Triumph of Willknots

Dig the groovy photo of Willknots, perhaps Sacramento’s hardest-working band (with apologies to the Beer Dawgs). Check out frontman Douglas Deibel sitting on that pile of one-hand magazines while, behind him, Shawn Richardson fingers an acoustic guitar, bassist Jeff McEntire stares into space (perhaps dreaming about the hot chicks in the Blue Crush and American Pie 2 posters above his head) and drummer Kyle Pesely works a PlayStation. Are these lads not ready to rock? You can find out Friday, June 13, at the Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale, when Willknots unveil their spiffy new six-song EP CD, Before It Shatters. Showtime’s 9 p.m., and the cover’s $10; opening is Before Braille.