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CAL STATE CHICO CONFESSIONS With Facebook Confessions sites ever increasing in popularity, Chico State is not to be left behind. See for yourself but remember, what you see cannot be unseen! You cannot get those hours of your life back; the ones you'll spend scrolling through screens and screens of sordid secrets and scorching scandalous escapades. Are these sites in poor taste? Or are they self-correcting communities with therapeutic possibilities?
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THE KONA'S SINKHOLE It's not every day that the ground opens up and tries to swallow us whole. It's like a scene right out of Bob the Builder down there right now, and by the time this issue comes out, it should be very close to finished. When faced with a hole in the center of a busy sidewalk, and people asking, "Can you fix it?" Jeff Jukkola, the City of Chico, and contractor, Thomas H. Williams construction said, "Yes we can!"
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Ah, the Spring Thrax. It's somewhere between allergies and pneumonia. The kinda sick wherein you regularly pour yourself a nice, smooth, room temperature three-fingers ofNyQuil and kick back with your inhaler preparing to dream about losing your teeth and flying over low buildings. That's been my world for the past week-coughing up parcels of seal blubber and wheezing my way through a pretty intense Fringe marathon for a few days until I woke up and thought, "Shit, I think have tuberculosis'.' It felt like I was one bloody nose away from Ebola and one rash shy of the Scarlet Fever. I've been quarantining myself pretty well this past week, but there's no escaping the family. My head was so utterly fogged and muffled up, communication felt like talking underwater. The kids just seemed like baby birds, necks stretching up at me with their big mouths open. Not the cute kind of baby birds, the kind that are all scraggly and bug-eyed from just hatching. I wanted to wretchedly whine at them, "It seems like I just fed you! Why can't you feed yourself yet?" I'll tell you why they can't feed themselves, my nine-yearold apparently made an egg salad sandwich the other day (unbeknownst to me somehow), but upon finding that we were out of mayo, he decided to use peanut butter instead. He slapped that concoction onto some bread and ate it for lunch. He then declared it good, "eggy and peanutty at the same time'.' I nearly threw up in a trashcan when he told me about it. Kids, they'll blow your mind all day if you let them. But anyway, I'm sick. There's all sorts of stuff in this issue, I can't for the life of me remember what any of it is though. The table of contents is like right over there to the left, so while I cough my brains out and choke on my own coagulated mucous, you enjoy this fine periodical and be sure to tell all your friends about it.
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Warding Off The Fear Another "terror attack'' has been carried out on US soil. As of this writing, the powers that be won't say if it originated overseas or domestically. Hell, they won't even officially call it a terrorist attack. But to me, when you detonate bombs in crowds of people, that's terror. It's an eerie, awful, surreal feeling to watch the footage on the newscasts. I can't imagine anyone except for the very young, or the pathologically na'ive, thinking this wasn't coming. They happen like clockwork, but the knowledge of inevitability doesn't make these kinds of nightmare scenarios any more bearable.
I'm learning an awful lot out here about the soil, and water, and about how to work steady and hard without working myself into an early grave. There are many instances of great satisfaction, but also times when I'm not so sure. I'm often confronted with the fact that I barely know what I'm doing. Sometimes I have no idea what I'm doing. Even worse, occasionally I think I know what I'm doing, but it turns out I do not. There are moments of complete panic, frustration, and fear. My dad is getting older, and it seems he may be succumbing to the fear. He told me recently he was glad Trish and I are out here living on a fairly good-sized piece ofland, because he is afraid the world's economy is going to collapse. I don't know how far he's really thought this through. Trish and I are in the process of planning an underground pub, and focusing great energy on establishing an orchard for the sole purpose of making hard apple cider. I'm not sure how long wea survive the apocalypse, or how long wea want to, but we'll have as much fun as we can doing it.
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Terrorist attacks aside, I'm not a great fan of the fear. It's not that I can't envision economic collapse, or environmental ruin, but what's the point in getting paranoid about it all? Whatever shall be shall be. We live our lives, we do the best we can, and we carry on. What other choice do we have?
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Someone Give Me A Hug I can't imagine any quicker way to have my vexations brought sharply into focus than to learn of yet another tragedy in our corner of the world. It doesn't matter if your problems stem from your roommate's girlfriend using the washer and dryer in your house to clean every goddamn piece of clothing they own on a weekly basis, the nuisance and bother of school, or the delusional man in your neighborhood who stands on the corner most mornings, muttering under his breath, accusing you of plagiarizing his manifesto and passing it off as your own; when something like this happens, it causes us (hopefully) to see things a little more clearly.
Anyway, in an effort to distract myself from the disaster developing in my shoes, I pulled out my phone and checked my favorite online news source, Dailymail.com. For the uninitiated, Dailymail is the premier news source for those of us who like to know what the people in the UK are thinking about. (Hint: Margaret Thatcher and Kim Kardashian in endless combinations). Instead of the usual images of Kim Kardashian's giant pregnant ass, I saw the bloody streets of Boston with the headline "TRAGEDY STRIKES IN BOSTON:'
Maybe it's because I'm older now than I was when the Twin Towers were attacked, or maybe it's that the cruelty of purposely attacking a celebration seems especially evil, but this incident has upset me infinitely Here's a picture of kangaroos hugging, because more than 9/11. it's been a rough week and you deserve it.
On Monday I was walking to class, mentally scolding myself for putting lotion on my feet and not waiting for it to dry before leaving the house in sandals with slippery leather insoles, when I learned of the bombing in Boston. (By the way, this is a problem I create for myself at least three days a week, and more often in the summer, because I was born without a drop of patience.) I was walking slowly, trying to grip the stupid tiny straps of my shoes with my toes, fighting the urge to just kick them off and join the ranks of the Chico Blackfoot Army (see also: young people with Pit Bulls, nose rings, matted/dreaded hair, and those woven straw cowboy hats that have looked good on NO ONE since their inception in the early 2000s).
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Gardenia-Kissed Air I'm in need of comfort food. The kind that reminds you of warmth and sustenance. The kind that exhales aroma; aroma that dances its way into our homes and hearts, reminding us that there is always something promising ahead. Spring lets those little phallic asparagus come up in all their glory, and they are exceedingly enticing. Have you seen Al Vogel's lovely rustic and spindly asparagus at the Saturday Farmer's Market? I love how wild it seems, how unrefined and real - not to mention delicious. I ran across this recipe from Nigella Lawson when I was flipping through her book, Nigella Kitchen. I feel like it's the perfect dish for right now. The wind has been blowing and the seasons haven't been quite sure how to navigate their path. Winter has been pulling at the end of Spring's dress, trying hard to keep her from coming into full bloom. I plan to make peace with the seasons' confusing crossroads by marrying sweet potatoes and asparagus. Sweet Potato Supper (Serves 2) -Two sweet potatoes or yams (washed and dried but not peeled), each cut into quarters -Eight ounces (1/2 cup) smoked lardons, cubed pancetta, or 16 slices smoked bacon,
snipped -Eight ounces asparagus tips -Six cloves garlic, unpeeled -A few sprigs of fresh thyme or one teaspoon dried thyme -Three tablespoons cold-pressed canola oil (I would just substitute olive oil here) -Salt to taste -Salad leaves, to serve (optional) -Chili sauce, to serve (optional) -One large round roasting pan approx. 10-inches diameter, or any regular roasting pan -Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F, and get out a roasting pan for all the ingredients. I use one like a giant tarte tatin pan, but a regular smaller pan would be fine too. -Arrange the sweet potato chunks in the pan. Then, drop in most of the lardons or bacon, followed by the asparagus tips and garlic cloves and, finally, the remaining lardons. -Sprinkle with the thyme, pour the oil over, then bake in the oven for 30 minutes, before turning the sweet potatoes over and baking for a further 30 minutes. -Let everything cool just a little (you'll only burn your tongue otherwise) before dividing between two plates, strewn (or not, to choice) with salad leaves, and sprinkling with some salt or chili sauce, or both, as mood dictates. I'll leave you with a little Nigella-inspired bit of wisdom: in the kitchen, and in life, it's always best to wait for things to cool a little before taking a bite. You wouldn't want to get burned. It's also best to listen to yourself, to make choices about salad leaves, chili sauce, and life paths as your mood and spirit dictate. Even with all this wind, spring is right around the corner. I can smell it in the gardenia-kissed air. Enjoy!
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A peek into Chico State's Facebook confession page. The confessional is where Catholics go to confess their sins, to be given absolution, to be forgiven. Like Chico's own online Vatican, the Cal State Chico Confessions Facebook page is loaded full of scandalous confessions just waiting for public absolution. Or in some cases, a righteous public shaming. In recent months we've been pulling apart our collective community closets, taking our own inventory, tired of walking a fine line between debaucherous and disgusting. And now, we can count among our inventory a Chico State Confessions Facebook page. "Greeeeaaat;' I thought. I wasn't the only one that thought it was in poor taste, the administration at Chico State asked that the page be taken down. Butte College's confession page was taken down on April 1st, leading people to believe that it was an April Fool's Day joke.
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confess ion # 1610: I had to write a pape r for class on e mon day, but I dropped acid in stead. Fu cking love this town.
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Leo, the chattiest of the really reticent, barely-chatty bunch, "My friend goes to Cal State Pomona and he made a confessions Facebook page there. He's the one that told me that I should start one for Chico. I mean if Pomona's page was good, then Chico's has to be really good, right?" The group felt Chico's reputation as a party school would definitely lend itself to some badass confessions. It was practically a matter of pride.
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Confession #75 2:1 went to that stripper party on tenth and chestnut last night and got my bare ass slapped 36 tim es with a belt by them strippe rs . I feel li ke a need a man diaper now. Like · Comment · Share
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After reading through too many confessions, I decided I had to know who the sleaze ball( s) who created this Facebook page were. I sent a message asking for a meeting. To my utter delight, they agreed. I envisioned one or two pasty-white, hulking jerks from So Cal-the kind of guys that wear v-neck t-shirts, Mr. T starter kits, and jeans that look like women's jeans with all that tacky embroidery on the back of their pockets. Or maybe they were just from Fresno, who knew? Either way, they had to be awful, right?
I met with three of the four administrators of Cal State Chico Confessions and they could not have been a geekier bunch. They are all freshman at Chico State and Southern California natives. "I was really thinking you'd be more douchy;' I said disappointedly. How did these three unassuming, soft-spoken, seemingly nice guys come to be the admins of what is quite possibly the most visible and vile evidence of Chico State's party problems? They laughed and told me about the conception of Confessions.
"We get about 100 [confessions] a day now. It's crazy;' said Bird. They knew Confessions had potential to be popular, but they didn't realize how many people they were really reaching. "When we went on Spring Break, we took two weeks off and thought nobody would really notice, but so many people were like, 'Hey, when are you gonna post more confessions?!"' Leo said with a laugh.
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confess ion # 823 : This page is awful. People who anonymous ly bash othe r peop le on the Internet need to get a life. I feel like I can't so anyth ing or say anything anymore knowing that someone cou ld take it out of context and post it on he re. This isn't right. If you're go ing to take time out of your day to go talk shit abo ut someone that s hows what kind of pe rson YOU are. Th ose comme nts ARE BULLYING. You could ruin people's lives wi th shit people post on here about others. Comments need to be filtered before god fo rbid someone decides to ta ke the ir own life because they were bu llied on a stupid confessions page. Like · Comment · Share
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confe ss ion # 929: I stole $4,000 as the treasurer of my fraternity.
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I asked the boys what they thought about being accused of glorifying bad behavior. Leo responded, "You know, yeah ... but the thing is, the community regulates itself. If somebody [confesses] something, the community will let them know what they think about it and give them advice or tell them that they're wrong:'
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confess ion # 920: I eat chocolate in the showe r. I used to do it a lot as a kid because that was the on ly place I coul d sneak it a nd now I j ust do it because I can . Like - Comment - Share
They can't post all the confessions they receive and wouldn't even if they could. They filter out posts with racist comments or bigoted language. They also toss out the clearly over-embellished confessions about the amazing partytimes that are clearly born out of somebody's imaginary Internet fantasy come to life. But even with these filters, there are plenty of scandalous confessions to go around. According to the admins, they also filter out personal information and names. This wasn't the case in the early days (three months ago) of Confessions, but name-shaming quickly became a huge problem.
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confess ion # 1089: I am insec ure in every aspect of my life and I hate it. I d on't think I'm smart eno ug h, I don't thi nk I'm pretty enough, I don 't think I'm skinny eno ugh, and I feel li ke I care way more about my friend s and my boyfriend than they care abo ut me. T his is the worst fee ling eve r and just want it to stop.
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No matter what side you're on or how you view Confession sites, I think we can all agree that sometimes replies to confessions can quickly turn into a scene from Lord of the Flies. Often the responses to confessions are more scandalous than the confession itself, especially when commenters are responding from their personal Facebook accounts.
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confess ion # 979: I completely blacked out at the zoo one night and woke up sti ll drunk in a gi rls bed on the ni nth floor of Whitney. Almost immediate ly after waking up, I ran to the closest bathroom (which happened to be the gir ls) and proceeded to paint th e sta ll with puke. I came bac k into he r room and she gave me a ride home without me even asking . It was ch il l. Like · Comment · Share
Now, some people might say that websites like Confessions are glorifying everything about Chico State that needs to change. The excessive booze and partying, the drugs and sex ... I mean, when the nurse at Chico State just casually says, "Syphilis is going around. Be careful;' nobody bats an eye anymore.
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Then, they related a story about a girl that sent them a Facebook message, without going through the anonymous link. She reportedly confessed that she'd been sexually assaulted and the admins, without displaying her name or contact information, posted her confession. According to the admins, the community quickly rallied around her and offered words of encouragement, as well as information about how to get help, and advice. In response to criticism that they shouldn't have posted such a personal and awful confession, an admin replied, "she came to us, she sought us out, and sent us that message, knowing what the site was all about, looking for help:'
confess ion # 629 : Walk ing home from a party las t nigh t. We noticed a house on 7 and ivy that was wi d e open and mus ic pl aying ... but no one was in it. We too k your fat tires and bail ed thanks . Li ke · Comment · Share
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Any time spent perusing the Chico State Confessions Facebook page may leave you feeling like there aren't enough showers in the world to make you feel clean. And this online confession trend is popping up everywhere. Long gone are the diary days, these anonymous Facebook confession pages are burning down college campuses across the country. If PostSecret and Reddit had a baby, itCl probably look a lot like Cal State Chico Confessions-poignant personal confessions with poor spelling, while also not being true most of the time. Whether these confession sites are actually community regulated and therapeutic is up to the reader and, maybe more importantly, the confessor.
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co nfess ion # 1466: What's the need fo r the mossy camo on campus? .. . I can sti ll see yo ul Like - Comment · Share
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confess ion # 1613: I have had sex with 2 pike guys. And I' m a guy.
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WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS ... I'm sure you've all noticed the enormous clusterfuck on 2nd & Main Street in front ofKona's Sammiches, but it's actually a pretty cool story, bro. Jeff Jukkola, the man with the plan when it comes to repairing the sinkhole, took some time to tell us what happened and how they plan to fix it. Surprisingly, there are quite a bit of underground tunnel shenanigans in Downtown Chico. So why did the sidewalk cave in? Underneath Kona's is a deep, dark basement with a brick wall facing out towards the street. Behind that brick wall is another thinner brick wall, and behind that was just a bunch of dirt backfilled in. The sidewalk was then poured on top of that big pile of dirt at street level. When the little, thinner brick wall deteriorated, the basement wall weakened, and the dirt came piling into the basement. Kona's employees heard a loud crash, but didn't investigate right away (because if thou ignorest thine loud crash, then perhaps thine crash does not exist?) The lack of support from the backfilled dirt, which had all gone piling into the basement of Kona's, caused the sidewalk to collapse. Knowing that it needed to be fixed, JeffJukkola-Civil Engineer for the City of Chico and Roundabout Mastermind-developed a design to fix the issue. But due to the Kona's baking schedule, they had to work fast and they had to work weird. Working around Kona's baking schedule and ensuring that there's still access to their storefront with minimal interruption to their business, Jukkola and local construction company Thomas H. Williams worked long, strenuous hours around Kona's schedule. With just four guys (nay, animals) working around the clock, they managed to figure out a way to finish it all in under two weeks. Now the question begs, will there be regular inspections? And are there other buildings teetering on the brink of creating a sinkhole city? words by Sara Calvosa 路 photos by Jeff Jukkola
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MANAS ART SPACE Sometimes you just have to slow down and break away from the torrents of life. This Thursday escape to Manas, sit back, relax, and mellow out to the soulful sounds of Pat Hull, Jonathan Huffinan, and Brianna Lea Pruett. Manas, which is Sanskrit for "mind;' was created around the idea of reflection and provides the space for Chico locals, Pat and Jonathan, and Sacramento's Brianna to reflect upon life lyrically and melodically. Because the desire is for everyone to be able to attend, all ages are welcome to this SPM show and the cover will be a sliding scale from $5-$10.
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22 MONDAY The Bear: Bear-E-oke! 9PM. Cafe Flo: Jazz Happy Hour with Carey Robinson Trio. 5-7PM. Followed by The Harmed Brothers, Willy Tea (from The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit), & The Sons ofJefferson. 7-9PM. DownLo: Pool League - 3 player teams, sign up with bartender. 7PM. El Rey Theatre: Zakk Wylde (Acoustic). Doors 7PM, Show 8PM. $35 door, $30 adv. Last Call Lounge: Karaoke. 8PM. Maltese: Open Mic Night Comedy. Signups@ 8, Starts@ 9. Mug Night 7-l 1:30PM. Woodstock's: Spelling Bee For the Grown Ups. 6:30-7:30PM.
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1OOth Monkey Cafe & Books: Dreamwork Circle - Share dreams & explore techniques for discovering their secrets. 6:308PM. $10. The Bear: Bear Wear! 1/2 off while wearing Bear Wear. Mug Club 4- lOPM. Cafe Flo: Open Mic with Aaron. 7-9PM. Crazy Horse Saloon: All-request karaoke. 21+.
DownLo: Game night with DJ DannyK. 7PM The Hub: Hot Chico Salsa - Beg. Int. $8; Beg. II $5; Just Latin Dancing $2. LaSalle's: '90's Night. 21 +. Maltese: Karaoke 9PM-Close. Park Avenue Pub: Live music with Hanging by a String Band. 7-9PM. Sierra Nevada Big Room: Marty Stuart - Four-time Grammy winner. 7:30PM. $32.50. Studio Inn Lounge: Karaoke 8:30PM-1AM. The Tackle Box: Karaoke 9PM. Towne Lounge: Hella Exclusive Last Call for One Stand with Jpeg! Retro Digital ReboundYou better TWERK! ! Final show (He's moving to Hollywood)
Cafe Flo: Jazz Happy Hour with Carey Robinson Trio. 5-7PM. Followed by Way Out West with the Blue Merles. 7:30-9:30PM. Crazy Horse Saloon: Wild dance lessons, mechanical bull, Crazy Horse Girls, DJ Hot Rod Ent. 8-lOPM. Chico Women's Club: West African Dance with Imelda Mata. Live drumming. 5:30-7PM. $10. Chico Women's Club: Ecstatic Dance. Live music played by the TranceFormation Band. 7:158:30. DownLo: Live music with Max Minardi. 9:30PM-midnight. 8 Ball Tournament. Signups 6PM, Starts 7PM. Duffy's: Dance night! DJ Spenny and Jeff Howse. 9PM. El Rey Theatre: Katchafire w/ ~~~dby/ DJsetbyDJJpeg. Maoli. Doors 7:30PM, Show Woodstock's: Trivia Challenge. 8:30PM. $20 door, $18 adv. Call @ 4PM on date to reserve a Feather Falls Casino: Dance table. 6:30 PM. Club. Dress to impress! 9:30PM. $5 cover includes one drink. LaSalle's: Z-Rock presents The Money Shot Rock Fight Round 1OOth Monkey Cafe & Books: Open Mic. Singers, songwriters, 3 - Armed for Apocalypse vs. musicians, vocalists and comedi- Clouds on Strings. 9PM. $3. Maltese: Live music with mARans. All ages welcome. 7PM. MITs, Pageant Dads, & CaliforThe Bear: Trike Races. Wintshirts and Bear Bucks. Post time nia Walrus. 8PM. $3. Park Avenue Pub: Live music lOPM. Mug club 4-lOPM.
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25 THURSDAY Cafe Coda: Bunnymilk, Ernesto Alvarado, Adam Scarborough, & Erin Lizardo. 8PM. Cafe Flo: Molly's Favorite Irish Music Happy Hour. 5-7PM. Followed by Blues Unplugged with Steven Truksol & Special Guests. 7-lOPM. Dex (New Venue, Downtown): Live music with Little War Twins (East Coast), Icko Sicko, & KASM. 8PM. $6. DownLo: Chico Jazz Collective every Thursday. 8PM. Downtown Chico: Thursday Night Market: Chico Creek Dance Centre, Jeff Pershing Band, Kyle Williams, Bob McDaniel. 6-9PM. Duffy's: Duffys' Sirens Showcase - Lisa Valentine, Katrina Rodriguez, Aubrey Debauchery (feat. BOGG and Alex Coffin).
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Katie Kelly was a wonderful person who touched the lives of many people in Chico. She also maintained a particularly strong presence in the local music scene. To honor her memory, a collection of Chico's greatest musicians will come together to perform this Sunday. The show will feature a variety of different acts including the very special reunion of her band, Candy Apple. The all-ages event starts at SPM and costs $3-$5. All proceeds will go to benefit the Sabbath House of Chico.
••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8PM. $5. Graduate: Red Bull Movie Night. lOPM. Grana: Live Jazz w/ John Seid 5:30-8:30PM. Has Beans: Open Mic Night. 7-lOPM. Sign-ups start@ 6PM. Lakeview Restaurant (Oroville): Carey Robinson Jazz. 6-9PM. LaSalle's: Happy Hour: The Retrotones. 6-9PM. No cover. Lost On Main: Dancehall featuring - AZ Redsmoke & cootdog. 9PM. $2. Maltese: Karaoke 9PM-Close. Manas Art Space: Pat Hull with Jonathan Huffman & Brianna Lea Pruett. 8PM. $5-$10 sliding scale. Panama's: Eclectic Nights- Buck Night & DJ Eclectic spinning favorites of today and yesterday on the patio. 9PM. Quackers: Karaoke Night with Andy. 9PM-1AM. Towne Lounge: Dive Bar Disco Come get Hasselhoffed. 9PM. $1. VIP Ultra Lounge: Acoustic Performance w/ Bradley Relf. 7-9PM. No cover.
26 FRIDAY lOOth Monkey Cafe & Books: Writing Group - Write, & share. 3:30-5PM The Beach: DJ 2K & Mack Mor-
ris. 9PM-close. $2, $10 VIP. Cafe Coda: Deaf Pilots, Bullets For Balloons, Furlough Fridays, & Mad Bob Howard. 8PM. Cafe Flo: Flo Sessions - Friday Night Music Showcase. 7- lOPM. Dex (New Venue, Downtown): Live music with Ashes, The Last Scenario, Fill The Void, Blood Cabana, & Fallin' To Rise. DownLo: Sonic Gravity, Sam Graden, & The Dolla' Bills. Duffy's: Pub Scouts. 4-7PM. Harlow's (Sacramento): Built To Spill. 9:30PM. $25. 21 + Kelly's Tavern (Oroville): Karaoke with Mora Sounds. 7-llPM. LaSalle's: Mark Morris and The Elite Crew. 8PM. Lakeview Restaurant (Oroville): Carey Robinson Jazz. 6-9PM. Lost On Main: Fever Fridays with DJ Trazz & DJ FreakBeatz. Dress to impress! Maltese: Fabulous Friday LGBTQA +Dance Party and GoGo dancers. 9PM. Monstro's: Bobby Joe Ebola, Frankie Doppler's Nuclear Sunrise, Badger, & Icko Sicko. 8PM. $5. Peeking: BassMint - Electronic Dance Party. 9:30PM. $3-5. Quackers: Live DJ. 9PM. T-Bar: Live music 7-8:30PM.
LaSalle's: 1980NOW! 8PM. Lost On Main: Eliquate Does America with the Deaf Pilots - Eliquate, Deaf Pilots, Dysphunctional Species, and Planet Booty. 9PM. FREE before lOPM and $3 afterward. Maltese: Live music. 9PM. Park Avenue Pub: Live music with Max Minardi. 6:30-9PM. lOOth Monkey Cafe & Books: Quackers: Live DJ. 8:30PM-1AM. Knitting Circle. 2-4PM. No cover. 1078 Gallery: French Reform, Tackle Box: Live music with Hot Tiny Pyramids, & Star Thistle Flash. 9PM. Wall. 8PM. $5. All ages. Cafe Coda: Boss 501, Burnt, Big Towne Lounge: Live music with Traxler - Folk Americana I ClasTree Fall Down, Frankie Dopsic Rock. 8-lOPM. pler's Nuclear Sunrise. 8PM. Cafe Flo: Drum Circle at Flo lOAM. Bluegrass Jam with Lucy Smith l-4PM. Still Not Dead Yet I Cafe Coda: Katie Kelley MemoBring Out Your Dead 7-lOPM. rial Show: Candy Apple, Aubrey Debauchery, The Pushers, Lisa Cal Skate: Adults Only Skate Marie, Zabaleen, Lisa Valentine, Night. 9-11:30PM. $6. 18+ Dex (New Venue, Downtown): Bob Howard, Evan & YJ. 5-8PM. Live music with Sorin, Waning, & Crazy Horse Saloon: Sunday Fun day. Silent Cartographer. 8PM. $7. LaSalle's: Karaoke. 8PM. DownLo: 9 Ball Tournament. Signups noon, starts lPM. Maltese: Live jazz with Bogg Farwood Bar & Grill (Orland): 4-7PM. Star Trek Trivia 8PM. Live music with Cee Dub Panamas: Noche Latina 7-llpm Acoustic variety. 8:30-10:30PM. Live DJ on the back patio Harlen Adams Theatre: Jazz The Tackle Box: Karaoke with DJ X-Pressions - Music created by Shelley. 8PM. and for the Jazz X-Press. 7:30PM. $15/$13/$6.
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Things To Believe Until Your Skin Clears Up I read Ayn Rand when I was in high school...and I liked her. If you haven't read much, liking Ayn Rand is possible. The flatfooted prose, the dimness of her imagination, the thinness of her characters, and the plots which all so obviously push her agenda are not likely to alienate a kid who has read little and experienced less. And, if you grow into adulthood shielded from the world, cocooned by enough privilege to spare you exposure to less favored people, you'll also be spared compassion for others. You can then join guys like Congressman Paul Ryan who divide people into Rand categories-the bold capitalist doers, and the rest of us parasites who drain away so much of what Rand heroes like John Galt or Howard Roark contribute to the world. These are heroic individualists, self-reliant and entrepreneurial, natural aristocrats burdened by those whiny hordes who want government to attend to every need. The Rand/ Ryan world is divided into Godlike human creatures like Donald Trump, and worthless socialist n'er-do-wells like Barack Obama. It's a simpleton's blueprint. In Ayn Rand's books we're only responsible for 01' Number One, so it's easy to see how such a philosophy would appeal to twerpy teens.
The same is true of the thin ideas found in On the Road, that other artifact of the literary 1950s. Kerouac, too, offers balm to adolescents who fear the onset of adult responsibility, telling his hordes of young readers that all they need do is to run for it, to hit the road whenever responsibility (or clinging women) start to impinge on their freedom. There's another bitch down the road; there's weed, whites, and wine, and a guy at the wheel who's really good at con ning freebies, so take the ride and you might outrun growing up, at least until you hit your 40s and alcoholism kills you after you've returned home where your mommy can take care of you while you drink yourself to death. Of course that last part ain't in Kerouac's book, nor is the fact that this King of the Road never learned to drive. These books might appeal when your voice is changing, and you're hoping the Clearasil will kick in before prom night. If, however, you're still clinging to either of them as a guide to living after you attain the age where you have to shave every day, the chances are you're lacking something essen tial in both the heart and the head.
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I CAUGHT UP WITH the tentatively named Bunnymilk on a balmy Friday afternoon at Melody Records. The band (as of now) is comprised of Lisa Marie (guitar) and Kelly Brown (banjo), a pair of humble chickadees armed with ethereal harmonies and coupled with a penchant for the irreverent. With their eyes fixed on the horizon, they look to develop their sound from clear acoustic beauty to a grungier, messier, lo-fi approach exemplifying how they presently identify themselves. Consider yourself lucky to witness these kindred spirits' sonic consecrations. After a nine-month hiatus (Brown was on a nationwide bike tour), they're playing a string of shows and capping them off with a headlining set at Cafe Coda this Thursday, April 25th. Better come out lest there be another nine months twixt performances. You've described yourself as two drunken songbird angels. KB: That came about from when we first started playing together. It was at Origami Lounge and we were in the back of a friend's truck at the Spindrift show. We were just jamming out and a bunch of drunken bros were around us and said, "You guys sound like aaaaangells:' What birds? What drinks? LM: Well, I drink it all, and I don't like animals so ... KB: Magpies? Mockingbirds? The most ironic of the birds. Someone at The Maltese said they wanted to make a custom cocktail called "The Bunnymilk:' LM: Like iced horchata and rum. Influences? KB: Randy Newman, because he assumes
these really wild personas. He has this wonderful narrative style where he's not afraid to fall into a character. LM: I'm kind of in the same boat, too. Harry Nilsson. That's why we wanna build on the theatrics of our music. Motown too, gospel harmonizing. Are you planning on recording or releasing anything on hard copy? KB: I'd like to make a tape. LM: Yeah we're pretty into cassettes. KB: We don't record very well and we don't play live very well. We sound really good when it's just the two of us in my garage on our equipment and there's nobody else around. But we're usually really drunk when we do that, so I don't know if we sound better or we're too drunk to notice. LM: I don't think we sound bad, but as far as our recordings go they've been in kitchens so we're not able to lay tracks one by one. They've all been one take. KB: Right now we're just working on writing new songs because the original songs we wrote, we played for about a year and a half. LM: They were more simple, folky, and broken down. Now we're building on songs. KB: We plugged in. We've got an omnichord and loop pedals and a kick drum. The dynamics are totally different now. Tour plans? KB: No, work. LM: I'm going to kidnap her. Bear witness to the dark and delightful sounds of Bunnymilk this Thursday at Cafe Coda along with solo sets by locals, Ernesto Alvarado and Adam Scarborough. The show starts at SPM, costs $5, and welcomes all ages.
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by Howl Tera Melos' debut self-titled album, released some seven-odd years ago, totally changed the music game; at least, for my roommates and I it did. "Math Rock" and "Experimental" became household terms, and we discovered other strange musical projects like The Dillinger Escape Plan and Melt Banana. The Sacramento-based band just released their latest LP, X'ed Out, last Tuesday and it's proving to be one of their least experimental, but most digestible, musical efforts to date. I talked to their bassist, Nathan Latona, about what went into making this slightly strange, totally lovable creation. How does the title Xed Out apply to the music on this new record? When we were writing this record, we didn't overanalyze or overthink parts. There wasn't a lot of muscle-flexing. We knew there was potential with this record that audiences would "X us out:' Like they would go, "Oh. They went in a direction I didn't like. Too simple:' It's like that when you put out any record. If you go into anything looking for just one specific aspect, you might not understand this record. Pick a song off this album you care a lot about. I'll go with the song called "Bite:' That song's interesting because it's one of the more minimal songs on there. It plays with some cool contrasting ideas. I always thought of it as a dark-sounding song. We just did a video for it, and it came out really bright and happy. I thought it was strange, for how dark it was, and the other guys thought I was strange because of how happy they felt "Bite" was. You know, 'cause of the twinkly
guitar stuff going on. Now I see the brighter parts in there; I think it's a really cool song with its contrasts. Tell me about "Until Lufthansa:' Well, it's one of my favorite songs on the album ... Yeah! I mention it because the first time I heard it, I got a big smile on my face the entire five minutes. The second time I heard it, some time had gone by, and it made me teary-eyed. The hook was that good. Cool compliment from someone that's into metal. There's something about that song that sounds really joyful, an overwhelming happiness feeling. Getting teary-eyed seems like a natural reaction to it. What was it like writing "Lufthansa"? It was a really positive, fun thing; it came together really easily. I don't wanna say what you always hear: "Oh it just wrote itself!" But it was that kind of feeling. The last record we were coming out of losing our old drummer and writing with our newat-the-time drummer. We were making it a big thing that we might lose fans with the drummer change. We had a bit to prove. It was a bit more dramatic. "Lufthansa;' and this whole album, it was more light and fun. Tera Melos is currently touring the nation, but will arrive at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on Saturday, May 25th. Also, make sure to check out the brand new music video for the single, "Bite" (Latona's favorite song), on YouTube.
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Tiny Pyramids &(WANING) I couldn't help but notice two amazing shows happening on the same night this week. On Saturday, April 27th, Sorin is headlining a dark, metallic, heavy show at Dex Records, while French Reform is headlining a bright, colorful, dancy show at 1078. The reason this is interesting is two-fold: the melodic doom band (WANING) opening for Sorin, and the nu-wave dance band Tiny Pyramids opening for French Reform. (WANING) is a band whose sound is anything but waning. The music is mountainous, oceanic, sweeping; sometimes it's melodic, sometimes crushingly dissonant. I like them because they're slow and doomy, but they don't drone for mind-numbing lengths of time like Electric Wizard. The pace moves with an understated majesty, appealing to deeper parts of the human psyche. When I asked why they chose their largely experimental genre of music, they had this to say: "All of us grew up on different musical styles, and none of us have ever been able to accept the easy way when it came to musical tastes. Susan and Jim started the band as an ambient
duo and when that became too limiting, the music that naturally came was slower, doom-y music. Our power has increased by leaps and bounds. We're not even that doom-y all the time anymore:' Tiny Pyramids hails from Santa Rosa, and it shows in their fun, very bright, music. When perusing their SoundCloud, "Problem" was a standout track for me. Wall-of-sound synths and processed drums made a great background for strange, eccentric vocals that really caught me. You're about to go on a mini-tour with French Reform. How'd you guys get together? Tiny P's: I'm from Red Bluff, as is Phil Anker, the keyboardist and guitar player for French Reform, so we've kept in contact. Both our bands kind of hit our respective scenes at the same time and our sounds, though different, are compatible. The same type of music influences us, so we always thought it would be cool to play together. Also, I lived in Chico for three years prior to moving to Santa Rosa, so I'll always say yes to coming back for a visit. Why should Chico go to your show April 27th and not the other one? Tiny P's: I used to live in Chico, so it's like an old friend coming home to party with you. And it's guaranteed dancing. Why should Chico go to your show April 27th and not the other one? (WANING): The citizens of Chico need drug music other than reggae. Howl is a biweekly arts primer devoted to uncovering and supporting artists, musicians, and performers who have new works coming to light. Send me an e-mail, and you'll get coverage. Image source: tumblr.com/ tagged!pyramids
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by Tommy Diestel It isn't often you meet someone who is internationally recognized, yet remarkably unknown. Seth Walker has spent the last five years performing poetry nationwide. He sat down with the Synthesis to talk shop about his latest tour and upcoming stop through Chico.
You're the fourth top slam poet in the world. How did you get this title? So what happens is there 's this thing called the Individual World Poetry Slam and it's actually an international competition. I was the top poet in Denver, and when I took fourth place I was representing Denver, CO. This year there was 87 or so poets, and the top 12 go on to the final stage. I made it to the final four. So it's not like Afro Samurai, where you have to kill whoever has the first, second, and third place headbands? Oh no, I actually broke the fifth place poet's legs. They weren't able to compete and that's how I got into the final round. It's good to know there's still some dirty tricks involved to get the to top, even in the poetry world. What separates this tour from others you've done? During my last tour I was on the road for five calendar years. It was maddening to say the least, but I wouldn't take any of it back. Now I'm trying to switch into a different phase of touring. Just go out for a
few months, then come back home and try to maintain a bit of sanity, which is really nice . Even though I've been out traveling, it's really nice knowing that this tour will end. I know where and when it will end and I'll even have a home to go back to. Why call this the "I Love Haters Tour"? All throughout history there have been haters. If it doesn't have controversy, it doesn't have longevity. Whether you're thinking of philosophers, or scientists, the ones that broke through had as much hate mail as fan mail. Really, every good idea is rejected before it is accepted. All of us have had things in our careers where people gave us shit about the political stance we took, or the way we expressed ourselves. Who are your new partners in crime you're traveling with? Jordan Rant and Patrick Ohslund are two amazing guys! The I Love Haters Tour is going to be so great because it has a great mix of personalities. They'll get poetry, comedy, varying degrees of facial hair ... everything you would want out of an entertainment show! You won't have a bad time. Promise!
Don 't miss the I Love Haters Tour f eaturing Seth Walker, Jordan Ranft, and Patrick Ohslund next Monday, April 29th at Cafe Flo. Open Mic Poetry starts at 7PM, costs $3, and welcomes all ages. SYN TH ESISWE EKLY.COM
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The Synthesizers got back to their losing ways last week, dropping a game to the heavily intoxicated Mista Meaners 2. We had a few moments of glory snatched away from us throughout the game. Pat Hull, AKA "Nuke Laloosh;' turned an unassisted double play that gave the ump vertigo, causing him to only be awarded a single out for the outstanding play. Then, later in the game with the bases loaded, I scorched a line
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We're halfway through the season with a 1-3 record and things are looking pretty bleak. But we have to remember, the halfway point is always the darkest moment. How did Empire Strikes Back end? Bad. How did Two Towers end? Bad.
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From the moment I first picked up a copy of Zombie Outlaw, I was sold. The Bubba Ho-Tep-esque combination of cowboy outlaw western and undead zombie attack is right up my alley. The plot is straightforward, without a whole lot of ch1mky backstory to gum up a simplistic formula (zombie +western+ endowed woman= comic book gold). A love-struck nerd helps his charming resident adviser unknowingly release the curse of an undead outlaw on their college campus. Simple enough to get the point across without dragging on, yet still mysterious enough to leave room for development in future issues. The back and forth between hyper-cartoonish line art and more detailed horror-art style helps keep the comic visually interesting as well. Posters and signs in the background hold witty captions to reward those who spend the extra time to appreciate the little things. Such nuggets almost act as speed bumps to grab your attention, especially during fast-paced action sequences. Even in the thick of it all, take the time to really digest the artwork. Between issues one and two, the art style becomes more refined, which the author notes at the beginning. Characters change, details become more prominent, female characters become more top-heavily proportioned, etc. With characters sporting massive Popeye forearms and women reminiscent of Normal St. Bar ads, Zombie Outlaw is blatantly ''.just for fun" from the start. Hopefully there will be more of this brand new comic in the future .
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ARIES Be more organized and disciplined. Your future self will thank you. This is a highly cosmic week with a full moon eclipse Thursday afternoon. The question about what you owe others versus what they owe you comes up. Your libido is awakened to spring sights, smells, and tastes. You begin the week inspired by new ideas and opportunities. Be responsible for your own personal growth. The weekend looks good for travel, higher learning, and exotic experiences.
GEMINI You are in the dreamtime. I would highly recommend laying low for the next four weeks. Any excesses that you helped to create in the last year will come to light. fm not saying be anti-social, just don't go out of your way to seek attention. The full moon rules your health, working with others, and charitable causes. The sun in your twelfth house indicates it's easy to be a part of your own undoing. Help others that are isolated and can't get out, as in prisoners and hospi-
TAURUS I never thought I would see the day where people that try to help others could be put away for unpatriotic activity. Yet here we are, and a strange love of rules has taken over our compassion and common sense. This week, restore common sense. Tolerance and compassion cost less than retribution. Seek reconciliation for this is your true nature, Taurus. The full moon brings partnership and romance in the spotlight-an eclipse of the most sensual sign with the most sexual sign.
CANCER Move with ease and a sense of freedom. You don't need to be as responsible as you have in the last several weeks. Good friends keep on showing up. Keep on allowing them to help you. The full moon eclipse is in your fifth house of children, creative expression, and love affairs. Take a new look at what you have to offer the world Be proactive in preparing for the future. The weekend looks good for getting better organized and working with others.
LEO You graduate from your advanced experiences and head straight into career opportunities. Take note of any talents and skills that you have. Now is the time to use them. Focus on things that make life beautiful, like gardening, cooking, music, and art. The full moon eclipse may have something to do with your mother or an older family member, as well as something concerning your domestic situation. The weekend looks good for having fun and being playful.
LIBRA A more intense kind of love is what you'll get. Real love involves a little more give than take. Pleasure that is not earned is seldom as satisfying. The lunar eclipse taps into your values. Free yourself of expecting to be in control. This could be a very sensual time. It's like you have everything to lose and everything to gain at the same time. Pay attention to your intuition. The moon will be in Libra Tuesday and Wednesday. It takes effort to make things happen.
SAGITTARIUS It's time to get busy and be the best at giving whatever service that you have to offer. Seek ways to improve your personal health as well as the health of the community that you live in. The full moon will highlight your personal karma as well as secrets you think you've been able to keep from yourself and others. You'll be able to recover nicely over the weekend with the moon in Sagittarius. Many parties and fun loving activities begin, yet you need to work more.
AQUARIUS No one knows you like you know yourself. It's easy to want to stay at home and live like a recluse these days. Issues of home and family are prominent. Help your elders while they are still with us that they may give a good report about us on the other side. The full moon affects your career reality. Your talents and skills will be needed. There may be a tug of war between career and family obligations. Tuesday and Wednesday are good for gaining knowledge and for travel.
VIRGO Make every free moment in your life be like an exotic coffee break. Read something you wouldn't ordinarily read. Visit a place near or far that you've never been to before. Study a new religion or visit a new house of worship. The moon will be in Virgo Monday for a most ecological earth day. Thursday's full moon could inspire poetry, messages from siblings and friends, and being a part of your environment. You are luckier than usual these days.
SCORPIO Mars is now in your seventh house along with Venus and the sun. You are very conscious as to the kind of lover and partner you are. You are able to seduce people into seeing things your way. Your ability to work with others is enhanced. The full moon eclipse in Scorpio combines the sexual with the sensual, and the transcendent with the material. Change and new starts are part of the adventure. The moon is in Scorpio Thursday and Friday. Do something to bring beauty and sweetness.
CAPRICORN Don't give into the naysayers. You are about to show the world that you can be on top of your game. This week should have the motto "love what you do, and do what you love:' Matters of the heart such as lovers, children, and art are easily found. Be more loving and generous. The full moon eclipse emphasizes friends, older siblings and people that are in power that can help you. Monday could be a very lucky day for some of you. Smile more often.
PISCES Being aware that we as individuals have an effect on the local environment is part of being mature and responsible. Being aware of how gossip can affect people in a negative way is something you may need to consider. News from old friends and younger siblings is likely. The full moon Thursday inspires travel, education, and good fortune. Be at the right place at the right time to make your dreams come true. Refresh your vision as to how life should be lived
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