the hum
 | March 15Living Every StoryMyshkin’s Ruby Warblers, plus Hot Buttered Rum, Gary Farmer, Six Rivers Anniversary and a bunch of folk |
 | March 8Dirty ReggaeThe Aggrolites, plus Flowmotion reimagined, Tony Furtado and Playing for Change |
 | March 1On Their WayBlitzen Trapper and The Parson Red Heads, plus TacocaT, Slugabed, AQ and The Flecktones |
 | Feb. 23Beyond the BanjoGreensky Bluegrass, plus The English Beat, Sloth and Leap Day |
 | Feb. 16Mardi Gras Humboldt-styleWinterfest, Pin-Ups, psyche metal guitars, steel drums and Fat Tuesday haps |
 | Feb. 9Love and/or PoliticsThe Coup plays for Valentine’s, plus Eufórquestra, Ash Reiter, Spilling Nova’s departure, and more music for lovers |
 | Feb. 2Do People Still Want Albums?The Brothers Comatose answer, plus a Tuesday roots explosion, ALO, Groundation and “world” music |
 | Jan. 26The CoreThe Nucleus returns, plus Missing Link’s Got Soul, The Country Pretenders and a new Splinter Cell CD The Nucleus returns, plus Missing Link’s Got Soul, The Country Pretenders and a new Splinter Cell CD |
 | Jan. 19The Name GameWu-Tang Clan monikers, Keller, Kimya, funk, black metal and comedy Wu-Tang Clan monikers, Keller, Kimya, funk, black metal and comedy |
 | Jan. 12Something for EverybodyMarch Fourth Marching Band, plus Califa, Macrodots, a punky reggae party and other wildness |
the hum
Release Me
New CDs from Vidagua, Side Iron, Johnny Render, Martin and Blades, plus Bob D’s birthday and radio news
Recent the hum
May 17
Going Viral
Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, plus Ryan MacEvoy, Broken Water and music for a black sun
May 10
The Power
Patti Smith, plus The Black & White Ball, Carrie Rodriguez, fake Beach Boys and pilfered keys
May 3
Hold the Mayo
Music for a quasi-Mexican holiday, plus jazz, folky Cars, and The Shondes
Today
44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free / 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
Vidagua CD Release
STAFF PICK / music / 9 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. Reggae-meets-Latin bilingual vocal duo Vidagua is celebrating the release of a self-titled CD. theredfoxtavern.com. 269-0282.
Flow 2012 Fashion Show
STAFF PICK / events / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Student designed and produced clothing. Fundraiser for Arcata Arts Institute. $35/$25 students. artsinstitute.net. 822-1220.
NightHawk (classic rock)
music / 9 p.m. Cher-Ae-Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad.
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