Collin Yeo

This week, Saturday night’s alright for psychedelic shows. At 9 p.m. the Jam has the poppy sunset sheen of Paradise Inc. (featuring local gun-for-hire guitar hero Leo Plummer of Object Heavy fame), the cactus, mezcal and clapboard liturgy of Opossum Sun Trail and the jazzy weirdness of Foxtrot ($5). Roger Ebert had a rule which […]

As Robert Smith of The Cure sobbed into my Walkman-covered ears repeatedly circa 1996, “Friday I’m in Love.” Nowadays, when it comes to music I might perhaps know disco from Crisco but I am still pretty unsure about love. However, these two dance parties seem like a good place to start looking for some kind […]

Let’s start the week out right with an often underappreciated medium for discovering the beginning ticks of the needle for our local music scene’s seismographic chart: The open mic night. I know, I know, but hear me out. For every hackneyed version of “Wagon Wheel” or mumbled recitation of poetry which should have stayed locked […]

The Mad River Brewery Tasting Room has guitarist and prolific local producer Piet Dalmolen putting on a free solo show. Aside from providing production duties for too many talented local bands to mention here, playing lead guitar in Pink Floyd tribute supergroup Money and sitting in on many live jams and tributes in the area […]

The Arcata Theater Lounge hosts The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at 8 p.m., featuring former Black Crowes front man Chris Robinson in the titular role as the presumed leader of the aforementioned brotherhood ($25). This can get confusing, as the Black Crowes featured Chris’ actual brother Rich on guitar providing a very special texture to its […]

Tony Roach continues his residency at The Victorian Inn at 6 p.m., crooning jazz and pop standards to the dining crowd while retaining aural fidelity to the proper ambience of a nice meal (free).

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 […]