Collin Yeo

Mr. Moonbeam continues his ongoing one-man band whistle-stop tour of the twilit heavens of yesteryear when playing The Siren’s Song tonight at 9 p.m. (price TBA). Expect mini-flute melodies, pitch-pipe cowboy vocals and well-plucked space oddities tuned to the vibe of Santo & Johnny’s “Sleep Walk.” The soundtrack-rock trio The Mojave Green brings its Old […]

The Outer Space has a fun early Friday show for you at 7 p.m. with the heart-tugging rock chug of Philly’s Radiator Hospital, local folk act Julio Perdido and the synth-pop sounds of Eureka City Councilmember and multitalented polymath Natalie Arroyo’s act, Smilebright ($7). Five years seems like a long time until you open your […]

I sometimes talk about my personal “three decade” bands, meaning bands I saw live as a surly teenager in the ’90s, an unmoored and rudderless 20-something jellyfish in the ’00s, and a sane and professional adult “hanging on in quiet desperation” in this decade. That list is fairly brief, with heavy metal luminaries like The […]

The Old Steeple has a night of classical, folk and string band fusion courtesy of the group HawkTail. This surreally talented instrumental trio hides complex and beautiful arrangements in effortless and near-virtuosic playing with the upright bass, guitar and fiddle. It’s about as good as it gets with those instruments. Show’s at 7:30 p.m. ($30, […]

Drink a beer (if you like that sort of thing) and relax at the Redwood Curtain Brewery to the jazz tunes of local piano, bass, guitar and drum quartet The Low Notes at 7 p.m. (free). Drink one for me, too, for alas, I lost the taste for that malted beverage some time ago and […]

Humbrews hosts Fruition at 9 p.m. ($15). This pickin’ and strummin’ quintet from Portland infuses its songs with country-blues acoustic guitar lines backed by crunchy Kinks-like power chords and soulful three-part harmonies. To my ear, they sound like a modern and more technically adept version of the greatest band Rod Stewart ever fronted, the Faces. […]

The HSU Guitar Ensemble will be plucking and strumming at Fulkerson Hall at 5 p.m. and its repertoire in the past has included challenging pieces by baroque-sters like Vivaldi and modern master Terry Riley ($8, $5 seniors and children, free for students). The Outer Space hosts the pedal-treated guitar and melodica poetry of Los Angeles’ […]

METAL, METAL, METAL.</p> The Seattle Metal Invasion mini-fest kicks off at The Siren’s Song at 6 p.m. and $10 gets you five bands from two states away (plus local opener shredders Frequency Shift). What a deal! Witch Ripper is the first in the out of town lineup — a stoner metal band featuring members of […]

It’s Arts! Arcata tonight and, depending on the rain, the plaza and surrounding environs will likely be packed with wine-sipping locals and a plethora of musicians, some sanctioned by local shops, some just ad hoc street howlers. I don’t need to tell you that the choices will be many and one good loop around McKinley’s […]