Collin Yeo

The early days of dancehall were truly sparked by a 1973 record called Screaming Target by a young Jamaican dee jay and “toaster” Big Youth. Well, the man himself might not be so young anymore but that record is no less timeless and incendiary and Big Youth’s career has included many more gems since. Come […]

Fieldbrook Market and Eatery presents a free show tonight at 7:30 p.m. with country artist Bradley Dean. Local reggae artists get together at Humbrews tonight under the moniker of The Marley Project to play the music of — wait for it — Bob Marley and the Wailers. The show gets cracking at 9:30 p.m. and […]

Olympia’s DIY-born and bred K Records is one of those phenomena in the history of American music that make the most sense looking backward through the trajectory of pop culture. The early home of indie groups like Built To Spill and Bikini Kill began at a time when punk rock was undergoing an identity crises […]

The last two decades saw a bit of a renaissance for loud and heavy Japanese psyche bands. From the melodic ecstatic glory of Boredoms to the mind-melting shatter of DMBQ, the island nation has a knack for creating bands which recycle tired rock clichés into a new sound that might be unlistenably pretentious and obtuse […]

Saxophonist Arrington de Dionyso and drummer Ben Bennett have been touring under the moniker This Saxophone Kills Fascists and are noted for their ability to merge the vitriolic protest of punk music with the supreme love sonic cavalcade of free jazz in a fascinating way. They will be supported tonight at The Outer Space by […]

Redwood Curtain is hosting a free and open bluegrass jam from 7 to 9 p.m. so grab your dobro, banjo, guitar, fiddle, washboard, upright bass, tub bass, jaw harp, mandolin, banjolin, mandola or harmonica and come join in!

Maybe you are one of those staid and collared types who is in bed by nine and has a nice morning every morning because you understand the importance of rest and self-care. Or perhaps you are more like me and the odds are even that you spent Saturday night chasing the kind of fun that […]

Imagine the up-tempo, chugging drone of a Krautrock-inspired rhythm section with a wild and jagged lead guitar in a mix lanced through the center by vocals that sound like an improbable blend of Gary Numan and the Go-Go’s. That’s a bit of what Los Angeles’ Flying Hair sounds like and if you don’t believe me […]

The Palm Lounge in the Eureka Inn has a shapeshifting ambience. On an early or an off night, it has an eerie Bardo-esque waiting room of the dead feel; a comforting dreamland where neither the void nor human existence can touch you — low ceilings and a snazzy bar! On a busy night or with […]

Tonight is a good night for hearing the human voice in its most spectacular setting: the live stage. Up the hill at the Van Duzer Theater Ladysmith Black Mambazo brings its South African gospel finesse and Zulu footwork to crack the boards at 7 p.m. ($49). Although many in the industry of sound refer to […]