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Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com As you may or may not know, May is Bike Month here in the Sacramento region. We at Submerge love to recognize this month, and for the past five years we’ve done so by combining our love for bikes and street art into our annual Bicycle Mural Tour feature story. This year, we even decided the story was cover-worthy; check out the back page to see writer Steph Rodriguez in front of the Surfside mural, located at 2505 Riverside Blvd. (the Target parking lot) in Sacramento.

Flip to page 16 to get the scoop on the murals we decided to feature this year, and even learn about a new mural at 28th and U that the city recently decided to paint over (luckily we got a picture of it before the boring gray paint covered it up). Regardless, pump up those tires and get a couple of friends together because there are still plenty of public art pieces on the streets of Sacramento to see while logging those “May is Bike Month” miles.

In addition to our Bicycle Mural Tour story, we have another bike-related feature on a local business, Edible Pedal, that we think you’ll like. On page 14, learn about John Boyer, a man with a sustainability and biking vision that has taken Midtown, and most recently West Sacramento, by storm. From delivering food via bike to running shops that help repair and sell bikes, you’ll learn that Edible Pedal is a business about so much more.

Beyond bikes that are physically powered by us humans, May also marks the start of the Motocross circuit with the kick-off race taking place right here in our own backyard.

It’s time for the annual Hangtown Motocross Classic at the Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area in Rancho Cordova, going down from May 14 to 16. It’s the event’s 47th year and we’re excited to have interviewed rider Zach Osborne in anticipation of this year’s race. Check out our Q&A with Osborn starting on page 12 and be sure to catch him race on Saturday, May 16.

In non-bike related news, we have two stories about Submerge’s favorite thing in the world, music!

As our front cover suggests, we have a feature on the local band Drop Dead Red. They seem to be busy bees this year: they released a rad new album this past March titled InsideFires; played the kick-off night at Concerts in the Park on May 1; and that same night won the Jack Daniel’s Battle of the Bands. Now with all this momentum, they are set to play First Festival in West Sacramento on May 23. With so much to talk about, we thought it would be the perfect time to run a feature on them. Check out page 18 to get an indepth look at what Drop Dead Red has been up to.

On page 20 you can read our interview with Ex Hex badass Betsy Wright. Learn about how the band went about recording their new album Rips, which rock albums made life-long impressions on the ladies, and how the Washington D.C. music scene brought the three together.

Then be sure to check Ex Hex out live on May 20 at Harlow’s.

This will be the first time the band has played Sacramento, let’s make them feel welcomed so they’ll want to come back.

Now to my least favorite thing in the world: website problems. We’re really sorry that we haven’t updated our website in a few weeks. We’re undergoing major technical difficulties with a recent upgrade. Unfortunately, it did not go smoothly, but our web guy is trying to get it up and running as fast as he can. Hopefully new posts should be up soon. Fingers crossed. Luckily our physical publication is always here for you and so is our handy digital flipbook edition.

Bike on! Rock on! Enjoy issue #187!

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The Mystic Circus at Badlands • May 19 You will never be able to unsee the awesome and twisted things you’ll witness when The Mystic Circus brings their sideshow through town on Tuesday, May 19 for a free show at Badlands. Expect “dark and gritty humor” and a “dazzling array of burlesque, circus arts, sideshow and performance arts.” Founded in 2012 in the heart of Brooklyn, New York by renowned performer/contortionist Rush Hicks, The Mystic Circus has morphed from a two-man crew playing dive bars to a jawdropping show with six-plus performers including Hicks, host and entertainer with an array of sideshow tricks; Marissa Melon, aerialist; Lily LaVamp, burlesque dancer; Lydia Wilts, clown and performance artist; Zachary Vanasse, flow artist, fire eater and poet; and Katrina Rainsong, dancer and performance artist. Swords may or may not be swallowed, and there will most likely be hot, nearly naked clown babes, so really why the hell wouldn’t you show up? Badlands is located at 2003 K Street. Doors at 8 p.m., show at 8:30 p.m., 21-and-over. For more on The Mystic Circus, visit Facebook.com/mccssw.

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Tournament of Bar Games at Republic Bar & Grill • May 30 Fancy yourself an expert at bar games? Are you the type that’s always challenging and/ or betting your friends when you’re out and about? Well then, champ, the Tournament of Bar Games at Republic Bar and Grill on Saturday, May 30 is the perfect chance to put your money where your mouth is (sort of, this is actually a free event). Games include skee ball, pool, foosball, basketball, giant Jenga, giant Connect Four and arcade games! Preregistration is required at Bargames.nightout.com. Sign up individually or as a team of four.

The tournament kicks off at 1 p.m. and will last until 4 p.m. 21-and-over only. Game on!

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Flume, Kaytranada and AlunaGeorge at UC Davis • May 19 Fresh off a headlining gig at last year’s massive SnowGlobe Festival in South Lake Tahoe, Australian-based electronic musician and producer Flume is heading back to Northern California for a show at UC Davis’ ARC pavilion on Tuesday, May 19. Flume, born Harley Streten, makes atmospheric dance music and has toured/ collaborated with the likes of Disclosure, Chet Faker, Ghostface Killah, Killer Mike and tons of others. This epic dance party will also feature sets from Haitian-born, Montreal-raised electronic musician, producer and DJ Kaytranada, as well as the English electronic music duo from London, AlunaGeorge. After this show, Flume goes on to play pretty much all of the biggest festivals in the world throughout the year (Sasquatch, Electric Daisy Carnival, FYF, etc), so don’t miss your chance to see this world-class DJ rock little ol’ Davis! A limited amount of tickets ($55 for upper level, $70 for lower level) are available at Flumemusic.com.

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After a closed-captioning TV error hilariously dubbed Sacramento Kings rookie Nik Stauskas as “Sauce Castillo” during a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers back in March, the nickname naturally stuck. “After the game I go on Twitter and everyone was like, ‘Good game Sauce!’”

Stauskas told the hosts of ESPN’s SportsNation back in April. “I just kind of embraced it because everyone was loving it.” The nickname took off. Within 48 hours the Kings had custom Sauce Castillo jerseys, they even held a Sauce Castillo Night. Now not only does Stauskas have the spiciest nickname in the NBA (“It’s got a little ring to it,” he said in the interview), he also has a new hot sauce out in collaboration with Musashi Foods called, you guessed it, Sauce Castillo! “It’s actually pretty good, you’ve got to try it. It’s got a little smoky flavor to it,” he said on the show.

You can order yours today for just $4.99 at Musashifoods.com/ castillo. See you next season, Sauce! We know you’ll bring the heat both on and off the court.

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Ten local food trucks will also be on hand, including Krush Burger, Chando’s Tacos, Drewski’s and others.

They’ll have a beer and liquor garden, a silent disco, and festival fashions and accessories available from 25-plus local vendors that will keep you styling all summer long. Rock band Humble Wolf has top billing on this well-rounded bill featuring everything from hip-hop (Dylan Phillip, D.U.S.T.), to folk/Irish rock (Whiskey and Stitches), to synth-driven dance tunes (Stationary), to indie-rock (Merdog) and more. Visit Firstfestivalsacramento.com to see the whole lineup and to snag your $15 pre-sale tickets. Price goes up to $20 at the gate.

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The Torch Club’s fourth annual Torch Fest is looking to bring a whole lotta soul, funk, rock and blues into your life on Sunday, May 24. Tunes start at 4 p.m., and you better come ready to groove because 10 total bands are set to bring their A-game. On the bill: San Francisco’s eight-piece groove machine Afrofunk Experience, local country/ Americana duo Million Dollar Giveaway, Reno-based garage/soul band Failure Machine, San Diego’s rock/ blues outfit Black Market III, local folk-rock group The Sealegs, Sacramento songstress Keri Carr Band, Southern Californian rock/ soul group Shari Puorto Band, as well as Merle Jagger, Black Star Safari, The Inciters and Walking Spanish. Cover is $15, 21-and-over only.

The fifth annual Davis Music Festival is back for three full days of amazing live music from June 19 to 21. This SXSWesque event has been gaining steam every year and sees many diverse bands playing a number of venues around the Davis area throughout the three days. More than 60 total acts will perform at 12 different venues! Highlights include a 10-year anniversary celebration of Davis-based Crossbill Records featuring bands from their roster like Two Sheds, Tom Brosseau, Appetite, Sunmonks, Be Calm Honcho and West Nile Ramblers. Also new for this year, DMF has added an all-ages DJ/EDM stage at Third Space for those looking to get turnt, as the kids say nowadays. Advance tickets are a straight-up steal at just $25 for a general admission wristband that grants you access to any venue over the three days. For a full rundown of performing artists and participating venues, and to snag your tickets, visit Davismusicfest.com. You can also hit up Armadillo Music at 207 F Street in Davis to get tickets in person.

Perhaps the most buzzedabout event in Sacramento over the last few years has been the multi-day music and art festival known as TBD Fest. Last year’s event was amazing. It was like a mini Coachellameets-Burning Man, except with better food, a more affordable price point, and, oh yeah, it’s right in our own backyard! Just last week TBD announced the dates for this year’s festivities, so mark your calendars for Sept. 18 to 20 because trust us, you aren’t going to want to miss out on this. Phase one of the lineup reveal is scheduled for Friday, May 15, so keep an eye out at Tbdfest.com or at Facebook.com/tbdfest. An extremely limited number of discounted early bird tickets are available online now, so if you trust the folks behind TBD to bring incredible talent to our city (you should) and if you fancy saving money, get on those early bird tix!

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Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com Are you running for president? I had to ask because it seems like every time I turn on the TV or read the news, someone else has announced that they want to be the next President of the United States. On the Democrats’ side we have Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, while the Republicans have so far offered Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and Mike Huckabee.

At this point, I’m not sure who isn’t running for president in 2016!

I heard Donald Trump is about to announce that he will run again. His platform this time will likely involve renaming the White House the “Trump House,” plating it with the gold in Fort Knox and installing slot machines in the oval office to make it “a more classy place.” He also plans to force people to wear his ugly-ass ties and donate all of their excess blonde, red and white hair to a personal strategic reserve kept at his favorite wig shop.

Lastly, he’d “fire” those punks in China to get out of our debts and “make an offer to ISIS that they couldn’t refuse.”

If you’ve been alive and able to see and/ or hear in the past 15 years, Donald Trump running for president will come as no surprise.

He pulls that shit almost as often as Newt Gingrich. It’s really just a ploy to collect donations to line their pockets with. A lot of money gets thrown around in these elections and there is no shortage of free press for fame whores either.

No one understands the relationship between money and press better than Kim Kardashian. The more popular Kim gets, the more money she makes, and what is a presidential race if not a popularity contest?

The idea for her candidacy came into being at a brunch in New York City with Kanye and Taylor Swift after the Grammys. The two had been trying to out-cool one another all morning in an effort to determine just who was the greatest of all time. Kim ended the contest by announcing she was running for president. She has no platform, but really likes how she looks in a white house.

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United States as well. Taylor is running on a confusing platform of “boys will break your heart, so don’t trust them, but also, boys are cute and should be loved 4ever,” so I’m not sure how that will work out. To complicate things further, she can’t decide which of her best friends will be her vice president or what she should wear to her inauguration. She has written an album about the experience already, though, and NO IT WILL NOT BE ON SPOTIFY! Unfortunately for Taylor, there is a little problem with the Constitution. Our founding fathers decided long ago that the President of the United States should be over the age of 35, so President of the Universe it is, I guess.

While the founding fathers seemed dead set against keeping the young whippersnappers out of the White House, they didn’t seem to put much thought into holding back the old folks or even requiring that they be alive to serve as Commander in Chief.

That is great news for Prescott Bush, father of George H.W. and grand pappy of George W. and Jeb Bush. Prescott died in 1972 at the ripe old age of 77, so he is a real shoe-in to be the next POTUS. It’s in his blood, after all, or at least what’s left of it. Prescott is running on those good oldfashioned values that everyone wants to go back to, like sleeping in separate beds, not exposing one’s skin, prohibition, treating minorities and women like property and gays like untouchables all while testing nuclear weapons on a regular basis. You know, real American stuff!

If any of these people run, they might actually find traction in some places. Well, maybe not Donald Trump; no one likes him, and he may also be an orangutan, which would make him ineligible for office. This presidential election should both scare and anger us for many reasons, most of which boil down to our favorite television shows being preempted by one meaningless presidential debate after another. It’s going to take some time to weed through all of these knuckleheads and that task, unfortunately, belongs to us. Keep your fingers crossed that not too many more people jump on the 2016 election gravy train and close your eyes if it gets too scary. It will all be over soon.

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Laverne Cox TUE, MAY 19 • 8PM The first transgender woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show and to receive an Emmy nomination, Cox has taken her empowering message of living authentically all over the country.

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After a solid 2015 Supercross season, Zach Osborne sets his sights on Hangtown and beyond Words Eddie Jorgensen • photos courtesy of Rockstar Energy / Team Husqvarna

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angtown’s annual Motocross Classic is right around the corner and, as expected, a lot of this year’s top Supercross riders will also be on hand.

So far, 2015 has been a particularly good year for 25-year-old Rockstar Energy Racing Husqvarna Factory Team rider Zach Osborne. This young native of Abingdon, Virginia, has proven he has what it takes to compete on a national level after securing a third place finish for the 2015 Supercross season in the 250cc West class. Since age 6, Osborne has always loved to “eat, breathe, and sleep motocross,” and his passion has obviously paid off.

The Prairie City OHV track (dubbed Hangtown during the national season) has proven itself a rough course for those not in good enough shape or unable to handle difficult terrain. From its three-story-high uphills to jumps that span more than 70 feet in length, it’s riders like Osborne who train incessantly that stand the best chance of a podium finish.

Osborne is riding for Husqvarna and has proven himself one of the company’s greatest assets thanks to his technical riding skills and ability to bounce back from heinous crashes. From a horrible crash at the start of the Santa Clara Supercross 250cc main to landing on Malcolm Stewart’s bike while leading the Houston Supercross to breaking his thumb in a heat race at Anaheim, Osborne has proved his resilience.

He’s been holed up with his family, which includes his 6-month-old daughter, Emory, in the out-of-the way town of Cortez, Colorado (elevation 6,191 feet). After an invitation by friend and 450cc rider, Eli Tomac, he moved there from his current home in Southern California to practice at Tomac’s secret track. There he is able to get some practice between the end of the Supercross series and the start of outdoor motocross. This experience has ultimately prepared Osborne for the drastic climate changes he’s likely to endure this year.

Submerge caught up with Osborne and endured serious reception issues to get the lowdown on what to expect at Hangtown and the rest of the year.

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First off, everyone has seen your horrible crash either online or firsthand at Levi’s Stadium during the Santa Clara Supercross in mid-April. What exactly happened?

If you look at the video, you can’t see how bad the crash was. It destroyed my bike. I got hit from behind by Pro Circuit rider Chris Alldredge after getting the holeshot [motocross jargon for the best start out of the gate], and it threw me from the bike and totally messed up my motorcycle.

There was no time during the moto to quickly fix it since the throttle got messed up. My mechanic always has wheels, bars and lot more on hand but that didn’t matter. It was probably one of the biggest crashes I’ve had in years.

How do the freedoms and responsibilities of being a racer compare between being a Husqvarna factory rider and being on your own?

I turned pro when I was 16 in 2006 and, thankfully, always had a mechanic and factory bike since I’ve been a kid. I’ve never been on bad equipment and had a very blessed career thus far. I grew up on KTM bikes, which is the sister company to Husqvarna, which I ride now. I think they’re a great company, and it’s nice to come full circle and ride one of their bikes.

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How does Hangtown’s track compare with the others on today’s outdoor circuit?

Hangtown is a great track. The dirt is a little bit harder than most on the circuit, so it brings different challenges to us as riders and even a little bit of different setup. I look forward to racing there because it’s a fun track with great flow. Actually, Hangtown has always been good to me since I’ve had great finishes there, even though it’s easily one of the roughest tracks we will ride on this year. Also, I think it’s a little better place to start the outdoor series than Glen Helen [in San Benardino, California]. Hangtown has some great hills and jumps and is both rough and realistic for me to ride well. Glen Helen, on the other hand, is a really fast track that demands a different riding style. Hangtown does not have the biggest hills out there, but I can handle the hills since I grew up riding in the mountains of Virginia.

Everybody is forced to ride a four-stroke motorcyle now. Do you wish you could race a two-stroke instead?

I think the four-stroke bike took the “have-to” [know-how to ride] skill out of the equation of motocross since two-strokes are much harder to race. Right now, there’s not much technology to bring the two-stroke bike back, and it’s pretty structured. Sure, if I was 40 years old and racing for fun, I would definitely ride one again since I think they’re much more fun to ride and have a better feeling.

What changes have you been forced to make to your riding style as you become a more mature rider?

As far as my racing career goes, it means a little more motivation to take care of the family. As far as riding style, nothing changes. If anything, it makes me want to push myself harder to do well and land on the podium as much as possible.

In everyday life, it changes a lot like it would anyone else who feels a responsibility when taking care of someone. Finding a balance is pretty easy for me. I know my body well, so my training comes pretty natural. As long as I’m not over-training and exhausted, I have good balance.

I also enjoy golfing and fly fishing as my hobbies.

Are you able to make a living racing professional motocross?

For sure. One of the biggest things is having sponsors which help bring in extra income.

Besides racing for the Husqvarna team, I am currently sponsored by Rockstar Energy, Fly Racing, Dragon goggles, Bel-Ray lubricants, Gaerne boots, FMF Racing and many others I can’t Were your parents and “Hangtown has always think of right now. I’m immediate family supportive been good to me since I’ve doing very well right now of you racing and pursuing and get a lot of financial a motocross career? had great finishes there, support whether racing For sure. I’m the only even though it’s easily one for a salary or endorsing child in my family and of the roughest tracks we a company and taking feel it’s worked out very will ride on this year.” photos for advertisements. well for me. I feel blessed We have a great team right for everything I’ve been – Zach Osborne on his now which includes Martin able to do and, of course, upcoming race in Davalos, Zach Bell and couldn’t have done it Rancho Cordova Jason Anderson and we without them. There were get to practice on a track certainly no drawbacks to which Husqvarna owns in Southern California. being an only child. I think in terms of my career it helped just because I was the only thing my Are there any riders out there you dislike? Surely, parents had to focus on. I’ve been married since Tyler Bowers must be on your shit list for some October 2012 and have known my wife since we of his tactics. met at a motocross race in Oklahoma when we Believe it or not, I don’t have a problem with were 12 years old.

Bowers. He and I have talked since I got pushed off the track in Anaheim. Honestly, there’s Any concerns about your age? One of my other nobody racing me right now that I dislike. There favorite riders, Chad Reed, is 33 and still doing are certain guys you know will push it when very well and is super fast. you’re coming out of a 180 degree bowl turn, but I’m a little older than many riders you see now that’s expected in this business. It is business on the starting line. This year will be my third what we’re doing, and there’s money on the season after being back in the States. I guess line for all of us to be had. There are no hard you could say I’m a late-bloomer but this worked feelings for what Bowers did, but you have to out for me after seeing this season’s Supercross think “would I have done the same in the same results. I thought I had second place in the circumstances?” More than likely, the answer is Supercross series but the crash at Santa Clara yes. Most Supercross tracks are geared for this changed things. While I do get paid well for racing kind of aggressive racing. motocross, I plan to do this as long as I can since I do have a family to support. I also plan to do Unlike many professional riders, you raced some off-road overseas first before joining the Nationals here in racing later The 47th Annual Hangtown the United States on a competitive level. Why? down the road.

Motocross Classic is May 14 Let's just say I had some struggles in my career Racing and to 16 at the Prairie City SVRA at the pro level here. I moved overseas and riding are what Park in Rancho Cordova. Tickets eventually won one championship, a Grand Prix, I do. and full race information are and had around 14 podium finishes. Most of the available at Hangtownmx.com (or call 800-426-4869). Keep up deals today are the same as team deals which is to date with Zach Osborne at a big salary up front. That’s how I paid my way Facebook.com/osborne338. while there.

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Bicycles Deliver

John Boyer’s lifelong passion for the environment culminates in his multi-tasking bike shop, Edible Pedal Words Alia Cruz • Photos mike ibe

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hen John Boyer was an 8-year-old latchkey kid in Saginaw, Michigan, he pulled a three-legged bullfrog from an oil-ridden pond and became instantly upset. The natural habitats of where he grew up had been devastated by General Motors and industrial-grade chemicals. “I became really withdrawn, introverted and worried. All I did was play outside, and seeing everything being destroyed really affected me,” Boyer said. From then on, John was doing everything he could to protect the nature he loved so much. He even recalls sending his tiny $10 savings to the Jacques Cousteau Society.

When he was 19, he worked as a night watchman at a halfway house for recovering heroin addicts to put himself through college and to ditch his hometown. “My goal was to go west. I saved all my money, bought a touring bike and loaded it with a sleeping bag and a few belongings,” Boyer recalled. “I headed west and never turned back.”

He now owns Edible Pedal, the quaint and multi-faceted bike shop located in the Old Soul alley. From here he spreads his passion for sustainability that he acquired at such a young age. Edible Pedal first started as a small food delivery service in the downtown/Midtown area back in 2009, but quickly grew into the dynamic facility for everything anti-vehicle, pro-local and sustainable. For years, Boyer worked as a seasoned server at several local restaurants. His jobs in the service-industry left him dried out and distracted him from his humble roots as an active environmentalist. One of two of his kids lived in Spain, so he took an extensive trip to see her, only packing a light foldable bike and some essentials. For weeks, he traveled along the Spanish coast via bicycle and train, not once opening a car door.

“The experience of being self-reliant on transportation, and the freedom of a bicycle during this trip was one that really offered me a defining moment in my life,” Boyer said. “I felt like it breathed new life into me. I finally felt that I had something to contribute, and that was my passion for bicycles and sustainability.”

When he returned to the States, Boyer had the idea of replacing cars used for food delivery with bicycles. He started with Steamers in Old Sac, delivering dozens of sandwiches for the cafe, to local office buildings using his cargo bike.

Eventually, he was biking orders all over town for restaurants like Magpie, Hot Italian and Thai Basil.

“I offered my services to those restaurants, because I felt like they were already reputable places that were going the extra mile to be a bit more sustainable than others,” he explained.

“Hot Italian has especially always been above the

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In 2010, a spot opened up in the Old Soul alley, and Boyer immediately jumped on it. He had a vision of having a solid headquarters for Edible Pedal, as well as becoming more proactive with trying to keep more people out of their cars and onto bikes. Along that cozy, brick-paved alley, Edible Pedal began not only selling and repairing bikes, but becoming a resourceful and creative

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In addition to the bike operations and delivering food for restaurants, Edible Pedal has also become a food distribution spot. Anyone can order affordable, seasonal, locally-grown produce boxes for weekly pickup in the bike shop from Say Hay farms and Good Humus. You can even opt to include flowers and bread.

Recently, John saw a need in the West Sacramento area for a legitimate bicycle resource and the other services his shop provides. In a combined effort with Brian Asch, they duplicated their Midtown shop at 328 3rd Street in West Sacramento. “I didn’t want to go where there was another bike shop. I don’t believe in putting

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So as to not leave anyone out, food deliveries have grown to include pet feed. “I do it especially because I think of all the animals who are therapeutic for people who might not be able to leave their homes. I make it easy and allow it so the pet food can be delivered to your door along with your own food,” said Boyer. Pet food can be ordered through Western Feed via the link on the Edible Pedal website.

With bike month in full throttle, Boyer’s tips are simple. “It really is the small things that make

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“Riding a bike takes time,” Boyer went on to say. “Time has become so valuable, so people just shoo biking off as something only people with a lot of leisure time do. In reality, bikes can be much quicker, plus you get a workout. Man’s inability to move really plagues us. Half the battle is actually getting up and doing it.”

“Riding a bike takes time. Time has become so valuable, so people just shoo biking off as something only people with a lot of leisure time do.

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a big difference,” he said, “just get some nice big baskets and hop on your bike to pick up groceries instead of jumping in your car. Even once a week. We spend thousands a year on keeping a car. Think of the vacation you can take with that money if you are saving it and biking instead.”

Essentially, getting on your bike, period, whether it be to lessen your reliance on automobiles or for leisure, is a great way to embody bike month in May and beyond.

Why don’t more people bike? Boyer thinks it is because we live in a culture where people don’t think they have the time or energy for it, or they feel like it is unsafe. “A lot of parents don’t push their kids outdoors anymore,” he

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The Fifth Annual Submerge Bicycle Mural Tour Reveals New Pieces of Art Lurk Around Every Corner Words Steph Rodriguez • photos David Adams

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ump up those tires and grab a few homies because the annual Submerge Bicycle Mural Tour is back again. This time, we feature pieces so fresh the paint fumes still kick. Some murals stretch across entire alleyways, like the sideshow circus at 23rd and S streets that showcases the incredible tattooed lady and a pair of magnificent gray elephants dressed in red-and-gold garb.

While on the hunt for worthy destinations, this writer discovered that several locations featured in past issues of Submerge received fresh coats of paint. So much, in fact, that a few familiar murals that once hugged the sides of corner stores, like Royal Market on 17th and T streets, have completely transformed and taken on a new identity.

Unfortunately, artistic expression is not always accepted. On April 28, a multitude of Sacramento artists like Few and Far Women founder Meme, tattoo artist Jenn Ponci, muralist Shaun Burner, and more, saw their $2,000 mural that beautified an otherwise vandalized building on the corner of 28th and U streets, completely erased with gray paint by the city. Submerge shot some of the last photographs of this piece before it was defaced. Although it no longer exists, we wanted our readers to be able to appreciate and support the work of these artists.

Whether a mural was scarred by tags, or simply begged for a new perspective, these walls do talk, and speak to the creative minds of Sacramento artists who answer with cans of paint. So, plan for a leisurely and artistically pedal-driven bike ride through the ins and outs of Midtown and its surrounding areas. Discover the latest, most eye-catching urban street art created by some of the best artists in the city and beyond. More importantly, May is Bike Month, so log some easy miles through the hidden alleyways and bustling streets that lead to more colorful destinations.

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Submerge featured Royal Market’s original mural three years ago by artist Shaun Burner, but now it seems market owner Haripal Singh caved into another creative mind’s need to paint and, once again, allowed the side of his business to act as a rotating canvas. An old wizard with a wooden staff rides on the back of a green wolf; electricity fills the air around the two as they travel onward to an unknown destination courtesy of local artist Cyber Punk.

C) Life’s a Ball Enjoy the Circus 2333 S St. (Rice Alley) Just around the corner from Addison’s Bicycle Repairium (fitting) is the newly coated, circus-themed mural by Few and Far Women, a group of gals who specialize in street art with the help of various artists like Meme, Jenn Ponci, Melissa Uroff Millner and more. See majestic elephants with deep expressions, the incredible tattooed lady, and a golden palm that waits for its fortune to be told.

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Prepared for Take Off Drop Dead Red gets their longdeserved accolades on the strength of their second album Words Lovelle Harris • Photos Phill Mamula

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hen your lead singer’s vocal prowess has been compared to the soulful coos that poured forth from the lips of Janis Joplin, images of drunken antics on stage and boozy tantrums typically follow.

Sure, Drop Dead Red’s vocalist, Carly DuHain, has been known to hold her own when it comes to handling a bottle of Jameson and has trudged through her fair share of tragedy and triumph, but for the band, which fluctuates between five and eight members—depending on who is available, according to DuHain—the comparison is a compliment and not cause for an intervention.

And like Joplin, the woman can wail.

“Singing [is something that] I’ve really liked to do since I was a kid—and my parents were churchgoers, so we had some big, beautiful voices in

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the choir and I was like, ‘The easiest way to make church not boring is to sing in it.” DuHain explains of the spark that ignited her singing career. “[Otherwise] that shit was b-o-r-i-n-g.”

In fact, if you witnessed the rock- and bluesinfused troupe’s performance at the kickoff of the 2015 Concerts in the Park music series on May 1 or saw them snag the Jack Daniel’s Battle of the Band’s top prize at Pour House later that night, you’d know that the group, which includes DuHain, Tony Ledesma on drums, guitarists Gabriel Aiello and Brittany Vanessa, and Joseph Castro on bass, has taken the spark that burned brightly in DuHain all of those years ago and ignited it into a fiery explosion of heady, emotional music.

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inspiration, success and what lies ahead for the band.

“We are elated. We’re great friends and admirers of some of the bands playing this year,” DuHain says of being a part of the Concerts in the Park opener.

With their second album—a three-year journey that brought with it a new band name (Drop Dead Red sprouted from the seeds planted in 2011 in the Carly DuHain Band) and new band members Castro and Vanessa—the core of InsideFires is the sonic fruit born out of a collective approach to making music.

“It’s largely our five-part dynamic with the five main [members],” DuHain explains. “Normally if I’m not writing [the lyrics], Gabe and I are writing them. We’re working with a lot of Gabe’s writing right now. Joe comes up with all of the bass structure pretty much on his own. Everybody comes to the table and develops [their respective sections] themselves, and we just have a general consensus of, ‘Hey, I really like this,’ or, ‘Nah, that wasn’t my cup of tea.’”

After the band’s new album dropped in March at its album release party at Harlow’s, attention from local, mainstream media outlets

soon followed: the core five players laid down an acoustic version of the tune “Naughty Mosquito” live on Fox40’s morning program and shortly thereafter was featured in an article in the Sacramento Bee for lending their musical chops to this year’s Concerts in the Park series launch.

“It’s funny because I started so long ago that I feel that it’s almost belated,” DuHain says of the band’s recent upward trajectory and notoriety.

“That’s just the weird part of me that goes, ‘Damn, you’ve been at this a long time and it’s just now [taking off]?’ But I wouldn’t have wanted this to happen back then. Right now I’ve got the people I want to be around, I have the right support, [and] it’s a healthier environment on the whole.

So it feels amazing. It is overwhelming and it’s intimidating, but it’s exactly what we’ve been working so hard to do, which was make a name, be recognized and play and make new friends and new fans.”

And it’s Drop Dead Red’s legions of fans, both new and old, that earned them the win at Battle of the Bands (the champion was selected based solely on the roaring crowd’s approval).

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“That’s just the weird part of me that goes, ‘Damn, you’ve been at this a long time and it’s just now [taking off]?’ But I wouldn’t have wanted this to happen back then. Right now I’ve got the people I want to be around, I have the right support, [and] it’s a healthier environment on the whole. So it feels amazing.

It is overwhelming and it’s intimidating, but it’s exactly what we’ve been working so hard to do, which was make a name, be recognized and play and make new friends and new fans.”

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on the recording process at Twilight Recording Studios, under the guidance of engineer Traver Siciliani, fondly.

“The recording process took over a year— because of financial things, life, you know, [and] us being in so many different bands,” DuHain admits. “It was a labor of love. Out of the original songs, only five that we were going to go with made it on the album.”

For DuHain, a self-identified recluse who emerges from her cocoon to perform her emotionally charged lyrics, it’s the love and support from her bandmates that inspires her.

“She has all the tools to do the job,” Castro says.

While DuHain has the tools she admits that realizing her musical dreams isn’t without its pitfalls—especially when her body refuses to cooperate.

“I’ve got pretty severe lupus and arthritis, so it’s hard for me to consistently play,” DuHain says.

“Our best gig was the worst gig. We were playing Blue Lamp [and] I had a lupus [flare-up] —when a flare-up happens it hits you hard and you are on the ground, you have no hope and I got to that point. It was right before the set. We were headlining, I was sitting out in the car just not able to move, so we had a quick band pow-wow and everybody was kind of really emotional, we were terrified, [but] we started playing and my adrenaline kicked in, we got through the whole thing—everybody was so supportive.”

With a Concerts in the Park gig under their collective belt, the release of their second album and First Festival looming ahead, Drop Dead Red is looking forward to taking its brand of bluesinfused rock ‘n’ roll on the road with a tour starting in August. But it’s the bond between its members that keep the band moving forward.

“It was intense and we were nervous the whole night about what might happen and we were all right there ready to catch her if she fell,” Aiello says of that night at Blue Lamp. “That’s the bottom line, we’re a musical family. We get in arguments, we have our quarrels but we love each other so much, and I think that it’s evident in the sound that we produce.”

If you missed Drop Dead Red at the Concerts in the Park kick-off show, don’t fret. You can see them, and a lot of other great local bands, at the First Festival in West Sacramento on May 23 at River Walk Park. The all-day concert runs from noon to 10 p.m., and tickets are $15 in advance. For a full lineup and to purchase tickets, go to Firstfestivalsacramento.com.

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rights but mad booty, well, to boot—the prize purse includes the much-needed necessities any up-and-coming band needs to make it: a shopping spree at Skip's Music to furnish the musical outfit with working gear, a bright and shiny website for building the band’s brand, not to mention some cold hard cash to help fund an upcoming tour and merch booth. Oh, and joining the ranks as a Jack Daniel’s featured band is nothing to sneeze at either.

A credit to their talent and tenacity, the band also secured a nod to headline the upcoming First Festival in West Sacramento’s River Walk Park on May 23, when three stages will play host to 18 bands, a selection from SactoMoFo’s roving food truck caravan as well as the requisite festival accoutrement of henna and face painting, vendors, fashion, art and booze.

“First Festival is next, this is a big deal,” Vanessa says. “This is big for me because I’m the newest member—this is the biggest thing I’ve ever done with any band regarding music, so this is huge for me. My stomach is in knots, but it’s also like happy knots—knots with butterflies. We’re a part of the opening day for First Festival and it’s a new thing, so hopefully this will happen annually and we’re invited back.”

Another measure of their extensive fan base are the fruits garnered from a recent Kickstarter campaign to help fund the completion of InsideFires.

“Financial things always happen and at that time I was dealing with trying to keep my kitty alive and so we decided to do a Kickstarter,” DuHain recounts. “And we came up with a low goal, it wasn’t what we needed but it was something that could really get the ball rolling. So once I fleshed out a plan, $2,500 was the minimum and we hit it—we hit it with nine days to spare. I couldn’t believe it.”

Now that their sophomore effort has finally emerged from the depths of the bitterness of life experiences—loss, heartbreak and physical and emotional demons—the bandmates look back

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Ex Hex Flex with a Charm that Disarms D.C. trio Ex Hex Crafts Killer Blend of Power Pop, Punk Words Andrew C. Russell • photo Jonah Takagi

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ometime during the last decade or so, rock ‘n’ roll itself started to burst at the seams. Any prevailing trends, whether they be the DIY, slacker attitude of ‘90s alternative; the stripped-down snarl of ‘70s punk; or the angular romanticism of early ‘00s post-punk revival, were blown to the winds of taste, curated according to the preferences of musicians and the whims of listeners. These days, with an industry going all-in on teen-oriented pop and a critical press having its focus pulled in myriad directions from EDM to alternative hip-hop, the torch of the rock genre itself seems to burn somewhere on the fringes.

Nevertheless, rock ‘n’ roll is thriving, and why wouldn’t it be? The fringe is rock’s birthplace. There is less of an urgency now within the genre to latch on to the most current aesthetic; all that matters is crafting a good song, making a solid album and bringing some of that indomitable rock spirit to your audience. Of late, you would be hard-pressed to find a band that better demonstrates this than Ex Hex. Washington D.C.-based rock veterans Mary Timony, Betsy Wright and Laura Harris have a collected rock experience spanning countless projects (Wild Flag, Autoclave, Childballads, The Fire Tapes), music styles and instrumentation over the years. Last year, the trio joined forces for the first time as Ex Hex. Burning with a desire to play unadulterated, no-frills rock ‘n’ roll with the added irresistibility of pop, the three boiled down the best traits of the genre to a science, rounding out the year with an intensely addictive (and instantly classic) record, the aptly titled Rips, released October 2014. Every track sounds like the summer anthem from an unplaceable, golden year. The pure enthusiasm from this record seems to flash outward like a jet of sparks, leaving the listener with a pleasant buzz long afterward.

So far, the group’s aesthetic policy of abandoning high-concept, soul-baring songcraft in exchange for straight-up instinct and a vital sense of fun has paid off, spinning Ex Hex out on the largest tour of their respective careers and reaping a harvest of ecstatic write-ups from reviewers starved for the rare, exciting guitar record. Recently, they hit TV with a live performance on Late Night with Seth Myers, and later this month, they’ll be breaking through to Sacramento on the West Coast leg of their musical sojourn.

Here, we catch up with bassist Betsy Wright by phone from the band’s unstoppable tour van after an exhausting rapid-fire run up the East Coast.

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How is the scope of this current touring schedule as opposed to others you’ve been on in the past?

Oh, much longer and more busy, and more grueling. In the past, with other bands, I’d been on much shorter tours, and I’d always worked and had a day “In the past, with job that I had to be back for, and had a little bit more of a normal other bands, I’d life, I think. But for now, we’re been on much basically touring all the time. shorter tours, and Now, this is my life. Before, the tour would have been like a I’d always worked three- or four-day weekend.

You’ve been involved in several other projects, including Childballads and The Fire Tapes.

How have those experiences been versus what you’re doing now with Ex Hex? We’re having a lot more fun!

We’re having more fun with the music, and we’re trying to write music that’s fun to listen to, instead of trying to make music that’s expressive of our feelings.

That’s not really what we’re going for; it’s more about the craft of writing a song, arranging a song in a cool way to make it really fun to listen to.

and had a day job that I had to be back for, and had a little bit more of a normal life, I think.

But for now, we’re basically touring all the time. Now, this is my life.”

– Betsy Wright, Ex Hex

For your image as a wild, rip-roaring, garageinspired band, there seems to be a real streamlined, disciplined quality to the songs on Rips. How did that go?

Well, we wrote and arranged the songs before we ever went in the studio, and also, we had toured a little bit before we recorded them.

We’d worked everything out over a long period of time. By the time we went in the studio, all the parts were arranged, and we had already played all the material live, so that made everything more solidified, I think, rather than creating the songs on the spot.

You personally wrote a couple of the songs on Rips (“How You Got That Girl,” “Radio On”) Any stories behind those?

I think I was just inspired by the sound of the band, the idea of writing something meant to be fun and crafting a tacky, more fun-sounding pop song, so I thought I’d just try it out. I played them for Laura and Mary, and they seemed to think that it’d work if we did them so we did them live, and they seemed to fit with the other songs well.

You’ve crafted a pretty distinctive onstage look. What is your inspiration in this area?

Is it an expression of the Ex Hex persona?

I’d say this look is definitely for the Ex Hex persona. We always change before we play, because you’re kind of going into another character, or accessing another part of your own personality. Going on stage and performing, it helps to get you into that area of your brain if you change the way you look.

You have a multi-instrumental background (viola, keyboards, bass, vocals, etc.). Did you have a very musical upbringing?

Yeah! I’ve always played piano since I was a kid, and I started playing the guitar when I went to college. I studied piano and music—jazz, classical. I always liked rock ‘n’ roll, though.

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Yeah, I mean, right now I’m much more into ‘70s punk and stuff. I did miss out on that D.C. scene in its heyday, but it’s still prevalent in the city. And it’s cool, because you can see those people around and talk to them. And that’s why I know Mary; she was around then, going to the punk shows in D.C.

Do you, Mary and Laura all remember your first rock records? The ones that made an impression?

Of course! Probably the first rock ‘n’ roll record I got was a compilation of ‘50s music.

It had Buddy Holly, Elvis, and a lot of that kind of stuff on it. Here, you want me to ask them?

[In background] What was your first rock ‘n’ Roll record, Mary?

OK, Mary’s first was The Kinks Greatest Hits.

Sweet!

And Laura. Laura? [Talking in background.]

She says it was probably Aerosmith.

Alright—pretty good cross-section of the stuff rock is made of!

Yeah, we really got our early education!

What’s your take on the term “rock ‘n’ roll?”

What does it mean to you? What is the power it has that other genres don’t?

Well, it’s really direct and very raw; it just goes straight into your heart, you know?

The way it communicates—it’s so fast. It’s immediate, and it hits really hard. It can affect people in a very direct way. It seems to reach people on a raw level.

Do you have a rock ‘n’ roll spirit animal?

I love Joan Jett. I love her voice and stage presence. For me, Neil Young is another person who is a great singer, songwriter, guitar player and a great performer, and very prolific.

I hear you grew up near Capitol Hill in D.C.?

Did the scene in that area influence you at all— the punk scene there?

Well, I was born there, and then my family moved out to the suburbs in Virginia. So, I’m really from the suburbs. For me, like, by the time I was a teenager, that stuff had all already happened. In high school, I was actually super into the Grateful Dead. I was really into bands that had piano, because I could relate to it musically. The other stuff [punk] just seemed like something I couldn’t get into.

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Is the cohesiveness and sense of community in the D.C. scene part of the reason you’ve all stayed?

I think we all feel like D.C. is our home, and we totally identify with the city. And now we’re not there that much anymore; at least we haven’t been lately, because we’ve been on tour so much. It’s absolutely different than being from a place like New York or Los Angeles. People actually move there for the specific purpose of making music. People don’t really move here to do that, they usually come here to be a lawyer or work in politics.

I know that Mary and Laura have known each other the longest—when did you fall in with this gang?

I had met each one of them probably 10, 15 years ago now. Just on various occasions in D.C. If you’re a musician in D.C. at all, eventually you get to know everybody else who’s in the music scene; it’s pretty small, so I definitely knew who they were. When those guys started playing together, I wasn’t living in D.C. at the time. I was just about to move back. Those two [Mary and Laura] were looking for a third player at the same time, heard I was moving back into town, and we just started talking about maybe playing together. I met up and jammed with them, and it seemed to click right away.

You have mentioned that this is the most fun project you’ve ever been involved with.

Do you think it shows in your fan base, and the crowds you play to, as opposed to your past projects?

Yeah, definitely. I think that people can feel that. It’s sort of contagious, you know?

What do you see Ex Hex doing after this current round of touring? What kind of direction might it be heading in?

Well, we’re pretty much booked until September, so after that, we’ll probably just start getting together and playing; we’ll just start writing some more awesome guitar riffs, you know? We don’t have a vision change in mind, we just want it to be good.

We want it to be killer.

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The Blue Lamp Open Mic w/ special guests Dolores 5000, 7:30 p.m.

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

Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m.

Delta of Venus Monday Jazz Series w/ Levi Saelua, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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Harris Center for the Arts Remember When Rock Was Young: The Elton John Tribute w/ Craig Meyer, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Press Club Spines, Linear Downfall, Exquisite Corps, 5 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Anaal Nathrakh, Incite, Secrets of the Sky, Plague Widow, 8 p.m.

5.12 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Sepultura, Destruction, Arsis, Boris the Blade, Glug, 6 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Karma Kids, The Good Samaritans, Blaquelisted, Alias Anonymous, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Billy Manzik, 9 p.m.

5.14

Harris Center for the Arts Remember When Rock Was Young: The Elton John Tribute w/ Craig Meyer, 7:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Nicholson’s MusiCafe West Coast Songwriting Competition, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

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

Press Club Youth Cult Dance Party, 9 p.m.

Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, Magic Bullets, 8 p.m.

WAL (Warehouse Artist Lofts) Rooftop Show w/ Buff Clout, Gentleman Surfer, Hautahuah, 7 p.m.

5.13 Wednesday

Ace of Spades Twiztid, Kung Fu Vampire, Davey Suicide, Damn Dirty Apes, Kissing Candice, Americaz Mozt Haunted, J Terrible, 6 p.m.

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

The Blue Lamp ReTREAT feat.

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The Boardwalk Local H, Battleme, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Talkies, Vasas, 9 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Brian Rogers, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Showcase, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Record Club British Pop Wednesdays w/ Roger Carpio, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Howard Jones, Self.Same, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Lockdown Brewing Co. Open Mic Night w/ Featured Artist Umbrella Jim, 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Irish Celtic Music Jam, 7 p.m.

Chicano Batman World Hood, DJ El Indio Sol Collective 8 p.m.

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Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Press Club Wishyunu, Young Aundee, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Atriarch, (Waning), Church, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; SeaLegs, Dirty Revival, Dedrick Clarke & The Social Animals, 8 p.m.

5.14 thursday

Ace of Spades Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, Remy Banks, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Erk tha Jerk, 8 p.m.

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

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

The Colony Outlined, Sterile Jets, Quartz Thrust, 8 p.m.

District 30 Twerk Party w/ Breakline, DJ L3XX, Codiak, 10 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Dru Hill, LC E.Brousard, 8 p.m.

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

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Center for the Arts 15th Anniversary Celebration w/ Aaron Ross, AirAligned, Barwick & Siegfried, Roy Rogers, Yuba Rio Hot Club, The Movement Alliance, Rayo and More, 6 p.m.

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

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Blues Workshop w/ Eddie Honeyeater, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Pete Townsend’s Birthday: Whoville, The Verge, War Elephant, The Orange Scene, Sicfus, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Urban Outlaws, 10 p.m.

Press Club Heckarap w/ Recorded Freedom, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Chicano Batman, World Hood, DJ El Indio, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Sacramento State Latin Jazz Ensemble, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Jackson Michelson, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Shaky Feelin, 9 p.m.

5.15 Friday

Back 9 Bar & Grill Lucid Popsicle, Cavalier, Electric Snorkel, 8 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. West Nile Ramblers, 5 p.m.

The Blue Lamp The Circus: A Variety Show, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial All Eyes West, Bastards of Young, VVomen, Little Tents, 8 p.m.

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

Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts In the Park w/ Cripple Creek Band, Golden Cadillacs, Be Brave Bold Robot, Ashley Barron, DJ Rawhide, 5 p.m.

The Colony Dying Youth, Public Execution, Plan for A Murder, Path of Totality, Sektor 209, 7 p.m.

Delta of Venus Valo Boheme, 7 p.m.

District 30 Billy Lane, 10 p.m.

Dive Bar Kingsborough, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Art Mulcahy & Roadside Flare, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose F Street Stompers, Crawdad Republic, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Mouf, 10 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Madison Hudson, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Quick & Easy Boys, Big Sticky Mess, 5:30 p.m.; Wrings, Cemetery Sun, Kid, 9:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Jon Merriman, 7:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Dog Fish, 8:30 p.m.

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Jeffrey Dupra and Leland Grammer, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic, 6 p.m.

Nugget Campground (Placerville) String Time in the Mountains w/ JR Halliday, Dylan Crawford, Crazy Fingers, Adrian Bellue, Cosmic Wanderers and More, 12 p.m.

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

5.16

5.18

91Six Degrees Of Separation 2 w/

Luke Tailor Doc Samson, Elijah Hudson, Shwizz, Stanley Ipkuss, Steeziak, M-Born, The Piff Dawgz, DJ MIke Colossal The Blue Lamp 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Danny Morris & the California Stars, Oro Madre, Jawbone Flats, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Nunchuck Taylor, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Westbound 50, 4 p.m.; TK2, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Thumpa & The Bunch, Y.B.C., Duplicity, 7 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen The Janks, 9:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Nemesis, Fornever, Jack Ketch, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Josh Budro Band, 9 p.m.

Third Space Art Collective Geyser House, Van Go Dog Go, Weeping Cat, 7 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Superlicious, 9:30 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Mark Sexton Band, Keri Carr Band, 9 p.m.

5.16 Saturday

Ace of Spades Fallrise, The Alpha Complex, Dr. Luna, Heat Of Damage, A Mile Till Dawn, 7 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Element Brass Band, 3 p.m.

The Blue Lamp 91Six Degrees Of Separation 2 w/ Doc Samson, Elijah Hudson, Stanley Ipkuss, Luke Tailor, Shwizz, Steeziak, M-Born, The Piff Dawgz, DJ MIke Colossal, 7 p.m.

The Boardwalk Andre Nickatina, Dayounte, Bang Out, Mondi, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial All Eyes West, Bastards of Young, Vvomen, Little Tents, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Fish Family Festival w/ Danny Gokey, Tenth Avenue North, Colton Dixon, Mark 209, Lisa Daggs, 3 p.m.

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

District 30 Jayceeoh, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Two Steps Down, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Sacto Soul Rebels, The Proper Steady Originals, Austin Robins, Rude Roots, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar Infinite Vastness, Said the Shotgun, 10 p.m.

Goldfield High Noon, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Kelps (EP Release), Kithkin, 6 p.m.; Strangelove, Sorta Like Heaven, DJ Bryan Hawk, 9:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe The Fab Four, 7:30 p.m.

It’s Personal Wine (Folsom) Fred Wilson, 7:30 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Jane Thompson Trio, 8:30 p.m.

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Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, 3 p.m.; Halfpence & Haypenny, Mountain Shine, 8 p.m.

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Asleep at The Wheel, 8 p.m.

Midtown BarFly J-Kraken, G.O.S.T., Crescendo, Evolve, Cue22 and More, 10 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Whiskey Beggars Bluegrass Band, 7 p.m.

Nugget Campground (Placerville) String Time in the Mountains w/ Joseph In the Well, Be Brave Bold Robot, Rubbidy Buppidy, Madi Gold, Brian Chris Rogers, Justin Farren and More, 11:30 a.m.

Old Ironsides The Enlows, Pisscat, The Losing Kind, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Tragically White, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Frank Hannon, 10 p.m.

Shine D. Ryan Band, Step Jayne, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen The Janks, 9:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Lie, Koban, Screature, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Skid Roses, 3 p.m.

Third Space Art Collective Able Jables, Mama Jenny’s Little Monsters, 7 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort The Family Stone, 8 p.m.; Clean Slate, 9:30 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5:30 p.m.; Dennis Jones Band, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Philippe Sly, John Charles Britton, 8 p.m.

5.17 sunday

Ace of Spades The Waterboys, Connor Kennedy & Minstrel, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Ruby Jaye, 2 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. A Thousand Years At Sea, 3 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Rayven Justice, 7:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Nekromantix, The Devils Train, The Men Upstairs, 7 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Live Band Karaoke, 5 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Harbor, BOATS!, B-Lines, Avenue Rockers, 8 p.m.

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

True Widow Lantvrn, King Woman Press Club 8 p.m.

Discovery Park Big Sean, B.o.B., Sage the Gemini, IAMSU, Tinashe, G-Eazy and More, 10 a.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Acoustic Sundays, 1 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Vita Academy’s The Genius of Beethoven, 2 p.m.

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

Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall The Auburn Symphony Presents: Dancin’ In Your Seat, 3 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jon Nolan, 12 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cole Fonseca, 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Buck Ford, 1 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Whiskey Dawn, 2 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; SacTown Playboys, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Philippe Sly, John Charles Britton, 8 p.m.

5.19 Tuesday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Swingxotica, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Beginning Bluegrass 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 p.m.

Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Chris Twomey, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, Mishka Shubaly, Michael Dean Damron, Joe Kojima Gray, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: ARC Pavillion Flume, Kaytranada, AlunaGeorge, 6:30 p.m.

5.18 5.20 monday

wednesday

The Blue Lamp Open Mic w/ Jenn Rogar, 7:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Emery, Sleeping Giant, Wolves at the Gate, Forevermore, Culture, 6 p.m.

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

Cafe Colonial RAD, Super Unison, Composite, A God or Another, Human Body, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m.

Crest Theatre My Sister’s House 14th Anniversary Gala feat. College Fund Street Band, High Voltage and More, 6:30 p.m.

Delta of Venus Monday Jazz Series w/ Hi-Octane Latin Jazz, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted

by James Cavern, 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.

Press Club True Widow, Lantvrn, King Woman, 8 p.m.

Ace of Spades Glass Animals, Gilligan Moss, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Riotmaker, The Expanders, Sac Storytellers, Onelegchuck, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Through the Roots, Stranger, Lucid, 6:30 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Vats, Quartz Thrust, 8 p.m.

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

The Colony Forced Order, Freedom, Plead the Fifth, Fury, Protester, 7 p.m.

Cooper’s Ale Works J Ras w/ Full Band, Burnell Washburn, IrieFuse, Galactik, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Meeting Voices, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Showcase, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Record Club British Pop Wednesdays w/ Roger Carpio, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Ex Hex, Shivas, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Lockdown Brewing Co. Open Mic Night w/ Featured Artist Myles and Jesse, 7 p.m.

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

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Willie K Hawaiian Sounds, 8 p.m.

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5.22

Concerts In the Park w/

Frank Hannon Band Alex Vincent Band, Pressure Lounge, DJ Peeti-V Cesar Chavez Plaza 5 p.m.

Press Club Caskitt, Dead Dads, At Both Ends, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Peter Petty, 9 p.m.

5.21 Thursday

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Skratchpad w/ The Sleeprockers, Dose, Ajax, Fedi, Luke Skratchrocker, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk One (Metallica tribute), Cataclysmic Assault, Path of Totality, BiGLiST Band, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Drunk Dad, Colombian Necktie, xtomhanx, 8 p.m.

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

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

The Colony With Wolves, Blood Cabana, Turn Back Time, A Veil Apart, Petty Education, 7 p.m.

District 30 Super8 & Tab, Jaytech, 10 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m.

G Street WunderBar The Bumptet, 10 p.m.

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

Kupros Craft House Spring Singer/ Songwriter Finale w/ Carrie Martin, Xochitl, Rebecca Peters, Eric Schley, 8:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

Old Ironsides Mr. Hooper, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Rodeo House, 10 p.m.

Press Club Name the Band, Rich Girls, The Mozzies, Kittens Having Kittens, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Cover Me Badd, 6 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Buck Ford Band, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Jason Daniels, 9 p.m.

Toyota Amphitheatre Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson, 7 p.m.

5.22 FRIDAY

Back 9 Bar & Grill Fair Struggle, Hit & Run, Zero Day Threat, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Island of Black & White, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Notorious Shank Brothers, 5 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Free Up FridaysReggae w/ DJ Wokstar and special guests, 10 p.m.

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

Cesar Chavez Plaza Concerts In the Park w/ Frank Hannon Band, Alex Vincent Band, Pressure Lounge, DJ Peeti-V, 5 p.m.

The Colony Conceived in Chaos, Theory of our Kind, 30 Cent Solution, Beyond the Cemetery, Onelegchuck, 6 p.m.

Delta of Venus Joseph in the Well, 7 p.m.

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District 30 Louie Giovanni, 10 p.m.

Dive Bar Boca Do Rio, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Ashley Barron Country Band, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Salt Wizard, Starhushed, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Adrian G, 10 p.m.

Gold Lion Arts DunkelpeK, Amy Reed, Phillip Greenlief and Jon Raskin’s 1 + 1, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Stephan Hogan, Tiffany Lorraine, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Joe Torry, Ricco Da Gret, Lance Woods, Dru Burks, 8 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Ghiadub Quartet, 8:30 p.m.

Lions Gate Hotel Coco Montoya, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Brody’s, The Knockoffs, 9 p.m.

Old Sac Sacramento Music Fest, 11 a.m.

On The Y Removal of A Tenth, Extirpate, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Ranell Carpenter, 4 p.m.; Nathan Owens Band, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Kingdom, The Curt Yagi Trio, 8 p.m.

The Stag Enlows (Release Party), O Mulligans, Creepy Little Legs, Sterile Jets, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Peace Killers, Chiefs, Black Majik Acid, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Terry Sheets Band, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Westbound 50, 9:30 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Golden Cadillacs, Danny Morris & The California Stars (CD Release), 9 p.m.

5.23 Saturday

Back 9 Bar & Grill Green Jelly, Korean Fire Drill, Sour Diesel, California Riot Act, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Kingsborough, 9:30 p.m.

Berryessa Brewing Co. Million Dollar Giveaway, 3 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Diesel, Spyda the Boss, Black Sky, Mafmg, CT, Double G, Creeper, DJ Eddie Z, Mickey Tiltz, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Lani Misalucha, 8 p.m.

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

The Colony Mordkult, Nan Elmoth, Modraniht, 7:30 p.m.

District 30 Glowbal w/ Well Groomed, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon DJ ZR & Lit Productions, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Bang-On (Brit-Pop tribute), Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar Big Sticky Mess, Black Star Safari, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Shuggie Otis, 5:30 p.m.; Midnight Players, 9:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe The Relationship (Members of Weezer, U.S. Bombs, Bravery), 7:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts Sons of Champlin, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, 8 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Arlyn Anderson, 8:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Nanda, Nick Fedoroff and the Truth or Dare Dance Troupe, 7:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Boz Scaggs, 8 p.m.

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Jon Sharkey & Friends Concert, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Sea Legs, The Freeway Revival, Chronic Vitality, 9 p.m.

Old Sac Sacramento Music Fest, 11 a.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Lyvyn Skynyrd, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens Band, 10 p.m.

River Walk Park First Festival w/ Humble Wolf, Stationary, Merdog, The Westwards, Whiskey & Stitches, Sydney Jones & Co., D.U.S.T., Be Brave Bold Robot and More, 12 p.m.

Shine The Soul Shine Band, Tao Tariki, Orange Morning, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, Serial Hawk, Needs, Battle Hag, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Garratt Wilkin, 1 p.m.; Shane Dwight, 5 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Apple Z, 9:30 p.m.

Torch Club The Orange Scene, 5 p.m.; The Inciters, 9 p.m.

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5.24 Sunday

Berryessa Brewing Co. Richie Lawrence and the Yolos, 3 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Ed Hammel, 8 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Lani Misalucha, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Acoustic Sundays, 1 p.m.

Harlow’s Mike Love, ZuhG, 7 p.m.

Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Nanda, Nick Fedoroff and the Truth or Dare Dance Troupe, 7:30 p.m.

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

Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jon Nolan, 12 p.m.

Old Sac Sacramento Music Fest, 11 a.m.

Powerhouse Pub Grant’s Blues Extravaganza, 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Chad Bushnell, 1 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Bump City Reunion, 2 p.m.; Cinema 7, 7 p.m.

Torch Club 4th Annual Torch Fest feat. Million Dollar Giveaway, Failure Machine, Walking Spanish, Black Market III, Afro Funk Experience, The Sealegs, Keri Carr Band, Black Star Safari and More, 4 p.m.

5.25 Monday

The Blue Lamp Open Mic w/ special guests Elan Mowerman, 7:30 p.m.

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

Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m.

The Colony Murrum, Hubris, Valley of Thorns, Cataclysmic Assault, 8 p.m.

Delta of Venus Monday Jazz Series w/ Jimmy Toor Trio, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted

by James Cavern, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s King Chip, 6:30 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 Sac Sacramento Music Fest, 10 a.m.

Press Club Crazy Eyes, Butch vs Femme, Mos Likely, 8 p.m.

Comedy Laughs Unlimited Comedy Showcase w/ Eddy Gibson, Robert Omoto, Jon Gomora, Danny Luna, Mark Smalls and More, May 14, 8 p.m.

BT w/ OJ Young, May 15 - 17, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Best of Open Mic Showcase, May 19, 8 p.m.

Michael Calvin, Jr. Presents: Say It Loud w/ G King, Rachman Blake, Priya Prasad, Dav Gaskins and More, May 21, 8 p.m.

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

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5.23

Back to the Future Crest Theatre 7:30 p.m.

STAB! hosted by John Ross, May 20, 8 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club Deathsquad Comedy w/ Tony Hinchcliffe, Brian Redban, May 13, 8 p.m.

Chris D’Elia w/ David Studebaker, May 14 - 16, Thurs., 7 & 9:15 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.

Clean-ish Comedy w/ David Studebaker, May 17, 7 p.m.

The Comedy Roast Gameshow w/ Mike E. Winfield, May 20, 8 p.m.

Sam Bam’s Comedy Jam, May 21 - 23, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.

Lance Woods and Friends, May 24, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

YOU! The Musical, May 15, 9 p.m.

3-2-1 Sizzle, May 22, 9 p.m.

Tommy T’s Aida Rodriguez, May 14 - 17 Michael Mancini, May 21 - 24 Tower Theatre (Roseville) The California Comedy Festival, May 15 - 17

Misc.

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

Avid Reader (Broadway) Crow’s Rest by Angelica Jackson, May 16, 2 p.m.

Mosaic of Voices Poetry Series feat.

MK Chavez and Cassandra Dallet, May 17, 2 p.m.

Nory the 3rd Grade: Case of the Missing Toys by Joseph Hale, May 23, 2 p.m.

B Street Theatre The Jacksonian by Beth Henley, through June 7 Badlands The Mystic Circus, May 19, 8 p.m.

Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Naughty Trivia!, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

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

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

Center High School (Antelope) Sac Summer Car Show and Swap Meet, May 23, 9 a.m.

Crest Theatre New York Film Critics Series: Every Secret Thing, May 12, 7:30 p.m.

The Blues Brothers, May 16, 7:30 p.m.

My Sister’s House 14th Anniversary Gala, May 18, 7 p.m.

Fishing Naked, May 22, 7:30 p.m.

Back to the Future, May 23, 7:30

p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Of Cottages and Castles: The Art of California Faience, through May 17 The Nature of William S. Rice: Arts and Crafts Painter and Printmaker, through May 17 ArtMix: Bikes + Blues + Brews, May 14, 5 p.m.

Big Names, Small Art, May 21, 5 p.m.

Dante Club Viva Vino and Beer Tasting Fundraiser, May 17, 1 p.m.

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

Gallery 1855 at the Davis Cemetery and Arboretum Celebration of Life Art Festival and Concert, May 17, 5 p.m.

Gunther’s Ice Cream 75th Anniversary Celebration, May 16, 12 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts El Dorado Musical Theatre Presents: Disney’s High School Musical, May 14 - 17 Savitha Sastry’s CHAINS: Love Stories of Shadows, May 16, 6 p.m.

Historic Old Folsom Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m.

John Natsoulas Gallery 30 Ceramics Sculptors Exhibition, through May 16 Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

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

Old Town Elk Grove Plaza The 8th Annual Chili Festival & Home Brew Challenge, May 16, 10 a.m.

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

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

Raley Field Xoso Beer Run, May 23, 7 p.m.

Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center Sacramento Ballet’s Beer & Ballet, May 22 - 31 Soil Born Farms American River Ranch A Day on the Farm, May 17, 10 a.m.

Southside Park Yarmarka Festival, May 16, 12 p.m.

William Land Park International Kids Festival, May 23, 10 a.m.

Verge Center for the Arts Las Cosas Que Pintan/Painting in an Expansive Field: Works by Miguel Arazbe and Juan Sorrentino, through May 17 Elements of 2D Design: The HandsOn Studio Experience, May 14 & 21, 6 p.m.

Village Green Park 8th Annual iFest (International Festival), May 16, 5 p.m.

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MORE BRAINS, LESS BULLETS maggie Rated PG-13 Words Andrew C. Russell Are there any narrative particulars that have yet to fall within the scope of the zombie genre?

Over the years in which the undead have held a shambling sway over the popular imagination, they have been employed in social satires (Dawn of the Dead), exploitative romps (Return of the Living Dead), political dramas (World War Z), slapstick comedies (Shaun of the Dead), teen comedies (Warm Bodies) and semi-cuddly, boyand-his-dog fables (Fido). But it is a rare thing when a zombie story slows down in the midst of all the terrified running to focus on some of the keenest emotions surrounding the idea of the “dead”: grief and loss.

AMC’s The Walking Dead is by far the most successful contender in this realm, managing to explore these themes regularly through a cast of characters all coming to terms with the grieving process between scenes of gratuitous head-exploding. Maggie takes it a step further, doing away with most of the gory spectacle to zero-in on a personal tale of loss and one’s powerlessness to save those close to them. It may not be as compelling as its odd choice of leads (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin) would have you believe. However, for a certain audience, Maggie can be a poignant study in despair and the experience of terminal illness that stands out from the mindless excesses of the sub-genre.

Breslin portrays the title character, a teen resigned to her fate after being bitten by a human infected with undead-like attributes. (Special note: the name of the disease is “Necroambulist,” basically a mash up of the terms “walking” and “dead.”) Unlike most zombie lore, the symptoms here reveal themselves gradually, and a sympathetic doctor allows Maggie to return to her family’s rural homestead in the care of her father, Wade (Schwarzenegger) and her wary stepmother.

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his daughter at all costs, though her outcome is certain. Here Schwarzenegger plays against type as a man inert in his hopelessness. When he takes up a shotgun to ward off neighborhood cops checking in on the status of the infected, we see a ghost of his traditional Hollywood persona— the relentless, indestructible savior—but in the end he is crippled by his inability to do anything heroic for Maggie.

The background Maggie is set against isn’t a chaotic, humanitarian crisis or a post-apocalyptic frontier: it is a lost cause, a plague-stricken community going through the motions as the population continues to dwindle. Every minute of this film emits despair, from the ravaged countryside blighted with burnt crops, to the design of the zombies themselves—nearly motionless, dripping with a tarry liquid like souls in a tormented limbo. They are not so frightening as they are pitiful, a reminder that cruel happenstance can overtake any of us.

Breslin’s understated performance is at times upstaged by her increasingly morbid appearance as her character’s condition worsens, but there are numerous moments where she exhibits true strength of character, showing echoes of the high-spirited girl Maggie was before the events of the movie occurred. It is an unenviable task as an actor to create pathos while simultaneously portraying someone losing their humanity, and for the most part, she succeeds. A subplot halfway through the film in which she meets with her old group of friends for the last time and speaks with a likewise infected boy (Bryce Romero) is an affecting centerpiece, perhaps the one truly lifeaffirming moment in a film otherwise preoccupied with letting life go.

The overwhelming emphasis on death and dying becomes tedious at times, but also provides a striking counter to our tendency to force an uplifting message on to death. Sometimes there is nothing to be gained from the end of a life. Unlike, say, The Fault in Our Stars, death isn’t always about making those last moments count. Sometimes, there is only a slow, downhill slide, with only a sense of duty to keep us from letting our grief take us over while making endof-life preparations for another. If that sounds unbearably glum, then perhaps Maggie is not a journey you want to take.

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I’m all caught up on Season Five of Game of Thrones. I’m not sure where it’s headed yet, but for all its boobs and violence, the show still manages to put me in a contemplative mood.

I mostly tune in for dragons… and Daenerys Targaryen. Mostly Daenerys, but if she’s accompanied by dragons, it’s a plus. I just like fantasy worlds and creatures and stuff. I can’t help it. I think it stems from being exposed to Iron Maiden at a very early age.

It’s the “real-life” stuff, though, that makes the imaginary world George R.R. Martin created so compelling. It’s not just centaurs (seriously, the lack of centaurs is appalling) traipsing around. It’s real people with conflicting layers of good and evil that make this series (and the series of books on which the HBO program is based) enthralling to so many fans.

For instance, in Episode Four, there was a great scene between Sansa and Lord Baelish (or Petyr, or Little Finger, or whatever they call him). She was lighting candles for the dead (that’s a lot of candles) in the catacombs beneath Winterfell when Petyr showed up to tell her he was GTFO of Dodge and heading back to King’s Landing at Cersei’s request. He was all yadda yadda intrigue; be strong in my absence and all that, even though I’m leaving you alone here in your old home with all these people who murdered your brother and mother and stuff. Peace.

But when he turned to leave, she said, “I expect I’ll be a married woman by the time you return.” She wasn’t all too excited about the prospect, and who would blame her? She was previously married to the most evil little fucker ever, King Joffrey, and is now betrothed to a raving sociopath with a really weird Hobbit face, Ramsay Bolton.

Marriage, like the aforementioned real world stuff, plays a big part in Game of Thrones, but it’s not like marriage nowadays. Like, back in Game of Thrones time, marriage was more of a business proposal. A dude would be all, here’s my daughter, let’s not fight any more. And another dude would say, OK, so long as I can share in your lands and wealth and unicorns. And the daughter would be all, but mummy, I don’t love Prince Fuckface, and mummy would say, too bad, if you don’t, they’ll behead daddy. You don’t have to take my word for it. Read history. That’s how every marriage

ever happened until 1960.

Now marriages are different. You go and eat prime rib and no one gets betrayed or murdered (usually). Also, the reasons for marriage have changed. People want to be in love; that way they’ll have someone to properly hate when they get divorced. I’m getting married next year because I’m in love and it’s fucking wonderful. I’m not trying to rub it in your face, but it is. I hope you’re in a god damn fucking wonderful relationship like I am and marry the shit out of that person.

My betrothed and I went to see a priest last week, because we’re taking the catholic route for the ceremony. He was an austere man with a deceptively sharp and sarcastic sense of humor. The first question he asked us was, “Why get married in this day and age?”

(He also asked me if I ever had a vasectomy, but that’s another story.)

It’s a pretty difficult question to answer before you’ve had a cup of coffee. I mean, I don’t have a dowry to offer or a stable full of hippogriffs. She’s not the Duchess of Narnia. I mean, I wish she was, but who wouldn’t?

I wanted to jokingly answer the priest’s question with, “for the tax breaks,” because I heard they’re awesome. But I refrained because I thought he’d smite me with the Lord’s Lightning Bolt or something. I mean, why do anything, really? I suppose it’s better than not doing anything and listening to everyone go on and on about all the stuff they’re doing or reading posts about all of it on Facebook.

Instead I stammered something along the lines of, “because she’s cool and we want to,” and he seemed more or less satisfied with that.

Poor Sansa is getting married because she has to, like so many young women who lived in this place and time that didn’t really exist.

She’s just one sword-less, dragon-less teenage girl in a world full of murderous, power-hungry madmen. She can’t even say, “but mummy,” because her mummy’s dead. It sucks, bro.

So what I’m saying is, if I was able to go back to that meeting with the priest, and he asked me, “Why are you getting married,” I’d answer, “Because Sansa never had a choice,” and drop the fucking microphone. Winterfell is yours, girl. Know that.

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