Ah, baseball! What could be more feel-good than sitting in the stands, cheering on the Humboldt Crabs, seeing all the folks you only see in the summertime, wondering if the drunk hecklers behind you are going to spill beer down your back, right there at the Arcata Ball Park, where cowboys and hippies find common […]
Jennifer Savage
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Perfect Summer Trips
So, did you pack your hiking boots or a sketchpad? Are you scoping out galleries or restaurants (or both)? Are you looking for a little history, or just hoping to wear out the kids? Whether you’re searching for trailheads or artisanal breads, we’ve got you covered with customized itineraries so you can coast through your […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Blackberry Bushes in Blue Lake
Tonight brings an opportunity to hang out in Blue Lake’s finest drinking establishment – not that an excuse is needed to enjoy The Logger Bar’s beauty and local vibe. It’s wonderful on its own, so when a good band is added to the mix, the lure is only greater. The Blackberry Bushes are really, really […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Four Ways to Spend Your Night
#1: Poetry San Francisco’s Brian Laidlaw returns to the Siren’s Song. You may remember Laidlaw from his last visit – he’s a poet who fell into the wayward musician life via creative writing courses at Stanford University. Over the years he’s acquired an MFA at the University of Minnesota and won buckets of awards and […]
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Feeling Lucky
Sometimes switching gears from reading the news to writing about music requires a sort of conscious cognitive dissonance. “Damn, people are messed up,” says my brain, reeling from shootings and kidnappings and other various expressions of hatred and instability. “Look at all the fine shows happening this week,” says my brain, hoping people will seize […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: A dilemma!
Did you get enough sun and fun this weekend, Humboldt? If you’re on the traditional 9-to-5 schedule, you’re looking at being able to sleep in tomorrow, yes? So no reason to stay home… Beloved soul man and local Trinidadian Earl Thomas reunites with The Rhumboogies, the band he started with 25 years ago in San […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Kinetic Alternatives
Kinetics is happening (yay!) with the requisite “secret” Halvorsen Park party. But what else to do on a Saturday night? First, as noted yesterday, the Bob Dylan Birthday Bash continues out in Blue Lake. Second, the Jambalaya puts forth an interesting lineup: bassist Bobby Vega, whose credits include playing with Sly & The Family Stone and Etta […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: A Bash For Bob
Yes, the smell of Kinetics is in the air. Ah, sweat! Ah, grease! Ah, bribery! But that is not all the fair city of Arcata offers you this weekend. The fourth annual Bob Dylan’s Birthday Bash channels the iconic songwriter’s elegant and oft-obscure lyrics through a dozen-ish of your favorite local folk-flavored bands for not […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Thursday is For Rocking
Let’s address the heavy riffs preparing to unleash themselves via Humboldt’s Lord Ellis and Austin’s Adrian (& The Sickness) tonight at the Jambalaya. Frontwoman Adrian Connor also handles the Angus Young duties in AC/DC tribute band Hell’s Belles, so she’s no stranger to delivering seriously charismatic performances. With (& The Sickness), the dread-locked Adrian expands […]
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Comprehension
There are many things I do not understand. The Shugborough Inscription. What a head gasket does. Why we continue engaging in behavior we know to be bad for us. Bitcoin. Non-Jamaican purveyors of reggae speaking in patois. But let’s turn to something I can help you with, dear readers. No, not how to make a […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Alt-Pop Power and Some Reggae
Flagstaff’s Greco sounds like something from 1980s Britain, delivering a sound somewhere between old new wave and retro Euro pop. Joining Greco at the Jambalaya are A-town’s mega-poppers The Wild Lungs, plus Arcata grinders Gout. Doors at 9 p.m., music at 10 p.m., cover is $5 and this good time is limited to those aged […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Celebrate Good Times, Come On
First, please note the return of the Humboldt Arts Festival! The fest brings even more art and cool to the Creamery District all weekend long. Oh, yes. Let’s get our party on with Soul Night XXXI: The Vibe Doctor is Out. The purveyors of Humboldt’s most successful dance event characterize graduation weekend as “the time where […]