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Music Tonight: Saturday, April 4
Another free Shanty show on the docket tonight at 8 p.m., with three punk bands from Redding in the Swan Room spotlight. Don’t Care, Furlough Fridays and The Wokemen are all bringing the fury, but…
Music Tonight: Friday, April 3
Two shows in Arcata tonight, both featuring veteran acts from either here or abroad, both going down at 8 p.m. Let’s dig further. At the Wild Hare, you will find the local flavors of Barking…
Music Tonight: Thursday, April 2
The Redwood Jazz Alliance presents another promising show at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 8 p.m. Allison, Cardenas & Nash is a trio of musicians who play bass, guitar and saxophone respectively without the assistance…
‘Undertone’ Underwhelms
UNDERTONE. In the photograph Mary Todd Lincoln sits laden in the heavy black garb of formal Victorian mourning, with only her round pale face and clasped hands visible. Behind her is the transparent form of…
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