the hum / By Bob Doran

Summer on the River

Norm of Bad Kitty is the undisputed keeper of the hotrod psychobilly flame. This week’s “Psychobilly Summer” romp: Dana’s Birthday Bash, Thursday, July 8, at the Red Fox Tavern with The Rocketz. Norm notes, “As always, this powerbilly trio from Los Angeles brings with them one of their favorite bands — this time it’s the Hotrod Hillbillies from Austin. HHs have a new record due out, You Wanna Race?, as both bands embark on a two-month U.S. tour, starting right here. Guaranteed to redline your yee-haw. C’mon down and join the party. Did I mention Dana has a race car for sale?”

Same Thursday, different crowd: Future Productions presents A Mid Summer’s Dream at Arcata Theatre Lounge with Lowriders featuring An-ten-nae and a pairs of ladies, DJ Laura and DJ Eko plus a Beautiful People fashion show. (Is there another kind?)

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Dub Cowboy, aka that all-caps guy with no vowels (MXMSTR KRSHN2N), alerts us to a show Friday at the Jambalaya with “original Humboldt County DJ/promoter/producer Flip Fyxtion.”DC/MK reports,“Flip moved away from Humboldt County 10 years ago, but before that he helped promote some of the original electronic music events in Humboldt, essentially helping lay the groundwork for a decade of amazing full moons, Sunday socials, weeklies and one-offs. He will be spinning classic tunes and original productions, some of which are being created in the woods right now as he is camping out in the days leading up to the show.

They call it “The Acoustic Church of Lightnin’ Woodcock,” which basically means the Eureka native blues/punk psycho guitarist/harp player is back in town for a solo show Saturday night at Lil’ Red Lion. Local terrorist rockers Splinter Cell jumped on the bill, then The Iveys, a sibling indie pop trio from Tornillo, West Texas with an emphasis on harmonies. Neither of those bands is acoustic, and the worship-worthy Woodcock is pretty electric even when he’s acoustic. Be prepared to rock out. 

At Six Rivers Saturday is Dgiin, a band from Sonoma County named for the genies, not that beverage served with tonic. They’re in the Absynth Q school of Django-inspired jazz, but with a touch of funk and vocals in French by (French) brother/sister duo Gabe and MimiPirard. Quebecois fiddler Magali Sanscartier adds further Frenchness (well, sort of).

“A World Condemned Tour” was supposed to hit Nocturnum Saturday with a blast of international hardcore loudness, but the French band Nightshade dropped off the tour for unknown reasons, leaving just Blood of the Prophets, a melodic death metal sextet from Toledo, OH. Local headbangers Locust Furnace and Transient Messiah fill out the ears-bleeding bill.

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