Sunday, March 26, 2023
Music Today: Sunday, March 26
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 4:00 AM
It’s the second and final performance of the Humboldt Steel Pan and Percussion Festival over at the Sapphire Palace in Blue Lake Casino, and this one’s a matinee. This free show kicks off at noon, and has oodles of talent, including Humboldt Taiko, Humboldt Calypso Band and Caribbean Jazz Odyssey.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Music Tonight: Saturday, March 25
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 4:00 AM
Here are three gigs all happening at 9 p.m., any of which you can use to celebrate your first weekend of this new spring season. Over at the Logger Bar, Wild Abandon plays its first gig since its fine sold-out album release show at the Arcata Playhouse in the beginning of this year. Expect the folk-rock and country goods to be served up fantastically. Entrance is free, so tip your servers and performers.
Makenu is our county’s current premier cumbia-crossover band, so if you are in the mood to shake it, head over to the Miniplex with some money in hand. The door price is yet to be announced, so I’d bring at least a 10 spot. And finally, the Jam is hosting Chico’s Blü Egyptian, a reggae, EDM and (appropriately) jam band that’s young and hungry, although perhaps not quite as young and hungry as the kids in The Critics, who are doing the proper thing for a fresh local band: gigging themselves silly. Singer-songwriter Alex Kent is also on board and $10 is a deal to get the whole package.
Makenu is our county’s current premier cumbia-crossover band, so if you are in the mood to shake it, head over to the Miniplex with some money in hand. The door price is yet to be announced, so I’d bring at least a 10 spot. And finally, the Jam is hosting Chico’s Blü Egyptian, a reggae, EDM and (appropriately) jam band that’s young and hungry, although perhaps not quite as young and hungry as the kids in The Critics, who are doing the proper thing for a fresh local band: gigging themselves silly. Singer-songwriter Alex Kent is also on board and $10 is a deal to get the whole package.
Friday, March 24, 2023
Family Fun Series Begins Saturday at Arcata Playhouse
Posted By Kali Cozyris on Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 6:00 AM
The 17th annual Family Fun Series at the Arcata Playhouse begins with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth performing In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson on Saturday, March 25, at 2 and 7 p.m. ($40 families, $15 general, $10 kids). The play, adapted from an award-winning novel by Bette Bao Lord, tells the story of a young girl and her family moving from China to the United States in 1947. The show is sponsored in part by Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, and with funding from Western States Arts Federation. Tickets are available online at playhousearts.org, at Wildberries Marketplace and Redwood Yogurt, or by calling (707) 822-1575.
Music Tonight: Friday, March 24
Posted By Collin Yeo on Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 4:00 AM
RampArt is generally known for putting on punk and metal gigs, but tonight at 8:30 p.m., the marsh-adjacent skate warehouse in Arcata offers another kind of gig. DJ and impresario Henry Fong and Arcane Artists presents the Circtus, which, as far as I can tell is a night of house and dubstep music with a circus atmosphere. Performances by GMNIITE, Mikey Bones, The Vagabond Dancers and more will be on deck. Pricing ranges from $20 for advance tickets, $35 at the door and $60 for VIP admission.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Music Tonight: Thursday, March 23
Posted By Collin Yeo on Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Every now and then a show comes along that allows for some audience participation and behavior that would be misapplied elsewhere. Anything from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to a performance by GWAR. Tonight’s gig at Savage Henry Comedy Club is one such show. It’s called the Heckler’s Paradise and, as the name suggests, it’s a safe space for live feedback from the cheap seats. However, be warned: The comedians, hosted by Eric Fitzgerald and Jason Merritt, heckle back. 9 p.m. ($10).
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Music Tonight: Wednesday, March 22
Posted By Collin Yeo on Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 4:00 AM
When people couple up, magic can happen, whether that magic is creative musical excellence (Linda and Richard Thompson’s albums come to mind), scientific advances (see: Pierre and Marie Curie) or wild violence (like the exploits of the protagonists of Terrence Malick’s Badlands, whose behavior was based on the actions of infamous characters I have no desire to name). In the case of Mark and Maggie O’Connor, I think musical excellence is the outcome here. These
fiddling folksters have been ripping it up for the better part of a decade, and it shows in their flawless, collaborative frisson. Come on down to Humboldt’s finest cemetery-adjacent venue, the Old Steeple to hear for yourself at 7:30 p.m. ($55).
fiddling folksters have been ripping it up for the better part of a decade, and it shows in their flawless, collaborative frisson. Come on down to Humboldt’s finest cemetery-adjacent venue, the Old Steeple to hear for yourself at 7:30 p.m. ($55).
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Music Tonight: Tuesday, March 21
Posted By Collin Yeo on Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 4:02 AM
The Humboldt Bay Social Club has been doing its level best to stick out as a cool spot and, as far as I can tell, is succeeding. There are the regular free Thursday gigs played by guitar- slinging American Primitivist and all-around world traveler Oryan Peterson-Jones (did I forget to mention his gig Thursday, March 16? Shame on me; rewind and go if you are reading this in time). And on top of other live events, the venue is now hosting a regular movie night. Tonight’s offering is the SNL-related ’90s outing The Coneheads, about which I am curious as to whether it is still decently funny or excruciatingly dated. One could show up at 6 p.m., grab a refreshment and find out.
Monday, March 20, 2023
Music Tonight: Monday, March 20
Posted By Collin Yeo on Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Well, spring is sprung and, to quote P.G. Wodehouse’s Bertie Wooster quoting the only poem he remembered by Robert Browning, “God is in his heaven, and all’s right with the world.” Which means that Savage Henry must be putting on yet another installment of Metal Mondays. This week’s gig features F. Emasculata from the United Kingdom, as well as two local groups, Gooseneck and The DTs. Ten bucks seems to be a popular price these days regarding entrance fees, so there you have it.
Friday, March 17, 2023
Music Tonight: Friday, March 17
Posted By Collin Yeo on Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 4:00 AM
As I have mentioned here before, I am not a fan of this holiday, mostly celebrated in this country by mixing two of our less savory national pastimes: binge drinking and lying (in this case, about being Irish). Blame it on my former life as a bartender, I have a reflexive revulsion for this green day. But let the good times roll on, Here are three worthy gigs for your consideration. Casa Nada productions is putting on a Goth Night at Synapsis at 7 p.m., featuring Dry Wedding, Dastbunny, Zero One and DJ Datura. A $10 bill gets you in the door. At the same hour, up north at the Trinidad Town Hall, you can enjoy some jazz with RLA Trio featuring guest appearances by trumpet master Nicholas D. Talvola and guitarist Doug Marcum. The entrance fee here is a sliding scale set between $10 and $20. Finally, at 9 p.m. at Humbrews, Absynth Quartet will be doing its very fine thing for whoever chooses to darken the door and spit out $10 to the warden.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
St. Patrick's Day Celebration at the Logger Bar
Posted By Kali Cozyris on Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM
There are numerous St. Patrick’s Day celebrations happening across the county (check this week’s calendar and Setlist), but we’re highlighting this one because it’s full-kilt Irish fun! Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Logger Bar on Friday, March 17 from 5 p.m. to close (free) — and wish Michael Fields congrats on the one-year anniversary of owning the joint. This high-spirited event features Irish food (corned beef and cabbage, potatoes and Irish soda bread for donation) from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Irish songs with David Powell and Bud Ownings starting at 5 p.m., dancing by the Irish Dance Academy at 6 p.m., live music from the Humboldt Highlanders Pipe Band at 7 p.m. and music from the California Poppies at 9 p.m.
