The Miniplex is the place to be tonight if you are looking for the sort of dreamy pop music that makes one gaze down in reflection at one’s navel or shoes. Seattle’s MØAA plays a series of nocturnal submissions designed to make the mind fill in unreal spaces between the buildings of bedsore reality. And local act Petiole is simply superb. Starts at 9 p.m. ($10).
I would be remiss in my duties if I neglected to drop a mention about Porch Fest, a novel and lovely idea brought to you by the minds behind Humboldt Hot Air and the Arcata Playhouse. Too many bands to name but I’ll give you the gist: Come to Sunny Brae around noon and wander along the lanes eastward starting around Crescent Way, where you will be treated to front yards full of live music of all stripes. It’s a pure afternoon idyll, so expect things to taper off by 6 p.m. or so, but who knows?
This article appears in Combating the Barred Owl Invasion.