Got somebody to spoil? Humboldt has some magical toy shops that will take you back in time and back to the age of wonder, whether you’re treating a little one or getting in touch with your inner child. You’re never too old to play. The Rocking Horse The Rocking Horse, is located in Arcata’s historic […]
Monica Topping
Monica Topping has been a regular in the local music scene since the late '90s and has written about it on and off since high school. She is the coordinator for North Coast Open Studios, founded Rock Chick Designs and loves local business.
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Scores to Settle
It’s not every week that a musician whose work has been featured on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and CSI plays live in Arcata. Keyboardist and bass player George Sarah has collaborated with members of Bauhaus and Save Ferris, and wrote a score for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, performed by the Beijing Modern Dance […]
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Energize
There’s something about those couple of weeks leading up the end of the year, when it seems like half the people you pass on the sidewalk are stressed — holiday shopping and finals will do that to a person — and the other half are excited for Santa, family time and a break from school. […]
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Vinyl Adventures
Missing Link Records Store owners by day and club DJs by night, Matt Jackson and Adam Pokorski pride themselves on carrying a hand-picked stock of music they would want in their personal collections. Old blues, bluegrass, country, underground/indie bands, metal and stoner rock, and soul 45s are the pair’s specialty — no Top 40 here. […]
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Local Music Scene News — The Hitch + Dragged By Horses!
Man, is timing everything. This morning on Twitter, former member of The Hitch, Magnum and numerous other socks-rockin’ bands (and current bearded construction god, seen above with Duane Flatmo’s fire breathing dragon) Steve Bohner announced: Looks like the new band has found a keyboard player….. New band? Keyboard player? Bohner agreed to come on the […]
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Patrick Park, Sera Cahoone & Sea Wolf – Oct. 7, 2010
So. Much. Plaid. The Depot was packed nearly to capacity on Thursday, Oct. 7, for three (mostly) acoustic musicians — Patrick Park, Sera Cahoone and Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf. One disadvantage that acoustic musicians have is the audience noise. Despite most folks actually paying to get into the show, a couple of people […]
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Choose Love Art Show Looking For Submissions
In Jen Savage’s Art Beat column, this week, she mentioned the upcoming Choose Love art show, to be held during the November Arts Arcata, at Redwood Raks. Six Rivers Planned Parenthood’s Advocates for Choice committee is looking for both submissions of love-themed art (for show only, or to donate to SRPP), as well as performers for […]
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Strix Vega At The Alibi, Sept. 25, 2010
I’ve been watching Strix Vega and listening to them grow for more than five years at this point. What started as an unmistakeable nod to the folky sounds of Neil Young, has grown into a psychadelic mix that touches on influences like The Doors and Pink Floyd. Saturday night, Strix Vega played two full sets […]
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Ukesperience At North Country Fair
By the time Sunday rolled around last weekend, it seemed like most folks had had enough of being soaked to the bone on the Arcata Plaza, but the ones who stuck out the weather were in for a slightly overcast treat, late in the afternoon. Ukesperience played on the Garden Gate stage at 9th and […]
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Indigo Shoes
If you’ve been lucky enough to see the local band Absynth Quintet play live, you know they’re amazing. Sometimes the improvisational jams may go on just a tiny bit too long, but the individual band members’ undeniable talent quashes any negative aspects on that front. The collective picking styles presented by Ian Davidson on banjo, […]