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While we won’t be throwing a party this February, later this year when we hit our 300 th issue, we most definitely will!

Last year around this time, you might remember we threw a little bash to celebrate turning 10 years old with a few rad bands at Holy Diver! One of which was Destroy Boys, who are gracing our front cover for this very issue.

We’ve been fans of the band for what seems like forever! While we’ve featured them in a super fun interview in 2016, after our party we knew we wanted to feature them again once they released another full length album.

And last October, Destroy Boys did just that, with their album Make Room.

What I really love about this band is that while they’re growing up—a la moved away for college and all the life changes that come with that—Vi Mayugba and Alexia Roditis still make the band a priority and that in and of itself is such a huge accomplishment. As a fan of their music, I couldn’t be happier for them as they just keep killing it.

They even just announced they’re going on a little tour to the United Kingdom opening for SWMRS. I’d like to encourage you to read our current feature on them starting on page 14.

They don’t play Sacramento very often ever since they’ve moved. I believe they only played Sacramento twice in 2018: for our party (in February) and when they opened for Sister Crayon at Goldfield (in October). So do not lag, get your tickets for their own headlining show at Holy Diver on Saturday, Feb. 23 and show them some hometown love.

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This year, the festival will be headlined by Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Miguel, a California native who has only played a major concert in Sacramento one other time, all the way back in 2012. Joining Miguel will be the platinum-certified singer Jessie Reyez, who won Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2018 Juno Awards (basically Canada’s Grammys); plus singer Queen Naija, from Detroit, whose working on her major label debut; as well as Atlanta MC J.I.D, a member of J. Cole’s Dreamville Records team; Jamaica-born singer/producer Maségo; Grammy-nominated rapper Tierra Whack, and many others. In a press release sent to Submerge, festival co-founder and executive producer Justin Nordan (a Sacramento local and music industry expert who also works on the popular Concerts in the Park series, also held at Cesar Chavez Plaza) stated that, “The Sol Blume team and I couldn’t be more proud to unveil this year’s lineup, which we have been hard at work on since wrapping up year one last spring. After the overwhelmingly positive and supportive feedback we received last year, we plan to raise the festival to even greater heights and bring a better on-site experience for all our attendees.

Creating and producing this event is an amazing milestone for Sacramento’s thriving music community, and I just couldn’t be more excited about what the future holds for our team.” Check out the full lineup and snag tickets, which start at $85, online at Solblume.com.

COMEDIAN WITH STRONG SACRAMENTO TIES MIKE E. WINFIELD WINS STANDUP NBC COMEDY COMPETITION Further proving that Sacramento is the hottest city in the nation for comedians, it was just announced last week that Mike E. Winfield, a stand-up comic with very strong local ties and a regular at local clubs for years, won the 15th annual StandUp NBC Comedy Competition, beating out 1,600 total applicants. Winfield is the third comedian in a row with deep Sacramento connections to win the prestigious event, which Deadline.com called one of NBC’s “tentpole talent infusion programs,” in a recent article about Winfield. Before him, Kiry Shabazz took the prize, and JR De Guzman won it before that, both of whom cut their teeth in the local comedy scene as well. With the win, Winfield has been awarded a talent holding deal with NBC Universal, and a headlining slot at an upcoming convention attended by talent bookers from college campuses across the country. He’ll also headline the regional semi-finalist showcases for this year’s StandUp NBC Competition. In the previously mentioned article on Deadline.com, Grace Wu, Executive Vice President of Casting at NBC Entertainment, said, “StandUp NBC continues to showcase unique talent who have a signature comedic style. This year Mike Winfield stood out to all of us because of his appealing personality and irreverent point of view. He is a breakout performer whose career we have been tracking for some time and we are very excited to be working with him.”

Sacramento locals can catch him live and in person on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Mike E. Winfield and Friends Birthday Show at Punch Line. Hit up Mikewinfield.com to see more tour dates and to pitch in $5 to stream and/or download his new one-hour special, My Side of the Story. You can also watch Winfield on the Netflix special, Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo.

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Things are clearly broken in Washington D.C. It’s been over a month since Lord Trump decreed that he was taking his ball home until he got his border wall money. That means that 800,000 government employees haven’t gotten a paycheck in over a month, and quite a few of them are still being forced to work without pay. A whole host of things have already fallen off the rails as a result of the shutdown, but with no compromise in sight, Lord only knows when they are going to see their lives return to normal.

To say that the situation is fucked up would be putting it mildly. The president and Congress keep getting paid while they try to figure a way out of this, but not the people actually doing the work. Why are these workers bearing the full weight of this impasse? It’s not like they went on strike because this wall isn’t getting built. They aren’t choosing to let their work pile up in their absence either, but the mess will still be theirs to clean up eventually.

They just want to get paid for doing their jobs.

That’s not such a crazy thing to ask of your employer, even if your employer happens to be the federal government. Unfortunately, the head of that government is currently Donald J. Trump, so societal norms don’t apply.

We need to come up with a way of changing this basketball head’s mind. A great way to get the president’s attention is by broadcasting your message on television.

The FCC is in charge of monitoring network television for obscenities, and normally serves up fines when its rules are broken. That agency is also shutdown and not currently pursuing its formal mission. That also leaves a lot of people free to find a way to get on television and let the president know how they really feel about this shutdown.

Whether you work for the FCC or not, if the opportunity to get on live network television arises, make sure to do so and say all the things you aren’t supposed to do and say on television to get the president’s attention. Cuss up a storm and show your bare ass to the camera while you do it! Say something bad about Christianity before making out with another member of the same sex! Say the president has a little dick!

Your goal is to piss off the prudish people at the Family Research Council. They love to complain about things like that, and they have friends in high places (and I ain’t talking Jesus) who may be able to apply pressure on the president to reopen the government.

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claim that this shutdown is about protecting U.S. citizens from danger doesn’t make much sense when the department that is responsible for doing exactly that is subject to the shutdown. One of the great ironies of the shutdown is that it affects the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of both ICE and the TSA. Now our borders, airports and flights are either being protected by no one or people who haven’t been paid in a month. That doesn’t sound safe at all.

If you believe in his reasons for building the wall, then you would understand that this should be Trump’s nightmare scenario, but so far he hasn’t said much about it outside of his usual rhetoric. We need to up the ante if we want this shutdown to end. What we need is for all of the TSA and ICE agents to call in sick at the same time. Trump loves football, so why not do it Super Bowl weekend? Given that they’ve been living off scraps for over a month, it’s entirely possible that these employees will actually be too sick to work by then anyway.

If yelling at him on television, leaving the border and airports unguarded and ruining the Super Bowl don’t convince the president to end the shutdown and start paying people, then I think we only have one option left: stealing. For those of you inclined to “get yours,” you should probably know that, thanks to the shutdown, our good friends at the IRS are currently processing tax returns and refunds, but are not conducting audits. So, if you wanted to cheat on your taxes, now would be a pretty good time to do it!

What a world we live in! I don’t think our forefathers ever thought that we would get ourselves into a mess like this, which is surprising since they were attempting to flee an overly obtrusive monarch when they founded the country to begin with. Alas, here we are, but we don’t have to stay here. Unless this is everything you’ve ever dreamed of, it’s time to use your voice to say enough is enough.

How you do it is up to you. Just make sure the president gets the message.

Note: This column was written before Congress and the president agreed on a plan to reopen the federal government for three more weeks while they work on a resolution to the border wall funding issue. Given the inability of the members of Congress or the president to do anything in a timely and constructive manner, and with no alternate plan in place, I suspect that we will be back in this position not too long after you read this. Long live the shutdown!

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Whether she’s capturing stunning images of street art, live bands or the people and places that make up this great city, local photographer Charity Hattery (who goes

by Charity B Photography) truly lives and breathes Sacramento, and it shows in her work. On Friday, Feb. 8, the artist is hosting a photography show at Blue Lamp (1400 Alhambra Blvd.), where she’ll have prints and other mediums with beautiful images on them, ready for you to take home. The event runs from 5–8 p.m. and is free to attend for those 21-and-over. To sample some of her work, check out the artist’s Instagram page (@chairihtee) or on her website, Charitybphotography.com.

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Civil Rights Activist and Founder of “Me Too” Movement Tarana Burke to Give Lecture at Sacramento State

February is Black History Month, and with it comes many different events and programming all around the country, as well as right here in our own backyard. One of the biggest, if not the biggest celebration all month long will be held on Sunday, Feb. 17 at Crocker Art Museum (216 O St.) when they host the Black History Month Celebration Family Festival. The event is free and runs from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and will feature a plethora of performances, handson experiences, mini-talks, film shorts and more. Performers and participants include Thrive Choir, The BlyueRose Dance Project, Julian Dixon and his Tuba Time Tunnel, storyteller Diane Ferlatte, author Dr. Halifu Osumare, playwright Ginger Rutland and a special presentation of Deborah Pittman’s Small Shoulders/Big Dreams II. Peruse through goods at the The Black and Beautiful Artisans Marketplace, experience Sacramento Regional Transit’s “Rosa Parks Bus,” and see a Nappy Hair Live Exhibition curated by Sacred Crowns Hair Salon. For more info, check out Crockerart.org or call (916) 808-7000.

A wise and very brave woman once said, “Me Too is a movement, not a moment.” That woman is Tarana Burke, the civil rights activist and “servant leader,” according to her Twitter page, that started the whole #MeToo movement, which, in case you’ve been living under a rock the last couple years, is a pretty big freaking deal. Burke, a victim of sexual abuse herself, began using the phrase “Me Too” all the way back in 2006 to raise awareness of how rampant sexual abuse is and to help survivors find their way through their process of healing. The term has since taken off and is now a part of mainstream culture, what with the Harvey Weinsteins of the world crashing down. Now, Burke hosts lectures all around the country, and luckily for us here in the Capital City, she’ll be coming to Sacramento State’s University Union Ballroom (6000 J. St.) for a talk on Thursday, Feb 7. The lecture is free to attend for both students and the public, and it starts at 7:30 p.m. All ages are welcome. To learn more about the lecture, visit Sacstateunique.com, and to learn more about the #MeToo movement, visit Metoomvmt.org.

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Sacramento Bacon Fest Returns for Eighth Year of Crispy, Fatty, Salty Deliciousness • Feb. 6–10 Bacon lovers unite! The eighth annual Sacramento Bacon Fest returns from Feb. 6–10 with various events and popups at restaurants, eateries and taprooms around town. The official kick-off party on Wednesday, Feb. 6 is at Urban Roots Brewing and Smokehouse (1322 V. St.) and will feature a special beer release (Saison du Porc), a DJ and small bacon-y plates from five guest chefs. The opening party runs from 5–10 p.m. and will require a ticket, although many of the other Bacon Fest events throughout the week are free and don’t require tickets, like the Skee Ball Tournament at Two Rivers Cider (4311 Attawa Ave. #300) on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m., where there will be food specials and a chance to win tickets to the already sold-out Chef’s Challenge at Mulvaney’s B&L (1215 19 th St.) on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Other highlights include the annual Kevin Bacon Soundtrack Tribute Show at Torch Club (904 15th St.) on Friday, Feb. 8, a Bacon Waffle Breakfast at Bike Dog’s Broadway location on Saturday, Feb. 9, and a Luau Lunch Buffet at Empress Tavern (1013 K St.) with tiki drinks and all-you-can-eat hawaiian fare, also on Saturday, Feb. 9. Check out Facebook. com/sacramentobaconfest for a full run-down.

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IT’S THEIR PARTY, AND THEY’LL PLAY WHEN THEY WANT TO WILD MONTANE, ZUHG, MOOKATITE Harlow’s, Sacramento • Saturday, Jan. 19

WORDS DANIEL ROMANDIA & PHOTOS DILLON FLOWERS Sacramento’s music scene wouldn’t be where it is if it weren’t for ZuhG. What started as an American reggae (a big difference from OG, Jamaican reggae) band in Sacramento turned into a huge group of peace-loving hippies and jam band enthusiasts along the West Coast and parts of Hawaii. There’s a music promotion company, a now-defunct lifestyle store and an Oregon-based surf shop connected to the band. So, of course, their album release show for their latest release Tangerine was expected to be an exciting, jamfilled night for everyone that brought themselves to Harlow’s that night.

The problem was that those expectations seemed to be a little too much for the veterans to achieve.

ZuhG may be local favorites who always bring a crowd looking to party and dance, but they were up against some stiff competition.

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Legendary reggae DJ Ranking Joe was in town at Fox and Goose. If that weren’t enough, that same show also had the Storytellers, Empress Niko and Lion’s Paw and DJ Esef of Capitol City Rockers opening. There’s no way to be certain, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if that pulled from ZuhG’s draw. My estimate would put the crowd at about 275 people.

Despite the turnout, all the bands still put on a painfully good show. Mookatite opened up the night, and their dreamy, synth-heavy future soul was fantastic. The keyboards coming from Bailey Pierce were at the forefront and complemented lead singer Haley Woodward's powerful voice.

Their cover of Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” was truly special, and the crowd loved it.

The night was seemingly thrown another curveball once Mookatite finished their set, because ZuhG was up next, which was odd since

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they were the headliner of the night—it was their party, after all.

Regardless of their spot in the lineup, ZuhG knows how to do something exceptionally well and that’s put on a great show. It’s no shock that they have such loyal followers once you see them perform. Their crowd is there to party and that’s what ZuhG brought.

When they go into long jams, those jams stay interesting and complex. ZuhG’s songs have layers that they flesh out and expand upon in the live setting. The band also knows how to transcend genres. One song will be mellowed out reggae a la Sublime’s slower material, while the next will be brimming with energy, horns and good, old-fashioned funk. That funk made a little extra funky thanks to Joshua Cambridge absolutely crushing it on trombone.

The crowd was definitely there to catch everything ZuhG was throwing. A tight 90 minutes of dancing, flashing hula hoops and the ultimate stage dive complete with boogie board and snorkel.

Once ZuhG was done, the room was hot and a

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little moist. People were tired and ready to head home, but the show wasn’t over. Local indie surfpop band Wild Montane was set to play next, but the crowd didn’t seem too interested in keeping the show going.

The crowd dwindled almost immediately. Wild Montane, formerly known as Sam Peter and the Village, came out to about 45 people.

Wild Montane had big plans for the night since they recorded the set for a live album, which judging by how they played, you will want to pick up as soon as it comes out because they played a set of catchy, jangly surf-rock that is sure to start winning folks over.

If it seems a little off that this review of ZuhG’s album release show isn’t ending with ZuhG, then you get an idea of how the night ultimately felt. An album release show is always a big night for a band. It’s essentially the show that kicks off a new chapter of its history. So, why ZuhG ended the party early is a little unclear.

One thing is clear, though: If a band is playing its album release show, then it should be the one performing last.

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OUTSIDE THE 9-TO-5 SACRAMENTO PUB QUIZZES: A COMPLETE LIST

WORDS & PHOTOS ELLEN BAKER

I’m a big fan of trivia. I’ve even started listening to a trivia podcast, but that’s another story. Winter nights can be intimidating and lonely, but grabbing friends and heading to the local pub quiz is the perfect way to eliminate your winter blues. Sacramento’s trivia scene is surprisingly popular, with quiz nights taking place almost every night of the week. I’ve searched our city far and wide for an array of trivia pub quizzes for you to choose from. There are more than enough articles covering the “Best Trivia Nights in Sacramento,” so I decided it would behoove me to provide an entire list—a yellow pages of trivia, if you will.

So without further ado, I present to you: Trivia Nights in Sacramento.

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Although this location is a tad out of central Midtown, it’s a dive-y haven that I will gladly drive a bit to get to (or Uber, depending on the projection of my night). Plus, it’s a bit later in the evening so no need to worry about traffic.

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This selection is for the sports fanatic. Although the categories here are vast, I find there is often more sportsrelated questions than other pub quizzes I have attended.

I’m not a sports guru, but the crowd is fun, the beer selection is fantastic and it’s in close proximity to food and other bars if you plan to continue your night.

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Kupros ignited my love for trivia. Thought of by many as Sacramentos go-to trivia night, Kupros sets the bar high for pub quiz gatherings. With a wide range of categories, everyone is welcome. If you’re drinking and feeling lucky, take a spin at $3 Craft Can roulette—there are actually some good ones in there.

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THE SHACK 5201 Folsom Blvd.

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EASY ON I 1725 I St.

BIG STUMP 1716 L St. GOLDEN BEAR 2326 K St. THE HIDEAWAY BAR AND GRILL 2565 Franklin Blvd.

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CAPITOL GARAGE 1500 K St.

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high school to the decidedly more daunting wiles of an adulthood that they may have thought meant an escape from the doldrums of public education, but instead proved to be every bit as lame.

“We’re in our first year of college,” explains Mayugba. “We got thrown into adulthood a little bit—this is really hard. That’s our whole deal with [Make Room] is taking our youthful struggles and then adding, like, a horrible sprinkle of adulthood into it.”

Mayugba and Roditis write with a humorous sneer on Make Room, a trait that Mayugba relishes, but one that she and the rest of the band are cognizant of within their songwriting oeuvre.

Unabashedly adolescent, the album earmarks touchstones of growing up and hating the whole goddamn shitty world.

“We kind of look at our own situations with so much disdain that we might as well make jokes out of it,” says Mayugba. “I think that something we try to incorporate a lot is exaggeration of our situations. ‘American River’ is basically about not wanting to wake up for school; that’s all it’s about.

Then we take it and we make this very intense storyline, add a lot of weird metaphors and paint a lot of pictures, and I think that’s what makes an interesting song. We can all relate to that. We all know what it feels like to get up in your 10th grade year and be like, ‘fuck this.’”

The production upgrade from the lo-fi blast of Sorry, Mom is evident immediately on Make Room, thanks to the engineering prowess of Martin Cook (Death Cab for Cutie, Muse), as well as in the crisp performances by Enzo and Chris Malaspina, who recorded bass and drums, respectively, on the record. Bolstered by the sonic headroom, Mayugba and Roditis’ songs were given more robust foundations upon which to navigate their noisy whims.

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EX-SACTO PUNX DESTROY BOYS CARRY THE TORCH TO THE EAST BAY AND BEYOND

WORDS RYAN J. PRADO PHOTO ABOVE ANISE AIELLO • LIVE PHOTOS DILLON FLOWERS

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Mayugba is admittedly a little distracted as we engage in conversation about her band, Destroy Boys, in advance of their impending Feb. 23 performance at Holy Diver.

“Sorry, I’m at my guitar shop job, so I’m kind of distracted, in case my answers sound a little far out,” she warns.

It’s a segue unknowingly gifted by Mayugba to help shape a narrative about the evolution of her band, one of the Sacramento area’s more popular punk crews, who in May 2018 moved to Oakland for higher education and to take part in the same storied East Bay punk community that birthed Operation Ivy, Green Day and Samiam, amongst many other less well-known bands.

The fact that Mayugba has the opportunity to be distracted at her day job with band business on the phone is telling of the focus with which she approaches Destroy Boys, the project she founded

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with bandmate Alexia Roditis in 2015.

“I’m a little bit of a workaholic,” admits Mayugba. “I love leaving work and then coming home to do Destroy Boys stuff, so it’s pretty easy for me to divvy it up.”

Since the band’s departure to the East Bay, they’ve finally solidified a permanent lineup, recruiting bassist Falyn Walsh and drummer Narsai Malik to the core, and have peppered in lots of live shows across the West Coast, as well as a U.S. tour in support of The Regrettes just before the Fall 2018 release of their sophomore record, Make Room, via Uncool Records.

Make Room is a blitzkrieg of an album, positing a bold exposition of angry punk rock from four kids who’ve just recently graduated high school, and whose first record—Sorry, Mom—was recorded when they were just 16. The album, says Mayugba, is a study in growth beyond the halls of

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“I think that something we try to incorporate a lot is exaggeration of our situations. ‘American River’ is basically about not wanting to wake up for school; that’s all it’s about. Then we take it and we make this very intense storyline, add a lot of weird metaphors and paint a lot of pictures, and I think that’s what makes an interesting song. We can all relate to that. We all know what it feels like to get up in your 10th grade year and be like, ‘fuck this.’” – Destroy Boys’ Vi Mayugba Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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The album meanders through a time capsule of American ‘90s punk rock, beginning with the bona fide slacker-punk single “American River.”

The immediate, blunt force of the opening track’s seething humor is followed up by the scathing “Methatonin,” a buzzsaw punk classic in the vein of Another Music in a Different Kitchen-era Buzzcocks or pre-Nevermind Nirvana, with raucous rhythmic propulsion ratcheting up the intensity. The band’s well-schooled studies usher in the vaguely No Doubt-ish “Vixen,” where Roditis’ sultry vocals are given a chance to croon a bit, even when the song gallops in a four-four onslaught. Tracks as textured as the plaintive, decidedly non-aggro “Piedmont” introduce still more layers, where candid missives on social isolation are put under the microscope.

Other tunes pay seeming tribute to skate-punk and hardcore (“B.F.F.,” “Duck Eat Duck World”), but the band’s anthology of angst never seems contrived. Instead, their songs come across as honest memorandums from some pissed-off kids— millennial mantras for a new breed of punks.

“We’re not doing anyone any favors,” says Mayugba, “but to expose Destroy Boys to as many ears as possible would be a great thing, and we’re so lucky to be able to have a platform, to be able to play these amazing venues, be able to play to as many people as we are, to go on these great tours. We’re super lucky.

“We just played Reno, and this kid came up to us and was like, ‘That was my first concert ever, and I can’t believe how good you guys were!’

And I’m like, ‘That is literally the best thing I’ve ever heard.’ How lucky are we to be able to be someone’s first concert? It was amazing.”

With the new year comes even more opportunities for Destroy Boys, including their first ever overseas performances. The band will support Oakland’s SWMRS for five dates on the U.K. leg of their upcoming spring tour.

“We are fucking over the moon about it!” reports Mayugba. “It’s our first time ever across the pond. I’ve never even been to Europe, so it’s gonna be pretty cool.”

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The band’s also working on new material for an eventual follow-up to Make Room, though in keeping with the band’s affinity for artistic and conceptual growth, that task is incubating at its own pace, a nod to the more laborious approach the band took on Make Room coming off of the more spontaneously conceived Sorry, Mom. “It’s a more drawn-out process than one of us writing a whole song, and then saying, ‘Play fourfour drums to this,’” explains Mayugba. “Which we did on our first album [laughs].

“We’ve only been a band for a little over three years, so we’re not the most experienced musicians, but I think that we really pushed ourselves with [Make Room], and we continue to,” she continues. “We wrote our first new song since the release of Make Room, and it took us literally a month. We finally played it all the way through together as a band, I recorded it on a voice memo, and you can hear us all cheering when we finally played it all the way out. It’s super satisfying and it feels really good to create something that you’re really proud of.”

With new adventures comes new fodder for songs, new perspectives and new aural terrain for any band. For Destroy Boys, time is on their side, even if their next record takes a little longer to write than they’re used to.

“The next record, I don’t know what it’s gonna be about yet,” says Mayugba. “We’re all working a lot, so maybe our next record is gonna be like, ‘We all hate our jobs.’”

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You wanna start by telling me a little bit about how you got started?

I’m originally from China and did my undergrad at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.

I studied Chinese ceramics and then I moved to America for grad school and got my diploma at the Academy of Art. The head of our department is a wonderful figurative artist, which is something I hadn’t done before because I was more into pottery-making stuff. She introduced me to including narratives in my work. So I started to play with different stories and realized I’m just very small. I can’t explore any big issues; it’s just not me. I’m just a very romantic and emotional person and always put my love life in front of anything else. So I started making sculptures that tell the story of my relationships and with different people that I had experience with and I feel like I’m playing a character—like a role in that relationship. Once I started developing work like that, I started making other friends. I was still new to America, so I was finding friends and asking about their stories, and through sharing stories, I started making characters based on them.

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lison Ye’s sculptures are at once grotesque and serene. Her work evokes the playful spirit of a sensitive soul whose openness allows her to tend the emotional landscape of her romantic experiences. With titles like Longing for You and Two Broken Soul, her work isn’t shy about sharing its feelings. Yet, at the same time—and perhaps in a way that marries form and content—Ye’s work is technically so complicated that it’s easy to fixate on her incredible craftsmanship and forget about the meaning or depth of her work altogether.

I first heard about her when I saw her show at Arc Gallery in San Francisco, and up close it feels like an emotionally developed version of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse where the baby-talk voices and ice cream soup make way for an intimate journey through the artist’s love life, and the word of the day (don’t scream) is honesty. While the subjects evoke the figurative aspects of these emotionally charged scenarios, they’re not obscured by dishonesty or obscured by opacity.

In the years since being an active sculptor, Ye has written a children’s book called Ally the Lovebird (also based on her love life), shown her work internationally as well as up and down the West Coast and amassed a squad of sentimental ceramic sculptures. Her Mood series reads like a collection of monstrous new emojis, and work from her Pain, Recovering and Loving Again, which explores stories of love and romance more in depth, will be opening at Fe Gallery on Feb. 9.

I had the chance to speak with Ye to discuss her background, her forthcoming motherhood and delved into the emotional depth behind her striking work.

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That’s really beautiful. Do you have recurring characters?

Actually, I do. I did a lot of lovebirds.

Basically, those lovebirds are all characters.

One of them is me, and the rest of them are my friends. I thought that I could develop a series, but unfortunately, I lost my interest, but I love them so much. If you go to my website, I actually wrote a book called Ally the Lovebird, which is a children’s book. This is the story of how I met my husband. I mean, how I got heart broke once upon a time, and then I met my husband, and we live happily forever.

It’s that kind of story.

Looking at your work, these characters seem incredibly emotional. Do you get these attributes from the people in front of you? Using maybe the pig as an example, can you tell me what happened between your model and the sculpture?

That’s from a series called Mood and it’s basically all based on me. It’s like the altar that I put my emotions on. The pig one is called Artist. I’m sure you can relate to this because you’re also an artist. At some point I just got really, really sad. I didn’t feel like I was putting my heart and soul into my sculpture, and I felt like there was nobody out there who appreciated my work but me. There’s an ancient saying in Chinese; we say that you’re bleeding from all the holes in your body. It means like you’re going to die, like that’s the end of your life. That’s how I felt. I was so depressed and felt like I was bleeding through all of these holes, but I wanted to feel strong. I think that the pig is a character that lived in my heart, and I wanted to let it out.

Yes, you’re right, I can totally relate to that.

Do you think pregnancy has influenced your work at all in a similar way?

Well, honestly I think so. I thought a lot about sculptures representing my son, but I don’t have a clear vision, yet. I’m due in March, and I really couldn’t say for sure right now but feel like when I see my son, it’ll probably change me a lot. Right now, I

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No, you know, I think it’s like so many other things; you don’t really know until afterward. A year from now you’ll be able to look back at your work and pinpoint how it’s changed you.

Yes, I feel like that’s true.

Speaking about that a little bit, do you know Fred Rogers, from the kid’s TV show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?

Oh my God, I love that show. I think it’s absolutely amazing. I just love everything about his TV show and his personality.

It’s funny because your work reminds me of something he said which is that it’s easier to talk about complex emotions when puppets are the ones doing the talking.

Oh, yes, I remember that from the documentary.

Do you think it holds true in your work? Is it easier to talk about these complex things when you’re doing it in an abstract way?

Yes, for sure. I think it’s completely true.

Part of my concept is about the process of making my sculpture like telling a story. I express my emotions through my sculpture, because making a sculpture takes a really long time, so during the whole process I kind of like put my energy into sculpture and I’m not thinking about how sad I am.

And at the end, I just grow out of that pain.

It’s a recovery for me.

If you have a strong emotion and you decide to make a piece of work about it, is the emotion something that you hold tight in your head while you’re working, or do you just let the feeling go once you’ve decided to do the work?

My most recent work is a sculpture of a dragon, called Longing for You. It’s about missing my husband when he went on a trip to New York for a month. I was alone at home and had just found out that I was pregnant! It was hard. I felt completely alone … I missed him so much and I wanted to distract myself, so I decided to make the most challenging sculpture I could.

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In that process, I healed myself and I was just focusing on the dragon for like eight hours a day.

Do you search for projects, or do you feel like projects find you in a way?

Projects find me, because I’m very emotional. Every little thing just makes me feel things.

That’s funny. I think it helps you probably, right? Writing is the same. Being emotional and vulnerable is kind of our superpower, you know?

Yes, exactly, and also I realized that writers and sculptors need to have some time alone, but at the same time I feel like we have to be observers. We just stop and take time to look around, probably see things most people would miss. I feel like my material is always there somewhere.

Can you talk about what you’re working on now? Do you have any upcoming series?

My style is continuing in the line of figurative work. More like an animal-human hybrid or like a fairy in fairyland, you know? I use a lot of figurative techniques in my work. Right now I’m working on this octopus. I haven’t finished yet, but that’s what I’m making right now.

Coupling Can you tell me the story behind it? Is this part of the Pain, Recovery and Loving Again series?

I think this is kind of influenced by me being pregnant. It’s going to be an octopus with a tiny little octopus. It’s about me and my son, but I don’t want to really make it too cheesy; I didn’t want it to be too literal but it’s definitely going to represent me and meeting my baby. It’s about this octopus. She’s alone and then she’s starting this new relationship, and it opens up her world. I want my work to be more universal. Perhaps some of my work is just completely locked in with this one person, but I want my work to represent a more universal concept. I want people to find their own stories in my work. If they see my octopus, they might think about something that happened in their lives … that opens their eyes and changes their lives. Not just as a pregnant woman, or a new mom.

You’re really able to encapsulate the emotions in that sculpture.

Yes, exactly. It’s just like the sculpture is taking so long to make. Sometimes one sculpture takes me like four months, because I’m making multiple pieces at the same time. You couldn’t possibly work only on one. You’re always working on this one, waiting for that one to get dry, and working on this one waiting for paint on that one. It can drag on like four or five months, and at that time I’m just emotionally done with the sculpture.

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I’m trying, I’m just finding the time and work as hard as I possibly can. But I feel like I can’t stop. I’m not myself if I stop doing my sculpture, and there is nothing else that makes me happier than producing.

Alison Ye’s sculptures will be part of the group show Dreams of Our Own alongside the work of Richard Black, John Krempel and Zsalto. The exhibit opens Saturday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. at Fe Gallery (1100 65th St., Sacramento). For more info, go to Fegallery.com.

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Ace of Spades Marsha Ambrosius, Elle Varner, 7 p.m.

B-Side Record Club w/ Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

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

The Boardwalk Ashley McBryde, Leah Turner, Elana Jane, Kaylee Starr, 7 p.m.

The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose DJ Nassah, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Reverend Horton Heat, Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Delta Bombers, 7 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Kalani Pe’a, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond, 5 p.m.

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

Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues feat. Val Starr Band + the Blues Rocket, 6:30 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre André Mehmari, 7 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

The Press Club Blitzed w/ DJs Lady Grey & Dada, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ DJ’s of KSSU, 12 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts @ B Street Theatre Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, 7 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Sean Lehe, 5:30 p.m.; Mind X, 9 p.m.

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Harlow’s The James Hunter Six, Marcel Smith & The Chosen Few, 7:30 p.m.

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

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre André Mehmari, 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Railroad Earth, 6 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Press Club Everything Crash: OG JA Reggae & Rocksteady 45s w/ DJs Young Royal & Nina Reggaedelic, 8 p.m.

Randy Peter Event Center Roseville Jazz Festival Concert Series: Sheila Jordan w/ the Jim Martinez Trio, 7 p.m.

Shady Lady DBABA, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

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

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Berryessa Brewing Co. Jonny Mojo and Jonathan Stoyanoff, 5 p.m.

Big Sexy Brewing Co. Love Mischief, 6 p.m.

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

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Tropicali Flames, 7 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Code Blue, 9 p.m.

The Fig Tree Cat’s Meow, 7 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon HellDorado, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Kevin & Allyson Seconds, Gillian Underwood, Dave Brockman, 9 p.m.

Gaslight Company Rooster Crows, 8 p.m.

Golden 1 Center A$AP Rocky, 7 p.m.

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

Goldfield Larry and His Flask, Willie Tea Taylor, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s The Illeagles, 5:30 p.m.; What Rough Beast, The Gold Souls, Jessica Malone, 9 p.m.

Holy Diver DaniLeigh, 7 p.m.

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

Momo Sacramento Plum Anderson, Baseball Gregg, Mediocre Cafe, 6:30 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre André Mehmari, 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Tower of Power, 7 p.m.

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

Opera House Saloon Music City Legends feat. Unauthorized Rolling Stones, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse The Morning Yells, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Placerville Public House Matt Rainey & Dippin’ Sauce, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Wonderbread 5, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino The Spazmatics, 9:30 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Groove on Fridays w/ Guest DJs, 10 p.m.

Shady Lady Tone Mosaic, 9 p.m.

Shine Matthew White, Dino DiMare, Sumdood, 8 p.m.

The Side Door North Country Blue (CD Release), 7 p.m.

Sutter Creek Provisions Miss Lonely Hearts, 6:30 p.m.

Torch Club Jimmy Pailer, 5:30 p.m.; Badd Self, 9 p.m.

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Bar 101 Toast & Jam, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Fryed Brothers, 9 p.m.

Blue Lamp The Purple Ones (Prince Tribute), 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Kenny G., 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Ryley Walker, 6:30 p.m.

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

El Dorado Saloon Island of Black and White, 9 p.m.

The Fig Tree Paradise Regained Rocks Benefit w/ Pablo Cruise, Midnight Flyer and More, 5 p.m.

Fox & Goose Turnbuckle Blues Review, 9 p.m.

Gaslight Company Dylan Vroom, 8 p.m.

Grass Valley Elks Lodge The Center for the Arts Presents: Front Country, Brett Shady, 8 p.m.

Hiram Johnson High School Dream Variations Concert: A Symphonic Celebration, 7:30 p.m.

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

Momo Sacramento Adrian Bellue (Album Release), The Mindful, Alyssa Mattson, 6:30 p.m.(Sold Out); Champion Sound w/ DJ Soul-Jah, 10 p.m.

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Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre André Mehmari, 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Tower of Power, 7 p.m.

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

Opera House Saloon Rockology, 9 p.m.

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Kupros Craft House Kyle Rowland, 5 p.m.; Open Mic, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Ace of Spades The Amity Affliction, Senses Fail, Belmont, Silent Planet, 6 p.m.

Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center at the State Theatre The Outside Track, 7:30 p.m.

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Patrick Walsh, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Irish Jam Session w/ Stepping Stone, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Mya, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver Shaggy 2 Dope, Ouija Macc, Manic, BrainDeaf, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Dylan Crawford, 8 p.m.

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

LowBrau Le Twist w/ Grivo, Kris Anaya, 9 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Deacon Free, Failure Machine, 7 p.m.

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Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub HighNoon, 9:30 p.m.

The Press Club The Undead, Infirmities, SBM, The Moans, The Strange Party, 7:30 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts @ B Street Theatre Eliane Elias, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; Drunken Logic, Band of Coyotes, 9 p.m.

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Blue Lamp 9th Annual Superbowl Party w/ Kill The Precedent, 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.

Mondavi Center: Ann E. Pitzer Center Empyrean Ensemble, 3 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Sunday Afternoon Jazz: Almir Côrtes Trio + Harvey Wainapel, 3 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cutting the Cord, 3 p.m.

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

Riverside United Methodist Church Flutist Amy Norris and Friends, 3 p.m.

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

Holy Diver Badfish (Sublime Tribute), Roots of Creation, Fayuca, Eazy Dub, 6:30 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, 7:30 p.m.

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

The Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Le Butcherettes, 7:30 p.m.

The Grounds Placer County Nashville In The Neighborhood: Russell Dickerson, the Eli Young Band, 5:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Fantastic Negrito, Credit Electric, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond, 5 p.m.

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

Momo Sacramento Bourbon & Blues feat. The Pistofferson Brothers, 6:30 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

The Press Club June Swoon, MUTT, Taylor Kohl, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Leo Xia, 12 p.m.

Shady Lady Kings St. Giants, 9 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts @ B Street Theatre Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra, 7 p.m.

Streets Pub and Grub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Petty Party: Tom Petty Tribute, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades The Green, EliMac, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Christian DeWild, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Acoustically Speaking, 5 p.m.

Blue Lamp The Gatlin, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Enigma Norteño, 9 p.m.

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

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Michael Baker Jr., 7 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Neon Playboys Band, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Bad Barnacles, The New Crowns, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Josh Ward, Walt Hoyt, 8 p.m.

Holy Diver Harris Rudman, Brian Lentz, Nate Curry, Esquire Ali & Worldcoast, Lillian Frances, 8 p.m.

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

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

Old Ironsides Merit Parcel, 8 p.m.

Opera House Saloon North Forty, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse The Coffis Brothers, Willy Tea Taylor, Sam Chase, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Flaming O’s, 10 p.m.

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Rio Americano Performing Arts Center Teagarden Jazz Festival Opening Night, 6:30 p.m.

Shine Salt Wizard, Fonty, 8 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts @ B Street Theatre Oakland Jazz Choir, 7 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Drake Party: Fake Love feat. DJs Robbie, Eddie Z and Friends, 7 p.m.

Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center at the State Theatre Joe Gilman Quartet, 7:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Bongo Furys, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. A Thousand Years at Sea, 3 p.m.

Blue Lamp Spanky’s Electro Swing Soiree feat. Jessica Michel, DJ Lady Char and More, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Brent Walsh, Mookatite, Neverwhere, City Mural, 6:30 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Johnny Rivers, 8 p.m.

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Jasmine Bailey, 7 p.m.

The Fig Tree Open Mic, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Trans Takeover IV w/ Temple K. Kirk, Alice Tuna, Heather Roegiers, Finley, Khalypso, 9 p.m.

Gaslight Company Loose Engines, 8 p.m.

Golden 1 Center KISS: End of the Road World Tour, 5:30 p.m.

Goldfield The BellRays, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s ALO, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, 8 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Folsom Lake Symphony: Romantic Tales, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Winter Jam feat.

Among the First, Ambers Wake, Sindria, Artisvns, Taking Fox Hollow, Vice Versa, 6 p.m.

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

Momo Sacramento Tonic Zephyr, Roland Tonies, DCHAV, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Igors, Linguo, Vinnie Guidera & the Deadbirds, 9 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Briefcase Blues Brothers, 9:30 p.m.

Pachamama Roastery Coffeebar Midtown Unplugged w/ The Fontaine Classic, Cloud Hats, Soul Acoustic, 6:30 p.m.

Palms Playhouse The Outside Track, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Placerville Public House The Ghost Town Rebellion, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Lost In Suburbia, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Superbad, 10 p.m.

Revival at the Sawyer Encore w/ Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: Capistrano Hall Teagarden Jazz Festival, 11 a.m.

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The Side Door The Side Dooros, 7 p.m.

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts @ B Street Theatre The Oakland Jazz Choir, 7 p.m.

Torch Club The Stuff, 5:30 p.m.; Elvis Cantu w/ Josh Sorheim, 9 p.m.

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Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts @ B Street Theatre Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers, 9 p.m.

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Crocker Art Museum Classical Concert Series: Mod Artists, 3 p.m.

Elks Lodge #6 Teagarden Jazz Festival Mardi Gras Jazz Brunch, 8:30 a.m.

Harlow’s Okilly Dokilly, Playboy Manbaby, 8 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 Dennis Jones, 3 p.m.

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

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

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Dante Club The John Stowell Quartet, 7 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, 7:30 p.m.

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

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Harlow’s Post Animal, Ron Gallo, Stuyedeyed, 6 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Robert Kuhlmann, 5 p.m.; Open Mic, 7 p.m.

Momo Sacramento Y La Bamba, Sea of Bees, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Blue Lamp The Toasters, Scratch Outs, Sacto Storytellers, The Dialers, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Home Team, Summer Wars, Perfect Score, Sadghost, Rebel Holocrons, Tides of Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m.

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Doug Benson, Feb. 9 - 10, 4:20 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Showcase, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

Roseville Theater Comedy Night w/ Arden Myrin, Feb. 8, 8 p.m.

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Masonic Temple Brews and Brains Trivia Night, Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m.

McKinley Library Local Authors Panel, Feb. 12, 6 p.m.

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Pannell Meadowview Community Center Sweet Potato Festival, Feb. 9, 10 a.m.

Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation Lunar New Year Celebration, Feb. 1, 6 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Ballroom Lecture w/ Tarana Burke Founder of “Me Too” Movement, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Sacramento Taiko Dan, Feb. 13, 12 p.m.

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WORKING CLASS CLOWN

KEITH LOWELL JENSEN SPINS TALES OF WORKPLACE WOE ON FORTHCOMING ALBUM RELEASE WORDS ROBERT BERRY • PHOTO JASON BROUSSARD

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’ve been friends with Keith Lowell Jensen for nearly 18 years, which makes doing the background research for this article super fucking easy.

Keith has been performing and perfecting his standup comedy during that time frame, and has released seven albums along the way. His latest, Not for Rehire, which will be recorded live at the Harris Center for the Arts on Feb. 9, is a collection of hilarious stories about the more than 30 different jobs he’s had and the often difficult times he’s faced keeping them. He’s pretty damn good about being formerly employed.

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As one of Sacramento’s premier storytelling comedians, his 2019 is beginning with promise. He states, “This will be the year comedy buys me a house.”

Jensen has branded himself as a vegan, atheist, husband, father and comedian who has still found the time to write the book Punching Nazis: And Other Good Ideas, co-star and co-produce the podcast Quiz-o-Tron (which you can check out at Quizotron.com) and even write a comic strip. He’s working on a children’s book as well, inspired by his rambunctious daughter who’s often a hilarious source of humor.

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Jensen always has a funny story to tell. Hell, I have retold a story of his about a coworker at the old Capitol Aquarium who got electrocuted by an eel for years. He’s got a story he tells on stage about working at Kentucky Fried Chicken that continually gets some of the biggest cheers and applause breaks I’ve ever seen.

He was also kind enough to shoot the shit with me in the following interview.

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What are some of your go-to vegan secret treats in Sacramento?

I like that Suzie Burgers has a vegan burger now. I like going to 33rd Street Bistro and Revolution Wine when I feel like dropping some coin. Revolution always has fancy vegan stuff on their menu. They change it all the time. Going out for a fancy date with the wife, it’s nice to have some better options. You get tired of pasta.

How long have you been married?

Ten years, but our 11th anniversary is coming in April. We just celebrated 25 years as a couple, from when we were in Rocklin, and I asked her to be my girlfriend … She took a couple days to think about it.

What did she have to consider before being your girlfriend?

What do you think?

You can only settle for so much. A guy who has a new job every three months and performs stand-up comedy might not be the best option.

At the time I did not have a home. When I worked for Spike and Mike’s Twisted Animation Festival, I didn’t keep an apartment. I’d stay with friends inbetween gigs, and they would rent us apartments in the different towns we went to. So that was why I was at my parents’ house in Rocklin. I also had a Volkswagen bus with a bed and a kitchen so I’d stay in that a lot.

So you’re recording a special Feb. 9 at The Harris Center in Folsom called Not for Rehire. This will be your seventh album. I remember when your first CD, To the Moon, came out it was completely self-produced, made and distributed. Actually, it’ll be your eighth CD if you count the one with the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Comedy Troupe you made.

That album was called Funnier Than God, which was a take on the John Lennon quote.

You’ve gone from a point where nine years ago, making a CD was a different world— when iTunes is just sort of barely a thing.

There were no streaming services. People were actually happy to buy CDs, pop them in their car and listen to them. So you’ve gone from that to a high profile release on Sirius XM Radio, which was probably more financially rewarding than any CD you ever made. How has this changed the way you approach doing these things?

It’s fantastic in two ways. With satellite radio, I have a career, and it’s paying more than it’s ever paid. The other motivation is getting this into people’s ears and increasing your profile. People complain that Spotify and Pandora don’t pay what they should, and I agree and I’m glad that’s changing a little bit, but man … my stuff gets listened to a lot. So for building a fan base that you can use to build a career, it’s great. There’s a thing where you’re supposed to feel guilty if you’re making money off of your art, but you SubmergeMag.com

know what? It sure is nice to get paid for all of the hard work you’ve put into it.

Yeah, and what’s really opening up for folks on satellite is that you can submit just a single track. It doesn’t have to be a whole album. So for new comedians, that’s even better.

And that’s so interesting going into this one. This one is very much a full piece.

There’s a story arc to it. The end ties back to the beginning of it. There are individual tracks on Not for Rehire that are very funny and I think stand on their own, but I really like it as a full narrative arc. If you look at Ellen [DeGeneres]’s latest special, it’s that way. And Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette, which everyone is always talking about so much, is also that way. There’s a lot of that going on, but they are on a different level than I am.

I’m not necessarily going to get on Netflix.

When I’m through with this, I’m recording a single called “The Boss.” I know you’re familiar with that bit, and I’m going to release that as a track, just like you were talking about. It’s about being tricked into liking Bruce Springsteen and transgender porn.

It’s relatable.

It’s pro-transgender, in case anyone is reading this and getting their hackles up.

You should call it “Porn in the USA.” I might. It’s not too late. Thank you, Robert. Can I give you $5 for that?

It’s a gift. It’s free.

I’m glad that’s recorded.

You’ve collected material about various jobs you’ve had to make this concept, work-themed album.

Part of the way I write is to make lists.

So I have a bunch of bits about times that I’ve been arrested. I have bits about different places I lived. Like I have a bit about living in a fourplex-train front property. That bit’s done very well for me, but it’s from a whole list where I tried to write a whole list about different places I’ve lived. I’ve lived above The Depot on 20 th and K. One of those lists was really, really long, and I realized that just the quantity of jobs I’ve had was unusual. I’ve been working on this for five or six years, and it’s funny as Facebook memories keep throwing at me “I’m working on this great new thing!” two years ago, four years ago, five years ago. I’m finally recording it. I can’t wait.

I know exactly what I want to do after I record it. I’m eager to move on.

Yeah, because you’ve been doing dry run versions of this show for about a year and a half now.

Maybe more. I’ve done this in Austin, Seattle and Portland. I did a six-show run at The Geery, B Street Theatre, and the first time was at Luna’s Cafe.

So this isn’t just “I’ve been hitting the mics working on the jokes”—this is a refined, rehearsed show that’s been very well prepared.

The big difference between this one and the early ones, like To the Moon, was that I was doing an hour, but I had to rehearse it in five-minute installments. The whole point of To the Moon was to prove to me that I could do an hour so people would start booking me for longer sets. Nobody was doing that prior to my recording that. I had like two friends that would book me on showcases in small towns and let me do a half-hour in front of four people.

Fresno’s finest.

One of them was in Fairfield, I think. I made a reference about people knocking on doors and someone in the audience said, “That don’t happen around here?” I asked him “Why is that?” and he said, “‘Cause we got guns!” I was like, “OK! I’d like to get through this, please.”

You do really well with small crowds. I mean, usually, there are small crowds when you perform [laughs]. But I remember seeing you and Johnny Taylor up at the Arcata Theatre a few years back and for whatever reason, it just wasn’t promoted well, but there was just a handful of people in this big theater, and you sat on the edge of the stage and brought everyone up. You brought this living room intimacy to this big space.

I used to get comedians at Luna’s that would go into this small intimate room and yell and be really loud and it would overwhelm the room. You gotta adjust to the room, so if it’s kind of empty you gotta go for that living room vibe and be more conversational. If it’s a big giant crowd, be loud and do your polished material. You can actually do the same jokes, it’s just in how you deliver them. Though sometimes I just ditch my set for certain crowds and just talk to them.

I was in the car with Hailey Boyle, and we were on a tiny town tour. I had just had a rough night and she said, “Listen, these people don’t want to hear about your life in Sacramento. They don’t relate. Stop trying to talk to them about you. Talk about them.” At first, I thought it was stupid advice, but I got to Winnemucca, Nevada, and I thought I’d give it a go, so I did a 100 percent crowdwork set. I didn’t even want to go up and thought, “I’m going to die here.” I had so much fun. I had a really good set. I reference that set a lot, because it was a real turning point to be able to adjust and bend with the crowd so I can succeed more often.

You can watch Keith Lowell Jensen adjust and bend at the City Studio Theater at the Harris Center for the Arts (10 College Parkway, Folsom) on Feb. 9, when he will record his new album. Also performing will be Becky Lynn. The show gets underway at 8 p.m., and tickets start at $18. For more info, go to Harriscenter.net.

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SHAKE IT UP

FORGET ONLINE DATING, PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES THIS VALENTINE’S DAY WORDS MOLLIE HAWKINS PHOTOS EVAN E. DURAN

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h, Valentine’s Day. The day when we act a little more mushy-gushy toward our significant others, spouses or anyone on the receiving end of one of those little cardboard cutout valentines with candy

attached (I’m convinced you’re never too old to give these to everyone

around you). The tradition may be to purchase the chocolate, the flowers, the fancy dinner, yada yada, little black dress this, Nordstrom bowtie that.

Boring. On the flipside, you’re the person who is single, makes sure the world knows how much you hate Valentine’s Day (or “Singles Awareness Day”) and you just want to chill with your dog/cat and watch reruns of The Golden Girls (no judgment; I’ve been that person).

But I’m proposing all the couples, all the singles and everyone in between, step outside of their comfort zones this year … and into a dance class.

Jamila and Pedro Buada, owners of the Arthur Murray dance studio in Carmichael, say that the secret to love may be on the dance floor. The couple has been married for more than a decade and have what you might call a “meet cute” story, all because of their love of dance … and for wanting to meet people.

Pedro has always loved music, and was the manager at a Virgin Megastore in Southern California.

“I was a single guy in my mid-twenties,” he says, admitting his love of dance began as a desire to meet women. “I figured dancing was a way to create that opportunity.”

But as soon as he walked into the door of the Arthur Murray studio in Anaheim, he lost his courage.

“I waited 10 seconds and went back to my car and drove home,” he says.

“I freaked out! But I went back a week later and it changed my life completely.”

He fell in love with dancing, and would go on to fall in love with the girl of his dreams, albeit in an entirely different part of the state.

After being transferred to Sacramento to manage the Virgin Megastore (R.I.P.), Pedro continued dancing at the Arthur Murray studio in Carmichael, where he eventually became an instructor. He met Jamila in 2005, when she began working as a fellow instructor at Arthur Murray, but she was a busy woman.

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“I had my degree in dance and choreography, and I came to Sacramento to be with family— but I really wanted a job in dance,” she says. “I was working at three different studios at first!”

Was it love at first sight between Jamila and Pedro? Not exactly.

that everyone is so focused on their own feet, no one will even notice you if you stumble (I would do this at least 500 times).

I use myself as an example when I ask Pedro and Jamila if it’s even a good place to try if

Like any rom-com worth its weight in chocolate and wine, Jamila and Pedro were just

I was the unfortunate owner of two left feet.

friends at first. They’d go out salsa dancing and hung out all the time, but just as friends.

“Bring them both!” Pedro laughs and says this is how he began his dancing career. “I

After about a year, they began noticing how much they enjoyed each other’s company, and

told them I had five left feet. The instructor said, ‘You only have two, let’s get started!’” Pedro

they’d spend hours chatting in the parking lot long after dance classes were over. They began “officially” dating in 2006 and then became engaged and married in 2007.

says he’s a product of the system. “I’m what you’d call coordination-challenged. If I can do it, anyone can!”

Fast forward to 2013, Jamila was pregnant with their third daughter, and the opportunity

While researching the origins of the Arthur Murray dance studio franchise (because I’m

presented itself for the dancing duo to take over the Arthur Murray franchise in Carmichael.

nerdy like that, sue me), I learned that Arthur Murray met the love of his life, Kathryn, in a

They jumped at the chance to start this new chapter in their lives, because the studio was

New Jersey radio station in the 1920s, while he was doing a radio broadcast dance lesson.

more than just a place to dance, it was also filled with their students, who were like their

Kathryn was an audience member. The two fell in love, married in 1925, and opened a dance

own family.

school together. The school that would later become a worldwide franchise, and the place

Jamila and Pedro share more than just a passion for dance; they also share a passion for

where Cupid’s arrow dances as freely as the feet surrounding it.

helping other people find their best selves and partners through dance. In the last half decade,

Whether you’re curious about dancing as a side-hobby or a way to pick up babes like the rom-

they’ve watched single people find the loves of their lives, engaged couples learn their first

com of your dreams, now’s your chance. Arthur

dance and widows dance for their first time since losing their spouses.

Murray will be hosting a special Guest Open

At Arthur Murray, everyone is welcome, from kids through infinity (the Buadas now have

House for Valentine’s Day at 7:45 p.m., when you

four girls, and three of them are already killing it in dance classes). Pedro compares the studio

can bring your significant other, or just yourself,

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and get ready to learn some sweet moves that

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(plus, like a million other dances; I didn’t realize there were so many), this is the place to do it

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THE SHALLOW END In the past, I’ve made donations—small ones, because I’m not rolling in it—to Democratic candidates and other causes that I believe in.

I don’t regret doing these things. It makes me feel good to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak, and support whatever or whoever I believe in. I’m not really sure what that money goes to or whatever, but hey, I’m just going to go for it: If you have health insurance now thanks to the Affordable Care Act, you have me to thank. Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re going to say, Obama this, Congress that, but I think it was my $15 that was the tipping point. You’re welcome.

I don’t know how many of you out there have donated to political causes. If you do, great; if you don’t, that’s great, too. I’m not going to judge you one way or the other, but if you have, you’re probably as weary as I am from all the emails asking for more. It’s like, dude, did you blow through my $15 already?!

What gives?! Maybe the Republicans are right.

Maybe us Dems just aren’t fiscally responsible.

As you may remember, we had an epic dogfight for control of Congress back in November. I definitely remember, because they would not

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leave me alone. I guess they saw how much success my last $15 brought them, so they were really banking on my support. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to chip in this time, but it looks like they didn’t need me to step up to the plate.

They had my back this time around. So thanks, guys and gals, that was really solid of you.

But man, there were a lot of hotly contested elections this past year. I got emails for all of them. Candidates and incumbents I’ve never heard of from districts that seemed so remote that I figured they had to be fictional, but no matter where they were from, they always addressed me by name. And they always apologized for having to reach out to me—again— but they simply had to get my support because there was some sort of “deadline” rapidly approaching. They were short of their goal for “insert month here,” you see, so they simply had no choice but to email, twice, and then have their assistant or campaign manager or whoever follow up to me to make sure I’d received their previous messages.

I thought I was going to get a small reprieve from the email deluge—though I do miss my daily missives from Beto O’Rourke … Miss you,

JAMES BARONE jb@submergemag.com bro. The House got flipped, after all, and all the fresh-faced freshmen were getting ready to get down to business.

But there’s no rest for the weary. Trump’s poll numbers are way down. The Mueller Investigation is circling like sharks. So, of course, every Democrat ever has decided to run for president, and all of them want the coveted prize of my $15 endorsement. I’d like to publicly announce, however, that I’m not ready to officially endorse anyone for the presidency at this time. First of all, it’s January … 2019. I’m still working off my holiday gut, and I can’t commit to anything until I’ve at least trimmed that bad boy back to its pre-Thanksgiving size.

Also, and I know you probably don’t need to be reminded of this, but the next presidential election isn’t until November …

2020 … and, like, as much as I want the Oval Office’s current occupant gone ASAP, I’m not looking forward to another bloody campaign cycle. Remember 2016? Remember how much you hated everyone after that? I can’t imagine the sequel being any better.

That being said, it’s nice to see so many women throwing their hats into the ring. Who

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knows, maybe 2020 will be the year? I hope so.

But again, it’s only January … 2019. I’m sure about a billion other people are going to announce their candidacy before this whole thing is over. A billion more may even drop out. I just don’t want to get too attached to anyone just yet. My heart is still healing from the whole Bernie thing, so, you know, it’s just too soon. In fact, Richard Ojeda has already decided to end his campaign for president.

Disappointing, I know … Oh, you’ve never heard of him? Me neither, but apparently he was the first Democrat to announce he was going to run for president. He did so back in November, riding high on that Blue Wave. He ran for congress in West Virginia, but lost to his Republican opponent, and has been branded as a populist, “Tea Party Democrat,” whatever the hell that means.

“Unfortunately, what I’m starting to realize is that unless you have wealth, influence and power, it’s not gonna happen,” Ojeda stated in his video announcing the end of his short-lived run. I mean, dude, you should’ve emailed me.

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