I might as well toss in one of my periodic reminders to go check out the Opera AlleyCats at the SpeakEasy at 7 p.m. They’re good and it’s free, minus the cost of whateveryou feel like pouring down the hatch from behind the bar.
Collin Yeo
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Sept. 21
Who doesn’t love peace? Well, it turns out a bunch of people, especially in this countryand its colonial client states. A worrying amount, actually, if you give any time to thinkabout it. Which I would prefer to avoid at the moment, and in the words of JohnnyMercer paraphrasing Father Divine, “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, eliminate thenegative.” […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 20
It’s a good night to be blue all over. Here are some musical considerations appropriateto that theme. At 8 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse, blues singer and returning champion Earl Thomas will be joined by red hot guitarist Anthony Cullins and assorted musicians to fill the joint with the searing blue flames of classic heart-born […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 19
San Francisco’s Fisherman Tiki Band has roots in Humboldt going back to the ’90sand will be bringing its retro-tinged, tropic ambience to the Logger Bar as part of theRegal Beagle takeover of the venue for the evening, ahead of the North Country Fair inArcata. Starting at 5 p.m., there will be music provided by the […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 18
Fairly new Arcata venue Froth is hosting a banger tonight, with Tijuana hardcore bandHong Kong Fuck You returning to the area as headlingers. On the undercard forsupport you will find some of our own local distorted treasures: Brain Dead Rejects,Gourmandizer, Psyop Victim, and Radical Apes. This is an early show, with doors at5 p.m., and, […]
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Love Will Tear Us Apart
“And when you became Denise, I told all your colleagues, those clown comics, to fix their hearts or die.” — David Lynch, as FBI Chief Gordan Cole, to Denise Bryson, a transwoman and FBI agent played by David Duchovny Some artists seem supernatural in their attenuation because they show empathy during ignorant and careless times, […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 17
As Belloq, the evil archeologist in Raiders of the Lost Ark pointed out, bury a cheap watch in the desert, dig it up after a millennium, and it becomes priceless. Music acts that stick around long enough undergo a similar process, albeit one with less time and intrigue involved. Take Atlanta’s Yin Yang Twins, for […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 16
Baltimore is not the first place one associates with high-energy soul music, but singer and frontman Les Greene is putting in a bid to change that, along with his crab shell-tight band The Swayzees. If you find yourself needing an early-week pick-me-up, this funky show will keep the blues away. Swing by the Arcata Playhouse […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Sept. 14
Metal comes a night early this week at Savage Henry Comedy Club, where at 7 p.m. Oakland bands Three Towers and Hypnotic Pattern will be joined by KOI and Burn Canyon for an all- ages bash that’s only $5-$10 sliding scale to enjoy and help keep the lights on at the club.
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 13
Speaking of DJ-curated events, come check out the Epitome Gallery today at 6:30 p.m., where you will find the gallery space transformed into a Breakbeat Bazaar. Two rounds of rap cyphers with tunes provided by Baby W33k3nd, Billy Juan, DJ Ickymac, Brian Swizlo, and many more, along with live art by DRE. A suggested donation […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 12
Speaking of local treasures from a certain era, the ever-fine Barking Dogma are playing at the Wild Hare Tavern tonight at 8 p.m., where for a mere $5 you can see a Humboldt institution play some gems by Kevyn Dymond in the new skin of the old Jambalaya. Things change and the spirit endures. If […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 11
Treasured local poet Jerry Martien has teamed up with Fred Neighbor, Mike LaBolle and Gary Davidson, aka The Usual Suspects for an evening of music and poetry at the Arcata Playhouse. Few events are more likely to capture the glory of a certain era of our beloved home, as only its best chorus can unite […]