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music stories grace our two covers,

Dean. We’ve long been fans of his work, ever since we saw his piece at

between, too.

Art Hotel. Shortly after that, we got word one of his stool designs was

The Gold Souls, who are on our front cover, are one of the hardest

being picked up by West Elm, and

working, up-and-coming local acts.

with his constant involvement in the

They fuse a bluesy sound with

local art scene, we thought it was time

elements of rock, soul and funk, and

to tell his story in Submerge. Check

they’ve been steadily rising through

out page 14 to dive into this creative

the ranks, landing a ton of good gigs

guy’s mind, and then go see some of

along the way (we know, because

his work in person at the R Street Get

we put their name in our calendar

Down on June 16, as well as the Our

section and in our advertisers’ listings

Street Night Market on June 23.

a lot). With a full-length album on the

When in a recent discussion with one of our newer contributors, Carly

horizon, and slots on Davis Music Festival and downtown Sacramento’s

Quellman, who happens to be vegan,

Concerts in the Park, now was the

we got to chatting about her favorite

perfect time to feature them. Flip to

restaurant in town, El Papagayo in

page 18 to read our interview with

Carmichael. Now I love a hole-in-the-

The Gold Souls where we discuss

wall, but I’d never heard of this joint,

their outlook and style. You’ll have a

so I gave her the thumbs up to write

lot of opportunities to catch this band

about it for our current issue because

live throughout the summer, so don’t

I personally wanted to learn more

miss out.

about it, and I always love turning

Alex Jenkins, who is on our back

our readers onto cool local places, too.

cover, is one of those local musicians

Turn to page 22 and get ready to make

we have wanted to feature forever,

the trek to Carmichael. Other highlights in this issue

but for one reason or another the timing just didn’t work out. So when

include a round-up of 10 summer

he recently sent us a press release

events that we couldn’t fit larger

about his upcoming live audio and

features on; a tidbit on a local

video album recording at the Clara

wellness chef and nutritionist who

Auditorium on June 10 (which is

recently launched a new granola

open to the public), we jumped at

brand, Fuel Good Snacks; and a

the opportunity to feature the local

hilarious take on new Star Wars

percussionist to get to know his

movies that we’d like to see made.

story, which as it turns out, is even Read. Learn. Do rad things.

more interesting than I could have ever thought. Flip to page 20 to read

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This summer is already shaping up to be a great one in Sacramento, and to kick things off, the month of June is stacked with rad events, outdoor concerts, night markets and block parties galore. Besides all the other great stuff featured throughout this issue, we wanted to be sure to highlight these 10 fun events happening this month around Sacramento to help jump start your kick-ass summer.

June is pride month! Celebrate the LGBTQ community at the massive Sacramento Pride Parade March and Festival on Sunday, June 10. The free, allages parade march kicks off at 11 a.m. at 3rd and N street, and ends at 10th and N street. The festival is $10 (kids 10-andunder are free) and takes place on Capitol Mall between 3rd and 7th streets from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit Sacramentopride.org for more.

Local indie mainstays Sun Valley Gun Club are throwing an album release party at the Red Museum (212 15th St.) on Friday, June 8, celebrating the release of their third album, the water, the stars. Also on the bill is Bastards of Young and Ani Maul. This will be a banger, folks. All ages, 8 p.m., $8.

Keeping with the pride theme, don’t miss the next installment of the always awesome ArtMix series at Crocker Art Museum (216 O St.) on Thursday, June 14 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Pride the Musical is the theme, and the 21-and-over event will feature performances from Britney Spares and Friends, Underground Theatre Company, Green Valley Theatre Company, DJ Lady Char, Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus and many others. Free for Crocker members, or just $10 otherwise. Crockerart. org for tickets.

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The popular THIS Midtown Second Saturday block party series returns June 9 with live music from Viceroy, Pink Skies, DJ Greg J and others. The party goes down on 20th Street between K and J streets from 4:30 to 11 p.m. and features local artists, vendors, beer garden, cocktails and tons of fun. Visit Facebook.com/this916 for more. Free, all ages welcome. UPcyclePOP’s upcoming Fathers Summer event is a market and art lab happening at 7300 Folsom Blvd. on Saturday, June 9, where you can watch artists upcycle discarded items into works of art, fashion, furniture and other creative inventions. Sip on a drink, check out the live music jam, and pick up a unique Father’s Day gift. Noon to 6 p.m., no cover, family friendly event. Upcyclepop.com for more info.

The inaugural Front Street Brewfest is Saturday, June 16 from noon to 5 p.m. and all proceeds benefit Friends of Front Street Animal Shelter. Expect 30-plus breweries, unlimited beer tastings, SactoMoFo food trucks, live entertainment and games, all in a block party environment. The fest takes place at 2127 Front St. Visit Frontstreetbrewfest.com for more info and to purchase tickets, which are $40, or $10 for non-drinkers.

Check out some high-energy, hard-hitting roller derby action at the Sacramento Roller Derby’s upcoming Double Header on Saturday, June 16 at The Rink (2900 Bradshaw Road). Doors open at 6 p.m., snag tickets in advance through Brownpapertickets.com. Capital Public Radio is throwing a cool Tiny Desk Sacramento concert in the CapRadio Garden (7055 Folsom Blvd.) on Saturday, June 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. featuring performances from some of the station’s music guru Nick Brunner’s favorite regional Tiny Desk contest entries, like Lillian Frances from Davis, Stop Motion Poetry from Modesto, and Bobby Waller from Sacramento. Free event! Facebook.com/capradio for more. Hometown heroes Dance Gavin Dance return to rock the Concerts in the Park stage on Friday, June 22 at Cesar Chavez Plaza (9th and J streets). Also performing is Nerv, VERNO and DJs from Emo Night Sacramento. CIP is always free, and always a good time. Runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Hit up Godowntownsac.com or Facebook.com/cipsacramento for more. Check out the first-ever Our Street Night Market on Saturday, June 23 on R Street between 11th and 12th streets. This open-air party runs from 7 p.m. until late night (1 a.m.) and will feature a ton of vendors, street food, a beer garden, two bars, arcade games, a silent disco, salsa dancing and more. Free event, all ages welcome.

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THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST RE: YOUR HATRED OF CHIGGERS BOCEPHUS CHIGGER bocephus@submergemag.com Dear Caroline Picard: I’m writing regarding your recent article posted on GoodHousekeeping.com entitled “How to Get Rid of Chiggers and Soothe Chigger Bites.” What kind of monster are you, Caroline Picard? You sit there on your high perch from the pages of Good Housekeeping and judge me like your shit don’t stink. We’ve never even met, yet you’ve taken it upon yourself to inform the public that they should be looking for me and other members of my family to snuff us out like common pests. Caroline Picard, if that is even your real name, where is your journalistic integrity? This “article” of yours is nothing but a pack of lies. It’s fake news and you should be ashamed of yourself. I don’t appreciate being referred to as “pesky” or “teeny-tiny.” Your size-ism is irresponsible and could lead people to have issues with body dysmorphia. Who are you to judge me anyway, Caroline? I’m just shy of 6 feet tall, so I’d hardly consider that teeny-tiny. Despite my size, I am still not the “pesky” menace you make me out to be. I rarely bite people and I never leave behind “[b]ig angry bumps that itch like crazy,” when I do. What kind of savage do you think I am? I’ll also say that your attempts at name calling are laughable at best. I won’t lose any sleep if someone calls me a berry bug, red bug or harvest mite, but how would you feel if I called you a hack? Your sadistic attempts to round up Chiggers for slaughter has not gone unnoticed. We see through your dog-whistle tactics and coded language. Pointing out our four life stages to separate us from the rest of humankind is sick. Your demonization of our larvae and juvenile forms is reminiscent of the many times this country has wrongly sought to exclude outsiders just because they were different. For example, our children are not hiding in the grass waiting to latch on to animals and humans that might brush against them. What kind of weirdo shit do you think we are into? This better not be some sort of ridiculous attempt to sell calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream by instilling fear of Chiggers in the public. You also don’t need to immediately scrub yourself clean with soap and hot water after we shake hands.

We Chiggers are not dirty and don’t make you itch upon contact. If you want to be a shill for Big Ointment, that’s your own business, but you certainly don’t have to drag my people through the mud in the process. There is more to it than money though, isn’t there, Caroline? You really seem to hate us. I’ve heard of some fucked up shit in my life, but the tactics you advocate are truly atrocious. You are calling for Chiggers to be treated like lepers. While I am a big proponent of responsible yard care, you take it a step too far when ask your readers to deny Chiggers “the shelter, shade and moisture [we] like.” Dehydration is a serious problem, especially with limited shade or shelter to escape the sun’s rays. Your suggestion is not only meanspirited, it could get someone really hurt. Since I’m not an opportunistic asshole like you, I’m willing to admit that not everything you said about Chiggers was wrong. I agree that I am less inclined to hang around people who tuck their pants into their shoes or socks. That’s just not a fashion choice I can condone, whether biting is involved or not. I’ll also agree that I don’t have any transmissible diseases, though I wonder if that bit was thrown in at the advice of your lawyers to protect you from a potential libel suit. That is the kind of defensive move someone like you would make, isn’t it, Caroline? Don’t you have enough already? A gig at Good Housekeeping on the pest control desk puts you in the upper echelons of writing already; do you really need to wield all that power just to snuff out poor Chiggers like me? Before you sentence us to death, try learning a little more about us. Chiggers are a friendly folk. We are more likely to hug than hate. You should not take those hugs as failed attempts to bite. I assure you, a Chigger will always ask permission before sinking his or her teeth into your skin. Common rules of decency require as much, and we are no savages. That doesn’t mean that we are pushovers either. If you attack us, we will fight back and leave you itching to escape our fury. Consider this your one and only warning, Caroline Picard. You have no idea how pesky I can really be when I’ve been threatened! Sincerely, Bocephus Chigger

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Local Author David Kulczyk Releases New Book Forgotten Sacramento Murders 1940–1976 Local author David Kulczyk’s new book Forgotten Sacramento Murders 1940–1976, his fifth, is a toughto-put-down collection of more than 30 true stories that he describes as, “Buried and forgotten tales that once made the blood run cold of those reading about them in the morning edition.” From the kidnap and murder of Dolinda Montoya Diaz, to the Hobo Killer’s heinous streak of killings, to the unsolved bloody murder of Wilbur Ross Smith at the YMCA at 5th and J streets, Forgotten Sacramento Murders is a must-read for any local true crime buffs. Pick up a copy today at Time Tested Books (1114 21st St.) and then mark your calendars for Thursday, July 12, when Kulczyk will host a “Dead Talk,” also at Time Tested, starting at 7 p.m. “I call my book events ‘Dead Talks’ because that’s all I talk about,” the author told Submerge. “I’m going to specifically talk about the Mad Basher and his return, and The Hobo Killer, with info that I couldn’t put in the book because I don’t want to get sued.” He says that his talks are “kind of stand-up comedy” including “lots of wiseass comments” and are “kind of a free wheeling affair.” Forgotten Sacramento Murders 1940–1976 is also available for purchase on Amazon.

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The Amazing Work of Grass Valley-Based Artist Akira Beard is in Two Local Galleries This Month! Treat your eyes (and mind) to some truly mesmerizing artwork this month by Grass Valley-based artist Akira Beard, who currently has not one, but two exhibits up in different Sacramento galleries. Revelations from the Inner Landscape is a two-person show with new works from Beard and Heidi Zimmerman, up now at Beatnik Studios (723 S St.). It’s a colorful and meditative exhibit, and if you missed last week’s big opening, there will be another artist’s reception on Friday, July 6 from 6–9 p.m. Over at the recently opened Groundswell gallery (2508 J St.), Beard has a must-see solo show up titled LIFE Drawings, that will remain up through June 23. Visit Groundswellart.com and Beatnik-studios.com for hours and more info. Now get out and see some art!

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Some of Sacramento’s Finest Musicians Set to Play at the R Street Get Down • June 16 If you’ve driven, walked or cycled on or near the 1400 block of R Street in downtown Sacramento in recent months, you’re likely aware of the massive amounts of construction going on. Well, all that fuss is finally done, and to celebrate the grand re-opening of one of Sacramento’s most fun, creative blocks, the R Street Sacramento Partnership and SMUD, along with other local sponsors, are throwing a free block party on Saturday, June 16! The event will run from 12 to 8 p.m. and will feature musical performances from many of the most exciting acts from the region, including headliners Rituals of Mine, along with The Philharmonik, Cemetery Sun, La Noche Oskura, Bastards of Young, J Ras with T Wrecks, City of Trees Brass Band and DJ Zephyr. Frequent Submerge contributor and stand-up comedian Robert Berry will serve as the special guest MC, and you can also enjoy a set from local comedian Ngaio Bealum. There will be a bunch of street vendors, as well as a “Vinyl Cafeteria and Makers Mart” going on inside Ace of Spades. So come on out and party it up with your pals from R Street businesses like Shady Lady, Iron Horse, Burgers and Brew, R15, Uncle Vito’s and more. Did we mention it’s free? Can’t go wrong! Visit Rstreetcorridor.com for more info.

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Brett Eisen knows a thing or two about cooking and eating healthy. As a wellness chef and high performance nutritionist, the East Sacramento resident has either cooked for or consulted with the Sacramento Kings, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team, the U.S. Soccer team, various teams from the University of Oregon and other high-profile clients. Chef Eisen’s latest venture is called Fuel Good Snacks, and he’ll be bringing his delicious and nutritious granola offerings directly to the people on Saturday, June 9 at the Midtown Bizarre Maker Pop-Up Shop happening inside Identity Coffees (1430 28th St., Sacramento) from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Chef Eisen uses wholesome (and often times local) ingredients in his granola, like cacao, blueberries, dates, bananas, shaved coconut, cherries, pistachio, orange zest, coconut oil and almond butter, among many others, in order to “deliver a nutritionally dense, chewy and flavorful grab and go bite at anytime of the day.” So stop into Identity on June 9 and say hi to the chef himself, and pick up a bag or two. It’s just $8 for one bag, or $15 for two. Follow Fuel Good Snacks on Instagram (@fuelgoodfoods) to see where he’ll pop up next with his granola. A few local businesses regularly stock Fuel Good Snacks, as well, like East Sac Fitness (4471 D St.), Liquidology (4601 H St.), Vibe Health Bar (3515 Broadway), Fitness Rangers (1717 34th St.) and Humani Pilates Studio (2020 I St.). Other makers at the June 9 Midtown Bizarre will be All Elements Apothecary, Akela Designs, Odd Petals and more. SubmergeMag.com

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SOLO PAVES THE WAY FOR BETTER STAR WARS PROJECTS WE’D LIKE TO SEE WORDS ROBERT BERRY

Debuting with a lackluster box office its opening weekend, it’s clear that Disney is not happy with Solo: A Star Wars Story, which is a shame as it’s a genuinely thrilling and funny movie. The biggest problem with making a movie about the early days of Han Solo is that Han Solo really isn’t a character that is compelling enough to warrant one. It turns out turning the clock back to see that a wisecracking cocky space pirate was always that way isn’t that amazing of a story. Plus, as is the case with any prequel, it’s pretty obvious that any life or death situation they are faced with will most certainly end with life. Oh, there’s some great things to see in Solo, for sure. The scene with Han meeting Chewbacca for the first time is glorious, as is the bond they quickly form. Donald Glover is a perfect young Lando Calrissian, and his relationship with his droid partner L3-37 is touching and hilarious. But it’s the type of low-stakes fun that may have worked just as well as a Netflix series instead of a single film. Solo isn’t burdened with the epic legacy around its neck like The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, or even Rogue One had, but it’s almost so easygoing that it doesn’t feel necessary to watch. There’s been news of Boba Fett and Obi Wan Kenobi films in the works, but a movie about a bounty hunter that barely talks or YET ANOTHER FUCKING JEDI might not be the pickup Disney is looking for to keep the franchise profitable. Here are some ideas I have that may help turn things around.

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Yoda

We don’t know anything about this dude’s past at all. You could even make it a comedy. Who were his people? How did he become a Jedi? Why is he the last one left of his kind? And more importantly, he’s gotta sing that “Seagulls” song made famous on YouTube.

Dianoga, Trash Compactor Monster

It was amazing in the very first Star Wars movie, and there’s so many unanswered questions about how it got there.

Jawas

Why not make a mockumentary about these wonderful hooded salvagers of the desert? You could even have it be narrated by David Attenborough. Throw in banthas, Tusken Raiders, droids, moisture farmers, with the scum and villainy of Mos Eisley, and it could be pretty great.

Muppet Star Wars

Disney owns both of these franchises. Why not combine both of them into a fun parody? Plus you could get a long-awaited meeting of Yoda, Miss Piggy, Bert and Grover, all voiced by Frank Oz!

The 500 Deaths of Jar Jar Binks

The maligned star of the prequels is brought back and stuck in a time loop where he’s just murdered in creative ways repeatedly for two straight hours.

90-Minute Title Crawl

The famous Star Wars title crawl opening simply goes on for the entirety of the film.

Star Wars: The Special Porn Edition

Finally, an X-Rated version of the saga featuring cleverly named characters like Lando Caljizzian, Screwbacca and Grand Muff Tarkin!

Lady Bird Strikes Back

The title character of Greta Gerwig’s critically acclaimed film just hangs out in front of East Sacramento landmarks and battles Kylo Ren to see who can scowl better.

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PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

LOCAL MAKER TRENT DEAN LOOKS TO BLUR THE LINES BETWEEN ART AND FURNITURE WORDS MICHAEL CELLA • PHOTO WESLEY DAVIS

rent Dean admits that he “floated around” his entire life. “Didn’t have a degree, didn’t have a direction,” he explains. “I hated the holidays when people would ask, ‘What are you doing with your life?’” One constant in Dean’s life, though, was making things—whether helping his parents build a deck while growing up in Lodi, or just putting Legos together. “Legos were the jam,” Dean says. “Every Christmas, every birthday: Legos.” Now in his ninth year in Sacramento, Dean studied environmental studies briefly at Chico State before dropping out. Five years ago, he realized he needed something different. Specifically, he needed a coat rack. He’d moved back in with his dad, and the place was short on storage space. So he looked up a pattern online, bought some steel pipe and wood and started a DIY project. When it was finished, he thought, “I made something. It’s functional.” People who saw it liked it, and began asking him to make them their own coat racks. “I thought, this is kinda cool,” he says. Dean began trying to create more unique coat racks without using the internet as his guide. He soon realized just using wood and steel pipes was too limiting. He needed to learn skills like woodworking and metalworking. “That’s how I found Hacker Lab,” he explains. He began taking classes at the 17th and I coworking/making space. “I gotta be a part of this place,” Dean told himself. “It’s got everything I need. It’s got all the people who know all the things I need to know.“ Not long after joining Hacker Lab, Dean moved in to the Warehouse Artist Lofts, a mixed-income artist community in the R Street District. “It was my first time living in any kind of community,” Dean says. Empowered by the neighborhood spirit and connections at WAL and Hacker Lab, he was able to gain the confidence, drive and support he needed to become a designer and start his own company. Dean began to take on projects, doing work for local bars, hotels and restaurants like Cannon in East Sacramento, where he worked with Clay Nutting, Emily Wilder and Alex McDonald to create the restaurant’s interior. He built them two 10-foot tables as well as several booths and stools. “That’s the direction I wanna go in,” Dean says. “‘Hey, we’re opening a restaurant and we need chairs, can you make 20 of them?’ That’s what I want my business to be.” It’s not easy work. Splinters happen at least twice a day, like bee stings to the beekeeper. Meanwhile, Dean’s signature item has migrated from coat racks to stools.

“They’re the only thing I can fit in my apartment,” Dean jokes. “There’s something cool about the versatility of a stool. Could be a plant stand, a table, an ottoman. To me, they’re the most versatile piece of furniture out there, and that’s why I make them.” Dean may not have finished his environmental studies degree, but he continues to use his educational background in his current line of work. He sources his lumber from local lumber mills, and works with the Sacramento Tree Foundation and their new Urban Wood Rescue program, a grant-funded endeavor that takes urban trees that had to be cut down due to “disease, safety and pests” and “saves these trees from becoming trash by milling the wood into usable lumber,” according to the Sacramento Tree Foundation’s official website (Sactree.com). A few years into this work, Dean soon found his career beginning to merge with the art world. He’d gotten involved with Portal, his first public art project. That effort, along with making a home at WAL (in close proximity to 1810 Gallery and M5 Arts), had plugged him into a community of artists. He created a piece for Art Hotel and another for ArtStreet. “Those projects were like summer camp for artists,” says Dean. “You’re there for a month building it all out. You’re hanging out and seeing everyone every day, and then everyone goes their separate ways. And then a year later you see everyone again and go, ‘Hey, we’re all friends again!’” One of those friends, Dan Tran, had a great idea. Tran also worked at Hacker Lab, where Dean had started teaching welding classes and wood and metal shops. The pair found out about Sacramento’s Creative Economy grant program, and went in together to turn Dan’s concept into a project they’re calling Kaleidoscope, a natural butterfly habitat. The project’s first step is to plant vines, which will then grow using various sculptures that Tran and Dean have made as a trellis. Over the course of the next few years, the vines will grow large enough to support a California pipevine swallowtail butterfly colony. They’ll also install nectar plants and wildflowers and are working with the Sacramento Tree Foundation to plant native trees in order to provide extra shade for the vines. With the grant approved and plans in place, Tran and Dean now only await checks from the city, and will install the habitat at Southside Park by the end of the summer. “I’m really excited,” says Dean. “It’s my first permanent piece of public art in the city.” Building mode and art mode can be difficult to maintain at the same time, Dean allows. He’s spent the past 18 months working with West Elm Furniture through their LOCAL program, which supports artisans neighboring their stores.

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“I’m interested in blurring the lines between art and furniture. To create work that’s so unique that people stop asking me ‘Can you make this table?’ And start saying, ‘We want you to design our stuff because we like your style.’ To achieve that, I need to have an image that is unique and recognizable. Create the brand.” – Trent Dean “It’s one situation where being in Sacramento really helped me,” he points out. No one else in Sacramento had applied, according to Dean, which likely got him a closer look. After getting accepted, Dean created one small piece, which ended up selling 75 units all across California. “When I first started, I just thought it would be in Roseville,” Dean concedes. It’s important to Dean not to put all his eggs in the Sacramento basket, and this is a bridge toward breaking out of the local market. “There’s a number of reasons why Sacramento is awesome,” he says. “It doesn’t have to be the city that purchases all my work, it can just be the city where I get to create all my work. I want to live here and work here, but also sell outside of here.” To that end, Dean recently embarked on a cross-country trip to take in New York Design Week. There, he was able to explore new ideas and get a sense of what he needed to bring to the table—besides just a table. But the trip also served to inform the next step in his career: the transition from maker to designer. “I’m interested in blurring the lines between art and furniture,” says Dean. “To create work that’s so unique that people stop asking me ‘Can you make this table?’ And start saying, ‘We want you to design our stuff because we like your style.’ To achieve that, I need to have an image that is unique and recognizable. Create the brand.” Dean’s goal for next year is to take his new collection to a show outside of Sacramento. It can be difficult to break in to larger markets, especially as an outsider. “A lot of people I meet that got their start here, when they go to bigger cities, they always say, ‘Oh, I’m from San Francisco,’” he says. “That’s not what I’m interested in saying. I’m trying to rep Sacramento and show that this is a great place to live and work.” To make that next leap, all Dean needs is a seat at the table. Fortunately, he can always make one himself.

You can check out some of Trent Dean’s wares in the Makers Mart at the upcoming R Street Get Down on June 16 at the 1400 block of R Street in Sacramento. For more info, go to Rstreetcorridor.com. On June 23, you can also see Dean’s work at the Our Street Night Market, taking place on R Street in between 11th and 12th Streets. For more on that event, go to Facebook.com/ ourstreetnightmarket.

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Issue 267 • June 4 – June 18, 2018

BURNISHED BY FIRE

AHEAD OF FULL-LENGTH DEBUT, THE GOLD SOULS DROP THE LOWDOWN ON GROOVING THROUGH THE TRIBULATIONS OF MODERN LIFE WORDS ANDREW C. RUSSELL • PHOTO ELLE JAYE

he raw, beating heart of funk, soul, jazz and hip-hop—all of which the furious Sacramento five-piece known as The Gold Souls have incorporated into their style—has always been the blues. Blues and its far-reaching tendrils have defined pop music in the last century, but it is not of pop. It can make you dance, it can speak to your inner being, it can heal, but it always deals with pain on some level, existential or otherwise. Through the wide branches of its influence, it continues to speak to the artist’s eternal conflict between escaping and confronting the abyss, and although the layers of time have polished it and its offshoots with a mellower, safer reputation, there is always the yearning, fearless voice within it that dances along the dire edge of life. That’s where The Gold Souls come in, crafting good-time music while never losing sight of its implications about life, the self and the soul. Consisting of Juniper Waller (vocals), Matt Hevesh (guitar), Alex Severson (keys), Jace Dorn (bass) and Billy D. Thompson (drums), the band is not shy about laying the heart of their music bare thematically while still managing to make crowds dance. “With funk, you get an immediate reaction,” says Severson. “It grooves and all that, it lets the lyrics sit. But also, I think it reflects how people go about their day greeting each other happily when they might really be dying inside. It’s all socially masked in not wanting to cause too much friction, and nobody wants to talk about how they really feel about things. With funk you can put it all under this fun, jovial layer.” The new degree of honesty that characterizes so much of our discussion in the era of sharing is, with no exception, a central feature of The Gold Souls’ ethos. But you might not guess it while listening to sultry numbers like “Take it Easy,” a breezy neosoul daydream reminiscent of Erykah Badu; or more uptempo jams like “Hunger,” a majorly danceable album-finisher that slyly deals with the difficulty of putting off romance in order to achieve the selfbetterment needed to sustain it in the future. Both tracks are highlights of the band’s forthcoming debut, Good to Feel, a definitive introduction to The Gold Souls that covers the variety of their influences while also telling a loose story of loss in confidence and gain in character. “That tune ‘Hunger’ is all about taking time to make sure you’re OK,” says Thompson. “The whole album is kind of a journey towards that. It starts with this confident, no-nonsense character who is self-assured and feels like they know what’s going on. And then, they start going through shit—life starts happening. The depth of the songs increase as it goes on. We noticed some common threads in the songs and tried to tailor the track order to tell a little bit of a story.” Recently we sat down with all band members (sans Hevesh) to get at the roots of The Gold Souls’ style and outlook.

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FREE FRIDAYS Speaking on dealing with and confronting negative experiences, what are your go-to albums/artists for doing this? Alex Severson: If I smell a bad week coming, it’s Gnarls Barkley’s St. Elsewhere on repeat. I like it for the same reason I like the stuff we play—it’s got a lot of different styles and genres. When you listen to a full album, as much as I like rock, or funk or salsa or jazz, I like having variations, and St. Elsewhere does really well with that. Or I bump “Just a Thought” on repeat and I cry. Billy Thompson: For me, it’s Blur 13. A lot of the subject matter is really intense; I think it was after a bad breakup that Damon Albarn had—the songs [have] a really weird, almost schizophrenic feeling. I like listening to that record when I’m sad, because it’s sadder than I ever am. It’s like, “Wow, that guy had it worse.” And he went on to make the Gorillaz a thing, so it let’s you know you’ll probably be alright. Jace Dorn: Probably the most typical over my entire life would be Billie Holiday. If I’m feeling particularly self aware, it’ll be “Good Morning Heartache.” She’s got a lot of great material for that kind of feeling. More recently though, there’s an album by the O’My’s called A Humble Masterpiece that can really get me. Juniper Waller: My main influences musically have been blues music. Everything else has come out from there. So Etta James is probably my number one, vocally, and out from there, Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone. But I don’t go to that when I’m upset, because that’s bad for you. They never figured it out. That’s what the songs I write are about: Don’t become a conduit for your art to the point where you selfdestruct, which is what all my heroes have done. I guess my favorite album for emotional clarity would be Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun. The new album Good to Feel is fun and groovy on one level. How would you describe the deeper themes at play? JW: I think content-wise this album is very 2018. There’s a lot of existential dread and disillusionment with the traditionally accepted ways of coping with the difficulties of our modern world. “Good to Feel” is about that, “Truth” is about that, “Hunger Is the Best Spice” is about that. A lot of the songs touch on the discomfort of being a modern person in this day and age and working through that with music, with art, through creativity and self-exploration. To be a full person, you have to feel the enormity of what is going on. JD: Not only feel it, but process it, hopefully in as constructive way as you can.

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BT: Amidst some of the head-bobbing stuff, you can still experience some of the necessary discomfort of living. The band is informed by blues, a very stripped-down genre, the themes usually laid bare. What’s your take on it? JW: The blues genre uses relationships as a thinly veiled metaphor to talk about other things—struggle in general. At the same time, even people who are experiencing intense oppression are still preoccupied with the question of “does he like me?” or “does she like me?” I was reading a book by Elizabeth Gilbert where she talks about that. She had a friend who was a psychologist who was working with refugees, and she was like “How could I help refugees? They’ve been through so much trauma, what could I possibly have to offer them?” But in her sessions with them, all they wanted to talk about was their significant others, and “does he still love me?” and “why isn’t this working out?” and so on. So I think that as humans, we use relationships as a metaphor for the bigger struggles in our lives. Not even as a metaphor, but maybe as a way to conceptualize or contain our emotions, our filter for reality. What message do you want to leave with the people before they come out to dance at the album drop party? JW: A lot of people are really messed up, and I think that if you take time to work on yourself—and this goes back to my heroes that weren’t able to do that—it makes it so that other people you connect with are able to do that, too. When people see someone earnestly trying to get their shit together, and they see the way it’s changing their life and relationships, that’s inspiring. AS: All in all, we’re just a group of humans having experiences and trying to process that through music. A lot of the tracks on Good to Feel cover issues that I should have had figured out before I turned 28! JW: We probably sound like trippy, sad people [laughs]. AS: Have you ever just thought about the human condition and being sad all the time, man? You should try some funk!

Catch The Gold Souls live on June 16 at Delta of Venus (122 B St., Davis) as part of the 8th annual Davis Music Festival. On June 22, The Gold Souls will hold their official album release show at The Flamingo House (2315 K St., Sacramento), and on July 13 they will play Concerts in the Park at Cesar Chavez Plaza (9th and J streets). Learn more at Facebook.com/ thegoldsoulsband.

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Issue 267 • June 4 – June 18, 2018

THE POWER OF JAZZ

ALEX JENKINS SAYS SACRAMENTO’S HITTING THE BEATS OF A MUSICAL RENAISSANCE FROM BARS TO SCHOOLS

WORDS NUR KAUSAR • PHOTOS LAURA LUCERO

ou feel calm around Alex Jenkins. Despite the ambient hum of conversation and coffee grinding at Old Soul on a Saturday afternoon, it’s easy to talk to him. We start simply with family life, politics and weekend plans, and he points out the obvious—that he’s older (43) than he looks and talks of the accomplishments of his three grown children, one of whom is leaving for a second tour in Afghanistan. His conversations are rhythmic. He’s good at tying beginnings and endings together and seeing the bigger picture. Perhaps that’s why Jenkins, a drummer since his early teens and founder of a few different Sacramento-based jazz ensembles, has been teaching percussion for more than a decade. He also gets asked to come back year after year—now for the 15th year—to teach drums at local elementary schools William Land and Howe Avenue. The impact of tying music with education is evident in Jenkins’s history and experiences. It’s how he met his wife—she was a mom, he was her daughter’s drum teacher. It’s how, after a class with Sacramento State percussion instructor

Daniel Kennedy, Jenkins chose to pursue the tabla. And it’s how he bridges the communities within which he works in Sacramento. “At the elementary schools, I’m able to teach everything from rock ‘n’ roll to Arabic and African rhythms on hand drums. I spent two summers in a row studying in the Caribbean so I also teach Caribbean rhythms,” Jenkins says. “One of the classes I teach is a drum class for refugees. At Howe Avenue there is a huge refugee population. I have students from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan who are now living in this country with their parents and a lot of them don’t speak much English, but you don’t need it in drum class. You don’t need to speak the same language to share that.” Jenkins reminisces about his own childhood experiences learning instruments, and understands the importance music can have in a young person’s life, especially in a time of change and transition. Jenkins attended Sacramento High in the late 1980s and early ‘90s when it was also an arts magnet school. (Another drummer who went

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through the same Sac High program: former Cake member Todd Roper). At this time, Jenkins started becoming familiar with the drumming of Elvin Jones, who played in the John Coltrane Quartet in the ‘60s and was dubbed “World’s Greatest Rhythmic Drummer” by Life Magazine. “I was most drawn to the records he played on with John Coltrane,” Jenkins says of Jones. “There’s something about Elvin’s sound that touches me on a deep, spiritual level. His sense of time and syncopation, as well as his mallet work on the drum set, is something that has been a huge influence on me. He’s definitely someone who I’m constantly listening to and trying to figure out. I think it’s important to listen to those who’ve come before us in order to develop and evolve music and take it to the next level.” During his time in high school, Jenkins participated in marching band and jazz band, and traveled nationally and internationally for shows and competitions, something that seems more difficult to do today unless personal budgets and philanthropic donations allow.

“One of the classes I teach is a drum class for refugees. At Howe Avenue there is a huge refugee population. I have students from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan who are now living in this country with their parents and a lot of them don’t speak much English, but you don’t need it in drum class. You don’t need to speak the same language to share that.” – Alex Jenkins Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Jenkins credits Howe Avenue music teacher Gail Winnie (two-time Teacher of the Year winner) for creating a program that is funded with outside sources and brings in visiting musical artists from far and wide to teach students. The outside support and interest from the principal, he adds, also helps keep the after school enrichment program running at William Land. Jenkins says Winnie keeps him around because of his skills and understanding of global percussion instruments, which he picked up through his travels. “The first instrument I was drawn to other than the drum set was tabla,” Jenkins says. “Around 23 or 24 I had come to a crossroads in my life. I didn’t want to continue school, so I decided, why not go to India and see if I can track down this drummer I liked?” Jenkins spent time studying tabla in India, came back and took the class with Kennedy, then studied at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael for five years. Along the way he’s also been drawn to Afro-Cuban and djembe, adding it to his repertoire after additional years of study. SubmergeMag.com

“One of the things that over the years has become a niche for me is to play in different styles, like to take rhythmic styles from tabla and put it on the drum set,” Jenkins says. “It’s very fulfilling for me to cross-pollinate these different rhythmic ideas from different traditions and put them to one sound.” Jenkins notes that it took baby steps and continued experimentation to blend traditional sounds from various cultures to see what worked, especially when considering his ensembles and audiences. “I don’t do it blatantly; instead, I try to do it so that it’s very subtle or understated most of the time,” he says. “As far as how I got into it, at Ali Akbar there are a lot of students fusing Indian melody and rhythm into instruments that they play. They are studying Indian music, but they were not born or raised there; they are Western musicians trying to add something to their repertoire. People have been doing that for a long time—that’s how different music traditions are created. But certainly, it has given me a recognizable sound, and if you talk to any musician, that’s their goal: to have their own sound and be able to draw from it and develop.” Sacramento has been hearing Jenkins develop his jazz sound for more than a decade with his ensemble residency at The Shady Lady every first and third Sunday, a model he says other venues are mimicking because of its success. “In jazz and creative music, there is a renaissance happening here in Sacramento,” Jenkins says. “There have been really hard working jazz musicians working really hard to create opportunities here. There are probably more places to hear and play jazz here today than I can remember.” The next big step for Jenkins will be his first live audio and video album recording, open to the public ($10 students, $20 general) and happening at the Clara Auditorium June 10 at 7 p.m. The Alex Jenkins Quartet will play both originals and covers. The quartet includes Arlyn Anderson on guitar, Levi Saelua on sax, and Alex Reiff on bass, all from Sacramento. “This is something I’ve always wanted to do and this quartet, I’m really proud of the songs we’ve written and the vibe we have,” Jenkins says of the live recording event. “They are not only great musicians but great friends and that really comes out in the music. When we started working on originals, I said, ‘Why haven’t we been doing this from the beginning?’” In 2016-17, the quartet did a series of concerts with a “jazz for movies” theme. Some of that music will also be part of the show (think everything from The Hobbit to Charlie Chaplin). The live concert recording is part of the Vanguard Jazz Series sponsored by Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy, where Jenkins also teaches.

Check out the Alex Jenkins Quartet live at the Clara Auditorium (1425 24th St., Sacramento) Sunday June 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for the general public. To learn more about private lessons for all ages, upcoming shows, and summer music programs with Jenkins, visit Alexdrums.net.

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QUALITY YOU CAN TASTE EL PAPAGAYO

5804 Marconi Ave., Carmichael WORDS CARLY QUELLMAN • PHOTOS KADEEM EVANS During a brief excursion to San Francisco, I had the pleasure of trying Gracias Madre, a highly acclaimed vegan Mexican restaurant. I’ve been vegan for almost three years, and let me tell you, after awhile you really start to miss some of the stuff you used to consume. Specifically, those foods of the creamy, fat-laden, savory variety. Gracias Madre, at $14 a plate, sated my cravings, yet it still reeked of a shallow aesthetic. The food wasn’t bad, but it left the overall impression that it strived for Instagramworthy appeal rather than taste. Venturing back to Sacramento, my desire for authentic vegan Mexican food became unsettling. I longed to share the content feeling my friends had when they purchased a fresh carne asada taco off the streets of downtown. I wanted to relish in the beauty of looking inside my burrito to find my tortilla stuffed with more than mere iceberg lettuce and pico de gallo. I wanted the

messy, homestyle Mexican cooking that you would find at someone’s grandma’s house, similar to what I find when I visit family in San Diego or Los Angeles. Thanks to my current employer, a tech company whose mission is to connect people to local businesses, I was able to scour Sacramento and its neighboring areas in desperate search for what my taste buds lacked. Situated on the corner of Marconi Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, El Papagayo (The Parrot) sits tucked away, easy to miss if you aren’t paying close attention. The sign outside the door, while faded and outdated, is telling of the success the restaurant has had over the years. Outside, there are a couple tables underneath a patio with views of the Arco gas station adjacent to the parking lot. This unintentionally facilitates numerous groups of squatters. To an external eye, one may at first be wary of the tattered building, a harsh contrast

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to the newly built Milagro Centre around the corner. It’s gritty, but it’s authentic, and the food definitely matches that. Inside El Papagayo, a towering water fountain spills over the sides into the large space, which is equipped with hand-carved dining tables from Mexico, numerous art prints and a full bar, the most recent addition to the restaurant. The space is vibrant and full of energy, similar to owners Rosalinda Aceves—who employees say is “the hardest working woman you’ll ever meet”—and her husband and chef Horacio. The Aceves team brought El Papagayo into the Sacramento area from Mexico in 2000, 18 years ago. Today, with the help of their two sons, Alex and Brandon, the family owned and operated restaurant serves Sacramento’s diverse and unique culture every Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Which is why, after 18 years, El Papagayo has carnivores, vegetarians and vegans coming from all around Sacramento (and even out-of-state) to dine-in and cash out on affordable, delicious and authentic Mexican food. It seems since the beginning of time, specifically at restaurants, waiters and chefs alike shared the same, monotonous tale of their limited meatless options. If you were vegan

and found something half-way resembling your stigmatized “rabbit food” it would 1) Taste like rabbit food; or 2) Contain cheese. Always. All. Ways. El Papagayo is a treasure chest for vegans and vegetarians everywhere, because the restaurant compiled a completely separate menu for us not-so-carnivorous eaters. To find an establishment that has … wait for it … something the human race calls “options,” is truly radical. A rebellious notion in meat-loving America. One of my favorite items at El Papagayo is their super burrito, humongous, mouth-watering medley of rice, beans, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, lettuce and guacamole served on a red plastic plate. It’s absolutely wonderful. Priced at $8.49, it could feed two, if it wasn’t so addictive. Topped with a generous amount of avocado salsa from their equally addictive chips and salsa bar, this is one of the best things I’ve eaten. It not only meets the demands of tricky (and sometimes picky) plant-based eaters, it exceeds it. The vegan menu options range between $8.49 and $12.99, and can be purchased al la carte or as a combo meal, which comes with a side of beans, rice and guacamole. Plus, there are multiple fillings to personalize your order of, say, Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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and raspberry compote rest on top, creating presentation that corresponds to both appeal and taste. It’s the perfect end to an already-satisfying meal, one that I highly recommend. As a Gen-Z Millenial, I can attest that I too appreciate beautiful food presentation. Gourmet, picture-worthy food is wonderful, but there’s a time and place for overpriced pairings attached to fun geo-tags. For me, honest, passionate craft in the kitchen topped with delicious ingredients fill the void of tasty, plant-based expectation. El Papagayo’s vegan menu is no different, as a decade in the making created a worthy product you can taste. What El Papagayo created 10 years ago as an alternative food option is now a trendy dietary choice. The difference, however, is that El Papagayo creates for the sake of food, and only that. In an instantaneous world, regardless of social media, digital branding or location tactics, good food sells. Picture that.

chimichangas. The fillings are the true game-changer. Any al la carte item can be ordered with choice of filling, which includes, but is not limited to, fried tofu, soy chorizo, chile colorado (soy, potatoes and tofu cooked into the sauce), chile verde (a rich blend of cactus, mushroom and onions cooked into the sauce), potatoes, chayote squash, mushroom ranchero (a mix of mushroom, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers) and my personal favorite, nopales (cactus). El Papagayo has had this menu for almost 10 years, long before Instagram bloggers and food flat-lays graced our generation on a well-lit, glossy platter. Their menu implements a variety of creative, cultural ingredients into their dishes that I have yet to find elsewhere. It’s refreshing. El Papagayo also has quirky and noteworthy vegan takes on drinks. Recently, the restaurant released a vegan oyster mushroom cocktail, a seafood-less version of one of their most popular drinks. The 16-ounce goblet contains oyster mushrooms, tomato, onion, cilantro and ketchup, garnished with bay leaves, fresh avocado and a cucumber. Last but not least, El Papagayo features an extravagant vegano pie de chocolate, a chocolate vegan pie made from silken tofu. This pie tastes like a creamy, rich slice of heaven. Sliced strawberries

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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.

6.05 TUESDAY

Ace of Spades Tory Lanez, Davo, Flipp Dinero, 7 p.m. The Boardwalk Emery, ‘68, Trove, Belle, 6:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Torch Club Scott McConaha, 5:30 p.m.; Alex Walker, Yo & the Electric, 8 p.m.

6.06 WEDNESDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Boardwalk He is We, Onward, ETC, House of Mary, Ross Hammond, Mary Jean, 6 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Community Center Theater Jethro Tull, 8 p.m.

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El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Proxy, 6:30 p.m.; Open Mic Jam, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ Nassah, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Jessica Malone (Live Album Recording), 6 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Jackie Evancho, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver Cozz, 7 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m. Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues: Ben Rice Trio, 5:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Scott McConaha, 5:30 p.m.; Johnny Oskam, 9 p.m.

6.07 THURSDAY

Ace of Spades Bone Thugs-NHarmony, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Songwriters in the Round, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Blue Lamp Space Kamp, The Gas Station, 9 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Patrick Walsh, 7 p.m.; DJ Uncle Hank & Karaoke, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke Night & DJ Matty B, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Irish Jam w/ Stepping Stone, 8 p.m. Goldfield Keznamdi, Empress Niko and Lion’s Paw, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Midnight Marauders w/ Monsters and Thieves, Unified School District, Alex Salveson, Glass Tung, Melancholy, 6:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Jackie Evancho, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver Local Showcase Thursday’s feat. The Last Titan, On Higher Tides, Until the Unknown, Lost Horizons, Depths, 6:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento Discover Thursdays: Deacon Free, The Ghost Town Rebellion, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Wild Evel & The Trashbones, Acid 9, 7:30 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 8 p.m. Palms Playhouse I See Hawks In L.A., Rick Shea, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Moonshine Crazy, 9:30 p.m. Shady Lady Poor Man Band, 9 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Slaid Cleaves, 7 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Shadia & The Movement, Will Whitlock & George Napp, 9 p.m.

6.08 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Moonshine Bandits, D-One, Good ol’ Boyz, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe The Old West Trio, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Dylan Crawford, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Muddy Waders, 5 p.m. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Pressure Lounge, Andrew Castro, 6 p.m. Blue Lamp Behold the Arctopus, Modern Man (Record Release), 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Andrès, Dead Poet Society, Demon In Me, Hemispheres, Withholder, Yugen, 6:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park: Peter Petty, Drop Dead Red, National Lines, DJ Elements, 5 p.m. The Club Car Manzanita, 9 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Tropicali Flames, 7:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Petty Jack Flash Band, 9 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon RevolutionBeat: Tribute to The Beatles, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Kevin & Allyson Seconds, Danny Secretion, Nolan Erck, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Goldfield Through the Roots, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Elise Trouw, 6 p.m.

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Shady Lady Drunken Kung Fu, 9 p.m. Shine Anton Barbeau, Allyson Seconds, Felsen, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Kaz Mirblouk, Pastel Dream, 9:30 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort V101’s Summer Jam 2018 feat. TLC, Nelly, Tony! Toni! Toné! and More, 6 p.m. Torch Club Sly Park, 5:30 p.m.; Coffis Bros., TV Mike & The Scarecrows, 9 p.m.

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Harris Center for the Arts Heart By Heart, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver Plan 9, Short Trip, Love For Fire (Alkaline Trio Tribute), Straight Through, 6:30 p.m. King Cong Brewing Co. Leo Bootes, 6 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge William Mylar’s Hippie Hour, 5:30 p.m.; Good Ol’ Boyz, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Moody Slough, Ross Hammond & Jay Nair, James Henderson, 8 p.m. Miner’s Leap Winery Aaron Avila and Second Wind, 7:30 p.m. Momo Sacramento Yeek, Sloan Evans, 7 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall University Chorus, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Band of Coyotes, Occupy the Trees, Adam Poe, 8 p.m. Palms Playhouse Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Loose Engines, 4 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Lost In Suburbia, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Clean Slate, 9:30 p.m. Shady Lady Little Muddy, 9 p.m. Shine Travis Larson Band, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Tuck & Patti, 7 p.m. Torch Club The Hucklebucks, 5:30 p.m.; Aki Kumar Band, 9 p.m.

6.09 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Turnpike Troubadours, Charley Crockett, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Acoustic Den Cafe Morning Dew, 2 p.m.; Madeline McArthur, Emily Kiddy, Kendra Dantes, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Jay Tausig, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Old Mule, 3 p.m. Bertha Henschel Park Pops in the Park: AKA Live, 6 p.m. Blue Lamp The Inciters, Jackie Mendez, Scratch Outs, Triple Tree, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Kurt Travis, Makari, A Foreign Affair, Perfect Score, Yunger, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m. The Club Car The Austin Mo Xperience, 9 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Muddy Waders, 7:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Easy Dub Band, 9 p.m.

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6.12 TUESDAY

Blue Lamp Stress Position, Born A Lot, Human/Nature, Disperser, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Flotsam & Jetsam, Blessed Curse, Graveshadow, Anarchy Lace, 6:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Sicky Betts, 8 p.m.

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6.14 THURSDAY

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Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. East Sac Strings, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Wiz Kid, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Superbad, 9:30 p.m. Shady Lady Reggie Graham, 9 p.m. Shine The Kwartet, 8 p.m. Sudwerk Brewing Co. Davis Music Fest: The Sam Chase & The Untraditional, The Midnight Dip, The Philharmonik, Hannah Jane Kile, 5 p.m. Torch Club Dey Trippers, 5:30 p.m.; Van Goat, Deltaphonics, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. JonEmery, 7 p.m.

6.16 SATURDAY

1400 R St. R Street Get Down feat. Rituals of Mine, The Philharmonik, Cemetery Sun, La Noche Oskura, Bastards of Young and More, 12 - 8 p.m. Ace of Spades Corduroy (Pearl Jam Tribute), Longview (Green Day Tribute), 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Michael McNevin & Larry Diehl, 7 p.m. Armadillo Music Davis Music Fest: Sea of Bees, Tre Burt, Kelly Jane, Joe Kaplow, Matt Jaffee, 3:30 p.m. Bar 101 David Ryle, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. The Twilight Drifters, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Grave Gnosis, Bound For the Ground, Thangorodrim, Gloriam Draconis, 7:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Fire Season, C-Dubb, Charlie Muscle, No Mutiny Cliq, Tony Gunz and More, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Choi Sung Soo, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m. CapRadio Garden Tiny Desk Sacramento: Lillian Frances, Stop Motion Poetry, Bobby Waller, 6 p.m. C.K. McClatchy High School Performing Arts Center Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus: Think Pink, 2 & 8 p.m. The Club Car Jimmy Overdrive, 9 p.m. Delta of Venus Davis Music Fest: Boca do Rio, Strange Hotels, The Gold Souls, Achilles Wheel Trio, Honyock, The Big Poppies, 2:45 p.m. Fox & Goose Close to Normal, Sly Park, Amy Bleu, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Rich Homie Quan, Wurdplay Official, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Aurelio Voltaire, Unwoman, 8 p.m. King Cong Brewing Co. Sandra D. Swanfeldt, 6 pm. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Fryed Brothers, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Truth, Richard March & Tyler Ragle, Aaron Burke, 8 p.m. McKinley Park Pops in the Park: Jessica Malone, 6 p.m. Momo Sacramento Andy Bumatai, 7:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m. Odd Fellows Hall Davis Music Fest: Bigger Stickier Mess, The Love Dimension, Rita Hosking, Misner & Smith and More, 2:30 p.m. Old Ironsides We Are Your Friends: A Blog Haus Revival w/ Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. On The Y The Bus Stop Hip-Hop Showcase feat. DJ Memo, DJ Sindy, El Fuu, Pro Manon, Queen Rudie, El Liche and More, 8 p.m.

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NICK MOSS AND DENNIS GRUENLING Torch Club 4 p.m.

Pence Gallery Davis Music Fest: Element Brass Band, Jon Hatamiya Sextet, Trism, Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet, Arlyn Anderson Groove Project, 3 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Ticket To Ride (Beatles Tribute), 6:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub 8 Track Massacre, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) Todd Morgan & The Emblems, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Thunder Cover, 10 p.m. Shady Lady Hayez Band, 9 p.m. Shine David Houston & String Theory, According to Bazooka, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Davis Music Fest: Miss Lonely Hearts, Royal Jelly Jive, Dog Party, Sunmonks, Separate Spines, and More, 3 p.m. Torch Club Loose Engines, 4 p.m.; Sam Pace & The Gilded Grit, 9 p.m.

6.17 SUNDAY

3 Mile Brewing Co. Davis Music Fest: Funky Serenity w/ DJ Trop’a & Mr. Glass, Red Dirt Ruckus, Manzanita, Alec Lytle & Them Rounders, 12 p.m. Ben Ali Shrine Center Festival Centro Americano: Banda Blanca, Grupo Fuego Latino, El Fuu, Sin Fin and More, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Achilles Wheel Trio, Casual Coalition, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Sextile, Venetian Veil, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Edgardo & Candela, 1 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon JonEmery, 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. On The Y Throw the Goat, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Locked N Loaded, 1 p.m. Torch Club Nick Moss and Dennis Gruenling, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m. Woodstock’s Pizza Davis Music Fest: West Nile Ramblers, Jessica Malone, Bottom Dwellers, The Riverside, 2 p.m.

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6.18 MONDAY

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Zane Carney, R. Finn, 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. Masonic Temple Dave Bass AfroCuban Sextet, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

Comedy Laughs Unlimited PRO-AM Comedy Night Showcase Hosted by Ellis Rodriguez, June 5, 8 p.m. Tris & Them Comedy Show: Tristan Johnson, KD Ashley, Big Sas, DJ Love & Marcus Mangham, Jerry Luck Law, June 6, 8 p.m. Coming to the Stage Comedy Competition Hosted by Lance Woods, June 7, 8 p.m. Paul Ogata feat. G King, June 8 - 10, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m. Smile Out Loud: Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh, Carlos Rodriguez, Taylor Evans and More, June 13, 8 p.m. D Tyler feat. Lee Levine, June 15 - 17, 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. The Story Telling Show w/ Damien Harmony, Clare Marie, Dan Smith, Ben Rice, Nina G and More, June 13, 8 p.m. On the Y Open Mic Comedy w/ Guest Hosts, Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. Punch Line Hella-Larious with Carlos Rodriguez, June 6, 8 p.m. Craig Robinson, June 7 - 10, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. There Goes the Neighborhood Comedy, June 13, 8 p.m. Aries Spears, June 14 - 17, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 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.

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Misc. 8th and W Streets Certified Farmers Market, Sunday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. 20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 1930 H St. Light.wav: Tech Art Showcase feat. Marpi, Ecco Screen, James Proctor, Jose DiGregorio, Raphael Delgado, John Horton and More, June 15 - 16 7300 Folsom Blvd. UPcyclePOP Father’s Day Summer Market, June 9, 12 - 6 p.m. B Street Theatre Airness by Chelsea Marcantel, Through June 10 Blue Cue Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m. Broadway & 3rd Ave Gather: Oak Park, June 14, 5 p.m. 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 Crocker Park Black Women’s March, June 9, 9 a.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 6 p.m. Elk Grove Regional Park Wag n Walk and Petapalooza, June 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Florin Road & 65th Street Certified Farmers Market, Thursday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m. Front Street Animal Shelter Front Street Brewfest, June 16, 12 - 5 p.m. Golden 1 Center Sacramento Kings Foundation’s Do Good Summit, June 13, 4 p.m. @ The Grounds Placer County Placer County Fair, June 21 - 24 Harris Center for the Arts Northern California Dance Conservatory Double Feature: La Boutique Fantasque and Into the Woods, June 16, 1 & 6:30 p.m.

Malko Dance Academy: 6th Annual California Capital Dancesport Competition, June 17, 11 a.m. Malko Dance Academy 10th Year Anniversary Showcase, June 17, 6:30 p.m. Heringer Estates Vineyards Luau in the Vineyards, June 16, 5 p.m. Highwater The Trivia Factory, Monday’s, 7 p.m. Historic Old Folsom Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. Identity Coffees The Midtown Bizarre Maker Pop-Up Shop feat. All Elements Apothecary, Akela Designs, Fuel Good Foods, Olive Company and More, June 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kupros Craft House Triviology, Sunday’s, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, Thursday’s, 8 p.m. Sac Unified Poetry Slam, June 15, 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. North Natomas Regional Park Movies in the Park: Leap, June 15, 5:30 p.m. On The Y Movie Night w/ Jandy Barwench, Wednesday’s, 7 p.m. The Rink Sacramento Roller Derby Doubleheader, June 16, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento Nichiren Buddhist Church Japanese Food Bazaar and Rummage Sale, June 9 - 10, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Official US Air Guitar Nationals Qualifier Competition, June 9, 9:30 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. Studio 817 Jazz and Wine Mixer, June 7, 5:30 p.m. Sunrise Light Rail Station Certified Farmers Market, Saturday’s, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Verge Center for the Arts Notebooks of a Body: Visual Arts from Current UC Davis Students in the Master of Fine Arts Program, Through Aug. 12 Village Park Movies in the Park: Coco, June 15, 7 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Tuesday’s, 6 p.m.

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THE SHALLOW END Last issue, I’d mentioned that I’ve been watching a lot of MSNBC clips on YouTube. (I haven’t had cable television for quite some time, so I’d been spared watching any of the 24-hour news networks for a while; however, YouTube’s powerful algorithms were well aware that I enjoyed watching clips of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, so they decided it was time to start suggesting clips of Morning Joe and the rest of the gang. I clicked one one day—I believed innocently—and ended up descending into the rabbit hole.) As it turns out, outrage really is one hell of a drug. I’ve been doing my best to limit myself to just a few clips, but that auto-play function is just so enticing. You don’t even have to do anything. It’ll just keep going … Here’s a little Maddow rambling about whatever and eventually getting somewhere. Chris Matthews is just pissed about something. That dude with the dark-rimmed glasses is just looking into the camera and not blinking and I’m like, “dude, are you staring into my soul?” And it never makes me feel good watching this stuff. I

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never feel vindicated or happy or connected (or even informed, for the most part), I just keep getting madder and madder. I’m not really sure what the draw is. The internet is now pretty much built solely on getting pissed off about stuff (RIP cat videos). The closest I’ve been able to come to an explanation is when I see stuff that I think is wrong, but for whatever reason, I feel kind of powerless to do anything about, there’s a sort of catharsis in getting all worked up about it, and because it made me mad, then it’s like something happened; therefore, I sort of did something because I got mad. And then I don’t feel as though drinking coffee on my sofa and watching these blustery YouTube clips is a complete waste of time, because I’m getting upset. My heart is beating. My blood is pumping. Then I realize what time it is, and then I have to go about doing whatever it is I do every day. It’s awful, right? Maybe it’s my selfdeprecating nature to believe that I don’t really have the power to do anything positive in the

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world. Maybe that’s why I default to just sitting around and grumbling about things instead of actually doing something to make the world around me a better place to be. Maybe you have the same issues I do. Part of the problem is the things that make me the most mad don’t seem to have any kind of solution. I wish I knew how to solve racial inequality, or the sad state of the environment, but I don’t. I wish I could make people stop being dicks to each other, but a lot of people just seem to get off on that, and I don’t think anything I, or anyone else, can say to them will make them stop. I guess all anyone can do is just be as non-dick-y as possible and hope that it causes a ripple effect of non-dick-iness and thus some modicum of positivity will ensue. Is that too optimistic? I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with being pissed off with the world around you, per se, but you’re not doing anyone (or yourself) any favors by sitting around and just being pissed for being pissed’s sake and not doing anything about it. To get off on a tangent (because this is

originally what I’d planned to write about before I ended up with whatever the hell this is), scientists found this firm evidence of a new type of particle called a sterile neutrino that “passes through matter without interacting with it,” according to an article on NBCNews.com. The sterile neutrino isn’t a new idea. Scientists have believed the particle existed for decades, but they’ve never been able to find solid evidence to back it up. I was going to write about the sterile neutrino because particles are neat, but then I realized that maybe the reason scientists had a difficult time finding evidence that the darn thing existed was because it doesn’t do anything. It just sort of passes through the universe without ever really leaving a mark. That’s an idea almost as maddening as watching MSNBC clips all day. If you’d like to do something in your area to leave a mark on your community, check out Hands on Sacramento (Handsonsacto.org) for volunteer opportunities.

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