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Noah Clark and the Homewrecking Crew Release Mama Rich EP Oct. 1, 2014

Sacramento songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Noah Clark is no stranger to the local scene. His old band Brilliant Red Lights was one of my absolute favorite regional groups in the mid-2000s (some of those early shows with Tera Melos were legendary!). He’s also worked with or performed alongside acts like Cake, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Black Tibetans, DoomBird and many more. Clark’s newest project (which includes Scott Sanders, Brandon Dickinson, Timmy Picchi and Nick Von Kaenel), is a mellower, more mature-sounding rock/folk/pop outfit going by the name Noah Clark and the Homewrecking Crew, and they are about to release their Mama Rich EP on Oct. 1, 2014. It’s the group’s second short offering, as their Feel Free EP came out in July of this year (check it out on Spotify!). Compared to Clark’s past work in BRL, this new group is much less At-the-Drive-In and much more Wilco—that is to say, less prog-rock and more roots-y. We’re talking real quality stuff here, with excellent songwriting and top-notch musicianship from dudes who have cut their teeth gigging locally and touring DIY-style for years! Check out Facebook.com/noahclarkmusic for a link to their Soundcloud page, where you can listen to the slow, dreamy track “Simple Life,” which will appear on the upcoming EP. Catch Noah Clark and the Homewrecking Crew live on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at the Hoes Down Harvest Festival, which takes place at Full Belly Farm in Guinda, Calif. (Yolo County). Clark and the boys take the stage at 2 p.m. and you can also expect performances from groups like Paige Anderson & The Fearless Kin (an amazing young Americana band from Grass Valley made up of four siblings), Mamajowali, Hot Buttered Rum and many other folk/rock/world acts. Visit Hoesdown.org for ticketing info, directions, a full line-up and more.

Marc Del Chiaro’s Dreams v. Reality Album Release Show – June 8, 2012

Sacramento musician Marc Del Chiaro has been playing around town for 15 years in bands like Leisure, Life of Riley, 7th Standard and others. Most recently he has been gigging with bluegrass group Hot Tar Roofers as well as recording his first solo album, Dreams v. Reality, with Ira Skinner at Alley Avenue Recording Studios. On Friday, June 8, 2012 at Guild Theater (2828 35th Street) Del Chiaro will celebrate the release of the nine track CD with an all-encompassing event comprised of paintings and photography from Sam Sellers, a discussion on NEOfarm technologies by Scott Geremia, live painting and drawing from Molly Devlin of Art Bazaar, Jenna Maggard from Hands for Humanity will even be in the lobby providing massages for $1 per minute and 10 percent goes to charity. Del Chiaro will welcome to the stage many local talents and friends to recreate the songs that he estimates he recorded 95 percent of himself in the studio, including Bill and Scott Sanders (who also play in Hot Tar Roofers), Casey Marshall, Matt Lancara, Colin Viera, Noah Clark and others. Opening the show will be Adelynn Costa. “As much as I wanted it to be a quiet, not-a-big-deal event, I wanted a place where everyone would be sitting and listening,” he recently told Submerge of the choice to do it at Guild. “It’s a beautiful old theater and felt it should be used more by local musicians. I used to go see shows there all the time in the ‘90s.” Doors open at 8 p.m. and the $10 cover charge includes a copy of Dreams v. Reality.