Collin Yeo

The Deep Groove Society hosts its fourth annual “Rage of Sagittarius” event at the Jam at 9 p.m. ($10). The house-tinged electronic dance fiasco will feature a light show by Fred at Marmelade Sky, performances by artists/Djs/ambassadors of sound Marjo Lak, Eureka’s Chris Renz aka Baggadonuts, and Jan Van Lier as well a special performance […]

Local heavy metal promotional machine Angry Hammer Productions is putting on an all-ages “Thrashorama” at Siren’s Song at 7 p.m. with Oakland’s crust-metal maestros Hazzard’s Cure, supported by Santa Rosa’s Trecelence, San Francisco’s death metal warriors Wrath and local chuggers Death Mode Trippers. Come mosh (responsibly) for $8. American-born and Bermuda-raised dancehall artist and SoHum […]

The short weeks leading up to the winter break are a good time to catch some great musical performances at our local centers of higher learning. Here’s one: At 8 p.m. at Fulkerson Hall, you can hear the HSU Singers and Humboldt Chorale perform a concert of vocal music under the title “How Can I […]

Since its inception in 2005, San Francisco-based Zepparella has maintained a steady mission with a rotating line-up anchored to founding member and 24-inch kick drum enthusiast Clementine’s original vision: an all-female Led Zeppelin cover band par excellence. And no matter what one’s personal opinions are about the music of Led Zeppelin or cover bands in […]

Soundcloud-famous and Downtown Records-signed low-fi and DIY electronic act Slow Magic brings its Float tour to the Arcata Theater Lounge tonight at 8:30 p.m. ($20, $15 advance) Or, if you want a bass heavier set, The Whomp at the Jam has an eclectic line up at tonight with Biolumigen, Jason Burruss and Mexico City’s Medular […]

Portland’s own lounge cum jazz-cum-Latin, big band-cum-welterweight orchestra Pink Martini shares the stage at the Arkley Center with longtime vocalist China Forbes for an evening of classy pop splendor ($66).

If you are like myself and our fellow plebs who did not score tickets to the sold out Bill Murray and cellist Jan Vogler and friends event at the Arkley Center at 7 p.m., you can lick any wounds you may have incurred as a have-not by boning up on your own skills and trying […]

Today you could spend your entire afternoon into the evening in the northeastern corner of Arcata and still be treated to three great and unique musical events. The HSU Wind Ensemble and the Scotia Band take the stage at Fulkerson Hall at 2 p.m. for a concert of airborne tunes and piped ditties ($8/$5 children/free […]

The Humboldt State University Calypso Band will be performing with the university’s Percussion Ensemble at the Van Duzer tonight at 8 p.m. ($10). Expect an evening of modern modal pieces peppered with Latin rhythms and a new arrangement of a Tito Puente tune. Local fantastic roots-rock trio Kingfoot brings its bluesy and deadly danceable set […]

The Eureka Symphony and Eureka Symphony Orchestra present their Winter Dreams Concert at the Arkley Center. Led by conductor and local treasure Carol Jacobson, this concert will feature a holiday-themed repertoire including parts of Handel’s advent-ubiquitous Messiah and a sing-along of Christmas carols. This sort of thing is pretty magical this time of year, especially […]

This is a great night for punk rock and all the musical satellite genres which orbit punk rock’s eternal flame like weirdly mutated moths in an endless mosh pit circle. At 8 p.m. at Siren’s Song, Oakland hardcore group Cronander headlines the night, with local openers Dead Drift, Arcata’s queer punk group SLOP and Clam […]