Submerge Magazine: Issue 212 (April 25 - May 9, 2016) by Submerge Magazine

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Calling Local Artists: Get Your Artwork Featured on Arden Fair Mall’s 40-Foot LED Video Tower! Have you been to Arden Fair Mall lately? If you have, chances are you’ve noticed the massive LED Video Media Tower that wraps around the mall's elevator shaft in the central court. Over 40 feet tall, the colossal tower has become the mall’s center piece, and is really quite eye catching. Now, for the first time ever, Arden Fair is calling on local artists to submit their work for a chance to be featured on the big screen. Elevate: An Art Exhibition is open to all artists, but submissions must be in a video format to the specifications found at Ardenfair.com/events/elevatecontest. This is an incredible opportunity for regional artists to have their work seen by thousands. And don’t worry, this isn’t another one of those “contests for exposure” that artists and designers tend to hate on (hey, we get it, nobody wants to work for free), so we’re happy to say that there is some serious cash up for grabs in this contest: the top three winners will receive prizes ranging from $500 to $2,500! As many as 25 submissions will make their way to the LED Video Tower to be voted on by the public from June 1–30. The top 10 artworks chosen by the public will then be voted on by a panel of judges made up of notable artists and creatives from the art community at an event on the evening of July 16. Additionally, any artists who submits will also be considered for potential commissioned artwork at Arden Fair in the future. Submissions for Elevate: An Art Exhibition will be accepted through May 25, 2016, so let’s all try and get the word out to as many local illustrators, painters, photographers, videographers, etc., as we can. For more information, visit Facebook.com/ShopArdenFair, Ardenfair.com/events/elevatecontest or email jamie.donley@macerich.com with any questions.

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The Optimistic Pessimist Like it or not, the Star Wars universe is set to expand substantially. Disney recently released a teaser for the next film in the series, a spin-off entitled Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and it looks like we could be off to a good start. That doesn’t mean Disney can rest on its laurels. Star Wars is a property of unlimited potential, but today’s public is a fickle bunch and movies take a long time to make. The House of Mouse needs to strike while the iron is hot, and thankfully, it is. Netflix has proven to be a more than capable place for science fiction and superheroes. Disney has taken great advantage of this already with their Marvel properties, Daredevil and Jessica Jones, so it’s no surprise that it plans to do the same with Star Wars. In fact, Disney has already released the name and a brief description of a new spin-off series headed straight to Netflix. Star Wars: The Florist Awakens is the story of Jade Lily. Jade’s flower arrangements were the most beautiful in the galaxy. Jade didn’t know the force was strong within her and that

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The climbing town of La Misíon Road tripping to San Diego is great—sandy beaches, sunny skies, warm breezes, perfect surfing. But why must we stop there? Why is it that a vacation to Mexico takes months of planning, but we will drive down to San Diego at a moment’s notice? Perhaps it’s the idea that Mexico must involve fancy resorts with a never-ending supply of piña coladas and margaritas. Maybe it’s the giant fence that separates the two countries or the fear of trying to communicate with people who speak a different language. Whatever it is, let me inform you that the Mexican border is only 26 minutes from San Diego and you don’t just have to be stuck in the touristy hustle and bustle of Tijuana. I didn’t even need my passport to get into the country (be wary of getting back into the States without one, though). As I have prefaced before, I am a rock climber. If I am going on an adventure outside, it most likely involves some sort of

climbing. I have climbed all over California; we have it made here. Mountains, oceans, deserts, forests, all within a few hours of each other. It is amazing here but it was about time to expand my horizons and climb out of the country. The most accessible place for this? Mexico. About an hour and 20 minutes south of San Diego resides a small town nestled between two mountains, La Misión. Juxtaposed with the nearby highway, this small town is filled with culture: steep dirt roads, roosters at sunrise and neighbors chatting with one another while their children play outside. After being on Highway 1 surrounded by beach houses for rent and Americanized restaurants, this little mountain town was just what we were looking for. Atop these mountains are steep cliffs that are bolted for climbing. We stopped to ask a local for directions to the crag (for those of you who aren’t climbers, a crag is the area where the majority of the rock climbs are located)

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but he surprisingly was unaware of anything climbable in the area. We drove up the dirt roads to the highest point and finally found a small trail leading to what looked like some tall rock faces. I hiked barefoot on the mossy ground as the sun rose over the mountains, and the town slowly began awakening. It was quiet and peaceful. It didn’t feel like California—something felt different and it was so refreshing. We climbed for a few hours and headed back down the hill, passing a “coco” stand selling fresh coconuts. A couple minutes down the road we decided to stop at the small building with “tacos” painted on the front of it; an obligatory Mexican road trip stop. I must admit, those were some of the best tacos I have ever had. And I have had a lot of tacos in my life. We planned on camping that night as there were a ton of campsites right off the highway with views of the ocean and trees adequate enough to set up a hammock. But first, beer.

So, we stopped at a motel that sported a bar on the entire lower floor with an outdoor patio that overlooked the ocean. After a few Negra Modelos and learning that a motel room there was only $10 more than camping, we opted for a room on the second floor with a balcony that looked over the ocean as well. All of a sudden I felt like I was at that resort with endless drinks I talked about earlier. We sat on the balcony, watched the sunset over the water and wandered downstairs when we heard the live music. Mexico does not have to be a vacation planned six months in advance. I went there on a whim for two days and got to experience the outdoors, culture, the touristy aspects and the tacos. This is me trying to convince you to go to Mexico on your next weekend (or longer) road trip. Things are cheap, everyone is friendly, the food is delicious, the mountains are beautiful and you don’t have to be a rock climber or even an outdoorsman to enjoy it all. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Local Singer-Songwriter Sandra Dolores Goes from Hosting Open Mics to Hitting the Open Road • May 4 As a longtime host of multiple open mic nights around town, local musician Sandra Dolores has spent much of her career as an ambassador for fellow singer-songwriters, “creating a forum for them in the community,” as she recently told Submerge. After seven years hosting Torch Club’s open mic, four years hosting Old I’s, and nearly a year hostings Kupros’ (she’s also hosted open mics in Stockton and Old Sac), Dolores is ready to step away from the hosting role in order to “tour more consistently and pursue my career as a singersongwriter more fervently.” Her final night hosting will be Wednesday, May 4, where she’ll be at Torch Club’s happy hour open mic from 5:30 – 8 p.m., and then at Old Ironsides’ open mic from 8:30 p.m. until midnight. She’s hoping both of them will be a sort of going away party. “It’s the end of an era so to speak,” she said, pointing out that she ultimately decided to “offer the same belief and faith in myself as I’ve done for others.” Dolores is no slacker when it comes to creating and releasing original music. Her third release, a five-track EP called Back to the Start, will be celebrated at an intimate house concert on April 30. Not long after that, she’s heading out for a three week tour of the Pacific Northwest with stops in Portland and Seattle. Good for you, Dolores, get out there and show the world that angelic voice! For details on the album release house concert and to learn more about the artist, including upcoming local performances, visit Sandradolores.com. -JC

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The lovely ladies of Sizzling Sirens will celebrate their eighth anniversary with a show that will more than likely be remembered for years. Without getting too effusive (yeah, right), this soiree to end all soirees will have many brand new acts on their tantalizing menu. Included on the night’s ticket are such notable names as Georgia Fire, Alijah Dresden, Sass Herass, Salacious Kay, Meowie Wowie, Katy Karma, Vala Marv’elle, Ginger Snatch, Shauni Fatale, Ophelia Coeur de Noir, Laika Fox and Jessica Will. For those who’ve never attended a show, expect a lively event replete with outrageous outfits, scantily clad women and more eye candy than should be allowed in the J Street district. The party kicks off at 8 p.m. and is hosted by both Jay Siren and Kingfish (from San Francisco’s Hubba Hubba Revue). Advance tickets are $15 for general admission, $25 for cabaret seating (buy at the club to avoid service charge before the day of the show). Even if you’re not hungry for Harlow’s food fare, chances are you’ll need to cool off with some drinks. Maker’s Mark and ginger beer for me, please. More info at Houseofsizzle.com/anniversary. -EJ

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Come Have a Drink With the Flamingos at Wine and Brew at the Zoo • May 14 While most people visit the Sacramento Zoo during the day to see the countless and curious creatures, this three-hour long event is sure to please on multiple fronts. Come partake in generous samples of local wine and beer from some of the area’s best wineries (Helwig Winery, Matchbook Wine Company, McConnell Estates Winery, Mount Aukum Winery, Renwood Winery, Shenandoah Vineyards, Soban Estate, Terra d’Oro Winery and more) and breweries (Bike Dog, Firestone Walker, Great Basin, Lagunitas, Lost Coast, Mendocino and much more) while taking in the landscape of the zoo. Of course, you’re going to be surrounded by exotic animals so you probably shouldn’t party so hard that you end up in the giraffe exhibit the next morning. Great food options will be available for an extra charge from some our city’s greatest food trucks (Drewski’s, La Mex Taqueria, GyroStop and The Sweet Spot) so hit the ATM beforehand. Early birds who get off their arse and buy tickets early (as opposed to at the door) will also save some bucks. If you needed any extra reason to go, proceeds from this event will go directly to animal care and maintenance of the zoo. Tickets are just $45 in advance or $55 at the door (with designated driver tickets available for just $15). Buy tickets or find out more at Saczoo.org/WineandBrew. -EJ

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56 Annual Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Show • May 7–8 It’s no wonder that succulents are so wildly popular. These pretty little plants are low maintenance, they come in all sorts of colors, shapes and sizes and you can even use their cuttings to grow—you guessed it—more succulents! Every May, the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society (yeah, that’s a thing) holds their Annual Show and Sale, which features both an exhibition of members’ most prized specimens, as well as a plant sale with an impressive selection of succulents. This year the show is happening on Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8 at Shepard Garden and Arts Center, located at 3330 McKinley Boulevard, starting at 9 a.m. each day. Get there early, because the first 50 guests each day get a free plant! Admission and parking are both free and there will even be plant seminars throughout the day. Visit Sacramentocss.org for more info on the club and be sure to check out their monthly newsletter called Thorny Issues for upcoming meetups, field trips and succulent/cactus tips. -JC

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Scratchdog Stringband Set to Tear at Your Heartstrings at Bar 101 in Roseville • May 13 As luck would have it, Portland-based Americana/rockgrass act Scratchdog Stringband are releasing their first full-length album and are doing a two-week tour that includes a stop in Roseville’s Bar 101 on May 13. Submerge caught up with James Rossi (fiddle, vocals) to learn more about the show and Three Times Fast, the band’s new album. “We’ve played in Sacramento only once, back in January during a weekend tour through Lake Tahoe, which was massively successful,” said Rossi. “We played Shine cafe to a full and enthusiastic house. So yes, we are fairly new in the area and looking forward to coming back. It took us the first five days of February to record the album at The Hallowed Halls, Portland’s newest top of the line recording studio. We lucked out and recorded with a freelance engineer named Hawkins Wright, who we all quickly came to regard as our very own George Martin. We’ve been together for a little more than a year and recorded all the instruments live and overdubbed all the vocals live, with no additional overdubs, to keep the album true to our developed stage sound, which is what we feel we ended up with on Three Times Fast.” Sound cool enough? This show gets started at 9:30 p.m. and is free as well. Take a listen at Scratchdogstringband.com. -EJ SubmergeMag.com

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Satin Jackets’ Tim Bernhardt reaps international recognition while maintaining blissful anonymity Words Andrew Scoggins • Photo thomas bocian

t’s an immediate sensation the first time you listen to “One More Time” by Daft Punk. Past the hype, past the ubiquity of the song and past the 15 years since, there’s a feeling in the song of escapism: that the past was solely composed of these never-ending nights of sweat-soaked revelry, and the future is anything you want it to be. Tim Bernhardt of German house band, Satin Jackets, wears the comparison to that iconic French band proudly, and acknowledges that the artistic similarities go deeper than a preference for tasty vibes and onstage masks. “Daft Punk in the mid- to late ‘90s had a huge impact on anyone who listened to house music back then,” Bernhardt says. “Kids didn’t have the smartphones to take video or get texts saying, ‘Oh there’s another show here or there.’ Back then it was simpler in a way and frankly they were the best parties I’d ever seen. We just partied the hell out of it.” It’s nearly impossible to listen to Satin Jackets’ disco and funk-tinged lead single, “You Make Me Feel Good,” without reminiscing about some bygone romance or watching a summer sunset with some good friends. This is partially due to the brilliant guest vocals done by Los Angeles band Scavenger Hunt, but the smooth and crisp production behind it is really what makes you want to party the hell out of it, like it’s 1999 all over again. This seems to be the international consensus as Satin Jackets has racked up nearly 10 million plays on Spotify and has attracted the attention of Majestic Casual and Hype Machine. The band is gearing up for a tour of the United States and Mexico in May on the strength of their debut album Panorama Pacifico, but Bernhardt still seems surprised by the single’s success. “People email me all the time talking about where they listen to it: jogging at the beach, working out, driving, studying,” Bernhardt says. “The song really touches them, it does its job. It makes them feel good.” Bernhardt started Satin Jackets about five years ago as a side project from his normal producing duties. He began to receive some booking inquiries for various shows, so he reached out to a good friend of his, Den Ishu, to handle the live performances. Bernhardt writes

the music and Ishu puts the song stems into the Ableton mixing software, takes along some synthesizers and other effects, and rearranges them all for the club while performing in the special “Mr. Satin Jackets” mask. “People get closer, marveling at the character in the mask and it creates this new level of relationship between the audience and the performance,” Bernhardt says. “It’s not about being the star or Dennis or Tim, it’s about the music.” The anonymity also allows Bernhardt some small perks like not being hassled by fans, and even being able to go to his own shows unnoticed. “Sometimes I go incognito. I mingle with the crowd and no one even knows. I can be a part of it without the spotlight on me. It’s something I really enjoy doing,” Bernhardt says. For Bernhardt, it’s always just been about making the music he wants to make—no touring, no fame, just the opportunity to share what he loves to do. And what he loves to do is make some dance hall bangers with shimmering, beautiful pop hooks. Beyond the Daft Punk comparison, Bernhardt points to most of the ‘80s and ‘90s German deep house scene as an influence on his music. Producers like Trevor Horn and labels like Strictly Rhythm and Henry Street Music inspired him to create this style of music and so now he’s meticulous about paying homage to his idols in just the right way. Bernhardt will take anywhere from weeks to months buffing certain tracks to a glistening sheen: the beats, mixing, arrangement, even the vocal hooks that might be coming from the other side of the world. It’s a painstaking process, but Bernhardt still enjoys the collaboration. “We bounce ideas back and forth over the Internet and it takes time to develop, but at the end of the day the hook, the chorus, has to be on point. And I’m always happy to let the vocalist do what they’re best at. If some vocalist has some great lyrics, I’m not the guy to change it around a lot unless they really need to be changed,” Bernhardt says. Australian, Belgian, English, Greek and American musicians all have credits on Panorama Pacifico, so it’s no surprise that Satin Jackets has toured more than

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30 countries, though Bernhardt is still content to keep the show confined to a DJ booth. “We’ve been experimenting with the idea of touring with me playing the keyboard on stage, maybe incorporating a vocalist or percussionist. But a band at a concert venue is a different thing. We don’t want to lose our roots because we both came from club music and dance parties. Satin Jackets is more pop, but we never want to lose our connection to the dance floor,” Bernhardt says. This anxiety seems wildly unfounded as it’s difficult to imagine Satin Jackets playing anywhere, and not turning it into a dance party. This is the kind of music designed for listeners to get lost in: a mix of M83’s “Midnight City” groove, the vulnerability of Nicholas Refn’s Drive soundtrack, and a bit of lust for life and love. “How can you describe it other than feeling it? There are the key moments you had when you were going to parties, the experiences you had listening to music as a kid or a youth, of course these things you pick up and keep in your heart forever. These are the things you strive to recreate as an artist,” Bernhardt says. For some, the synthesizer signaled the beginning of the end for “real music,” or music played with a guitar or a drum kit, but Satin Jackets is an example of an artist making very real, personal music with electronic instruments. The beats may be looped, chopped or screwed but there’s a very real human element if you read between the lines, and Bernhardt can point to it simply. “It’s something that just feels good. It makes you happy. Gives you these little goosebumps and it’s a moment when you forget about everything else and you’re just there in the moment. In its essence, somehow, I think that’s the idea of house music.”

“How can you describe it other than feeling it? There are the key moments you had when you were going to parties, the experiences you had listening to music as a kid or a youth, of course these things you pick up and keep in your heart forever. These are the things you strive to recreate as an artist.” – Tim Bernhardt, Satin Jackets

Satin Jackets will be keeping the good vibes flowing and the dance floor crowded when they come to Sacramento for THIS Midtown on May 14. Strap on your dancing shoes, grab a beer, and come lose yourself in the groove. The event takes place on 20th Street in between J and K Streets. For more info, go to Facebook.com/ thismidtown.

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Rope and Twine

Roxanne Young brings her fiber art and Fashion to r street block party & makers mart Words Lovelle Harris

acramento’s art scene is a veritable tapestry of interwoven stories that coalesce into a grander vision of what it means to have a viable and thriving community of artists. These creatives are not only challenging what the notion of art is, but they’re inspiring a new crop of artists to dig deep into their creative coffers to invent new ways of interacting with the world through art. For Roxanne Young, her stories are literally woven into her pieces of art. Dealing primarily with cotton rope and twine, her artistic journey began with a simple dream—move to Mexico and sell her handcrafted, crocheted bikinis on the beach. And while she instead landed on the beaches of Isleton, a sleepy town in the Delta, she’s turning her passion for fiber into a creative endeavor that she hopes will turn into a selfsustaining business venture. “There’s something rich about it, being able to use your hands and it’s accessible,” Young explains regarding the inspiration behind the handmade fiber art and fashion she creates as Roxanne Roxanne Young Designs. “I sort of got obsessed with crocheting a long time ago and I did it for a while and then I stopped for a while, and I’ll always remember my sister asking me, because I’m always trying to figure out what am I going to do with my life, ‘What would you want to do?’ and I was like, well I’d love to crochet but I couldn’t ever do that for a living.”

“I sort of got obsessed with crocheting a long time ago and I did it for a while and then I stopped for a while, and I’ll always remember my sister asking me, because I’m always trying to figure out what am I going to do with my life, ‘What would you want to do?’ and I was like, well I’d love to crochet but I couldn’t ever do that for a living.” –Roxanne Young SubmergeMag.com

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Young isn’t alone in weaving her way into fashion with fiber arts: The fashion house Altuzarra debuted a collection in 2014 that was inspired by fiber artist Sheila Hicks featuring chunky knit pieces and where thick, handwoven garments were transformed into airy, digital prints. Vogue magazine also featured Angelina Jolie on one of its covers sporting what looked like a hand-knit sweater, that didn’t come off as one of your grandmother’s hand-me-downs, but as a fresh, fashion forward, if not avant garde piece. Whether for fashion or fun, artists are picking up needles and delving into the art of knitting and all things DIY. Along with crocheting and other fiber work, it’s becoming big business, both in fashion and crafting. For Young, it was also an opportunity to take her passion for experimentation and imprint it onto a new medium that speaks to her interest in the tactile and primal world. “After I had my son I got back into crocheting and then I just sort of started experimenting,” Young says. “I started doing this embroidery and I just kept experimenting with different modes of fiber art. I’ve always liked jewelry and necklaces, and being able to create. It was [also] something for me to do while Jimmy was napping or the downtime of having a baby. It sort of became this obsession and I don’t want to stop, like I can’t imagine going back to teaching or waiting tables or anything else now. I just want to do this.” Young’s pieces are freeflowing extensions of her creative spirit. The blossoming fiber artist is also an accomplished percussionist who enjoyed a previous existence of pounding out beats with her bands: Pillars of Silence, a pop rock band called Brilliant Colors and an all-girl trio, The Sandwitches. The artist also draws on this experience in her work in her new creative outlet. “There’s definitely something about drumming that’s visceral and, I hope some drummers don’t get offended, but you don’t necessarily use your brain so much, but you use your body

and your feeling,” she explains. “At least that’s what I did when I drummed, and I guess I can sort of see it being the same thing where I don’t necessarily sit and draw something out and think about it too much, I just sort of go with my gut, I guess.” While Young’s bold necklaces are something of her calling card, the artist also creates dainty blouses emblazoned with striations of color created with embroidery and vibrant hues of cotton rope as well as pillows, dresses and earrings that boast a rustic yet wholly modern sensibility. “A woman recently said that it looks old, and I take that as a compliment because it has this worn, vintage vibe,” Young explains of one of her necklaces. “It’s all cotton rope and twine, and I [hand] dyed the rope and the twine. What I do is sew the rope together and then it’s kind of an embroidery, I embroider the design on it.” Embracing the ethos of the DIY sensibility that seems to be influencing just about everyone these days, Young’s work is like poetry in motion— which makes perfect sense since the artist graduated with a master’s degree in poetry. From the thick cords of rope and twine that cleave into necklaces reminiscent of rainbows and bird migrations, her pieces are not only inspired by the natural world but are intricate pieces that are constructed out of natural materials that are elegant, free form experimentations that are bursting with life and power. “I like to say that the psyche will have its way because I don’t plan it out,”she says. “I sort of try to have an idea because a lot of the time it will go bad if I don’t have some kind of idea, at least with color schemes or some kind of general idea of what the design is going to look like, but I just do it and see what comes from that.” Roxanne Young and dozens of other makers of handmade crafts will be showcasing their wares at this year’s R Street Block Party and Makers Mart, May 21 at 3 p.m. at the WAL Public Market, 1104 R Street Sacramento. The event will also feature tons of live music, food, a kid’s zone, and much, much more. Find out more at Walpublicmarket.com.

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Passion Chef Michael Thiemann may be living proof that it’s possible to have it all Words Ronnie Cline photos nicholas wray

aving eaten at both of Michael Thiemann’s Sacramento restaurants, Empress Tavern and Mother, I have always been curious to know what motivates him to create such distinctive dining experiences. From the food to the architecture to the menus and music, it is clear that Thiemann’s unique touch is inspired by his diverse culinary journey. Recently I was joined by Thiemann at a local coffee shop in Midtown Sacramento. We discussed his many global exploits, which include working in New Zealand where he introduced California cuisine to patrons surrounded by tree houses and roaming deer; he also recounts a high-pressure culinary challenge that involved cooking a meal for one of America’s best known chefs. Though Thiemann is best known as an innovative Sacramento chef and owner, he thinks of himself as a musician that can cook. On the rare nights Thiemann isn’t restaurant hopping between his establishments on K Street, or giving a demonstration at a nearby food and wine festival, he can probably be found behind a drum set someplace not too far away playing with his band Drug Apartments.

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“I identify myself as a musician more than a chef, but I’m more of a chef than a musician.” – Michael Thiemann

Most people know about Empress Tavern and Mother, but not too many people know about you, and how you got to this point. I guess that’s true. I guess the people in my close circle know about me. I do keep myself reasonably busy in a lot of different things. One thing I’ve learned is you never have accomplishments. It’s all about keeping busy, having projects and doing things. How is being a well-known chef different than being a chef that only focuses on cooking? It’s funny, when you get into this career you start seeing that it is a career and not just a job. Your chefs, co-workers and the restaurant industry itself doesn’t prepare you for the next step, because to them it’s all about cooking and putting out food. The next step has very little to do with cooking. There’s a lot of public speaking, there’s a lot of philanthropy, there’s running a business, being a leader, being a good dude. And it’s a professional field that’s really, I think, overcelebratized. I think it’s a bigger deal than what it needs to be. Most of the heroes are anti-heroes that are usually there because of a reason. It’s kind of like the Island of Misfit Toys. So how did you find yourself on the Island of Misfit Toys? I started washing dishes when I was 18 at this place called Greta’s Café. I worked there from I believe ‘95 to 2000. It was where that fucking Chipotle is on 19 th and Capitol. It was this beautiful café owned by Greta Garverick. I started as a dishwasher, then ended up learning how to cut vegetables and make soups. I fell in love with it. Once that place was sold to Chipotle, I thought, “OK, I guess I can get a job in a kitchen, I have five years of experience.” So I worked in kitchens for about 10 years after SubmergeMag.com

that. I did everything, I even made sushi for a while. Then I met Lisa [Thiemann’s wife] and she hooked me up with a restaurant [Mason’s] within a couple of months. While I was there, the Chef [Philip Wang] got offered a job to open up restaurants in New Zealand, but he didn’t want to do it for some reason. I just offhandedly said, “I’ll do it.” And so on his own, he sent an email and said, “I can’t do it, but my sous chef can do everything I can do, because I taught him everything he knows.” And within a month and a half Lisa and I sold all of our stuff and were on a plane to New Zealand. I thought we were going to stay there. We almost did. Where did you work in New Zealand? I worked at this place called Hapuku Lodge on the south island. It was owned by architects that made these crazy modern tree houses inside of an olive orchard that was part of a deer farm of all things. They brought me to New Zealand to tell their “food story” from a Californian’s perspective. I bought into it really quick. I helped open up a restaurant at this lodge and it was really cool. Then once that task was done I decided I wanted to go independent and moved to the north island, to the capitol where it was more of a bustling, busy city. Lisa and I both got jobs. She started working at a place called Logan Brown, which is basically the French Laundry of New Zealand, and I got a job at a soul food restaurant of all places. All of that sounds amazing! So why did you decide to come back to the United States? I was offered a job in Hawaii. There I helped a company grow from one restaurant to six. So in three years we opened a shit-load of restaurants. Opening restaurants became my specialty.

So from there you came back to California? Yeah, then Tyler Florence became aware of me, and I started talking to him on the phone while I was in Hawaii. He was really interested in hiring me for some reason. He promised that he wouldn’t hire anybody or make a decision until I flew out and cooked him dinner. That sounds really exciting, but also nerve-wracking. Yeah, but what did I have to lose you know. So I go out to California and remembered suddenly that when you’re in Hawaii it’s like time stands still. There are no seasons. There are great tomatoes year-round, there’s great corn year-round. Lisa and I got to California and I was like, “Shit! What am I going to make?” I was running late and didn’t even know what I was going to cook! We ended up stopping by the Whole Foods right next to where I was going to cook and I started running around. Wow! A real life Top Chef moment. [Laughs] Yeah! I was like, “OK, what vegetables do I see around?” then started grabbing them. So I ended up cooking him four courses, it worked out, and he hired me. That was the Wayfare moment. I was with Tyler Florence on and off for three and a half years and was with Wayfare for about two. What did you do for Tyler outside of heading Wayfare Tavern? He has a big empire of being a celebrity chef: television, cookbooks, wine, baby food, retail shops. Then his personal stuff like festivals, appearances and demos. So it’s just nonstop. I ended up being his personal chef and I would help manage and staff, and coach the chefs in the restaurant. He and I are still buddies. We still spend a lot of fun times together.

How did you find your way back to Sacramento? When I left Sacramento I was only a line cook, so I never got to conquer Sacramento in the chef world and get a job. That was really a big deal to me. When the executive chef position at Ella was offered to me, it was around the time Lisa and I decided we wanted to have a kid, so all of it worked serendipitously. I came back to Sacramento, worked for Ella and we had our kid. That year at Ella was eye-opening. It made me realize the dining scene in Sacramento was robust. Then the opportunity to open Mother and Empress on K Street happened and the rest is history. How do you find time to do the things outside of the culinary world? I own two restaurants, I manage 60 people, I have four other projects going, I have a 3-year-old kid, a wife, and I still manage to play in a band. You just do it. Either you do or you don’t. I’m lucky enough to have been able to attract some great people that work for me. That allows me more freedom in my schedule. So, unless there’s some major retooling, or anything drastic happening, I have time and opportunity to do a lot of other things. Primarily, play music. It’s funny. I identify myself as a musician more than a chef, but I’m more of a chef than a musician. You are clearly one of the busiest people around, I can tell you are driven by your passions. That’s the thing, a lot of people just live life and accept what’s handed to them and have a lot of idle time. I generally don’t have idle time. I run myself to Mother is located at 1023 exhaustion constantly, it’s K Street in Sacramento, just because I can’t not. and Empress Tavern is But yeah, all of the stuff located at 1013 K Street. For more info, go to I’m doing I’m passionate Mothersacramento.com about. I love it. or Empresstavern.com.

Issue 212 • April 25 – May 9, 2016

James Cavern aproaches his music career with the mind of a businessman & the fervor of an athlete Words Andrew C. Russell photo jason sinn

hile James Cavern’s status has transitioned over the past few years from “emerging” to “established” in his adopted hometown of Sacramento, the 28-year-old London-born singer-songwriter is more boldly emergent as an artist than ever before. Following a year-long break from music after a 2014 run on NBC’s The Voice, Cavern went back to the drawing board in more ways than one, digging to the core of songcraft, widening his scope in terms of production and moving past a crossroads in his personal life. He explains some of the changes that have come to pass through the title of his latest release, Lost and Found: “It basically deals with feeling a little lost musically and in love for the past two years or so, then centering myself to a better place and feeling more like I’ve been finding my way.” Cavern does not attempt to conceal the amount of effort in his work, his clear business aspirations or his realist attitudes. For him, the romantic, devil-may-care temperament commonly seen as the typical artistic mode just isn’t an option. There is always a sense of building his brand, of generating interest through novel distribution techniques, of relaying personality into public image with intense focus. Cavern himself is the first to tout his businessman-before musician approach, having only gradually transformed into bohemian purveyor of neo-soul from a fairly lucrative career selling gym memberships. But however integral a role calculation plays in Cavern’s enterprise, it is anything but cold; his eagerness to engage

with and uplift other artists on the local scene, whether it be encouraging up-andcomers at local open mics or collaborating with familiar faces like Zyah Belle or Joe Kye (Joseph in the Well), is well known. The restless energy he carries with him from years as an athlete playing soccer finds its expression in countless musical projects both unrealized and accomplished; his Porch Sessions video series of 2012 and last month’s On the Block Party with Soosh*e being two of the latter. Unlike some, however, he realizes that business is the key to turning such projects into reality, and so has thrown himself as wholeheartedly into the process. It can hardly hurt that, Lost and Found, a lean, mean distillation of soul-tinged pop tracks with a running theme, is the most artistically potent statement from Cavern thus far. The On the Block Party release for the EP, which made for one of the more exciting local events of late along the artcentric R Street corridor Cavern calls home, was merely the prelude to an eight-stop tour up and down the West Coast. In person, Cavern shows little reserve in summing up the points of both pride and disappointment, in his estimation, that have marked his burgeoning career. Both are in the past now, subordinate to the surplus of potential projects that he seems to keep in a meticulously organized mental vault. In our hour of conversation, we run the gamut from how to discover soul through house music, the highs and lows of competition reality shows and the challenge of altering your lifestyle to keep up with your aspirations.

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

You picked up the guitar around the time you graduated high school. Was there a specific turning point or musical influence that set you down that path for good? I graduated high school in ‘05 and I bought my first guitar that summer. It was just a hobby, an on-and-off thing. I don’t think that I really got into it until I was 21. That’s when I started really trying to be more proficient. I was working at a gym at the time, which was fun. It’s interesting, because that’s how I identified myself—I was the guy who worked at the gym, who worked out, and played sports, you know? And then I moved to Placerville. I was living with my friend on about three acres, and there was nothing there—no TV, no Internet, nothing. All we had were instruments and dogs. I’m a city boy, through and through, but it was nice for that year to kind of reconnect with nature and having that deeper respect for where things come from. And so through that I discovered needs versus wants and I had moments up there where I had a lot of time to think and find out what really made me happy, and I realized after a while that music was something that really made me happy. After that, work became hard to do, my performance was slipping. Then I made the jump. It was a scary jump because for so long, up until the age of 23 or 24, I fully identified myself as this person and I was beginning to realize that this person didn’t make me happy. How did you come to discover soul music in particular? My sister was a huge music junkie during the Britpop era with Oasis, Blur and the Verve. So I listened to a lot of that stuff, and right before I moved to this country, U.K. garage music was extremely popular— that’s kind of like drum ‘n’ bass, hip-hop influenced stuff. But what really intrigued me in those songs were the hooks and the bridges. They were all sung by R&B singers and all samples of older songs. I discovered a lot of music through the samples and it sent me down the road of R&B, soul—Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder. That helped me find my voice in terms of what I loved the most stylistically.

How did last month’s On the Block Party come to be? Can we expect similar events in the future? I think Dave Chappelle’s Block Party inspired this one. He basically was at the pinnacle of his career and had a ton of money and was able to put a show together with all of his favorite artists that inspired him, and now it’s a legendary event. That was a big inspiration for what I wanted to do on a very small scale. But one day I hope to put something on of greater magnitude. I’ve always had a dream of Old Sac being like a mini-SXSW. As far as the R Street Corridor goes, there’s going to be another block party in May— The R Street Block Party and Maker’s Mart, which is awesome. They did one last year, and this time they’re going to increase the number of blocks involved. As far as me, I’ve always been interested in putting on an event like a soccer tournament of sorts. I’m actually in talks right now with Sac Republic and Cal Fit to close down that street and have a street tournament. I don’t know if a lot of people know this, but I’m a huge soccer fan. Before I became a musician I wanted to pursue soccer. I was well on my way down that road, and my love for the sport has never gone away. I sang the anthem for a Sac Republic game recently and afterwards when I was in the store, I bought a soccer ball, and I just thought, “I really miss playing.” I’d really like to throw a soccer event for a cause. I’m talking with several nonprofits about it now. What can you tell us about the scale of the new EP? Compared to the previous EP, which I don’t really have available anymore, you can tell a little bit that it’s all over the place. If you listen to it, you can tell that I’m an artist still trying to figure out where I fit in. From playing my first open mic at the Fox and Goose to playing on The Voice, this EP covers my ups and downs of those four years. It’s the product of my having taken a year off, really just woodshedding, in the loft trying to write these songs and being purposeful about the lyrics and what they were saying. I was listening to tons of artists trying to figure out what speaks to me, lyrically. I realized that the ones that speak to me most are the ones that are straightforward and blunt. I’m not a whimsical writer. I’m going to just tell you straight up what my mood is in a song. The songs express pretty clearly what I was feeling this past year—I went through a breakup. It’s my most personal release, for sure. Stylistically, there’s a range, because I incorporated some electronic/digital sounds and beats, things I wasn’t open to back in the day, when I wanted raw instruments and nothing else. This EP has a nice blend of the two.

“The whole experience was extremely encour-

aging and discouraging at the same time, every emotion you could think of. Seeing the industry for what it is was kind of a turn off, but having the sales background that I do, it was easy for me to be like ‘well, of course that’s how it is.’ To be a product, when you pursue a career in music on that level, that’s what you are. I understand that. I accept that.” –James Cavern on being a contestant on The Voice. In hindsight, how do you feel about your experience on The Voice? Did it leave a bad taste in your mouth? No. When I went on to that show, I didn’t take it as seriously as I should have. I never really was into those shows, was always the guy that was like “all those people are so fake” or “they don’t deserve it.” It wasn’t until I was on that show, living in a hotel with 120 other contestants—really, the most interesting, well rounded group of people I’ve met— that my perspective changed. To be sitting next to Celine Dion’s vocal director at a meeting and be considered on the same level as her is profound. The whole experience was extremely encouraging and discouraging at the same time, every emotion you could think of. Seeing the industry for what it is was kind of a turn off, but having the sales background that I do, it was easy for me to be like “well, of course that’s how it is.” To be a product, when you pursue a career in music on that level, that’s what you are. I understand that. I accept that. I understand that when I go out in public, and when I go play at shows, people are looking at me and the way I act and what I say and what I do is an immediate representation of what I stand for and my product. So my job, especially after The Voice, was asking myself, “Where do I fit in? What’s my brand? Sure I can sing, but so can a million other people. How can I stand out?” It really just boils down to the way you look, your story, your message. Although it was a really eye-opening thing, seeing that shitty side of it, I wouldn’t have traded it in for anything, because it’s double-edged. I saw both the good and bad. If anything, it just prepared me even more and it helped me rid myself of some delusions.

James Cavern headlines the opening night of this year’s Concerts in the Park series on Friday, May 6 in Sacramento’s Cesar Chavez Plaza (9th and J Streets). Also performing is Tessa Evans, Current Personae and DJ Epik. Admission is free and the show starts at 5 p.m. Find more info and this year’s full CIP schedule at GoDowntownSac.com.

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Starlite Lounge The Rippers, Vasas, Hey Lover, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Matt Rainey, 9 p.m.

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4.25 Monday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Prince Mutiny: A Tribute to A King, 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. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson and Friends, 5:30 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Aimee Mann, Billy Collins, 8 p.m.

4.26 Tuesday

The Colony PMS 84, RAD, Parasytes, Franky, Death Rogen, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Rebecca Hosking, 7 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 Jessica Malone, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

4.27 Wednesday

B-Side Sound Dust w/ Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Decade of Statues (EP Release), (Waning), TVSK, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk 68’, Listener, Wolf & Bear, With Wolves, VVomen, 6:30 p.m. Cafe Colonial Boats!, Mallard, The Rats, 8 p.m. Center for the Arts Bombino, Last Good Tooth, 7:30 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 AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Mouths of Babes, 5:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 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 Live Music Series w/ Burning Landscapes and Guests, 7 p.m. Sacramento State: Serna Plaza Wednesday Nooner w/ Epsilona, 12 p.m.

4.28 thursday

B-Side Step In the Marina w/ CrookOne & Ben Johnson, 9 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp X the Emcee, Levi Moses, Edword King, The Nugget King, Lusaid, Fi-Fi, Guti.B and more, 7:30 p.m. The Boardwalk The Movement, Iya Terra, Wheeland Bros., The Culprits, Dollar$hort, 6:30 p.m. Cafe Colonial Back Alley Buzzards, EbbTide, Dante Romandia, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Colony Petroglyphs, Without Hope, The Odious Construct (EP Release), Shorelines, A Veil Apart, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Chicken & Dumpling, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Crystal Bowersox, 5:30 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Midtown BarFly Stilldreamin: SMKSGNLS, Karma Thieves, Kowta and more, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

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Issue 212 • April 25 – May 9, 2016

4.28 Chicken & Dumpling Fox & Goose 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jaclyn Lovey, 7 p.m. Owl Club Open Mic, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Colleen Heauser, 9:30 p.m. Sacramento State: University Union Ballroom 5 & A Dime, Shaun Slaughter, 7:30 p.m. Shine Sac’s Coolest Jazz Jam, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Defrance, 50 Watt Heavy, 8 p.m. Stoney’s Two Steps Down, 8 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Island of Black & White, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Sadie Glass, 12 p.m.

4.29 friday

B-Side DJ Esef, 9 p.m. Bar 101 Brian Rogers, 9:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Bob Wayne, Tell River, Cash Cartell, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts The Smithereens Play Songs From The Who’s Tommy & Their Greatest Hits, 8 p.m. Crocker Art Museum 60th Anniversary Gala w/ Sacramento Youth Symphony and Mumbo Gumbo, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Once An Empire (Acoustic EP Release) Face the Horizon, Sam Cohee Shine 8 p.m. District 30 DJ JB, 10 p.m. Fox & Goose Surface Tension, 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. Goldfield Midland, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Micky and The Motorcars, Rin Tin Tiger, 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Economics (Ross Hammond & Alex Jenkins), 9:30 p.m. Logan’s Roadhouse (Citrus Heights) Matt W. Gage, Amanda Gray-Bonham, 8:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe MRQ, Lele, 8 p.m. Midtown BarFly That Thing on Friday (Trance takeover) feat. Chris Demott, Turtle Jones, B-Funky, Bob-O, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Slick D, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Ray Moulin, Blame the Bishop, Sunday School, 9 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Elements, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Tragically White, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Quarry Park Amphitheater Marshall Tucker Band, The Bonedrivers, 4:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Red Hawk Casino Kaylee Starr, 4 p.m.; The Spazmatics, 9:30 p.m. Shine Once An Empire (Acoustic EP Release), Face the Horizon, Sam Cohee, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Sacto Storytellers, Honey B. and the Cultivation, Sacto Soul Rebels, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Superlicious, 6 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Mr. December (CD Release), 9 p.m. UC Davis: Corin Courtyard Vivian Lee, 6:30 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Cécile McLorin Salvant, 8 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. The Funicellos, 6 p.m.

4.30 Saturday

The Boardwalk One Eyed Doll, Eyes Set To Kill, Close Your Eyes, Korean Fire Drill., Dream in Red, 6:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Jo Hang Jo, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Eidoola, Oranges, VIS, Belle Noire, 8 p.m.

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Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts Amy Goodman, 6 p.m. The Colony Dead Dads, Moonraker, Computer Class, Rebel Radio, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Mike Amaral’s California Beach Boys Experience, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 DJ Khalasic, 10 p.m. Fox & Goose Clast (Album Release), Waste Money (Elijah Jenkins from Eli & the Soundcult), 9 p.m. Gold Lion Arts Ross Hammond and Sameer Gupta, 8 p.m. Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Harlow’s The Dustbowl Revival, West Nile Ramblers, 7 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular Show, 7:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts George Perris, 8 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Harley White Jr. Trio, 9:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe David Houston and String Theory, Noah Nelson, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Banjo Bones, 3 p.m.; David Martin, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Face the Horizon, Name the Band, Muad’ Dib, 9 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge Devin Lucien, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub The Peelers, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) Jackson Tharpe, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Apple Z, 10 p.m. Red Museum Dandelion Massacre, Wayne Jetski, Salacious Wizard Cult, 7 p.m. The Shack Blue Mountain Quartet, 6 p.m. Shine Instagon, Ebb Tide, Furschitzen, Giggles, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Felsen, Bellygunner, Palsy Bells, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Departure (Journey tribute), Heartless (Heart tribute), 4 p.m. Torch Club The Stuff, 5:30 p.m.; Lara Price, 9 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Warm Charlie, 6 p.m.

Charlie Muscle Darealwordsound, Bigga Budd, Forcee The Kid, King, The PhilHarmonik The Blue Lamp 8 p.m.

5.01 sunday

Ace of Spades Apocalyptica, 10 Years, Failure Anthem, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Kyle Tuttle, 2 p.m. The Blue Lamp Darealwordsound, Charlie Muscle, Bigga Budd, Forcee The Kid, King, The PhilHarmonik, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk The Slackers, Viernes 13, Pacific Skyway, Daydreamers Symphony, 6:30 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Steven Ma, Irene Yeh, 1 & 4 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Center for the Arts Kenny Steel Spring Student Showcase, 3 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Tribute to The Carpenter’s feat. Michelle Whited, 5:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts George Perris, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Chris Cain, 3 p.m. Press Club Kill The Precedent, Horseneck, Crimson Eye, 5 p.m.; Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Two Steps Down, 1 p.m. Southside Park Fiesta en la Calle: Cinco de Mayo Festival w/ Tierra, Solsa, Los de Abajo, Sol Peligro, 11 a.m. Starlite Lounge Ritual, Adeptus, Voices of Ruin, Defecrator, 7 p.m. Swabbies on the River The Spazmatics, 3:30 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort The Lettermen, 6 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

5.02 monday

Cafe Colonial Los Monjo, Ruleta Rusa, Exkizofrenia, Escapement, 7 p.m. Crest Theatre The Milk Carton Kids, 6:30 p.m. 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 Sac City College Commercial Music Ensemble, 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. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson and Friends, 5:30 p.m.

5.03 Tuesday

The Blue Lamp Joe Buck Yourself, Can’t Get Right, HonkyDonky & Heartbreaker, Banger, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk The Classic Crime, Icarus the Owl, 6 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Scott Pemberton, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Folsom Lake College Choir, 6 & 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 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 Adam Varona, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

5.04 wednesday

Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Space Oddities: Burlesque and Music feat. Nolan and the Last Action Heroes, Spacewalker, 9 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Jeffrey Siegel, 7:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Moonshine Bandits, Demun Jones, D-One, 6:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Torry Tee, Tre Solid, Young Droopy, St8 Lace, MAK, Young Cheddar, Fadeless, Panik the Don, Tha Heathen, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk The Summer Set, Handsome Ghost, Royal Teeth, Call Me Karizma, 6 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, 9 p.m. Cafe Colonial The Knockoffs, Rad, The O’Mulligans, Mob Rule, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts In the Park: James Cavern, Tessa Evans, Current Personae, DJ Epik, 5 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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5.07 Saturday

Ace of Spades Blaqk Audio, Night Riots, Charming Liars, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Black Sabbitch, Worn Thin, 6:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino William Shatner, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Rat Damage (Last Show), Blasting Concept, Alarms, Shove-It, 7:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Colonial Theatre Rock Against Racism: Sac Storytellers, The Barfly Effect, Brutha Smith, Urban Wolves, Recorded Freedom, Paul Willis, Public Execution, 2:30 p.m. Community Center Theater Sacramento Philharmonic: Beethoven’s Ninth, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 Benji the Hunter, 10 p.m. Fox & Goose Gillian Underwood and the Lonesome Doves, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Chickenfoot, 7:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Harris Center for the Arts The Folsom Lake College Youth Chamber Orchestra, 7 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Clifford Childers, 9:30 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino The Marshall Tucker Band, 7 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Friends: A Beatles Tribute Band, 6 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Fresh, 10 p.m. RumRok Well Dressed Mannequins, 10 p.m. The Shack Dave Lynch Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m. Shine Hans & the Hot Mess, Michael Ray & the Easy Chairs, 8 p.m. Stoney’s The Ryan Scripps Band, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Riff Raff (AC/DC tribute), 1 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Legends of Soul (Tribute to legends of Motown), 7:30 p.m. Torch Club The Count, 4 p.m.; The Kate Gaffney Band, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: Parisian Russians, 7 p.m. Yolo Brewing Co. Julie and the Jukes, 6 p.m.

5.08 Sunday

Ace of Spades Motion City Soundtrack, Microwave, Spill Canvas, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 James Parr, 2 p.m. The Boardwalk Wednesday 13, The Relapse Symphony, Graveshadow, Killer Couture, 6:30 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Bud E Luv, 1 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Classical Concert: The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera Brass, 3 p.m.

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

Comedy Community Center Theater Jo Jo Jorge Falcon feat. La Chabelita, May 8, 7 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Stand-Up Comedy Night Fundraiser for Tony “the Tiger” Lopez Campaign feat. Cheryl the Soccer Mom and More, April 27, 7 p.m. Carl Labove feat. Ryan Noack, April 29 - May 1, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Comedy Open Mic Showcase, May 3, 8 p.m. DTF Comedy Showcase feat. Chad Bogard, Mike Cella, Edgar Granados, Dorian Thomas Foster, Michael O’Connell and More, May 4, 7 p.m.

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Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Bueno, Big Omeezy, JG Madeumlook, Cali O, The D-Konz, Luke Tailor, Tey Yaniis, Stacy, DJ G, 10 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Chickenfoot, 7:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts The Folsom Lake College Youth Chamber Orchestra, 3 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Terry Sheets Band, 1 p.m. Starlite Lounge Megafauna, Instagon, Honyock, Pinnacles, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Scott Rodell, 1 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall The Auburn Symphony, 3 p.m.

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Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. Crest Theatre Alfred Hitchock’s: Psycho, April 28, 7:30 p.m. NorCal All-Stars Feat. Timothy Busfield’s One Smart Fellow, April 29, 6:30 p.m. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, May 5, 7:30 p.m. “VIVA!” The Calidanza Dance Company, May 6, 7:30 p.m. Crocker Art Museum HATCH: Dance Works in Progress, April 28, 6:30 p.m. 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 Empire’s Comics Vault Comic Book Day Mini-Con, May 7, 9 a.m. Folsom Community Center 23rd Folsom Rotary Foundation Wine and Dine, May 1, 5:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m. Grant Union High School Crocker Art Museum Presents The Block Party (District 2), May 7, 12 p.m. Haggin Oaks Golf Complex Haggin Oaks Golf Expo, April 29 - May 1, 9 a.m. Harlow’s The Sizzling Sirens 8 Year Anniversary Event, May 7, 8 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts El Dorado Musical Theatre: Hello, Dolly!, April 29 - May 15 Historic Old Folsom Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. Kupros Craft House Trivia with Triviology 101, Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited The Sweet Spot Sacramento: Erotic Poetry, Burlesque, Music, Fashion, Comedy, Body Painting and More, April 28, 8 p.m. Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Art Exhibit: Three Women One Show feat. Michelle Mackenzie, Laurelin Gilmore, Jill Allyn Stafford, May 3 - 31 Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m. Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, every Wednesday, 8 p.m. Old Sacramento 2nd Annual Old Sacramento Chocolate Week, May 2 - 8 Pine Cove Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. Placer County Fairgrounds & Event Center BerryFest Strawberry Festival, May 7 - 8, 10 a.m. Press Club Flex Your Head Trivia, every Tuesday, 8 p.m. Sacramento State: University Union Balroom Derek Hughes: Standup Magician, May 4, 12 p.m. Shepard Garden and Art Center Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Show, May 7 - 8 Shine Sac Indie Craft Fair, May 7, 12 p.m. Southside Park Fiesta en la Calle: Cinco de Mayo Festival feat. Food, Art, and Cultural Performances, May 1, 11 a.m. Tommy T’s The Darling Clementines Bohemian Burlesque Review, April 28, 8:30 p.m. Verge Center for the Arts Art Exhibit: Everything in Between by Morehshin Allahyari, Through May 22 WAL Public Market Art Exhibit: Fluorescents of the Earth by Nathan Cordero, Through May 4 Art Exhibit: Things Whose Purpose Is Slowness by Christie Yuri Noh, May 6 - 31 White Buffalo Gallery Art Exhibit: Undulation, Disintegration by Carolina Galleran, Through May 2

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Too Big to Fail Vinyl Season 1 HBO | TV-MA Words James Barone The brain-trust behind HBO’s new series Vinyl is formidable. Martin Scorsese teaming up with Mick Jagger to create a weekly drama for TV’s most consistently compelling network is head-turning enough, but throw Terence Winter and Allen Coulter, both alumni of The Sopranos, into the mix, and you’ve got what seems like a can’t-miss hit. On the flip side, you’ve also got plenty of room for disappointment. So where does Vinyl fit on this spectrum? After bingewatching the entire series this past weekend, I’d say it leans more toward the former than the latter. The pilot, directed by Scorsese, sets a hedonistic tone. Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale) sits in his car on a New York City street in 1973, looking to score cocaine. A mob of excited kids scampers over his car and hurries into an unmarked building where you’d presume something awesome is about to take place. The drug-addled Richie follows the crowd and finds himself in the middle of a raucous live music performance—The New York Dolls in their prime churning out a gloriously loud version of “Personality Crisis” to an

ecstatic crowd as dust rains down from the ceiling. From here, a series of flashbacks shows us how Richie got to this point: Richie is the head of American Century Records, a company built on his passion for music that is now floundering under the weight of its own corruption and an antiquated business model (not unlike the record labels of today, for better or worse). He and his partners Zak Yankovich (Ray Romano), Skip Fontaine (J.C. MacKenzie) and Scott Leavitt (P.J. Byrne) are set to sell American Century to German Polygram, which would free them from the burden of their sinking label and make them rich men. However the deal is a precarious one. It hinges upon the false assumption that American Century has Led Zeppelin all but signed to a deal. There is also some “creative accounting” the guys have to … uh … account for. Throw Richie’s on again/off again relationship with cocaine, and, oh yeah, there’s a murder too. After Richie narrowly escapes the collapse of the Mercer Arts Building, he feels it’s a sign to keep doing drugs, keep the label he built from nothing and tell the Germans to go fuck themselves, much to his partners’ dismay. Vinyl has a lot going for it. As you’d imagine, the soundtrack is phenomenal. But not only does it make you bop your head, but it’s extremely well-utilized. It’s like the entire show is a series of

turntables and the world’s greatest DJ is providing the mix. A fire breaks out in Richie’s office? Here’s a perfectly placed number by Janis Joplin. Richie sits in a stolen car, forlorn and battling the demons of his past while staring at Coney Island’s iconic Cyclone roller coaster? Drop a little Buddy Holly. Devon Finestra, Richie’s wife wonderfully portrayed by Olivia Wilde, takes a carefree drive through the suburbs before she realizes she forgot her kids at the restaurant? How about some Karen Carpenter? These ghostly interludes feature actors portraying these specters of rock’s past, which adds a lovely, halcyon dream quality to the series. Adding to the richness is the setting of New York City in 1973, which is vibrantly recreated in Vinyl. Neon signs, graffiti, crumbling buildings—it’s all there and startlingly realistic. So much so, that it’s hard to tell where the series blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Though the collapse of the Mercer building was embellished upon by the series’ writers, it actually happened. Embarrassingly, I even had to do a quick Google search to determine whether or not American Century was a real label (even though I’d never heard of it). From derelict bars to fancy nightclubs playing hosts to such luminaries as John Lennon and Andy Warhol, Vinyl’s backdrop is ridiculously immersive and a painstaking reconstruction of a city ready to see the birth to punk and hip-hop. Window dressing aside, there are also some interesting relationships between the characters, though most of

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these interactions center around Richie. Cannavale does a fine job as the series’ pivotal character, even though most of the situations have him high off his ass and screaming like a madman. As the pressures of trying to resurrect American Century and his involvement in an ongoing police investigation mount, he becomes more and more estranged from his wife Devon and their two children. Devon, a photographer, left behind her life as an artist in New York City, hobnobbing with Warhol and the like, to become a suburban mom in Connecticut. Flashbacks of their burgeoning relationship show a couple who really did have it all, if only briefly. Toward the end of the season, a strong scene between the two takes place in front of the infamous Chelsea Hotel, where Devon has taken the kids to get away from Richie. He confesses what made him fall hard off the wagon (i.e., the aforementioned criminal investigation) and leaves in silence, leaving their situation open and not tying a nice bow on the whole thing. Elsewhere, we meet Lester Grimes (Ato Essandoh, who is fantastic in the role), Richie’s old friend and first management client. Lester was a blues singer and guitarist with all the talent in the world, but fell victim to Richie’s shady dealings with record label execs and mobsters. After a long time apart, the two come back in contact with one another, Richie eager to make amends for all the pain he caused Lester, who is understandably bitter and skeptical. Seeking a small measure of revenge,

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Lester gains the confidence of Nasty Bits, a sort of proto-punk rock band headed by Kip Stevens (Mick’s son James Jagger), a heroin addict with a chip on his shoulder and the uncanny ability to put a charge in audiences. Richie sees Nasty Bits as a group that can breathe some life into his label’s stale roster. Lester becomes Nasty Bits’ manager, leading he and Richie to form a shaky alliance. The scenes between Essandoh and Cannavale were some of my favorite in the series, mostly because they kept the plot focused on the music, Vinyl’s strength, but also served as a compelling allegory of rock ‘n’ roll’s checkered past, in which shifty white businessmen looked to exploit young, black artists. It’s these relationships, as well as Richie’s dealings with his partners (especially Zak, thanks to a strong, against-type performance by Romano) that made me want to keep watching. Unfortunately, the muddled inclusion of the mobster/murder angle, which seems to permeate a lot of HBO’s programming really detracted from the good stuff. Though Armen Garo, the actor who portrays kingpin Corrado Galasso does well in the role, there’s really not much depth to him—just a stock tough who conducts business through intimidation and serves as the story’s boogeyman, as if the trappings of the rock ‘n’ roll business and drug abuse weren’t enough. As Richie says, it should be about the music. Hopefully Scorsese and company will heed that advice for season two.

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Ah … Spring is in the air. I mean, it should be because it’s the end of April, but I guess it depends on where you are and how rising Earth temperatures are affecting the climate in your area. But traditionally, the end of April is smack dab in the heart of spring (which is an idea we’ll have to explain to future generations, prefacing the conversation with something like, “You see, Timmy, we used to have these things called seasons”). And warmer weather evokes such vibrant imagery: bikinis, barbecues, baseball … For me, it conjures thoughts of mosquitos, the Harbingers of Death. This summer, the hot mosquito-borne virus will be Zika. Though it’s rare that Zika could cause death or even make you sick enough to go to the hospital—symptoms include joint pain and conjunctivitis—the virus has been linked to causing birth defects in unborn children when it infects a woman who is pregnant. So while an outbreak of Zika might not have an immediate health impact, like malaria or something, its effect would echo through future generations, which is far more insidious. Fortunately for us here in the United States, no one has contracted the virus on American soil … yet. It’s mostly found in South America and in the Caribbean. However, the species of mosquito known to carry Zika, Aedes aegypti (aegypti?!? OMG WEST NILE?!), does reside here in the States, so if they throw a barbecue and invite all their South American cousins over, we may be pretty well fucked. But if fear and paranoia are good for anything, it’s getting people to hunker down and be prepared for anything. The CDC has already issued a special warning to employers to take special precautions to protect their workers, especially those who work outside, from potential mosquito bites. If you’re an opportunist, this may be a good time to invest in S.C. Johnson, the company that makes Off! bug spray. In cities such as Houston and Kansas City, where, like parts of California, Aedes aegypti may reside, mosquito hunters are in the field, trapping mosquitoes and grinding them up to test whether or not they’re carrying Zika or other

viruses. In Houston, recent flooding has turned parts of the city into soggy mosquito breeding paradise. According to an article on CBSnews.com, “At one point, the CBS News crew came across a stack of tires with sitting water inside. ‘This is Aedes aegypti heaven right here,’ said infectious diseases expert Dr. Peter Hotez. He said protecting vulnerable neighborhoods is critical for disease prevention.” Other than this probably being the only time the phrase “Aedes aegypti heaven” has ever been uttered, it would be really sad if mosquitoes’ dreams of heaven equated to a pile of waterlogged tires. If that’s all they’re capable of aspiring to, maybe that’s why they’re so bite-y and annoying. It makes me feel sad for the little fuckers. Really makes you think. In Kansas City, residents have been receiving inserts in their water bills that outline how they can rid their properties of potential mosquito habitats, such as Mosquito Heaven (aka piles of tires). Also, Michael Swoyer, who an article on Kansascity.com refers to as “supervisor of rat control” (Municipal Vermin Slayer Swoyer?) has charged his local population to “take responsibility” for themselves and “look out for each other.” Swoyer also treated a Kansas City area pool that was no longer in use with a larvicide tablet and has worked with local park officials to treat ponds. So an apocalypse may very well be upon us, but it doesn’t look like we’ll be the ones facing a grim end. With all the spraying and habitat dismantling, it would seem that Aedes aegypti’s time buzzing around the Lower 48 is rapidly coming to an end. I’m sure some pond fish will be bummed without all those extra larvae to snack on, but I doubt anyone else will really mourn the passing of a bunch of mosquitoes, and as Kurt Cobain succinctly sang of fish, “They don’t have any feelings.” Then again, all those pond fishes don’t have any larvae to snack on, they probably won’t be able to store up enough nutrition through the bountiful summer months to survive a long barren winter, leading to their demise as well … Hmm … Maybe it’s called the circle of life for a reason? Maybe we should … no, fuck it. DIE MOSQUITOES DIE!!!

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