If you have been online lately looking around for local acts that have broken Humboldt containment into media virality, the odds are even you’ve heard of the country folk act Brett McFarland and the Freedom Riders. Weaving spells of old county tales for the masses out there, this group has garnered enough attention to launch a proper tour and are rocketing off from the Arcata Theatre Lounge tonight at 7 p.m. The early bird tickets are already sold out, so if you want to catch the worm, you’ll have to cough up $35. Enjoy.
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