Andy Powell

Spaghetti western fans should catch Portland’s Roselit Bone. The band is on the road supporting its newest album Blister Steel, which just came out earlier this month. American Standard Time describes their sound as something “like Marty Robbins meets The Cramps, or a Goblin soundtrack to a spaghetti western, ranchero fantasy meets greased up country […]

Rock is on tap tonight at The Alibi in Arcata from two out-of-town bands. Some ’70s-inspired hard rock will be delivered by Banquet out of San Francisco. They’re joined at around 11 p.m. by Love Gang, who are out from Denver and play psychedelic rock. It’s a $5 cover charge for this rare Sunday Alibi […]

Eel River Brewing Company in Fortuna has a bit of a party going on today with live music starting around 1 p.m. and featuring local bands Lone Star Junction, Kindred Spirits and The Kent Stephenson Band. Music goes until about 7 p.m., I believe, and it (the music) is all free. Vintage Americana fans the […]

If you want to return to MRB this evening, some funky blues is on the bill courtesy of Jenni & David and the Sweet Soul Band, who will also be on at 6 p.m. and for free. Bring the kids along and get them something from the half-pint menu. Left Coast blues musician and guitar […]

Not that you ever need an excuse to catch some sunshine and sea air up at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room in Blue Lake, but you’ve got plenty of good options this weekend. Start off by catching locals Blase Bonpane and the Stellar Jays who’ll be starting around 6 p.m. and playing for free. […]

New York Jazz is on tap tonight at the Palm Lounge in the Eureka Inn starting at 7 p.m. and for free. I’m told that Brian Post & Friends are playing standards and “Blue Note” which I’m assuming has something to do with Blue Note records. This talented quartet is made up of HSU professor […]

It’s Oyster Fest today, so come up with a game plan in your head before getting silly day-drunk and making a total ass of yourself. If you want to frontload it pretty hard while the sun’s out, who am I to judge? Just have a plan to get home safely and try not to be […]

Sticking with Mad River Brewery here for a minute, local country lovers Cadillac Ranch are making the blocks-long trip to the Tap Room to get you up and swaying the night away. As you guessed, it’s a free show starting around 6 p.m. Kids are welcome and so are dogs as long they’re on leash, […]

Longtime and local bluegrass band the Compost Mountain Boys return to their gig at the Mad River Brewery and Tap Room up in oft-sunny Blue Lake. They’ll start playing at around 6 p.m. and will probably keep picking away for about two and a half hours. It’s a free show — as MRB does — […]