Submerge Magazine: issue 210 (March 28 - April 11, 2016)

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas March 28 – April 11, 2016

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SubmergeMag.com: All Systems Are Go! Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Alright! If you read my column last week, just go ahead and skip to all the other awesome content inside this issue because, frankly, this might sound a little repetitive, but I just can’t help it … We have a new website design that launched last week, it’s totally awesome and I’m freaking excited about it.

Now if you didn’t realize we have a new website design: WE DO! When we launched it on March 22 I thought there would be more kinks to work out, but lo and behold it went pretty darn smooth. (BTW, thanks again to Phill Mamula for the awesome facelift. You rock!)

When you go to Submergemag.com you’ll see what I’m talking about. We have all of our past content integrated over, but with a new look and feel from here on out. Larger photos, a content bar that sits at the top, and it works LOVELY with your smart phone and/ or tablet.

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The stream Concerts In the Park 2016 Lineup Revealed!

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Everyone knows that during Sacramento summers, Friday nights are for Concerts in the Park. Now in its 25th year, CIP is bigger and better than ever, providing our city’s residents with a professionally produced festival-style concert for free every week from May through July. Week in and week out, regardless of what bands are playing, people show up by the thousands to enjoy the free concerts.

“To celebrate 25 amazing years of Concerts In The Park, we have decided to switch up the brand, step up the talent, and move this music series into the space that it rightfully deserves,” co-organizer Justin Nordan recently told Submerge. “Having 70,000 attendees at any music event is nothing to shake a stick at. We believe that we are setting the standard for city-centered free music series’ across the country. We hope that everyone loves the direction!”

And with that, we’re happy to bring you the 2016 Concerts in the Park lineup! There’s a nice blend of national touring talent and of course plenty of homegrown regional talent. There’s a little rock, a little hip-hop, a little country, a little folk and a little punk. As cliche as it sounds, there really is something for everyone. So come Friday, May 6, we hope to see you quenching your thirst near the beer garden, chomping down by the food trucks and in the crowd gettin’ down with your bad self, ‘cause it’s time for #CIP2016 baby!

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The Optimistic Pessimist You probably love the Easter Bunny, and why wouldn’t you? He is absolutely adorable with those floppy ears and that puffy tail. As if that weren’t enough, he also gives us candy. Sure, some of that candy is disgusting Marshmallow Peeps and Cadbury Eggs, but he also gives us good things like jelly beans, peanut butter cups, chocolate eggs and chocolate bunnies. It’s hard not to like a rabbit like that, but I’m here to tell you that you might want to reconsider your relationship with this so-called “Easter Bunny.”

For starters, Easter Bunny is not even his real name; it’s just what the rabbits call their bunny king. The current “Easter Bunny” is actually named Carl and he is a real stinker. For a long time, good rabbits were able to hold off shitheads like Carl, but eventually the assholes of the rabbit world were able to wrestle away control through gerrymandering and heavy breeding. Now we have King Carl the Easter Bunny to deal with and I can assure you he is a prick.

There is no clearer example of his dickishness than when it comes to eggs. There used to be a certain symbiosis between rabbits and humans wherein our farmers would happily

give up some chicken, duck and goose eggs to the Easter Bunny and his herd in return for various chocolates. This exchange was mutually beneficial for years and allowed for a longstanding peace between rabbit and mankind. That is, until Carl got greedy.

Have you noticed the price of eggs skyrocket in the last few years? You can thank the Easter Bunny for that shit. The farmers have tried to blame it on things like E. coli, but the real culprit is Carl. Carl has been sneaking into our farms and stealing eggs from under the farmers’ noses. Finding it hard to admit that they are being had by a rascally rabbit, the farmers have all kept things quiet.

Unfortunately, the government has been no help either, thanks to budget cuts at the FDA and the Department of Homeland Security having spent all of its money on tanks to quell protesters around the country.

The lack of defenses for our food supply are especially unfortunate since Carl is a real glutton. That bastard will eat anything. If you like having a garden, you better hope the Easter Bunny doesn’t find out. If he does, I can assure you that Carl won’t be hiding any eggs in there

The Trouble with Rabbits and you can kiss your prize heirloom carrots goodbye as well. Left in their place will be a pile of green pellets of shit. That’s his calling card.

Should we really be surprised? The Easter Bunny is, after all, nothing more than a stranger with candy. We are all taught at a young age not to talk to strangers and especially not to accept things like rides or candy from strangers, yet here we are letting it happen year after year. How foolish we have been.

There was plenty of other evidence of Carl’s shenanigans out there if we had only been looking.

The entire continent of Australia should have been proof enough. Carl the Easter Bunny calls the land down under his home for most of the year along with millions of his kind. In fact the capitol of the bunny kingdom is a large warren just outside of Fucking, Australia.

Living near Fucking, these rabbits naturally take breeding seriously. Under Carl’s leadership, their numbers have grown rapidly out of control.

This massive growth in the rabbit population has led to the decimation of crops and forests across the Australian continent. That loss of vegetation has already pushed several species of plants and animals (including the duck-billed platypus) onto

Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com the endangered species list. Where will we be without wallabies?

Knowing what you know now, it’s kinda hard not to see those Easter baskets as a bit of a slap in the face, isn’t it? We invite this asshole into our homes and malls and he treats the whole world like his own personal buffet for a few chocolates?

This motherfucker has been to the White House countless times for Easter egg hunts. He’s been within a hare’s width of the president and it’s only a matter of time before Carl decides to eat him or her too.

In the parlance of our times, Carl the Easter Bunny is a terrorist and he needs to be stopped.

As stated before, he’s been known to reside in Australia for most of the year, though he may still be in the U.S. tying up loose ends and filling his belly with our delicious eggs.

Carl has been known to associate with the likes of Bugs Bunny, Trix Rabbit, accused murderer Roger Rabbit, the Hare and Frank the Rabbit from Donnie Darko. If you see Carl, it’s best that you contact the local authorities as he is considered armed to the tooth and dangerous. He also has two extremely lucky feet that should not be messed with either. Consider yourselves warned!

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Outside the 9-to-5

Nature’s Medicine words & photos Ellen Baker

As of recently, if I’m not rock climbing, taking photos or writing, I’m most likely engulfed in hot spring beta.

My newest obsession: geothermal hot spots throughout California that are not yet taken over by fancy resorts.

Eventually I will have an article for y’all that covers my top 10 favorite hot springs in California, but for now, I’ll give you the deets on this one.

But first, a story: The over-obnoxious vibration along with a terrible tune that nearly slaps me awake forces me to roll over and hit my phone viciously until the madness stops. I always tell people it’s important to have a calming alarm. “You need something that will wake you softly and surround you with positivity for the day.” Yet here I am, smashing my phone against the wall because waking up to this awful horn is the last thing I want to do. It’s 7 a.m., and it’s time to get up.

Well, I’m self-employed, so do I really have to get up?

Right now? Five more minutes …

I had gone to bed frustrated. Anxiety about life had been building and building and when I heard that horn the next morning, that was the last straw.

Getting swept away in a tornado of negative emotion is easy. We start to feel sorry for ourselves and that tornado grows and grows. We stop eating or we start eating unhealthy and forget to care for ourselves. The one actual responsibility we have in life is to care for ourselves, yet the moment our bodies need it most, we stop caring.

So how do we accept that the bad feelings are there and allow them to pass? The best medication I’ve found is in the outdoors. The brisk air, sun shining down on your face and seeping into your pores, the view of blue skies surrounding snowcapped mountains, all while soaking in a natural tub with water heated from the depths of the earth— how can anyone argue that this is not therapeutic?

At the highest peak

Bennett, Katherine and I soaking our feet after the hike

Katherine and I enjoying the landscape

Bennett enjoying a fine whiskey at the spring

Katherine enjoying a soak in the upper tub

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I don’t think any pill can give me the kind of satisfaction and happiness that nature can.

So, I woke up that morning, with the smashing of the phone and the blaring of the iPhone horn, packed my bags with a couple good friends and set out to a hot spring I had never been to.

East Carson River Hot Springs, approachable by raft or four-wheel drive, and as far as I know (from the Internet), never approached on foot before us.

My beta includes the hiking aspect, as we spent the first day of our trip traversing slippery mountains, weed whacking and searching for trails, which were not apparent until the hike home, the following day.

A 4.8 mile hike, arriving at two incredible springs overlooking the East Carson River. When you first arrive, there is a tub up the hill from the river that will most likely be empty. Simply use the (rather ingenious) plug that someone left, to plug the drain and let it fill. This will be the hottest of the springs and the hottest hot spring I have ever encountered!

Down the hill right on the river is another tub that is already filled, but not nearly as warm. The views from this one are spectacular.

So, how to get there? From Sacramento jump on Highway 50 toward Tahoe—just another weekend heading up to the slopes. I’m assuming you all have some sort of GPS system, so go ahead and just put “Airport Rd. and Scossa Canyon Rd., Markleeville” into it. Follow Scossa to the end(ish) or just find some parking.

Now, instead of hiking straight up a mountain, FIND A TRAIL. There is a four-wheel drive road that you can take, but once you find this, your skills will be put to the test as the trail changes from four-wheel, to ATV, to bicycle, to walking, to barely any trail, multiple times throughout the 4.8 miles. It is not a walk in the park, but I promise you it is worth it.

Camping is allowed near the hot springs but don’t expect any amenities. Bring trash bags and PLEASE, keep the hot springs cleaner than you found them. Many hot springs have been shut down due to people trashing them—let’s change this and be advocates of saving nature while enjoying it.

Turn off that horrendous morning alarm and take a dip in what nature has to offer.

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Your Senses

Photo by Jesse Huro

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Create Chainlink Poetry with Local Guerrilla Art Collective ZFG • April 9 April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate, the prolific local guerrilla art collective ZFG (short for Zero Forbidden Goals) is throwing a Chainlink Poetry Lot Party at the North Sacramento-Hagginwood Library on Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m. What is Chainlink Poetry, you ask? It’s kind of like those little magnets with different words on them you see arranged on people’s refrigerators, except larger and out in public for all to see. Imagine words like “dream,” “vision,” “believe” and countless others strung up on a fence by locals, creating a hands-on, interactive art installation that truly gives the community a voice. People of all ages are invited out to participate in the Chainlink Poetry party, whether you’re an artist, a writer or neither. Because as ZFG puts it, “This event is about creating together as a community.” On top of the interactive art, you’ll enjoy live performers and poets including SpaceWalker, Paul Willis, Andru Defeye and more. So, what do you want to say? Come on out and make your voice heard. Visit Facebook.com/ZFGpromotions for more info on this and other National Poetry Month happenings around town. -JC

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You are hereby summoned to step out of your traditional comfort zone and check out the sweet sounds of Tedrow and the Good Intentions. Currently, the collective includes Sheri Ingram (violin/vocals), Trevor Ingram (guitar/vocals), Marcus Leonardo (lead vocals/strings), Travis Williams (guitar/banjo), CG Wiley (bass), Mike Ziering (drums) and Melanie Ingram (mandolin/ vocals). One listen to “Child’s Play” or “The Gorge” will be more than ample reason to leave the confines of your cozy couch for a night on the town. Said Marcus Leonardo in a recent conversation, “Besides from the first chance to pick up a physical copy of the record, we will have musicians that play on the recording playing with us live for the first time. We will also be playing songs we’ve never played live before and a friend of ours that’s a stand-up comedian will be our announcer for the night.” Fans of The Oh Hellos, Of Monsters and Men, Good Old War and lovely acoustic fare may even have a new favorite band before the night’s end. Opening the show is Westerly and Gillian Underwood and the Lonesome Doves.

You can’t do much better around these parts on this particular Saturday night. Cover will be $7 and the show starts at 8 p.m. Shine is located at 1400 E Street, Sacramento. -EJ

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The Who’s Tommy at Harris Center for the Arts • April 15–23 Although the ‘70s were a wholly decadent time, Pete Townsend and The Who were already indulging in heady compositions long before then. Unlike other records in the group’s storied catalog, their fourth album, the grandiose rock opera Tommy (1969), was an ambitious undertaking for a group who, for the most part, excelled at turning it up to 11 with great effect. Tommy was a massive success and later spawned a film, stage production and even a full-blown orchestral version. The Falcon’s Eye, born from the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Folsom Lake College, will be presenting the five-time Tony Award-winning musical to the public and it will surely be one of the most talked about productions on Harris Center’s already impressive calendar. Curious audiophiles and Broadway-loving show goers alike will find great reward in this local production from a troupe whose track record speaks for itself. Tickets are $20 (or $12 for students) and can be purchased through Harriscenter.net. Come see what that deaf, dumb and blind boy could achieve if given the opportunity. Learn more at Falconseyetheatre.com. -EJ

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At this beginner’s workshop, anyone and everyone will be afforded the rare opportunity to learn how to effectively improve his/her chalkboard and hand lettering skills. And while your handwriting may resemble something that a cat just scratched, it’s very possible this class will serve as some mysterious form of redemption.

Located in a suite adjacent to Whole Foods in Roseville’s upscale Fountains shopping area, this $75 class aims to teach about all facets of writing including patterns, spacing, faux calligraphy, centering and more. Over the course of two hours, those ready to learn and participate will gain valuable insight about using different surfaces and mediums. All materials will be provided at registration and nobody will leave empty-handed. From metallic pens to artist-grade pens and even paint pens, class participants will soon find this seemingly expensive class fee is not so expensive at all.

What are you waiting for? Put this paper down (temporarily, of course) and get yourself signed up. For more info, visit the workshops section of Pigmentandparchment.com. -EJ

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t was 5 p.m. on a Friday and the members of Sacramento’s Bastards of Young were packing up to drive west for a show in Oakland. I had spent the previous three days under a heavy and horrible blanket of the flu, and I was still in the thick of it. I woke up from a nap a few minutes before our scheduled talk and leaned against the base of my couch as I dialed the band on my iPhone.

I’m familiar with Bastards of Young’s music, but at the time of our interview hadn’t yet listened to their soon-to-be-released record, White Knuckles. They had sent me a private streaming link several days prior, but I had not yet clicked it. Having been knocked out by a 102.5-degree fever and an array of subsequent symptoms, my struggling body was on a reprieve from punk rock. I was on a diet of silence and Seinfeld reruns almost exclusively.

It’s entirely unprofessional to not listen to a band’s record before interviewing them, but in the end, I’m good with the decision. That’s because on the day in which I wrote this story, my first day truly back in the saddle, I was able to take the whole album in with a clear head, and I’ve let it loop at least nine times in the hours since that first listen.

If, hypothetically speaking, you were to have spent five days shelled up in your home quietly eating chicken soup and lime popsicles, White Knuckles is precisely the tool you would want to crack open the nut and re-enter the real world with some legitimate momentum. It’s sturdy, anthemic and positively bold; a solid album for the springtime, when dead things snap back to life. In my case, it’s what the doctor ordered.

On “Never Catch Me Girl,” you can hear a bit of Bouncing Souls, although it’s spiked with a gravel and growl akin to Hot Water Music, a clear Bastards of Young influence.

“Mary” and “Yankee Bluejeans” are two other standout tracks—catchy punk songs that

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carry a contemplative tone, but mostly just get your blood moving.

“Like Nails on a Cross” slows things down, trading the high-energy crowd shouting for pure melody and harmony. You could tuck the tune nicely into an Alkaline Trio record, and yet it’s uniquely Bastards of Young.

In the band’s early days, guitarist Nick Ripley wrote and sang the bulk of the songs.

White Knuckles is the first record on which he and Patrick Hills, the band’s other guitarist, split the vocals and songwriting evenly.

“For the sake of variety and diversity, it makes for a more interesting sound,” said bassist Sean Hills. “It wasn’t anything we talked about. Pat just started bringing songs to the table and it worked out. We’re really lucky that we have two strong songwriters.”

The members of Bastards of Young—Ripley (guitar/vocals), Patrick Hills (guitar/vocals), Sean Hills (bass/vocals) and Wyman Harrell (drums)—came up in the local punk scene behind staple bands like Whiskey Rebels. Three of the four members of Bastards of Young played in Hanover Saints, a similarly popular local band throughout the 2000s.

Bastards of Young will have CDs and digital downloads of White Knuckles available at their upcoming show with 7Seconds at Blue Lamp on April 7. A week later they’ll head south for a short tour that ends with shows in San Diego and Tijuana for La Escalera Fest, an annual festival put on by the band’s record label, La Escalera Records.

Over the course of a phone conversation and a follow-up email thread, the members of Bastard of Young discussed the band’s history, the upcoming tour and the process behind White Knuckles.

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When and how did the band come into existence?

Patrick Hills: When Hanover split up we got together with Nick and started writing songs.

We played our first show about nine years ago and somehow we’ve managed to maintain the same lineup the entire time.

Did you guys grow up in Sacramento or the suburbs?

Sean Hills: We all grew up on the outskirts of town. Patrick and I grew up in Rocklin, Nick came from Newcastle and Wyman used to live out in the Marysville area.

Where do you guys live now?

Nick Ripley: We all live and work in Sacramento now.

Mostly because the suburbs are boring.

How and when did you guys end up on La Escalera Records?

PH: We met the guys who started La Escalera a long time ago on one of our first trips down to San Diego. When they started the label six years ago, we were one of the bands that they included on their first release, a split 7-inch with our friends Success from Seattle.

La Escalera Fest is split between San Diego and Tijuana. What can you tell us about that?

Wyman Harrell: La Escalera Fest is an annual event that features many of the bands on the label and their good friends. It’s basically a big party with great music and barbecue. The label has been booking shows in Tijuana for several years and since so many of the bands on the label are coming from out of town to play the fest, they decided to book a show down there as well. There’s an awesome music scene in Tijuana. We’re super excited to be playing.

How much from the new record will you play at the 7Seconds show at Blue Lamp?

NR: A majority of our set includes songs from the new album but we always throw a few older songs into the mix.

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“We’re all getting older and life just seems to be screaming past us a million miles per hour. There are a lot of obstacles along the way. Many of the songs on the album are about growing up and overcoming adversity.

White Knuckles is just a reminder to hold on tight and enjoy the ride.”

– Bastards of Young guitarist/vocalist Nick Ripley on the title of the band’s new album.

How does Bastards of Young fit into Sacramento’s punk scene?

SH: The punk rock scene in Sacramento is a pretty small, tight-knit group of people but there’s a lot of diversity, which is awesome. Our music doesn’t really fit nicely into one specific niche, but it’s actually kinda nice because we like to play with different bands as much as possible.

Have the venues/bands/ styles changed over years, or does it feel pretty consistent and steady?

SH: Bands and venues have come and gone but Sacramento has always maintained a pretty strong local music scene. Different kinds of music have become popular over the years but we’ve never really let that influence our songwriting.

We write music for our own satisfaction and we consider ourselves lucky that other people seem to enjoy it as well.

What do you guys do for a living outside of the band?

NR: We’re pretty much a blue-collar band. Pat does [Earth Tone Studios] and guitar lessons. Others are bartenders and deli managers.

As much as we love this band and would love to do this kind of music full-time, we’re also realists. We realize it’s highly unlikely that this will ever pay our bills. It’s kind of an expensive hobby for us that we really love. We don’t do this for money. We’ve been doing this for as long as we have because of our love of playing this kind of music.

What’s the meaning of the album title, White Knuckles?

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White Knuckles is just a reminder to hold on tight and enjoy the ride.

What was the process of recording the album, given that one of your band members runs a studio?

SH: We tracked everything together when we recorded drums, but we kinda took our sweet time with everything else. Having a studio conveniently available is a blessing and a curse. We couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out, but I think that it took more than a year to finish.

NR: It was kind of a slow process. We compiled songs we had written over a fewyear period. When we sat down to record, we did it within a three or four month period.

SH: When we went into record it, we did 18 songs. We whittled it down to what we thought were the strongest of the batch. The new album is our first full length and it’ll have 12 songs on it.

Where can people buy White Knuckles and in what formats will it be available?

NR: The album will be available digitally and on CD on April 7. Fingers crossed, hopefully it will be available on vinyl later this year.

Bastards of Young will celebrate the release of White Knuckles alongside 7Seconds and The Knockoffs April 7 at Blue Lamp, located at 1400 Alhambra Blvd. in Sacramento. Doors for this 21-and-over show open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available in advance at Abstractpresents.com.

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The Truth Is…

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The spirit of hip-hop?

He’s the best!

Let’s say you are in a room full of rappers.

“Wait a minute,” you ask. “Why would I be in a room full of rappers?”

Maybe you are being punished for asking stupid questions all the time.

So you’re in this room full of rappers and you tell everyone to quiet down for a second, that you have an announcement. And then you say in your loudest Gilbert Gottfried voice, “I love the rapper 2Ugli. He’s the best!”

What comes next might be dead silence. Or maybe an angry buzz. Or perhaps someone might even punch you in the face. Yup. It’s that real.

2Ugli is a polarizing figure. He’s put out several albums (including the immaculately produced Poor Quality I, II, and III) on Johnny 23 records (a label from which he recently cut ties), recorded the razor-sharp “The Code,” featuring Raekwon, hooked up with the crew The Society of the Invisibles and since then, become synonymous with raw boom-bap music in the spirit of Jedi Mind Tricks and Necro. There’s no doubt that he’s a talented MC, and in his discography—that spans seven solid albums—you’d be hardpressed to find a subpar piece of production. Not bad for some bummy, loudmouthed kid from San Diego.

So … what’s the problem?

No off switch Well, to start, 2Ugli suffers from a rare medical condition: He was born without an off switch. In other words, the dude gets pretty wild with his mouth, and to people like me, it’s fucking hilarious. To others, however, it’s annoying and it hurts their feelings.

When asked if it’s actually his off-putting personality that people are reacting to, like, if he might have social anxiety or a neurodevelopmental disorder—autism, or something—2Ugli responds quickly: “No,” he says. “I have no filter.”

“So, technically, it is you,” I say.

“It is me, but it’s not me. My lady knows this, every girl that I’ve ever been with knows this: If they’re wearing a tight skirt and their fat stomach is hanging out and they say, ‘Hey, do I look fat?’ OK, do you want to know the truth?”

I think we all know that nobody wants to know the truth.

“Then don’t ask me,” he says. “If they’re asking me, they care what I think. So if people ask me, ‘What do you think of this song?’ Ehhh, it’s just not my sound. I’m not feeling it.

They turn it into a whole different thing.”

So is all his past drama—the beefs with local rappers, the diss videos, the near fights in parking lots—just a mistake? Is 2Ugli just a misunderstood nice guy?

“I’m at the age where I’m not going to fight anybody anymore,” he says. “But if you push me far enough I’m going to punch you in the face.”

So, the answer is no.

One problem that 2Ugli highlights is Sacramento’s tendency to shun legitimate critique. In our small community, criticism is often mistaken for “hate,” which, in terms of art, can keep progress at bay. “For example, I’m in the studio with Josh [Eck, from The Study] and he goes, ‘Uh, not my sound, but it’s cool.’ I don’t get offended by it. Not everyone’s going to like my shit. I want someone to be honest with me.”

2Ugli explains that it’s almost as if hip-hop has lost some of its competitive edge. The art of battle, a principle upon which the original hip-hop was founded, seems to have taken a back seat to pay-to-play shows, crispy music videos and clean production.

“Nobody has a competitive spirit anymore,” he says.

But there’s a fine line between competition and beef, and it seems that 2Ugli skirts that line on many occasions.

Take, for example, the song “Fuck TPR,” which was featured on one of my personal favorite 2Ugli albums, Poor Quality.

The track begins with a pared down beat backed by melancholy string arrangement. 2Ugli raps, “The People’s Revolution is more like taking peoples’ revenue/What else is new? Another rapper spits without a clue.” And it continues in that manner, taking aim at Old Ghost, the group’s founder.

But that beef was a long time ago. It’s a different era now. Things have changed. Crews have disbanded, MCs have hung up their microphones and everyone’s old as shit now.

Even his longtime rivalry with Sacramento MC Mahtie Bush has simmered down. And while he occasionally trades words with other rappers (most recently with Sacramento’s Abstract Ninjaa), 2Ugli isn’t really dwelling on old shit.

“That was 10 years ago,” he says, washing his hands of the past.

Now he’s excited to drop his latest album, Leaving My Mark from a Stained Past, which he says will be his final collection of music. “It’s finishing my story, talking a lot of shit, being a goofy lyricist,” he says. “People portray me as this wannabe hardass, a devil [worshipper]. They’re always like, ‘You’re funny. Why do you rap that way?’ I don’t know. I just write lyrics. This time I’m kind of portraying my personality and my image: a goofy, retarded fuck.”

The beginning is also the end Here’s one of my favorite hip-hop origin stories: There was once a little boy whose mom was arrested.

When the cops took her away, the little boy was left homeless to wander the streets with nothing but a head full of anger, a pad of paper and a pen.

Every day, just to keep from going insane, the little boy would scribble out his thoughts on his pad of paper.

Eventually, those thoughts turned into poems. Soon enough, the torrential brutality of life had pounded the angry little boy into something of a street poet.

One day, in high school, the boy was standing there, listening to his friend freestyle rapping and he decided to join in. He began rapping some of the poems he’d written as a kid. His friend was impressed. In fact, he was so moved by his friend’s poems that he encouraged the boy to perform his poetry. He did. The boy rapped and he couldn’t stop, his poems taking the pain away, his raps giving him some sort of higher purpose that lifted him from his murky past into a glowing, uncertain future.

“And that’s how I was born,” says the little boy, now a man—Carlos Araujo—known to the world as the uncivilized, boorish and downright rude, 2Ugli.

“I’m at the age where I’m not going to fight anybody anymore. But if you push me far enough I’m going to punch you in the face.”

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2Ugli will perform live at America Hustle (913 K Street, Sacramento) with Cawzlos and Ill Root on April 9 at 7 p.m. This is a free show, so no excuses. For more on 2Ugli, go to Facebook. com/2ugli

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A Lasting Legacy

Andy Warhol: Portraits exhibit at the Crocker Art Museum Words Nur Kausar

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e can’t get enough of Andy Warhol. The artist has been dead for 30 years, yet he transcends genres and generations.

Warhol was ahead of his time in recording, collecting and marketing his work and stories of himself. He photographed everything and audiorecorded thousands of hours of himself speaking.

Some of Warhol’s most famous pieces of art are traveling worldwide alongside the art of Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei. At the same time, Sacramento residents are filming selfie screen tests just like Warhol did in the ‘60s at the Crocker Art Museum.

The Warhol brand is like an international fashion house—it remains relevant through movies, books, clothes and even greeting cards and perfumes.

“He is one of the most fascinating public and creative figures of the latter half of the 20th century,” says Crocker curator Diana Daniels.

“People are intrigued because his influence was so wide-ranging. For more than 30 years, Warhol was connected to the most creative individuals in America and from abroad, who wanted to be connected to him. This means that his influence is felt not only in visual art but in design, fashion and music, particularly New York’s rock scene, from The Velvet Underground to David Bowie.”

In the last eight years, predictions Warhol made decades ago about our society have also become more prominent, as we spend our days publicly living and creating on social media.

“He predicted things like Instagram and Twitter,” says public relations associate Elena Macaluso on a bright Friday afternoon at the Crocker, walking into the Andy Warhol: Portraits exhibition.

Portraits offers a biographical Warhol experience and smartly weaves in social and political commentary that was as relevant to Warhol’s study of celebrities, politicians and the rich in the ‘60s–80s as it is today.

One of the coolest aspects of the exhibit is Warhol’s Silver Factory, which has come back to life from east 47 th Street in Midtown Manhattan to the third floor of the Crocker.

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“We based the design on historic images but had to work within the constraints of the museum room,” Sais says, pointing out the faux walls that cover up the otherwise floor-to-ceiling windows on the third floor, and the fabricated pipes and window fans.

With 20 cans of spray paint, four rolls of industrial aluminum foil and one red sofa, Sais and her team had a complementary interactive exhibit to the portraits of Warhol’s friends who once hung out in the Silver Factory.

“The Crocker’s interactives are meant to add a dimension of educational play and other sensory experience to the history of art,” Daniels adds. “For this exhibition, Warhol’s Silver Factory was the most inspiring aspect for this type of exploration because this is exactly what Warhol did—he invented a space where the usual rules didn’t apply, removing conventions that were obstacles to the play creative types require.”

Daniels says that for young people, Warhol is history and the cultural references to him are new terrain, so “to see that someone covered an entire space in aluminum foil as a form of expression and a changing of ‘the rules’ is something to be experienced.”

Andy Warhol, Cow, 1976. Screen print on wallpaper. 45 1/8 X 29 1/2 in.

Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. © 2016 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

transsexuals and artists to partake in his creations, leave behind any judgment and sleep off methamphetamine, a popular drug during that period.

Warhol used the Factory, which was covered in aluminum and silver paint, to create his famous silkscreen portraits, movies and other works. He’s been quoted as saying that those who hung out in the Factory were not there to hang around him, but that he was there to “hang around with all of them.”

To recreate the Silver Factory, Crocker Manager of Museum Learning Melissa Sais began researching and conceptualizing more than a year ago. Late last year, she hired set designer Jarrod Bodensteiner of the Sacramento Theatre Company to construct the space, and DJ Larry Rodriguez, who spins Saturdays and Sundays at The Press Club, to create the soundtrack.

Andy Warhol, Jackie, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 20 x 16 in.

Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. © 2016 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait in Drag, 1980. Facsimile of original Polaroid™ Polacolor 2, 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.

Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. © 2016 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

For those who lived to see Warhol’s impact on the world in real time and those who studied him after, the Polaroids and funky portraits in life size—often 40 x 40 or larger—are mesmerizing.

Sais’ favorite is the Dolly Parton photo, “because I always thought she was so pretty.”

For Daniels, it’s the three Jackies from 1964, “art historically important and tremendously profound regarding the change in American culture that President Kennedy’s assassination catalyzed.”

She also loves “Nine Heads of Japanese Corporations” as clever, yet understated social observation and commentary, and Warhol’s enormous Self-Portrait in Blue, which he painted nine months before his death.

“For intellectual and personal reasons, this for me, is such a vivid encounter with the art, myth and legacy of Andy Warhol,” Daniels says.

Pieces like the self-portrait, which is used in the marketing for the current exhibition, commonly pop up in Warhol Google searches, but standing in front of a two-story face doesn’t compare.

“High quality electronic displays do a tremendous job of providing information about a work of art,” Daniels says. “The introduction to a work can enhance the encounter with the real object by making it more familiar—the mere-exposure effect in psychology. But all photographs and electronic displays have a flattening effect in what they convey about an art object. Also, just like people, art can or cannot

be photogenic. Often times my gut reaction to art viewed on the computer screen fails in comparison to the actual object.”

Another standout piece in the exhibition is one of Warhol’s nearly 100 variations of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, in which a gym advertisement with a generic bodybuilder and the line, “Be a Somebody with a Body,” is followed by giant repetitive images of Jesus’ face from The Last Supper.

Finally, a fun claim for California to the Warhol party is the tiny signed photo of a young Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“In August 1977, Schwarzenegger was not yet a movie star and in no way a political prospect,” Daniels says about the photo. “But, he wanted to be someone and chose body building as his way to the perfect body, which was his means to becoming someone special, i.e., famous.

Regarding having the best body in the world, he actually stated in an interview: ‘It means that I’m somebody special.’ This makes him exactly the type of aspirational personality that wanted a Warhol portrait because a Warhol portrait shouted to the world, ‘I’m somebody special.’”

Were Warhol alive today, he would likely have a never-ending list of clients, and undoubtedly would have found a way to miniaturize his portraits perfectly for that square space on our Instagram feeds.

Create your own Warhol-style portrait or screen test while experiencing the artist’s life and work through Andy Warhol: Portraits at the Crocker through June 19. Other upcoming Warhol-inspired events at the museum include a symposium on the art of Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei April 2; Create a Selfie, Warhol Style April 3; and a farm-to-fork dinner and exhibition tour April 7.

The Crocker Art Museum is located at 216 O Street in Sacramento.

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3.28 Monday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted

by Barry Crider, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Slum Village, Black Milk, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, Blaq RoyalT, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

Press Club Mondo Deco, Couches, Light Thieves, Bachelor Paradise, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Un, Hissing, Battle Hag, 8 p.m.

sunday & monday

3.29 Tuesday

The Boardwalk Michael Graves (of The Misfits), Infirmities, Helion Prime, Fallout Kings, The Wad, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Rubbidy Trio, 8 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Rock On! Live Band Karaoke, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Sandra Dolores & Adam Block, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

3.30 Wednesday

Ace of Spades Geographer, The Crookes, Life in 24 Frames, 6:30 p.m.

B-Side DJ Freshmode, 9 p.m.

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

The Blue Lamp Unearth, Lionheart, Ringworm, Fit For An Autopsy, Culture Killer, Great American Ghost, The Odious Construct, Awaiting The Apocalypse, Youth In Eyes, 7 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Open Mic hosted by Gabe Cole, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

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

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m.

Harris Center Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion, 7:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, Tina T, 9:30 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Owl Club Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Local Licks Free Music Series, 8 p.m.

Third Space Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Kaz Mirblouk, Vasas, 7 p.m.

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UC Davis: Corin Courtyard Hannah Jane Kile, 6:30 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, Anaïs Mitchell, 8 p.m.

University Union Redwood Room, CSUS Nooner w/ Live Manikins, 12 p.m.

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B-Side Bop Gun DJs, 9 p.m.

Badlands Ardalan’s Thunder Tour feat. Sacha Robotti, Cantos and More, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp TIP Vicious, Spacewalker, Boney-Jay, Sparks Across Darkness, SickGang, AudioZomb, 8 p.m.

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

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 The Lique, 7 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Downtown & Vine Tower of Power’s Roger Smith and Friends, 6:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Chicken & Dumpling, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Danzo, 10 p.m.

The Lique District 30 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Sonny Landreth, Ross Hammond, 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Mark Mackay, 9 p.m.

Shine Sac’s Coolest Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge T-Zank, 8 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Island of Black and White, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Third Coast Percussion, 8 p.m.

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Bar 101 Capital Rail, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. What’s Left, 5 p.m.

The Blue Lamp 80 West, Hollow Tip, Lace Leno, Masayah, Devious Trappy, Feezy Yf, Dre Fams Ent, Lokee Smoke, 9 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 DJ Oasis, Joseph 1, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Kevin & Allyson Seconds, Grub Dog, Jackson Griffith, 9 p.m.

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The Enlows The Shames, Almost Young, Year of the Fist, Cap'n Billy's Whiz Bang Starlite Lounge 8 p.m.

G Street WunderBar The Lurk, State to State, The Off Years, 10 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Gold Country Lanes (Sutter Creek) C.T. Locke: DJ, Sing & Dance, 6:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Freddie Gibbs, 6:30 p.m.

Logan’s Roadhouse (Citrus Heights) Michael Ray, Eric Pigeon, 8:30 p.m.

Midtown BarFly That Thing on Friday w/ Freddy Silva, Cosmo Coyote, Karisma, Patrick White, Mike Paz, 10 p.m.

Mix DJ Slick D, 9 p.m.

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

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Elements, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Midnight Players, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Kenny Frye, 4 p.m.; Audioboxx, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Brandy Robinson Band, Adam Block, Polar Rex, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge The Enlows, The Shames, Almost Young, Year of the Fist, Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Lee Greenwood, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Afro Funk Experience, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall HellaCappella, 7:30 p.m.

Yolo Brewing Co. Band in the Beer Hall: The Hucklebucks, 6 p.m.

4.02 Saturday

Bar 101 Almost Young & Rich Corporation, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Banjo Fiddle, 3 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Reime Schemes, Screamin Boscee, Stimey Dpg, DJ505 Andres Marenco, Boty Lomell and Mr. Philthy, Abe Domain, Melissa Coblan and More, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Keith Wallace, California Bear Gang, C Dubb, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Air Supply, 8 p.m.

Ellie goulding Broods, Bebe Rexha Memorial Auditorium 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Relax or Relapse, Beside the Sky, Final Decay, Murderlicious, Los Mexicunts, 6:30 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) An Evening with Blame Sally, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Floetry, Kris Kelli, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Infinite Vastness, Jeremy Settles, Devin Gladierl, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Petty Theft (Tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), 9:30 p.m.

Harris Center Folsom Lake Symphony, 7:30 p.m.

Hideaway Sneeze Attack (Record Release), Dog Party, Destroy Boys, 5 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jill Cohn, 10 a.m.; Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub WonderBread 5, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Audioboxx, 10 p.m.

Rum Rok Ryan Hernandez, 10 p.m.

Shine Tedrow & the Good Intentions (EP Release), Westerly, Gillian Underwood & the Lonesome Doves, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge (Waning), Ghostplay, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Jax Hammer, 1 p.m.; Apple Z, 4 p.m.

Torch Club Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Corin Cortyard Sacramento Guitar Society: Daniel Roest, Steve Homan, 6:30 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra with Sharon Isbin, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Third Coast Percussion, 8 p.m.

Yolo Brewing Co. Band in the Beer Hall: D.on Darox & the Melody Joy Bakers, 7:30 p.m.

4.03 4.05 sunday

Tuesday

Bar 101 Ken Koenig, 2 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Crescent Katz, 3 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Put On Sac Showcase, 9 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Air Supply, 4 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Metalachi, 7 p.m.

Harris Center Folsom Lake Community Concert, 2 p.m.

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

Powerhouse Pub Dennis Jones, 3 p.m.

Press Club Cult Babies, Kaz Mirblouk, MC Ham, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Chad Bushnell, 1 p.m.

Red Museum Meth Dad, Terror Pigeon, Pregnant, Surfin Serf, 7 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Mutt, Tango Alpha Tango, Blue Oaks, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Dana Moret Trio, 1 p.m.; Spazmatics, 3 p.m.

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

Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Grass Valley) The Robert Cray Band, 8 p.m.

Ace of Spades Chase Bryant, 7 p.m.

Crest Theatre Joanna Newsom, Robin Pecknold, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium Ellie Goulding, Broods, Bebe Rexha, 7 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Guitar Club, 6:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Rock On! Live Band Karaoke, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Gavin Cannon, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

4.04 monday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted

by Barry Crider, 9 p.m.

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

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

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

4.06 wednesday

Ace of Spades Tyler the Creator, Taco, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Battalion of Saints, Ssyndrom, Wrecking Ball, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Open Mic hosted by Gabe Cole, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

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

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Swon Brothers, 8 p.m.

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

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Owl Club Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Local Licks Free Music Series: Americana Musical Companionship feat. Tatiana McPhee & JonEmery, Million Dollar Giveaway, 8 p.m.

Third Space Ings, Anxient Aliens, Kinda Rad Kinda Sad, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Sean Lehe, 9 p.m.

University Union Redwood Room, CSUS Nooner w/ Lights & Sirens, 12 p.m.

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4.07 Thursday

Ace of Spades Killswitch Engage, Memphis Mayfire, 36 Crazy Fists, Toothgrinder, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp 7Seconds, The Knockoffs, Bastards of Young, 8 p.m.

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

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Vicetone, 9:30 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Marty Cohen and the Sidekicks, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Casey Donahew Band, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s The Bird Dogs (The Everly Brothers tribute), 5:30 p.m.

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

Midtown BarFly The Boombox: A Tribute Night Celebrating Daft Punk, 9 p.m.

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

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jaclyn Lovey, 7 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Big Iron, 9 p.m.

Press Club Sneeze Attack (Record Release), Foster Body, The Globs, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Community Center Theater Dvorak’s New World, 8 p.m.

Shine Sac’s Coolest Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Absu, Minewerfer, Mordkult, Barren Altar, 8 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5:30 p.m.; Ranell Carpenter, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall globalFEST: Creole Carnival feat.

Casuarina, Emeline Michel and Brushy One String, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Sick Of It All (30 Year Anniversary), The Old Firm Casuals, Hoods, Plead the Fifth, 6:30 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Cassette Idols, Bobby Meader Music, Cresca, Bad Outlets, Elder Youth, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo NorCal Tattoo & Music Fest: Hot for Teacher (Van Halen tribute), The Butlers, Revolver (Rage Against the Machine tribute), Andalusia Rose and More, 6 p.m.

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

The Colony Dead Weight, System Assault, Cross Class, Public Execution, Never, Pisscat, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 DJ Khalasio, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose CFR Thought Squad, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Gold Country Lanes (Sutter Creek) C.T. Locke: DJ, Sing & Dance, 6:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (Tribute to ZZ Top), 5:30 p.m.

Logan’s Roadhouse (Citrus Heights) Riotmaker, California Riot Act, 8:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Slick D, 9 p.m.

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

On The Y Crimson Eye, Sludgebucket, Tvsk, Cura Cochina, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Shift, DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub The Nibblers, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Patton Leatha, 4 p.m.; Thunder Cover, 9:30 p.m.

Shine The Ghost Town Rebellion, Danny Morris & the California Stars, Michael Dean Damron, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Prospect Castles, Not, A/S/L, Lauren Lavin, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River 27 Outlaws, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Midtown Creepers, 5:30 p.m.; Earles of Newtown, 9 p.m.

4.08 4.09 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Ratt, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Epsilona, Fever Feel, The Good Fortune, 8 p.m.

Saturday

Ace of Spades The English Beat, Bastard Sons, La Noche Oskura, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Banjo Bones, Community Center, Kenny Rego Band, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Slaves, Capture the Crown, Myka Relocate, Outline In Color, Conquer Divide, Lonely Avenue, 6 p.m.

Cafe Colonial SpaceWalker, Rebel Radio, Mad Judy, Mr. Franchi (of The Good Samaritans), 8 p.m.

Cal Expo NorCal Tattoo & Music Fest: Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Hatriot, Skinlab, All Hail the Yeti, Graveshadow, White Knuckle Riot and More, 6 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Makana, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre A Thousand Kisses Deep (Leonard Cohen tribute), 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Billy Lane, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Antique Naked Soul, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Purple Ones (Prince tribute), 9 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Girls Rock Sacramento w/ Mackenzie Shorter, Jojo Minnick, Nikki Nelson, URD-OM, Destroy Boys and More, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Jon Larson, 6 p.m.

Owl Club Free Show w/ Jimmy Pailer & Lew Fratis, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Disco Revolution, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Maxx Cabello, Jr., 10 p.m.

Red Museum G.Green, Screature, Drug Apartments, 8 p.m.

Rum Rok Brian Rogers, 10 p.m.

Shine Urban Sherpas, The Signifiers, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Paw Hop (Benefit for Recycled Pets NorCal): The Cretin’s Cattle, Matt W Gage, The Hazy Valley Boys, Tessie Marie & The Poor Man Band, The Lucky Boys, Ambur Rockwell, 1 p.m.

Sutter Creek Theater Yolo Mambo, 8 p.m.

Third Space Tough Age, Monster Treasure, Yogurt Brain, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Jelly Bread, 9 p.m.

Capture the Crown Slaves, Myka Relocate, Outline In Color, Conquer Divide, Lonely Avenue The Boardwalk 6 p.m.

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Stand Up for Autism feat. Leaf Michael Calvin Jr., Fly Diva, Hosted by DJ Harrell Fischer Colonial Theatre 6 p.m.

4.10 Sunday

Ace of Spades Vilma Palma E. Vampiros, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Scotty Vox, 2 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Implants, The O’Mulligans, At Both Ends, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Basement, Turnstile, Defeater, 6 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Grupo Yndio, 5 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Power From Hell, Infernal Damnation, Blasphemous Creation, Defecrator, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo NorCal Tattoo & Music Fest: Shirlee Temper, West Coast Fury, Dedvolt, Elusive Furs, The Devil In California, Glug and More, 6 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Larry June, 6:30 p.m.

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Slack Key Guitar Workshop with Makana, 11 a.m.

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

Powerhouse Pub Karen Lovely, 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Jessie Leigh Band, 1 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Grim Reaper, Trauma, Cryptic Ruins, Motorize, 7:30 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Steel Rose, 1 p.m.

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

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The Boardwalk ABK (Anybody Killa) Bonez, Liquid Assassin, Kegan The Kreep Ass, Frodo The Ghost, Jaded Jessay, J Terrible, Snowman, Brutha Smith, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted

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Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Dark Star Orchestra: Grateful Dead Experience, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Press Club Inspired and the Sleep, Mouthful of Snow, Kalm Dog, Pastel Dream, 8 p.m.

Comedy Colonial Theatre First Annual Stand Up for Autism feat. Leaf, Michael Calvin Jr., Fly Diva, Hosted by DJ Harrell Fischer, April 1, 6 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Carlos Rodriguez’s 2016 Comedy Birthday Bash, March 30, 8 p.m.

Chris Storin feat. Nat Baimel, April 1 - 3, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Comedy Open Mic Showcase Hosted by Cheryl “the Soccer Mom,” April 5, 8 p.m.

The Comedians with Disabilities Act feat. Nina G, Eric Mee, Loren Kraut, Steve Lee, Queenie TT, Michael O’Connell, April 6, 7 p.m.

The Hated 8: Brand New 8 Minute Sets feat. Carlos Rodriguez, Brad Bonar, Jr., Mark G, David Lew, JR DeGuzman, Hosted by Kristen Frisk, April 7, 8 p.m.

Heath Harmison feat. Treton Davis, April 8 - 10, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy Hosted by Jaime Fernandez, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Real Live Comedians, March 31, 9 p.m.

Ooley Theater Comedy Night at the Ooley, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club Sacramento Comedy Showcase, March 30, 8 p.m.

Aida Rodriguez, March 31 - April 3, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Steve Hofstetter Presents: Supply and Demand, April 6, 8 p.m.

Godfrey, April 7 - 10, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Tommy T’s Spring Into Comedy, April 1 - 2 Joey Medina, April 8 - 10

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Blue Line Arts Gallery Benjamin Hunt + Bryan Valenzuela, Through April 2 West Coast, Best Coast, Through April 2 Next Generation, Through April 2 The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Crossroads of the West Gun Show, April 2 - 3, 9 a.m.

NorCal Tattoo and Music Festival, April 8 - 10 Capital Stage Blackberry Winter, Through April 17 Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Capitol Mall Greens Color Fun Fest 5K and Carnival, April 9, 4 p.m.

Crest Theatre Pretty In Pink in 53mm Film, April 1, 7:30 p.m.

Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, April 8, 7:30 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Back to Life: Bay Area Figurative Drawings, through May 1, 2016 Ai Weiwei Circle of Animals: Zodiac Heads, through May 1 Andy Warhol: Portraits, Through June 19 First United Methodist Church Palestinian Cooking Class, April 3, 1 p.m.

Folsom Public Library Master Illusionist Jon Lopez, April 1, 10 a.m.

Food Literacy Center 2016 Sacramento Food Film Festival Premiere, April 7, 6 p.m.

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

Harris Center for the Arts California Theatre Center Presents: Miss Nelson is Missing!, April 2, 1 & 3 p.m.

El Dorado Musical Theatre Presents: High Voltage Unplugged, April 9, 2 & 7 p.m.

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Folsom’s 70th Anniversary Jubilee, April 9, 10 a.m.

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Dim Sum and Then Some Lam Kwong Deli and Market Words Alia Cruz

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recently took a somewhat lengthy sabbatical to New York City. About once a week during my time there, I would hop on the J train from Brooklyn and make my way to Chinatown, where I would partake in my favorite ritual: getting my dim sum on.

In a place that can easily become overwhelming with options, I found my favorite dim sum houses among the hole-in-the-wall, grab-and-go type places. Something about getting a six-pack of amazing pork buns for only four bucks makes the feast that much sweeter. Adding to that was the joy of having a large variety of super satisfying Chinese and Mandarin snacks all available for under a buck in NYC, a city that has no mercy when it comes to money. I would often spend $10 and in return, come home with a bag full of goodies from Chinatown that were almost too much for me and my roomie to finish.

When I made my way back home to Sacramento, I totally began to miss my convenient Chinatown food excursions. We have plenty of amazing dim sum places here and even a few really good ones in the general vicinity of the grid.

Most, however, are in the dining tradition of having to sit down and take your time.

Most, except the beloved Lam Kwong Deli and Market in the Southside Park neighborhood.

Lam Kwong is modestly located on the corner of 12th and U streets, just bordering the outer edges of the grid. The burnt orange building looks like a super immaculate liquor store that doubles as a duplex for residences. If it weren’t for the barely visible neon beer signs in the windows, you would barely even know it was

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a store open to the public. On weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., people quickly pull up to the store and leave just as fast as they came, hauling white bags and styrofoam boxes.

Lam Kwong offers much more than the chips and candy and tall cans of cheap beer. They happen to sell some of the best and most convenient dim sum in our area by far.

Owners Yao Li and Mu Li purchased Lam Kwong about four years ago, utilizing the tiny market space to sell their freshly made Chinese delicacies. They have about 10 different ready-to-go dim sum options in store that are made completely in-house daily, all of which cost no more than $1.15 per item.

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They tend to alter the dim sum menu varieties depending on the days of the week. Aside from dim sum, they also have rice plates and lunch combo meals that are equally as good and cheap. The food is laid out behind a glass window cafeteria-style, so you can point at what you want, and they bag it up before your eyes. Dining in is barely an option; there is an awkwardly placed plastic table and chair set in the center of the market that almost says, “Well, if you realllllly have to sit here and have no other option ...”

The most popular item here is definitely the baked chau siu bao, also known as baked pork buns. The Li family estimates that they sell and distribute somewhere upward of 500 chau siu baos a day. The buns are baked to perfection, with a glistening brown crust.

Within the crust, warm and soft dough encases chunks of barbecued pork in a thick glaze that is both sweet and savory.

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Almost daily, it is a sure thing that the buns are the first thing to sell out before Lam Kwong closes; they often find themselves packing them by the dozen. At only $1.15 apiece, buying in bulk is always a feasible and tempting option. The buns also come steamed if you prefer that kind of thing. Instead of the golden crust, the exterior is made of soft white dough that peaks at an opening at the top.

I have noticed kids from the elementary school right across the street wandering over with their parents to gather pork buns and soft drinks for an after-school snack.

Siu mai, or pork and shrimp dumplings, are also incredibly popular at the market. A translucent, steamed wrapper holds minced meat and various sauces and seasonings.

While the pork and seafood dumplings are amazing, my personal favorite are the chive and shrimp dumplings. Ground

shrimp and plenty of vibrant green chives burst from its sticky casing, toting an earthy and succulent flavor. Each dumpling will set you back a mere 75 cents apiece.

Plates of chow mein and various proteins are served as lunch combos and bounteously stuffed into styrofoam to-go trays for well under $10. Classic sides such as egg rolls and thick-skinned wontons are also being served up. Despite the full menu, Lam Kwong somehow keeps a low profile with its clean and minimal serving area.

As if this place couldn’t get any better, I must also discuss with you their beer selection. There is nothing like washing down some dim sum with cheap, cold beer.

Lam Kwong sells packs of beer starting at $4 and none more expensive than $10. A four-pack of Olympia tall cans will set you back no more than five bucks. Those staple pork buns, coupled with a cold can of Olympia is one of the finest dining combinations in town.

Beer varieties include Sierra Nevada, Hamm’s and even a few malt liquors if you’re really trying to get crazy.

Artisanal, gourmet or specialty food is really nice, but I have found that there is nothing quite as satisfying and comforting as something that is 100 percent authentic and modestly presented. Lam Kwong Deli and Market is a family-run business that simply strives to do what they do best: make and sell authentic dim sum in a nofrills atmosphere. The product always sells itself. The food is made on the backbone of generations of tradition, with recipes that have been masterfully honed in order to make great, genuine dim sum. It’s a priceless dining experience.

Lam Kwong Deli and Market is located at 2031 12th Street in Sacramento. Hours are 8 a.m–4 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m–2 p.m. on Saturdays and closed on Sundays.

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Would it be okay with you if the next 789 words in this review were just “blah”? Or how about “wah,” like Charlie Brown’s school teacher? I suppose that wouldn’t be the professional thing to do, but then again, spending one-quarter of a billion dollars to make a movie like Batman v Superman isn’t professional either. We’re talking two hours and 31 minutes of mind-numbing drudgery so intense and painstaking, it makes the Chris Evans Captain America franchise look like an 1813 Dixieland riverboat cruise.

The nuts and bolts of this overhyped snoozefest are expectedly stale; that both Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) are victims of public opinion, their selfish behaviour as superheroes leading to more harm than good. At the same time, Superman is on Batman’s shit list for his role in bringing harm upon Metropolis while battling General Zod 18 months prior, and Batman is in turn on Superman’s list for being smug and looking too much like Ben Affleck. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor, egregiously miscast in the form of Jesse Eisenberg, is hatching his doomsday plot with a grip of kryptonite behind the scenes and away from the public eye. Toss in a little Lois Lane (Amy Adams), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and a preview of the Justice League, and you’ve got the magnum opus of Blahman v Superblah.

This is of course a Zack Snyder film, bringer of such long-winded comic “epics” as Man of Steel, 300 and Watchmen. And

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one thing these Zack Snyder films all have in common is that they take themselves really, really seriously, with Blahman v Superblah as no exception. To be sure, there are zero laughs to be had. And that’s not because the jokes are bad. It’s because there are no jokes, or smiles, or anything else. This movie believes itself to be a drama much more than a superhero action flick. It preys upon memories of 9/11 with post-apocalyptic, ash-filled streets of Metropolis, and jabs at present-day fear with a capitol building explosion as well as a convoluted subplot involving an African terror cell. Thinly veiled and poorly executed, these threads and allusions are embarrassing, not dramatic.

And did I mention it’s boring? Painfully boring. Up until the final battle royale between the Bat and the Cape there’s hardly any action of any kind, aside from some ultra-lame Michael Bay-ish Batmobile chase sequence. Two hours in I was falling asleep, until the kindly gentleman of generous proportions next to me actually did fall asleep and began audibly snoring in the theater. I shit thee not.

Now look at us. Nearly 500 words in and we haven’t even talked about Ben Affleck yet. So let’s talk about Ben Affleck.

He stinks. He stinks to high hell. His stench is in fact so great, it will leap right out of the screen and singe your nose hair. It is perhaps his most Ben Affleck-y performance to date, insofar as he somehow manages to brazenly stand out as BEN AFFLECK! even

while cloaked in a rubber bat suit. Henry Cavill, for all his dullness as Superblah, at least appears to be portraying a character.

On the other hand it’s almost as if Batman is attempting to portray Ben Affleck. In which case he’s doing a marvelous job. And implausible as it may sound, Affleck doesn’t even give the worst performance in the film.

That honor falls squarely to Jesse Eisenberg and his reprehensible rendering of supervillain Lex Luthor. I dunno, maybe it’s just me, but when exactly did bald-headed, middle-aged, muscle-bound Lex Luthor turn into a 5’9” 32-year-old pipsqueak? This business-casual Lex looks like he should be shucking and jiving about Apple Watch on Silicon Valley.

And if only this badness were funny!

Oh how we secretly long for the wretched majesty of a delightfully awful one-star disaster like Batman and Robin, platitudes abound. Now there’s a movie that knew how to suck. Instead we’re relentlessly beaten over the head with a kryptonite hammer to remind us how culturally and humanely relevant superheroes are. And despite all the bad press and the reality that most kids (nevermind adults) will find this movie inescapably vapid and tame, it’s going to make gobs and gobs of money because it’s a de facto part of the DC and Marvel universes that financially buoy the movie industry. I mean, honestly. Here’s two-and-a-half hours and $250 million sunk into the premise that the two most benevolent and virtuous superheroes in history have found reason to fight one another to the death, a concept so ludicrous my nine-year-old cousin dismissed it out of hand. And you can look forward to a trilogy, already announced through 2019.

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You may have noticed that James, the usual occupant of this prime editorial real estate, is somewhere else right now, enjoying a fulfilling human life. So instead of his well-informed, razor-sharp wit, you get whatever this is. And by “this,” I mean the vestigial remnants of my narrative voice, the written version of that part right above your ass that would have been a tail if you would have been born a few million years earlier.

Correction: the part right above your ass that would have been a tail according to the theory of evolution. It’s rude of me to assume that everyone is on board with the idea that somewhere down their family tree—past all the ignorant pieces of shit and endless generations of toiling peasants and cave dwellers and proto-human cross-breeders—there’s a bunch of weird man-faced monkeys swinging around in trees with tails and other fucked up primate features. To some people, that’s not just offensive, it’s downright sacrilege.

And I don’t blame them. No one wants to think of themselves as the result of millions of years on monkeydom distilled into … well, whatever this is. After all, I’m special. My feelings are unique. No one else knows what it’s like to be me, especially a dirty goddamn apeman. But what if, just for the sake of argument, you actually weren’t special? What if your deepest feelings were just the result of the most basic biological impulses filtered through a brain that evolved to best figure where to eat, who to fuck and how to stay out of the way of the animals that evolved big scary teeth or razor-sharp talons in the pursuit of those very same noble goals? What if whatever story you’ve convinced yourself of to make you feel special was just your brain’s way of keeping you on the path to the next meal, the next potential mate? Sure, that kind of takes away a bit of the mystique, but isn’t it also sort of liberating? No? Yeah, you’re right.

It’s actually pretty depressing. Sorry.

Don’t fret, though. That’s just one theory of many. Of course, everyone knows the big ones, the mainstream ones. Dudes in the desert

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Make fun of it all you want, but Ancient Aliens seems like some pretty plausible shit to me. Some self-aware species fucks up their planet to the point where it’s no longer inhabitable (sounds pretty familiar so far, right?) so they get on board their fancy spacecraft and set off to the literal New World, the planet Earth, where they become— according to whichever version of the story you believe—the breeding stock for mankind or the guiding hand of humanity’s ascent, the “man behind the curtain,” if you will. Excuse me, “humanoid alien behind the curtain.”

The best part about the ancient alien theory is that you can mold it to fit squarely into whatever other theory you’ve spent your life passionately advocating for or donating money, time or thought to. Believe in God? He/ she was just an alien. Evolution? Obviously the result of superior alien technology. Believe that your entire reality is just a simulation? Ahhh, fam, you know who’s footing the power bill for that shit: ALIENS. The best part about ancient alien theory is that we don’t just get to be the end result of our own ancient alien story, but we get to be the beginning of someone else’s. After all, where do you think all the rich people on Earth are gonna go when we finally wear out our own planet? No, really, where? Because I have no idea. Elon Musk won’t return my calls.

Like with anything else, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle of all these competing theories. And the best part is, you’ll probably live and die without ever really knowing for sure. Or even if you did know, no one would believe you. No one believes anyone anymore. The downside of realizing that anything is possible is feeling like nothing is impossible. I didn’t even write this column. You did. Maybe no one did.

Anyway, I got a spaceship to catch. See you next time, nerds.

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