Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Music Tonight: Tuesday, March 12
Posted By Collin Yeo on Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is an institution which will forever be associated with the pinnacle of World War II-era big band jazz, in no small part because its eponymous founder disappeared into the fog of war aboard an allied air force plane headed from England to France sometime in the hours before the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge. Like the plane he was on and its crewmen, Miller has never been found, drifting into history and musical mythos like the ghost of a Zippo-lit Chesterfield fading away on melting celluloid reels from yesteryear. The orchestra, however, has endured, dedicated to playing the style and arrangements of its long-ago fallen leader, whose ears and mind produced a certain magic that defined the sound of joy, victory and pleasure across the free world. Tonight at 7 p.m., you can catch its current iteration at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, where the ticket pricing is as follows: $42 general, $27 seniors and children, $10 for CPH students.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Music Tonight: Monday, March 11
Posted By Collin Yeo on Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 4:00 AM
It’s just another Metal Monday over at Savage Henry Comedy Club at 6 p.m., so don’t go wishing it were Sunday, even if that’s your I-don’t-have-to-run-day. These are fun, too. Tonight’s gig brings two bands from Everett, Washington, KillCam and Resin Cough, for a meet-up with our local heroes GRUG! and Brain Dead Rejects. This all-ages gig requires a valid I.D. from anyone of proper age who wishes to drink alcohol and comes with a $5-$10 sliding scale door charge, which isn’t bad at all, especially if you do a little math on the distance from Snohomish County to Humboldt and the current price of gasoline.
Sunday, March 10, 2024
Music Today: Sunday, March 10
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Pianist John Chernoff, violinist Cindy Moyer and sax player Virginia Ryder make up the Vipisa Trio, a group of music department staff who have been performing together long before the CPH rebrand. Today at Fulkerson Hall, the trio will be performing a 2 p.m. matinee of music including the work of local alum and current University of California Los Angeles composition and theory teacher Dante Da Silva. There will also be pieces by the composers Marc Eychenne and Richard Wienhorst ($15, $5 children and Cal Poly Humboldt students).
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Music Tonight: Saturday, March 9
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 4:00 AM
There are two world-class, world music ensembles available at your pleasure tonight at 8 p.m. but, due to the nature of time and space in our particular reality, you will have to decide which one fits your tastes better. Over at the Arcata Playhouse, as a part of the tail-end of the Zero to Fierce Festival, you will find the Balkan women’s group Kitka, whose bright costumes weave into the incredible harmonies found in their source material, which includes everything from dances to dirges from one of the most culturally diverse regions of the planet ($25).
Meanwhile, at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, Ireland’s international ambassadors of native folk music, Altan, will be putting on a show in promotion of its latest record Donegal, named after the band’s county of origin, as well as the style of music they play. Regarded as one of the country’s finest musical exports since its inception in 1987, Altan has weathered steady touring, loss and the vicious nature of the music industry to remain a favorite for fans of Irish music worldwide ($35, $30 advance, $10 Cal Poly Humboldt students).
Meanwhile, at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, Ireland’s international ambassadors of native folk music, Altan, will be putting on a show in promotion of its latest record Donegal, named after the band’s county of origin, as well as the style of music they play. Regarded as one of the country’s finest musical exports since its inception in 1987, Altan has weathered steady touring, loss and the vicious nature of the music industry to remain a favorite for fans of Irish music worldwide ($35, $30 advance, $10 Cal Poly Humboldt students).
Friday, March 8, 2024
Coming Soon: The Humboldt County Egg Hunt
Solve the clues, find the hidden eggs and win!
Posted on Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Put your detective skills to the test and join the search for hidden eggs in the 2024 Humboldt County Egg Hunt! A limited number of eggs will be hidden around the county, and contain exciting rewards for the lucky hunters who find them.
Follow the clues revealed in the North Coast Journal, both in print and online daily, starting March 20th. Daily clues will be revealed here at northcoastjournal.com in Giveaways + Events until all eggs are claimed.
Music Tonight: Friday, March 8
Posted By Collin Yeo on Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Once again, Friday means Fuego at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, a dance party celebration of modern Latin club music. Join DJs D’Vinity, Pressure and Statik as they curate an evening of reggaeton-plus for all the assembled crowd, including crews of in-house go-go and pole dancers, at 9 p.m. ($15, $10 advance).
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Music Tonight: Thursday, March 7
Posted By Collin Yeo on Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Alpha Rhythm Kings are a San Francisco sextet trading in the style jump blues and sassy, high energy, swinging lounge music that made Louis Prima a household name during the glory days of live American dance club music. Tonight at 7 p.m., you can capture a taste of those goods at the Eagle House Ballroom for a mere $20, courtesy of the good folks at the Redwood Coast Music Festival.
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Music Tonight: Sunday, March 3
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I snagged a ticket to one of Eureka’s various blues music by the bay festivals, where as an aspiring bass player I had hoped to study some of the low end wranglers jamming in the assorted rhythm sections under the blue skies. A lot of acts played that day, but one that caught my attention enough to form a lasting memory all these years later was Tommy Castro, a Bay Area blues guitarist and singer who leans heavily on the Memphis soul and protofunk that made Stax Records an international name in the middle of the 20th century. Along with his band The Painkillers, Castro plays a world class form of electric blues music which is irresistible in its emotional punch. Tonight at 8 p.m. the group returns to Humbrews for the first time in a few years to rattle the boards ($30, $25 advance).
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Music Tonight: Saturday, March 2
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sat, Mar 2, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Returning Humboldt County pop rock champions The Ian Fays are posting up at the Shanty tonight at 8:30 p.m. for Arts Alive. Popular hybrid rockers Strix Vega has dusted off the amps to join in on the jams, and a group named Rad Bromance, about whom I know near to nothing, has signed on for opening duties. If you are as intrigued as I am, roll through. It don’t cost nothin’ but your time.
Friday, March 1, 2024
Music Tonight: Friday, March 1
Posted By Collin Yeo on Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 4:00 AM
It’s the first night of the eighth annual Zero to Fierce Festival, with events generally centered around the Arcata Playhouse and the Exit Theatre. Tonight’s soiree sees an art gallery pop-up in the front of the Playhouse called the Womxn’s Art Show, and features an all-ages and multimedia format. DJ Dastbunny provides the sonic ambience and, while tonight’s 6 p.m. opening is free, the entire catalog of events from today to the closing on March 10 can be accessed with a festival pass purchased for $250. Tickets to specific individual events may also be purchased separately.
