Submerge Magazine: Issue 309 (January 15 - January 29, 2020)

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One of my favorite frontmen of all time has to be Dennis Lyxzén of Refused and The (International) Noise Conspiracy. And while it’s been over a decade (nearly two), since I’ve seen him perform live, I guarantee he’ll bring the same energy that he always has when Refused’s North American tour hits Ace of Spades in Sacramento this coming March.

This show will definitely sell out, so I decided to run our interview with Lyxzén a bit early, so that you, our readers, can use this great article as a reminder purchase your tickets in advance.

Starting on page 20 you can read our Q&A discussing what it’s been like since Refused reunited, how their new record is really aggressive without feeling like a throwback and how in this social media age they feel old school because they just let the music speak for itself.

When I’m driving in my car to go somewhere on a Saturday or Sunday morning, there’s nothing I enjoy more than turning on Capital Public Radio to listen to Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me, because it’s so engaging and hilarious.

I often find myself at my destination sitting in the car waiting for the segment to be over. Paula Poundstone is one of my favorite panelists on the weekly news quiz show.

She also does stand-up in our area about once or twice a year, and the shows tend to sell out quite a bit beforehand, so I never reached out to her to set up an interview. This time I was on top of it and got the ball rolling before the New Year so that we could run an interview early to preview her show in Nevada City’s Don Baggett Theater at Nevada Union High School on Feb. 15.

This show was originally scheduled to take place in the newly renovated Center for the Arts theater in Grass Valley, but unfortunately it’s not ready quite yet. So it goes. However, fun fact, I did get a note from the team at Center for the Arts and the rescheduled opening date is now slated for the end of February. Can’t wait.

Please read our interview with Poundstone starting on page 18, and you still have time to purchase tickets before this show also sells out!

Businesses come and go. That couldn’t be more apparent with all the Sacramento restaurant news this month. And while we love to feature new businesses, we also love to highlight ones that are staples in our area. One of those staples is The Monk’s Cellar in Roseville. Last October they celebrated five years. They are also one of my favorite returning booths at the Art of Beer Invitational, which is coming up on Jan. 24 at McClellan Conference Center. (Pro tip: when purchasing tickets use the code: SUBMERGE10 for 10 percent off.)

Now flip to page 16 where you can read our interview with The Monk’s Cellar founder Andy Klein to learn where his inspiration came from, what the biggest difference is in brewing these days and get a little insight as to what beers they’ll be bringing to the Art of Beer this year.

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SURVIVING A SACRAMENTO WINTER: MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN SACRAMENTO JONATHAN CARABBA WHEN IT’S RAINING OR CHILLY Send regional news tips to info@submergemag.com

Warm Up with a Hot Bowl of Ramen!

We are a ramen town.

I mean, it’s right there in our name: Sac-RAMEN-to! In my opinion, there is no better winter meal than a piping hot bowl of soup to satisfy your hunger and warm your bones. Fortunately, Sacramento does not lack great options. Lately, my favorite ramen spot has been a hole-in-the-wall in the Arden-Arcade area called Ramen and More (807 Howe Ave.).

It’s a no-frills sort of joint; I’d argue that their House Ramen is one of the most solid bowls in town, and their Garlic Edamame smothered in a delicious chili paste haunts my dreams (in a good way). Other personal faves are the popular and often busy Raijin Ramen House (1901 S St.), which is less than a block away from their sister restaurant, Ryujin Ramen House (1831 S St. #100), also a great option. If my wife and I are lazy and don’t feel like leaving the house but still want our ramen fix, we’ve found that the best to-go and/or delivery option is Shoki Ramen House (1201 R St.).

I’ve yet to try the newly opened Kodaiko Ramen and Bar (718 K St.) from the owner of arguably the best restaurant in Sacramento, Kru, but I’ve heard nothing but praise for Kodaiko’s food, so I’m chomping at the bit to get in there one of these cold, wintry days.

Go Play in the Snow!

One of the perks of living in Sacramento is our proximity to snow. Just a quick hour-and-a-halfor-so drive up either Interstate 80 or Highway 50 and you’ll find yourself in a full-on winter wonderland. If you’re a snowboarder or skier (or are interested in trying it out), I’d suggest hitting up either Sierra-at-Tahoe (1111 Sierra-At-Tahoe Road, Twin Bridges), a super fun, small, momand-pop vibe ski resort just off Highway 50 that’s got plenty of terrain for beginners to experts, or Sugar Bowl Resort (629 Sugar Bowl Road, Norden), which is off I-80 and is also a great mountain that doesn’t take too long to get to from Sac. If skiing or snowboarding is a little too extreme for you, hit up one of the many sledding and/or snow play areas in or around Tahoe, or think about trying cross-country skiing.

Play Indoor Games with Friends and Family!

If it’s chilly or rainy, my friends and I like to have a couple adult beverages and get competitive with some games. It’s not downtown and it’s not the most hip place in the world, but I’ll be damned if Country Club Lanes (2600 Watt Ave.) isn’t one of the biggest gems in town. They’ve got a whopping 48 bowling lanes, laser tag, an arcade, pool tables, dart boards, a full-on bar and—get this—they’re open 24 hours a day! Another fun option if you’re looking to hang in the heart of the city is Flatstick Pub (630 K St. #3) where they have possibly my favorite bar game I’ve ever played: Duffleboard (it’s like mini golf meets shuffle board and it’s amazing). Of course, you could also always hit up Coin-Op Game Room (908 K St.) for the best pinball selection in town, or hit up one of the many trivia nights that happen weekly (see our calendar section).

See a Concert or Comedy Show!

We are an arts and entertainment publication, so we’d be doing you a disservice if we didn’t remind you that one of the best options for something to do in the dreary winter months in Sacramento is to go see a show! Dig live music? My go-to spots are Harlow’s (2708 J St.) for the best touring acts; Torch Club (904 15th St.) for the best in Americana and blues; Cafe Colonial (3520 Stockton Blvd.) for the best local punk shows; and Holy Diver (1517 21st St.) for just about anything from metal to hip-hop. Looking for some laughs? Can’t go wrong with shows at Punch Line (2100 Arden Way, Ste. 225) —where they consistently land some of the best touring comedians in the business—or Sacramento Comedy Spot (1050 20th St., #130), the home base for the bustling local comedy scene.

What are some of your favorite places to eat ramen, frolic in the snow, play games and/or see shows in or around Sacramento in the winter? Let us know!

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Hopefully you are still alive and able to read this. Our fearless leader, Donald Trump, recently decided that the world still wasn’t crazy enough, so he sent a drone to kill a popular Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, while the general was in Iraq. The president accused Soleimani of plotting attacks against the United States on behalf of Iran. To make matters worse, Trump didn’t let the Iraqis know that our military would be killing a high-ranking Iranian official inside Iraq until after he was already dead. If you think that was a good idea, then you must work at the White House.

So far, the concrete reasons for killing Soleimani have been hard to come by. The White House and its communications team at Fox News have told us that Soleimani was a very bad guy and was responsible for killing Americans in the past, but the urgency to assassinate the general while he was in a country that we already have a tenuous relationship with has not been explained in any level of detail to the public or most of Congress either. With all the hem-hawing going on at the White House, it seems like Trump didn’t really have a good reason to kill Soleimani in Iraq after all.

In a follow-up double-down that only Trump would make, he also threatened to bomb 52 targets in Iran if it tried to retaliate for the killing of Soleimani, some of which were sites of cultural and religious significance. Attacking such sites would be considered a war crime, putting Trump in the company of such illustrious leaders as Slobodan Milošević, Charles Taylor and Omar Al-Bashir. It’s also a tactic commonly deployed

by ISIS and the Taliban, whom we regularly refer to as terrorists when they do it. In other words, though Trump has backed down on his threats of targeting cultural sites, it’s not a good look.

It also didn’t work. In response to the killing of Soleimani, Iran did what any country in its position would do: it fired a dozen ballistic missiles at two nearby military bases in Iraq housing U.S. soldiers. No people were hurt or killed, but the bases did sustain damage to some buildings. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only damage done in this skirmish; our already tenuous relationship with the Iraqi government is now in further jeopardy for killing Soleimani in their country. The Iraqis have threatened to banish our forces from their country, which could create a real power vacuum in the area that Iran could step-in to fill and erase much of the investment that the US put into Iraq over the last 20 years, not to mention the lives lost in the process.

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threatening to sanction Iraq if it follows through and kicks us out. In case you haven’t figured it out already, our president is incredibly petty and quite possibly the sorest loser that ever existed.

This is a man who has made White House staff spend time photoshopping his fingers to look longer in official photos because a now-defunct satirical magazine once called him a “shortfingered vulgarian” back in the ‘80s. Trump was still sending pictures of himself with his fingers circled in sharpie to denote their size to one of the former editors of the magazine as recently as 2015!

Fighting about the size of one’s fingers with a magazine editor will probably not lead to the end of the world, but this kind of behavior from Trump doesn’t stop with magazine editors. If Trump feels slighted in the least, he lashes out, and once he picks a target, he just won’t leave it alone. That kind of behavior is dangerous when you are the Commander-in-Chief of the world’s largest military. He already almost started a war with North Korea because Kim Jong Un called him stupid. Now he wants to pick a fight with Iran.

So why did Trump decide to have Soleimani killed when no one else before him thought it was prudent? Personally, I think he did it because he wanted to feel like a big shot again. As a bonus, it also distracted everyone from his impeachment.

That is his style; puffery and distraction.

The official explanation that Soleimani was preparing to attack the United States doesn’t really explain the timing of it all either. No concrete evidence of an imminent attack by Soleimani has been presented to the public.

Politicians have been talking about Iranian plots against America for years and it was never enough to assassinate a high level official like Soleimani. Every president since Jimmy Carter decided that picking a fight with Iran would not be worth the amount of lives it would cost, but only Trump was dumb enough to dive right in.

Trump was not able to do that calculus. I would be surprised if he even bothered to think about the number of American lives that would be lost if we went to war with Iran. I doubt he considered what something like this could do to an already fragile region like the Middle East. I bet Trump thought Iran would be too scared of him to respond to the assassination and that he’d finally be seen as a hero by the rest of the world for killing a terrible human being. Instead, he looks the same as he always does: like a petty, showboating asshole. For all of our sakes, please remember to vote in this next election! I don’t know how much more of this we can take.

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WORDS JACOB SPRECHER From my perch in the upper right corner of the theater this Friday last, I surveyed the matinee audience for an opening day screening of 1917. As one might expect, it was a largely grey-haired crowd, typified by a middle-aged woman who turned the corner of the entryway only to misjudge the first step of the stadium seating. This led to a trip and tumble, and the prompt ejection of three-quarters of her popcorn into the aisle. The man of generous proportions to my immediate right then dug lustily into an impossibly crinkled bag of hard candy—the stage was set.

1917 is an English WWI battlefield drama from director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall), with a cast led by George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) and DeanCharles Chapman (Game of Thrones), who no longer looks anything like Tommen Baratheon. Based loosely on WWI stories told by Mendes’ grandfather, novelist Alfred Mendes, 1917 follows Lance Corporals Schofield and Blake on the urgent and impromptu mission of running a message across the enemy lines of war-torn Flanders Fields to stop two British battalions from rushing headlong into a German trap.

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into no man’s land, through the German trenches and into what’s left of the Belgian countryside. Every last detail is painstakingly and uncannily accounted for in the process, to a point where you can’t help but wonder just how the hell they actually pulled off something like that. I suppose you start with a battledecorated cinematographer like Roger Deakins, who between the aforementioned title cinematographer and director of photography lays claim to credits like 1984, The Shawshank Redemption, Kundun, No Country for Old Men and Blade Runner 2049, to name just a few. In other words you have a cinematic genius behind the camera, the result of which is something truly remarkable and deserving of all the awards one can throw at the field. Why is it that we never know the names of people like Roger Deakins? They have everything to do with how we perceive the films we love, are obviously known across the industry, and yet remain in the shadows to the general public. So it goes.

The other side of the coin for 1917 is an uninspired, boilerplate story. As stated prior, the film is “loosely” based on the tales of Mendes’ grandfather, who did in fact serve in the First Rifle Brigade and gutted out two years amid the horrors of Flanders. But for reasons that will never make sense to me, you take an already unimaginably dramatic scenario, and cock it up with whimsical flimflam and hackneyed cliches. The tale itself—of two men sent over-the-top to save the lives of 1,600 in a day’s time—is stretched far

beyond the limits of plausibility as is.

But the main offender here is the basis for Lance Corporal Blake’s selection as a runner: His brother is serving in one of the at-risk battalions. Not only is this a ridiculous heartstring lending nothing at all to character arcs, but it smacks openly of Saving Private Ryan. At the same time, 1917 has more than its fair share of stoic “war is hell” dialogue, a leading, cornball score and cameos for the sake of cameos (Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch) advertised as if they were starring roles.

In so many ways, 1917 follows the readymade template for historical dramas released just before awards season, right down to laughable Peter Travers’ quotes in the trailer. (Honestly, what’s up with that dude, and who the fuck cares what Rolling Stone thinks?) It’s kind of a strange thing, really, to make a movie so conscientiously accurate from a visual standpoint, only to throw the story right out the window. Or maybe Sam Mendes and the like know exactly what they’re doing, and don’t mind pandering because they know precisely where it leads. Afterall, popcorn lady and the candy bag brigade couldn’t stop chuckling at all the cheeky WWI humor, and he’s already got a Golden Globe in his back pocket. Just remember that oftentimes it’s the Roger Deakinses’ of the world that deserve the applause and attention.

Whether they actually get it or not is just one of those things.

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Northern California Country Artist Chad Bushnell to Host EP Release Party at Goldfield • Jan. 24 Red Bluff, California’s own rising country musician Chad Bushnell performs at Goldfield Trading Post to debut his newest EP, Baby I Love You, Friday, Jan. 24. This will be the first show of 2020 for the decorated artist—a top three finalist in the “American Country Star” contest in Nashville, as well as three-time winner of California’s “Best of the North State Band” award (2015, 2016 and 2017). Bushnell’s lifelong love of country music coincides nicely with his passion for the outdoors, and Goldfield is sure to serve as an ideal stage for the humble guitarist. Country tunes will be in full swing, along with some possible line dancing, but if you’re too bashful to step in sync, stick around the show for some free giveaways from the Chico State graduate. For the unfamiliar, check out his first two albums on major streaming platforms, Rodeo Dance and Tennessee. Having opened for industry legends like Lee Brice and Scotty McCreery, the California country kid Bushnell looks to break through as he takes the reins for his own Rodeo. For more information on this free event that begins at 7:30 p.m., visit Goldfieldtradingpost.com/events.

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Get the Skills to Have A Soup-er Winter at These Two Upcoming Cooking Classes with Soil Born Farms • Jan. 18 & Jan. 30

Looking to awaken from that winter hibernation? Didn’t think so. Luckily, Soil Born Farms is powering through with two cooking classes this month to cure your January blues. Learn from two experienced chefs—Dionisio Esperas and Kerin Gould—in two distinct classes that’ll help make this time of the year a little more tolerable. And who knows; you might learn something. The first class—taught by Chef Esperas—aims to teach eager chefs-in-training how to perfect the one pot meal, essential for weeknights when you’d rather curl up and sleep. Specifically, learn from Chef “Dio”—owner of Sacramento-based, “A Healthy Kitchen” catering and cooking—how to make a Moroccan vegetable stew, Indian chicken curry and a gumbo true to the South. The second class, taught by Chef Gould—a long-time student of the culinary world and current educator of farm-friendly nutrition—intends to boost our immune systems through tasty yet simple eats. Ditch the salty, often-canned ingredients for some local produce, Sacramento-style: the perfect way to support the city and your health. Whether you’re looking for an easier method of cooking, a healthy way to enjoy comfort foods or just a social atmosphere with eats, both of these events surely promise to deliver on all three and possibly more.

Tickets are $45 for Chef Dios’ course, Winter One Pot (which comes with a light lunch), taking place Saturday, Jan. 18 and $30 for Chef Gould’s Satisfying Souper Foods, which will be held Thursday, Jan. 30. Both events will take place at the Farmhouse Kitchen on American River Ranch (2140 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova). For more information, head to Soilborn.org/calendar.

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New Horror Film Apparition Filmed in Local Castle That’s Said to be Haunted! • Out Now! Halloween may be several months in the rearview, but the horizon is pretty spooky at screenings of locally written and produced horror film, Apparition. The film is based on Preston Castle in Ione, California, which once served as a home for troubled youth from 1890–1960 (when it was vacated). The notoriously haunted brick and concrete castle served as both backdrop and background for this tale of bloodshed and the paranormal and now is available to view on most major viewing platforms. Writers and producers Howard Burd and Mark S. Allen, who’ve written several screenplays shot in California’s capital city, look to showcase their most recent and strikingly shocking film to a global audience of sure-to-be ghastly guests. Starring the San Francisco-born Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects) and American Pie-sweetheart-turned-American Horror Story star Mena Suvari, the plot follows the true story of the death of housekeeper Anna Corbin—known as Anna Collins in this tale (portrayed by Suvari) —with a contemporary connection. In classic horror fashion, a group of young people venture through the haunted castle, and in a most modern way learn more about the structure’s harrowing history with the guidance of an app.

Download (and view) at your own risk.

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Swig and Dig “Mounted Staghorn Fern” Edition at Exotic Plants • Jan. 22 The dazzling Kifumi Keppler, Japanese-born and Sacramento-native for more than 50 years, displays her passion for the natural forms of life at her “Swig and Dig Mounted Staghorn Fern” workshop this January. The event takes place at Kepplers’ business HQ (1525 Fulton Ave.), where she’s scheduled to showcase her inventive wall ornament—fern sprawled across corkboard. Having studied ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement—during her youth, Keppler has perfected the art of floral-inspired designs and services since 1972 when she opened Exotic Plants on Broadway. Following the shop’s inception, she’s bounced between Freeport Boulevard, Alta Arden Boulevard and Howe Boulevard before finding her current home for bonsais, succulents, orchids and plenty more. Founding her company with the goal of supplying the Sacramento region with live plants and accompanying services, her newly found passion, “moss art,” as well the natural fertilizer made from sea kelp that she sells, shows the evolutionary nature of a calming soul that’s looking to inspire fellow artists and plant lovers at this BYOB event. Choose from two crafting sizes—small ($40) or large ($50) —and register for this Wednesday, Jan. 22 (6–8 p.m.) event. For more information, visit Exoticplantsltd.com.

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OUTSIDE THE 9-TO-5 FINDING TRANQUILITY: SACRAMENTO SPACES DEDICATED TO RELAXATION AND RENEWAL WORDS ELLEN V. BAKER I look up from my computer to see six hours vanished, the skies dark and my eyes bloodshot. Disheartened by the situation, I begrudgingly accept my fate for my evening ahead, stretch my legs, boil a cup of tea, eat a cookie and return to my computer to finish an assignment on deadline. This whole situation could have been avoided sans my penchant for procrastination at its finest. Alas, time continues. Days pass with little to no self-love during these ultra-important, world-shattering assignments. Blood, sweat and tears fill the home office (or the dining room table) on sprawling notepads and hordes of used mugs. Despite my

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love for everything in moderation, at times I find that the fons et origo of my exhaustion is simply myself. Queue the desertion of my self-inflicted dystopia and commence the reenactment of self-care and love.

Perhaps you are in a similar situation to mine: in the midst of intense focus and hustle but in need of some calming therapy to reignite desire or drive. Maybe rather than the all-or-nothing approach, you weave therapeutic doses into your daily life—something I truly strive for.

The holiday madness is over, which presents a time of rejuvenation and, of course, resolutions. From meditative floats to yoga studios and spa days, Sacramento flourishes with spaces dedicated to relaxing, and throughout the past couple months, I’ve discovered a handful of favorites.

Capitol Floats (3513 Broadway, Sacramento) A soothing voice greeted me when I arrived. At the front desk, Amber introduced herself and showed me around the building. Complimentary tea, the infrared sauna and a “debriefing room” with a sofa, journals, coloring books, clay and more awaited to welcome me back into society after the float. I entered the float room, took a quick shower and opened the door to enter the warm salted tub, reminiscent of a portal to another dimension. Blue light; welcoming, meditative music; warm steam and water; immersion. Immediately upon laying into the pool of body-temperature water, I began giggling out loud. I have never floated with such ease!

I closed my eyes and began to feel as if my body was slowly spinning in space. The spinning subsided and I entered a deep meditative state.

My second and third float allowed an even easier and near-immediate transition into relaxation. It is recommended to begin with three floats to ensure a full experience.

Urban Yogi (1412 16th St., Sacramento) Let’s welcome the new yoga studio in town! With more than 10 years of experience in the yoga community, Urban Yogi owner Heather Roussos opened the doors to her new studio in July 2019.

You may have read a previous article of mine, discussing the various yoga studios in town and the new student specials they offer, so Urban Yogi was of course on my list of places to check out. When I contacted Heather asking which class she suggest I attend, her immediate response was the Bhakti class, as it is something that is not typically available in Sacramento. On a rainy Sunday morning, I walked into the well-lit studio and immediately felt comfortable in the space.

The Bhakti class was a power Vinyasa class with just enough rest and support between poses, and it began and ended with a sound-healing mantra.

I was lucky enough to receive a therapeutic neck and head massage during the final pose of Shavasana. Highly recommend.

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Photo above courtesy of Urban Yogi Asha Urban Baths (2417 27 St., Sacramento) At this oasis on the outskirts of the bustling city, you’ll find a coed sauna, spa, cold plunge, showers and lounge. Enjoy services such as salt therapy: 45 minutes of relaxation in a cool room where Himalayan salt is pumped into the air, or go directly to the spa area. I found the hot tub and cold plunge back-to-back to be a fantastic complement to a long week of athletic training and probably just as beneficial after a long week of sitting! th

Yoga Shala (2030 H St., Sacramento) A fantastic studio for Vinyasa and Yin yoga.

The acoustics of the studio harness the class’ “ohm” so well you can feel the vibration of the sound. The studio lets in soft light through a large window covered by gentle curtains and the instructors keep the meditative rhythm of class while offering a powerful flow. This is one of my favorite studios and it is right next to one of my favorite coffee houses, Old Soul!

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Blue Sky Day Spa (4250 H St., Sacramento) As a “retired” massage therapist, I know how hard it can be to find a therapist you truly find value from. You schedule massage after massage only to be somewhat disappointed that you and the therapist were not quite on the same wavelength. Blue Sky Day Spa did not feel this way. Upon entering the waiting room, I was greeted by Cindy, the owner, whom I chatted with about her love for massage therapy and the community. My therapist, Max, had extensive knowledge about the body and massage therapy.

A foot scrub and full body massage later, I know I will be back to this one.

Take the time your mind and body need to rejuvenate—schedule an appointment for yourself, a loved one or simply trade a back rub with a good friend. We all need a little extra this season, and every season for that matter.

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THE BEER’S THE THING

THE MONK’S CELLAR’S ANDY KLEIN WAXES POETIC ABOUT HIS LIFE’S WORK WORDS ALIA CRUZ • PHOTOS DILLON FLOWERS

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he Monk’s Cellar Brewery and Public House in Downtown Roseville has been bringing a taste of Belgium to the West Coast for more than five years.

It all started when owner Andy Klein became acquainted with the beer culture of Europe during trips abroad when he was in high school and college. He quickly learned that beer was not meant to be mindlessly chugged, but to be enjoyed in the same way the Belgians do: one sip at a time. While kids his age were drinking to get drunk, he was drinking to take his taste buds on an adventure.

The impression the Belgians left on him was lasting: “It would be amazing to see people sitting there for hours sipping beers and socializing,” Klein says. “It was so different than what I was used to seeing. I gained an appreciation for not only the actual taste of beer, but the beer culture.”

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Fast forward to today. Klein is now a well-seasoned brewer with more than 25 years of brewing experience under his belt and more than 80 medals to prove it. As the owner of The Monk’s Cellar, his goal has been to bring the flavors and culture of Belgium’s storied beer history to his community. The Monk’s Cellar has a nice lineup of both in-house and guest taps, as well as a full bar and food that complements it well.

We interviewed Andy to dive deeper into his beer background and to get his rare opinion on the state of the beer scene in our area over the last few decades. He graduated from the UC Davis Brewers Program in the early ‘90s and brewed at Sacramento Brewing Company, which was one of the region’s first beer meccas. Aside from visiting The Monk’s Cellar, you can try Klein’s brews at this year’s Art of Beer, or at a store near you later in the year when he expands his business to include the sale of cans.

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You brewed at one of the first places to do it in Sacramento: Sacramento Brewing Company. What are some notable ways in which the industry has changed? Are you surprised by how receptive Sacramento has been to beer?

When I started the UC Davis Brewers Program in 1995, I was also working at Sacramento Brewing Co. There were only five breweries back then … now there are over 80 breweries and counting in our region. I am not surprised at all by this growing number. Our region has always been receptive to new things. The Sacramento farm-to-fork culture has also worked in our favor. It’s always been great for experimentation and freshness. People are also more educated than ever and willing to try and embrace new, exciting flavors. One thing I have noticed is people want real flavors, not artificial, and they truly like things local.

Brewing is hard work. There is a lot of physical labor involved. Has the process of brewing become easier since your Sacramento Brewing Company days?

Have advancements in technology streamlined stuff?

Not really! It’s still generally as labor-intensive now as it was back then. The only big change has been ingredients. There are a lot more varieties of ingredients, notably hops. There are so many different hops to choose from these days, and hop breeding programs are pretty huge. Years ago, hops were more known for their herbal flavor profiles.

Now, there are so many hops with lots of different nuanced flavors. Now, you can get so many subtle notes like tropical, citrus … It goes on and on.

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What is your tap lineup like at The Monk’s Cellar right now? How popular are your Belgian options?

We focus on a nice mix of styles, some of them being made right in house. We have some great Belgian, European beers on tap, as well as hoppy stuff, stouts and classical beer. Right now, Pastry Stouts seem to be popular and hazy styles also continue to be popular. I’ve noticed that Belgian beer has been on the decline because people seem to want big and bold flavors right now. People also like hop-heavy flavors and high ABVs. Hops in Belgium beers are the opposite of that. Belgian beers are more about malts, sweetness, spice and subtle fruit.

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The pivotal moment was when I went to Europe in my college years. I traveled to Germany once more and other places including Switzerland, France, Austria, Italy and Belgium. I really immersed myself in Belgian styles in particular in this trip.

That’s where the inspiration for The Monk’s Cellar lies. I learned that beer was really something to be respected and appreciated.

that grows up in Washington that is really popular right now. Hops take a decent size of land to grow, and you can only grow so much at a time. That’s why things can get so competitive, especially if it’s a lucrative hop variety. The process of brewing has remained generally the same for me over the years, the ingredients have been the large shift.

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How did you get into beer?

It really goes way back to 1987. It was my Junior year of high school, and I had gone on my first trip to Germany. That trip is when I really got introduced to beer. I remember immediately recognizing that it was very different there than I was used to in the United States. The flavors were so much more complex. During that trip, I recognized that beer wasn’t just a way to get drunk—I was a teen back then mind you—but it was really a whole cultural experience. I gained an appreciation for not only the actual taste of beer, but the beer culture.

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What’s the most exciting beer style to you right now and why?

Definitely a nice West Coast IPA. This style is making a resurgence for good reason. It is fresh and showcases hops very well. I like a nice big bitterness well-represented.

You guys are participating in this year’s Art of Beer.

What do you have planned?

This is our fifth or sixth time participating in Art of Beer. It is such a nice complement to beer. Beer is science, but it is also art … It’s crazy to think how two breweries can use the exact same recipe but can come out with completely different beer.

We will be pouring a super fresh hazy IPA. In fact, it is still in the fermenter and doesn’t even have a name. We will also be bringing a Belgian Quad that we brewed in-house and our Beer Blanche, which is one of our staple house beers. It pairs nicely with a lot of food and has some great coriander and orange peel notes.

Brewery aspirations for 2020?

One big thing is that we will be doing a little more bottling/packaged product. We hope to buy our own canning machine this year. Stay tuned!

The Monk’s Cellar is located at 240 Vernon St., Roseville. You’ll be able to sample the brewery’s offerings at this year’s Art of Beer Invitational, which will take place at the McClellan Conference Center at 5411 Luce Ave., Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 24.

Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the MakeA-Wish Foundation. For more info on the Art of Beer, go to Artofbeerinvitational.com. To learn more about The Monk’s Cellar, go to Monkscellar.com.

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THE WAITRESSPLEASING COMEDY OF PAULA POUNDSTONE PERFECTING THE ART OF GETTING LAUGHS AND HERDING CATS

WORDS ROBERT BERRY • PHOTO MICHAEL SCHWARTZ

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aula Poundstone is a comedy oddball who has used her quirky charm, Dick Tracy-villain fashion sense and relatable humor that can be completely different from one stand-up show to the next, to ride a successful career that spans more than 40 years and counting. Cutting her teeth at open mics at age 19, Poundstone ended up in San Francisco at a time when some of the biggest names in comedy were blowing up. A tip from Robin Williams to go to Los Angeles further increased her profile and she’s been making folks laugh ever since.

Her books, specials and stand-up performances have won acclaim, but millions more folks have enjoyed her each week for the last 18 years on the hit NPR radio quiz show Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me. I first heard Poundstone in the 1980s as a listener of The Alex Bennett Show on San Francisco Bay Area radio, where Bennett would host local comedians, in front of a live studio audience, on a program that became the prototype for every podcast that exists now. It’s fitting that Poundstone is now doing her own podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, which has brought her new fans that include 10-year-old kids who aren’t even aware of her stand-up career. I spoke with the comedy legend to talk about her career, podcast, her upcoming show in Nevada City on Feb. 15 and cats. Not the movie, but her giant brood of live cats.

That probably keeps things exciting for you to keep performing, as well.

It does. I know guys that have done the exact same act for a hundred years, and by the way, they are very successful, and people really love it.

I’m not saying that one works better than the other.

There are a few reasons that I work the way that I do. One is that I just plain have a pitiful memory.

But I was first starting out as an open micer …

How many cats do you have now?

You know, the field is winnowing. I have 12 cats. I had 16 at my peak.

They don’t like to live forever. Twelve is still enough to be a normal, full-time job. I always tell people I’m like a very unprofitable farmer.

Fortunately, there’s no payload on cats. And I have two big dogs.

Do they all get along pretty well? Is there like one or two that are trouble?

I’m not sure that my cats have established who the pride leader is. At night I can hear them. I don’t let the cats sleep with me anymore. I used to sleep on the living room floor because I like to be among them, but we have a rash of territorial peeing here and they’ll pee right on my head. So I had to give that up. I can hear them on the other side of my bedroom door fighting sometimes. They haven’t established the proper order. It’s like a primary [election] but with more dignity.

Do you ever just sit and look back at the content you’ve created through the years—the albums, the specials, the books, columns, live shows, radio shows and podcasts? You’ve got to have thousands of hours of content that you’re a part of.

I don’t remember a lot of stuff, unfortunately. I think I had a dream one night where I had stumbled on some old material. My act is largely autobiographical. I spent a year or so making jokes about parenting little kids. But as they are young adults, I feel that it’s not germane any longer.

Every now and then I’ll be on stage and tell an old story, but for the most part, I don’t remember anymore. I tend to talk more about stuff that I’m doing now. When I first started being a stand-up comic, I talked about bussing tables, because that’s what I did for a living, and taking public transportation. I don’t remember much of those jokes anymore either.

I have one piece of material about when I worked at the IHOP when I was 18 in Orlando, Florida. I started as a comic when I was 19. I still do that piece, but I don’t remember anymore. But I like the joy of trying to think of stuff.

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You’re known for having a different show every time you go on. Do you have much of a plan when you hit the stage?

Not much of a plan. I might be better if I did. I think the inside of my head looks like that amusement park game where you step inside a glass booth and they blow paper money around you. I think I’m in my 41st or 42nd year, I’m not even sure, and somewhere in my head is 41 or 42 years of material rolling around. If I’m on stage and remember it, I can have that.

I always tell people my show is a bit like a cocktail party. You come in and talk about how hard it was to find a place to park, and somebody says tell that old story you told before … Then you talk about current events and somebody on the other side of the room spills a drink and you mock them.

In Boston?

I started in Boston. Then I took a Greyhound across the country to see what it was like performing in different cities. I ended up landing in San Francisco.

I fell in love with one particular club there. The second night I was in town I went to a place called The Other Cafe. It was just great. It was only alive and kicking for six years, but it was six glorious years. They were really fun nights there.

Me and the other open micers would run like a pack of wild dogs from one club to the other.

I also worked behind the counter at The Other Cafe during the day. I would hear the waitress complaining about the comics. What they were complaining about was that they were bored with the material because they were hearing it over and over again. So I aimed to create a waitresspleasing act. I figured if you could appeal to these waitresses that heard this stuff over and over again, then you had to be pretty good. That became the influence as to how I work. Fortysome-odd years later, for the most part there are no more waitresses. I work mostly theaters. I don’t have them as my judge and jury anymore, but I just developed working that way.

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“I always tell people my show is a bit like a cocktail party.

You come in and talk about how hard it was to find a place to park, and somebody says tell that old story you told before … Then you talk about current events and somebody on the other side of the room spills a drink and you mock them.”

– Paula Poundstone

The radio stuff you’ve done, even going back to Alex Bennet’s show in the ‘80s with comedians talking is pretty much the format of every podcast now. How did you start doing A Prairie Home Companion and Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me? I can’t remember when I started PHC, but Wait Wait … I started 18 years ago. They had been on already for about three years.

One of the guys, who’s now the executive producer Mike Danforth, had used to work for A Prairie Home Companion. Garrison [Keillor] has gotten me to do A Prairie Home Companion and I had never even heard of Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me when they called me. I know they probably don’t like it when I say that, but it’s true. I had a cassette tape which they had sent me, which tells you how long ago this was, so I could know what the show was. I had just put the cassette tape on the island in my kitchen, that annoying place where the jokes pile up.

I was standing in the kitchen one day with a nanny and he said, “What’s this?” I told him it was some radio show they wanted me to do, and he said, “Oh, I love that show! You’ve got to do that!”

It’s still fun, and I’m well aware that I’m incredibly lucky to do that show. They give me just enough rope, and not just me, I shouldn’t say it that way. They are great with the panelists and let us jump in and say whatever we want. That’s very rare in this business. I think part of why podcasting is so much fun is that there are no suits. As a podcaster, you get to do whatever the hell you want. Sometimes that leads to a great product, and sometimes it doesn’t, but it’s fun to be unbridled.

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I don’t know. If I knew I’d be far too rich and famous to have this conversation. For me, and I think in everything I do, whether it’s writing a letter, or a postcard (which I still do a lot) or performing on stage, or writing a book, one of the things I’ve aimed for over the years is to be more and more myself. Sometimes when people receive a letter from me they say they can hear my voice. Or when they responded positively to my book they said they could hear me saying it. To me, that’s very flattering. You know, as a writer, making something come off with personality and a point of view is not as easy of a trick as you might think. I think in terms of podcasting, and I don’t usually listen to them because I don’t like to hear my own voice, but I was listening to an old episode trying to get some information about bears.

We’re talking about Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone?

Yes, it was the legendary Thomas Coyne episode where the survivalist doesn’t show up, from which came a very long-running joke on our show where our audience members are helping to find Thomas Coyne by posting on our Facebook page where he isn’t. We’ve changed the format of our podcast over time, but one of the things I noticed about our earlier episodes is that I’m trying to find that sweet spot.

On television or radio, we would have been canceled. It’s cooking spaghetti so we can just throw it on the wall and see if it sticks. That’s the fun part.

Paula Poundstone will be performing at the Don Baggett Theater at Nevada Union High School in Nevada City (11761 Ridge Road) on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online through Thecenterforthearts.org. Information about subscribing to her podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, can be found at Paulapoundstone.com.

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REPTILES OF THE MIND

REFUSED’S DENNIS LYXZÉN ON BELATED SUCCESSES & AMERICAN AUDIENCES WORDS RYAN J. PRADO • PHOTO TIM TRONCKOE

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hen Swedish hardcore punks Refused broke up in infamous fashion in 1998, the world was a very different place. The President of the United States was being impea … Oh, wait. There were major tensions in the Middle East, culminating with a covert bombing operation in Iraq … Yeeeeah, OK. Capitalism was running rampant then, with income inequality posing serious threats to … Ack, never mind! The more things change, it seems, the more they stay the same. And while the staunchly anti-capitalistic bent of Refused’s muses continues to flow as freely from the band as forty-somethings as it did when they were in their twenties, the world seems like it might be more readymade (read: pissed off) to actually hear a band as incendiary as the hardcore legends.

Following a surprising reunion (given that the band’s guitarist Kristofer Steen actually produced a documentary following their breakup titled, Refused Are Fucking Dead) in 2012 to perform at that cash-cow romp in the desert, Coachella, the old experimental synergies that percolated during Refused’s initial run from 1991–‘98 proved too enticing to ignore. Random riffs lead to more refined rehearsals for new music, and each band members’ continued multi-project regimen (check out AC4 or INVSN!) yielded studio time to record their follow-up to the now-legendary, selffulfilling prophecy of The Shape of Punk to Come with the slick Freedom, a record

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that divided some core fans due to its more polished patina. On their new record, War Music, Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén explained the natural necessity for the band to return to their more radical past, as heard on their mid-‘90s classics This Just Might Be the Truth or Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent.

“It felt a lot like, oh shit, we’re going a little bit back to the roots, but we’re still trying new things,” said Lyxzén. “There’s always going to be a reaction to everything you do, and that’s what [War Music is]. We created Freedom a certain way, and we thought the next one needed to be created in a very, very different way.”

War Music, in turn, is a seething manifesto that barks against the evils of a world at war with itself in so many ways. Replete with heavy hardcore breakdowns and Lyxzén’s fuming screeches, Refused’s odd-timed riffage sounds ravenous on songs with titles like “Economy of Death,” “Violent Reaction” and “I Wanna Watch the World Burn.” It’s the type of album that gives you pause to realize how many of us have decided to take action in some way or another to rebel, in whatever form that takes, and is a more-than fitting edition to the Refused catalog.

Submerge spoke with Lyxzén prior to Refused’s current U.S. tour, and discussed getting the band back together, their new record, and how it’s harder to get Americans to pay attention.

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It’s been a few years into Refused having become a fullfledged band again. How have you and the rest of the band been enjoying this belated success?

It’s been really nice. It’s not as sexy to talk about things being nice and there being stability in the band, but that’s what it’s been. You’re a starving artist your whole life and then something weird happens and 14 years later you get to reap the benefits of something you did a long time ago.

It’s a bit weird, but it’s been a good couple years. Since the reunion, we’ve had a lot of fun together and played some fantastic shows. It’s pretty cool how people appreciate what we do now. We don’t take that for granted, and I don’t take that for granted, for sure, because I’ve played in a lot of bands, and some bands people don’t care about. Some bands people really care about.

Refused is in a much better position now, exposure-wise, than you were during the band’s initial run. Have you approached songwriting or how you operate together any differently now than you did then, considering that during your long breakup, you’d become something of hardcore legends and had posthumously found a wider audience?

No, not really. You still have to dig into the art the way you always have. What’s important to you? How do we approach songwriting? How do we approach our band as the entity that it is. And I don’t think that changed that much. It’s kind of a lame word, but it’s just been more focused. There are bands that are really good at social media and getting that type of exposure out—we’re not one of those bands. We’re a band that has this old school idea that the music should do the work for you. The ideas that we have and the music, that’s what we’re about. In this climate, that’s a bit weird, but that’s how we approach it.

I was just listening to This Just Might Be the Truth, and I was thinking there’s a lot on the new record, War Music, that harkens back to that super aggressive, more pissed-off vibe.

Do you find it’s been more difficult or easier from when you were younger to conceptualize and write and perform songs that aggressive?

When we were young, that all came very naturally, very organically. The sort of madness and frenzy of especially a record like Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent that’s so relentless, that comes kind of naturally because that’s where your head’s at. It’s a little bit different when you create these songs when you’re older, because you have to tap into that certain energy. But early on when we wrote this record, one of the things we really talked about was that we wanted to make a record that had some of that vibe to it—that really relentless propulsion—and really hammer the point of these songs, the meaning and the message and the lyrics. I think it’s interesting because a lot of bands as they progress and grow older, the edges are a bit softer. I think we succeeded in making a record that’s a really aggressive, violent record, but it doesn’t feel like a throwback. Because it would be easy to make a record that just sounds like the ‘90s; this doesn’t sound like a ‘90s record, but it has that relentless energy, and I think that sometimes that can be a hard thing to balance. We’re not a retro band and we’re not a nostalgia band; we’re not a band who looks to the past and thinks, “I wish it could be like that.” We’re a very forward-moving band, but we were able to use some of that energy and some of that madness, and especially with the political landscape of today, it’s kind of easy to tap into that type of violence.

You tour all over the world; do you see certain regions/countries responding more to your music and message than others?

There are definitely parts of the world where the things we say are closer to how people see the world. France is a country where people are really good at revolutions [laughs]. When we talk about these things in France, people are like, “Yeah, yeah, we know.” To a certain extent, it’s the same when you go to Spain and Italy. A lot of these countries had fascist governments; a lot of these countries had a really radical class struggle, and they’re really radical thinkers. I would say that America is the country where we have to explain ourselves the most. It’s a country where we go and we talk about these things, and—I don’t wanna be that guy—but I feel that people don’t really understand what we talk about a lot of times, and there’s a lot of misunderstanding about what we represent, and a lot of misunderstanding about terminology. The interesting thing is that in the ‘90s, we were part of a very insular, isolated scene. The hardcore punk scene is a small world, and most people agree on the things we talk about. The Refused of today, we play a type of hardcore music I guess, but as a band, we are kind of in the stratosphere of just being a rock band to a lot of people. A lot of these people, if they would have seen us play in the ‘90s, would have looked at us like, “These guys are fucking nuts.” But a lot of the stuff that we’re saying today resonates because of what’s happening with capitalism in the world. We’re in a place as a band where a lot of the stuff we’re saying makes sense to a lot of people [today].

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Is it a situation in the States where you go beyond playing the show and discussing issues between songs? Are you talking to people after shows to reiterate points or are people asking you more what you’re about after shows here?

Yeah, that happens. But I will also say that the social media climate of being angry, it’s mostly Americans who say, “They say they’re not capitalists, but then they sell T-shirts.” But I think a lot of that has to do with—and this is not to put people down—but I think it has to do with it’s your opinion, and you live it in an ever-changing political landscape, where political fear is something you learn in school, and if you live in America your entire life, you live under the same sort of governing or the same sort of system for the past 150 years, basically. So I think there’s a discrepancy about what people know and what they think they know about politics, and I think that is a big thing. I try to once in a while go into conversations, but going into conversations with angry people online … oof [laughs]. I mean, a lot of people are frustrated about their lives, and they’re frustrated about the world they live in. They need somewhere to put their frustration. Some days it’s Refused; another day it’s another band or a person or politician. There’s a lot of anger in people, and with social media, there’s a way for people to be angry, and to just put their fucking anger out into the world.

Being the outspoken radical political band that we are, we get to take the brunt of that, which is also fine. No one would come out with a record called War Music and songs like “Economy of Death” and expect everyone to be all thumbs up.

I would be a bit worried.

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You want a little bit of the other side.

Yeah, you want some of the haters! Sometimes, on the best of days, that sparks a conversation. You need conversation; you need communication. In that sense, it’s good there’s some haters. And it means we’re upsetting people. Good art should always make some people uncomfortable. It should always push the boundaries of what people perceive of the world.

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See Refused live in Sacramento when they play Ace of Spades (1417 R St.) on Sunday, March 8.

Also performing will be Youth Code and Metz. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $27. Go to Aceofspadessac.com for more info or to purchase tickets online … and get cracking, because this is sure to sell out!

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1.15 WEDNESDAY

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

Crest Theatre Eric Johnson, 6:30 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Open Mic Jam, 9 p.m.

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

Luna’s Cafe Jazz Jam w/ Host Josh Wisterman, 8 p.m.

The Press Club Teenage Dirtbag 90’s Alt Rock Party, 9 p.m.

The Starlet Room Blues & Bourbon: Big Chiefs, 5:30 p.m.

1.16 THURSDAY

Armadillo Music Andrew Montana, Carson Dowhan, 7 p.m.

Arthur Henry’s Kyle Rowland, 8 p.m.

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

The Colony Livid, Iced, Morning Coffee, Cheap Shoes, No More, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Jessica Malone, 7 p.m.; DJ Uncle Hank w/ Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Wand w/ Liquid Lights by Mad Alchemy, 7 p.m.

Harris Center Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy Benefit Concert: The Beatles’ White Album Live w/ 40 Piece Orchestra, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver Mating Ritual, Sego, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Warren Bishop, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Music Night Open Acoustic Jam, 7:30 p.m.

The Press Club Bandaid Brigade, Lightweight, Sad Girlz Club, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady Harley White Jr. Orchestra, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5:30 p.m.; The Mindful, 9 p.m.

1.17 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Indie Dance Party, 7 p.m.

Armadillo Music Kyle Chambers, 8 p.m.

Arthur Henry’s Ice Age Jazz Quartet, 8 p.m.

Big Sexy Brewing Co. The Key Of C, 6 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Walking Dead, M Section, Riot Radio, Black Crosses, 8 p.m.

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

El Dorado Saloon Fabulous Liars, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Trans Takeover VII: Gender Trash, Davey, Diana Ramsey, Temple K. Kirk, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Josh Ward, Randall King, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 9 p.m.

Holy Diver Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Tunnel Vision, The John Dank Show, Pacific Roots, 7 p.m.

Kupros Ross Hammond, 5 p.m.

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

Mix Stonerokk, DJ Gabe Xavier, 9:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Bad Barnacles, The Loose Threads, The Dark Whatever, 8:30 p.m.

Opera House Saloon After Dark Band, 9:30 p.m.

Palms Playhouse SVER, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Placerville Public House Burning Daylight People, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m.

The Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Maxx Cabello Jr., 9:30 p.m.

Shady Lady A Tribe Quartet, 9 p.m.

Shine Life of the Afterparty, Over Motion, PS Lookdown, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Jimmy Pailer & Co., 5:30 p.m.; The Deltaz, 9 p.m.

1.18 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades In the End (Linkin Park Tribute), Ghost Army, Zeroclient, PS Lookdown, 6 p.m.

Arthur Henry’s The Blender Bombs, 8 p.m.

Auburn State Theatre Tom Rigney and Flambeau, 7:30 p.m.

B Street at The Sofia Spencer Day, 6 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Achilles Wheel Trio, 2 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Knocked Down, The Lucky Eejits, Lamonta, Pure Trash, 7 p.m.

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Brotherly Mud, 7 p.m.

Father Paddy’s Irish Pub According to Bazooka, 8 p.m.

Goldfield The Bergamot, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Midge Ure, 6 p.m.; Theo Katzman, Rett Madison, 9:30 p.m.

Holy Diver Ohgeesy, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Smokey Red, 3:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Autumn Sky, Mason Hoffman, Stefan Sorgea, 6:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Peeti-V, 9:30 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy Benefit Concert: The Beatles’ White Album Live w/ 40 Piece Orchestra, 7 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Ukulele Sing-Along, 11:30 a.m.; Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.

Old Ironsides Lipstick!, 9 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Dana Moret & Mr. December, Outlaw Trail, 9:30 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Special Consensus, 7:30 p.m.

PJ’s Roadhouse OnOff, 9:30 p.m.

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

Powerhouse Pub Powerplay, 10 p.m.

The Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Night Fever, 10 p.m.

Shady Lady Conciones Bonitas, 9 p.m.

Shine MAU, Jason Matthews, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Legends of Motown Tribute Show, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club Loose Engines, 5:30 p.m.; The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men, 9 p.m.

Tower Brewing Shotgun Slim, 6 p.m.

1.19 SUNDAY

Ace of Spades Pennywise, The Adolescents, Guttermouth, Slaughterhouse, 6 p.m.

Arthur Henry’s Bobby Dickson, 8 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Casual Coalition, 3 p.m.

Harlow’s Leif Vollebekk, Rebecca Foon, 6 p.m.

Harris Center Close To You: The Music of the Carpenters, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver Lil Boii Kantu, Ph4DE, EmoFlyTrap, Foreign Hype, 6:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Voice Over Band, 3 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m.

Mix Joeski, SubRhythm & Mike Moss, 4 p.m.; DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Palms Playhouse John McCutcheon, Red Tail Ring, 2 & 7 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Museum Sacramento Audio Waffle: Parousia, Infinexhuma, Mincing, Eddie Honeyeater, Front Alley Clinic, 12 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Legends of Motown Tribute Show, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny “Guitar” Knox 2nd Annual Pro Memorial Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

1.20 MONDAY

Ace of Spades Earthgang, Mick Jenkins, Wynne Jurdan Bryant, 7 p.m.

Holy Diver Los Kung-Fu Monkeys, Monkey, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, The Holophonics, Joker’s Republic, Life of the Afterparty, 6 p.m.

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

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays: Lords of Outland, Instagon, 7:30 p.m.

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

The Starlet Room Fog Lake, Foxes in Fiction, Mallard, 6 p.m.

1.21 TUESDAY

The Flamingo House Salt Acid Phat Beats feat. Czechmate, Alexx Gold, Anthonyromero, 9 p.m.

Holy Diver EZMoney & Mumu, 4KCAM, Ota Banga, King Kari, Rxmento, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Kevin Seconds, 5 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Sactown Swings w/ The Twilight Drifters, 7 p.m.

North Natomas Library Sacramento Guitar Society: Strum For Fun, 3:30 p.m.

The Press Club Night School, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Richard March & Friends, 5:30 p.m.; The Strayaways, 8 p.m.

1.22 WEDNESDAY

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

Goldfield Struggle Jennings, 2 Live Bre, 7:30 p.m.

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

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Tord Gustavsen Trio, 7 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ The New Crowns, 12 p.m.

Shady Lady Taylor Misich, 9 p.m.

The Starlet Room Blues & Bourbon: Two-Tone Steiny & Danny Sandoval, 5:30 p.m.

Torch Club Adam Varona, 5:30 p.m.; Knuff, 8:30 p.m.

1.23 THURSDAY

Arthur Henry’s Guitar Mac MacKnally, 8 p.m.

B Street at The Sofia Shaun Martin Trio, 6 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Alpaca, Three Towers, Astral Cult, Crimson Eye, 8 p.m.

The Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Global Rhythms: Marta Pereira da Costa, 6:30 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Tim Dierkes, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose JIGO, 8 p.m.

Gold Lion Arts Raskin, Brown, Tarasov, Hoopes Quartet 8 p.m.

Harlow’s YBN Cordae, 6:30 p.m.

(Sold Out) Holy Diver Bleed the Sky, Skinlab, Bloody Roots, Arise in Chaos, So This is Suffering, Method One, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Evan Daly, 7 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Tord Gustavsen Trio, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Remedy Seven, 6:30 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Lonesome Ace Stringband, 7 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Jessie Leigh Band, 9:30 p.m.

The Press Club Be Brave Bold Robot, See Night, Oh Lonesome Ana, Odd Moniker, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady Hot City Swing, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

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

1.24 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Aaron Watson, Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band, 7 p.m.

Armadillo Music According to Bazooka, 8 p.m.

Arthur Henry’s Ice Age Jazz Quintet, 8 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. The Muddy Waders, 5 p.m.

Big Sexy Brewing Co. Campfire Crooners, 6 p.m.

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The Boardwalk The Kennedy Veil, Flub, Equipoise, Smack’d Up, Bavmorda, Tyrannocannon, 6:30 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Dads Under Where, The Honest, Band of Coyotes, TX3, 8 p.m.

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

The Colony Take Offense, Higher Power, Drain, Life’s Question, 7:30 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon North Forty, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Nice Monster, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Chad Bushnell (Album Release), 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Scarface, The Philharmonik, 8 p.m.

Holy Diver Los Stellarians, Strata, 7 p.m.

Kupros Ross Hammond, 5 p.m.

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

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Tord Gustavsen Trio, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Ghost Town Rebellion, Honeypower, 9 p.m.

Opera House Saloon The Aviators, 9:30 p.m.

Palms Playhouse Yuppie Liberation Front, 6:30 p.m.

Placerville Public House Plaid City, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Pop Rocks, 10 p.m.

The Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Power Play, 9:30 p.m.

SacYard Community Tap House L.A. Edwards, 6 p.m.

Shady Lady The Auchestra, 9 p.m.

The Starlet Room Cities You Wish You Were From, Jessica Malone, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Red’s Blues, 5:30 p.m.; Kyle Rowland Band, 9 p.m.

1.25 SATURDAY

Ace of Spades The Used, Dragged Under, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Armadillo Music Mike PZ and Grant Hill, 8 p.m.

Arthur Henry’s Love at the 5 and Dime, 8 p.m.

B Street at The Sofia The Paperboys, 6 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Jesse Daniel & Nick Foster, 3 p.m.

The Boardwalk Orgy, Lioncourt, Anarchy Lace, TriggerEffect, Winter Reign, 6 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Field Day, Gimme An F, The Knockoffs, Bastards of Young, 8 p.m.

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Albertson Duo, 6 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Island of Black and White, 7 p.m.

Foothills Event Center Center for the Arts Presents: John McEuen & the String Wizards, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Unchained: A Western Music Experience, 9 p.m.

Goldfield American Mile, 7:30 p.m.

Harris Center: Stage 3 Voice of the Cello w/ Michael Lawson & Colleagues, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

Holy Diver The Last Titan, Of Avalon, Taking Fox Hollow, Without Hope, Haunted By Day, 6:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Bad Caddies, 3:30 p.m.

McClatchy High School Sacramento Youth Symphony, 7:30 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 8 p.m.

Mondavi Center: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Tord Gustavsen Trio, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Ukulele Sing-Along, 11:30 a.m.; Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.

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Old Ironsides Glass Bat, Analog Dog, Landline, 8:30 p.m.

Opera House Saloon Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Volt, 9:30 p.m.

Palms Playhouse David Wilcox, 7:30 p.m.

Placerville Public House Uncommon Ground, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub SuperBad, 10 p.m.

The Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino The Wiz Kid, 10 p.m.

SacYard Community Tap House The Gold Souls, 3 p.m.; The Nipper Brothers, 6 p.m.

Shady Lady George Napp, 9 p.m.

Shine Hannah Jane Kile, Dalton James, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Delta Mystics, 5:30 p.m.; The Afrofunk Experience, 9 p.m.

Tower Brewing Ticket To Ride (Beatles Tribute), 6 p.m.

1.26 SUNDAY

Ace of Spades Reverend Horton Heat, Deke Dickerson, The Buttertones, The Paladins, 6:30 p.m.

Arthur Henry’s Little Hank Miller and Kerri Carr, 8 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Jonny Mojo & Matt Fremont, 2 p.m.

Crest Theatre Assia, 6:30 p.m.

Harris Center: Stage 3 Voice of the Cello w/ Michael Lawson & Colleagues, 2 p.m.

Holy Diver Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Kepi Ghoulie, 6 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Four Barrel, 3 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Factor IX w/ DJ Hawk, DJ CarnieRobber and Guests, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

SacYard Community Tap House The Booze Bombs, 3 p.m.

Shady Lady Lee Bob & the Truth, 9 p.m.

The Starlet Room Madi Sipes & the Painted Blue, Talker & Dan Sadin, 6 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Ian Veneracion, Jonalyn Viray, 7:30 p.m.

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

1.27 MONDAY

Ace of Spades Jacquees, 7 p.m.

Dante Club The Howard Alden Quartet, 7 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.

The Press Club Monday Vibes w/ MC Ham and Friends, 9 p.m.

1.28 TUESDAY

The Flamingo House Salt Acid Phat Beats feat. Darby & Chango, 9 p.m.

Kupros Allie Marcel, 5 p.m.

North Natomas Library Sacramento Guitar Society: Strum For Fun, 3:30 p.m.

The Starlet Room Dude York, Julian Never, Blues Lawyer, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Matt Rainey, 5:30 p.m.; Working Man Blues Band, 8 p.m.

1.29 WEDNESDAY

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

Harlow’s The Lil’ Smokies, 7 p.m.

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

The Press Club Jonah Matranga, Show Me Golden, Minor Fiasco, 8 p.m.

The Starlet Room Blues & Bourbon: Dana Moret, 5:30 p.m.

Torch Club JonEmery & The Unconventionals, 9 p.m.

Comedy Crest Theatre Paul Reiser, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.

Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Comedy Night w/ Caitlin Weierhauser, Nick Sahoyah, Chazz Hawkins, Jan. 16, 8 p.m.

Folsom Hotel Saloon Standup Saloon Hosted by Jason Anderson, Mondays, 8 p.m.

JB’s Lounge & Grill Wild’N Out Wednesday Night Open Mic Comedy, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Daniel Weingarten, Jan. 15, 8 p.m.

Say It Loud Comedy w/ Michael Calvin Jr., Leon Gibson, Miss K Kidd, Rick Storer and More, Jan. 16, 8 p.m.

Greg Wilson, Saul Trujillo, Greg “G” Williams, Jan. 17 - 19, Fri. & Sat, 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Dejan Tyler, Chris Smith, Shannon Battle, Jan. 22, 8 p.m.

Smile Out Loud w/ Kristen Frisk, Diego Curiel, Robert Omoto, Danielle Arce, Jan. 23, 8 p.m.

Justin Rivera, Kristal Adams, Sydney Stigerts, Jan. 24 - 26, Fri. & Sat, 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

K-von, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy w/ Hosts Jaime Fernandez and Michael Cella, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

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

Punch Line The 2020 Future of Comedy Showcase: Kabir Singh, Buddy Dean, Artie Valenzuela, Westley Hofman and More, Jan. 15, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Showcase, Jan. 16, 8 p.m.

Bill Bellamy, Jan. 17 - 19, Fri. & Sat, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., 7:30 p.m.

Stay Silly Comedy, Jan. 22, 8 p.m.

Dan Cummins, Jan. 23 - 25, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

Robert Berry: Live Album Recording! feat. Wendy Lewis & Al Shuman, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m.

Akaash Singh, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Sunday’s and Mondays, 8 p.m.

Improv Taste Test and Harold Night, Wednesdays, 7 - 10 p.m.

Cage Match and Improv Jam, Thursdays, 8 - 10 p.m.

Anti-Cooperation League, Saturdays, 9 p.m.

STAB! Comedy Theater Comedy Open Mic, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

STAB! Podcast Panel Show, Fridays, 10 p.m.

Late Week Leftovers Open Mic, Sundays, 8 p.m.

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1409 Del Paso Blvd. Uptown Market on the Boulevard, Saturdays, 12 - 5 p.m.

8th and W Streets Certified Farmers Market, Sundays, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

20th Street (Between J and L) Midtown Farmers Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Auburn State Theatre Screening of Documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, Jan. 23, 7 p.m.

B Street at The Sofia Popcorn Falls

by James Hindman, Jan. 14 - Feb. 23 Blue Cue Trivia Night, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Cal Expo International Sportsmen’s Expo, Jan. 16 - 19, 11 a.m.

Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz, Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.

Dinner and a Drag Show, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.

The Citizen Hotel Sacramento Chocolate Salon, Jan. 26, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Country Club Plaza Certified Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m.

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Crocker Art Museum When I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in California, Through Jan. 26, 2020 Cool Clay: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Ceramics, Through July 19, 2020 Granville Redmond: The Eloquent Palette, Jan. 26 - May 17 Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse Silent Movie Night: The Navigator (1924), Jan. 24, 7 p.m.

Florin Road & 65th Street Certified Farmers Market, Thursdays, 8 a.m.

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Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Golden 1 Center Monster Jam Triple Threat Series, Jan. 17 - 19, Fri. & Sat., 7 p.m.; Sun., 1 p.m.

PBR: Unleash the Beast, Jan. 24 - 26, Fri., 7:45 p.m.; Sat., 6:45 p.m.; Sun., 2:45 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts National Geographic Live! w/ Steve Winter: On The Trail of Big Cats, Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Bhaskar’s Arts Academy: Annual Recital 2020, Jan. 18, 3 p.m.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m.

Russian National Ballet, Jan. 22 - 23 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Jan. 24 - 26 The Play That Goes Wrong, Jan. 28 29, 2 & 7 p.m.

Highwater The Trivia Factory, Mondays, 7 p.m.

Historic Old Folsom Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

International House: Davis 4th Annual Community Drum Circle & Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Triviology, Sundays, 7:30 p.m.

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

Sac Unified Poetry Slam, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.

McClellan Conference Center Art of Beer Invitational, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium Dear Evan Hansen, Jan. 15 - 26 Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

Oblivion Comics & Coffee Drink & Draw, Saturdays, 3 p.m.

Punch Line Makeup & Mimosas: Drag Brunch with a Punch!, Jan. 19, 11 a.m.

The Starlet Room Indiana Bones & The Dirty Dishes Takeover Blind Tiger Revue, Jan. 25, 5 p.m.

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

Sunrise Light Rail Station Certified Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m.

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Tower Brewing Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz, Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Two Rivers Cider Co. Cribbage Night, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Trivia Night, Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Yolo Brewing Co. Trivia Night, Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

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THE SHALLOW END It turns out that this was a crazy couple of weeks to binge-watch Messiah on Netflix. If you haven’t seen the show, it takes the world we now live in and interjects a messianic figure rising from the Middle East (who isn’t the lily-white dude you see in popular Christian depictions of Jesus Christ) and how that sort of thing would play in a world the Bible, Quran or Talmud could never have imagined—a world of social media, the CIA, 24-hour news coverage, Americans … those sorts of things. As you perhaps can surmise, the series has ruffled some feathers. The Royal Film Commission of Jordan asked Netflix not to stream Messiah prior to its release, and critics and fans disagree on the show’s merits, with the former more or less panning it while receiving praise from the latter.

I can definitely understand why critics were rankled by Messiah’s epic plot holes, but I thought the series made good on the trailer’s promises to be a wild end-times joyride. If you enjoy films such as The Bourne Identity and are as fascinated in apocalypse lore as much as I

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am, I think Messiah is definitely worth checking out. I often found myself on the edge of my seat, and I may or may not have ran a few mental checklists for end-of-world preparedness (spoiler alert: I’d be completely useless as a resident in your apocalypse bunker).

In all seriousness, though, 2020 is off to an exasperating start. Seeing the dispatches from Australia—koalas clutching to firefighters, despondent kangaroos set against a blood red, smoke-filled sky—have set an ominous tone. Watching missiles fly, yet again, over Iraq created an all-too familiar feeling of uneasiness.

Meanwhile, closer to home in Puerto Rico, earthquakes have ravaged an island still trying to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Maria. All of this would be troublesome enough, but countries around the world seem like rudderless ships. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has fallen under criticism for fucking off to Hawaii for a family holiday while his country burned and has only recently acknowledged that he could have done a better job handling his response to the bushfires,

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and may take a harder stance on reducing Australia’s emissions going forward, according to an interview the Australian Broadcasting Company recently conducted with Morrison.

And here in America … Well, at least we’ve staved off World War III for a few more days at least. That’s something, I guess.

Was I the only one who was kind of lulled into a false sense of security during the holidays? Thanksgiving was late this year, and it felt like I just rode that warm, red wine and pumpkin pie buzz straight through New Year’s Day. It was nice, too. Like, I felt good. I aced my first graduate class after a 20,000-year (give or take) gap in my studies. I was saying “Hi” to people on the street like the world was fucking Bedford Falls. It was like all the yoga and mindfulness and meditation and whatnot was finally paying dividends and I was becoming this transcendent, spiritual being. Like, I participated in a Yule ritual like I’m a goddamn druid yogi or some shit. Can that even be a thing? Is there such a thing as dabbling in too many esoteric traditions at the same time? Am

I creating some sort of vibrational clusterfuck in my chakras? Does this have anything to do with my increasing dependency on chocolate?

Then it’s Jan. 2 and blammo, it’s the end of the world all over again. No amount of deep breathing is going to cure this mess of a planet, but I guess there’s no harm in it if it makes you feel good, or that it brings positivity into the world around you. It seems like that sort of thing is going to be necessary if we’re going to make it through 2020. When you snap out of your theta mind state, consider making a donation to WIRES, an Australian wildlife rescue organization that’s been doing yeoman’s work to preserve the nation’s unique fauna amid record drought and bushfires that have been raging since November. Go to Wires.org.au for more info on how you can help our furry friends Down Under.

RIP Neil Peart. Thank you for being the backbeat to many a D&D dungeon crawl.

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