Submerge Magazine: Issue 201 (November 23 - December 7, 2015)

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas November 23 – december 7, 2015

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Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com So, issue 200 happened! Putting out that special release and throwing a party, well, it was pretty amazing. But to me what felt the most incredible was all the love and appreciation in the air from the community for making this local publication. Honestly, putting out Submerge every other week is no easy task and it can feel like a thankless job, especially since we’ve been doing it for so long now. It’s special moments and milestones like these, or when people go above and beyond to recognize what we do, that makes me proud to put out a physical paper in what has been called “the digital age.” I’m still on cloud nine and want to thank everyone again for reading us over the years.

With that being said, I’m stoked 200 is behind us and am ready get in the groove and get back to our regularly scheduled program.

In issue 201 we’re bringing you some great music coverage. You may have noticed we have Iamsu on our front cover. He’s an up-andcoming rapper from the Bay Area. He’s been on our radar, and we’ve wanted to cover him since 2013. For the last several years he’s been headlining Ace of Spades here in Sacramento, with massive crowds in tow. Finally the stars aligned and we were able to interview and feature him in this issue. Learn more about Iamsu on page 18, and be sure to buy your tickets for his upcoming show on Dec. 4 at Ace as soon as possible because I predict it will sell out.

On our back cover we have local musician, sound guy and nicest dude ever, Drew Walker, aka DoofyDoo. Like me, some of you might know him from being a part of the local math-rock band Gentleman Surfer and he was also the sound guy at former venues Witch Room/ Bows and Arrows. Occasionally, you can even spot him captaining one of those Brew Bikes around Midtown. However, Walker is a creative musician first and foremost. As DoofyDoo, he doesn’t make straightforward tunes. He samples a lot of sounds, loops beat, and makes these eerie songs with subliminal messages. Music nerds and sound geeks unite and celebrate his newest project The Tourist on Dec. 6 at Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery (yes, it’s open again). Learn more on the man, the myth, DoofyDoo, by flipping to page 14.

Other than our music coverage we have some other good stuff to read about in this issue too. For instance, we have an interview with local filmmakers from Trash Film Orgy Productions, Christy Savage and Darin Wood. Their newest film, Badass Monster Killer, will debut at Esquire IMAX Theatre in Downtown Sacramento. Yes! You read that right, IMAX! As long as I’ve lived here, I don’t remember any local films premiering there (email me if you know of any others). Read our Q&A with these filmmakers on page 20 to learn more about their badass new film.

Last but not least, we have an art feature starting on page 22.

Now, I’ve seen a lot of art in my time, but Al Farrow’s sculptures leave me in absolute awe. In short, Farrow uses guns and ammunition to create miniature cathedrals, mausoleums, mosques, reliquaries and synagogues. His pieces really make you think not only about war, religion and government, but also about the time, resources and skills it takes to create such intricate sculptures. I highly suggest checking out his exhibit at Crocker Art Museum while it’s up. It’s a perfect idea if you’re looking for something to do before or after Thanksgiving, with or without the family. If you’re not around this week, I’d suggest going for Art Mix on Dec. 10, and if that still doesn’t work with your schedule, don’t worry, you have until Jan. 3 to see Farrow’s exhibit in person.

Oh, hi! Sorry I didn’t address this earlier in my column … Are you one of those people in town for the holidays? Then you’re probably like me and pick up the local paper to find out what the heck there is to do to either get away from the family, or to do something with them. Even if you’re a regular reader, we got you. Check out our calendar section starting on page 24 to figure out some events going on before or after Thanksgiving.

And since it’s “that” time, you know what I’m thankful for? You readers, whether regulars or out-of-towners! Thanks for picking us up.

Enjoy issue #201! Cheers, Melissa

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9 Massive Sacramento Concerts to Look Forward To! Jonathan Carabba

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<< The summer festival season may be long gone, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a plethora of larger-thanlife touring acts still coming through the region. Take this listicle of nine concerts coming up in Sacramento as proof. “Netflix and chill” will always be there, so get off your couch and enjoy a big, badass show featuring some famous-ass stars.

‘90s rock sensations Third Eye Blind will headline the Cap City Concert Series event at Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Nate Ruess (singer of the band Fun.) and Zella Day open the show. Tickets start at $45. Doors open at 7 p.m. Go to Capcityconcert.com for details.

<< NOW 100.5’s Santa Slam is bringing none other than Rob Thomas to town, iconic voice of the band Matchbox Twenty, on Thursday, Dec. 3 at Memorial Auditorium. Opening will be Rachel Platten and Jamie Lawson. Tickets start at just $25 with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. Hit up Now100fm.cbslocal.com for more info.

107.9 The End is bringing back their Jingle Ball on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Memorial Auditorium and this year it’s bigger than ever with Flo Rida, Kalin and Myles, Tori Kelly, Alessia Cara, Travis Mills and Daya scheduled to play! Tickets start at $30, 4:30 p.m.

Visit Endonline.com for more info.

Sticking with the radio show theme, Radio 94.7’s Electric Christmas is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9, also at Memorial Auditorium, and will feature a more indie-pop leaning lineup including Bastille, Robert DeLong, Cold War Kids, Saint Motel, Marian Hill and more. Tickets range from $30–$55, doors at 6 p.m. Find out more at Electricconcert.com.

Multi-platinum selling artist and entertainment icon Janet Jackson will be making her way through town with her Unbreakable World Tour on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 at Sleep Train Arena. It’ll be her first time playing Sacramento in nearly 15 years!

Tickets start at just $29.50. Visit Sleeptrainarena.com for details.

<< You better beleib it, everyone’s favorite bad boy super-star Justin Bieber is bringing his Purpose World Tour through Sacramento on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Sleep Train Arena.

Tickets start at $45 and are available through Ticketmaster.com.

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Ellie Goulding’s accomplishments are too numerous to list here, and this mega-star will bring her latest world tour in support of her new album Delirium through town to Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

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Becoming the Super Human You Always Wanted to Be Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com Are you stupid or something? Is your mind actually working at more than keeping you from shitting yourself? Is your big, heavy, dumb, brain just taking up space between your ears while seemingly doing nothing for ya? You’ve tried to learn before, but nothing ever seems to stick. Your brain lacks power. It sounds to me like you’ve got a juice problem!

As reported on the Radiolab podcast in 2014, government funded scientists have begun applying electricity to certain parts of the brains and bodies of test subjects to torture them for “information” accelerate learning. Depending on where the electrodes were placed, these scientists found improvements in memorization, image recognition and shooting accuracy after zapping their test subjects’ brains and arms.

If you didn’t understand what any of that meant, then I’ll just sum it up by saying, this is probably great news for you!

It’s also great news for Chigger Family, your favorite manufacturer of things you really need to survive. We here at Chigger Family are still reeling from the success of our yawn-preventing nICE Cap line of frozen headwear and the continued strong showing from our Face Melter brand pepper sprays, but we’ve just got too many great products to stop now.

The engineering wizards at Chigger Family looked at the research cited in the Radiolab podcast and have come up with something spectacular. We’ve designed a way for you to take advantage of this amazing scientific breakthrough while in the comfort of your own home. It took a lot of work, but we think we have something special here. That is why we are so excited to bring you our latest and greatest invention to date, the Juice Box*!

The Juice Box will make you more smarter!

It will make you so smart, you will even understand what is wrong with that last sentence! No one will call you a big dummy after you’ve shocked your brain into submission

with the Juice Box. Prepare yourself for a new you! People will be amazed by your new superhuman abilities!

And the best part is that the Juice Box is so simple, even an idiot can use it. Simply attach the included electrode head wrap and arm strap to the Juice Box with the included cables.

Turn the power switch to the “On” position and select which mode of learning you plan to do via the mode selector switch. The Juice Box has four learning modes: “Visualization,” “Memory,” “Random”** and “Kill, baby, kill!” Once you have selected the desired learning mode, press the “Start” button to begin your training.

You’ve spent years trying to find Waldo in all of those damn books. Well, once you hook yourself up to a Juice Box set to “Visualization” mode, you are going to be able to spot that bastard in mere seconds, every time. You will also be able to shoot that picture of him from 100 yards with a 20 mph crosswind, after you try out our special “Kill, baby, kill!” mode.

Of course, there is a lot more you can do than find and kill Waldo with a Juice Box.*** Has a lifetime of drug use wracked your brain to the point that your short-term memory barely exists? Give that ol’ busted, cracked-out brain a jump start with “Memory” mode. Show your kids how much you love them by remembering all of their names for once, thanks to the Juice Box. And when thinking, seeing and killing just aren’t cutting it anymore, turn the learning mode switch to “Random” and take a ride on the juice train!

Chigger Family’s Juice Box is destined to be this holiday season’s No. 1, top-selling gift. Will you be the first on your block to exhibit the super-human abilities that can be bestowed on you by the Juice Box, or are you just going to keep being that same old tired dimwit that everyone laughs at and ridicules? Be smart for once, and then be smart forever! Get yourself a Juice Box today!

* WARNING: The Juice Box will shock your brain and arm repeatedly and in rapid succession. By using the Juice Box, you agree to release Chigger Family from any and all past, present and future claims of harm or injury arising from the use of this product and any other products found in the Chigger Family line of goods, whether such use is as directed by Chigger Family or not. Using Juice Box in combination with either Chigger Family nICE Cap or Face Melter products may cause damage to the Juice Box system and your brain. Such use also voids your warranty on all of the products involved. ** “Random” mode shocks the brain and arm in a random sequence. The long term effects of using “Random” mode are currently unknown. Chigger Family recommends that you not use “Random” mode while driving, breastfeeding, smiling or breathing. *** Chigger Family does not advocate for the murder of Waldo or any other fictional characters.

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The Joy of Succulents Wreath Making Workshop at Soil Born Farms • Dec. 2

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This three-hour class will give men and women the chance at a unique, hands-on experience. For only $35 (or $30 for co-op owners) plus a $35 materials fee, one can learn how the various succulent cuttings and trimmings are prepared.

For many years, Soil Born Farms has been offering both food and environmental education programs aimed at both youth and adults. From classes to hands-on workshops, tours to job training, this is one interactive farm. This particular class will be taught by the immensely talented Pamela Marentis and everyone will be able to take home one of their own special wreaths. Instead of spending $50 or more at World Market or even Pier One, your money goes to fund even more programs and, of course, supplies for future generations. Whether your centerpiece hangs on the door, above the fireplace, or near your tree, it will surely be the talk of the Holiday season. A well-done wreath can last for quite some time and the skills you learn from Marentis will last a lifetime. Set your GPS for 2140 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova and visit Soilborn.org for more information. -EJ

Local Band Epsilona Headlines Harlow’s in Celebration of Thinkers EP Release • Nov. 28

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The last time Epsilona and BABE played together, the show reached capacity before the first band even played a note. Now the two promising, young indie-rock groups are joining forces again but in an even larger club, Harlow’s, on Saturday, Nov. 28. Considering this event is to celebrate the release of Epsilona’s solid debut EP Thinkers, and also considering that BABE has been garnering a serious buzz since moving from Sacramento to L.A., this show should do very well.

Toss in the fact that the new project from locals Richie Smith and Lindsey Pavao (semifinalist on Season 2 of The Voice) called Trophii is opening, well, let’s just say you might want to get your tickets lickitysplit so you’re not left out in the cold. Did we mention that local singer/songwriter James Cavern is hosting? Point that Internet device toward Harlows.com for $10 tickets (tickets go up to $12 at the door) and be sure to note that it’s an early show; doors open at 5:30 p.m.

For more on headliners Epsilona and to hear tunes from their new release, visit Epsilonamusic.com. -JC

Brewery Black Friday Third Anniversary Party at New Helvetia Brewing Co. • Nov. 27 New Helvetia Brewing Company has proven itself quite a name around these parts and will celebrate three years with a (you guessed it) beer sampling event. This soiree starts at noon and, unlike most other events of this ilk, will last for an amazing 12 hours. Expect to taste newer additions to their menu including (but certainly not limited to) the Mystery Airship Third Anniversary Porter, the Mystery Airship Imperial Chocolate Porter, a Mystery Airship Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout and a Thunderbeast IPA that is sure to make your body hair stand on end. Attendees will be treated to live music by Jayson Angove, Adrian Bellue and Güero. Additionally, food will be readily available courtesy of the always amazing Chando’s Tacos (starting at noon) and The Culinerdy Cruzer (following at 4:30 p.m.). Instead of staring at your phones and proving you’re there, you can also join in on some ping pong action as well a game of Giant Jenga. “We are almost done with the Terrible Twos, now it’s time for the Trecherous Threes” says the brewery staff on its website. If that weren’t enough of an impetus to get you out of the house, one sip of their Homeland Stout should do the trick. Raise a glass and RSVP at Facebook.com/newhelvetiabrewingco (just check out their upcoming events). -EJ

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Breaking Bad Creator Vince Gilligan Comes to Mondavi Center! • Dec. 10 Vince Gilligan purportedly has a net worth of $15 million at present, but it’s probably safe to say that number isn’t likely to go anywhere but upward. Although his production work was noticed over 20 years ago starting with season three of the X-Files, his career has been on an upward trajectory ever since. Fans of both the immensely popular Breaking Bad series as well as his newer Better Call Saul offering will get a chance to hear Gilligan talk about both of these and, of course, newer works waiting in the pipeline. And while Gilligan has been a known and wanted quantity in entertainment circles well before the release of Breaking Bad in 2008, it was this series that seemingly catapulted him to superstar status in the fields of creating, writing, and producing. There will also be a moderated Q&A session following his lecture that superfans should prepare for in advance. Expect questions about the genesis of main character Walter White, a bevy of inquiries about how Gilligan chose his cast for the series, and find out if Vince is as funny as his actors. For more info and advance tickets, visit Mondaviarts.org. -EJ

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Step into Santa’s Tavern, aka the Golden Bear, on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. for their fifth annual Hot Toddy Competition! Your $5 cover charge at the door or donation of a canned food item will go directly to the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. Cheer on local bartenders competing for cash, prizes and bragging rights while they attempt to craft the most perfect Hot Toddy ever made.

Guests do get to sample the pros submissions, but also can enjoy specials on their own House Toddys and other cocktails. Don’t forget to take some pictures in Santa’s Tavern Photo Booth, as your fridge could probably use some new hanging material that is appropriate with the season. DJ Crook will provide the merry melodies throughout the night. The holiday cheer is strong with this one! Visit Facebook.com/goldenbear916 or Goldenbear916. com for more information. -JC

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Local Americana artist and Auburn-based Hannah Jane Kile released her new record, Little Blue Heron, back in August but never had a proper release show in the Sacramento Valley. Fans of singer/songwriter ditties and ‘70s radio fare a la Linda Ronstadt or even Bonnie Raitt, should come en masse to hear a young woman who sounds as full and graceful as the very artists she’s influenced by and often compared to. “It took about two months of being in the studio two days a week to record Little Blue Heron,” said Hannah Jane Kile while preparing for her upcoming show.

“Little Blue Heron came out on Aug. 28 and is much more explosive than my first release, Becoming Someone. Also, I have two other bandmates to share my songs with and I’m very grateful for them. My first record was much more stripped down with mostly guitar and vocals with some hints of mandolin, organ and backup vocals. Additionally, I have very dear friends who are extremely supportive of my music and they have friends who work at the theater. I also grew up doing musical theater as well so I am honored to be performing in one of Sacramento’s historical theaters.

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DoofyDoo Pays Homage to the West Coast on The Tourist Words Alia Cruz • photo above by Evan E. Duran

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t’s hard to know where to even start when it comes to Drew Walker.

When I first met Walker, he was an outgoing stoner (he’s proven it’s possible!) who would play guitar from the porch of his former Flop Haus digs on H Street and mercilessly push you to support local music and have fun doing it.

From there, I remember always seeing him sitting behind a drumset with a handful of local bands or involved in the production of a local show in one way or another. Other times, he would be walking around the city for hours, posting fliers for shows, snapping film photos and stopping at what seemed like every other house to catch up with friends.

A few years have passed, and lots of things in this town have changed. However, it is

comforting to see Walker as one who remains consistently motivated when it comes to his craft and his commitment to the Sacramento music scene. And just as when I first met him, Walker still has that seemingly never-ending desire to create.

Fresh off tour with his band, Gentleman Surfer, Walker has rolled out his current labor of love through his solo project, DoofyDoo. This current endeavor is a collection of 15 EPs of edited live recordings that pay homage to every city he has toured in over the past year. He has called this collection of recordings, “The Tourist: The West Coast In Audio”, which he describes as an album, “Spanning both Western borders, part beats, part guitars, part anthropological adventure, a collection of tracks from, for, and

about 17 different cities and towns between Tijuana and Vancouver.” He says that the album was made, “Using tapes, samples, fx and found instruments. Each track on the album represents a unique unrepeatable experience in the city it was recorded in including Sacramento, Davis, San Francisco, Reno, Oakland, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Mexicali, Tijuana, Long Beach, Portland, Olympia, Seattle, Anacortes, Eugene, Port Townsend and Vancouver.”

The Tourist is a long, freaky musical trip.

There is song after song of looping soundbites and melodic story lines that almost play like subliminal messages. Drew did hours of research on each place he visited, and collected sound snippets from different sources, using them as grounds for improvising in live performances. He

then recorded and edited the raw performances and turned them into albums. This process continued over the course of a year, blossoming into a glimpse of the hyper world of Drew’s brain.

“My desire to go on tour, meet new people, and travel really left me with the idea that I wanted to know the people and places on a more personal level,” says Walker. “I would go up on stage with a semi-planned idea of what I would be performing, but it was all with the idea that it would all organically unfold onstage.”

In other words, he would reach out to his surroundings for creative motivation.

Each song is accompanied by writings and pictures. “I like to capture the snapshot of an experience,” says Walker, “Every song incorporates a different experience.”

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“This work definitely takes a third eye to take in. In fact, I hope some people are high when they first listen.”

- Drew Walker, aka DoofyDoo Every EP was recorded in a different venu in a different place and with a completely different audience, and there are even instances where Drew has used the equipment of other acts.

“Sometimes I’ll ask other bands playing the same gig if I can use their instruments. It’s what gives it that nice tweak or something different. So a lot of the songs even use entirely different equipment.”

All factors have helped create something aesthetically different every single time. In the end, a total of 18 varying live shows were edited to create The Tourist.

“This work definitely takes a third eye to take in,” says Drew, “In fact, I hope some people are high when they first listen.” He gave me permission to oust his reefer influences, saying, “One of those songs is titled '4/20/2015' and was recorded in San Francisco at this crazy bar that was also a performance venue and laundromat.

That was crazy, but also one of my favorites.”

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piece that couples many concepts that go beyond the musical. Every song has photographs, writings and art he has personally created specifically for each album and its tracks.

“It is a huge piece of performance art in my eyes,” he says, “Essentially the collaging of images from my life on tour. Its takes on a personal and unique form with each performance.”

The tracks take the listener on a sonically animated roller coaster ride, with little to no actual singing. Most vocals are limited to sound snippets and people talking about stuff like racism, parking tickets, Sac history and Birkenstocks. A lot of these sounds are rhythmically repeated and paired with Walker’s live drumming and other instrumentals. One notable thing about Walker’s style, is that he has managed to master the art of being spontaneous and free. It genuinely feels like his unedited subconscious unapologetically seeps through in every song. It is wacky and weird and sometimes

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dizzying, but it is never boring or trying to imitate anything else. The Tourist feels personal and authentic without any pretentious connotations.

On Dec. 6 The Tourist will officially be released in its entirety at the renewed Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery. In fact, the recently renovated (rere-renovated?) venue is opening its digs early just for Walker’s show. Since the community raised over $800 through Indiegogo to help make Drew’s touring project possible, Blackbird is hosting a dinner as a thanks for everyone before the show.

This reception will be something entirely new for Walker and his music. Rather than being planned and rehearsed, Walker hopes to follow suit with The Tourist, and let things unfold organically.

There will be a gallery reception, with a music video premier that he is really excited about. “The music video is made to go with the Sac song,” he says, “It’s going to be 12 awesome minutes directed by my friend Gabe, aka Tiger’s Blood.”

A live performance will follow, that will surely be

wildly improvised; something that will be utilized to make another improvised album that was based on his previous improvised albums.

When asked about his motivation for this work, Walker says, “If you like it, go deeper. It’s an experience that involves all of these people and all of this information and it’s all part of it here. It’s not about just music, but it is verging on fine art/outsider art. Essentially, my show will be about sharing, celebrating and then moving on to something else.”

Grab your copy of DoofyDoo’s The Tourist Dec. 6 at Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery at 1015 9th St. The all-ages show will include a live performance, video premiere and gallery reception and is free with purchase of the album. For more info, go to Facebook.com/ doofydoojams

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Open Letter

Bay Area Rapper Iamsu Conquers His Fears and Comes of Age Words James Barone

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or as busy as his 2014 was, you’d think Richmond, California-based rapper Iamsu (stylized IamSu!) would be content to kick back and enjoy a little downtime. That’s most certainly not the case.

In fact, when Submerge spoke to the young, rising hip-hop star, he was gearing up for a flight halfway around the world to Australia to play his first-ever string of dates in the Land Down Under, hitting five cities.

“I’m really excited,” he said as we began our phone conversation. “I heard they love hip-hop over there.”

This year, Iamsu’s travels have taken him coast to coast and around the globe, with even a stop in Paris along the way.

“Man, it was amazing when I went to Paris,” Iamsu said of his Oct. 3, 2015 performance at the Be Street Festival. “It was a great experience. I can’t wait to go back. There was a lot of energy. They just appreciate rap music, hip-hop, in a different way. It was really cool.”

Iamsu’s recent bout of globetrotting has been in support of his most recent release, and his first studio album, Sincerely Yours, released in May 2014. The album features 15 seamlessly woven together tracks that are refreshingly sparse, with a laidback feel that’s perfectly suited to Iamsu’s Cali-cool cadence.

It also boasts guest appearances from Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Bay Area stalwarts E-40 and Too $hort.

Rolling Stone ranked the album among its “40 Best Rap Albums of 2014.”

Though Sincerely Yours was technically his debut, Iamsu has been releasing mixtapes at a torrid rate since 2010. Beginning with Su! the Right Thing, he has put forth nine mixtapes, including 2015’s Eyes on Me, which is available for digital download. Among those releases were Kilt and Kilt II, which will lend their name to Iamsu’s forthcoming sophomore studio album, Kilt 3, which he said should be ready “early next year.”

“The album, as far as music goes, is complete. I’m just in the process of … gathering all my media content, which is something I’m doing different,” Iamsu said of the anticipated release. “With the last album, I didn’t have all my videos done before I released it. I was doing stuff after the release date … I just wanted to get all my stuff done and give everything to the people all at one time.”

He said that continuing the Kilt series was meant to recapture some of the feelings he had earlier in his still young music career.

“It’s definitely an evolution from those two. It’s me revisiting that feeling that I had,” Iamsu said. “When I recorded those first two mixtapes, the mindset on the music, just on determination, was so high. That’s what I’m giving people on this Kilt 3 is just a lot energy.

It’s more so about feeling my presence.”

Upon returning from Australia, Iamsu will hit the familiar roads of California, including a stop in Sacramento. In the meantime, you can learn more about this burgeoning Bay Area rap star in the following interview.

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You’ve done a lot of touring this year. Are you looking forward to winding down a little bit or do you enjoy being out there on the road?

I’m definitely not looking forward to winding down [laughs]. I might go crazy …

Before you released your first proper studio album, you released a bunch of mixtapes since 2010. Are you one of those people who are constantly writing and working on ideas?

Absolutely. Every time I get a chance to get in a studio and work on ideas, I do. This is just my passion. Hopefully I can get in a studio in Australia and catch that vibe.

I was really digging the title track. The lyrics seemed very open and honest. Could you talk a little bit about how that song came together?

That was just where my head was at at that exact moment. When I listen back to it, it puts a smile on my face, just because I see how much I’ve grown up since then … To be honest, I was afraid of success. I wasn’t afraid of failure, because I don’t believe I’ve come all this way to fail. I was afraid of all the things to come, like traveling overseas and going on TV, you know what I’m saying? Because all this stuff is destined, and I wasn’t really sure if I was prepared for it at the time.

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You’d released a bunch of mixtapes before 2014, but Sincerely Yours was dubbed your debut album. How was recording that different from your experiences making mixtapes?

It wasn’t too different. I had a lot of freedom with that album.

I did something more alternative with that project, because I was really trying to showcase my artistic capabilities, so that was really cool … It was a great time. It allowed me to do a lot of different things.

One of the things that struck me about Sincerely Yours, even through the intro and interludes, was how the tracks seemed to flow together so well. It felt like listening to one long song with a bunch of different movements. Was that something you really wanted to work on when you were putting it together? You’d said you were looking to make an artistic statement.

Definitely. I’ve got to give a lot of the credit to some of my boys who helped me put the album together Kuya Beats, P-Lo and Chief.

They helped me put that album together, because I was on the road. I had an overall concept, but they were the ones who helped me put it together.

What was the overall concept you had for Sincerely Yours?

It was an open letter to my fans. I wanted to make it like an audio book—just free-form thoughts and me just communicating openly to my fans, because I was in an interesting headspace at the time. I really had to express that. I feel like I got that all off my chest.

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You’ve gotten a lot of attention from some major media outlets like Rolling Stone and even the New York Times. Did that help contribute to your fear of success? You hear a lot of cautionary tales of people approaching stardom and they can’t handle it.

Was that where you were coming from?

It was definitely both. A lot of cautionary tales. It just comes from maturity, man, I had to realize I’m not scared.

I had to use that fear to propel myself and not hold myself back.

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Definitely, and that just comes from maturity.

There are a lot of things that happened over the past year that have made me grow up, you know what I’m saying? My grandmother passed this year, my uncle passed this year, and that “To be honest, was really hard. That really I was afraid made me face reality, of success. I you know?

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The Bay Area has such a rich hip-hop history with guys like E-40 and Too $hort, and you’ve gotten to work with both of them. Did they impart any wisdom on to you as far as having a long career in music and helping you mature as an artist and just as a professional?

Oh definitely. I had a few talks with E-40, and he gave me a lot of knowledge as far as taking my time with music, and Too $hort as well.

They’ve had probably the longest running rap careers, so I’m in good company.

Do you feel any responsibility, being from the Bay, to carry that banner, so to speak, of being the new generation?

I’m just walking my own path, and I want to represent the Bay Area, period. I hope to take it as far as they took it. So yeah, Catch Iamsu live at Ace I want to carry of Spades in Sacramento that torch. on Dec. 4. Show Banga and Anjali World will also perform. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through Aceofspadessac.com.

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Local Auteurs Behind Trash Film Orgy to Debut Badass Monster Killer on IMAX Words Andrew C. Russell

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ec. 3 will be something of a milestone for trash fans; in the midst of giant international blockbusters, a locally produced grindhouse film will make its debut on the threestory Esquire IMAX screen in Downtown Sacramento. Promising a decidedly different “epic” experience, Badass Monster Killer is the third and most ambitious feature-length film from Christy Savage and Darin Wood, the filmmakers behind the legendary Trash Film Orgy, TFO Productions, Zombie Walk and Carnival of the Dead. Pitched as a hybrid meeting of Shaft and H.P. Lovecraft, the film not only meets these expectations, but bursts gleefully (and gorily) through them from one over-the-top scene to another.

Badass Monster Killer follows Jimmy Chevelle (Jawara Duncan), a tough-talking undercover street cop, secret agent and all-around ladies man whose only goal is to put an end to the diabolical, supernatural occult bullshit taking over the streets of downtown Camaroville. Behind the scenes of evildoing is Chevelle’s nemesis, Reverend Anton Dellamorte (Ryan Cicak) who, along with a bevy of local pimps, plans to unleash an ultimate, tentacular evil upon the city by getting his claws on the Necronomicon. Along the way, Chevelle must navigate a treacherous path of friends, foes and foxy ladies, including Lola Maldonado (Amy Geiger), princess of the criminal underworld.

The world of BMK is heavily immersive and unlike anything else we’ve seen in TFO’s filmography, from 2008’s Monster from Bikini Beach to 2011’s Planet of the Vampire Women.

Camaroville is a painstakingly realized, neon-drenched animated landscape, replete with distorted expressionist buildings and littered in every shot with in-jokes and sly references down to the smallest graffiti or glowing sign. The result is a living encyclopedia of the Trash Film aesthetic, packed to the brim with strip clubs, acid-spitting mutants, sexy cult members and, most importantly of all, buckets upon buckets of gore.

Although there is a galaxy of unpredictable factors that go into a film achieving “cult status,” the folks at TFO productions seem to have nailed it. More than three years in the making, Badass Monster Killer is layered with so many hidden gags and double-take causing, spew-your-beverage-out rewatchable moments that the film will be a must-own on DVD. It doesn’t hurt that 100 percent of the film’s DNA is from pure cult stock, from classic blaxploitation classics such as Superfly and Sweet Sweetback’s Badasssss Song to Lovecraft, the cultiest of cult horror authors. Viewers should prepare for a monstrous onslaught of Shoggoth, Fungoids from Yuggoth and a likely visit from Cthulu itself.

We recently caught up with the co-founders of TFO, Darin Wood (director) and Christy Savage (producer) to interrogate them about their latest project and the mutual cult obsessions that have made their creative power what it is today.

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What are your filmmaking backgrounds? How did we get to the TFO productions we see today?

Christy Savage: Darrin and I first started before we were even dating, when we were just friends. We were working on films together in the early ‘90s. Back then, we were shooting on Super 8 because video was still pretty shitty at that point, plus Super 8 was kind of a “cool” thing to do. We ended up not finishing those movies after running out of money. After that, we did a cable access show for many years called Deth’s Oogly Hed. It was like a horror movie magazine show, and we showed a lot of movie clip...We would do themes, like “How to be a Successful Slasher Movie Killer”. That led into the annual film festival (Trash Film Orgy) at The Crest.

By 2005, The Crest Theater had put in digital projection, home video was looking better, and that was the catalyst that made us go “Holy crap, It’s time for us to start making movies again! We have a place we can show stuff, we have a crew, let’s do this!”

What was the genesis of BMK as a project? How did that brainstorming session work?

Darin Wood: On paper, it wasn’t as freaky as it is today—it was more of a straight-up urban horror movie with on-site location shooting. I thought we couldn’t do it—we would have to get permits to shoot in alleys in downtown Sacramento, and all that stuff. And then one day I realized, “Oh, wait, I could do all the backgrounds with CGI!” I can’t make them look like real buildings, but If I make them

all tripped-out and bent and stylized, it won’t matter! The realism doesn’t have to come into play. After a while I started to like that idea even more. No one can say “Oh, that part didn’t look real.” It’s obviously not real! The buildings are cartoons!

It gives you a lot of freedom. It doesn’t have to look real, it just has to look cool and colorful.

CS: We’ve always been big fans of blaxploitation and horror, and Lovecraft’s work, so it was only a matter of time before we started putting them together.

I remember we talked to one of our distributors for Planet of the Vampire Women over a lunch. Darrin mentioned having an idea for a blaxploitation movie, and he was like “Don’t do that! That’ll never sell, especially in the international market.” Of course, they went out of business six months later.

Luckily we didn’t listen to that guy.

DW: He didn’t get it.

How much does the Cthulu mythos come into play in the film?

DW: People out there that are real hardcore Lovecraft fans, they’ll get some references here

and there, but it’ll probably be pretty silly as far as relation to the mythology goes.

CS: I was reading a note though, on the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival website yesterday, and they were talking about there actually being a pretty good audience for things that make a little bit fun of the whole mythos, because a lot of the horror is so serious, that people enjoy having a release—kind of similar to Roger Corman’s take on always having jokes to put in your horror movies. I mean, just look at Re-Animator! Did that take itself seriously? Come on! [laughs] And that’s probably the best Lovecraft movie out there.

Badass Monster Killer seems like a big step up in scope from your last film, Planet of the Vampire Women.

DW: And if you were to see Bikini Beach, it’s definitely a big step up from that, too. In between our first films, there was stuff that we earmarked to say “hey, let’s do better in this department.” Someone recently asked me if there was different software involved, and I thought about it ... It was the same camera, the exact same

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“What you need to bring to the table if you’re a new viewer or not is just a sense that the film, and all of our films, don’t take themselves too seriously, I think they’re all fun.”

– Darin Wood, writer and director of Badass Monster Killer editing software, the exact same CGI technology from Vampire Women, it’s just that I’ve learned more tricks. At one point when I was working on it, and it was taking a long, long time, I could at least look at it and say to myself, “It looks like I imagined.”

There’s quite a few familiar faces from your other productions.

What can you tell us about the star of the new film, Jawara Duncan?

DW: Jawara Duncan was also the male lead in Vampire Women. He’s super good, has an awesome sense of humor about himself, and also, we did a lot of physical stuff like fight scenes, even when he’s up against invisible monsters, and he was super good at that. He came into this one already cast—we never considered anyone else. With fight choreography, sometimes you’ll get guys that are all over the map, but Jawara has been consistent, and it makes the editing so much easier. He just gets it. He was able to do a lot of things physically and comedically, it was great.

Will we be seeing any more Badass Monster Killer adventures in the future?

CS: We currently don’t have a script for Badass Monster Killer 2, but who knows, if this one goes viral ...

DW: This is just my own hypothesis/speculation. When we did Vampire Women, Paul Allen and I did a comic book for BMK. Rather than have it just be a straight adaptation of the movie, we told another story featuring some of the characters that survive and whatnot. It had Jimmy Chevelle in it, with a completely different storyline.

We didn’t finish, and it’s not going to be done in time for the premiere, but sometime in the future, we might return to it or, if a sequel became possible, I’d be down to use that as a skeleton for the new script. It could happen!

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What does the elevator pitch for Badass Monster Killer sound like?

CS: It’s kind of like Shaft meets Lovecraft. Lots of blood, lots of boobs, lots of monsters. That translates into any language— great for the International market!

How did BMK get to have its premiere at the Esquire IMAX? CS: We were lucky with our former partners at The Crest, working with them, still, because of some of the connections we had and mostly because of the reputation we’ve built with the last couple of movie premieres.

With the last one, Planet of the Vampire Women, we almost sold out The Crest. We have a pretty good following in town, so we were able to go to the IMAX and pretty much convince them to take a chance on us, you know, “We can fill your theater- we can do this!” A little bit of clout, and a good reputation, and they’ve been great to work with, so we’re really looking forward to this.

DW: I think the IMAX experience is gonna be really great. For us, with the surround sound mix, which nobody does at our budget level, I don’t know if we could have done it at too many other places, to really do justice to the audio. The picture is the picture, and it’ll be huge and everything, but for us, it really had to be the surround sound.

Philip Baldwin’s soundtrack for BMK seems pretty essential to the plot. How did the process for that work?

DW: When we started filming, I started thinking about integrating the blaxploitation feel into the soundtrack. We started talking about the Curtis Mayfield soundtrack for Superfly and how Mayfield is almost like another character in the film, like the narrator—he’s telling you about all the stuff that’s happening on screen, or he’s commenting on the characters. That’s all it took for Phil to get excited about that

idea, and it comes out in the end result. It’s really funny, and I haven’t even figured out all of it—some of the lyrics are really buried down in there. But the composer has always been like that, from Bikini Beach onwards.

He mixes in some buried moments of dialogue that I still come across in the last couple of films.

What does the future hold for TFO films and events?

CS: We’re still trying out new venues for the film festival; We’re going to get this film out to a wider audience on DVDs, VOD, additional screenings in other cities ... and then start another movie! Also, Zombie Walk will take place next year as always.

DW: There’s a bunch of scripts that are done, a bunch that are partially done, at some point we’re gonna have to decide what we wanna do.

CS: I’m always voting for the giant armadillo movie ...

DW: I’d like to do something that can make use of the CGI city again, because it took three years to put together! [laughs]

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DW: I think what you need to bring to the table if you’re a new viewer or not is just a sense that the film, and all of our films, don’t take themselves too seriously, I think they’re all fun.

CS: Fun! Fun is the key word.

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Weapons of Mass Instruction Sculptor Al Farrow Explores the Intersection of War and Religion Words Nur Kausar

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ue to the subject matter of this story, during my research I couldn’t help but Google places that have recently endured mass violence.

After three obvious locations—Douma, Syria (at least 250 reported killed Nov. 4); Beirut (43 reported killed Nov. 12); and Paris (129 reported killed Nov. 13) —I nearly stopped.

I also checked local news, though nothing at such scale happened on this particular day. The daily violence involving weapons that did occur, as far as I could tell, was upsetting but unrelated to religious extremism.

This last factor is important in the context of my interview with artist Al Farrow, whose collection, Divine Ammunition: The Sculpture of Al Farrow, graces the Crocker Art Museum through Jan. 3.

Farrow uses guns and ammunition to create miniature cathedrals, mausoleums, mosques, reliquaries and synagogues.

Colorful copper, brass and steel bullets line entrances to sacred spaces, shape domes and create buttresses and minarets in a beautiful but disturbing way. Farrow is a social commentator, and through these pieces, he expresses what he sees as the hypocrisy and dissolution of true religion.

“Everyone sends out their soldiers with blessings, and says God is on their side,” he says. “They give the last rites to their dying.

But they don’t prevent them from going out and killing or getting killed. Religion is not preventing what it’s supposed to.”

Farrow grew up in a secular, nonpracticing Jewish household. He says he has noticed the United States has changed from his childhood to today, but his commentary through his art since he began this body of work 15 years ago, has not changed.

“It hasn’t changed at all, since the problems that existed then are still here now, even if they may manifest in Paris instead of New York,” he says. “The idea of war and religion hasn’t shifted at all. When I was a young person, religion wasn’t playing as much of a role in American life, it was more secular.”

“There has been a real expansion of fundamentalism in all major religions,” he says. “Evangelicals, Jews, Catholics, Muslims—it’s only a handful [from all religions] who are messing it up for the many.”

The 72-year-old architecture-trained artist says he doesn’t have a goal for his art, but a point of view that there “is a relationship to think about” between violence and religion.

“Would people fight over economics and kill each other?” he says. “Somehow religion goes so deep into the human psyche. My

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hope is that those who see my art will think about this and think, ‘I don’t have to listen to this.’ I hope I can lead them to finding those hypocrisies.”

Farrow started this body of work 15 years ago based off his first experience seeing reliquaries, some containing human bones, in the crypt of the basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy. He invented his own saint, Santo Guerro, the Saint of War, and chose bones and weaponry as the ironic materials for his social critique.

Farrow explained that “guerro” is not a real word, but a play on the word for war. He noticed in romance languages that “war” is a feminine word, so he masculinized it.

“I didn’t want to insult anyone else so I needed to make up my own saint and it had to be meaningful,” he says of the creation, whose relics lie within Farrow’s Catholic sculptures.

around guns, it had no presence in my life,” he says of first starting out with his concept. “I was at a complete loss as a way to communicate.”

Farrow started attending gun shows and admits to having preconceived notions when first approaching.

“I am a social commentary artist and anti-war,” he says. “I entered that world with prejudices. I have learned a lot and evolved around the world of guns. I have since learned that the gun world is not just a bunch of violent yahoos. For example, there are collectors and the world of gun collecting is no different than the world of art collecting. They use the same criteria, for example—quality, rarity and prominence.”

Farrow also learned more about the culture around hunting, and the use of guns for law enforcement and protection in a business setting. Despite these more

“Everyone sends out their soldiers with blessings, and says God is on their side. They give the last rites to their dying. But they don’t prevent them from going out and killing or getting killed. Religion is not preventing what it’s supposed to.”

– Al Farrow A gothic cathedral at the back of the exhibit, for example, steals the show.

Known as The Spine and Tooth of Santa Guerro, Farrow used more than 200 guns and thousands of bullets to build the 1,200-pound sculpture. Its finishing touch is Santo Guerro’s gold tooth.

Farrow later evolved to include other major religions (he said he will eventually incorporate Buddhism), but because they do not have a history of relics, he found other equally meaningful objects.

Inside his synagogues he places Torah covers with the Ten Commandments, making sure the first Commandment, thou shalt not kill, is clearly visible. His synagogues always include Uzi parts, because, he says, “It’s an Israeli gun and I want to make that hypocrisy obvious.”

Farrow notes he has chosen not to place symbolic objects inside his mosque sculptures.

“It’s not that I am afraid, but what I consider approaching with respect,” he says. “It’s in the eye of the beholder and I trust that.”

The changes Farrow has noticed after years of buying, dismantling and reimagining weapons of destruction, are in himself.

“Because I was not a shooter and raised

realistic uses, Farrow says he is still adamantly against civilians having assault weapons, and in his ideal world, guns would not be needed.

“I keep telling my wife, I wish they would put me out of business,” he laughs.

“That would be the best thing that ever came out of this.”

For now, second best is the conversations he has been able to start through these sculptures.

“It’s intended to disturb to a degree and in that sense, it’s been successful,” he says of the collection. “It gets people into a place where they feel the need to communicate with each other. You can see masterpieces in places all over the world and people will see them in silence and just look for a few seconds.”

Divine Ammunition: The Sculpture of Al Farrow is on display through Jan. 3 at the Crocker Art Museum, located at 216 O Street. For more information, go to Crockerartmuseum.org. For more information on Al Farrow and to see his full Reliquaries collection, visit Alfarrow.com.

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Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Sam I Jam, Adam J, Roger Carpio and Special Guests, 9 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium Third Eye Blind, Nate Ruess, Zella Day, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Gymboyz, 7 p.m.

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

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium Rob Thomas, Rachel Platten, Jamie Lawson, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Brodie Stewart, 10 p.m.

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Community Center Theater Kim Walker-Smith, 7 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium USAF Band of the Golden West, 7 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith and the House Band, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5 p.m.; Stacey Jones, 9 p.m.

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

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub 98 Rock Local Licks Free Music Series, 8:30 p.m.

Sleep Train Arena TransSiberian Orchestra, 4 & 8 p.m.

Torch Club Sandra Dolores, 5:30 p.m.; Ray Catfish Copeland, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O, 8 p.m.

12.03 Thursday

Ace of Spades David Allen Coe, BlackWater, Josh Budro Band, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Beneath Oblivion, Battle Hag, Moontrail, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Aggrolites, 6:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts An Irish Christmas, 2 p.m.

Torch Club Quinn Hedges, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Marty Cohen & The Sidekicks, 8 p.m.

The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Subdudes, 5:30 p.m.

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Sacramento Community Center Theater Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera present the Music of Queen, 8 p.m.

Torch Club The Hucklebucks, 5:30 p.m.; Mercy Me! Band, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades Dan + Shay, Stephan Hogan, Colleen Heauser, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

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

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Holiday Jam feat. Tony! Toni!

Toné!, Wreckx-N-Effect, 7:30 p.m.; Maxx Cabello Jr., 9:30 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Clean Slate, 10 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Dream in Red, Digital Havoc, Last of Us, Thunderchief, 8 p.m.

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The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

12.04 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Iamsu!, Show Banga, Anjali World, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Simple Creation, 9:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m.

DeVille Vacaville The Used Blues Band feat. Carlos Reyes, Lyndsey Elm & Darrell Mansfield, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Good Company: Jon Reyes & Druskee, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Westbound 50, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Black Water, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Lost In Suburbia, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine 50 Watt Heavy, Island Apollo, Cassette Idols, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Bill Mylar’s Grateful Dead Tribute Night, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Walking Spanish, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Concert Band, 7 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O, 8 p.m.

Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (Grass Valley) Pink Martini: Joy to the World featuring Storm Large, 8 p.m.

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12.05 Saturday

Ace of Spades Maddie & Tae, Dallas Smith, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Tune Buggy, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp N Men Party feat. Free Beer, Tattooed Love Dogs 8 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Chad Bushnell Band, 6 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Crest Theatre Dweezil Zappa, 4 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s A Tribute to Frank Sinatra for his 100th Birthday feat. local bands, 5:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts The Folsom Symphony: Bianco Natale, 2 p.m.; Folsom Lake College: Youth Chamber Orchestra, 3 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy hosted

by Jaime Fernandez, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Comix hosted by Jaime Fernandez and Mike Cella, Nov. 25, 8 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club Mike E. Winfield, Nov. 25 & Nov. 27 - 29, Wed., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 6 p.m.

New Faces Showcase, Dec. 2, 8 p.m.

Sampson: “My Spirit Animal is A Butch Lesbian,” Dec. 3, 8 p.m.

Heather McDonald, Dec. 4 - 5, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.

Lance Woods and Friends, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.

Improv Lab, Harold Night & Gordon Teams, Wednesday’s, 7 - 10 p.m.

DeVille Vacaville Ghost Color, Tell The Wolves, Madison Ave., 9 p.m.

Third Space Art Collective The Garden, Male Gaze, Kaz Mirblouk, 7 p.m.

Cage Match & Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m.

District 30 Panic City, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Candye Kane, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Voices of California, 1 p.m.; Folsom Lake College: Youth Chamber Orchestra, 7 p.m.; The Folsom Symphony: Bianco Natale, 7:30 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) The Subdudes, 8 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium Jingle Ball feat. Flo Rida, Kalin and Myles, Tori Kelly, Alessia Cara, Travis Mills, Daya, 4:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Jason Bonham’s Led Zepplin Experience, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Pink Martini feat. Storm Large, 7 p.m.

12.07 Monday

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Carter Winter, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Dandy Warhols, Miranda Lee Richards, 7 p.m.

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

Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m.

Tommy T’s Tony Roberts, Nov. 27 - 29 Darren Carter, Dec. 4 - 6

Misc.

1810 Gallery Opening Reception for 52 Hues Collective Group Show feat. Shaun Burner, Franceska Gamez, Mike Rodriguez, Stephen Williams, Molly Devlin, Waylon Horner and Many More, Dec. 4, 6 p.m.

20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m.

Avid Reader (Davis) Reading, Discussion, & Signing w/ Author Jason Denzel, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m.

B Street Theatre Mainstage Series: Handle With Care by Jason Odell Williams, through Jan. 3

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Daze On the Green, 10 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Comedy

Blue Line Arts Gallery 30 x 30 Exhibit, Nov. 28 - Jan. 9

Crest Theatre Stand Up Sacramento w/ JR De Guzman, Ray Molina, Michael Calvin Jr., Kristen Frisk and More, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.

Freeze Frame: Photography Art Competition, Nov. 28 - Jan. 9

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Starlite Lounge Astral Cult, The Sorority, White Fuzzy Bloodbath, West By Swan, 8 p.m.

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Torch Club Jessica Malone, 5:30 p.m.; Afro Funk Experience, 9 p.m.

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Adam Carolla, Dec. 4, 8 p.m.

Scarface, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m.

The Godfather Part II, Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.

Rick Steves Travel Lecture, Nov. 30, 7 p.m.

Spirit of the Marathon II, Dec. 5, 4 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Divine Ammunition: The Sculpture of Al Farrow, through Jan. 3, 2016 Rain Forest Visions: Amazonian Ceramics from Ecuador/The Melza and Ted Barr Collection, through Feb 14, 2016 Back to Life: Bay Area Figurative Drawings, through May 1, 2016 Film Series: The Last Laugh, Dec. 3, 6 p.m.

Esquire IMAX Theater World Premier of Trash Film Orgy’s Badass Monster Killer, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Folsom Public Library Local Authors Showcase, Nov. 14, 1 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m.

Harris Center An Irish Christmas, Nov. 27 - 29 Evening of Dance, Dec. 3, 9 p.m.

Hiram Johnson High School Holiday Tapestry 2015: A Winter Celebration, Dec. 4 - 5 Historic Old Folsom Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m.

Kupros Craft House Trivia with Triviology 101, Sundays, 7:30 p.m.

Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Back to Basics Exhibit w/ Char Hall, Kristina McClanahan, Peter Wedel and More, through Nov. 30 Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

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

Shine Cave Clove, Rachel Wagner, 8 p.m.

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Donald Lacy feat. Lee Levine, Dec. 4 - 6, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Goapele, 9 p.m.

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Comedy Open Mic Showcase hosted by Cheryl “The Soccer Mom,” Dec. 1, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

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Laughs Unlimited Carla Rea feat. Kul Black, Nov. 27 - 29, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Kyle Roland, 3 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon The Stance, 9 p.m.

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UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O, 8 p.m.

Eagles Lodge (Roseville) Laugh It Off Comedy w/ Ellis Rodriguez, Michael Calvin Jr., Greg Williams, Dan Mires, Saul Trujillo, Dec. 5, 8 p.m.

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

Cafe Colonial Sol Legacy, 5 p.m.

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UC Davis: Jackson Hall University Chorus with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m.

Family Series: A Christmas Carol, through Dec. 27 Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Old Sacramento Sacramento Grand Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Nov. 25, 6 p.m.

Old Sugar Mill Meet the Makers: Winemaker Series, Dec. 5, 12 p.m.

Pine Cove Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Press Club Flex Your Head Trivia, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot 3-2-1 Sizzle Burlesque and Variety Show w/ Host Jay Siren, Nov. 27, 9 p.m.

Sutter Street Theatre The 39 Steps, through Nov. 29 Holiday in the Hills, Dec. 5 - 23 Theater One Alice In Wonderland, through Dec. 5 Tommy T’s Wet-N-Wild Wednesdays: Male Revue, Dec. 2, 8:30 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

WAL Public Market Pink Week Show feat. work by Tofu, Melanie Brown, Gioia Fonda, Sarah Detweiler, through Dec 10

Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

White Buffalo Gallery Exposure: The Art of Nicole Kirkaldy, through Dec. 5

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1725 I Street, Sacramento Words & photos Amy Serna If you spend enough time at neighborhood bar Easy on I, it will quickly start to become a place “where everybody knows your name.”

Owners Mark and Carol Hoyt know all the regulars, always welcome new patrons and are always caught laughing behind their bar. It’s obvious that Mark and Carol have a love for what they do, which is running one of the best watering holes on I Street. They make the bar and grill, on the corner of 18th and I, seem more like your local hang out spot. Easy on I is a casual, low-key bar and grill that is perfect for a Friday night or Wednesday afternoon. It’s full of everything you want at your local bar: good beers, comfortable atmosphere, awesome food and friendly people. It’s the kind of bar that you can grab a drink, a bite to eat, and meet someone new sitting on the bar stool next to you.

At first glance, Easy on I might not seem like a destination for gourmet food, but don’t underestimate the small bar. It’s a spot where you can always expect excellent service and quality food. They have a menu full of burgers, sandwiches and even barbecue. Being a regular myself at Easy on I, the food never fails to taste fresh and delicious. But my mission for the evening was happy hour and to see how much food and drink I could get for $25.

For a Monday night, this bar was not quiet.

It was already full of thirsty and hungry people ready for happy hour.

Just by looking at Easy’s happy hour menu, I knew I was going to walk out the of the bar with a mini food baby. “The Happiest of Hours,” as the menu so proudly calls this joyful time, is Monday through Friday from 2–6 p.m., and options include sliders, stuffed peppers, wings, loaded fries and drink specials, all for under $6 each.

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For a grand total of $25.25, I sipped on a porter from New Helvetia Brewing Company ($4.75); tried the Belgian-style beer from West Sacramento’s Jackrabbit Brewing Company ($4.75); devoured eight chicken wings ($5.75); stuffed my face with eight fried zucchini sticks ($4.50); and loaded my belly with loaded fries ($5.50). For this giant meal I needed some reinforcement to help grub down; it was more than enough to feed two people for dinner.

For this assignment, I chose to indulge in craft beers, although it was pretty tough to pass up the $1.25 Olympia happy hour special. Upon walking up to the bar, you can easily recognize a majority of the handles that are on tap, the local lineup includes Bike Dog, Oak Pak Brewery, Jackrabbit, New Helvetia and Two Rivers. All craft beers are priced at $4.75 during happy hour.

Both the New Helvetia and Jackrabbit offerings were refreshing but still satisfying for a chilly November night. Shortly after the beers were poured, the appetizers were served promptly.

First up, the chicken wings were smothered in spicy buffalo sauce, served with a side of ranch. You know food is going to be comforting when they also serve it with wet naps for the final finish.

As for the fried zucchini sticks, they were served warm and covered with a crispy batter that gives State Fair fried food a run for its money. The zucchini sticks actually made me crave them again the very next day.

The loaded fries were doused with blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles, parmesan cheese and garlic. The creamy sauce and crispy fries are the perfect combination for any hungry belly.

Altogether this Happy Hour Hound was left satisfied and with my pocket still full of cash.

Don’t miss out on a good happy hour deal and possibly your new favorite hang out spot. At Easy on I, you can always count on a delicious food experience that might turn you into a regular.

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I don’t know how things are in other countries, but I’m positive we have it pretty good here in America. I know things are tough sometimes. We all have problems, and I don’t mean to trivialize yours, but if you’re living here, your problems aren’t as serious as some poor schlub living in Myanmar or somewhere. I mean, Myanmar may be nice. I’ve never been there, but I’m sure it’s a lot more difficult to be a poor schlub there than it is to be a poor schlub here. I know this because of the Apple Pencil.

According to Apple.com, the Pencil is an accessory for their new tablet, the iPad Pro, which I assume is just a more expensive version of their already expensive iPad. Here’s what they have to say about the Pencil: “When using iPad Pro, there may be moments when you want even greater precision. So we painstakingly designed Apple Pencil to expand on the versatility of MultiTouch. And while the technology inside is unlike anything we’ve ever engineered, picking up Apple Pencil for the first time feels instantly familiar.

It lets you make any number of effects, right down to a single pixel, giving you more creative freedom than ever before.”

There’s so much that bothers me about all that, I’m not sure where to begin.

“The technology is like nothing we’ve ever engineered …” bitch, please. They’ve always got to make everything seem like it’s the greatest thing ever. Like this mutant stylus is going to move us one step closer to a utopian society.

And of course it feels familiar, everyone’s used a pencil … or a pen … right? Am I the only one who’s bothered by this? What’s worse is that opening phrase, “When using iPad Pro …” Don’t be so presumptuous, asshole.

Another thing that really drove me crazy was its promotional image: pictured is a slim, white, stylus-looking thing set against an ombre backdrop that fades from dark black at the top to light gray at the bottom; to the right of the device is the Apple logo, and to the right of that stark, white lettering that reads, “Pencil.” It’s typical Apple marketing, but for some reason, I find this one particularly insulting. I just look at that promotional image, and I get so mad. Pencil … UGH! Like they invented the fucking pencil. Like no one’s ever heard of a goddamn fucking pencil before. Pen-cil! Fucking Pencil! FUCK! It’s like

they’re rubbing my face in the fact that they can come up with any extraneous piece of shit and people will buy it.

Hmph … I mean, obviously people will.

Whatever they make, no matter how ridiculous, people foam at the mouth over it. The Apple Pencil has predictably become a hot-ticket item this holiday season. Though it retails for $99, prices are blowing up in secondary markets, because, you know, supplies are limited.

According to Fox59.com’s Dave Goldman, Apple Pencils are going for $500 on eBay. So, like, even if this thing unleashes your creativity as Apple claims it will, and you drop a few hundred to purchase one on eBay, you’re still going to have to pony up another 800 bucks to buy an iPad Pro to even use it.

Pencil … shit.

I shouldn’t really talk, because I fall for it so hard. I might not be one of those morons who line up outside the Apple store and camp out for a weekend so I can be the first to buy this bullshit, but I’m always eager to pick up the scraps. I’ll make fun of this stupid piece of shit now, but then someone I know will get it and show me how awesome it is and then I’ll really want one. I thought I’d never buy a Mac, but here I am typing this on a Mac Mini. I thought the iPhone was stupid, but here I am with an iPhone.

I figured why the hell would I need a lousy iPad since I already had an idiot iPhone, but just last week I got an iPad, and I love the fucking thing.

I use it to watch Netflix in bed, because I never knew that all I ever really wanted in life was to have a tablet so I could watch Netflix in bed.

But the one bright spot in all this is that it makes me realize that I really don’t have anything to complain about. As I sit here writing this on my fancy, diminutive Macintosh computer dingus, I’m not living in a war zone or wondering where and when I’ll get my next meal. I have clean water to drink and a fiancee who puts on a fresh pot of coffee and hard boils me an egg every morning.

It’s really only my predisposition to be grumpy that has me searching out things like the Apple Pencil and its fucking annoying marketing to satisfy my sad need to scowl. Hey, it’s something to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving, kids. Try not to kill each other on Black Friday morning.

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