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Sacramento’s already impressive street art scene is about to grow significantly when the 2018 Wide Open Walls open-air art festival returns Aug. 9–19. Just like last year, W.O.W. is bringing a well-rounded group of dozens of international and regional artists together to paint various locations around town, most notably is this year’s top-billed headliner, Los Angeles-based Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant), who has an iconic style and is arguably one of the most influential artists of our time. For his W.O.W. contribution, according to an article in Sactown Magazine, Fairey will be painting a giant Johnny Cash mural on the L Street side of the Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown Sacramento. Many other exciting international artists were announced last week that will be part of W.O.W. 2018’s roster, including Submerge favorites like Portugal’s Bordalo II, whose massive sculptures and murals of animals include thrown-away materials that he uses to “create, recreate, assemble and develop ideas” to try and “relate it to sustainability, ecological and social awareness,” according to his website Bordaloii.com; Italian street artist Pixel Pancho, known for his large-scale wall murals of “robotic creatures inspired by different environments” with heavy use of earth tones to “convey a more ancient feeling,” according to Pixelpancho.it; Spain’s David de la Mano, who creates large, dystopian murals of human

and animal silhouettes with a minimalist style and monochromatic use of black; and many other artists who will traveling from far and wide to Sacramento come August. “We believe that artistic expression is an integral part of the human experience, and can empower, inspire and transform lives,” W.O.W. wrote in a document recently submitted to Submerge. “Wide Open Walls celebrates art in all its forms, and endeavors to make art a part of daily life.” Not to be outshined by the out-of-town artists, there are quite a few local Sacramento creators that will be part of Wide Open Walls this year as well, including Jenn Ponci, PAWN, Lin Fei Fei (originally from China but currently residing in Sacramento), Michele Ann Murtaugh, Jaya King, a group of Sacramento State alumni and students and many others. “We are featuring an incredibly talented group of artists, with as many women painting as men,” W.O.W. states proudly, going on to say, “With the addition of multiple public block parties and the L Street Concert, Wide Open Walls will continue to showcase California’s capital as a diverse, thriving and exciting destination for visitors from all over the world.” Learn more at Wow916.com, Facebook. com/WideOpenWalls916 or on Instagram (@ wideopenwalls), and be sure to keep an eye out for more W.O.W. coverage right here in Submerge and on our socials (@submergemag).

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THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST Space is a crazy place; or at least Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke would have us think so. These two giants of film and science fiction teamed up in the late ‘60s to show the world what they thought the universe might look like and what our place in it might be. They called their film 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I think calling it an odyssey is probably an understatement. For those who haven’t seen it, 2001 is a story about evolution, time, artificial intelligence, space, life on other planets and a few other little ideas like that. The movie begins with our primate ancestors first learning to use bones as tools and weapons after they encounter a strange black monolith. Suddenly, we jump to the year 2001 (or at least 1968’s idea of what 2001 would look like) where astronauts have discovered another black monolith buried on the moon. That monolith later sends a signal that scientists track to Jupiter and a ship is dispatched to investigate. Only this isn’t some ordinary ship. Most of the crew were placed in hibernation before going

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on the voyage to Jupiter, leaving only two people to run the ship. Fortunately, they have the assistance of the HAL9000, aka Hal, the ship’s seemingly alive main computer. Unfortunately, Hal is a bit of a psychopath and has serious concerns with the mission at hand and a strong desire to protect himself above everything else. Let’s just say things don’t go very well for the humans on the ship once Hal thinks they are plotting to turn him off. In the third act we see that one man escapes Hal’s wrath, but his trip is far from over. Dave Bowman makes it to Jupiter only to find yet another black monolith floating in space; but, something different happens this time. This monolith pulls him in and transports him to another place built by a higher intelligence where Dave spends his remaining days as a human before using the black monolith to reach the next stage of his evolution, a star child. If you’ve seen the movie and were confused by the ending, you are not alone. I had to read the book before the final scene ever made sense to me. It also doesn’t help that the star

2001: A TRAVEL GUIDE BOCEPHUS CHIGGER bocephus@submergemag.com child looks like a glowing third trimester fetus in an amniotic sac floating through space. My girlfriend watched the movie with me and said she loved it until “that creepy fucking baby” floated up on the screen. While I don’t share her extreme distaste for the space baby, I will admit that it’s not the most satisfying ending. Even with a less-than-stellar ending, 2001 is still as epic as a movie can get. Clocking in at 2 hours 45 minutes, the running time is no joke either. For those hoping otherwise, it’s not an action packed 2:45; in fact, some critics have called 2001 downright boring. I can see why people might say that since there is very little dialogue to fill up all that time, but I think they are looking at it wrong. I mean that literally; this is a movie for the eyes. It’s clearly meant to be seen more than heard since the first act is all grunting and shouting and the last act is just weird noises and heavy breathing. Thankfully, nearly all the information you need for the story to make sense is shown to you instead of told. And what a sight it is to see.

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July 13

If you’re not enjoying opening day of the State Fair, then come and cool off on a hot July day with amazing local ice cream and support some great charities in the process! Mikuni Sushi is partnering with Vic’s Ice Cream to put together the second annual Scoop Scoot to benefit Front Street Animal Shelter, Saint John’s Program for Real Change, Sutter Children’s Center Child Life Program and UC Davis Children’s Hospital Child Life Program. Participants will receive a commemorative plastic cup, racing bib and a choice of delicious strawberry, chocolate or vanilla ice cream! Registration is only $5 until July 9 and you can register online at Raceroster.com. This is a family friendly and dog-friendly event (just make sure your pups are wellbehaved amongst strangers, food and other pups), and kicks off at 6:30 p.m. You can register online now and you can visit Scoopscoot.org for more information. Last year’s scoot raised $20,000 for these charities, so don’t miss out on this great event!

Breakout Artist Phoebe Bridgers is Coming to Harlow’s! • July 19 Singer and guitarist Phoebe Bridgers is making a stop on her tour at Harlow’s in downtown Sacramento on July 19! Bridgers, named best new artist of 2017 by The FADER for her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, is not new to the music scene. The Los Angeles-based musician attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts where her voice was classically trained, but Bridgers states in her bio that her real education came from being surrounded by likeminded artists who pushed her to pursue a singing career, and the influence of Carla Azar of Autolux who introduced her to the music of late musician Elliott Smith. Bridgers’ words are poetic, and she sings with a breathy tone that puts you into a dream-like trance. Listening to Strangers in the Alps is no doubt a journey into the rawness of human vulnerability. Bridgers has been featured on many notable year-end lists including Billboard’s Best Rock Songs of 2017, NPR’s Best Albums of 2017, and Noisey’s Best Albums of 2017. You can get more information about Bridgers and purchase tickets by visiting Phoebefuckingbridgers.com. Show starts at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Harlow’s is located at 2708 J St., and the show is for those 21 and over.

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Learn to Play the Didjeridu, Middle Eastern Drum Rhythms and More at California WorldFest’s Hands-on Workshops • July 12–15 Enjoy the outdoors and introduce yourself to some new cultures at the California WorldFest, July 12–15 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in beautiful Grass Valley. Featured are seven stages full of music, workshops and activities for the entire family. Musical acts include British-Indian sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar (featured on page 12 of this issue), indie-folk band Magic Giant and many more! You can also enjoy an “intimate gathering of native peoples of the world” in the Global Indigenous Peoples Village, hosted by the Nisenan Tribes of Nevada County, and have the opportunity to learn to play the ancient Australian instrument, the didjeridu, from Andjru Werderitsch, a 24-year didjeridu veteran. This is a festival that you do not want to miss, as you can center your energy and enjoy nature among like-minded friends. You can visit the WorldFest Facebook Event page for active updates and to purchase tickets. This is a kid-friendly festival. The Nevada County Fairgrounds are located at 11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley.

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The California State Fair is returning, and you can kick off the festivities with some free (with purchase of fair ticket), live horse racing Thursday through Sunday beginning July 13 at the Miller Lite Racetrack Grandstand at Cal Expo. If you’re feeling fancy, there is an 11-day box seat season package available for purchase, and you can also purchase a sponsored race that you can name after a loved one or business. The sponsored race package includes one named race, the sponsored name in the official race program, a photo with the winning horse and jockey, and much more! If you are interested in sponsoring a race or purchasing season box seats, contact (916) 263-3048 or email jkennedy@ calexpo.com. The California State Fair is located at Cal Expo at 1600 Exposition Blvd. You can get more information by visiting Castatefair.org, by calling (916) 263-FAIR or (877) CAL-EXPO or emailing info@calexpo.com. Embrace the equestrian in you and come see a race!

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SITARIST AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST ANOUSHKA SHANKAR BRINGS HER FIGHT TO SUPPORT REFUGEES TO THE STAGE WORDS NUR KAUSAR • PHOTO JAMIE-JAMES MEDINA

alifornia is protesting. Daily, state and nationwide movements gather in front of the Sacramento Capitol, outside district attorneys’ offices, and on the border with Mexico to voice their support for refugee families entering from the south and from around the world who are trying to survive, and in opposition to the powers that are keeping our neighbors from doing so. We all communicate our outrage and opportunities for resistance and assistance in ways we know how. For global sitar phenomenon and activist Anoushka Shankar, it’s through her music. Shankar is deeply rooted in both the Indian classical music tradition and in progressive activism thanks to her studies from age nine under her father and guru, the late Ravi Shankar, a mentor of George Harrison and collaborator with several world music icons. Shankar made her professional debut as a classical sitarist at 13. Since launching her career more than 20 years ago, she has led cross-cultural collaborations with artists such as Sting, M.I.A., Herbie Hancock, Pepe Habichuela, Karsh Kale, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Joshua Bell, demonstrating the versatility of the sitar across musical genres. As an international solo sitarist, she has performed on the world’s most distinguished stages such as Carnegie Hall (NYC), Barbican Centre (London), Sydney Opera House, Philharmonie (Paris) and San Francisco Opera House. Her latest U.S. tour features songs from her album Land of Gold, written in response to the refugee crisis, and will include stops at California WorldFest in Grass Valley and the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco. Shankar says the idea behind Land of Gold originated in the context of the humanitarian plight of refugees and coincided with the birth of her second child. “I was deeply troubled by the intense contrast between my ability to provide for my baby, and others who

desperately wanted to provide the same security for their children but were unable to do so,” Shankar says in her description of the album. This is a protest album, in a passionate, proactive sense. “There is a possibility of hitting people with music and compassion and hopefully getting them to think about something they can do,” she says by phone from her home in London as she describes the purpose of her latest tour. In partnership with nonprofit organization Help Refugees, Shankar is raising funds for humanitarian relief efforts with headlining performances across the country. Land of Gold explores the stories of survivors and refugees with 11 original compositions featuring female activists including global hip-hop star M.I.A. on “Jump In (Cross the Line)” and actress Vanessa Redgrave reading a Pavana Reddy poem on “Remain the Sea.” German singer Alev Lenz lends vocals to the title track, and the inspirational Girls for Equality children’s choir closes out the album on “Reunion.” “Thematically, I wanted to integrate the authority of the female voice, and the drive for women to establish personal autonomy and dignity in situations where the female perspective is often, sometimes forcibly, subdued,” Shankar says of the album. Additional guest artists on Land of Gold include jazz bassist Larry Grenadier, renowned dancer Akram Khan, cellist Caroline Dale and electronic producer Matt Robertson. Shankar tours with two of the album’s guest artists, including Hang percussionist and electronic drummer Manu Delago (Björk) and master player of the Indian reed instrument the shehnai, Sanjeev Shankar, who was a student of her late father. Tom Farmer is on double bass and keyboards. Shankar says trying to pick a favorite song from Land of Gold is like trying to pick a favorite child, but the title song is particularly special to her. “It is very tender, and has a lot of space in it, which is different for me because by nature I’m a bit more Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Note from Nur Kausar: This is the second story I’ve written this summer about talented musicians utilizing their work as a bridge to help our global neighbors who have experienced devastation and become refugees because of the lack of a safe place to live. Last month I wrote about local drummer and tabla player Alex Jenkins, who teaches Sacramento elementary school children— many of them refugees—the art of drumming. This story focuses on the efforts of global phenomenon and Grammy-nominated artist Anoushka Shankar. Artists of a society often record and portray the ills of that society. We as community members experience art with historical and contemporary context. What will future generations think of and learn from us decades from now as they experience our art and understand the atrocities of the first part of the 21st Century? Anoushka Shankar is trying to write that narrative through her work and her collaboration with Help Refugees: “I believe that art can make a difference—it connects us to our hearts, bringing us back to what really matters. Music has the power to speak to the soul.” Direct donations to Help Refugees can be made on Helprefugees.org.

“To be consistently viewing people as ‘other’ makes it easy to shut down our empathy, but we must remember we are all the same.” – Anoushka Shankar busy as a musician,” she says. “On the other end of the spectrum, ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ has the darkest moments on the album as it gets into what the journey for a refugee is like.” For those who have never heard Indian classical music, or some of the instruments on stage, Shankar notes that the key is more in the story. For years, she has talked about the sitar as a great orator that guides stories with different emotions, textures and ideas. “In the context of Indian classical music—though this show is not an Indian classical music performance but it is where I come from—it appeals to people SubmergeMag.com

who like to listen to new music, have an open ear and want to take the time to go on a journey,” she says. “It’s definitely not pop music and it takes time to hear the story.” Shankar goes deeper into why new sounds are also important to the greater conversation she is trying to have with her audience. “A show like this is very emblematic of the way we need to change our way of thinking,” she says. “To be consistently viewing people as ‘other’ makes it easy to shut down our empathy, but we must remember we are all the same.” Shankar continues, “I am not one to

say how we can solve this, but we are all citizens and we all have a vote. I use my voice and my place in a concert setting, and I hope it inspires others to do more in their own land, whether that is a vote or time or money.” Artists, celebrities and civil rights activists are often at the forefront of social justice movements and there is a resurgence of these groups to call attention to the crises we face today. Shankar has a personal history of allowing her music to be a space where she responds to world events, but she says she also sees increased visibility of artists speaking up at the moment. “I have certainly felt a huge level of frustration and anger with the way the world is,” she says. “A vacillation of the way the world is. We all collectively feel things are getting worse and that

it’s been long enough. Something has snapped in us collectively. Anger can be a beautiful thing.” Shankar looks forward to bringing her movement and message to California, having lived in the southern part of the state for more than 18 years. “I always feel very heartwarmed when I come back to California,” she says. “It’s a big part of my life. It’s a piece of heaven— Anoushka Shankar will perform at a place where I can take California WorldFest on Friday, July care of myself.”

13, and Saturday, July 14. The festival will run from July 12–15 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. For more info and a full lineup, which also includes Galactic, Trevor Hall, Samantha Fish and many others, go to Worldfest. net. Learn more about albums and upcoming shows, and purchase tickets at Anoushkashankar.com.

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SOUTH LAKE SLUMBER PARTY AN EASY GETAWAY OF SUMMERTIME MUSIC AND MAGIC WORDS NIKI KANGAS PHOTOS JOEY MILLER

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ere in the Sacramento area, we are restored by our proximity to natural wonders like Lake Tahoe, the mountain ranges that surround us, Yosemite, the coast, the confluence of great rivers and even our tree-lined avenues and parks. Sacramento is also a place that is increasingly more urban, with a thriving arts, culture and foodie scene. When nature calls, South Lake Tahoe makes for a world-class vacation of convenience. Riddled with granite boulders, sandy beaches, blue skies and sunshine, the South Shore of Lake Tahoe straddles one of the most beautiful places in California and Nevada. Only 100 miles away, it’s a hop, skip and a jump to recharge your battery—whether for a day trip, sleepover, weekender or more if you’re lucky. Our recent adventure at the South Shore was an overnighter that started with the Live at Lakeview Summer Concert Series. We attended the first concert of the season, which showcased Helena Kletch + JT and Mescalito. This popular event pops up at Lakeview Commons along the water’s edge every Thursday through Aug. 30 for free, from 4:30–6:30 pm. The inaugural concert was different than most of the events planned for the 2018 summer series—it was 100 percent local, from the talent down to the beer served. Yet throughout summertime, musicians from far and wide will entertain a mix of locals and tourists. “We try to bring in bands that have never played in Tahoe before,” says Leslie Schultz, marketing director for the event. “I am from Nashville and South Lake Tahoe, so I’m bringing in musicians from places like Nashville, and all over the country. One of my favorites this year is from Sacramento, Ideateam, and their album release show is here on July 5.” Hint, hint, Sacramento. When we arrived at the shore, a stage was set before ascending granite covered in smiling locals. The lake was filled with boaters and kayakers enjoying perfect weather. People danced down by the lake to Mescalito, a South Lake Tahoe-based band that plays a mix of hippie-jam, funk, jazz, rock, blues and psychedelic music. Their set was tight and had the crowd captivated from start to finish. The five-piece features Martin Bush and Simon Kurth on guitar and vocals, Lowell Wilson on keys and vocals, Keith Overmen on bass and Chris Grant on drums. Around Lakeview Commons, I was reminded of how many hippies populate the Lake Tahoe area. Slacklining, hacky sacking, patchouli reeking and dreadlock sporting abound. I even saw a toddler spinning poi—no joke. There was also a calm in the air and the scent of Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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pine trees on the breeze. Vendors purveyed amethyst geodes, toe rings, yoga classes and dream catchers. Charmingly, there was also a fairground food truck with carnival lights in the shade of the towering forest. After the show, we went to Sprouts Natural Foods Café, just a short walk away from the concert venue. The menu was in no way preachy about health, but all of its items were straight up comfort food through the lens of healthier eating, with lots of vegetarian options. I had the turkey rice bowl while Jo (our photographer) had the veggie rice bowl. They were hearty and loaded with shredded cheese, and we ate every bite. The owner of Sprouts Natural Foods Café showed up with his wife for a beer while our servers were closing down, so we were fortunate enough to chat with them. “For most of my life, I’ve tried to eat healthy. I just want to eat good food and [drink good] beer. You can eat here and feel good,” explains owner Tyler Cannon. “We make our ingredients cleaner every year, with organics and better sourcing. Our menu is simple and has been the same for many years, but we always strive to source better ingredients.” Sponsoring the Live at Lakeview series, nearby Basecamp Hotel houses touring bands each week all summer long. They also provide glamper-friendly designer shelter for all. A renovated Mid-century motel, Basecamp Hotel brings rustic mountain cabin vibes to an elevated, modern aesthetic. And to boot, there’s an onsite brewery—Outpost Brewing Co.—complete with a silver Airstream, blazing firepits and orange adirondacks in the adjacent, lakeside, wood chip patio. Sadly, we arrived after Outpost had closed. Always ask a local when in doubt—so we got a recommendation from one. The word on the street was to check out Lucky Beaver Bar and Burger. Shenanigans were discovered on foot as we meandered down the street past casinos and marquee signs. We drank some beer and played video poker and blackjack, then called it a night. In the morning, Basecamp Hotel served up a great continental breakfast with good coffee. We checked out and made office camp at the pricey yet beautiful lakeside Beach House. Begrudgingly, we headed home to Sac into the late afternoon heat while belting out ‘70s tunes. SubmergeMag.com

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LOCAL SONGWRITERS/SIBLINGS KARLEE AND CONNOR HORMELL ENTER THE LATEST PHASE IN THEIR MUSICAL LIVES AS ME&YOU WORDS RONNIE CLINE • PHOTO KAMILO BUSTAMANTE

ith parents who consider the Sierra Nevadas their home away from home, it’s easy to understand why siblings Karlee and Connor Hormell grew up constantly being inspired by the mountains of Northern California. The siblings spent their summers hiking trails and swimming in alpine lakes, all while learning how to play musical instruments. They also grew up with a father who worked for local radio stations, which led to Connor and Karlee experiencing the music industry first hand. “We kind of grew up in the concert industry,” said Karlee Hormell. “We got to go to a lot of festivals, see musicians play and realized what we wanted to do. That was a big, big influence on us.” “We got to go backstage a lot and meet the artist,” added her brother Connor. “I think it was a really cool point of view to see that as a kid, to see how it all works.”

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The brother and sister duo began playing music together, which led to their first group, Connor and Karlee. While they were attending high school and playing shows, the two started gaining steam as a musical duo in Sacramento, but soon after they graduated, they went their separate ways. Karlee moved to Los Angeles to study music business while Connor stayed in Northern California to study music engineering. Deciding to shake things up, Karlee made the decision to study abroad in New Zealand. This lead the siblings down a path full of life-changing experiences, self-reflection and creative expression that can be heard on their upcoming EP Chasing Trails, which will be released on July 17 under their current moniker, me&you. Submerge caught up with the Hormell siblings to discuss their new EP, growing together as musicians and how time spent halfway across the world influenced their songwriting.

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Did you guys grow up in Sacramento? KH: Yep, we’ve been in Sacramento our whole lives, then I went down to school in L.A. for college and Connor went to school here in Sacramento, so for four years we kind of split the state. When did you first start collaborating together? KH: As kids we were always learning our own instruments. Connor was a drummer first and foremost. CH: I was taking drum lessons while Karlee was taking piano lessons. KH: And then he started playing guitar, and I went on to play bass guitar. So we basically played all of the instruments in a band and started playing together. I’m pretty sure we had many different band names as kids. CH: Yeah, the first one was Rock on Fire. It didn’t go very far. KH: Yeah, we just started playing as kids, and then our dad would play with us. It was kind of like the family band situation. We played in talent shows together in elementary school, but then in middle school Connor went through his pop band phase. CH: I had a band with some friends in high school. We wanted to be the Jonas Brothers.

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Other than the songwriting, how is me&you different than Connor and Karlee? KH: I think we’re at a point now where, finally, we’re on our own timeline and we’re not rushing things. We’re going to really take our time. You can definitely tell that you’re not rushing things, not just in the music, but in the way you have approached me&you. CH: Thank you, we saw other bands that didn’t do that, and we have invested a lot of time in ourselves and in our art at this point and we want it to be professional and want to do it right. KH: I think a lot of it comes from our education in music. Can you tell me about your family cabin that you’ve cited as inspiration? KH: It’s in a little town called Graeagle. CH: It’s about an hour north of Truckee on Highway 89. It’s out in the woods and our favorite spot. We’ve been going there forever. Our dad has been going there [Graeagle] since he was a kid.

Speaking of the new EP, where did you record this album? CH: We recorded it in L.A. in a couple studios. At a studio called Whispering Pines, which is Lord Huron’s studio, and then Ben Tolliday, our producer, has a studio in his house called Mt. Echo. How did you end up recording with Ben Tolliday [Lord Huron, Alanis Morissette, Smashing Pumpkins]? CH: We spent two years working on the songs, so I think that really helped. Ben [engineered] the last three Lord Huron records, and Lord Huron is one of our huge influences. KH: That’s all we listened to in New Zealand. It was a dream come true! To be able to record in our favorite band’s studio was wild. CH: We emailed him the demos and he got back to us and really loved our stuff. We then met for dinner and talked for a while—it was a cool fit. Ben lived in New Zealand for a while, everything just fell into place. KH: Yeah, then we did this trial run with him in late November of last year.

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What went into the trial run? KH: We went into the studio [Whispering Pines] and did a live recording of our song, “Mama Keep the Lights On,” and actually, the recording that’s on the upcoming EP was the recording we did that night. It was a live take, and was just so dreamy and amazing to be in that room. I know you are just about to release your first EP, but what’s next for me&you? KH: We are already in the studio working on new stuff and really just trying to continue to create. We already have another five songs to backup the EP!

Chasing Trails, me & you’s debut EP will be out July 17. In the meantime, you’ll be able to see them live at Shine (1400 E St., Sacramento) on July 13 (Shinesacramento.com for details). Later next month, you’ll also be able to see me & you live at Ace of Spades (1417 R St., Sacramento) for a special performance at this year’s Girls Rock Sacramento Showcase. For more on that performance, go to Girlsrocksacramento.com. You can listen to the band’s new single, “Georgia,” and learn more about the duo, at Meandyouofficialmusic.com.

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Connor, you eventually joined Karlee in New Zealand, right? CH: Yeah, she was studying abroad and I was like, “I’ve got to go to New Zealand!” Especially since we decided to rent a camping van and travel around. So I did it. I spent all of my money, but it was the best decision I’ve ever made.

How did creating music in New Zealand influence your songwriting? CH: Toward the end of Connor and Karlee, I think we were both in really sad places. Well, maybe not sad, but we had a lot to write about. When I got to New Zealand, we just kind of naturally started writing in a different direction. KH: We’re so influenced by the outdoors, and we love hiking, backpacking and traveling. It was great for us to be in a camper van and to be traveling, waking up every morning, deciding what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go. We had the ultimate freedom to be able to be so immersed in our music and just sit and write, and finish songs. The whole record that’s coming out was written in New Zealand in our camper van for the most part.

We stayed at this one resort forever where there were little log cabins. KH: That place was where we played one of our first shows as a duo. CH: Yeah, we started playing at this little wine bar up there. KH: We took the songs that we wrote in New Zealand back to the cabin to demo them and flesh them out.

Karlee, you recently went to study abroad in New Zealand. Was that the first time you were apart for a long period of time? How did it feel not creating music together? KH: It was weird. CH: We had the whole test run while she was in college in L.A., but I would see her every once in a while and we were always sending ideas back and forth, but we couldn’t really do anything when she was abroad.

So were you already writing songs as me&you when you left for New Zealand? KH: We were still Connor and Karlee as a band at that point, but it was feeling very … not us. It was feeling very forced I think at that time.

Can you tell me about the difference between the album you released as Connor and Karlee and your upcoming me&you EP? Connor Hormell: I think this current record shows that we are in a different time and place in our lives, but I think it’s very much what we wanted to do in the first place. Karlee Hormell: [Laughs] We were just really young on that record. We were in high school.

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MUSIC, COMEDY & MISC. CALENDAR

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7.02 MONDAY

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. LowBrau Motown on Monday’s w/ DJ Epik, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m. Swabbies on the River Scoles and Young, 5:30 p.m.

7.03 TUESDAY

The Colony Cardboard Houses, Lofi Legs, Fonty, 7 p.m. Goldfield Y La Bamba, Sea Of Bees, Marinero, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s All White Experience feat. Drew Allen, Classic, Kendra Deann, Joseph, Electric Soulz, Rob Woods, Tey Yaniis, 9 p.m. Harveys Lake Tahoe Arena Kenny Chesney, Old Dominion, 7:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Happy Hour w/ Ross Hammond, 5 p.m.; Open Mic, 7 p.m. LowBrau THIS Tuesdays Lost in Groove Takeover feat. Leap_Year, Amicus & Scottie Scribbles, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Guitar Club, 6:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub The Chris Scoville Band, 9 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts We Banjo 3, 7 p.m. Swabbies on the River Scoles and Young, 5:30 p.m. Torch Club Scott McConaha, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

7.04 WEDNESDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. The Colony Round Eye, Freature, Pablo Tweak, 8 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge DJ Van Gloryus and Friends, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Press Club Wet Hot American Eighties Night, 9 p.m. Shine Speak Out! Sacramento Open Mic, 8 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Four Barrel, 2 p.m.

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7.05 THURSDAY

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Boardwalk States & Capitals, 7:30 p.m. Cafe Colonial Fall Children, Until The Unknown, Banger, R4ID, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. Fox & Goose Irish Jam Session with Stepping Stone, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Electric Six, 7 p.m. Holy Diver 24hrs, Dice Soho, SkinnyFromThe9, 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Dylan Crawford, 8 p.m. Lakeview Commons (South Lake Tahoe) Live at Lakeview: Ideateam, Darren Senn, 4:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento Discover Thursday feat. Hans! and the Hot Mess, PolyFunktion, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Decipher, John Rodriguez, 7:30 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 10 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Brian Keith and the Stone Rose, 9:30 p.m. Press Club Ground Chuck Benefit Show feat. Kenny Beasley, Jeffrey Valentine, Andrew Harrison, The Baking Soda Boys, 8 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Ian Moore, 7 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Tropicali Flames, 9 p.m.

7.06 FRIDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Hussy Hicks, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Christian DeWild, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Misner and Smith, 5 p.m. Blue Lamp Black Summer: #WholeLottaBlackShit, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino The Stylistics, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Ausencia, Class System, Deseos Primitivos, Las Pulgas, Brown Dynamite, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. The Colony Rosemother (Album Release), Country Club, Ur Ex Wife, 8 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Tropicali Flames, 7:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Kevin & Allyson Seconds, Ian McGlone, Noah Nelson, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Goldfield Frankie James Band, Devin Wright, 7:30 p.m. Helwig Winery Crazy Chester, 5 p.m. Holy Diver Angel Vivaldi, HYVMINE, SediT, 6:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge William Mylar’s Hippie Hour, 5:30 p.m.; Two20 Band, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Three Day Runner, The Devil Switch, Jason Achilles, D.D. Warr, 8 p.m.

On The Y Sideshow, Asterhouse, Standard Issue, 9 p.m. Opera House Saloon Neon Playboys, 9:30 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Rhythm City Allstars, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Big Bad Boogie Rock, 9:30 p.m. Shine Eugene Ugly, Sac Unified Slam Team, Melissa & The Pinks, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Mind X, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, 6:30 p.m. Torch Club Jimmy Pailer & Co, 5:30 p.m.; The Breakers, Gun Hill Royals, 9 p.m.

7.07 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Money Man, POIZ, Free The Lost, 7 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Time Warps, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Brotherly Mud, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Blue Mountain Quartet, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp FEVER: 4th Annual Disco for St. Jude feat. Leeza, Mike Paz, Jesse James, Diego Valle, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Midsummer’s Night, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino The Stylistics, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Forest Bailey, 7:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Allison Hallenbeck, Harlequin Rose, Alethea Buchal, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Slurricane Festivs, 10 p.m. Holy Diver Faster Pussycat, Faith & Bullets, Abeyance, Nova Sutro, 7 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Miner’s Leap Winery Tempest, 7 p.m. Momo Sacramento Rewind: ‘80s and ‘90s Party, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m. Old Ironsides Lipstick w/ DJs Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Jessica Malone, 7:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Grooveline, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place Cash Prophets, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino BB McKay & the Bumps, 10 p.m. Rendez-Vous Winery Julie and the Jukes, 1:30 p.m. Shine Redleaf, California Riot Act, Joseph Kojima Gray, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen The Saxophones, 9:30 p.m. Swabbies on the River Cherry Bomb (John Melloncamp Tribute), 1 p.m.; Joel the Band (Billy Joel Tribute), 5 p.m.; Riff Raff (AC/DC Tribute), 7 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Diep Kuc Tinh He, 8 p.m. Torch Club Ray “Catfish” Copeland, 5:30 p.m.; Jake Nielsen and the Triple Threat, 9 p.m.

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7.08 SUNDAY

Ace of Spades Whitechapel, Shadow of Intent, The Black Dahlia Murder, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Aversions Crown, 5:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Old Soles, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Weedeater, Zeke, Sierra, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino December ‘63 (Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Tribute), 4 p.m. The Colony Gimp, Dysphoric, Paperxcut, Knee Deep, Voyeur, Barc, 8 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Classic Concert Series: North Star Piano Trio, 3 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Amanda Gray, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Show Banga, 6 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Rita Coolidge, 7:30 p.m. LowBrau Throwback Jams w/ DJ Epik & Special Guests, 9:30 p.m. Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Bryan Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Cafe R&B, 3 p.m. Press Club Captain 9’s & The Knickerbocker Trio, Jon & The Vons, Phrogg, 6 p.m.; Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Left of Centre, 1 p.m. Swabbies on the River Summer of Love, 1 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m. Two Rivers Cider Co. Blue Mountain Quartet, 4 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe West Coast Songwriters Competition, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Press Club In the Whale, Mastoids, Ghost Mesa, 8 p.m. Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Sicky Betts, 8 p.m.

7.11 WEDNESDAY

The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Witch Mountain, Crimson Eye, Astral Cult, 8 p.m. Central Park (Davis) Picnic in the Park: According to Bazooka, 5 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Fairytale Town Summer Concert Series: Mumbo Gumbo, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Sleep Waker, The Northern, Murderthroat, Until The Unknown, Nail The Casket, 6:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m. Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues: Proxy Moon, 5:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Matt Schofield, 7 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Creston Line, 50 Watt Heavy, 8 p.m.

7.09 7.12 MONDAY

Blue Lamp Reed Stewart Mallet, Bachelor Paradise, Cullen Ely, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Bayani Agbayani, Super Tekla & Donita Nose, Rey Kilay, 9 p.m. Cafe Colonial The Car Crash Hearts, Matriarch, Lucky/You, 8 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Golden 1 Center Harry Styles, Kacey Musgraves, 6:30 p.m. Holy Diver Converge, Amenra, 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. Momo Sacramento Hate Drugs, Sloome, Carpool Tunnel, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

7.10 TUESDAY

Blue Lamp The Kennedy Veil, Jack Ketch (EP Release), Modern Man, Nexdeus, 7:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Bayani Agbayani, Super Tekla & Donita Nose, Rey Kilay, 8 p.m. The Colony Capital North, On Higher Tides, Tides of Tomorrow and More, 7 p.m. Crest Theatre Michael McDonald, 6:30 p.m. Holy Diver Katchafire, E.N. Young & Imperial Sound, Notis Heavyweight Rockaz, Two Peace, 6:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Happy Hour w/ Michael Ray, 5 p.m.; Open Mic, 7 p.m. Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues feat. Proxy Moon, 5:30 p.m.

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Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Smokehouse Reunion, 6 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. Crocker Art Museum ArtMix: ¡Viva! feat. Maya Latin Roots, DJ Novela and More, 6 p.m. Davis Commons Summer on the Green: Jessica Malone, 6 p.m. Fox & Goose Michael B. Justis, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Surf Curse, Lunchlady, Munechild, 7 p.m. Lakeview Commons (South Lake Tahoe) Live at Lakeview: Scott Pemberton, The Connor Party, 4:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento Discover Thursday feat. Aaron Taylor, Landline, 7 p.m. Nevada County Fairgrounds California WorldFest: Keith Secola, Noreum Machi, Joanne Shenandoah, FulaMuse, 4 p.m. Old Ironsides Sherox, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Wild Turkey Band, 9:30 p.m. Press Club Abolitionist, War Gardens, Vital Throw, 8 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts The Weight Band feat. members of The Band, Levon Helm Band, Rick Danko Group, 6:30 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Hot Roux, Laryssa Birdseye, 9 p.m.

7.13 FRIDAY

Bar 101 Toast & Jam, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Nathan Moore & Magic in the Other, 5 p.m. Blue Lamp Dixon’s Birthday Show, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Deathgrave, Connoisseur, xTom Hanx, Forced Feed, Dopemess, 8 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair: WAR, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts in the Park: Rituals of Mine, The Gold Souls, Mino Yanci, Something Heartfelt, Benjam, 5 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Ian Rasmussen, 7:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Alyssa Mattson and Steven Denmark, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Goldfield Anarbor, Silent Rival, The Catching, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Drop Dead Red (Album Release), Trophii, SpaceWalker, 10 p.m. Helwig Winery Michael Dean Rogers, 5 p.m. The Hideaway Ground Chuck Benefit feat. Sacto Storytellers, Frack, Kevin Seconds, Cassette Idols, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Ballyhoo!, Bumpin Uglies, Tropidelic, 7 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge William Mylar’s Hippie Hour, 5:30 p.m. Momo Sacramento Waker, Madi Sipes & the Painted Blue, 6 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Katchafire, En Young & Imperial Sound, Notis Heavyweight Rockaz, Sons of Zion, 9 p.m. Nevada County Fairgrounds California WorldFest: Magic Giant, Melisande, Niyaz feat Azam Ali, Ranky Tanky, Battle of Santiago, Dustin Thomas, Anoushka Shankar, Syd Rimbaud & the Elephant’s Gerald, Ranky Tanky, MaMuse and More, 9 a.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides The Mindful, What Rough Beast, 8:30 p.m. Palms Playhouse Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, 7:30 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Scene, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Two 20 Band, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Cover Boy, 9:30 p.m. SacYard Community Tap House Burning Daylight People, 6 p.m. Shine me&you, Andrea President, Theresa Peterson, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Davell Crawford, 7 p.m. Swabbies on the River Steelin’ Dan, 6:30 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Peter Cetera, Richard Marx, 8 p.m. Tilted Mash Brewing Julie and the Jukes, 6 p.m. Torch Club Midtown Creepers, 5:30 p.m.; Control-Z, Smokey & The Groove, 9 p.m.

7.14 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Saved by the ‘90s, 7 p.m. Auburn Regional Park Ain’t Necessarily Dead Fest: Stu Allen & Mars Hotel, Scott Pemberton Band, Roger McNamee (of Moonalice), Ideateam, The Mindful, Matt Rainey & The Dippin Sauce, Todd Gardner Band and More, 12 p.m. Bar 101 Western Spies & the Kosmonaut, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. The Twilight Drifters, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp Dolores 5000, Sky Pig, Chrome Ghost, Peace Killers, 2 p.m.; RocDaMic Showcase feat. T Nutty, 9 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Emerald Pools, Basha, Melissa Schiller & the Pinks, The Honest, 7 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair: Berlin, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage The Corner w/ DJ Veyn & Guests, 10 p.m. The Club Car The Jambalaya Brothers, 9 p.m. The Colony Flip The Switch, The Holophonics, Sacto Storytellers, Dirty Reggae Punx, 8 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Matt Bradford, 7:30 p.m. Father Paddy’s Irish Public House According to Bazooka, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose The Big Poppies, Empress Niko & The Lions Paw, 9 p.m. Holy Diver Palisades, Letters from the Fire, Savage Hands, Among the First, 6:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Good Ol’ Boyz, 9 p.m. McConnell Estates Winery The Bump City Reunion Band, 5:30 p.m. Midtown BarFly Technosaic w/ Taraval, Miagma, Alex Trujillo, Amicus, 9 p.m. Miner’s Leap Winery Forejour (Foreigner & Journey Tribute), 6 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Tommy Lee & DJ Aero, 10 p.m. Nevada County Fairgrounds California WorldFest: Galactic, Saritah, Anoushka Shankar, Dustin Thomas, Achilles Wheel, Bear Fox, David Luning, Porangui, Kehoe International, Mariee Sioux, Banana Slug String Band and More, 9 a.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Steve Estabrook, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides 45 Spider, The Search, 9 p.m. On The Y Inanimate Existence, The Last of Lucy, Wurmflesh, Zephira, 8 p.m. Palms Playhouse Johnny Rawls, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Porchlight Brewing Co. Lonesome West, 6:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Jesse LaBelle, 3 p.m.; Skid Roses, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place Group Therapy, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Bobby Zoppi & the Corduroys, 10 p.m. Red Museum Killer Couture (Tour Kickoff), Esther Black, Ghost Stories, Corroded Master, 8 p.m. Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen The Bananas, The Four Eyes, The Plastic Shoelaces, 6 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Hot Club of Cowtown, 6:30 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Latin Night, 9:30 p.m. Swabbies on the River Crüella (Female Mötley Crüe Tribute), 7:30 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort El Chicano, Malo, Sunny Ozuna, Rene Y Rene and More, 6:30 p.m. Torch Club Watt Avenue Soul Giants, 5:30 p.m.; Daniel Castro, 9 p.m. Two Rivers Cider Co. Schwamigos, Shannon Carroll and Wild Ginger, 6 p.m.

7.15 SUNDAY

Berryessa Brewing Co. Wealth of Nations, 3 p.m. Blue Lamp The Weirdos, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Lubed, Get Out, 7 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair: Trace Adkins, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Mike Farris & the Fortunate Few, 5:30 p.m. Kick N Mule K Talon Band, 2 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.

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Nevada County Fairgrounds California WorldFest: Trevor Hall, Moshav, Samantha Fish, Mike Love, The Teskey Brothers, Dustin Thomas, Jarab Mexicano, Elevation, FannaFi-Allah, Juliet Gobert & Homer Wills, Achilles Wheel and More, 9 a.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub AC Myles, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Buck Ford, 1 p.m. Red Museum Sacramento Audio Waffle: Crank Sturgeon, rEEk, Vandalaze, Jolthrower, Microwave Windows, Gussette, Smite!, 12 p.m. Swabbies on the River Whiskey Maiden, 1 p.m.; Babes & Bullets, 4 p.m. Torch Club Benefit Show for Baby Joplyn, 3 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Landon Tewers, Hotel Books, Ky Rodgers, Mookatite, Nosedive, Enso Anima, Alonis, 7 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair: Queen Nation, 8 p.m. Holy Diver Melvins, Modpods, 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Happy Hour w/ Adam Block, 5 p.m.; Open Mic, 7 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, DJ Love Knuckle, 10:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Beginning Bluegrass Club, 6:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Torch Club Richard March, 5:30 p.m.; Gypsy Whiskey, Satellite Pilot, 9 p.m.

7.16 7.18

Cafe Colonial Rest, Repose, Drewsif Stalin, For the Likes of You, 5 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair: Kool & The Gang, 8 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. LowBrau Motown on Monday’s w/ DJ Epik, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5:30 p.m.

7.17 TUESDAY

Ace of Spades Social Distortion, 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out)

Ace of Spades Glassjaw, Quicksand, 6 p.m. The Acoustic Den Cafe Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Negative Approach, Sissyfit, Sick Burn!, Outside Looking In, 8 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair: Happy Together, 8 p.m. Central Park (Davis) Picnic in the Park: Lincoln Highway Band, 5 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Fairytale Town Summer Concert Series: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera’s Brass Quintet, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m.

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Amanda Seales, July 12 - 14, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Stone Cold & the Jackal Tour: Steve Burton & Bradford Anderson from General Hospital, July 14, 2 p.m. LOLGBTQ Presents a Drag and Comedy Extravaganza!, July 15, 7 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Showcase, July 18, 8 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. Sactown Union Brewery Sunday Night Comedy Showcase w/ Carlos Rodriguez, Utsav Dixit, Wendy M Lewis, Sydney Stigerts, Emma Haney, Pete Munos, July 15, 6:30 p.m. The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Mike Dugan’s Men Fake Foreplay, July 6, 7 p.m. Tommy T’s Honest John, July 6 - 8, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Willie Barcena, July 13 - 15, Fri., 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat., 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC

MINO YANCI USE THEIR MUSICAL FREEDOM AS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION WORDS DANIEL ROMANDIA • PHOTO KOLIN MENDEZ

anguage is a form of freedom. The ability to string sounds together into coherent thoughts is our way of expressing our emotions. However, a spoken language isn’t enough for some. That’s where music comes in, and for Sacramento’s Mino Yanci, it is their expression of freedom. The quartet’s name itself is steeped in this idea. It is created from two separate African languages—“Mino” is Sesotho for musical and “Yanci” means freedom in Xhosa. According to keyboardist Damani Rhodes, this is the band’s mission statement. All they want to do is create music however they want, free of genre descriptors and structures that must be followed to the T. “You can actually call it whatever you want,” says Rhodes. “We don’t care. We just want to be free.” It would be lazy to say that Mino Yanci is just jazz-fusion. Sure, that influence is evident in the music, but that’s just one of many. A quick listen to their self-titled album will also bring out funk, rock, R&B, soul, hip-hop and more, all without a single lyric. “It’s not ‘this or that,’ it’s ‘this and that,’” says Rhodes. “It’s really intense.

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Sometimes people listen to it and they don’t tell us how it sounded, they tell us how it made them feel.” Rhodes equates musical influence to the difference of English in various regions in America. He says that when a person is constantly surrounded by something, whether it be a Southern drawl or time spent listening to a new album, that person is bound to pick up cues from it. Most of the band got their start in music playing at church and, according to Rhodes, that’s partially why the band is so open to musical ideas. “The music there is so diverse, but at the same time it has this really deep, intrinsic soul to it,” says Rhodes. There is a rich history of musicians finding their beginnings in a house of God, which can be attributed to the rise in popularity in a number of genres and acts today. Mino Yanci’s beginning as a band wasn’t necessarily started in the church; actually, the band was originally called the Damani Rhodes Trio. They eventually decided they didn’t want the band to be branded as Rhodes’ band, so they regrouped and came to be something more equal.

Mino Yanci is now made up of Rhodes on keyboard, Brandon Kendricks on guitar, Christian Moore on bass and drummer Somadhi Langford. The four have since come to develop a chemistry that many bands envy, a spectacle that’s especially apparent when the band plays live. “When we write songs, we have sections, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to play each section the same every night,” says Rhodes about the band’s penchant for improvisation. He equates the way the band sees song structure to the floor plan of an empty room. Of course the room will have its windows, its outlets and its doorway, but the creativity and feel of the space comes from what is brought into the room. That’s the gist of a Mino Yanci show—the music will have its recognizable pieces, but the band will bring something new into the room every night. Well, only if it feels right. “One of the goals is to get things to feel how I want them to feel,” says Rhodes. “If something doesn’t feel right, I’m not going to do it. There are a whole lot of things that factor into the feel, because you could be playing all the right notes, but they’d just be wrong.”

There’s plenty of chances on the horizon to catch the different vibe they bring to each show, as they have plenty of performances planned. They often play with Oakland’s SOL Development and have plans to do so again in August as a part of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. The quartet will also be playing Concerts in the Park with the Gold Souls, Something Heartfelt, benjam, and Rituals of Mine July 13. More recorded material is coming from Mino Yanci as well. The group was a part of an event at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco that paid tribute to the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and included Bay Area heavy-hitters the Stone Foxes. The idea was that a few bands would come in and rearrange some of the music that was recorded at Muscle Shoals. Mino Yanci received a standing ovation on the night they were tasked with the concept. Rhodes says that the group will be releasing the recorded versions of those rearrangements so all of us can have a piece of the night. Rhodes also reports that the band has upcoming collaborations that will appear on future projects. They have been working to record with SOL Development and have also worked with local vocalist Vadia. Mino Yanci is still a relatively young project, but they have gotten their name out quickly thanks to connections to many established artists and even

went on tour with SOL Development less than a year after forming, landing them an appearance at SXSW. However, the experience and work that these four put into the music is not fledgling; this is a group of people who started playing music at a young age. They’ve been exposed to a litany of sounds and influences that have allowed them to create what they want to create. It’s right there in the name for the quartet. Mino Yanci is musical freedom in literal translation and in philosophy. It’s a place for those four to make something together outside of the boxes of genre, music theory and pretty much what anyone else says they should do. It’s music that’s consumed by others, but is ultimately made for themselves. Mino Yanci’s music is a language in which these four are fluent, and they are teaching audiences how to understand it one show at a time.

Bask in the freedom rays with Mino Yanci Friday, July 13, when they perform at Concerts in the Park alongside Rituals of Mine, the Gold Souls, Something Heartfelt and benjam. Concerts in the Park run from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., and it’s totally free and all ages are permitted to Cesar Chavez Plaza (9th and J streets).

Issue 269 • July 2 – July 18, 2018

1 EDINBURGH AIRPORT

Scotland, United Kingdom EDI/EGPH Originally a military airport, Edinburgh Airport opened to commercial aviation in 1977. It is now Scotland’s second largest airport after Glasgow. Edinburgh’s new control tower took 15 months to complete and opened in 2005. It stands 57 meters (187 feet) high, which equals 12 double-decker buses stacked on top of one another. The exterior’s crisscrossed, double-helix pattern is not just for aesthetics. It also functions as a system of drainage channels. The 9,216 zinc tiles were hand-installed and have aged naturally in the outside environment, reducing the need for maintenance.

2 EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE

California, United States EDW/KEDW Rogers Dry Lake in California’s Mojave Desert served as the Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range in the 1930s. During World War II, the site became a training base. Later, new and top-secret aircraft were tested here. Edwards Air Force Base is home to many aviation “firsts” and countless records, and it served as a landing site for the Space Shuttle. The airport tower has two High Rise Escape Systems (HRES) for air traffic controllers in the event of an emergency. Each HRES consists of a harness shaped like an over-sized pant suit, and a descent device that lowers the evacuee safely to the ground.

3 BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT

United Kingdom BHX/EGBB The Birmingham Airport (formerly Elmdon Airport) opened on July 8, 1939. It served as a flight school and test center during World War II. Today the airport serves over 9 million people a year with just a single runway. Its new control tower, which replaced Elmdon Airport’s original one in 2012, stands 33 meters (108 feet) high. The cab, the tower section where the controllers work, has heated windows to evaporate water for better visibility.

4 STOCKHOLM-ARLANDA AIRPORT

Sweden ARN / ESSA The Stockholm-Arlanda Airport control tower is probably one of the first to double as a wedding location, where couples can pay for a marriage ceremony. Designed by Gert Wingårdh, the 83-meter (272-foot) tower was completed in 2001. There are two control cabs, perched like birds atop the shaft. They symbolize Hugin and Minun, two ravens from Nordic mythology, who were sent out to watch over the world. On the black and white bands, Finnish artist Silja Rantanen superimposed 2,500 words from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic 1929 aviation book Southern Mail.

ART OF THE AIRPORT TOWER

CAROLYN RUSSO ON AIRPORTS, TRAVELING SOLO AND BAD-ASS LADY PILOTS WORDS MOLLIE HAWKINS

arolyn Russo has a dream job. She’s the co-curator of the art collection at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., where she’s currently overseeing a total revamp of the art gallery, researching ongoing art acquisition, managing the Trophy and Poster collections and gets to fly all over the world taking photos. For the flippin’ Smithsonian! One of these dream job duties led her to create Art of the Airport Tower, a photography exhibit currently

on display at the Aerospace Museum of California in McClellan. Accompanied by a book of the same name, this exhibit explores historic and contemporary airport towers throughout the world—each portrait an inspiring glimpse into a universe we may never even think about as we float through the sky, snacking on pretzels and tiny glasses of cranberry juice (with vodka): the universe of modern flight. I excitedly pepper Russo with questions about what her

time was like with this project— it took seven years to complete the Art of the Airport Tower. Did she spend years traveling the world solo, jet-setting and hobnobbing with air-traffic elite? Yes, and no. “It’s not as glamorous as it sounds,” she assures me. Over the course of this time, she was also curating other art exhibits for the Smithsonian (including one to celebrate the recently passed Alan L. Bean, the fourth astronaut and only artist to have ever walked on

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the moon!), working on staff photography assignments and also raising two boys. Russo was—and is—a busy lady. And when she was traveling to capture these airport tower photographs, she was doing it solo for budgeting reasons. Sometimes it was daunting, especially if the controllers didn’t understand her goal. She says that one location was hesitant to let her in. “They were suspicious of me, they wondered why I found the

tower so interesting because it just looked like ‘a block of concrete’ to them,” she says. The officials allowed her in on the condition she show them all her photos before leaving. “But by the end of it, we’d talked about kids, growing up, America—all the elements of life,” Russo says, “and when I left, they didn’t even look at my photographs!” And despite these sticky situations, Russo says she enjoyed doing this travel alone. “One of the benefits of traveling alone is that you have a lot of freedom and can make your own schedule, which I needed for this project, because some of these trips I needed to fly in and fly out as quickly as possible—most people might not want to do that,” she says. “But if I was in a location where

I knew someone, I would have a place to stay, have a meal or round up help!” She says that one of her friends from high school who now lives in France drove her to the airport for a photo session. When it started pouring rain, she held the umbrella while she took photos. Now that is friendship. And speaking of friendship, another thing Russo notes is the camaraderie between airport traffic controllers. They are a network of people who “speak the same language of airplanes,” she says. “They have a passion for flight. It was like one big family. I could be anywhere in the world, but when I was around the folks at the tower, it felt like home.” But where did that “home” feeling originate with

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Russo? I had to know: what drove (flew?) her to choose a life of travel photography, specifically aviation? She recalls an early photography assignment as she was getting her BFA in Photography at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. “I remember photographing a map with an airplane on it, and a string of pearls,” Russo says. “But [aviation] wasn’t really a part of my life until I began working in the dark room of the photo lab in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. That’s when I realized I could merge the art and aviation worlds together.” But she says her true “lightbulb” moment came in the early 1990s (before internet, when you actually had to do research with newspapers and word-of-mouth), when she decided to photograph

contemporary women pilots, some of whom took years to contact. Russo recalls one in particular, whom she wasn’t able to find until the pilot became pregnant—and thus temporarily grounded long enough to reach. “What I found was that I was incredibly inspired by the women I met, and I feel like that project was not only an inspiration for women across the board for role models, but for me, I feel like I gained the most out of that project just getting to know these people and hearing their stories,” Russo says. For her book Women and Flight: Portraits of Contemporary Pilots (1997), Russo selected each woman based on her accomplishments, but the variety was astonishing: These women ranged from ages 11–86 and were airplane pilots,

crop dusters, balloon operators and the first-ever U-2 spy plane pilot (Troy Devine, represent!), to name a few. “A lot of these women didn’t have role models and they were groundbreakers in their field,” Russo says. “It was an honor to work on that project.” And this is when I think: couldn’t we say the same for the airport towers? Each an inspiring figure, beautiful and strong, guiding us to safety in one way or another? Before entering the gallery for Art of the Airport Tower, Russo’s artist statement notes that the airport tower is, “an essential aviation artifact and a vessel with a powerful presence watching over the vastness of the airport and sky; a nonjudgmental cultural greeter; a choreographer or conductor; a mother bird caring for her flock.” And if we never thought to

thank them before, we should now. Open now through September, Art of the Airport Tower can be seen at the Aerospace Museum in McClellan, which is just a quick jaunt down Interstate 80 in North Highlands. After seeing Russo’s exhibit, do not miss the chance to see an inspiring display of retired planes from yesteryear and meet a few of the friendly museum docents, who will give you fun facts about the planes if you’re lucky … or just nice. I didn’t know about this museum before Submerge asked me to visit, but now I have a new favorite place to dream and be inspired by the past, present and future—in so many ways. And I think you will be, too. “It’s a new perspective,” says Russo. “I think it will change the way people think about flying—forever.” 5 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL

United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB Dubai’s airport began with a terminal, fire station, and single runway of compacted sand. It has steadily grown to emerge as one of the world’s major airports. It now has two CAT III B instrument landing systems for low visibility conditions and runways large enough to handle the Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner. The 87-meter (285-foot) air traffic control tower, with its buttressed center column and arched wings, resembles a futuristic avian sculpture. A multilevel control center crowns the tower, with Dubai Air Navigation Services operating from its perch.

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Texas, United States AFW/KAFW “Alliance” refers to the public-private partnership of the three entities responsible for designing and developing Fort Worth Airport: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the city of Fort Worth, and Ross Perot Jr.’s company Hillwood. It is the world’s first 100 percent industrial airport—used for civil and military cargo, commercial, corporate, and other noncommercial flights. Situated on 485 hectares (1,198 acres), the airport’s runway can accommodate the world’s largest cargo planes. Albert Halff Associates designed the control tower, which was built in 1992. The cone-shaped feature, reminiscent of a bird’s beak, hides the tower’s microwave signal relay equipment.

7 ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

United Arab Emirates AUH / OMAA This is the only tower in the world that takes the form of a crescent. At 109 meters (358 feet) tall, it stands between parallel runways. The crescent design stems from the area’s maritime heritage. It represents the sail of a dhow boat, a cultural icon and welcoming symbol to visitors. Abu Dhabi International Airport opened in 1968 on an island just off the Arabian Peninsula. A new airport opened on the mainland in 1982. Some 126 million passengers have traversed its halls.

Check out Carolyn Russo’s Art of the Airport Tower at the Aerospace Museum of California (3200 Freedom Park Dr., McClellan). Museum hours are 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Tuesday–Sunday (note: the museum will be closed on Independence Day). For more info, go to Aerospaceca.org. Art of the Airport Tower will run until September.

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Issue 269 • July 2 – July 18, 2018

I don’t know if you’ve been watching the World Cup, but if you’re at all interested in sports, you should probably try to catch at least one game. Even if you’re not at all into sports, you probably should. Sure, there are a lot of things about soccer that doesn’t jibe with American audiences: it’s a low-scoring sport played by people you may or may not have heard of whose names you may or may not be able to pronounce, for one. Secondly, there’s the whole issue of games of huge significance—matches in which the winner advances to the next round, and the loser goes home—where two teams battle for 120 minutes getting settled via penalty kicks. It’s tense for sure, but inevitably kind of leads to feel-bads for the fans of whoever comes up short and perhaps a bit anticlimactic for casual observers such as myself. Another thing that probably turns Americans off to soccer is that we don’t seem to be all that good at it. In fact, one thing that’s missing from the 2018 tournament is Team U.S.A., which failed to qualify. Is it a metaphor for our shrinking position as a world leader? I don’t know. I mean, Russia is hosting the World Cup, so there’s probably some sort of pithy comment I can make about that, but I think I’m going to pass this time. Honestly, I don’t have the energy to make a tenuous tie between the World Cup and the current state of our politics. Right now I’m just happy to enjoy the World Cup for what it is, a true spectacle of sportsmanship—even when dudes are over-dramatically throwing themselves to the ground at the slightest contact in hopes of drawing a penalty. The whole thing is theater, right? Each team’s supporters are singing their fight songs, all done up in makeup and/or outlandish costumes. I guess it fills the long lapses in which seemingly nothing happens, even though the players rarely stop moving. But when something does happen, it’s explosive and sometimes even magical. Take for instance Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani’s game-winning goal against Portugal in their round of 16 match on Saturday, June 30. The game was tied at 1. Portugal’s center back, Pepe, who must be really good because he goes by just one name, had scored just seven minutes prior to draw the match even. In the 62nd minute, Uruguay’s goalkeeper sent the ball deep down the center of the playing field. A player on the Portuguese side flicked the ball with his head, inadvertently onto the feet of a streaking player on the opposing team, resulting in a modest breakaway chance for Uruguay. Midfielder Rodrigo Betancur fed the ball to Cavani, who quickly struck it with the side of his right foot and sent it on goal. Honestly, it didn’t look like much to me when he shot it, but I really only follow soccer during

the Mens and Womens World Cups, so I’m far from an authority. Cavani, however, who I guess you could say has a lot more expertise in these matters than I do, was already in mid-fistpump as the ball approached Portugal’s net. He was right to be stoked with himself. At some point in its flight, the ball curled like a Frisbee and snuck perfectly inside the far post, past the outstretched goalkeeper’s hands. The crowd lost its shit. Cavani launched himself into the air like a triumphant fucking Pegasus, and play-by-play commentator John Strong was so taken by this sudden and unexpected turn of events that he could do nothing but just bellow the striker’s last name, lingering on the last vowel like he was just brought to rapturous climax. I mean, I don’t blame him, because it was fucking amazing. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, dude. I won’t judge you. ESPN UK posted a great video on YouTube showing fans in both nations, gathered in Lisbon and Montevideo, Uruguay, reacting to each goal. Much like the game itself, the video is sort of an emotional rollercoaster—the exaltation, the harrowing disappointment, the anticipation. The neat thing about soccer is that the players don’t wear all the hats, helmets and gear that they do in most other sports. You get to see their faces, too, and as far as the World Cup is concerned, they seem to be as invested in the outcome as their supporters. That’s really what’s so enthralling about this event. The whole world is watching—rich, poor, dude from Reykjavik with the Icelandic flag painted on his face wearing a viking helmet (congrats on your first World Cup, guys!). And though the competition is fierce, and yes, the athletes sometimes get pissy with one another (which is also a good reason to watch), all the singing, cheering and unbridled passion of the thing is enough to melt a hardened heart. Leah Singer, a photographer and multimedia artist and wife to Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, wrote on Instagram, “Even if you don’t usually follow soccer, watch the World Cup. The emotion this game stirs in people all over the world is as beautiful as the game itself. For my sons, it has taught them tolerance, love, commitment, empathy, perseverance. Everything we need right now.” Soccer was the first sport I ever played as a kid. I played for my parish’s team. I loved running and kicking the ball around in the grass on Sunday mornings. I scored one goal in my “career,” and I remember it so vividly, still, because it made me feel like a fucking Pegasus. Thank you to Cavani and Co. for reminding me of that.

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