I’ve got rambling on the mind, and not the verbal or written sort in which I usually engage. I’m thinking about traveling because I’m going to be doing some of that in a short while. I won’t say where and I won’t say when, but I will be doing the rare move of breaking containment […]
Collin Yeo
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Music Tonight:Tuesday, Aug. 19
Another Metal Night at Savage Henry Comedy Club. As of me writing this up, this one’s only advertised with the headliner, which is a blackened crust metal band from Washington State called Xynox. Who knows what the bill will look like between my deadline and showtime, but I guarantee it will be interesting, as every […]
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Theater Today: Sunday, Aug. 17
It’s the final day of the three-day, cross-venue Ouroborotopia festival, with two matinee performances at Synapsis at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Today’s close-out is a trio of delights, featuring a butoh performance by Rachel Noel called “Liminal,” a devised theater piece titled Barftopia — great name — by Lily Lina and a psychedelic punk […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Aug. 16
There’s a very special event happening at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 7 p.m. that has been a long time in the making. Some of the most skilled jazz musicians in our community are gathering for an evening of improvisation and live compositional recitation after many months of practice and development. Trumpet player Nicholas Talvola, […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Aug. 15
DJ dance duo HISPanic! At the Disco have been on fire for a while, a comet of pure Latin-sculpted dance pleasure burning across the stages of many local venues and special events, so it is my pleasure to announce another sighting in our night sky. Tonight’s spot is the Logger Bar, where, starting at 9 […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 14
Savage Henry Comedy Club rolls on with another heavy show tonight at 7 p.m. On the bill this evening is Fatale and Las Ratas from the East Bay, both with a crustier edge to their distorted sound, supported by the excellent local frenetic monsters Brain Dead Rejects as well as Radical Apes. Admission is $5-$15 […]
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The Pavilion of Dreams
Thousands of nights have elapsed since I was a little boy, but I still have traces of that era, the intensity of my brain experiencing the sensations of the world for the first time, and meanwhile learning to communicate with itself, my body and spirit in the process. Much of what unfolds in our early […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Aug. 13
Puppeteers for Fears presents Robopocalypse: The Musical at the Arcata Thea tre Lounge at 7 p.m. It’s all in the title, really, but to be clear: This is a musical — chock full of puppets — about the terrifying ascendance of cyber overlords and malevolent A.I. masters, ruling the human race like the screen-chained little […]
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Comedy Tonight: Tuesday, Aug. 12
Savage Henry Comedy Club needs your support, and that can start anywhere from contributing to its GoFundMe account to simply enjoying some of its shows every week. Here’s a free one, which means more cash for tips, merch and beverages. Funny Fish Freddie, hosted by Baseball Robby, is a show for alter egos, mascots and […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Aug. 11
Moss Oak Commons has another interesting DIY show at 7 p.m. Two groups touring up from Los Angeles, no-wave folk act Muscle Beach and industrial lounge artist Mitchell Brown, are in league with local noise creators Otolith, for what should be a lively night of sounds you will not be hearing anywhere else within a […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Aug. 10
Highway to van/wagon tour life duo Anna Moss and Joel Ludford, aka Handmade Moments, is jamming tonight at 7:30 p.m. The sound is hard to pin down, so I’ll list the ingredients instead: ukelele, upright bass, saxophone and vocals with beat box and purr. This should be a fun one for people who celebrate young […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Aug. 9
One last shout out — for this week — for the Logger Bar, where local metal is on the menu, with two excellent groups chugging it out at 8 p.m. Psyop Victim and War Möth have graced these pages many times before, and will many times in the future, if I have anything to say […]