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It’s easy to get overwhelmed in this huge world. Sometimes I get caught up thinking, what does it matter? Does it matter what I do? Does it matter how I think? Do my actions really affect other people? Does anyone care? At the end of the day, I think, yes, what I do matters, even down to the small things. I always thought life was hard, but now as a small business owner, it’s a never-ending roller coaster of emotions, day in and day out. What’s even harder is being in a niche market, like music, art, etc. That’s why I’d like to dedicate my column to remind everyone that what you do matters, too. And you, no matter how small, should make an extra effort to support the businesses you love. It goes a long way. Trust me. We need a music scene that supports each other. I’m tired of hearing that venues are going out of business. Everyone could benefit from going out to a show here and there, paying the cover, buying a beer (or five). Help keep the area’s live music scene alive! Hell, maybe even think about buying an ad in Submerge to let others know about your show, business, brand or event, which in turn helps keep us around to write about the Sacramento area’s art and entertainment scene. Support is cyclical. I’ve been really thinking about ways I can go the extra mile lately. I regularly eat at local establishments. I almost always buy T-Shirts or sweatshirts from bands when I’m at a show, I have even stepped up my home cooking game and signed up for Farm Fresh to You knowing that it helps regional farmers. I try to go to West Wind Drive-In as much as possible (because I’ve got to do my part to keep that rad spot in business!); not only that, but this coming week I am making a conscious effort to buy from a local retailer, Skip’s Music, when I purchase my very first bass guitar (Level 1: Noob status). Honestly, I don’t like to get preach-y. But just know what you do matters. It’s too easy to get caught up in our busy lives, in this loud world, and forget about what really matters to you and how even the smallest effort can make a big difference. Read. Learn. Do rad things. And support the things you love. – Melissa

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it’s non-cancerous, Reynoso still isn’t out

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of the woods by any means and has a long

Circus artists, musicians, drag performers,

road ahead of him to a full recovery. To learn

comedians, burlesque performers, variety acts,

more about his inspiring battle, I urge you

singers, dancers, slam poets—all are urged to

to read Aaron Carnes’ brilliant piece from a

visit Thesirenevents.com/seas to apply. There

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titled “Danny Reynoso’s Fight to Win.” Anywho,

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Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Powerhouse Pub (614

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performance and connections with other local

Night featuring Kevin Seconds (Unsteady

blossoming performers. “Reception has been

Heights, 7Seconds), Jake Desrochers (Coercion,

great so far!” Siren recently told Submerge.

The Lonely Kings), Josh Thompson (A.D.D.)

and DJ BrainTumorFighter (guess who that could be?) spinning some tunes as well. Then on Friday, Nov. 9, head to Old Ironsides (1901 10th St.) for a kick-ass night of punk rock with The Knockoffs, Jesus and the Dinosaurs, The

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10, the Fuck Cancer series invades Café Colonial (3520 Stockton Blvd.) for one of the beloved venue’s final shows ever with The Moans, Free Candy, Mastoids and Sad Girlz Club. Finally, the series wraps up on Sunday, Nov. 11 at Blue Lamp (1400 Alhambra Blvd.) with Flip

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brain tumor. And although “benign” means

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Sacramento Emerging Artist Showcase, kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 17 and will run every

(2700 Capitol Ave.) and welcomes performing

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to “uplift and celebrate the next wave of Sacramento’s performing artists,” dubbed the

artists from a wide range of mediums who

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“The Nov. 17 SEAS event is about half full. So far we have a burlesquer, a stand-up, a singersongwriter, a rapper and a Bharatanatyam fusion dancer signed up,” she said. “Hoping word spreads enough to fill it up with as diverse a mix as possible. I’ve been reaching out to community leaders in all genres, asking them to push their newbies this way.” Doors open for these events at 6 p.m. with a vending bazaar by local artists, then the showcase starts at 7 p.m. The cover is just $7 for general public, or $5 for students or local performers. These are 21-plus events. As a bonus, directly following the Emerging Artist Showcase, stick around to see another new event concept by The Siren called “BS!” which

the Switch, Frack!, The Bitters, Cassette Idols,

is a rapid fire game of Two Truths and a Lie

Black Crosses with host Gene Chowder. All of

played with entertainers from Sacramento

the shows start at 8 p.m. and are 21-plus, with

and beyond. I got a brief preview of BS! at The

the exception of the Café Colonial show, which

Sirens’ recent launch party at the California

is all-ages. They all have a suggested $5–$20

Automobile Museum and it was hilarious, fun

sliding scale and again, all money raised goes

and interactive. For more information or to

to an excellent cause: the American Cancer

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On Your Feet! The Musical Comes to Sacramento Community Center Theatre • Oct. 30 - Nov. 4

From Jersey Boys to Mamma Mia!, nothing breathes life into that oldfavorite artist quite like a jukebox musical. You know the type: a nonstop hit parade strung together by a plot just good enough to keep the story moving. The latest of this kind to roll into the Broadway Sacramento series is On Your Feet!, which highlights the music of Cuban-American pop icons Gloria and Emilio Estefan. The musical, which has been on its American tour since 2017, follows Gloria from her early days in Little Havana to her eventual rise to superstardom. While the story may be familiar to some of Gloria’s more die-hard fans, events like her flight from a revolutionary Cuba and her tragic 1990 tour bus accident keep the plot fresher than your average historically based show. Christie Prades, who’s also from Miami and was asked by Gloria herself to lead the tour, absolutely crushes it in the starring role. Whether it’s singing Estefan hits like “Conga” and the titular “Get on Your Feet,” or leading audience members in a conga line, Prades shows us why the Miami Sound Machine became the MTV sensation that it did. On Your Feet! will be at the Community Center from Oct. 30–Nov. 4. Tickets range from $25–$85, depending on section. More info available at Broadwaysacramento.com.

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Chris Barnum-Dann, chef-owner at Midtown’s Localis (derived from the Latin, meaning “belonging to a place”) takes his locally sourced, farm-fresh and seasonal cuisine seriously—so much so that Eater named it one of “California’s 38 Essential Restaurants.” While the menu at Localis rotates with the seasons, Barnum-Dann is looking to a new source of inspiration for his menu: local art. Corey Bernhardt, an artist who has himself created some of the chef’s tattoos, has teamed up with Barnum-Dann to serve up painting-inspired dishes that will be available on a tasting menu at Localis through the end of October. For example, a piece called Tendings depicting goldfish swimming around a beehive has given rise to Honey Fish, a halibut en papillote (that is, in a wrapper) served with a honey dashi. Other creations take a freer interpretation, like Emerald Cocoons, which features spinach and fennel ravioli stuffed with black cod chorizos and spiced mousse, all inspired by a piece called The Capsule, which depicts a black widow creating a fantastical, multicolored den. Reservations are between 5–8 p.m., and the full eight courses generally run from two-and-a-half to three hours long. Five courses starts at $79, and it’s $109 for eight, wine pairings not included. For more info, visit Localissacramento.com. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Throwing Shade Live 2018: There’s No Place Like Condo Tour Nov. 2

Though they began in the early 2000s as radio’s internet-dwelling cousin, podcasts have surged in popularity in recent years. But sometimes, listening to people talk while you struggle through your morning workout just doesn’t cut it—you need to see the real thing. To that end, popular political satire podcast Throwing Shade will be at the the B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Ave., Sacramento) on Nov. 2. Comprised of a two-person team of Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi, the podcast explores current issues that affect women and the LGBTQ community through an approach of no-holdsbarred comedy. After first cutting their teeth at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles (run by the nationwide improv troupe that gave us superstars like Amy Poehler), the two went on to host the now-defunct Current TV channel’s pop culture show InfoMania before starting up the podcast. But they don’t just talk politics; Gibson and Safi serve up hot takes on everything from the WNBA to gay ghost hunters. The show even promises “singing, dancing, guests and clowns.” Tickets start at $35, with doors at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to grab a seat before it’s too late at Bstreettheatre.org.

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REI Is Hosting Introduction to Outdoor Rock Climbing Classes • Oct. 27, Nov. 4, Dec. 1 & Dec. 15 Most athletically minded Sacramentans have probably been to a rock climbing gym at some point—unless you’re afraid of heights, that is. But let’s be honest; actually getting out of the gym and onto the crag is a daunting prospect. That’s why REI is holding introductory classes to bring your climbing game to the next level, no pun intended. Drive on up to the beautiful Auburn State Recreation Area (501 El Dorado St., Auburn), where you’ll learn basics like how to safely belay climbers and tie-in to a harness, as well as elementary crack and faceclimbing techniques. There’s no climbing gear requirements, so if you don’t know your ATCs from your Grigris, never fear. Helmets, harnesses and shoes are all provided. That being said, REI is strict about the gear they do require, so make sure to bring water (2 liters!), a day pack and hiking boots, as the class involves a walk to the climbing area. Even if you never venture outside the gym again, outdoor climbing is great for improving skills (and stunting on friends). The classes run from 9 a.m.–2 p.m on Oct. 27, Nov. 4, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15. Spots are $80 for members, $90 for non-members. To get more info on how to improve your skills on the cliff, visit Rei.com.

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LAUGHING WITH THE DEVIL GHOST PREPARES TO RIDE A PALE TOUR NAMED DEATH THROUGH SACRAMENTO WORDS JAMES BARONE PHOTO MIKAEL ERIKSSON

hen I was a fourth grader, a friend of mine got me hooked on Iron Maiden’s Live After Death. Sure, there was a zombie looking dude on the cover that kind of creeped me out, I figured it was harmless fun. A cousin of mine found out I was listening to heavy metal and freaked out on me. She told me it was the devil’s music and I was going to go to hell or something for listening to it. I don’t really remember the whole thing because I was, like, 10 and it was the ‘80s, and she freaked me the fuck out. Turns out that traumatized me more than any Maiden song ever did. I thought about this while I was coming up with questions for the following interview with Tobias Forge, frontman for Swedish metal band Ghost, who has tapped into that whole satanic panic thing and ran with it. Heck, it’s even earned him a Grammy. Ghost released its debut album (Opus Eponymous) in 2010, but no one even knew who was in the group—at least officially— until 2017. Forge, Ghost’s sole songwriter, had his identity revealed when former bandmates filed a lawsuit against him. The ex-band members claimed they were owed profits because Ghost was a collaboration, whereas Forge saw the band as a solo project with a rotating cast of players. After our interview, on Oct. 17, a Swedish court dismissed the lawsuit, ordering the ex-band members to pay Forge’s legal fees, according to Blabbermouth.net. Prior to his legal battle, Forge was known as Papa Emeritus I, II and III, the skull-faced anti-popes who front Ghost’s band of Nameless Ghouls. For the band’s latest album, Prequelle, which was released April 2018, Forge has taken on the mantle of Cardinal Copia, who looks sort of like a demonic Tony Clifton. The album is loosely based on the Black Plague, which ravaged Europe during the mid-14th Century. The lead single from the album, “Rats,” is a driving, arena-sized rocker. Its corresponding music video is as whimsically choreographed as it is gory. These things may seem contradictory, but Forge probably wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Your stage presence is pretty theatrical. Are rehearsals for your live show more akin to, say, those for a Broadway show, or do you focus primarily on the music? We tend to focus more on the music. I’m not a super-fan of rehearsing [laughs]. It’s hard to summon the spirit to appear when there’s no smoke machine on and when the lights are different. I tend to find those sort of rehearsals are more for muscle memory, in terms of just making sure I can sing a certain thing … Especially when you’re rehearsing a new set, because this time around we’re going to change up the set a little and at least try to play a few songs that we haven’t played before, and you always want to try that … More than often, there’s a reason for a song not being played, and it might just be that it doesn’t work out very well. It’s hard to play, and you never really get that vibe going. The placement of the song in the set is very important. Like, OK, we’re going to try this song after this one now and see if the energy is right. It’s a little bit more mathematical and in a sense more scientific, whereas once you do the first show, that’s when you go into the role a little bit more, and it gets a little bit more magical or whatever. Is there a particular song that you’re looking forward to playing live for the first time? Oh … aaaahhhh … I don’t really want to give it away right now! There may be a song on the list right now that we end up not playing. Let’s put it this way, there are some songs from the new album that we haven’t played before, and also there are some songs that we’ve played in the past, and other songs that we haven’t played from previous albums that we are considering playing. But again, you need to play them together and try them out. The real test is trying them in front of an audience. There have been songs throughout our tours that I thought were going to be really good to play live, but then once you play it, it just does not fly because the crowd isn’t responding very well. It doesn’t mean that they start booing, but you notice that it goes down in intensity … or you see people lose their interest, or that’s when they all of a sudden go buy beers. Does that take you out of character when you’re on stage? You have the music, which is awesome, but you also have the visual component that goes with it. Is that part of why the setlist is so important? Oh, absolutely. Sometimes, I guess people, especially nowadays, people have a tendency to watch live shows beforehand on YouTube, and some people want to know the setlist beforehand, which I strongly recommend people not to. There’s a reason for a setlist being the way it is. As much as I admire Bruce Springsteen for taking requests, basically, for us it does not work like that … SubmergeMag.com

In my perfect world, I’m a little bit of a … what do you call it? I like comfort in the sense that preferably, I’d like to play the same set every night and get better at performing it that way, because you know how to distribute your energy so that by the last couple of songs, which are our most intense … You need to sort of sit on energy to make them explode. It’s interesting to hear that you look for comfort in your live sets since you change your persona every album. Is that something that’s difficult to juggle—comfort versus not wanting to repeat yourself? When it comes to certain aspects, yes. When it comes to the live show, I think, let’s just say, most bands throughout rock history have found their form at some point. And then, after you’ve found that form, you don’t want to change too much. If that form has taken you to a certain plateau and that has given you a certain amount of success, that will be what people expect of you and that will be what you’re comfortable doing … However, what we do intend to change up, what will always change, more from a production point of view, is what we wear, what the stage looks like, effects and props and actors or whatever. One easy example of what I’m talking about that we should not do is that over the years, ever since Papa I became Papa II and onwards, there’s been a little vocal minority that felt that Papa I was menacing and evil, and they wanted that menacing evil to stay and any animation that went beyond that rigor mortis that he had was selling out or whatever. The thing is we can never return to that. That worked because we played 30 minutes in the dark, basically, with all fog on stage. That worked because you saw very little. But we can never go back to that because we’re playing big places now. We’re playing for two hours. You need animation. You need things to happen. I watched the webisodes for the Prequelle album, and what struck me most about them was how funny they were. I liked that there was a sense of humor to them and not just all grim and foreboding. Is that something you enjoy playing with, too? I don’t want to say absurdity, but maybe the campiness that’s always been the backside of horror. Absolutely. I think campiness—for the lack of a nicer word for it—is very much in line with the trashier nature of the culture that is horror. I’m a big fan of kitsch. I’m a big fan of trash culture. For some reason, there’s a minority of people who tend to think that the devil and death metal and all that shouldn’t be in any way about humor. Even though, believe me, I truly admire and I really appreciate a good dose of serious, orthodox darkness as well, but for me, looking at it from a philosophical point of view, laughter and satire and comedy is very, very against establishment, church, conformity. For me, humor and comedic elements is, for one, very natural for me. I like things that are in one way or

another comedic. But I think if there was an argument for the campiness overshadowing the seriousness that should be satanic metal, I definitely beg to differ. No, no, no, this is very blasphemous, because it’s about laughter. Laughter is the work of the devil. Remember The Name of the Rose? According to old ways of Christianity, laughter and comedy were definitely the work of the devil. I think this is in all aspects utterly blasphemous from that point of view. But, at the end of the day, I’m a big culture fan. I love kitsch and having fun and living my life and filling it with as many enriching things as possible. I think a lot of the things I find rewarding and pleasant in one way or another are represented in what I’m trying to do with Ghost.

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Prequelle is sort of a modern re-telling of The Black Plague. How do you think that period of history relates to now? I’m talking from a Westerner living in a Western world perspective—we tend to talk about our contemporary time as being almost pre-apocalyptic. We tend to talk about the world as something that’s about to end. Of course, from an environmental point of view, maybe it is. I do not know, but maybe it is. But there are a lot of people on this earth who tend to persevere. We will probably do whatever it takes not to melt the ice, eventually … Maybe too late, but whatever. The thing is, the world has come to an end many, many times. In the 1340s and 1350s, people thought this was the end of the world. I’m sure that people in places other than the Western world are facing the end of the world. We all know that in Syria, millions of people were facing the end of their world. Looking in hindsight on The Black Plague in the 1300s, we know that it wasn’t. We had the 1400s, the 1500s … way further than anyone in the 1300s could ever imagine. I think especially now in modern days, we tend to pride ourselves in thinking, well, there’s nothing new to say, there’s nothing new to write. I think we overblow our significance and also the ultimate nature of the day that we’re living in. Who knows, maybe in 20 years, we’ll look back and say, “The 2010s, wow, I’m glad that’s over.” Like, look at a presidency. It’ll end after a few years. It’ll change. Things fucking change. They always do.

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AUSTRALIAN ARTIST LEANS MESSES WITH REALITY AT THE CHAMBERS PROJECT IN NEVADA CITY WORDS MIRANDA CULP

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efore his U.S. debut and solo art show entitled Exordium, the 23-year-old Australian street artist who goes by the name Leans is completing a series of unusual commissions. He has carved out a niche for himself by painting the exteriors of houses and large-scale public art in his native land of Brisbane, Australia. Most people love, or at least appreciate murals, but they wouldn’t necessarily envision having one adorning their homes. Maybe that’s because they haven’t seen Leans’ work. With his reimagining, the flat predictable box of the standard family home becomes a startling optical illusion where corners disappear into trees and sky. It’s only by moving around the building that the visual elements devolve and reveal the simple colors and forms that create the optical effect. Despite only painting with seriousness for six years—a ridiculous feat by any measure, Leans appears to have gotten the right cross section of education and come along at the ideal time. Veteran Aussie street artists Drapl, Treazy and Sofles taught Leans how to paint in unfriendly circumstances, how to scale from small sketch to big wall, and how to create dimensional letters. Australia, like most other countries, viewed graffiti as an act of rebellion and vandalism when this first wave of artists emerged. But just like here in the States, as the styles went from simple tagging to more sophisticated, vibrant throw-ups, scorn became admiration. The timing couldn’t have worked better for Leans; a good portion of his commissioned work comes from Queensland Funding for the Arts. When he was still too young to drink legally in the United States, Leans jumped on Instagram (as millennials are wont to do) to

seek inspiration and feed his imagination as he developed his visual voice. Within a few years, his feed blew up and made him a fulltime artist. “It’s just a square that says ‘this is me,’” Leans jokes, referring to Instagram’s format. “But it got me thinking about squares.” This might have also contributed to his obsession with buildings and his regular nod to retro video games. Recently, his output has morphed toward something more abstract and psychedelic than graffiti. He credits his evolution and meteoric rise in part to his collaborative relationship with his partner, Zan, who has contributed to all his outdoor work over the last year. It’s impossible to tell sometimes where the object leaves off and the paint begins. In his words, he’s going for “real and unreal at the same time.” Rivers of pixels give way to voids and the edges blur into the background. “I got an iPad about a year ago,” Leans explains. “So I take a photo from an angle that I like and then I add shapes and patterns wherever I want on the screen. Using this new tool gave me the confidence to paint whatever I wanted. I got there faster with no restrictions.” This technological leap forward allows him to put ubiquitous 21st century imagery in a blender with Magritte-esque trompe l’oeil and push the “high” button. It’s a fascinating and even comic reinvention of everyday objects that we visually take for granted. One year in architecture school made a deep impression, enough to teach Leans some things, including that he doesn’t want to be an architect. It did give him some drafting chops, though, so he understands how to use the lines created by the siding or the nail heads in the photo as visual markers, then he sketches an outline or mock up. When he applies the mock up to the building, he and Zan, who helped develop this technique, fill in the shapes accordingly.

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“Kind of like my own paint by numbers,” Leans jokes. One artist that Leans really admires is Felipe Pantone, whose work is almost an amalgam of industrial design and art. Pantone’s control of space made a big impression on Leans early on. Though the two are vastly different with Pantone favoring sleek, expensive-looking geometry and Leans’ style more fluid and free-form, it’s easy to see they are playing with similar technical approaches that compel the viewer to double-take. In the upcoming exhibit at The Chambers Project in Nevada City, Leans will show eight paintings, his first collection on canvas. When asked how that feels, he replies, “It’s different, it’s just a flat surface, and it’s small!” then laughs. In some ways, canvas is much easier because he doesn’t have to contend with dimensions, surfaces and weather, but the paintings have a similar magic, just scaled back down and with more intricacy. One highlight in the Exordium show that Leans is quick to point out as his favorite, is an embroidered design Zan created from a drawing he did. Another piece is an augmented reality collaboration with digital artist Sarah Capon. When you hold a tablet in front of the work, it comes alive on the screen. This piece is probably a good indicator of where his work is going. In the future, Leans wants to move into sculpture and hands-on fabrication so that he is creating the objects he’s painting, rather than just adapting to prescribed space. He’s also eager to experiment with virtual reality that would interact with an installation so that viewers have an immersive, dual experience. His fascination and startling expertise in executing optical illusions as well as his subtler color combinations have given Leans a keen international audience and plenty of play in his home country. Shockingly, he hasn’t had to find work—it finds him. “I’ve got all my work from Instagram and word of mouth,” he says. Australia is dotted with public works by Leans, but he’s relatively unknown in the United States— until now. Despite the demand for his flavor of art, Leans is humble to the point of bashful. Brian Chambers, owner of The Chambers Project, notes that aside from his prolific body of art for someone so young, it helps that Leans has a great work ethic and a positive attitude, “all the right tools to go far in the art world.” It’s fitting that Leans’ art has a futuristic bent to it since he is keenly focused what will happen next, specifically everything he’s hungry to accomplish. To catch an artist with this much promise at the beginning of his career is a rare opportunity that is not to be missed.

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aleb Shomo first hit the scene as the keyboardist and later vocalist for electronic/hardcore act Attack! Attack!, which lasted until his departure from the band in late 2012. However, Shomo had been writing songs on his own prior to his departure, which allowed him to quickly segue into his current band, Beartooth. The band signed to Red Bull Records in 2013. Since 2013, Beartooth has released three full length albums and one EP, with the most recent effort—Disease—debuting Sept. 28. The band is currently on their first major tour in over a year in support of their new album, and approaching the halfway point of their tour, Shomo feels they are finally hitting their stride. “It’s definitely a bit of a different thing,” said Shomo during a phone interview with Submerge. “We’re playing for about an hour and 20 to an hour and 40 [minutes], depending on the night. So, that’s a lot of songs. It just took a little while to get my voice used to it, get my body used it.” Over the past couple of years, Beartooth has seen a few changes in their lineup. In 2016, drummer Brandon Mullins left the band, and last April they lost guitarist Taylor Lumley. Zach Huston (guitar) and Connor Denis (drums) were brought in to fill the vacant positions. “It is great. I truly believe our band is the tightest it’s ever sounded,” said Shomo of the current lineup. “I think we all have been putting in a lot of work to really get our stuff tight, and to play our parts as well as possible. The glue is definitely there. We’re feeling really good on stage.” As for the band’s recent record, Disease, the reviews as of yet have been mostly positive. Heavy Magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars. Aussie outlet Wall of Sound gave it a 9.5 out of 10 rating. British publication Dead Press! gave the album a solid 9 out of 10 lightning bolts (which is apparently a valid rating system), adding, “with Disease, Beartooth continue to take hardcore’s energy and effortlessly mix it with slick and strong melody, administering a record with an abundance of hooks that are only surpassed in volume by unquestionable passion.” In addition to the warm reception from the press, the band also feels the new songs are getting good vibes from the fans on tour from the newest material. “They seem to love it so far,” said Shomo. “The new songs have been going really well … We’re playing five new ones in the set, and every song so far has gone over really well and we’ve been discussing throwing some more new ones in the show, just because of how much people have been liking it.“

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For the band’s live set, they have added “Disease,” “Bad Listener,” “You Never Know,” “Manipulation” and “Infection” all from the new album, and due to positive reception from audiences so far on the tour, the band is considering adding “Fire.” “Bad Listener” has received some attention online from the band’s more metal/hardcore fanbase due to its hard-hitting nature, with fans remarking the band hasn’t strayed from their roots. “The lyrical content is about having all these people that tell you that you need to have this ‘normal life,’ and that music isn’t a career,” said Shomo regarding “Bad Listener.” “I think it really translates broader than that. That’s to me what the lyrics are about … doing what I want to do, for everybody just choosing our own path and doing what makes them happy. Musically, I really don’t know. I was just kind of sitting around there messing around with a riff. Two hours later I had an instrumental.” One of the important aspects of being on tour for any band is maintaining sanity and good health throughout, especially when it comes to long stints away from home. This is especially crucial for someone like Shomo, whose struggles with anxiety and depression are well documented in both the press as well as in his lyrical content. When it comes to mental health, Shomo takes self-care seriously. “Being on the road actually helps [my anxiety and depression] a decent bit,” said Shomo. “For me, getting the exercise of playing a show every night is massive … I think that’s a really good emotional release for me. I really do have to try, though, and be conscious of everything that’s going on. Making sure that I have plenty of time to myself during the day, trying to eat good and exercise. Other than that, I think, that’s just how I do. Meditation every so often also has helped.” In additional to his mental health, over the course of a long tour, another risk a vocalist must combat is the strain on his vocals. This is true whether you are screaming out metal songs, sonnets or lullabies. Regardless of the genre, every artist has their own way of fighting off the dreaded laryngitis. “I think it’s mostly about trying to generally have good health,” explained Shomo. “Having a good, clean diet is definitely a first step. I feel like when you just eat a bunch of junk, it can mess with your stomach, which can mess with your throat in turn. Aside from that it’s honestly simpler than you would think … just stay super hydrated. We drink a lot of

water throughout the day. I always have a Pedialyte on stage to try and make sure when I am sweating it out I’m able to run the course. Getting a good eight hours of sleep. Generally trying to maintain health and pace yourself throughout the show, don’t try to burn it out on one.” In addition to his work with Beartooth, Shomo has also worked on his electronic project CLASS. While the project hasn’t done much since the 2013 debut EP outside of a few remixes, CLASS remains sort of active (similar to the way the Postal Service remains an active project). For his own projects, at least for now, Shomo has preferred to keep his musical styles like his laundry: separated. “For me [electronic music] is just kind of when I grew up and just started discovering my tastes a little more,” said Shomo. “It just feels more natural for me, at least with the music I make. I just like having them separate. I mean, don’t get me wrong … I still produce bands that integrate both, and I still love bands that use both. Enter Shikari was a huge influence on me at an early age, and I think they were some of the pioneers of metal-electronic stuff. But, being at this point in my life, I just like to keep them separate. If I’m in a guitar-driven band, I try and make the sounds using pedals and guitars, but if I’m making electronic stuff I just like to dive down into that rabbit hole as well.” Shomo joined Attack! Attack! when he was 14 years old in 2007. At this point, he has been in the music industry for more than a decade, and could be considered a veteran. However, despite being so experienced at such a young age, Shomo sees his age and his experience as a non-factor. “For me it’s all I’ve ever really known,” said Shomo. “I think for most people, they find it a little bit bizarre, but to me, everybody I know in this industry has been in it 10 years, so it feels kind of natural. I don’t really think about being 25 that much. I think about the day-to-day, what the band needs, and I don’t think age has much to do with it to me.” As for his career, Shomo found his way into an industry quite early on. However, were he to suddenly find himself leaving music for whatever reason, Shomo has some ideas as to which direction he would take in regards to his new career path. “If I wasn’t into music, I would probably try to find a job in the golf industry,” said Shomo. “I just love golf; it’s a big part of my life. When I’m on tour, I try to play as much as I can. I really don’t know what I would do, but something related to golf would be awesome.” Beartooth will play Ace of Spades (1417 R St., Sacramento) on Nov. 3. Also performing will be Knocked Loose and Sylar. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in advance through Aceofspadessac.com.

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DOWN ON THE CORNER

SACRAMENTO’S BLUE LAMP CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS UNDER OWNERS GABI AND BEN GARCIA WORDS ALIA CRUZ • PHOTO KEVIN FISCUS

efore Gabi and Ben Garcia purchased venerable Sacramento bar and music venue Blue Lamp five years ago, they were on the verge of moving to Costa Rica. They literally had their lives packed, flights booked and were ready to jet set out of here. Then the call came. At the time, Gabi was the longtime GM of Limelight Bar and Grill right down the street from Blue Lamp. She had seen so much potential in the unspectacular bar on the corner and had asked the owners at the time, James and Ed Stoner (aka the Stoner brothers), if they would ever be willing to sell. They said no, but that they would keep Gabi in mind if they ever decided otherwise. In 2013, the Stoner brothers were ready, and Gabi was the first person they thought of. “We were in a place to make the purchase so we went for it,” said Gabi. “Just like that, we were going to become bar owners.” Gabi and Ben cancelled their move to Costa Rica and took on their dream venture of running their own bar and music venue. On Halloween 2013, their ownership became official. I went to elementary school right down the street from Blue Lamp; I remember the school bus passing by it everyday, and all of the kids staring down the mysterious building with the neon sign and blacked-out windows

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in hopes of catching a glimpse of its rumored contents. I don’t remember seeing anything but the occasional red-velvet rope barriers leading to its door. Gabi says some of her customers remembers women smoking cigarettes in cute silk robes out on the sidewalk. I called my dad and asked him, “What was the old name of the club across the street from the Starbucks on Alhambra and N Street? You know, before it was Blue Lamp?” “The 400 Club,” he answered without hesitation. “One of your uncles used to date a dancer there.” The 400 Club, which was once Midtown Sacramento’s premier strip club, is now Blue Lamp. My childhood mystery has finally been solved, almost 20 years later. Ben Garcia elaborated. “The old owners wanted to originally name it the 1400 Club [the address of the bar is 1400 Alhambra Blvd.], but when the sign came, it said ‘400’ Club instead,” he laughed. “They ended up getting the sign for such a huge discount that they just embraced the 400.” Today, the stage of the 400 Club remains in the same exact spot, minus the pole, though owners have considered reinstalling one as an ode to the club’s roots. Alas, it is a huge insurance risk and the city regularly checks to make sure it’s still gone.

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“No one can tell you how hard it is; it’s something you have to experience. There is an ongoing struggle to keep venues open and to keep people coming to shows and investing in the space.” – Gabi Garcia Since 2013, Gabi and Ben have revitalized Blue Lamp to be an all-encompassing music venue, art space and cultural hub for the greater Sacramento area. They have always run the venue with inclusion in mind—everyone deserves a safe space to exhibit their craft. They have hosted dozens of art shows, fundraisers and served as a place for activism and expression. The venue even doubles as an unexpected headquarters for Gabi’s own political aspirations. A “Vote For Gabriell Garcia” poster is tacked to the wall of the bar; she is currently running for The Natomas School Board and was basking in the accomplishment of officially being endorsed by Planned Parenthood recently. In turn, Blue Lamp feels like more than a bar and music venue; it is a place where dynamic aspirations are nurtured. It feels like a place where personal aspirations are manifested and supported. But back to the music: Hundreds of acts from nearly every genre and degrees of popularity have been welcome here over its existence. “We’ve had just about all of the Bones play here, but never the full skeleton,” says Ben referring to having members of Bone Thugsn-Harmony play on their stage, but never the full band. They have also hosted James McCartney (yes, Paul McCartney’s son), a couple members of the Ramones, and just about every local act you can think of. “James McCartney looked dead-on like his father,” Ben reminisced. “Before he came into the venue, his manager told us to not even talk to him. He seemed like he wanted to hold his own without his dad’s reputation looming over him.” Ben takes out his phone to show me a picture while laughing. “So naturally, Gabi went up to him and asked him for a picture and this is what she got …” He shows me an extremely awkward picture

with Gabi smiling big and the Paul McCartney spawn looking extremely unenthused and emotionless. One thing the venue has always done is regularly book rap and hip-hop acts, something that many small venues in the area do not do as often. Occasionally, an interesting thing would happen on these nights; the “E-Team,” Sacramento Police Department’s entertainment enforcement task force, would barge in full-force and shut down shows for blocks of time to check for violations. These operations weren’t limited to just one or two enforcers, but a dramatically large group of them. “We have always been completely legal and by the book,” said Ben. “Stuff like this would happen because of blatant racism from some neighbors and the force. Really ridiculous. People would start rumors that we were getting raided and stuff. Nah, we were just hosting hip-hop shows.” Regardless, the couple makes it a priority to make Blue Lamp an all-inclusive safe space for all. E-Team be damned, hip-hop is here to stay. “Running a venue is incredibly hard,” admitted Gabi. “No one can tell you how hard it is; it’s something you have to experience. There is an ongoing struggle to keep venues open and to keep people coming to shows and investing in the space.” With other venues like Café Colonial/The Colony facing closure, Gabi says, “if you don’t support venues today, they will be gone tomorrow. This one included.” The end of 2018 and entering 2019 will be a year of uncertainty and transitions for Blue Lamp. They urge you to come out and support local music and become a regular, buy some beer, watch a great show, support the artistic labors of those in your community. If you want great venues like Blue Lamp to remain, you’ve got to show up! Cheers to a future of more great shows at 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

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10.24 WEDNESDAY

Harris Center for the Arts: Stage 1 The United States Army Field Band Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus, 7:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Holy Diver Cane Hill, Sharptooth, Afterlife, Ambers Wake, The Measure, 6:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond, 5 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m.

10.25 THURSDAY

Blue Lamp Mismiths (Misfits and The Smiths Tribute) Love For Fire (Alkaline Trio Tribute), The Shammed (The Damned Tribute), 8 p.m.

Ace of Spades Tech N9ne, Futuristic, Dizzy Wright, Krizz Kaliko, Optimiztiq, Charlie Muscle, 6 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues: Two Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs, 5:30 p.m.

Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange Rhythm & Poetry Open Mic w/ Hosts Dyvacat & Graffiti Bleu, 7:45 p.m.

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

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

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Audio Muse: The Gold Souls & Bryan Maretti, 6:30 p.m.

Beatnik Studios The RimskyKorsakov String Quartet, 7 p.m. Blue Lamp Wild Moccasins, 7 p.m. Central Park (Davis) Picnic in the Park: The Notorious Shank Brothers, 4:30 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Crest Theatre Pat Metheny, Antonio Sanchez, Linda May Han Oh, Gwilym Simcock, 6:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Open Mic Jam, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ Nassah, 8 p.m.

On The Y Open Mic, 7 p.m. Press Club Emo Night, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Tim Dierkes, 7 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino DJ Alexx Gold, 7 p.m.

The Fig Tree Purl Rede, Deux Coasts, 7 p.m.

Sacramento State: Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Kyle Williams, 12 p.m.

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

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 7 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Dirty Chops, The Midnight Dip, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose According to Bazooka, 7 p.m. Goldfield Wylma, This Great State, Centersight, Our People, 7:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Will Comstock, 8 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Loli Molina, Vanessa Zamora, 6 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Sunny Pache, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Sicky Betts, 5:30 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Everyday Outlaw, 9:30 p.m. Press Club Black Yacht Club, 8 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Karrin Allyson, 7 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen The Big Poppies, The Midnight Dip, 9 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; City of Trees Brass Band, 8 p.m.

10.26 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Party Favor, 7 p.m. Armadillo Music KIND Benefit Show feat. Your Local Cemetery, 5 p.m. Bar 101 Tim Stokes, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. A Thousand Years at Sea, 5 p.m. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Bad Mother Nature, 6 p.m. Blue Lamp Blue Lamp 5 Year Anniversary & Gabi’s Birthday Party feat. Warp 11, Skeleton Vooddoo Monkey, 8:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Failure By Proxy, Trigger Effect, Evolution Revolver, Warfront, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Saúl El Jaguar, Con Banda, Norteño, 9 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m.

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10.27 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades Phora, 6:30 p.m. Antojitos Inc. Noche de Rock feat. Jesus & the Dinosaurs, Valley Wolf, DJ La Groovy, 8 p.m. Armadillo Music Dirty Chops Brass Band, 7 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. The Bathtub Gins, 3 p.m. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Halloween Costume Party feat. Simple Creation, One Leg Chuck and The Hustle, 6 p.m. Blue Lamp La Luz, Shy Boys, Honyock, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Anever, Pyrite Sidewalk, Tides of Tomorrow, Without Hope, Nail the Casket, 6:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino The Pointer Sisters, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Slime City Halloween Cover Show feat. West Lords (Rose Tattoo Set), Outside Looking In (Cro Mags Set), Class System (Blitz, Riot City, UK82 Set), Frack! (Black Flag Set), 8 p.m. The Colony Defecrator, Evulse, Slege, Blood Omen, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Italian Piazzas, 7 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Film Premier of All-Female Snowboard Movie The Uninvited feat. Live Music by Snack Monk, 7 p.m.

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Ace of Spades The Internet, Moonchild, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Berryessa Brewing Co. The Nickel Slots, 3 p.m. The Boardwalk Avoid, Castaway, The Last Titan, Murderthroat, 6:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Grupo Vennus, De Aguililla Michoacan, 5 p.m. Folsom Hotel Saloon Acoustic Sundaze w/ Vagabond Brothers, 3 p.m. LowBrau Throwback Jams w/ DJ Epik & Special Guests, 9:30 p.m. Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Bryan Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento The Aquadolls, The Grinns, Blue Fiction, Country Club, 6 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Lydia Pense, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Rusch Community Park Halloween Fire Fest 2018 feat. Otis, Life of the Afterparty, A Wakening Memory, Flight Mongoose, Free Candy, Knockout, 12 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church Connected: Piano Concert w/ Philip Howard, 3 p.m. Sutter Creek Provisions Slade Rivers Band, 3 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

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El Dorado Saloon Dirty Blonde Band, 9 p.m. Elks Tower Penthouse A Mixture Pre-Halloween Penthouse Gathering w/ Karizma (4 Hour All Vinyl Set), 10 p.m. The Fig Tree Open Mic, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose Children of the Grave (Zombie Tribute To Black Sabbath), Triple 7’s, 9 p.m. Golden 1 Center Thomas Rhett, Brett Young, Midland, 6 p.m. Harlow’s House of Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute), 7 p.m. Holy Diver Mouse on the Keys, Find Yourself, Mookatite, 7 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Halloween Special w/ David Houston & String Theory, Christopher Fairman, Noah Nelson, 8 p.m. Miners Foundry Cultural Center Fright Night 2018: Destroyer (KISS Tribute), Steady Static as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Just Like Heaven (The Cure Tribute), Ava Kelly & The Glitterhawks as Joan Jett & The Glitterhearts and More, 8 p.m. Momo Sacramento Soulful Saturdays w/ Basi Vibe, 5 p.m.; A Nightmare on J Street Halloween Party w/ DJ DM, 10 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino The 40th Annual Freaker’s Ball, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m. Old Ironsides Annual Dead Rock Star Show feat. 19 Bands!, 4 p.m. Opera House Saloon Skid Roses, 9:30 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge Stranger Saturday w/ DJ Peeti V, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Placerville Public House The Ghost Town Rebellion, 8 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, 7:30 p.m.

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10.30 TUESDAY

The Fig Tree Halloween Costume Party and Musical Extravaganza w/ Joshua Ray, Barista Nightmare, 7 p.m. Harlow’s Noodles, Jess Connelly, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts: Stage 1 Dhoad Gypsies Of Rajasthan, 7:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Kenneth Martin, 5 p.m.; Open Mic, 7 p.m. Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. On The Y Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Torch Club Matt Rainey, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

10.31 WEDNESDAY

Ace of Spades Collie Buddz, Ras Rebel, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. The Fig Tree Halloween Costume Party and Musical Extravaganza w/ Rainer Rose and The Others, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Harlow’s SpaceWalker’s Funky Spooktacular feat. Gnarboots, DJ Larry and More, 8:30 p.m. Holy Diver Demun Jones, Charlie Farley, D-One, 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond, 5 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Live Blues Jam Session, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. On The Y The Purrs, Michael and The Machines, 8 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Crooked, DJ Eddie Edul, 9:30 p.m. Press Club Halloween Cover Show: Vinnie Guidera and the Dead Birds as The Misfits, Shotgun Sawyer as The Doors, Chrome Ghost as Nirvana, 8 p.m. Red Hawk Casino DJ Bobby Brown, 7 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts NRBQ, 7 p.m. Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Halloweeni-Tini w/ Peter Petty w/ His 11 Piece Terpsichore of Terror!, 9 p.m.

11.01 THURSDAY

Ace of Spades The Devil Makes Three, Erika Wennerstrom, 6:30 p.m. Blue Lamp Day of the Hip Hop Ain’t Dead Tribute & Art Show, 8 p.m. The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone, 6:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Patrick Walsh, 7 p.m.; DJ Uncle Hank and Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Folsom Hotel Saloon Karaoke Night and DJ Matty B, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Irish Jam Session w/ Stepping Stone, 8 p.m. Goldfield The Cold Mountain, Zahkia, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Triathalon, The Marías, Toast, 6 p.m. Holy Diver Felly, Gyyps, Trip Carter, 7 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento Ruler, Makebelief, Sunday School, 7 p.m. Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Nobuntu, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Remedy 7, 6 p.m. Palms Playhouse Austin Lounge Lizards, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Gotcha Country, 9:30 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, 7 p.m. Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; J.W. Jones, 9 p.m.

11.02 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades The Devil Makes Three, Miss Lonely Hearts, 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Bar 101 Samantha Sharpie, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Jessica Malone, 5 p.m. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Andre Fylling Project, 6 p.m. The Boardwalk The Ryan Raynal Band, Brian Casper, 7:30 p.m. Cafe Colonial & The Colony 916 Fest: Hemispheres, Nam the Giver, Lucky/You, Marigold, Paper Airplanes, Bailey Zindel, City Mural, 6 p.m. Capitol Garage Capitol Friday’s Reggae Night w/ DJ Veyn, 10 p.m. Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Tajlyn, 7 p.m. El Dorado Saloon The Ripoffs Band, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ CrookOne and Guests, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Azizi Gibson, Jez Dior, 6:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts: Stage 3 Ronn McFarlane, 7:30 p.m. Holy Diver Emo Night Sac, 8 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge William Mylar’s Hippie Hour, 5:30 p.m.; Two20 Band, 9 p.m. Momo Sacramento The Benders (Album Release), 6:30 p.m. Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center Ensemble Dal Niente, 8 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Stage Igor Levit, 8 p.m. Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Nobuntu, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Poly-Funktion, Eazy Dub, DJ Zephyr, 9 p.m. Opera House Saloon Cliff Huey’s 27 Outlaws, 9:30 p.m. Palms Playhouse Lindsay Lou, 7:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. PJ’s Roadhouse Psychostick, Downtown Brown, RepresA, Hellheart, Banger, 7:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Popular Demand, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine I Am Hue, Cameron Betts, Alex Walker, 8 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Purple Reign (Prince Tribute), 7:30 p.m. Torch Club AC Myles, 9 p.m.

11.03 SATURDAY

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wenty years into her career, Jen Kirkman is at the top of her craft. Having started comedy in her hometown Boston, she spent the next four years on the grind in New York before the inevitable move to Los Angeles, where she has lived since 2002. It’s not an atypical trajectory for a comic, akin to doing a semester at your local community college, transferring to a state school to finish your bachelor’s and then entering the workforce (Kirkman did get an actual degree in acting from Emerson College). It’s a foundation on which she’s built an impressive oeuvre—four comedy specials, regular appearances on Chelsea Lately, Drunk History and @midnight, and a New York Times bestselling book. She also writes for the Emmy award-winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and has her own podcast, I Seem Fun. If you’re just catching up on all things Kirkman, start with one of her two specials currently featured on Netflix: 2016’s I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) and 2017’s Just Keep Livin’? Both capture Kirkman at her essence, a brilliant writer and engaging performer who will tell you absolutely anything about herself. Touchy subjects lose their tension under the weight of her punchlines, and Kirkman’s propensity to offer herself as the butt of the joke at just the right time keeps it from ever feeling polarizing. It’s solid stuff. Though Kirkman might now be considered one of the best in the business, her well-honed trait of not taking herself too seriously translated into our conversation as well. Talking through toast, Jen told me a bit about how she builds her material, the behind-the-scenes of shooting a special, Twitter, TV and taking things further in a post-45 world.

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What inspired you to record your last special at the Bowery? I had only been doing [comedy] for a year in Boston when I moved to New York. I kinda wanted to go back there in that “Look at me now!” way. Not that it’s playing Madison Square Garden, but for me, taping a special was my version of something big like that. I had played the Bowery Ballroom once before, and of course I just kinda liked the history of the place. It makes me feel punk rock. And I figured it was a good venue—they don’t have seats, so you have to put your own seats in. Just on a really boring, technical level, it’s a great place to have a bunch of cameras. It’s amazing; if you walked in on the day of the production and saw all the equipment, it’d look like we’re shooting a movie. Also, New York is changing so much now that people really don’t like to wander out of the area that they’re most comfortable in. If there’s a douchebaggy nightclub on 10th Avenue in the Meatpacking District, you can play a really awesome venue next door to it, but because it’s in that douchebag area fans are like, “I don’t wanna go up there.” So I’m like, OK, Lower East Side you can’t go wrong. People from Brooklyn can get there easily, and Queens people will come. Weirdly, all those technical factors that people don’t realize we have to think about came into play. And then of course, acoustics. It sounds like thousands of people are there when really it’s only 300.

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In your last special you talked about some touchy topics. Virginity, rape, periods, catcalling. Venice. The one about age stood out as something I never heard addressed in comedy. You go tricky places but don’t scare anyone off. Well it’s interesting, I taped that special before the 2016 election. And I feel like everybody is way more woke now. I almost wish my bits were scarier, more Hannah Gadsby and confrontational and changing the world. Now I’m like, “Aww I made everyone laugh, it means I haven’t offended anyone.” It’s so funny how different things are now where I’m like, “Oh, that’s so quaint, my little special about catcalling” before we got a president who said “Grab ‘em by the pussy.” I taped it before that. It was a totally different world; it was so innocent. But I feel like if I can make those things funny, then people will listen. Someone in the audience even got upset in New York City because I said that when I travel alone I Google “cities that women are less likely to be assaulted in.” And they were like, “boooo.” I’m like, “Sorry, but it’s true.” But now that would never happen. They’d be like, “Ohhh yes, OK.” A lot’s changed. It’s funny that your Twitter is super political, but your standup is not really at all. Is that just how your last hour shaped up, or is it by design? To me it’s like if you’re a tap dancer taking ballet. My specialty just is not political humor. I just don’t know how to take what I think—just so much crap in my head about politics— and narrow it down and make it funny. And then also stuff like comedy specials, it’s hard to do political stuff because it changes so quickly, so you have to be generic. Like how George Carlin’s point of view was always the same no matter what was going on: “I don’t trust the government.” Stuff that’s always gonna be applicable. It’s just two different things for me. Twitter I feel like is a social activism place, but it’s weird; it must confuse people, because some people have told me, “I don’t wanna go to your shows because I’m going to escape and I don’t wanna hear about politics.” And I’m like, “Oh shit, I should throw some jokes in my Twitter” because I don’t talk about politics [on stage]. This year I mentioned Trump a little bit on stage, but it was in relation to an old story I was telling about growing up being afraid of nuclear war, because in the ‘80s that was all that we talked about. I was saying it’s fun almost to watch a younger generation get freaked out about Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump because I’m like, “Oh kids, I went through that in the Cold War.” So I mention that Trump is president but I don’t really get into it. It’s not because I’m afraid of what anyone will think; it’s just a whole other skill that I just haven’t honed. Me talking about politics would just be me screaming “FUCK!!!”

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It does seem pretty apparent to everyone at this point how hard it is to make what’s going on now funny, because it’s already so absurd. Exactly. And also I’m more narrative, story-driven. I’d rather my comedy translate into a TV show about my life than a political show. It’s just not my “brand,” as I guess they say. Speaking of TV, you’re a writer on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. How much of yourself do you put into that character? Not a lot. I really wanna give credit where credit is due. My boss, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan [Palladino] are the creators of the show, and it’s their baby. It’s their branchild. This has been inside of Amy forever—her dad was a stand-up. And Midge [the main character] kind of reminds me of Amy the way she talks, just funny, fast-talkin’. I don’t think so much that I’m sitting around putting myself into Midge. I think it was just perfect kismet that Amy and I have kind of similar personalities, and I’m part of the show, so I think, “Oh, I wonder if Midge would make a joke about ... whatever. Underwear.” And I’ll pitch it knowing I probably understand the character, but it’s not me putting myself into it. But I don’t write a ton of her stuff. We all contribute jokes here and there and we write a lot of the other stand-up stuff. One of my favorite things to do on that show is write jokes for the 1950s guys. Kinda like sexist, notthat-funny 1950s stand-up is delightful to write for. And we do write jokes for the other characters that aren’t comedians, so we’re kind of just around. It’s one of those things where comics usually do not like writing for TV, because they’re afraid they’re gonna have to give up their material, and I haven’t run into that. Mainly because it’s the ‘50s, so she’s talking about stuff that I’m not. So it’s kinda worked out perfectly.

Of all the recent shows about coming up in comedy, it does seem by far the most accurate to what it’s really like. Amy [the show’s creator] wanted us [Jen and Noah Gardenswartz, the other stand-up consultant] around for those details. We’ll pitch certain things to her like, you know, some rooms, we never wanna try out new stuff because the talent bookers for late night shows might go to those rooms. We might explain things like that to her, those little moments. But again her dad was a stand-up so she knew a lot of this stuff already. But I think the fantasy of it is that she [Midge] kills right away, you just have to buy. Like how if you’re watching Sex and the City, she doesn’t really have a high-paying job and her shoes are $5,000. It’s kind of the fantasy of a quick rise, and it does happen. A lot of comics resonated with the episode where she just kept bombing. I think this happens more in comedy than people think. I think you kill the first time you go on because your energy is so crazy, it’s never gonna be matched again. It’s lightning in a bottle. And then you think you’re awesome and then you bomb after that and you’re like, “What the fuck?” I love the episode where Midge thinks it’s the crowd. That’s my favorite one! That happened to me when I first started. I’m like, “Umm, I don’t know if you guys heard, but I’m really good at this.” I bombed for years after that. I think that’s what’s so charming about the show. Comics are assholes, and we get to see Midge be an asshole sometimes. How’d it go the last time you came to Sacramento? I basically bugged the owner of Harlow’s. We were trying to do a sound check, and I heard he had worked with Nirvana once, and I was like, “Tell me everything about Kurt Cobain.” I was so annoying I think he basically had to go hide in his office, because I just would not stop asking him questions. But the crowd was great. One of my favorite moments during the show last time was there was a guy in the front row wearing an Army uniform, and I said, “Thank you for your service.” And then I asked, “Do you hate when people say that?” And he said, “Actually I do. I’ve never seen combat, I’m in administration, and I spend most of my day on Match. com.” It was the funniest thing in the world. I don’t usually talk to the crowd but that one really paid off. The crowd was definitely funnier than me in that moment.

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SACRAMENTO

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HARLOW’S

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SACRAMENTO

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SACRAMENTO

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THE SHALLOW END Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been riveted by the saga of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who ventured into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and was never seen or heard from again. Khashoggi was a former Saudi government insider, whose writings had been critical of the kingdom’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (cleverly branded as MBS). As it has been noted in the press coverage of this international incident, Khashoggi wasn’t exactly what you’d call a radical, just an impassioned patriot who was concerned about the direction his country was heading. Though MBS had been doing his best to promote himself on the worldwide stage as a progressive—even allowing women to drive, if you can imagine such a zany thing—behind the scenes, it appeared that the crown prince was making moves to consolidate his power and silence any dissenting voices. At first, Saudi Arabia denied any role in the journalist’s disappearance, but on Saturday, Oct. 20, the kingdom released a dubious statement sadly confirming what most people

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had rightfully expected, that Khashoggi had died in the consulate; however, the statement said that the death was accidental, occuring during some sort of interrogation gone wrong that turned into some kind of brawl. Never mind that Khashoggi was nearly 60, nor that there were apparently 15 or so members of this interrogation team (acting, I guess, on their own accord), nor that one of them was reportedly a forensics escort who just happened to have a bone saw … just in case? Khashoggi had been living in self-imposed exile in Virginia as a legal resident. He feared that he would be in danger if he returned to his home country. Reportedly, he entered the consulate in Istanbul in order to obtain documents so that he could marry his fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, a Turkish national. She was waiting outside the consulate for Khashoggi, but he never emerged. In her Oct. 13 op-ed for the New York Times, Cengiz lauded her fiancé’s patriotism. “When people referred to him as a dissident, he would reject that definition,” she wrote. “‘I

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am an independent journalist using his pen for the good of his country,’ he would say. He left Saudi Arabia because it was the only way he could write and speak about issues and ideas that he cared about, and to work without compromising his dignity.” At the risk of getting too self-referential, about a year ago, I wrote about MBS’s mad grab for power in Saudi Arabia. I noted his close ties to Jared Kushner and the Trump administration and wondered what, if anything, it all meant. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence that the president’s response to all this has been tepid. Clearly, there is a lot at stake. We’ve long turned a blind eye to what goes on in Saudi Arabia, because they buy arms from us and have lots of oil, lobbyists with deep pockets and are a rare ally in a tumultuous region of the world. So sure, it’s a delicate situation, but I thought this was the guy who was supposed to be all fire and brimstone and he was gonna call it like he sees it. He seems really good at calling women horseface on social media, yet is timid as a mouse when it comes to calling out people

with real power and influence (unless, of course, they’re Americans). I’m not ready to subscribe to any conspiracy theories that Trump and company knew anything about MBS’s desire to apprehend Khashoggi or in some way facilitated this awful incident, but they don’t seem to be too concerned about it one way or the other. And that, in and of itself, is pretty disquieting. Though Trump has been quick to point out that Khashoggi wasn’t a citizen, he was a legal resident. You’d think that any of us living and working here legally would be afforded some sort of assurance that our country, the most powerful in the world, at least of this writing, would have our backs. That doesn’t feel like the case here, though members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are putting pressure on the White House to muster a strong response. Maybe one will come. I’m not holding my breath, but I hope there will be, because if there isn’t, what happens next? People with ultimate power don’t seem to need much of an excuse to exercise that power. Journalists or not, that should be something we’re all concerned about.

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