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Happier meals On Monday, the McDonald’s Corporation reported its fourth straight quarter of flat sales. Jim Yin, an analyst with S&P Capital IQ, an international financialinformation provider, shared this observation: “We think (McDonald’s) is losing its appeal to the millennial generation, who prefer healthier foods,” Yin said in a written statement to the Reuters news service. And often, healthier means animal-free. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a division of the National Institutes of Health, the benefits of a vegetarian or vegan diet “arise from lower intakes of saturated fat, cholesterol and animal protein.” What’s good for your health is also good for the planet. In 2010, the United Nations issued a report in which it urged people to adopt a vegan diet, noting that “impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of animal products.” Enough with the preaching, it’s time to act. Earlier this month, myriad local restaurants took part in the third annual Sacramento Vegan Challenge. Missed it? Ask participating restaurants to keep vegan items on the menu year-round (www.sacveganchallenge.com). Or check out noted chef Michael Thiemann’s new vegetarian restaurant, Mother (see The V Word, page 30). Thiemann, set to open the spot by the end of the year near the Crest Theatre, is currently hosting a weekly Tuesday-night pop-up version at Old Ironsides (1901 10th Street) through November. Or check out his Mother Bear Pop! at The Golden Bear (2326 K Street) on Thursday, October 31, at 8 p.m. for $10. Try it. Your health, the environment—and, of course, the animals— will thank you.
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hen it comes to making decisions about planning and development in low-income neighborhoods in Sacramento, community voices are often noticeably absent from the discussion. Sacramento Housing Alliance is trying to change that through a new program that trains community members to become future leaders who influence policy changes on land use, transportation, housing and jobs in their neighborhoods. Sacramento Housing Alliance was formed 25 years ago to advocate for affordable housing on behalf of community members living on fixed or low-incomes. Through the third cohort of the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) program, community members have the opportunity to advocate for themselves. During five months and 80 hours of leadership development training, residents in Sacramento learn about how policies are made and how they can be an advocate on a board or commission to make sure that low-income — and communities of color — can become part of the process of decision making in their communities. The program is funded by the Building Healthy Communities grant of The California Endowment and it is the first program of its kind in Sacramento. “A lot of times, Sacramento Housing Alliance is acting like the public is supposed to act by attending public meetings,” says Veronica Beaty, land use policy director. “But I think the Building Healthy Communities grant is helping us identify and connect people who want to
be a part of the process, so we can kind of make ourselves redundant. It is letting us shift our role to people who actually live in these communities.” Beaty adds that having community members involved in the decision-making process
“I THInk THE BuIldIng HEalTHy COmmunITIES granT IS HElpIng uS IdEnTIfy and COnnECT pEOplE wHO wanT TO BE a parT Of THE prOCESS, SO wE Can kInd Of makE OurSElvES rEdundanT. IT IS lETTIng uS SHIfT Our rOlE TO pEOplE wHO aCTually lIvE In THESE COmmunITIES.”
“For the past month, BCLI has helped me to rethink and reframe conversations to bring race, ethnicity, class, gender and disabilities back to the forefront of my community and policy work,” Vang says. “Through the program, I’m learning various strategies that decision makers and advocates are using to address the needs of low-income communities of color in the Sacramento region.” Monthly through December, BCLI participants will host a public forum on current topics important to communities in the region. The next BLCI public forum, Transportation for Everyone, will take place at 6 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Mercy Housing’s Community Room at 7th and H streets in downtown Sacramento. For more information on the program and how to get involved, visit www.sachousingalliance.org/programs/boardscommissions-leadership-institute.
BuIldIng HEalTHy COmmunITIES In 2010, The California Endowment launched a 10-year, $1 billion plan to improve the health of 14 challenged communities across the state. Over the 10 years, residents, community-based organizations and public institutions will work together to address the socioeconomic and environmental challenges contributing to the poor health of their communities. The Boards and Commissions leadership Institute is a program of the Sacramento Housing alliance that helps low-income community members train to become advocates for their communities. from left to right: veronica Beaty and Samantha Hodges of the Sacramento Housing alliance. photo by mike Blount
veronica Beaty, land use policy director for Sacramento Housing alliance strengthens communities as more residents become invested in making their neighborhoods better places to live. Mai Vang, a current BCLI trainee, says the program has made her more aware of the different issues that affect decision-making in her community.
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Re “Men can be Halloween ‘whores,’ too� by Raheem F. Hosseini (SN&R Essay, October 17): If women didn’t buy “slutty� costumes every year, manufacturers would stop making them. Likewise, if women stopped entering these “House of Whores� types of contests, clubs would stop promoting them. Women are letter of “exploited� every Halloween because they allow themthe week selves to be. Felix Vasquez
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Why does the city mess with Food Not Bombs? Re “Sacramento threatens Food Not Bombs for feeding hungry in downtown park� by Nick Miller (SN&R News, October 17): Why do police fuck with the poor? Simply put: Because they can. I think the police should only be worried if the group Food Not Bombs suddenly changes its name to Bombs Not Food. If the real issue is about food safety, I understand and wouldn’t want people getting sick. However, let’s say rich people were in the park handing out food to the rich, or FNB was handing it out to the rich: Would the police step in? Probably not, because the rich have power, and maybe an officer would lose his job, or at least get his hand slapped. I think Cesar Chavez would be having a fit if he knew what was going on in the park named after him. A lot of the SN&R articles are really anger-inducing, but I think they do need to be told. Nice work, SN&R. Now I have to go offline to get my blood pressure down. Noah Kameyer via email
Marijuana rescues alcoholics Re “Weed over booze� by Ngaio Bealum (SN&R The 420, October 17): Many marijuana smokers have turned their lives around by putting down the bottle and picking up the marijuana pipe. These former alcoholics no longer wake up with debilitating hangovers. They are no longer at risk of overdose death. Because they have chosen a safer alternative to alcohol, they now lead productive lives.
Yes, some marijuana users have substance-abuse problems stemming from traumatic life experiences. The last thing they need is Big Brother testing their bodily fluids and threatening jail time. This type of coerced “treatment� is what modern-day marijuana prohibitionists are advocating. It’s increasingly clear that full marijuana legalization is inevitable. Drug-war profiteers are hoping to keep the prison-industrial complex alive and bloated by marrying it to the drug-treatment industry. Legitimate substanceabuse treatment providers have reason to be skeptical. Forcing pot smokers to relapse into alcoholism is not a good use of tax dollars. The war on marijuana is a cultural inquisition, not an evidence-based public-health campaign. Robert Sharpe policy analyst Common Sense for Drug Policy
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Experts debate whether young adults will sign up for health care When 2014 arrives, it will be the law: You must have health insurance. by But it’s unclear just how many Alastair Bland people will abide by this basic mandate of the Affordable Care Act when it takes effect on January 1. It’s estimated that between one-half and two-thirds of currently uninsured Californians will buy in to the soon-to-be enacted system. Scofflaws who choose to go without health insurance will have to pay a small, almost trivial fine. And while reform has been widely hailed as a remedy to America’s epidemically high health-care costs, analysts point out that the system’s effectiveness will depend upon heavy enrollment. Young adults, they say, are the people most likely to go without health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. But, ironically, the fact that many 18- to 34-year-olds—a category sometimes dubbed the “young invincibles”— are healthy enough to live without insurance is the very reason that the new system needs them onboard. “For the formula to work, you need these young people paying in—people who use health care at a lower frequency,” said Robert Phillips, with the Sierra Health Foundation. “That’s how to keep rates affordable.” Overall, Phillips believes new signups for health care will accelerate with the implementation of “Obamacare.” For instance, people who previously had health insurance are likely to keep themselves insured after January 1, 2014, Phillips said, as are those who become newly eligible under the new law. But, he said, “It’s the people between 18 and 35 who we aren’t sure about.” In Washington, D.C., there is an outreach organization called Young Invincibles that focuses on this demographic cross section. The group’s California’s policy and research tracker Linda Leu said there are about 19 million young adults in the nation who currently have no health insurance. The Affordable Care Act will make about 17 million of them eligible for free or reduced-cost
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health care—and Leu believes most will opt to get it. “It’s a myth that these people don’t want health insurance,” Leu said. “The truth is, they don’t have it because it’s unaffordable.” A June poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that seven out of 10 young American adults said it was very important for them personally to have health insurance. The rate was nearly 90 percent among the public overall.
Sixty percent of the nation’s 19 million uninsured young adults will be able to buy health insurance for less than $100 a month. Forty percent of uninsured participants said cost was the main reason they had not bought insurance. Another poll, conducted in July and August by the same group, found that 40 percent of those without insurance would not buy any even though they would be fined as a result. That may be partly because the penalties are minimal—and certainly not enough to offset nonparticipation. The
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fine for the first year that one chooses not to buy health insurance will be $95, or 1 percent of a person’s annual income—whichever figure is greater. By 2016, the fine will reach a cap of $695 or 2.5 percent of one’s income. “The fine for not enrolling is small, but it leaves you one medical emergency away from financial ruin,” noted Anthony Wright, the executive director of Health Access California, based in Sacramento. “Or you can pay a little more, and you’re covered.” The cost of coverage under the Affordable Care Act will vary from person to person, or family to family— but it will likely reduce rates for most Americans. Leu with the Young Invincibles said that, overall, 60 percent of the nation’s 19 million uninsured young adults will be able to buy health insurance for less than $100 a month under the impending law. Pricing will work on a sliding scale, and for 2014, the rates have been set. A person can easily estimate one’s insurance rates for the year at http://kff.org/ interactive/subsidy-calculator. For the benchmark Silver plan, referred to in most discussions and used in most calculations, the premiums will be 2 percent of a person’s income level for those making 138 percent of the federal poverty level—about $15,900 for a single person without children.
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For wealthier Americans, the cost will be as much as 9.5 percent of one’s income level. For individuals making less than $15,900, Silver plan coverage will be free. There will also be three other options—Bronze, Gold and Platinum—each with its own costs and benefits. “This is transformation,” said Wright. “We’re going from a system where you’re charged based on how sick you are to one where you’re charged based on what you can afford.” Certainly, some Americans will decline to buy health insurance even after the Affordable Care Act kicks in. Phillips at the Sierra Health Foundation said that if 2.5 million to 3 million young, healthy Americans go this route, “affordability could become an issue.” Wright said that in California, as many as one-half to two-thirds of uninsured people will gain health insurance during the first year that the law is in place. Several years down the road, this gap will tighten. Among people who remain uninsured, there will, Wright said, be two categories—those who simply don’t find the time to apply and enroll, and those who intentionally, actively opt to pay the fine. Wright believes that “the vast, vast majority of Americans want health insurance.” He recognizes that political leveraging has turned health care into a political issue. Still, Wright said, “I think there will be very few people deliberately not getting covered just for the sake of not having health coverage.” Ω
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Illinois and Texas, amassing both fortune and fines. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services collected a $104,747 fine from Signature for employing someone who “was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs,” a release states. In 2009, Kim agreed to pay a $350,000 settlement to Michigan state health officials regarding a patient-privacy lawsuit. Then-Attorney General Mike Cox asserted that PHOTO BY RAHEEM F. HOSSEINI
The 24-hour facility for acute psychiatric care would lie roughly 1,500 feet beyond the edge of Woodlake, a middle-class neighborhood with a somewhat fraught history of its own. Residents have long complained they’re ignored by political representatives and blighted by accumulating liquor stores and social-service facilities. Last year, a nasty public debate ignited when a card room relocated to a nearby hotel following little public input. Despite the tetchy relationship with residents, city officials say they recorded no objections to the inpatient operation in June, when planning commissioners swiftly blessed the applicant’s rezoning request. “We had no opposition at that time,” senior planner Lindsey Alagozian told SN&R. That’s probably because few residents actually knew about the project or the franchise behind it. Founded by retired Michigan psychiatrist Dr. Soon K. Kim in 2000, Signature Healthcare, which does business as Aurora Behavioral Health Care, has scattered eight psychiatric hospitals across Arizona, California,
Woodlake neighborhood homeowners display protest signs against a psychiatric hospital proposed in north Sacramento.
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The lawsuit, being heard in the Central District of California court, is scheduled for a jury trial next spring. The company’s real-estate attorney, Ryan Hooper, told SN&R he was prohibited from commenting on ongoing litigation, but defended the company’s track record and said the planned hospital would fill both mental-health and economic needs. “A lot of the allegations are just that—allegations that don’t go anywhere,” he said. The proof of that, Hooper added, is that the company’s accreditation hasn’t been threatened in its 13 years of existence. “This is one of the most highly regulated areas of business,” he asserted. And business is “booming,” thanks to the Affordable Care Act, said Hooper. Parity laws in the act require insurance companies to provide equal access to mental-health care. Signature’s business model serves a clientele that is 80 to 90 percent insured, providing services for which the company is reimbursed. Plaintiffs in the Pasadena lawsuit say this is how defendants were able to collect roughly $50 million in federal and state contracts, then siphon this money out of the hospital until it was “unable to meet operating costs.” Similar allegations were made at the Detroit hospitals a decade earlier. “The unusual part of this story is this trail of defrauding the government … goes way back in time,” said Woodlake resident Mike Acosta, a former administrative assistant at a state psychiatric hospital in Southern California, who began researching Aurora after reading about the project in SN&R. “If not for your story, we would never have even known about this.” He and wife, Lola, have played Paul Revere in the weeks since, unearthing legal documents and unflattering media coverage, and sharing the information with their neighborhood and local elected officials. These residents promise to be out in force on Tuesday, when the council considers the request to take a grassy commercial grid and rezone it for hospital construction. Councilmen Steve Cohn and Allen Warren, who represent the lot and the concerned constituents, respectively, didn’t answer requests for comment before deadline. Ω
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What would Jesus upload? After hosting a debate on whether Christianity or secular humanism provides a better foundation for civil society, a Roseville church has gone back on its promise to publish the debate’s full video online. Phil Zuckerman, sociology professor at Pitzer College and author of Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion, is not pleased with Adventure Christian Church on Stanford Ranch Road. It’s been almost two weeks since the evangelical church hosted the October 12 debate between him and David Marshall of the Kuai Mu Institute for Christianity and World Cultures at ACC’s 3,000-seat auditorium. The church has yet to hold true to what Zuckerman claims was a repeated promise—both via email and in person—that it would post the debate in full on its Vimeo page. Pastor Bryan Hardwick’s response to Zuckerman’s appeal? According to an account Zuckerman wrote on The Huffington Post: “It just didn’t go the way we wanted it to go. We were not represented well.” Adventure Christian Church staff did not respond to SN&R by print time. (Dave Kempa)
Rascal outruns Rascal A thief stole a wallet from the basket of a woman’s mobility scooter on Sunday morning, and then outran the scooter, Sacramento Police Department records show. The victim was parked in front of a store near Harris and Norwood avenues in north Sacramento when the walletsnatching occurred shortly before 10 a.m. Logs say the woman tried to stop the 20-something suspect, who escaped on foot, and sustained a minor injury in the process. So wait, which one’s the rascal in this scenario? (RFH)
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Saved from the hell? Sacramento city’s contentious school superintendent jumps ship before the storm If Jonathan Raymond is all done with them, could we please have our schools back now? In the middle of the school year, a few months after renewing his contract, Raymond has decided his work as superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District is done. He wants his kids to grow up near family in his home state of Massachusetts. “Can’t blame him. I wouldn’t ARvIN G want my kids in a school district he was in o Sm Co by charge of either,” a teacher friend joked. cosmog@ newsrev iew.c om Raymond is not an educator. He spent three years as “Chief Accountability Officer,” tracking test scores and other data for Charlotte, N.C., public schools. Before that, he was a graduate of The Broad Superintendents Academy, a 10-month program for turning businessmen into school chiefs. Before that, he was a CEO of a multimillion-dollar nonprofit for workforce training. Before that, a political dilettante: In Massachusetts in 1996, he ran as a Republican trying to oust Barney Frank from Congress, and lost 72 to 28 percent. In 2009, Raymond parachuted into Sacramento with this eclectic résumé—unblemished by classroom experience—and soon began dictating what kind of schools we would have, and how many. He played favorites, giving the campuses in his Priority Schools program resources and protection while sacrificing others. A lot of others. He short-circuited public processes to get his way. And having had his way, he’s now ready to be on his way. To be fair, Raymond was mildly successful at raising test scores. A slightly higher percentage of students now score “proficient” or “advanced” on standardized tests in most subjects, in most grades, than did four years ago. Funny though, test scores took a dive during 2012-2013, Raymond’s last full year. None did worse than Leataata Floyd (formerly Jedediah Smith) Elementary School, one of Raymond’s Priority Schools, which plunged 91 points on the Academic Performance Index last year, the biggest drop for any school in the district. None did better than Maple Elementary School, which Raymond decided to close, but which earned the highest API growth in the district. These contradictions, and the overall nosedive in scores over the last year, should be troubling to anyone who thinks test scores mean anything. Bites does not. Raymond does: Testing and accountability are his thing. But rather than stay and try to turn those scores around, he is hitting the road. Raymond is also ducking out on the aftermath of his school closures. The public, and even some members of the elected board of education, have been asking for months for data on how closures have affected enrollment and where all those students wound up. The district has provided nothing. By the time those numbers come out, Raymond’s bags will be packed. BEFORE
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It’s a story of a Sac State football player. A gay bar. A Latin bar. Hundreds of young women dressed to kill. And hundreds of straight guys happy to hang out with hundreds of young women dressed to kill. This is the story of Club Mango, housed inside of Head Hunters on K Street in Midtown. Let me start at the beginning. In 1980, a young football player, Joe Gomez, discovers Bojangles, a bar near the Sacramento State University that serves cheap beer. Joe appreciates cheap beer, so he starts going there fairly regularly. After L a while, he notices that there are men dancing by Jeff VonKAene j ef fv@ n ewsreview.c om together. This is when Joe realizes that he has been going to a gay bar. Not being gay, Joe is a bit surprised, but he does like cheap beer, and he’s enjoying hanging out at this bar. Unfortunately, this bar is having trouble with idiots wanting to beat up its patrons. Terry Sidie, who owns the bar, believes that Joe could solve his problem. Joe is a big man, 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds. Joe has clearly seen Joe Gomez was a the inside of a weight room. Joe was a middle linebacker middle linebacker who would make any halfnervous, let alone some who would make any back drunken fool that wanted to halfback nervous, beat up patrons of Sidie’s bar. So, Joe became employed at a let alone some very good wage as a bouncer. drunken fool. His muscles were put to work for a good cause. Fast-forward to November 2012. Sidie has a new problem. It is his gay bar, Head Hunters, across the street from Faces. Head Hunters needs some help. It is a big place with lots of overhead but not many customers. He talks to Joe about it, and Joe suggests the idea of opening up a Latin club with three dance floors. The club takes off. I mean, it really takes off. Check out Club Mango’s three I visited Joe at the club last Saturday and was blown dance floors, and away by the energy and sheer number of people. A enjoy R&B, Top 40, banda, and salsa young Latin club crowd, dressed to impress. And they at 1930 K Street were ready to party. There was a line to get in stretching in Midtown (inside around the corner—and it’s a big place. Head Hunters); Joe told me that there were 800 patrons at Club 18 and over on Mango that night. I complimented him on the profesFridays, and 21 and over on Saturdays. sionalism of his bartenders, who were efficiently pouring a massive number of drinks. He spoke highly of his staff, mentioning that many of them had been working there for five or six years. I was surprised. I thought Mango had only been open for almost a year. “That’s right. The staff is the original Head Hunters’ Jeff vonKaenel is the president, staff,” Joe replied. CEO and Bartenders from the gay bar Head Hunters, now majority owner of working for the Latin Club Mango. And a straight the News & Review newspapers in middle linebacker, who became a bouncer at the gay bar Sacramento, Bojangles, now managing the place. It’s a great story Chico and Reno. with some twists and turns. You gotta love it. Ω
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Gender-bending bathroom etiquette Allen Warren asks hilarious questions about gender number of city codes. “This puts Sacramento identity. At least the first-term councilman did back in the forefront,” said Geoff Kors of the for six squirming minutes during an October 15 by National Center for Lesbian Rights, which Raheem F. Hosseini committee hearing on the city of Sacramento’s worked on the amendments. evolving nondiscrimination policies. Before the committee could take a vote, Sacramento used to be cutting-edge on the however, Warren wanted clarity on who equality front, enacting a domestic-partnership could use what bathroom. The ensuing discuslaw way back in 1992, when folks were still sion—filled with stammering pauses, inelegant writing “Adam and Steve” on picket signs. phrasing and many an abandoned thought—was But with California’s marriage-equality law a great lesson in how tricky it can be to express surviving a U.S. Supreme ignorance in a public forum.“I Court challenge and other apologize for being so naive A national municipalities making about this issue,” a sheepish evaluation of local their own progressive Warren said at one point. “I’m inroads, the capital city asking these questions because I laws affecting the has fallen a little behind. want to know.” LGBT community A national evaluation of Kors and newly appointed local laws affecting the LGBT liason Randi L. Knott issued Sacramento LGBT community issued took turns explaining that a middling score of Sacramento a middling people self-select the bathrooms score of 79 percent. they use, and that it’s not illegal 79 percent. An online version of this “I guess if there’s a for a man who identifies as essay can be found at lesson to be learned: We a woman to use a women’s www.newsreview.com/ can’t rest on our laurels,” Councilman Steve restroom—or vice versa. Kors pointed out that sacramento/page that’s been the case in California for a while burner/blogs. Cohn said at the hearing. As part of a package of recommendations now, without “issues of any kind.” made by the committee last week, Sacramento “Sure,” Warren replied. “I haven’t heard of would sunset its domestic-partnership law any issues. Again, I apologize for having this in three years, directing same-sex couples discussion in this format, but I just am probably registered in the city to apply for superior state not as aware of these issues as some of you are.” benefits or get married. Smaller updates include That’s OK, councilman. We’re all learnadding gender-identity expression to a whole ing here. Ω 16 | SN&R | 10.24.13
More immigration reform needed California is home to more than 2.6 million people who have immigrated illegally. They account for one-tenth of the state’s total labor force, from workers in low-level jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, service and construction to highly skilled professionals. They are an integral part of the economy and culture of our state, and they’re not going away. Those are the facts on the ground, and California took positive steps toward recognizing them recently when Gov. Jerry Brown signed eight bills expanding immigrants’ rights. Chief among these were laws enabling these immigrants to apply for drivers’ licenses and for licenses to practice law—welcome recognitions of their important role in the state economy. Another new law prohibits police from holding individuals for immigration authorities unless they are charged with certain serious crimes, laying the groundwork for increased trust and cooperation between immigrant communities and law enforcement. As welcome as these measures are, they do not preclude the need for comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level. In the absence of a workable national immigration policy, states are creating a patchwork system of their own. Some, like California, are encouraging assimilation. Others, like Arizona, seem to have self-deportation as their goal. The inconsistency is not good for immigrants, the economy or U.S. foreign relations. Congress should act now to approve the immigration reforms passed by the Senate in June and provide a clear path to citizenship. Ω
Secession, shmecession It goes without saying that Modoc and Siskiyou counties aren’t going to secede from California. Their county supervisors have passed resolutions expressing the desire to form a new State of Jefferson, and by some reports, Shasta, Lassen and Redding counties are considering similar measures. But actual secession would require approval from the state Legislature and Congress, and that’s not a realistic possibility—fortunately for the secessionists. Like many of the state’s remote rural areas, Modoc and Siskiyou have aging populations, high poverty rates and few jobs. They get far more money in state services than they pay in taxes. The government is the largest employer, accounting for more than one in three paychecks. Secession would be a complete disaster for them. So what’s behind the secession “movement”? Essentially, irresponsible conservative politicians and a handful of activists who find it easier to paint the government as the source of all evil than to address the need for economic development, lack of health care, substance abuse and other issues facing rural Northern California. Opting out of the state won’t solve any of these problems. It’s time for the secessionists to drop the theatrics and work with the rest of California for the future of their counties. Ω
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feds and the media say marijuana kills forests, rivers and animals. is prohibition really to blame? by Da viD Dow ns illu st rat ion by j a s o n c r o s b y
t he photo looks like something out of a horror film: A long, thin animal lays dissected on a white table. Metal tools pull the animal’s skin back to reveal its jellied, maroon-colored insides—all soupy, slick and lumpy. It’s the remains of a Pacific fisher, an 8-pound member of the weasel family that’s now hovering near extinction, thanks in part to illegal marijuana farming in the vast forests of California. Fishers eat forest mice, and forest mice nibble the green stalks of still-maturing pot plants. So illicit growers, who toil deep inside California’s forests, spread powerful rodenticides—rat poison—on the ground near their cannabis crops. The mice eat the poisonous anti-coagulants, get sick, and then the fishers eat the mice. Soon after, the furry forest weasels are melting from the inside out. Mourad Gabriel, a UC Davis doctoral student who has been researching the health of fishers across the state, showed me the photo, which he took as part of several years of research on the animal. Gabriel’s studies show that about 86 percent of fishers in California have been exposed to rodenticides, and that the percentage has been increasing in recent years. The habitat range for fishers also overlaps nearly perfectly with known illegal marijuana grows on public and private lands in the state. Called “trespass grows,” they’ve been found in medium- to old-growth forests in remote areas that range in elevation from sea level up to 6,000 feet, including the foothills and forests near Sacramento. Hard-line drug warriors here and Washington, D.C., along with environmental groups and the media, have seized upon Gabriel’s work this year. And, largely because of him, the Pacific fisher has become the 2013 mascot for environmental degradation wrought by pot farming. But some Northern California officials who are on the frontlines of combating trespass grows say they’re only a symptom of a much larger problem: the drug war itself.
Blame pot—or Blame the war on pot? “My jaw dropped when I saw that study,” said Brad Henderson, who plans habitat conservation for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, referring to Gabriel’s research. In one study of 58 dead fishers, 79 percent had been exposed to rodenticides, and four died as a direct result of the anti-coagulants. Gabriel also documented the first incidence of a mother fisher transferring the poison to her offspring through her milk. In another study, a male fisher was found dead in a marijuana trespass grow on July 31, with a pesticide-laden hot dog still in his throat. (The fisher didn’t choke on the hot dog. He was poisoned by an insecticide “associated with a 18 | SN&R | 10.24.13
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poisoned by an insecticide “associated with a marijuana cultivation site,” Gabriel wrote in one of his studies. “It means there’s no place safe for wildlife in California,” Henderson explained. “You can go way into the backcountry, and you got anticoagulant in predators.” New federal laws in the works would stiffen fines for trespass grows. State officials are also assembling a 40-agency task force to tackle the problem. And the media—including Mother Jones, The New York Times and the Associated Press—has piled on with coverage of the environmental dangers posed by trespass farms, including dead fishers; fish kills in streams sucked dry by pot growing; illegal logging, grading and chemical use; and the lack of erosion controls. “I think it has reached a fever pitch,” said Gabriel of the news coverage. “I think it’s an escalating fever. We haven’t hit the top of it. We’re just scratching the surface. The more we scratch, the higher that fever is going to climb.” In fact, an increasing number of lawenforcement officials in the state and throughout the nation are now pointing to the environmental destruction caused by trespass grows as justification for continuing the war on drugs and increasing government spending to stamp out marijuana production. Amplified by a willing national media, the environmental harms caused by pot have become “the new reefer madness,” said well-known marijuana historian Dominic Corva. Others say the war on drugs itself is to blame for the environmental damage wrought by cannabis grows. Butte County Supervisor Bill Connelly, a conservative who describes himself as “definitely not an environmentalist,” shares this belief. He contends that ramping up the war on pot because of trespass grows will ultimately fail to either eradicate the farms or protect Mother Nature. As a result, he’s calling for the legalization of marijuana nationwide, joining a cadre of unlikely advocates on the right, including current Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey. They argue that if pot becomes legal, then marijuana production will come out of the shadows and into the light, where pot will be grown legitimately on traditional farms like other crops. At that point, there’ll be no need for growers to head deep into the woods to produce weed and poison animals. Although cannabis remains illegal under federal law, Americans consume an estimated 2,500 to 5,000 metric tons of marijuana each year, according to estimates from the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. About 30 million Americans smoke or eat cannabis products annually, and about 6 million people use pot daily. Weed is the second-most popular recreational substance in the nation, behind alcohol. Two-thirds of the pot consumed in the United States comes from Mexico, while about one-fifth of it is grown domestically, according to RAND estimates. California produces more weed than any other state, and according to a 2010 Central Valley California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program report, may account for as much as 79 percent of all domestically grown marijuana. The federal drug war also has had a huge impact on Northern California, said Corva, a Sarah Lawrence College professor who spent
Armed marijuana cultivators of an illegal trespass grow surround a poached deer. The government blames marijuana for the harm to wildlife, but activists finger anti-pot policy as the reason growers head to the forests.
“ I T’s AN escAlATINg feveR. We hAveN’T hIT The TOP Of IT. We’Re jusT scRATchINg The suRfAce. The mORe We scRATch, The hIgheR ThAT feveR Is gOINg TO clImb.” Mourad Gabriel UC Davis researcher several years in Humboldt County doing an ethnographic history of pot growing, and now also runs a cannabis-cultivation think tank in Seattle. Big swaths of this region were ravaged and abandoned by logging in the 19th and 20th centuries, and then some of those areas were resettled by back-to-the-land hippies in the 1970s, Corva said. Many liberal activists had dropped out of society after the upheavals of the 1960s, and for them, dope was just another plant in the garden. Today, $1 out of every $4 in Humboldt County’s economy can be traced to the weed industry, and the area’s rise to dominance in marijuana production can be traced directly to the drug war. Make no mistake: People grow pot for the money—either to save cash by growing what they personally need or to make money by selling it themselves, exporting it to other states, or cultivating it for medical-pot collectives. Americans spend an estimated $15 billion to $30 billion per year on weed. The value of the nation’s cannabis per square foot is five-times greater than that of poppies or coca, according to RAND. Currently, a pound of Mexican marijuana costs $50 in Mexico, $500 when it crosses the border, and up to $1,400 by the time it
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reaches New York. And a pound of high-grade California indoor-grown marijuana sells for $2,000 here and for $4,000 on the East Coast. Research shows that traffickers make about $1 for every mile they drive east from California. But that figure doesn’t reflect the actual cost of producing marijuana; rather, it reflects the risk involved in doing so. As much as 90 percent of the cost of pot is its risk premium, according to RAND. About 750,000 people are arrested annually for violating marijuana laws, and 40,000 people are in state or federal prison for it. In 2010, the government seized roughly 10 million outdoor plants. Corva said raising the price of drugs was one of the chief goals of the drug war. The thinking was: Price increases would dissuade impoverished users. What actually happened is the potential for intense profits drew the impoverished into the drug trade. Today, pot is one of the top 15 cash crops in the United States, RAND reports. And it’s no longer confined to just Northern California. There are black-market plantations hiding throughout the state’s 20 million acres of national forest, as well as in large tracts of private and tribal lands.
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Media portrayals of marijuana farming over the decades typically focused on the guns and violence associated with drug cartels. But in 2013, environmental harms became the central focus of the war on pot.
‘We don’t groW tomatoes in Yosemite’ From above, the forests of Northern California appear to have chicken pox. Patches of rusty-colored boils dot the rugged, sun-beaten timberlands of southern Humboldt County. Swooping down into the region from the God’s-eye view provided by Google Earth, the rusty patches expand to reveal clear-cut hilltops. Humboldt State University environmental sociologist Anthony Silvaggio counts 600 of these patches covering the southern section of the county, each one centered over bald mountaintops arrayed with outdoor pot plants and greenhouses. “And that’s not all of them. ... There are hundreds more,” he said. Zooming in and out on each site on his computer, Silvaggio noted how the farms are
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Then there’s the illegal logging and the rampant use of animal poisons—plus insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and high-nutrient fertilizers. When the fall and winter rains come, uncontrolled erosion follows. A toxic brew of chemicals and dirt washes downhill into protected areas like the Eel River. The destruction is happening all across California now. Created in November 2012, Silvaggio’s research video got picked up by Mother Jones in February of this year and retitled “Google Earth Reveals Devastation Caused by Marijuana Growers.” A story by The New York Times followed. The Associated Press piled on, and Dan Rather recently toured the region in a helicopter for a report on AXS TV. In Butte County, Supervisor Connelly takes reporters to trespass grows on steep, 45-degree hillsides on private land. The illegal farms are studded with denuded trees and littered with poisons and fertilizers. During one tour, he looked downhill and described the fall rains sweeping it all—the chemicals and the toxic soil—down into the creeks, rivers and lakes. “It definitely has gone up in the last few years,” he said of the number of trespass grows. But are the impacts from pot-growing larger, or are we just paying more attention to them? The answer appears to be both. As far back as 1983, the Campaign Against
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shadowy, violent drug cartels with weapons, weed and helicopters, and can now add cute dead animals to the mix. Humboldt State University sociologist Josh Meisel said he caught a glimpse of the federal government’s new messaging on pot two years ago in a meeting with Tommy LaNier, head of the White House’s national marijuana initiative. According to Meisel, LaNier said federal authorities “recognize that public opinion has shifted, and they can’t wage this battle on the historic platform of it being an issue of morality.” According to Meisel, LaNier said, “The public doesn’t buy that anymore. We aren’t going to win this as a battle of morality. We have to wage it in terms of the environmental destruction.” And in a podcast produced by the U.S. Forest Service in August 2009, U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said he wanted to build a coalition based on the environmental harms of pot-growing. “What seems to be missing from the regular media reporting on the whole issue is how much damage is occurring to really pristine land,” Kerlikowske said. LaNier said in the same podcast: “We need to bring in ... the Sierra Club, environmental individuals; we need to bring in as many people, to get them on our side to go to Congress and say, ‘Hey, this is enough. Those are pristine
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lands that were set aside for the use of the public, not for the production of marijuana.’” The shift in strategy is traveling up and down the chain of command. For example, in a 2013 report on the results of a Central Valley marijuana sweep dubbed Operation Mercury, Benjamin B. Wagner, the U.S. attorney based here in Sacramento, trumpeted the seizure of half-a-million marijuana plants and the prosecution of 84 suspects. But, instead of focusing on charges of drug trafficking, violence or weapons, Wagner’s office highlighted the environmental damage that the suspects had allegedly caused. One 26-year-old Mexican citizen who was caught growing 16,205 plants in Sequoia National Forest “caused extensive damage to the land and natural resources,” Wagner’s office stated. “Native vegetation was cut to make room for the marijuana plants and trash and fertilizer containers were scattered throughout the site, including in flowing streams.” Another Mexican citizen who was convicted of growing 8,876 pot plants cut down native oak trees: “the soil was tilled, and fertilizers and pesticides, including a highly toxic and illegal rat poison from Mexico called Fosfuro de Zinc
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or zinc phosphide, were spread throughout the site,” Wagner’s office noted. And even on the White House’s Web page on marijuana, the environment gets its own section in which the administration states, “Outdoor marijuana cultivation is harmful to the environment.” Corva laughed when I read him the White House’s statement. “That’s ridiculous,” he said. “Outdoor is better. “Where does this come from?” he continued. “Sensationalist coverage of the exception rather than the rule, and also the conditions of prohibition, basically.” Meisel added: “There’s nothing about growing dope that has to involve massive amounts of energy, dangerous chemicals, water diversion, disrespect to your neighbors and killing animal species—just like we don’t have to do that growing tomatoes. And we don’t grow tomatoes in Yosemite. “These are unintended consequences of the policy, not the plant.”
“Are they up there for the dry weather, great soil and ample water?” said celebrity growing instructor Ed Rosenthal. “No, they’re up there because it’s hard to get caught.” Legalizing marijuana and growing it on traditional farms, alongside other crops, also will eliminate the risks currently associated with pot production and distribution—and will likely reduce costs dramatically. According to RAND estimates, fully legalized, commercially farmed high-grade pot would cost just $20 per pound to produce. And low-grade weed would cost only $5 per pound. With profit margins so low, there simply would be no incentive to spend four filthy months growing weed in bear-infested backwoods, Silvaggio and other advocates of legalization point out. Plus, farming marijuana out in the open would be much better for the environment— there would be no need, for example, to siphon water illegally from creeks and streams. And pesticide and insecticide use could be regulated—like they it is for any other crop.
“ There’s noThing abouT growing dope ThaT has To involve dangerous chemicals and killing animal species—jusT like we don’T have To do ThaT growing TomaToes.” John Meisel sociologist Humboldt State University
Prohibition’s failure Meisel said that the greenwashing of the war on pot “has become a tool to break the back of the legalization movement,” referring to the decision by drug-war enforcers to shift their rhetoric from the supposed dangers of smoking weed to the environmental damage caused by trespass grows in order to gain support among environmentalists for the war on pot. “It’s a strategy to undermine local growing across the board, as opposed to going after people who are violating environmental laws.” Norms have shifted around marijuana consumption, Silvaggio said. “Presidents have smoked weed. But there’s a need to keep it illegal. There’s this particular function it provides—that is law-enforcement money. “So they’ve switched tracks,” Silvaggio continued. “And this track has proved very useful.” But the way to halt environmental harms caused by growing pot isn’t through a new campaign against weed: It’s through legalization, taxation and regulation of cannabis, said Humboldt County Sheriff Downey during a public meeting with North Bay Congressman Jared Huffman on August 29. “I’ve never been a big fan of legalization,” Downey told the crowd. “But right now, I think that’s the most logical way to end this drug war.” After all, it was the drug war that sent growers into the forest in the first place. And farming in the woods offers no particular advantage for growers—other than allowing them to avoid detection by law enforcement. BEFORE
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Sugar-skull artist Jesus Barela remembers buying the tiny Día de los Muertos offerings as a child; now, every October, the Sacramento resident teaches classes on how to make them.
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ith its skull symbolism and other nods to death, some mistake Día de los Muertos as a means to witchcraft or merely an extension of Halloween. In reality, the holiday, also known as Day of the Dead, represents neither.
Rather, the two-day festival, which can be traced back thousands of years to preColumbian Mexico, celebrates the quandaries
of death by honoring the beauty of life. Specifically, people use the time to remember those who have died. Día de los Muertos, which takes place every November 1 and 2, is linked to the Catholic holidays All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, and over the centuries, it has grown in global popularity. Earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company even attempted to trademark the phrase “Dia de los Muertos” for an upcoming children’s movie—don’t worry, the company lost its bid. The first day is dedicated to the souls of children, followed by a tribute to adults. On both days, handmade wooden altars are decorated with photographs and ofrendas—or offerings—reflecting the person’s favorite items while alive. Whether such gifts often translate to candy and toys, Grandpa’s stiffest drink, or Grandma’s tastiest homemade meal, they all symbolize key details that represent the deceased loved ones. Sugar skulls, decorated treats meant to commemorate the dead, are another popular offering. In Sacramento, master sugar-skull makers Rob-O and Jesus Barela both create works that draw in the curious as they aim to preserve the culture. Every October for the past 15 years, Barela has taught art classes in preparation for Día de los Muertos in association with La Raza Galería Posada and, more recently, Spanglish Arte. These lessons, he says, provide an opportunity to educate the community about Mexican cultural traditions.
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“Kids to grandmas to adults … sometimes, I get whole families. Anyone can do it,” Barela says of his classes. The materials make for a unique art form, he adds. “Sugar is such a different material. [The skulls] are easy to break, but it’s the experience of doing it. As you’re decorating, you’re reflecting, and I think that [chance to reflect] is the main idea behind sugar skulls.” The skulls, usually decorated with bright frosting, foils or sequins, make for a colorful ofrenda—but not necessarily an edible one. Certainly, although they look as appetizing as candy, Barela cautions they’re not exactly dessert. “I wouldn’t recommend [eating them],” says Barela with a laugh. “You’re handling [the skulls] with your hands during the whole class.” As such, the skulls are also relatively easy to make, he adds. “If you can decorate a cake, it’s ... similar,” he says. As a child, Barela recalls buying sugar skulls with his name written on the forehead. As such, he adds, his Mexican heritage and customs taught him not be afraid of death. “When somebody died in our family, there would be their picture hanging and a candle—just in remembrance,” says Barela of his family’s traditions. Now, through the class, Barela says he’s able to explain the symbolism behind sugar skulls to parents and children. The purpose, he adds, is to dissolve the taboo he believes many associate with the holiday. “Before, people would ask, ‘Is that witchcraft?’ Day of the Dead is not about gore or
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witchcraft or voodoo,” Barela says. “It’s a day to remember your loved ones.” For artist Rob-O, memories are crafted by way of customized plastic molds made from a vacuum-form table. The result are skulls that come in a variety of shapes, some weighing more than 30 pounds. Each season, Rob-O showcases his glass-encased, vibrantly colored sugar skulls in area art shows. Currently, his works are on display through January 5, 2014, as part of a Día de los Muertos exhibit at The California Museum.
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Shortly after, the couple hosted a party at its Elk Grove home and invited friends to bring various ofrendas representing lost loved ones. The intimate gathering included a large altar and enough sugar skulls for everyone to decorate. Now, in keeping true to Mexican tradition, Rob-O says he gains a great sense of pride when he creates skulls. Barela agrees. Sugar skulls, he says, are a form of creativity and expression. “Sugar skulls have become art,” he says. “And some artists take sugar to a different level.” Ω
Check out the work of Rob-O as part of the Day of the Dead: Art of Día de los Muertos exhibition at the California Museum at 1020 O Street. Museum admission is $9 for adults, $7.50 for college students and seniors, $6.50 for kids 6 to 17, and free for those 5 and younger. For more of Rob-O’s work, go to www.ilovesugarskulls.com.
Meringue powder is just fancy speak for dried egg whites and can be found in the spice aisle of most grocery stores. Typically, the trick is to mix 1 teaspoon of powder for every cup of sugar with enough water to replicate the act of making a sand castle. “When you mix [the ingredients] together, you want to be able to grab a clump of sugar and scrunch it up on the inside of your hand,” he explains. “Let it go, and if it keeps that shape, you’re fine.” Pack the blended sugar into a skull mold—pick some up at Spanglish Arte (2574 21st Street) starting at $9 each. Then, place a piece of cardboard to the back of the mold, flip over to release the sugar skull, and let the object dry for up to three days. Once dried, the skulls are ready to decorate with frosting, food coloring, sprinkles, sequins and other adornments. (S.R.)
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“I don’t want it to be [considered] a craft. I want it to be art because it doesn’t exist unless you create it,” he adds. “But, oh yeah, put a frame on there, and everything changes.” The artist says his introduction to sugar skulls doubled as an emotional outlet for healing after his mother died five years ago. Rob-O, who is biracial, says he never knew his father, who was of Mexican descent. He also never celebrated Día de los Muertos until his wife Imelda researched the holiday as a way to memorialize her deceased mother-in-law. Talk about a sugar rush: Artist Rob-O crafts galleryworthy sugar skulls—some weighing more than 30 pounds.
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stopped by my office to drop off a manila envelope full of screener films shown at the 17th annual Tower of Youth’s North American All Youth Film and Education Day, he wore an immaculate cream-colored suit over a pinstriped shirt. He looked like Tom Wolfe but talked like Robert Evans, and is now officially the first man to ever refer to me as “babe.” Bronston promised that the films, made by both local students as well as aspiring filmmakers from across the United States and even Canada, were of “Academy Award quality.” It was a bold claim, since most Academy Award-winning movies aren’t even of “Academy Award quality,” but I’ll take the Tower of Youth slate over the likes of Crash any day. The festival featured five showcases: The eight shorts featured in Showcase 1 comprise a diverse lot that’s representative of Tower of Youth as a whole, with absurdist comedies, More than documentaries and mini threeanything, act dramas. Joseph Procopio’s sleek opener Sundae tells the the movies story of high-school students articulate a growing apart in the wake of a tragedy, and it has a moony concern for the fatalism that captures the feellousy future ing of young love separated. Soren Persing’s well-intenthe young tioned Samaria closes the show, filmmakers are and while stylistically bold, it feels the most inauthentic. being handed. It’s about a racist beaten and dumped by the side of the road, where several white people pass him by before a Muslim man offers aid. At one point, we overhear a report of “tensions due to the recent terrorist attacks at Disneyland,” so perhaps Persing has a future writing Roland Emmerich films. These films truly represent the voices of their generation, so the most rewarding entries feature a more personal and youth-oriented perspective. My favorite was Lily Yu’s powerful Checkmate, which is fueled by the charging rhythms of free verse. It follows an African-American high-school student who feels like he’s playing chess on a board where “there are no black pieces.” More than anything, the movies articulate a concern for the lousy future their young makers are being handed. Before it’s Too Late chronicles life in an area in rural Kentucky where mining and waste have rendered the water too poisonous to touch, while Erin Cole’s witty Above Water deals with “the consequences of a failing economy.” This is not to say that genre filmmaking and cinematic style don’t have their seat in the Tower of Youth. Hank is an office comedy about a gawky wallflower whose “hobbies include showing up on time.” Even better is Charles Blecker’s elegant Epitaph, featuring a death-obsessed child hero named Billy Coffin, and a quirky-humanist sensibility straight out of Wes Anderson. The Tower of Youth’s North American All Youth Film and Education Day was held on October 4, at the Crest Theatre, with five showcases of short films. Access Sacramento Channel 17 will stream the entire program on Sunday, October 27, at 5 p.m. and Monday, October 28, at 1 a.m. Films from Showcase 1 will also be streamed on the Access Sacramento website on October 28, at 9 a.m. Watch Access Sacramento on Comcast and SureWest cable channel 17, and AT&T U-verse channel 99. Visit the Tower of Youth website (www.towerofyouth.org) to learn more, and to view pictures of Bronston wearing those snappy suits. —Daniel Barnes
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PumPkin SmaSh BaSh If you love Halloween but hate pumpkins, this is the party for you. There will be seasonal craft beer, a costume contest, food for sale and, of course, plenty of pumpkin smashing. The event costs $20 for members of the Heidrick Ag History Center, and $50 for the public. It happens on Saturday, October 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Heidrick Ag History Center in Woodland (1962 Hays Lane). For more information, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/455614.
TraSh Film Orgy hallOween This 18-and-older event run by the quirky Sacramento film festival Trash Film Orgy features a screening of the 1982 film Creepshow, a live stage show, games and a bar. Guests are encouraged to spend happy hour around K Street starting at 4 p.m., Thursday, October 31, where joints such as Henry’s Lounge (1117 Ninth Street), Oishii Sushi Bar & Grill Karoke Lounge (1000 K Street, Suite 200), and Tequila Museo Mayahuel (1200 K Street) will serve treat bags to adults. Doors for the film event open at 8 p.m., and the screening starts at 9 p.m. at the Crest Theatre (1013 K Street). Tickets cost $10, and $9 for those in costumes. Visit www.trash filmorgy.com for more details.
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hangTOwn hallOween Ball This is pretty much the Sacramento region’s version of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: The Hangtown Halloween Ball is a four-day music festival (Thursday, October 24, through Sunday, October 27) in the boonies (well, Placerville), with a diverse lineup and camping. Headliners include Railroad Earth (who will host as well as perform three sets), Galactic, Matisyahu and Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang. It all goes down at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville (100 Placerville Drive). Ticket prices vary; check them out at www.hangtownhalloween.com.
hiP-hOP hallOween hOuSe ParTy I’d hardly call a show at Thunder Valley Resort Casino a “house party,” but it’s definitely going to offer some classic oldschool jams from Whodini (“Friends”), Kurtis Blow (“The Breaks”) and Rob Base (“It Takes Two”), that’ll definitely make the over-30 and B-boy crowd start to dance. The show on Friday, October 25, starts at 9 p.m. at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln (1200 Athens Avenue). Tickets cost $49.50. Head to www.thundervalley resort.com for more information.
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succulence, while the hardboiled egg was served overcooked with an ugly green yolk. I’ve had Japanese curry, but never Japanese curry ramen, and the steaming bowl here proved welcoming on one of the region’s first chilly fall days. The curry sauce (it’s really too thick to call a broth) boasted a comforting flavor, and, unusually, a bit of spice, but the liquid continued to cook the noodles until they were a gummy mess. I had added gyoza on top for $2—the fine chopped pork and chives were encased in a slippery wrapper and were obviously made fresh at the restaurant. I will be ordering these as a side in the future.
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and wine bar spotlights the local farm-to-glass movement. Here, diners can order 2-ounce tasting flights of wine. Choose three from the same vintner to compare styles, or mix and match to contrast similar wines from regional wineries. Wines are also available in larger pours and by the bottle. Wine is meant to be enjoyed with food, of course: The menu offers a wide selection of tidbits and hearty dishes. Worth sampling: the goatcheese stuffed peppers, chilled Spanish-spiced shrimp, and a cheddar-and-apple melt. Or try the ambrosial Wine Country sandwich, with salty prosciutto, sweet fig jam, oozy mozzarella and peppery arugula on grilled bread. There are also a variety of flatbreads loaded with topping combos like capicola, three cheeses, piquillo peppers and green onions. The bread for these is nicely crunchy but not too chewy and comes across as more than a pizza trying to be fancy. American. 1200 K St., Ste. 8; (916) 228-4518. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHHH A.M.R.
Estelle’s Patisserie With its marble tables and light wooden chairs, there’s an airy atmosphere, casual and cozy. Estelle’s offers an espresso bar and a wide assortment of teas and muffins and rolls for the breakfast crowd as well as sweets, including DayGlo macarons. For the lunch-inclined, there are soups, salads, sandwiches and meat or meatless quiche. One of the authentic touches is the
spare use of condiments. The smoked salmon is enlivened by dill and the flavor of its croissant. Its tomato bisque is thick and richly flavored, and, in a nice touch, a puff pastry floats in the tureen as accompaniment. There’s a lot to like about Estelle’s—except dinner. Doors close at 6pm. French. 901 K St., (916) 551-1500. Meal for one: $5-$10. HHH1⁄2 G.L.
Grange Restaurant & Bar You won’t find any “challenging” dishes on this menu—just delicious local and seasonal food such as the Green Curry & Pumpkin Soup, which has a Southeast Asian flair. A spinach salad features ingredients that could be considered boring elsewhere: blue-cheese dressing, bacon, onion. But here, the sharply cheesy buttermilk dressing and the woodsy pine nuts make it a salad to remember. Grange’s brunch puts other local offerings to shame. The home fries are like marvelously crispy Spanish patatas bravas. A grilled-hamand-Gruyere sandwich is just buttery enough, and an eggwhite frittata is more than a bone thrown to the cholesterolchallenged; it’s a worthy dish in its own right. American. 926 J St., (916) 492-4450. Dinner for one: $40-$60. HHHH B.G.
Zia’s Delicatessen Zia’s Delicatessen isn’t really about trying every sandwich: It’s about finding your sandwich. In addition to a large selection of salumi, there’s the worthy eponymous offering, served with a wedge of zucchini
frittata, a slice of provolone, romaine lettuce, grainy tomato, and a simple dash of vinegar and oil that adds tang. Order it hot, so that the provolone melts into the bread. Also tasty: the hot meatball sub with small-grained, tender meatballs bathed in a thin, oregano-flecked tomato sauce that soaks into the bread. A tuna sandwich is sturdy, if not exciting. It is just mayonnaisey enough, with tiny, diced bits of celery. A rosemary panino cotto with mozzarella could benefit from a more flavorful cheese. For a meatier option, try the Milano: mortadella, salami, Muenster; all three flavors in balance. The turkey Viareggio has a thin spread of pesto mayo, and the smoked mozzarella accents rather than overpowers. American. 1401 O St., Ste. A; (916) 441-3354. Meal for one: $5-$10. HHHH B.G.
Midtown Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co. The restaurant, by the same owners as Midtown’s The Golden Bear, sports a firefighting theme (a ladder on the ceiling duct work, shiny silver wallpaper with a ratand-hydrant motif, et al) and a bar setup that encourages patrons to talk to each other. An interesting wine list includes entries from Spain and Israel; there are also draft cocktails and numerous beers on tap. The brunch menu is heavy on the eggs, prepared in lots of ways. One option is the Croque
Madame, a ham-and-Gruyere sandwich usually battered with egg. This one had a fried egg and béchamel, with a generous smear of mustard inside. The mountain of potato hash alongside tasted flavorful and not too greasy. The menu also features pizzas and house-made pastas, but one of its highlights includes an excellent smoked-eggplant baba ganoush, which is smoky and garlicky and served with warm flatbread wedges and oil-cured olives. The bananas foster bread pudding is equally transcendent, accompanied by very salty caramel gelato, pecans and slivers of brûléed bananas. American. 1630 S St., (916) 442-4885. Dinner for one: $20-$40. HHH1/2 A.M.R.
LowBrau This place specializes in beer and bratwursts. Both are done smashingly. The sausage is wrapped in a tight, snappy skin like a gimp suit, which gets nicely charred by the chefs. Within it lies a beguilingly spicy and juicy piece of meat. Get it with a pretzel roll for a truly exciting experience. There are vegan options, too: The Italian, an eggplant-based brat, has a surprisingly sausagelike texture that no self-respecting carnivore will turn down for lack of flavor. Toppings include sauerkraut, a “Bier Cheese” sauce and caramelized onions. The idea behind Duck Fat Fries is a glorious one, yet somehow still falls short. You just expect something more when you see the words “duck fat.”
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Istanbul Bistro Turkish chef Murat Bozkurt and brother Ekrem co-own this paean to their homeland, with Ekrem usually at the front of the house, infusing the space with cheer. Turkish cuisine features aspects of Greek, Moroccan and Middle Eastern flavors. The appetizer combo plate offers an impressive sampling. Acili ezme is a chopped, slightly spicy mixture of tomatoes, cucumber and walnuts that’s delicious paired with accompanying flatbread wedges. For entrees, try the borani, a lamb stew with garbanzos, carrots, potatoes and currants. The meat is very tender, while the veggies arrived nicely al dente. Also good is the chicken shish plate (souvlaki), which features two skewers of marinated grilled chicken that’s moist and succulent. There are also quite a few choices for vegetarians, including flatbread topped like pizza, with spinach and feta or mozzarella and egg. Turkish. 3260-B J St., (916) 449-8810. Dinner for one: $15-$20. HHH1/2 A.M.R.
Tank House BBQ and Bar The décor here is “suspenders and suede oxfords”—both homey and eclectic with old wood, new wood and wallpaper that is to die for. A large patio is welcoming and allows diners to bathe in the haze from the drum smoker. You’ll leave perfumed in white-oak and almondwood smoke; a good thing if your date digs the smell of meat and wood, bad if you have a meeting after lunch. Recommendations include the ribs, which are astounding in texture. The meat falls off the bone with confidence that your mouth will catch it. A lack of salt or spice on the ribs, however, robs them of the chance of being truly astonishing. (An easy fix.) The brisket is also fantastic—as tender as the first time you held hands with a high-school crush, with a sweet, smoky flavor that’s just as memorable. Loaded onto the sandwich and served with white American cheese, it makes for an epic meal. Barbecue. 1925 J St., (916) 431-7199. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH G.M.
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South Sac A&A Tasty Restaurant and Bar This Little Saigon eatery boasts such an extensive menu of Chinese and Vietnamese dishes that it’s hard to pinpoint its crown jewel. Notable options include a salty fish and chicken-fried rice entree with stir-fried vegetables. The fried rice offers copious pieces of the diced salty fish. This may seem a bit weird to the uninitiated, but the reward is a unique, jolting pungent flavor that spruces up an otherwise boring chicken-fried rice. Elsewhere on the menu, the Vietnamese pork-chop rice plate, served
greasy in all the best ways. The lengua (tongue) is soft and dreamily reminiscent of only the most ethereal bits of beef. The fish is fine and flaky and the cabeza and pork are herculean in flavor options worthy of note, too. Tacos are small and served on two tiny tortillas (flour or corn, your call) with a bit of house salsa that has all the kick of a pissed off Girl Scout who’s just tall enough to nail you right under the kneecap. Or, feel free to customize, too, courtesy of the fully loaded salsa bar. Be sure to pick up a glass of the homemade horchata, which is sweet and milky with seductive whispers of cinnamon. You will want seconds. Mexican. 1841 Howe Ave., (916) 924-0108. Dinner for one: $8-$10. HHH G.M.
with a small bowl of fish sauce, surprisingly stacks up to similar dishes from other strictly Vietnamese restaurants in the area. The pork is thinly sliced and tender, easily cut with a simple butter knife. A&A’s mash-up of hu tieu and huáng máo ji is unusual: The dish is commonplace, yet here it shines when set atop a steaming bowl of noodle soup. Chinese and Vietnamese. 6601 Florin Rd., (916) 379-0309. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH1/2 J.M.
Arden/ Carmichael Skip’s Kitchen You know you’re at an American restaurant when a cheeseburger is one of the healthiest items on the menu. Sure enough, Skip’s Kitchen features a lot of calorie-rich items, such as fried macaroniand-cheese balls, ravioli, chicken strips, chicken wings and shrimp, plus creamy Oreo milkshakes. There are salads, too, but the best dish on the menu is the burger. All five styles (original, mushroom and Swiss, bacon and cheddar, three-cheese, and Western) are served on a brioche bun and cooked “medium,” unless otherwise specified. American. 4717 El Camino Ave. in Carmichael, (916) 514-0830. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH1/2 J.M.
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eatery, which offers take-out only, keeps the menu simple. Customers can choose from two types of pies: breakfast or lunch. Breakfast pizzas consist of standard pizza dough, on top of which rests a thin layer of egg, cheese and toppings (read: no sauce). One pepperoni-and-jalapeños morning pie starts off well, but then the dough disappoints. It doesn’t quite fit in either the “thick” or “thin” category; it’s not yeasty enough and too chewy and firm. A mushroom-andspinach pie offers better
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in Lao cuisine is larb, a dish of chopped meat laced with herbs, chilies and lime. At Asian Café, it adds optional offal add-ons—various organ meats, entrails, et al—to three versions of the dish: beef with tripe, chicken with gizzards, or pork with pork skin. The beef salad offers a gentle respite from aggressive flavors, consisting of medium-thick chewy slices of eye of round with red bell pepper, chopped iceberg and hot raw jalapeño. The single best dish here is the nam kao tod, a crispy entree with ground pork that’s baked on the bottom of the pan with rice, then stirred and fried up fresh the next day with dried Thai chilies and scallions. Thai and Lao. 2827 Norwood Ave., (916) 641-5890. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHHH B.G.
texture. Lunch pizzas here are less unique, but still hit a nice mark via a few standout ingredients. The garlic pizza reaches a nice balance of sweet and salty with a creamy white sauce, mushrooms, onions, pepperoni and sausage. Buffalo also offers Gunther’s Ice Cream, side salads, fried chicken and canned sodas, but here, it’s breakfast pizza for the win. American. 2600 21st St., (916) 451-6555. Meal for one: $10-$20. HHH1/2 J.M.
The Hideaway Bar & Grill This bar fills a niche Sacramento might not have known it lacked with its vague rockabilly vibe, lots of greased hair on the men, brightly dyed hair in retro styles and cat-eye glasses on the ladies, and an abundance of black clothes and tattoo sleeves for all. The liquor selection is basic (no craft cocktails here). The menu’s heavy on fried appetizers, salads, sandwiches and burgers, the latter of which are architectural, towering assemblages. Happily, the fluffy charred buns are sturdy enough to hold up when the tower is squeezed to a more realistic height. A meaty veggie burger (one of three veggie sandwich options) gets crunch from fried pickles and sweet heat from barbecue sauce. Overall, the Hideaway offers cheap beer, adequate bar food and a comfortable place to hang with out friends. American. 2565 Franklin Blvd., (916) 455-1331. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHH1/2 B.G.
Swanky sweets The Westfield Galleria at Roseville may still suck due to its abundance of bros, Real Housewives-esque women and spoiled teenagers, but it sure scored big with some awesome shopping snacks last month: Beard Papa’s Fresh’n Natural Cream Puffs and Lolli and Pops both held grand openings in September. Beard Papa’s is an international chain that started in Japan in 1999, and the Oklahoma-born Lolli and Pops describes itself “a small collection of candy stores.” I didn’t have a chance to try anything from Lolli and Pops, but Beard Papa’s served up some of the best fresh cream puffs I’ve ever tried. Its original product—a choux pastry dough filled with vanilla custard— tasted basically like an ice-cream dumpling. There are plenty of rotating flavors (for the custard fillings and choux pastry shells) as well, which will surely have me frequenting the bakery, even if I have to endure the Bros-ville mall. —Jonathan Mendick
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Riding dead ZombiE train The new Sacramento RiverTrain’s Zombie Train opened October 11, and it’s laser tag with frickin’ zombies. Riders get to grab a laser gun for a two-hour train ride and shoot walking “zombies” ZOMBIE along the tracks. Tickets are $50—or just $35 without a laser gun, but that doesn’t really make sense—you could get attacked by zombies! Various times through November 1. Sacramento RiverTrain, 400 N. Harbor Boulevard in West Sacramento; (800) 866-1690; www.zombietrain.com. —Jonathan Mendick
It seems that with each passing year, the opportunity to make regrettable Halloween costume choices increases tenfold. Don’t be surprised, for instance, if you go to a party this year where a sexy Bert and Ernie are in attendance, or a scantily clad Nemo from Finding Nemo. Or a saucy Darth Vader. (These are HALLOWEEN all actual mass-produced costumes available for purchase on the Web. Seriously. Google them.) Luckily, for those that have zero desire to hit the streets as a provocative Pikachu, the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance has unearthed 10 years’ worth of costumes for the Enchanted Cellar Costume Rentals and made them available to the public for rental or purchase. And when these theater folk say “costume,” they mean it. There are elaborate versions of old standbys (Glinda the Good Witch, Superman, Little Red Riding Hood, etc.), and more obscure options, like Miss Havisham (you know, of Great Expectations fame) and steampunk attire. Those in search of keeping it a little more low-key (and a little more low-budget) can pick up a zombie kit, which includes zombie-esque clothing, fake blood and makeup for $10. Patrons will also have the chance to participate in a silent auction for handcrafted, wacky hats at the Mad Hatters’ Silent Auction. Thursday, October 24, through Friday, October 25, from 3 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 26, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Tuesday, October 29, through Friday, November 1, from 3 to 7 p.m. UC Davis, 1 Shields Avenue in 17 Wright Hall in Davis; (530) 752-0740; http:// arts.ucdavis.edu/theatre-dance. —Deena Drewis
Seeds of insight How do you help someone without judging them? Like if you know someone is making the same mistake over and over in his life, and he doesn’t see it, but you do, should you say something? Or let them keep doing it and hope they will figure it out eventually? Our brains assess automatically, selecting details, noting emotions, and detecting similarities or differences between by Joey ga rcia others, our surroundings and ourselves. We roll all of a skj o ey @ n ewsreview.c om this information around in our minds for a nanosecond before an opinion is born. Yes, that means judging someone is a Joey natural process. What’s essential wonders if you is that we question our judgments, are prepared for like you are doing, rather than an earthquake. automatically acting out. After all, not every judgment is true. Not every judgment is in our own best interest. And not every judgment is in service of our collective spiritual evolution.
I believe that humanity is one family, and that we are responsible to and for one another. Translation: We are related through love. It’s painful to watch someone we love make self-harming choices. If that person is a child or teenager, we must intervene, always. When an adult repeats a pattern of poor choices, our responses should be informed by the variables of the story. My response, for example, to a chronic addict who regularly demands my money will be different than my response to a friend who yearns for a partner but continually dates people who are commitment-conflicted. But, yes, either way, I would choose to drop a seed of insight into a friend’s life. That’s because I believe that humanity is one family, and that we are responsible to and for one another. Translation: We are related through love. When we love someone, we challenge that person to become his or her best self. It’s a tough, ego-grinding effort to challenge someone, or to be challenged. It demands an ongoing emotional housecleaning to stay awake to our own fears, arrogance, vulnerabilities and
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as dance-show host Corny Collins; Nicole Royster as Motormouth Maybelle; the dynamite Chantel Aldana, Dominique Dates and Takylya Johnson as the Dynamites; and the preternaturally talented Larriah Jackson as Little Inez. Gail Russell’s costume design, Corey D. Winfield’s hair and wig design, and Kathy Burleson’s set and light design add to the show’s impressive look. The only thing that keeps this show from a “sublime” rating is a tsunami of pops, dead mikes and other sound problems during a recent performance. Ω PHOTO by bRiAn WiLLiAMS
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Ah, youth. The innocence, the energy, the innate confidence of knowing what’s right and having the will to do it. That’s what’s at by Jim Carnes the heart of Hairspray now on stage at American River College Theatre. It’s all wrapped up in a love story—set in Baltimore in 1962—about a chubby white girl in love with dancing, and her determination to take her big hair, her big moves and her black friends onto the local TV dance-party show. The musical is also John Waters’ love song to his hometown. Waters created the movie upon which the Broadway
musical (book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman) was based. This is a huge production, with 16 principals, an ensemble of 27 and a 15-piece orchestra—led by Susan Hamre—in the pit. Director Sam Williams (who also choreographed, with his daughter Sarah Williams) surely has his stage full, but the show couldn’t run any more smoothly. It is tight! Whether from student or professional actors, the performances he elicits are impeccable. Standouts include big-voiced Anna Russell as Tracy Turnblad, the innocent at the heart of the story; Valerie Steward-Williams as her mother Edna Turnblad (the role often goes to a man, à la John Travolta in the movie); Keith Riedell as daddy Wilbur; Jalen Justice as Seaweed; Barnie Warrick
5My Own Stranger We have been her kind. There’s a reason Anne Sexton’s poetry reverberates so strongly in the American consciousness more than four decades after her death: We have been her kind. Whether that means that we’ve struggled with mental illness or merely with our own artistic demons, we have felt out of place in the world, overwhelmed by experience and searching for a way to make sense of it in language. But Sexton’s poetry—with her witches and lovely mouse-children and push-mepull-you come-here-go-away relationship with death, sex, love and art—describes it so much better than we could ever manage. That’s why this production—a West Coast premiere—of Marilyn Campbell and Linda Laundra’s My Own Stranger, based on Sexton’s poems and prose writings, is so amazing. Directed by Kelley Ogden, My Own Stranger features three versions of Sexton: No. 1 (Ruby Sketchley), who seems to represent the frightened, compliant self; No. 2 (Lisa Thew), defiant and wounded proto-feminist; and No. 3 (Kellie Yvonne Raines), the worldly, wise, sensual self. They are all Sexton, a sort of Greek chorus of the poet’s experience: It is a return to the core of poetry as performance, and the best sort of union for language and presence. The final performance of this limited run is at the Crocker Art Museum tonight. —Kel Munger
My Own Stranger, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 24; $5-$10 (free for Crocker Art Museum members). KOLT Run Creations at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street; www.koltruncreations.com.
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Detroit is a play with great potential that doesn’t quite deliver the satisfying payoff it first promises. The award-winning play by Lisa D’Amour about the unlikely friendship between two sets of neighbors takes us down a pretty entertaining road, but fails to find the more interesting paths. Instead, the plot increasingly becomes more sitcomesque with a strange, disjointed ending that feels a bit preachy and tagged on. Th, F 8pm; Sa 5 & 9pm; Su 2pm;
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Down the Road
Lee Blessing’s unflinching look at America’s fascination with serial killers—we know their names, but forget the names of their victims—gets a well-done staging by EMH Productions. It’s directed by Kara Ow, with Elise Hodge, Jake Lyall and Dustin Miller as the coolly calculating serial killer. F, Sa 8pm;
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Jane Austen’s hefty novel about romance, class and economics in 19th-century Britain is made light and lively in this production. The set is remarkably efficient, the costumes are excellent, and the large cast—Jamie Jones, Matt K. Miller, John Lamb, Rebecca Scott, Brittni Barger, Matt Surges, Ryan Snyder (as the aloof and alluring Mr. Darcy) and about a dozen more—is uniformly fine.
Su 7pm; Th 10/31 8pm. Through 10/31. $17-$25. EMH Productions at the Geery Theatre, 2130 L St.; www.emhpros.weebly.com. K.M.
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It’s about art, it’s about porn, it’s about the law and how it sometimes equates the two and finds every way it can to limit them and to punish their practitioners. Big Idea Theatre tackles playwright Lee Blessing’s controversial adult drama with ferocious conviction. Th, F, Sa 8pm.
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Ballet is back The Sacramento Ballet presents three pieces featuring the groundbreaking and often percussive music of Igor Stravinsky, who shook up the arts in the early 1900s. The Rite of Spring, with choreography by Ron Cunningham (Sacramento Ballet’s co-artistic director) is set to Stravinsky’s notorious 1913 score, which triggered fistfights in the theater during its Paris premiere a century ago (and still sounds pretty radical today). The Rite of Spring is set in the distant past, with dancers enacting a primitive ritual of sacrifice—too much for some during the waning years of the belle epoque. Also on the program: Cunningham’s choreography of The Firebird (Stravinsky’s most popular score) and Rubies, a 1967 classic by George Balanchine, set to Stravinsky’s Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 24, through Saturday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, October 27, at 2 p.m.; $16-$67. Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street; (916) 552-5800; www.sacballet.org.
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Generational context is an enormous variable—I might feel like the terrible Star Wars prequels were an affront to my childhood, but only because the sounds and images of the originals were key inspirations for my young imagination. However, the original Star Wars films weren’t the basis of any cherished childhood memories for my dad—they were just good space-adventure movies. So, in the interests of full disclosure, I’ll admit that De Palma’s Carrie was a formative cinematic experience, one of the first horror films that impressed anything more than terror on me, and I love it to this day. Therefore, no matter how well-crafted, it’s hard to watch this nearly scene-for-scene—and often shot-for-shot and sound-for-sound—remake without ticking off a mental checklist of pro-con comparisons. However, for anyone arriving to this new Carrie without baggage, the mostly intact story is queasily irresistible. This is King’s macabre version of Judy Blume coming-of-age juvenilia, with every developmental highlight from first menstruation to prom turned into an otherworldly horror. It may be unnecessary, but Peirce’s Carrie is more than a mercenary remake, and most of what made the original film great is retained. The modern-day action opens with a less voyeuristic version of the infamous shower scene from the original, in which the sheltered and bullied Carrie gets her first period and is tormented by the popular girls. It’s preceded by a sequence that is even more unsettling
in Peirce’s hands, in which Carrie’s crazed mother nearly stabs her infant daughter straight out of the womb. Whether her hand is stayed by compassion or the baby girl’s undeveloped powers of self-protection is left unclear. If the actress playing Carrie was anything more than adequate, this film would have worked, but Chloë Grace Moretz (Hit-Girl from the Kick-Ass movies) is overly mannered and false. She gives a child-actress performance, substituting affectation for emotion at every opportunity. That same artificiality permeates the proceedings—everyone here looks too pretty, everything feels too polished, and every theme is a little too obvious and strident. One the other hand, Julianne Moore is excellent as Carrie’s repressive and hyperreligious mother, wisely refusing to meet Piper Laurie’s fire-and-brimstone performance from the 1976 film. Instead, Moore’s Margaret White is more defeated and haggard, turning much of her loathing and physical punishment inward. Margaret is a terrible and abusive person but also a product of abuse herself. Some of the departures from De Palma’s Carrie are disappointing compromises, but other amendments show that Peirce and her collaborators have larger goals beyond updating King’s story for the online-bullying generation. Peirce clearly has ambitions to fashion a coherent feminist revision from a chaotic text, more consciously and carefully inviting in issues of self-mutilation, body image, sisterhood, abortion and rape. King and De Palma obviously viewed female sexuality as scary and potentially demonic. For her part, Peirce attempts to portray Carrie’s newfound powers as more than just an uncontrollable, hair-trigger vessel for pent-up teenage hormones. That’s admirable, but admirable intentions are anathema to great horror, which thrives on disorder and the exploration of unreasonable fears.
Director Kimberly Peirce clearly has ambitions to fashion a coherent feminist revision from a chaotic text. Of course, the story builds to a bloody showdown at the prom, which is the part of the film where Carrie purists have been voted Most Likely to Check Out. The more that Carrie unleashes her latent telekinetic abilities, the more the film becomes dominated by annoying special effects and overly complicated retributions against her tormenters. It just made me long for the genuinely disturbing and nightmarish denouement of the De Palma movie, although this Carrie is solid enough to become a formative cinematic experience for someone. Ω
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Captain Phillips
Every word that accurately describes the experience of Captain Phillips makes it sound like the movie beats the hell out of its viewers. It’s an exhausting film, but in a good way. Much as he did in United 93, director Paul Greengrass employs his punishing brand of verisimilitude to immerse the audience in real-life horrors. This time, Greengrass locates his handheld camera 150 miles off of the east African coast, where in April 2009, Somali pirates brazenly commandeered a container ship and took captain Richard Phillips hostage. Tom Hanks plays Phillips, and while his casting may be character shorthand for “decent and dutiful,” Greengrass and screenwriter Billy Ray are after larger spoils. Captain Phillips splits its time between Phillips and his malnourished Somali captor, a violently ambitious pirate played by Barkhad Abdi, who gives one of the most compelling performances of the year. D.B.
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In Escape Plan, Sylvester Stallone, so painted and stitched together he could be starring as the Scarecrow in The Wiz, plays the world’s leading expert on breaking out of prisons. Companies hire him to pose as a prisoner and stage his own breakouts, but a lucrative assignment to test an off-the-grid superprison turns out to be a setup. Inside, he teams up with a mysterious criminal played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is even more ill-equipped than Stallone to carry as much bad dialogue as the sloppy script forces on him. Schwarzenegger’s character is minor, but an excess of screen time bloats the film to an indulgent two hours and necessitates a barrage of nonsensical third-act plot twists. I don’t know what the opposite of “witty repartee” is, but that seems to be what Stallone and Schwarzenegger were going for in their scenes together. D.B.
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Robert Rodriguez has now stretched his fake Grindhouse preview about a 1970s-style Mexican vigilante-outlaw-superspy astronaut into two features and more than 200 minutes of film. If nothing else, give Rodriguez credit for squeezing blood from Danny Trejo’s stone face. The first Machete was a too-literal attempt to culturally reappropriate revengeflick tropes, and it could never settle on a flattering tone, while Machete Kills is a full-blown comic book throughout. Scattered among the mayhem are shape-shifter bounty hunters, explosive strap-ons, Cuba Gooding Jr., an inspired riff on Star Wars rip-offs, and a scene where Trejo disposes of a bad guy by pulling out his intestines and flinging them into a spinning helicopter rotor. Unfortunately, Machete Kills clocks in at an indulgent 107 minutes, and Rodriguez and his over-the-top band of players are nearly a half-hour short of ideas. D.B.
A concert producer and former drug dealer (Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins) finds himself in the position described in the title, the church girl in question being played by Adrienne Bailon. It’s pretty much what you’d expect of a movie with a title like that—not to mention one that gives screen credit to God as executive producer (as if he needs the résumé enhancement). It’s essentially a Sunday-school movie like the recent Grace Unplugged, just as preachy but slightly less awkward about it. Atkins gives a smooth and sincere performance, even in the face of writer Galley Molina’s frequently stilted dialogue (Bailon is less adept at navigating the rocky script). Steve Race’s direction is efficiently pedestrian, and cinematographer Keith J. Duggan gives an unexpected gloss to the movie’s San Jose locations. J.L.
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A young boy (Skylan Brooks) has to fend for himself in the Brooklyn projects when his junkie mother (Jennifer Hudson) goes to jail—or rather, he fends for himself and a neighbor kid (Ethan Dizon), whose own mother has gone similarly missing. Written by Michael Starrbury and directed by George Tillman Jr., this low-key, character-driven drama made the festival rounds for most of the year before finally finding limited release. Now, it deserves a wider audience. Starrbury’s script is hazy on showing the passage of time—it’s a surprise to hear how long the boys have been on their own—but deft at revealing telling details. Tillman’s direction is smooth, getting well-nuanced performances from his two young leads. J.L.
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Jacob Kornbluth’s documentary Inequality for All explores the increasing income disparity in America, taking a cheeky tone and glorified PowerPoint approach that is colorful but tired. Fortunately, Kornbluth has an energetic and likable central figure in Robert Reich, the diminutive, longtime friend of former President Bill Clinton and the former labor secretary in his cabinet. Reich is predominantly an author and lecturer now, and the film is structured around his UC Berkeley class on wealth and poverty (cut to students nodding serenely at Reich’s every word), while also wading delicately into his personal life. The film is not immune to the straw-man arguments endemic to advocacy documentaries, and occasionally employs clips from The Daily Show With Jon Stewart in place of salient points. Despite the blatant advocacy and hackneyed approach, though, Inequality for All pulls up the roots of an issue that should transcend political ideology. D.B.
Two astronauts (Sandra Bullock, George Clooney) are stranded in space when a debris storm demolishes their space shuttle and wipes out the rest of the crew. Director Alfonso Cuarón, who co-wrote the script with his son Jonás Cuarón, has crafted one of the great white-knuckle thrillers of all time—as airtight as the pressure suits the astronauts wear, without a wasted syllable and just enough featherlight touches to keep the tension from becoming entirely unbearable. Despite Clooney’s presence, it’s a virtual one-woman show for Bullock, and she’s as brilliant as the movie itself, showing the panic, despair, hope and hopelessness in her character’s struggle to survive. The story is so riveting that Cuarón’s virtuosic touches go almost unnoticed, but they’re there, with stunning visual effects to boot. J.L.
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Documentarians Mark Monroe (writer) and Nick Ryan (director) chronicle (and recreate) the August 2008 Himalayan disaster in which 11 mountaineers died on the slopes of K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, and, in some ways, more dangerous than Mount Everest (victims came from France, Ireland, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Serbia and South Korea). Ryan and Monroe seamlessly combine the climbers’ own video footage, reenactments, and interviews with survivors of the international expeditions, showing the inevitable contradictions that crop up in the recollections of mountain climbers in an oxygen-deprived crisis. The movie’s very seamlessness is a trifle unsettling at times, as it’s not always easy to tell what is authentic and what is staged. But it hardly matters in the end: The movie is harrowing. J.L.
This deadly dull story of the whistleblowing WikiLeaks website and its enigmatic founder Julian Assange is the worst movie of the year so far. It’s the cinematic equivalent of sitting through a two-hour long media-ethics class taught by a condescending pedant with no knowledge of the subject. The Fifth Estate will likely become notorious for its vapid attempts to “visualize” concepts like chat rooms and data encryption, but I found the smug social-studies dialogue infinitely more infuriating (actual line from a film set in the 21st century: “I thought Americans put free speech up there with Mom and apple pie.”). Benedict Cumberbatch bears a striking resemblance to the angular, blond Assange, and does a solid impression of his nasally Australian accent. It was probably inevitable that Cumberbatch would play Assange in a movie—it’s just too bad this is the one he made. D.B.
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The Patience Stone
In a war-torn Afghan village, a wife (Golshifteh Farahani) nurses her wounded, comatose husband. As she does, she speaks freely to his unhearing ears, telling long-hidden things, as if he were the legendary Patience Stone that absorbs one’s deepest secrets. Director Atiq Rahimi adapts his own novel, from a script by the prolific and versatile Jean-Claude Carrière. The result has much going for it—an understated yet fervent glimpse of a society on the brink of collapse, as well as a startling sexual frankness (in both action and dialogue) for a movie set in a Muslim society. Most of all, it has Farahani, and she’s a striking screen presence, whether delivering her long, halting monologues, striding out with her mustard-colored hijab billowing in the wind, or unveiling an enigmatic smile in the final shot. J.L.
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William Shakespeare’s tragedy of starcrossed love gets a thorough dumbingdown from writer Julian Fellowes and director Carlo Carlei, evidently to cash in on the dimwits in the moviegoing audience. Where the Bard wrote poetry, Fellowes purveys doggerel, laced with clichés that were old even in Shakespeare’s day (which may be why he didn’t write them). Carlei is out of his depth, as are the Romeo and Juliet of Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld. Booth is a pretty but empty face, Steinfeld flounders, and both are lackluster and halting, looking vaguely embarrassed by all this flowery language. The supporting cast does better—Paul Giamatti’s conniving Friar Laurence, Lesley Manville’s featherheaded Nurse, Stellan Skarsgård’s stately Prince—even as they contend with the worst of Fellowes’ clumsy paraphrasing. J.L.
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A Colombian drug trafficker (Manolo Cardona) climbs the ladder of success in the bloody cocaine business, until the love of a good woman (Juana Acosta) makes him want to forsake his life of crime—only to find that it was easier to get into than it is to get out of. Loosely based on the real-life Norte del Valle Cartel, this mostly Spanish-language movie has the air of a Scarface wannabe, but without the charisma of Al Pacino, the visual flair of Brian De Palma, or even the brute energy of the earlier picture’s writer, Oliver Stone. Instead, director Carlos Moreno substitutes the sun-faded look of a low-budget TV telenovela, punctuated with the spattering gunplay of a 1960s spaghetti Western. Originally made and released in 2011, it’s only now hitting theaters, having already been released on DVD. J.L.
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Andrew Barnhart never intended to start a solo project, yet that’s how Saint Solitaire began. The singersongwriter was so full of ideas, he recorded by Aaron Carnes Saint Solitaire’s debut electro-pop EP Full Artistic Control by himself—save for a piano part on one track. While recording, he also played a few acoustic sets around town, but didn’t spend much time publicizing them, because he was still trying the material out on an audience.
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Fear the beard? Nah, Andrew Barnhart’s Saint Solitaire crafts smart, danceable indie-rock songs with nary a Blink-182 chord in the lot.
Check out Saint Solitaire on Saturday, October 26, at 9 p.m. at the G Street WunderBar, 228 G Street in Davis. There is no cover. Visit http://saint solitaire.com for more info.
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sounds even dancier, he says, but “not necessarily dance-club dancing.” In stark contrast to the music he now makes with Saint Solitaire, Barnhart spent his early musical years in No Avail, a band that worshipped at the altar of Blink-182. Barnhart attributes his limited taste as a teen to growing up in a religious family. “The first album I ever bought was [by] Third Eye Blind—and I loved it, but my dad took it away ’cause of the [drug-related] lyrics,” Barnhart says. And so, like many teens, he turned to his peers. “A bunch of my friends, they’d been listening to Christian pop-rock bands, MxPx, stuff like that. It was all I had,” he says. Barnhart’s life changed, however, after he graduated from El Camino Fundamental High School in 2003, made new friends and found himself exposed to music he’d never heard before, namely Radiohead, the Mars Volta and Deerhunter. “I didn’t want to write what I’d been writing anymore,” Barnhart says. And the more music Barnhart was exposed to, the more he wanted to hear. Now, in addition to Saint Solitaire, he’s currently in three other bands, including a gig playing bass for local singer-songwriter James Cavern. Barnhart says he enjoys the different turns his music takes these days. “I really like stuff like the Gorillaz, [where] you’re kind of hearing something different from song to song. I just like to be influenced by [it] all,” he says. PhOTO By STeVen Chea
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By the time Control was finished, however, Barnhart had put together a full band for his release show. And that, he says, made all the difference. “I know what it’s like to have a band with a leader and hired guns compared to a band that has contributing members,” Barnhart says. “I’ve always preferred the latter.” Currently, Saint Solitaire’s lineup includes Peter Miller on guitar, James Murphy on bass, Dave Jensen on drums, Richie Smith on keyboard and, in the role of deejay, Chris Karriker. Putting that band together, however, proved tricky. Barnhart didn’t just have an EP already recorded, he also had two additional ones of which he’d made demo recordings. The songs were ready to be recorded in full, but Barnhart wanted the new band’s input. While the first EP’s music consisted of electronic indie pop, the demos for the upcoming recordings are a little different. The band plans to record the second EP in November, with a tentative release set for December. For now, the members of Saint Solitaire are tasked with figuring out how to transcribe Barnhart’s demos into full band compositions. The second EP is a strange hybrid of pop punk and dubstep, which Barnhart says “strangely, somehow works well.” The third EP
Andrew Barnhart spent his early musical years in No Avail, a band that worshiped at the altar of Blink-182. Barnhart’s own music reflects this approach. On the surface, Saint Solitaire’s debut EP sounds like a pop-friendly indie-rock album packed with catchy hooks, but there is also no shortage of electronic sounds and drum machines to add nuance. Throughout, Barnhart mixes in guitars, synthesizers, drums and drum machines. The result is a sound with one foot rooted in rock and the other in electronic. “You can do anything you want,” Barnhart says of his musical philosophy. “You don’t necessarily have to follow the one-genre rule.” Ω
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Hello, Molly: The modern music festival is all about Molly, fuzzy boots, face paint, animal hats and dance, dance, dance. And that’s fine: The collision of deep, bassy electronic sounds and powder-induced euphoria can never be a bad thing. That’s my take-home from last weekend, my annual foray into the fest scene: Treasure Island Music Festival, the six-year-old October gathering on an earthy bump that bisects the Bay Bridge. Saturday |
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was my third (or fourth?) visit to the fri 10/25 WEDNESDAY 10/30 island, and each one reminds that karoke 9pm // free JHP SHOWCASE the boutique event (a party tucked sat 10/26 FRIDAY 11/1 - SUNDAY 11/3 onto a strip of a former naval yard FROM CHELSEA LATELY AND simplexity ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA? facing the Embarcadero) is a standout lucid lion TRINITY ALI WONG experience. EPISCOPAL DC ERVIN, AMY MILLER 9PM // $10 The day began as most days don’t, CATHEDRAL THURSDAY 11/7 - SATURDAY 11/9 sun 10/27 2620 Capitol Ave. with rapper Danny Brown, who’s riding FROM MADTV AND tvrbaker@trinitycathedral.org open mic talent THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE! the agitated tunes on his recent album, trinitycathedral.org Reverend BRYAN CALLEN Dr. Brian Baker showcase Old, to even more acclaim. Brown SAL CALANNI, JASON LOVE 7pm // free stumbled onto Treasure’s towering THURSDAY 11/14 - SUNDAY 11/17 main stage, joked about how he was mon 10/28 THE PITBULL OF COMEDY! already drunk (2:45 p.m.), then cut karaoke 8pm // free BOBBY into his new single, “Dip.” It’s a killer SLAYTON tue 10/29 ROBERT DUCHAINE, JOE TOBIN track, highlighting Brown’s adaptation gset of glitchier beats and, fittingly, is an FRIDAY 11/22 - SUNDAY 11/24 classic rock & blues review // 8pm // free OR ELSE. FROM E’S CHELSEA LATELY! ode to MDMA. wed 10/30 LOVE, Next, Disclosure. The duo’s latest the auxiliary & THIS LION album, Settle, is a banger-friendly back alley WEDNESDAY 11/27 SUNDAY 12/1 powerhouse that also features FROM NBC’S THE OFFICE! buzzards smoother, soulful moments. What I MIKE E. they went ghost dig about this band of brothers, Guy WINFIELD ska // surf Punk // indie // 8PM // $5 and Howard Lawrence, is that they FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! play live instruments, not always par UPcOMING sHOWs: ;>0;;,9 *64 7<5*/305,:(* -(*,)662 *64 73:(* for the course when it comes to elecWWW.PUNCHLINESAC.COM 10/31 misfits tribute & tronic sets. Bass guitar, digital drums, death party at the bach synths, vocals—that gives people CALL CLUB FOR SHOWTIMES: (916) 925-5500 908 K Street • sac 2100 ARDEN WAY s IN THE HOWE ‘BOUT ARDEN SHOPPING CENTER something to look at other than two 2 DRINK MINIMUM. 18 & OVER. I.D. REQUIRED. dudes bouncing behind laptops. 916.446.4361 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE CLUB BOX On the flip side, even guitar ww wM arilynsOnK.com OFFICE WITH NO SERVICE CHARGE. music had its place. New Yorkbased Phantogram, a group that local promoter Brian McKenna brought to Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub last 2708 J Street year, really took me by surprise. Its songs are best described as crushing Sacramento, CA gulps of electronic rock with equal 916.441.4693 parts indie melody and minor-key dissonance—not my preferred drink www.harlows.com of choice, but quaffable all the same. Headliners Atoms for Peace—the superstar mega-band led by Thom - October 28 - October 25 Coming Soon Yorke of Radiohead and featuring the An Evening With NEWS & REVIEW BUSINES Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea— Nov 02 Tempest were surprisingly one of the day’s DESIGNER ISSUE DATE Nov 06 Rubblebucket Massive Delicious, Goodnight Texas AL 06.18.09 least-embraced acts. This may have $25 • 8pm Nov 07 Ruthie Foster NEWSPAPER: SAC NEWS & REVIEW FILELilies NAME been because of a foggy, vicious Nov 08 The Black TRINITYCATHEDRAL061809R1 Malcolm Bliss wind chill. Or perhaps it was just PUBLISH the DATE: 10/24/2013 $20adv • 5:30pm Nov 09 Joel the Band dissonant, angsty whine of frontman USP (BOLD SELECTI Latyrx - October 29 ART DUE: 10/16 Yorke and his band’s rattletrap vibe. PRICE / ATMOSPHERE / EXPE Nov 12 Alejandro Escovedo & Which I personally loved: Flea The Sensitive Boys CONTENT: PUNCHLINE cut into the bassline opener for Nov 13 Meat Puppets PLEASE CAREFULLY REV ADVERTISEMENT AND VERIFY T SIZE: 1.87” X 5.67” Nov 16 Jello Biafra & The GSM “Default,” the single off of Amok, - October 26 SIZE (COLUMNS X INCHES) Nov 17 Mason AD Jennings and it charged forward like a neutron ART PRODUCTION: SACHA PFEIFER (720) 239-3411 Nov 20 Anna Nalick SPELLING dance. Or at least one on Adderall. Miss Tess & The Talkbacks $12adv • 7pm Nov 21 Papa NUMBERS & DATES The band’s set was a primitive, NOTES: Nov 22 TaintedCONTACT Love frenzied, sharp live rendition of the INFO (PHONE, ADDR - October 31 Nov 23 TaintedAD LoveAPPEARS AS REQUESTED album’s digital progeny. Nov 29 UTZ! and The Shuttlecocks But, damn, the wind was brutal. APPROVED BY: i-Kronik Dec 01 Church Of Misery / Giant Squid And so, like the Pinocchio fable, this $15adv • 9pm Dec 13 Dead Winter Carpenters island of pleasure—hours earlier With DJ Oasis Mar 18 Galactic featuring gorgeous, 78-degree sun, $15 • 10pm bare flesh, beer buzzes and methyl- October 27 follow us amphetamine mojo—ended littered - November 01 with sticky plastic cups, mud and hARLOWSNiTECLUB thousands of teeth-grinding youth A Tribute to Cat Stevens ambling toward dry, sober reality.
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Time-lapse melodies: Dustin Wong approached the stage at Luigi’s Fun Garden late on the night of October 17, his chair and guitar surrounded by a carefully linked half-moon of effect pedals. The former member of the Baltimore art-rock band Ponytail has earned a favorable reputation for the type of performance that was in store that night, departing from the noise pop of his past in favor of dense soundscapes so full of tension and momentum, it hardly seemed to come from such a tidy and efficient display. After a show-opening set by Sacramento’s similarly ambitious Biosexual, Wong took the stage with Japanese collaborator Takako Minekawa, with whom he released Toropical Circle earlier this year. Building on a layer of rhythms and distorted sounds, Wong made a show of technical riffs so sly, his fingers hardly stopped long enough to touch the strings, his picking hand existing only as a blur of movement. The prestidigitations continued, adding layer over layer until, at the peak of each song’s volume and density, it was wiped away leaving only the riff of the next song. As each song bled into the next, Wong’s music seemed like the stuff of time-lapse nature films, its endless flow of pedestrians and cars moving, like the notes, in a ballet of unconsciously coordinated movements. An artist in her own right, Minekawa shyly greeted the enthusiastic audience in a barely audible and heavily accented whisper. Her music though, played alongside Wong, is humorous, joyful and confident in its intent. With Wong mostly on guitar and Minekawa’s airy voice, the duo relied heavily on a Korg keyboard that allowed them to turn sound samples into notes. The pair’s songs often feature “chords” of what sound like tapping on glass windows or other distorted yet strangely familiar noises. Together, they seem to be making music out of the very world around them, reminding listeners that music is in everything, if only you listen for it.
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Bows & Arrows, 8 p.m., $5
Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 9 p.m., $25
When most bands harken back to traditional folk music, they pull from the 1940s or 1950s, when groups of men plucked ROCK old-timey string instruments and sang four-part harmonies. Nevada City’s Lasher Keen goes all the way back to medieval times—harkening back to the folk music of traveling minstrels. Its music is not completely steeped in centuries past, however. There’s also a heavy psychedelic vibe going on—a weird combination of pagan-folk and Summer of Love acid rock. Plus, it brings a vibrant show to the stage, complete with spooky, ancientlooking costumes; archaic instruments; and a performance combining rock show, theater and a cult séance. 1815 19th Street, www.lasherkeen.net.
—Aaron Carnes
Rusted Root blends rootsy folk and rhythmic world-music jams exploring the sweet spot between Paul Simon’s Graceland and progressive rock, à la Umphrey’s McGee. While it is groove oriented, the multipercussionist Pittsburgh group doesn’t skimp on hooks or warm multipart coed harmonies. After enjoying college-radio success in the mid-1990s and a failed pop-crossover bid (2002’s Welcome to My Party), it returned to its quirky world-rock roots on the last two releases. Last year’s The Movement neatly balances its pop ROCK/WORLD and groove impulses—such as the folksy jangle of “Fortunate Freaks”; the Afro-funk of “Cover Me Up”; and the nimble, percussive alt pop of the title track. 2708 J Street, www.rustedroot.com.
—Chris Parker
Ace of Spades, 6:30 p.m., $15 Yes, Jonny Craig is flawed. The Sacramento singer who has left Dance Gavin Dance twice has long been battling drug addiction. In 2011, he scammed thousands of dollars from people via Twitter by claiming to be selling used laptops. Craig admitted to the fraud R&B/POP and has since paid everyone back. The singer is also now clean—according to a video he recently posted on his Facebook page—which is great, because he has an amazing voice. His latest EP, Find What You Love and Let it Kill You (named after a Charles Bukowski quote), feels like a soulful, gutsy confessional that blends R&B, pop, and hip-hop. Here’s to hoping he stays sober and keeps making innovative music. 1407 R Street, www.facebook.com/jonnycraigmusic.
Fremont Presbyterian Church, 8 p.m., $12.50-$35 Stained Glass Concert is the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra’s season opener and will feature the area premier of Cecilia McDowall’s “Ave Maris Stella.” Handel’s Organ Concerto in B flat major and Haydn’s “Missa Cellensis” will also be performed. Guests include organist Ryan Enright, and soloists Yoo Ri Clark (soprano), Amy Stevens (mezzo), Matt Hidalgo (tenor) and John Martin (bass). Guiding the evening will be conductor and artistic director Donald Kendrick. SCSO is internationally acclaimed and has performed along the Great Wall of China, where CLASSICAL it was also awarded the key to the Chinese city of Xi’an. 5770 Carlson Drive, www.sacramentochoral.com.
—Trina L. Drotar
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1000 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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Lake Street Dive
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Capitol Bowl, 1 p.m., no cover
Crest Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $45-$55
Last year’s 10-pin alley smash returns this year with the Lava Pups (pictured), young Sierra Surf Music Camp alumnus the Sneaky Tikis, and the Rockabilly Love Cats slashing out its own personalized brand of instrumental surf rock, garage and rockabilly. This all-ages costume-optional party includes a three-set tsunami of reverb and tremolo effects, wavering vibrato arms, snare-propelled beats, bass-anchored rhythms and tunes straight from a roadhouse jukebox. There are also contests, prizes, bowling (the ROCK Rolling Stones reportedly tested the lanes here in the 1970s), and food and libations from the newly remodeled Cap’s Bar & Grill. 900 W. Capitol Avenue in West Sacramento, www.capbowl.com.
Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 8 p.m., $12-$14
It’s a little bit country, a little bit rock ’n’ roll, a little bit Latino and a little bit folk. Yeah, they are the Mavericks—making music with ALT COUNTRY panache, throwing some corridosounds into a Tex-Mex-flavored Americana. The Grammy Award-winning group has guitars and drums, a splash of horns, a dash of accordion, a little mandolin here and there, and Raul Malo’s sweet tenor vibrato to caress your ears. Reunited after an eight-year hiatus, the Mavericks are back. The current lineup includes Malo, Paul Deakin, Robert Reynolds, Eddie Perez and Jerry Dale McFadden—and these guys are not to be missed. 1013 K Street, www.themavericksband.com.
—Kel Munger
This dynamic quartet recently released several music videos, appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and joined an all-star lineup in New York City performing music from the film Inside Llewyn Davis. This classically trained Boston band performs a unique blend of jazz, folk, soul and pop music in such a way you can’t help but want to hear more, especially from lead singer Rachael Price, whose appealing vocals are worth the ALT POP visit alone. Combine this with Bridget Kearney’s versatile upright bass, Mike Calabrese’s jazzy drumming and guitarist Mike “McDuck” Olson’s lively trumpet, and you get an exceptional DIY mix of original music. 2708 J Street, www.lakestreetdive.com.
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Old Ironsides, 7:30 p.m., $7 During the ’90s, the daughters of Old Ironsides’ longtime proprietor Sam Kanelos—Kim and Marla—threw the first Dead Rock Stars Halloween show, according to the venue’s booking agent Mark “Gonzo” ROCK Gonzales. The annual tradition has but one rule: All bands must perform songs written by rock stars who have passed away. This Halloween, expect a zombie tribute to Black Sabbath by Children of the Grave (pictured). Warning: The often pale-faced, black-wigged group of guys unabashedly shows some nipple behind black-mesh clothing. Other titillating performances include blues-rock troupe the Carly DuHain Band, hip-hop artist Crazy Ballhead, and there will be a costume contest. 1901 10th Street, www.oldironsides.com.
—Steph Rodriguez
Ace of SpAdeS Friday, OctOber 25
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1417 R Street, Sacramento, 95814 www.aceofspadessac.com
All Ages Welcome!
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12/13 Great White
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BADLANDS
2003 K St., (916) 448-8790
Tipsy Thursdays, Top 40 deejay dancing, 9pm, call for cover
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OLD SCREEN DOOR, 9:30pm, no cover
DOWN THE HATCH, 9:30pm, no cover
1000 K St., (916) 832-4751
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101 Main St., Roseville; (916) 774-0505
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College Night deejay dancing, 9:30pm Tu; Country Night deejay dancing, 9:30pm W
1400 Alhambra, (916) 455-3400
ANCIENT ASTRONAUT, AFTER NATIONS, JOURNAL; 9pm, call for cover
ZMAN, AGENTSTRIK9, DRUNK TRANK; 9pm, call for cover
JUGHEADS REVENGE, OPPRESSED LOGIC, BEERLORDS, YANKEE BRUTAL; 8pm, $8
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JASMINE VILLEGAS, JREAM ANDREW; 8pm, $15-$30
THE BROWNING, THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE, HONOUR CREST; 6pm W
LASHER KEEN, NOCTOOA, BATTLE HAG; 8pm, $5
THE BLACKBIRD, ANNE ROOS, STEPPING STONE; 7:30pm, $5
DJ Rock Bottom, Tu; THE SHONDES, DOG PARTY, CAVE WOMEN; 8pm W, $5
KEITH LITTLE, 8pm, call for cover
DISCO FRIGHT, 9pm, $5
Hip-hop and Top 40 Deejay dancing, 9pm, $5-$10
Hip-hop and Top 40 Deejay dancing, 9pm, $5-$10
STU TAILS, BLUE OAKS, PUNCH-OUT; 9pm, $5
NARWHAL, THE AFTERLIFE, AKRON ENGINE; 9pm, $5
9426 Greenback Ln., Orangevale; (916) 988-9247 NOTHING LESS; 8pm, call for cover
BOWS & ARROWS
1815 19 St., (916) 822-5668 594 Main St., Placerville; (530) 642-8481
Open-mic, 7:30pm, no cover
FACES
2000 K St., (916) 448-7798
FOX & GOOSE
1001 R St., (916) 443-8825
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Mad Mondays, 9pm M; Latin videos and Wii bowling, 7pm Tu; Trapacana, 10pm W
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I’m
greedy,” said painter David Hockney, “but I’m not greedy for money—I think that can be a burden—I’m greedy for an exciting life.” According to my analysis, Aries, the cosmos is now giving you the go-ahead to cultivate Hockney’s style of greed. As you head out in quest of adventure, here’s an important piece of advice to keep in mind. Make sure you formulate an intention to seek out thrills that educate and inspire you rather than those that scare you and damage you. It’s up to you which kind you attract.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): French
philosopher Simone Weil described the following scene: “Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication.” This muted type of conversation is a useful metaphor for the current state of one of your important alliances, Taurus. That which separates you also connects you. But I’m wondering if it’s time to create a more direct link. Is it possible to bore a hole through the barrier between you so you can create a more intimate exchange?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I had
tended to view waiting as mere passivity,” said author Sue Monk Kidd in her memoir. “When I looked it up in my dictionary, however, I found that the words passive and passion come from the same Latin root, pati, which means ‘to endure.’ Waiting is thus both passive and passionate. It’s a vibrant, contemplative work. ... It involves listening to disinherited voices within, facing the wounded holes in the soul, the denied and undiscovered, the places one lives falsely.” This is excellent counsel for you, Gemini. Are you devoted enough to refrain from leaping into action for now? Are you strong enough to bide your time?
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Venice is
to the man-made world what the Grand Canyon is to the natural one,” said travel writer Thomas Swick in an article praising the awe-inciting beauty of the Italian city. “When I went to Venice,” testified French novelist Marcel Proust, “my dream became my address.” American author Truman Capote chimed in that “Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one go.” I bring this up, Cancerian, because even if you don’t make a pilgrimage to Venice, I expect that you will soon have the chance, metaphorically speaking, to consume an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one go. Take your sweet time. Nibble slowly. Assume that each bite will offer a distinct new epiphany.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you have any
interest in reworking—even revolutionizing—your relationship with the past? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so. Cosmic forces will be on your side if you attempt any of the following actions: 1. Forgive yourself for your former failures and missteps. 2. Make atonement to anyone whom you hurt out of ignorance. 3. Reinterpret your life story to account for the ways that more recent events have changed the meaning of what happened long ago. 4. Resolve old business as thoroughly as you can. 5. Feel grateful for everyone who helped make you who you are today.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “As a bee
seeks nectar from all kinds of flowers, seek teachings everywhere,” advises the Tibetan Buddhist holy text known as the Dzogchen Tantra. That’s your assignment, Virgo. Be a student 24 hours a day, seven days a week—yes, even while you’re sleeping. (Maybe you could go to school in your dreams.) Regard every experience as an opportunity to learn something new and unexpected. Be ready to rejoice in all the revelations, both subtle and dramatic, that will nudge you to adjust your theories and change your mind.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t you
wish your friends and loved ones would just somehow figure out what you want without you having to actually say it? Wouldn’t it be great if they were telepathic or could read your body language so well that they would surmise your secret thoughts? Here’s a news bulletin: It ain’t going to happen! Ever! That’s why I recommend that you refrain
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpios
are obsessive, brooding, suspicious, demanding and secretive, right? That’s what traditional astrologers say, isn’t it? Well, no, actually. I think that’s a misleading assessment. It’s true that some Scorpios are dominated by the qualities I named. But my research shows that those types of Scorpios are generally not attracted to reading my horoscopes. My Scorpios tend instead to be passionately focused, deeply thoughtful, smartly discerning, intensely committed to excellence and devoted to understanding the complex truth. These are all assets that are especially important to draw on right now. The world has an extraordinarily urgent need for the talents of you evolved Scorpios.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
“If you’re in pitch blackness, all you can do is sit tight until your eyes get used to the dark.” That helpful advice appears in Norwegian Wood, a novel by Haruki Murakami. Now I’m passing it on to you, just in time for your cruise through the deepest, darkest phase of your cycle. When you first arrive, you may feel blind and dumb. Your surroundings might seem impenetrable and your next move unfathomable. But don’t worry. Refrain from drawing any conclusions whatsoever. Cultivate an empty mind and an innocent heart. Sooner or later, you will be able to gather the clues you need to take wise action.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Have you thought about launching a crowdfunding campaign for your pet project? The coming weeks might be a good time. Have you fantasized about getting involved in an organization that will help save the world even as it feeds your dreams to become the person you want to be? Do it! Would you consider hatching a benevolent conspiracy that will serve as an antidote to an evil conspiracy? Now is the time. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when you have more power than usual to build alliances. Your specialties between now and December 1 will be to mobilize group energy and round up supporters and translate high ideals into practical actions.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 2008,
writer Andrew Kessler hung out with scientists at NASA’s mission control as they looked for water on the planet Mars. Three years later, he published a book about his experiences, Martian Summer: Robot Arms, Cowboy Spacemen, and My 90 Days with the Phoenix Mars Mission. To promote sales, he opened a new bookstore that was filled with copies of just one book: his own. I suggest that you come up with a comparable plan to promote your own product, service, brand or personality. The time is right to summon extra chutzpah as you expand your scope.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Right
now you have a genius for escaping, for dodging, for eluding. That could be expressed relatively negatively or relatively positively. So, for instance, I don’t recommend that you abscond from boring but crucial responsibilities. You shouldn’t ignore or stonewall people whose alliances with you are important to keep healthy. On the other hand, I encourage you to fly, fly away from onerous obligations that give you little in return. I will applaud your decision to blow off limitations that are enforced by neurotic habits, and I will celebrate your departure from energy-draining situations that manipulate your emotions.
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Old-school foodies Sacramento is fast becoming a scene for dining enthusiasts, with what seems like a constant influx of ambitious chefs and an intense focus on the region’s own harvest. But even with a whole lot of self-proclaimed foodies and elite Yelpers running around, it’s hard to imagine anyone who knows the city’s culinary history better than siblings Maryellen and Keith Burns, co-authors of Lost Restaurants of Sacramento and Their Recipes (The History Press, $19.99). Raised in the New Helvetia housing projects off Broadway and later, in the Tallac Village neighborhood, the siblings experienced the culinary bounty of the city’s ethnically diverse communities at a young age, instilling in them a lifelong fascination with food and its connection to culture. Now in its fourth printing, the book has been a surprise hit among locals curious about Sacramento’s rich restaurant history. The pair sat down with SN&R recently to talk oysters, Jimboy’s Tacos, their next project and misbehaving politicians dining out.
You grew up in the 1950s. What role did food have in your childhood? Keith Burns: When our father was growing up, he was basically on his own [from the age of 8]. He ate whatever was handed to him. When he had kids of his own, he made sure we ate well. … [He] had a job where he wasn’t in the office, so he was basically the cook. And we went to restaurants almost every week— Maryellen Burns: Which, I have to say, was very unusual when we were growing up. Restaurants were for special occasions.
Why do you think food stuck with you the rest of your life? Keith: Food is one of those universal events. Everyone eats. They may not drink water—the French drink wine—but everybody eats. Sacramento is interesting in that when people came here, they brought their food with them. … If you look down on anybody, or don’t like a [group of people], you miss a hell of a lot of good food. Maryellen: We grew up in a very multiethnic neighborhood. And because of the way my father grew up, he wanted to make sure we would eat anything. We ate chocolatecovered ants! ... We actually started cooking at a very young age, because we thought our parents were bad cooks.
What lost restaurant do you miss most? Keith: The Market Club. In my memory, it was the perfect weird restaurant. Run by a weird little Japanese gentleman [and built in 1933]. Maryellen: One day, there was fried chicken that was just the best. Tuesdays, [it served] short ribs that fell off the bone. Thursdays, corned beef and |
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Sacramento once had quite the oyster legacy. They’re popular still, but more expensive. What’s the future of the oyster here? Maryellen: It’s really expensive. You almost can’t afford it. … The taste has also changed. They used to be cooked, stewed, put in pies. Now, they’re pretty much only served on the half shell. It has gone from being poor-people’s food to being a delicacy and an elite-person’s food. [I think] market demand is keeping the price high.
Your book details a Sacramento dish called the Hangtown Fry, a dish of cooked oysters, eggs and bacon. Any chance it makes a comeback? Maryellen: (Laughs.) No! It’s a simple dish. But I think it’s an acquired taste.
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Next project? Maryellen: We’re working on a proposal for a book that is tentatively titled Coming of Age: Sacramento’s Restaurant Renaissance that takes you from 1970 to the current restaurant scene. It’ll allow us to talk about the chefs that have influenced the city and all the new tastes.
There’s mention of anecdotes about politicians and local celebrities patronizing certain restaurants that were too risqué for the book. Are they too risqué for an alternative-news weekly? Maryellen: (Laughs.) I will just put it this way: A lot of restaurants closed because of drugs, and some are still open because of drugs. Keith: We will not mention any names! But a few were kept going by men in high positions of business and government being entertained by young women in back rooms. Maryellen: I don’t think we have prostitution in restaurants now like we did back then. Keith: But then, the argument is: Bills were passed! Stuff got done! Ω
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