6.04 MONDAY

CLARA Ann and Steve Roach Quintet, 7 p.m.

Crest Theatre Todd Rundgren’s Utopia feat. Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Willie WIlcox, 6 p.m.

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

Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke w/ DJ, 9 p.m.

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

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted

by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

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

Comedy Laughs Unlimited Carlos Rodriguez, Gabe Grande, Tristan Johnson, May 23, 8 p.m.

Scumbag Alley: Beautifully Filthy Comedy w/ Griffin Daley, Nicole Becannon, Tim Young, Amy Estes, Zach Edlow and More, May 24, 8 p.m.

Tom McClain feat. Sebastian Cetina, May 25 - 27, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m.

By All Means Comedy Show w/ Anthony K, Jay Wuck, Sydney Stigerts, Leggs Malone, Malcolm Hatchett, Josh Means, May 30, 8 p.m.

David Lew’s 11th Anniversary in Comedy Show w/ Mike Betancourt, Steph Garcia, D Tyler and More, May 31, 8 p.m.

Thai Rivera feat. Robert Omoto, June 1 - 3,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/ Allie Yada, May 23, 8 p.m.

Comedy Night w/ Wendy Lewis, May 30, 8 p.m.

On the Y Open Mic Comedy w/ Guest Hosts, Thursdays, 8:30 p.m.

Punch Line Jimmy O. Yang: How to American Tour, May 24, 7:30 p.m.

Sam Bam’s Comedy Jam, May 25 - 26, Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

Lance Woods Presents: The Underground Celebrities, May 27, 7 p.m.

Mo Amer, May 30, 8 p.m.

Really Funny Comedians (Who Happen to Be Women), May 31, 8 p.m.

Eric Schwartz, June 1, 8 p.m.

Mike E. Winfield and Friends, June 1, 10:15 p.m.

Tin Foil Hat Comedy w/ Sam Tripoli & Eddie Bravo, June 2, 7:30 p.m.

There Goes the Neighborhood Comedy Tour, June 2, 10 p.m.

Life’s a Circus - A Clown Burlesque Revue, June 3, 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.

Shine The Improv Free-4-All, May 23, 7:30 p.m.

Tommy T’s Bill Bellamy & Craig Shoemaker, May 24 - 27, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Lil Duval, June 1 - 3, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Misc.

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

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

24th Street Theater Young Actors Stage Presents: Into the Woods, Through May 27 B Street Theatre Airness by Chelsea Marcantel, Through June 10 Blue Cue Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Blue Lamp Campaign Fundraiser for Gabriell Garcia feat. Drunk Poetry w/ Andru Defeye and Spacewalker, May 26, 7 p.m.

Mingle & Mix w/ District Attorney Candidate Noah Phillips feat. Poetry, Music, Food and More, May 27, 5 p.m.

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

Brickhouse Gallery Sacramento Black Book Fair, June 1 - 2 Cal Expo Sacramento County Fair, May 24 - 28 Community Center Theater Broadway Sacramento Presents: An American In Paris, Through May 27 Country Club Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Hopes Springing High: Gifts of Art by African American Artists, Through July 15 The Cycle: by Cyrus Tilton, Through July 15 Becoming a Woman in the Age of Enlightenment: French Art from The Horvitz Collection, Through Aug. 19 Nature’s Gifts: Early California Paintings from the Wendy Willrich Collection, Through Dec. 31 Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 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 Luminara Festival Sacramento, May 26, 7:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts The Olate Dogs from America’s Got Talent, May 26, 2 p.m.

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

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

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

Laguna Reserve Marketplace City of Elk Grove Big Truck Day, May 23, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Old Sacramento El Dorado Winery Association’s Sunset Sip, May 24, 5:30 p.m.

Old Sacramento Classic Car Show, May 26, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Brunch on Front Street, May 27, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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

Sacramento Hostel Bike-In Movie Night Series: Grease, May 26, 8 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts CORE Contemporary Dance: Eleven, June 1 - 2, 7:30 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Pub Trivia, Sunday’s, 8 p.m.

Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Let’s Get Quzzical: Trivia Game Show Experience, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m.

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

William Land Park International Kids Festival, May 26, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

23

LIVE<< REWIND

ROCK OF AGES

Tom Araya | Slayer

Kerry King | Slayer

SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, BEHEMOTH & MORE

Papa Murphy’s Park, Sacramento • Sunday, May 13

WORDS & PHOTOS PAUL PIAZZA To understand the impact of Slayer’s music and fully comprehend the dedication of their fans, one merely needs to listen to how these enthusiasts of the band greet one another. “SLA-YER!!!” is never merely stated in lower case. It’s usually shouted, screamed or texted in all caps with exultant exclamation.

Sometimes it’s done a little more quietly or unexpectedly, but always with strong emphasis. I found this out when I recently wore a Slayer T-shirt to a Midtown gym for a workout. A mildmannered looking gentleman of about 60 who was passing me in the hall noticed the shirt and quietly but emphatically turned and yelped a quick “SLAYER” while flashing the devil horns hand sign at me.

I nodded affirmatively.

Over the years, Slayer has played many memorable shows in the Sacramento area. They first played at the Crest on the middle of a bill featuring Venom and Exodus in April of 1985.

Later that summer, they had their first headlining show at the former Club Can’t Tell and since then have played many local shows at a variety of places. Over the years, they’ve played at a variety of different sized-rooms including the former El Dorado Saloon in Carmichael, the Memorial Auditorium, the Convention

24

Center and Arco Arena. They have been on the road for over 35 years and have outlived more than a few venues and countless bands. Quite a ride for a band that used to tour in singer/bassist Tom Araya’s Camaro while towing a U-Haul.

This year they decided to take one more lap before calling it quits. So it was fitting that Sacramento was on the list of farewell cities. On Mother’s Day, they played an outdoor show at Papa Murphy’s Park, on what is being billed as their Final World Tour. Many of the band’s longtime fans came from near and far to witness this event, as did a newer generation of eager thrash fans.

To make the day more memorable, the band brought along heavy luminaries Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament.

Slayer began in 1981 when guitarist Kerry King started jamming with drummer Dave Lombardo in the drummer’s Los Angeles-area garage. King then met Jeff Hanneman in a parking lot after they both auditioned for a southern rock band. Later, they recruited Araya, who at the time was training to be a respiratory therapist. The rest, as they say, is history.

The band developed their menacing early thrash-metal style on their first two albums Show No Mercy and Hell Awaits

Behemoth

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

while also experimenting with different looks that included makeup, upside down crosses and big spiked wristbands. By their third try, they had ditched the looks and unleashed an album called Reign in Blood on the world.

The scathing 28 minutes and 58 seconds of music on this record altered the landscape of metal permanently. It blurred the line between metal and hardcore punk and was played at breakneck speed. A young Rick Rubin produced the record and he suggested the band ditch the reverb on the guitars and vocals. The resulting sound was dry as a bone and as heavy as granite.

Incredible guitar riffs and mind-blowing drumming wrapped around Araya’s brisk vocals that he would punctuate with occasional blood-curdling screams. It became the inspiration for countless bands and is considered one of the great metal albums of all time.

Twelve albums and one anthology entitled Soundtrack to the Apocalypse later, Slayer are considered by many to be one of the greatest metal acts ever. They are one of the legendary Big Four of thrash metal, which also includes Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. However, to most fans it really comes down to Slayer or Metallica.

Scott Ian | Anthrax

Ask any true metal fan.

However, none of the openers were slouches at Papa Murphy’s Park. After an unexplained one-hour delay, things kicked off with the East Bay’s fantastic Testament, who gleefully shredded during their brief set. Next up was Behemoth from Poland, whose blackened death metal and makeup were a little ironic in the bright afternoon sun of this nearly perfect day. But they ignored that and drilled fans with songs from their popular album The Satanist. Naturally, everyone, including some fans who were painted up like them, ate it up.

Next up was Anthrax, the East Coast legends who incited an early mosh with cuts from their best album Among the Living. After them were Lamb of God who hail from Virginia. Their drummer Chris Adler is considered one of the greats, and in recent years he has split time handling the same duties for Megadeth.

When darkness came, it was finally time for Slayer. Araya and King are the only two remaining members from the original four. Sadly, Hanneman passed away from liver failure in 2013. As the the one who brought the punk influences to the band and the songwriter of most of the band’s memorable material, he is sorely missed for both his talents and personality. The band wisely chose Gary Holt of Exodus to replace Hanneman.

He is an extraordinary lead player and perhaps one of the most exuberant ambassadors in all of metal. He recently popped into Harlow’s to jam with John 5 of Rob Zombie’s band.

Lombardo has long been the threshold for all thrash metal drummers.

He is considered the godfather of the double-bass. He and the band parted ways over personal differences in the early '90s. Hanneman talked him into re-

joining a decade later and after a couple of albums and quite a bit more touring, he finally left for good over a pay dispute in 2013. His replacement, Paul Bostaph, has done a solid job of filling his role and continues to do so. Lombardo recently played Ace of Spades with Dead Cross.

Together, the final version of Slayer are still a formidable bunch. King played the entire set at 1,000 miles per hour and looked fit and unstoppable at 53.

Araya, the band’s eldest member at 56, has suffered a variety of health ailments, including a major back surgery that ended his days of head-banging while playing. He looked fit as well and possibly the happiest he’s been onstage since the band’s gleefully wicked early days.

Slayer brought lots of fire ... literally.

There was a constant barrage of flames from the rear of the stage as the band raged at the front. They also blazed through a rapid-fire 19-song set that included songs spanning most of their career. The sound was crisp and the night was cool and during it all, one could only wonder how this all went over in River Park, the neighborhood across the river, whose noise complaints led to the shut down of the Cal Expo Amphitheater at the same location many years ago.

Naturally, everyone in the soccer stadium couldn't have cared less about any of this while raging along loudly to the lyrics of “Angel of Death,” as the band slammed it home during the finale: “Rancid Angel of Death…FLYING FREE!!”

Papa Murphy’s Park seemed to be a fine fit for Slayer’s finale. The bands, their fans and the thrash metal gods seemed to smile upon Sacramento on this glorious Mother’s Day afternoon and evening. And if you listened closely, over the breeze and the river, you’d probably have heard ... ”SLA-YER!!!”

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

LIVE<< REWIND Ideateam

T FRIDAY,

MAY 25 Ideateam

Joe Kye

SUNDAY,

SUNDAY,

JUNE 3

Harlow’s, Sacramento • Saturday, May 19

WORDS & PHOTOS PAUL PIAZZA Late into Ideateam’s sensational, celebratory album release party at Harlow’s last Saturday night, one of the band members mentioned that singer Julian Cunningham had just earned his diploma from Sac State earlier that day. As the crowd applauded, Cunningham—drenched in sweat like the rest of the band—stopped and looked at the crowd.

“Ask me what I’m gonna do with my degree … Ask me!”

There was a pause and then he said, “This shit right here!”

And with that, the band went back to crushing it. Over the last six years, Ideateam has been putting in work and have persevered to evolve into Sacramento’s finest funk outfit. All of that work also culminated in a solid new album, their third, called Kinetic. On Saturday night, the 10-member Sacramento band headlined an album release party at Harlow’s for a solid tripleheader with Joe Kye’s trio and San Francisco’s excellent Midtown Social also opening.

Ideateam recently returned from a whirlwind tour that brought them from Sacramento through Texas and on to New Orleans, where they played an event called the Bayou Rendezvous. This show took place at the legendary Howlin’ Wolf club during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Naturally, in a city that doesn’t sleep during Jazz Fest, this was an all-night affair.

Ideateam’s set started at 6 a.m. and was called the “sunrise breakfast jam.”

The band caravanned out there in two vehicles, a van and an RV. “I had never ridden in a car for 26 hours,” said drummer Joey Carusi. “There were a few snags along the way and naturally we came back broke.”

However, between the four shows the group played in Texas and the gig in New Orleans, the band, most of whom had never been to New Orleans, came back more inspired than ever.

“Everybody came back super hyped on SubmergeMag.com

music,” said Carusi. “You’d be outside in New Orleans and you’d wander down the street and bands are playing everywhere.”

Kinetic shows the band maturing stylistically as well as in the studio. The word’s Greek origin simply means “to move,” as in, Ideateam have been on the move.

“We’re really happy with the way it turned out” said Carusi. The band knocked out the album in chunks over a six or seven month period of time at Paradise Studios.

Ideateam was formed in 2012 by four friends who grew up in Jackson—Carusi, Roilbeard K. Pulskamp-Lockhart (bass), Timothy Snoke (guitar) and Justin Butler (guitar). They were all friends in high school who had migrated to Sacramento over time.

When they initially got together, Carusi, inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, suggested the name Total Perspective Vortex. The band gigged around Sacramento under that moniker for a short while before they settled on the shorter and easier to remember Ideateam.

What sets Ideateam apart from other bands is that they’re a force to be reckoned with, whether as an instrumental band or with a singer. It’s not hard to imagine that if Tower of Power, Larry Graham, Eddie Kendricks and Lettuce had birthed a baby, Ideateam would be that spawn.

Cunningham has been with the group for over two years now, and he seems to have settled into the role solidly. He pens most of the band’s lyrics and it shows in the way he owns those songs onstage. The band’s superb horn section features Aaron Smith on trumpet, Mark Miller on alto sax, Chris Ryan on tenor and baritone sax and Josh Cambridge on trombone. You can often see any of those four gigging around town with other groups. The night before the album release show, Cambridge played with Arden Park Roots at Holy Diver and ended up sitting in with all three bands on the bill.

The depth of the group’s percussion adds another layer to the band’s sound.

A

T

R

THE FIFTH ELEMENT

BARBARELLA

STARRING JANE FONDA, JOHN PHILLIP LAW AND MARCEL MARCEAU

BRIAN SETZER’S ROCKABILLY RIOT!

LIVE SPECIAL GUESTS MISS MARY ANN

E DOORS 6:30PM MOVIE 7:30PM $8 - $10

DOORS 6PM MOVIE 7PM $8 - $10

DOORS 6:30PM SHOW 7:30PM $49 - $95

& THE RAGTIME WRANGLERS

Ideateam with guest Joe Kye

IDEATEAM, MIDTOWN SOCIAL, JOE KYE

E

STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, GARY OLDMAN AND MILLA JOVOVICH

MAY 27

IT’S A CELBRATION!

H

Midtown Social Mike Ruiz, who plays drums for both Be Brave Bold Robot and CFR has developed an amazing stand-up percussion style. He and Carusi have a natural chemistry, which they used to open the show with a percussion jam. Later, Ruiz played drums while Carusi hopped on percussion.

The group sounded sharp. When everything was hitting on Saturday night and the band was cooking and Cunningham was working the audience, there was a palpable pull between the crowd and the band. The place was shaking. The energy was high.

And this was only a few songs into the show.

They sustained this vibe all night.

Earlier in the show, Joe Kye opened with his trio and the talented violinist and poet can’t help but put good vibes in the air as well. When he came out and joined Ideateam early during their set for a great mash-up jam that included parts of Beatles, Funkadelic and Temptations songs, the energy went so high that the roof nearly blew off. Ideamteam later brought out Megan Spurlock, who wielded her flute in a way that thrilled the crowd.

But when the magic dust of those guests had settled, it was Ideateam’s solid chops that were the story of the night.

The percolating, driven, tight syncopation between Carusi and Ruiz; the sweet sting and fuzz of Snoke’s and Butler’s guitars on opposite ends of the stage; Pulskamp’s powerful, pulsing bass and, of course, those four fantastic horns. On top of all that, you had Cunningham riling up the crowd with sizzling dance moves and soaring vocals.

All in all, it was a great night for Sacramento music on a day when there were all kinds of amazing events in play that drew the eyes of the world. There was a nationally televised cycling event as well as two badass motorcycle events: The Sacramento Mile and Hangtown Motocross. And of course, there were big graduation celebrations everywhere.

And perhaps, there was no happier graduate than Cunningham, because he and his bandmates have a great new album, a fiercely loyal following and they’ve already been invited back to New Orleans to play next year.

Simple future advice for Ideateam: Just keep doin’ this funky shit right here!

THURSDAY,

JUNE 28

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA LIVE

JULY 20 -JULY 22

2018 SACRAMENTO JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL

TUESDAY,

GET THE LED OUT LIVE

OCT 9

THE AMERICAN LED ZEPPELIN

DOORS 6:30PM SHOW 7:30PM $35 - $38

SEE WEBSITE FOR SHOWTIMES AND PRICES

DOORS 6:30PM MOVIE 7:30PM $37 - $57

1013 K STREET DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO (916) 476-3356 • CRESTSACRAMENTO.COM

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

25

THE SHALLOW END I’ve been watching this disturbing documentary series on Hulu. Maybe you’ve seen it? It’s a documentary from the future called The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s amazing how far our technology has progressed that an online streaming service has been able to reach across the space-time continuum to bring us glimpses of what has yet to pass …

I’m being glib, of course. I know it’s a work of fiction, but The Handmaid’s Tale is a really good show, as you’re likely well aware. It seems to be pretty popular, and for good reason. It’s wellwritten, beautifully shot and exquisitely acted. It’s so unnervingly realistic that I often find myself saying to my wife as we watch it, “Boy, it’s really going to suck when this actually happens in a couple of years.” To which she replies, “Stop!!!” because it’s a frightening thought. What’s even more frightening is that the world depicted in the show doesn’t seem that far-fetched.

I mean, look at Star Trek. That show is science fiction, sure, but those handy-dandy communicators they’re always carrying around sure do look similar to our cell phones of today, don’t they? OK, so maybe that analogy is farfetched. You’ll have to forgive me. I’ve also been

watching a lot of MSNBC on YouTube. I’ve been practically overdosing on hyperbole.

Or don’t forgive me. That’s your prerogative.

One thing that struck me about watching The Handmaid’s Tale, the thing that got me wanting to write this column earlier than I usually do, actually had very little to do with the show. I was struck by two ads that played during the show—one for Facebook and the other for Wells Fargo. Those companies are very different, I suppose, but their ads seemed almost exactly the same.

Wells Fargo’s ad talks about trust. The narrator, speaking over the bluesy riffs of the Black Keys, speaks in broad terms about how they’ve built trust with their customers since 1852, “until one day,” he says, “we lost it,” without going into specifics.

If the ad had tried to catalog all the nefarious business the venerable bank had been conducting, it probably would have been an hour-long infomercial. Notably, Wells Fargo admitted to the opening of millions of fake accounts by employees who were spurred on by unrealistic sales goals. They also admitted to retaliating against employees who threatened to go public with the whole fake account fiasco. Just last month, the

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Officer of the Comptroller of the Currency (whoa!) fined Wells Fargo $1 billion “for forcing customers into car insurance and charging mortgage borrowers unfair fees,” according to CNNMoney, who also reported on May 17 that “Wells Fargo recently discovered that some workers altered documents about business customers, raising new concerns about the embattled bank’s internal system of checks-and-balances.”

Facebook’s heart-string-puller opens with, “We came here for the friends, and just like that, we felt a little less alone.” The tone quickly turns ominous, though.

“But then something happened …” the narrator intones, as if he’s talking about, like, a meteor strike or something that was entirely out of Facebook’s control, which is suspect to say the least. “We had to deal with spam, clickbait, fake news, data misuse …” I mean, sure, it’s on me if I succumb to clickbait, but isn’t misusing my data kinda on you guys? I could just opt to remove myself from Facebook entirely, I guess, but I’m not sure if “Like it or leave it” is the stance you were trying for, what with your mission of greater connectivity or whatever it is you’re going for.

DIRTY CELLO (BLUES/BLUEGRASS)

THURSDAY , June

THURSDAY LIVE! CONCERT SERIES

BEING IN LOVE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY “YOU’RE SORRY”

Their ad, like Wells Fargo’s, promises that things are going to change. Maybe they will.

Maybe after all the fines and bad press and sanctions, they’re finally going to work the kinks out and not conduct business like a bunch of jerks.

Cambridge Analytica, the company that “misused” Facebook user data during the 2016 presidential campaign, announced on May 2 that it was ceasing its operations and on June 6, its former CEO, Alexander Nix, will appear before a U.K. parliamentary committee. Cambridge Analytica never made an apology ad, though, as far as I know. That’s probably where they went wrong.

It got me wondering, though, as I sat there ready for another glimpse into our world’s likely future, if these ad-pologies really work. (I also wonder if anyone else is using the term “adpology,” because it’s just so awesome!) They’re only even apologizing because they did something awful and got caught, right? Does anyone watch these things and think that some sweet music and earnest voice-over work means that these companies have really changed their ways? Maybe they do, but I’m guessing the people who do aren’t watching The Handmaid’s Tale.

7

WITH GUESTS

ACCORDING TO BAZOOKA

2708 J Street MOMOSACRAMENTO.COM MAY 22

(AMERICANA POP)

7PM | $10 ADV ALL AGES

MAY 23

5:30PM | $8 GA $28 SHOW & BOURBON FLIGHT ALL AGES

INDYCA (DUO ACOUSTIC REGGAE) BOURBON & BLUES:

MAY 24

TERRY HANCK THE BLACK LILLIES

MAY 25 10PM | FREE W/RSVP

DAVID SATURDAY , June 16 HOUSTON AND STRING THEORY (DARK POP)

DJ DM

MAY 26

OCEAN ALLEY

ACCORDING TO BAZOOKA

MAY 31

DENNIS SCOTT BDAY PARTY:

JUNE 6 5:30PM | $8 GA

BOURBON & BLUES:

Odd Fellows Hall 415 Second Street Davis

7:30 pm • all ages • $donation

6PM | $15 ADV ALL AGES

21+

(AMERICANA POP)

Shine 1400 E Street Sacramento 8 pm • all ages • $8

LIVE MUSIC!

WITH GUESTS

26

JAMES BARONE jb@submergemag.com

6PM | $13ADV ALL AGES

MAY 27 9PM | $5 21+

MAY 30

5:30PM | $8 GA $28 SHOW & BOURBON FLIGHT ALL AGES

7PM | FREE W/RSVP ALL AGES

$28 SHOW & BOURBON FLIGHT ALL AGES

YOUR AD HERE

CALL US

NEW WAVE SOCIETY :

(916) 441-3803

THE LUCKY LOSERS

info@submergemag.com

THE MORNING YELLS

CLASSIC ‘80S NEW WAVE BOURBON & BLUES:

THE GOOD NEWS CLUB, ADRIAN BELLUE, RUBBIDY BUBBIDY

OR EMAIL US TODAY!

BEN RICE TRIO

SACRAMENTO’S FAVORITE DJs EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 10PM

For booking inquiries email robert@momosacramento.com

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

1630 J Street Sacramento (916) 476-5076

Now serving Flakos Takos!

Goldfieldtradingpost.com

Wednesday May 23 | 7:30pm | $10adv | all ages

Wilderado

Friday June 15 7:30pm | $13adv | all ages

Jonah

Matranga performing FAR’s Album Water & Solutions

Taco

plus special guests

The Pauses

Wednesday June 27 | 7:30pm | $15adv | all ages

Tuesday May 29 7:30pm | $10adv | all ages

Nattali Rize

Hillbilly Moon Explosion

the

ALL BEERS

plus guests

ALL DAY LONG

HARD FALL HEARTS Friday June 29 | 7:30pm | $12adv | all ages

Wednesday May 30 7:30pm | $10adv | all ages

Strawberry Girls Night Verses

Sun-Dried Vibes plus guests

EMPRESS NIKO AND LIONS PAW

plus guests

Thursday Monday May 14June 7 | 7:30pm | all ages 7pm | $10adv | all ages

Keznamdi

101.9 The Wolf Presents

Secret Show!

BIG Nashville Artist with rare small Club performance

plus Mark Mackay

Find Yourself, Roman Pilot and Adrian Bellue

Friday June 8 | 7:30pm | $13adv | all ages

Through the Roots

Y La Bamba Friday July 6 7:30pm | free | all ages

Frankie James Band

bottomless

mimosas

Sunday July 29 | 7:30pm | $10adv | all ages

Roots of a Rebellion

Whittaker

River Whyless |||

Aug 20

Amanda Shires

B O O K YO U R N E X T E V E N T AT G O L D F I E L D !

Corporate Events, Private Parties, Birthday’s and more

SubmergeMag.com

EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY ‘TIL 2PM

21 TVs

your spot for

Romero 2 Coming Soon: Aug 6

HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT LONG

STARTING AT 10PM

Devin Wright

vs

Whiskey & Women

DJs every Friday , Saturday

plus special guests

UFC 225

EVERY WEDNESDAY

$5 SHOTS OF JACK $5 JACK & COKES $1 TACOS

Tuesday July 3 7:30pm | $12adv | all ages

& Auburn Road

Saturday June 9 7:30pm

Tuesdays! $1 TACOS + $1 OFF

FOR MORE INFO VISIT GOLDFIELDTRADINGPOST.COM

NBA, nhl, MLB & UFC

Issue 266 • May 21 – June 4, 2018

27

DIVE INTO SACRAMENTO & ITS SURROUNDING AREAS MAY 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JUNE 4, 2018

#266

MIKE LOVE THE UNIVERSE SPEAKS

MARSHALL HOUSE PROJECT WATCH THE WORLD DANCE

SLAYER A FEARSOME FAREWELL TO SACRAMENTO

MODERN MAN NO BOUNDARIES IDEATEAM GRADUATION DAY

CRAIG ROBINSON LASTING IMPRESSION BRUNCH ON FRONT STREET!

FREE