MUSIC
Mylo Jenkins, Brethren, Brethren & the Brethren
Today, 9:30 p.m., $5
Primary Concepts at 219 E Street
Santa Cruz band Mylo Jenkins makes the kind of down-home rootsy indie-folk that reminds me of my childhood days sippin‘ lemonade out on my front-porch. OK, so I may be embellishing a bit – truth be told, the apartment I grew up in San Jose didn’t have a porch to host impromptu folk jam sessions – but the idea is nice, no?
Jared Mees and the Grown Children, Two Sheds, Birds and Batteries, Geographer
Friday, 7 p.m., $6
Delta of Venus
With a specialization in cute and quirky indie-pop, Portland-based record label Tender Loving Empire has quickly turned me into a fan. Exhibit A: Jared Mees and the Grown Children – an energetic pop five-piece who count acts like The Weakerthans and Modest Mouse as influences. For another example of what TLE has to offer, check out the review on page __.
The Faint
Friday, 7:30 p.m., $20
Sacramento State University Union Ballroom
Proving that they can hold their own sans Conor Oberst, Saddle Creek ex-pats The Faint produce the kind of stylishly digital dance-punk that could make any stiff robot do a little jig (or any other sort of dance that robots are programmed to do).
Run On Sentence, Karli Fairbanks, A Good Pillow
Saturday, 8 p.m., $5
Primary Concepts at 219 E Street
Holding it down for the Portland music scene is Run On Sentence. Though iTunes labels the band’s sound as “unclassifiable,” they incorporate touches of jazz horns, twinkly bells and Alpine yodeling so naturally, I propose the term “enigmatic folk.“
Dreamdate, Splinters
Friday, 9 p.m., $5
Luigi’s Fun Garden in Sacramento
Oakland trio Dreamdate bridge the lo-fi garage world and the indie-pop territory, delivering the kind of music that’s cute but not cutesy and sweet but not sickly.
Copeland, Lovedrug, Lydia, Stacy Clark
Saturday, 8 p.m., $13 in advance, $15 day of show
The Boardwalk in Orangevale
Florida band Copeland makes finely-tuned, catchy pop-rock with just the right amount of emo sensitivity and shaggy-haired, scarf-wearing, skinny-jeaned stylishness.
Bike Church Fundraiser Dance Party
Saturday, 10 p.m.
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Though I really don’t think the world is ready for my sweet dance moves, I can make an exception if it’s for a worthy cause – and what better excuse to break out with the goods than the Bike Church, a campus institution?
AT THE MOVIES
Casino Royale
Today, 8 p.m.
Young 198
What makes a free screening even better? More free stuff! Entertainment Council will be giving out free passes to the upcoming Quantum of Solace advance screening, hats and T-shirts. Oh, I hear there’ll even be free soda. Hooray!
Asia Pacific Film Festival
Today through Sunday
In terms of the movie industry, China is close behind India’s Bollywood and America’s Hollywood. For a list of films and screening locations, check out page __.
ART / COMEDY
Globalization & War: The Aftermath
On display now at the Pence Art Gallery at 212 D Street
UC Davis professor emeritus Malaquias Montoya portrays the consequences of man-made conflict and destruction through his oil paintings.
Birdstrike Theatre Improv Show
Friday, 7 p.m.
Wellman 126
I may attempt to make you readers giggle with my oh-so witty commentary through Artsweek and other published outlets, but the kids behind Birdstrike are the ones who make the real funnies with their improv.
THEATRE / MONDAVI
THIRDeYE Theatre Festival
Today through Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m., $14 general admission, $10 with a student ID
Wyatt Pavilion Theatre
Student talent takes center stage (literally!) with THIRDeYE, which features three student-written plays. For more information, check out page __!
Jose Franch-Ballester
Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m., $30 general admission, $15 with a student ID
Studio Theatre
A wizard at the clarinet, Spanish-born musician Jose Franch-Ballester has a number of acclaimed venues under his belt, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.
RACHEL FILIPINAS can be reached at arts@californiaaggie.com
Editor’s Picks:
Mylo Jenkins, Brethren, Brethren & the Brethren
Today, 9:30 p.m., $5
Primary Concepts at 219 E Street
Jared Mees and the Grown Children, Two Sheds, Birds and Batteries, Geographer
Friday, 7 p.m., $6
Delta of Venus
