Trinidadians, take note: The Westhaven Center for the Arts looks to be hopping this weekend. Tonight at 7 p.m., the RLA Trio (Tim Randles, Mike LaBolle and Bobby Amirkhan) performs with guest singer Claire Bent , reputed to be “the finest young jazz singer in town.” Cover is $5 to $10 sliding scale. On Saturday […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: A-Town’s Biggish Name Options
Two fine Arcata shows await your attendance tonight. How’re you feeling, Humboldt? Christian Lee Hutson is one of a new generation of American singer-songwriters clearly drawn toward the traditional, but not hampered by tradition. His music has a certain elegance, more Bulleit than Jack, which likely accounts for the 24-year-old Huston’s having already shared stages […]
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Coming Home
First up, the Humboldt Folklife Festival goodness continues through Saturday, July 19 – please see the calendar section for full listings, then round out your selections with the shows below, which include a number of formerly-of-Humboldt highlights. Thursday: Sparse and sophisticated Christian Lee Hutson is one of a new generation of American singer-songwriters clearly drawn […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Labor of Love
Here are things Tacocat, Ponytime and Chastity Belt have in common: Seattle A certain danceability to their various forms of pop/punk/rock Members in the “supergroup” band Childbirth. Julia Shapiro (guitar, vocals), Bree McKenna (bass, vocals) and Stacy Peck (drums) are clearly having fun, but dead serious about kicking ass, lyrically and musically. Favorite tracks include […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Would You Like To Have Your Face Melted?
Fourth of July fireworks a distant memory? Do you need more explosions? No worries! A-town will literally (literally!) blow up when the experimental sludge ferocity of Tacoma’s Lozen and punk-noise brilliance of Los Angeles’ Qui (who boasted The Jesus Lizard’s David Yow as a band mate for a time and still work with him when […]
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Due Dates
Somehow what should have been a lackadaisical post-holiday week turns out to have a number of potentially damn fine shows. Of special note, the joy that is the Humboldt Folklife Festival starts this Saturday with the Pilot Rock Ramblers and Clean Livin’ at the Mad River Brewery at 6 p.m. Other highlights include Monday’s Songwriter […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: A splash of this, a dash of that
Let’s say you wanted to create a band perfectly suited to play at Humboldt Brews… Its members would be from Colorado. They’d inspire dancing. They’d have instrumental chops that they’d use to showcase an understanding of folk music ranging from “gipsy” to “full-on mountain stomps.” They’d probably be produced by Dan Rodriguez of Elephant Revival. […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Rock at the ‘bi
Oh, Nipplepotamus! Why would you play a show at the Alibi when I am out of town? Fans of the band are already ramping up for the trio’s Alien Scene album release show. For those inexperienced with the band’s hypnotic twist on surfy-psychedelic-indie-rock — go get yourself some. (If Alien Scene were subject to old-school […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: In Which We Celebrate the Freedom to Describe Oneself
Siren’s Song boasts “exotic dancer in full effect” for the tavern’s July 4 party. What constitutes “full effect” remains to be seen, but hopefully the offering is more original than it sounds. Speaking of sounds, those will be in attendance as well, specifically the “synthesized, rhythmic bass poetry” of Hypha, Wu Wei (a 21-year-old Los-Angeles-to-Humboldt-County […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Ain’t No Party Like my Nana’s Tea Party
Gotta love a band whose tagline is “Party like your grandparents did.” Buddy Reed & th’ Rip it Ups apparently plan to positively destroy Plaza Grill tonight. The good times roll at 8 p.m., no cover. And, a little heads up from the band’s Facebook page: “It’s time to officially let the cat out of the […]
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Expression of Freedom
Hey, baby, it’s the Fourth of July. What’s on your celebration agenda? Debating whether Americans are truly free given the shackles of income inequality, lack of adequate health care and steep decline in quality education? Getting ripped along the river, burning pallets and blasting fireworks until the night sky is as lit as your buddy […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Get Bent at Lil’ Red
The Lil’ Red Lion is owning this week with a Monday night gig by Boston’s Bent Knee, an atmospheric, avant-garde experience. One could invoke both Radiohead and Ravel in attempting to explain the impressionist nature of Bent Knee – or just check out the video below, complete with American flag for a 4th of July […]