The Siren’s Song remains open and as long as that remains the case, I will be discussing the gigs there, as we need to hang onto our quirky venues for as long as we can. Once gone, they don’t tend to return, nor does the gap left in their wake ever seem to be sewn […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Feb. 28
The Westhaven Center for the Arts presents a birthday bash for local singer/songwriter Linda Faye Carson. The show will feature two groups she is associated with, LodeStar and 7th Generation Rise, both chock full of talented musicians and on that vibe that spans the expressway from the deep roots of the earth and out into […]
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Movies Tonight: Thursday, Feb. 27
It’s the last night of the Lost Coast Film Festival, a nearly month-long event that has been showcased among various SoHum and Shelter Cove venues. Tonight’s finale will be at 7 p.m. at the Gyppo Ale Mill. According to the press materials, submissions remain open to encourage local talent to flourish. I’m not sure if […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Feb. 19
There’s nothing going on tonight that I haven’t reported on in one form or another before, so I’ll just spin the wheel and see where the cursor stops. Duck, duck, duck, goose … and it looks like the Logger Bar is the place tonight, where you can enjoy Jazz Bros at 4 p.m., and karaoke […]
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Comedy Tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 18
We have a new venue in town, as the Jam in Arcata is no more, having morphed into something called the Wild Hare Tavern. Out with the old, in with the leporids. Humor is often the best way to break the ice in a new social situation, so what better way to get acquainted with […]
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Photos: Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo 2025
The 15th annual Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo: Heart of the Dragon Resurrection 2025 got underway for three days from Feb. 14-16 at Blue Lake Casino and featured 43 tattoo artists and piercers. Large crowds took advantage of the opportunity to look over the art designs and make on-the-spot appointments for “ink” and piercing. See the slideshow below […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Feb. 17
Up in the Canadian side of the Rocky Mountains you will find the home-turf stamping grounds of The Wardens, a ground of Canuck songsters named after their chosen profession of national park wardens. Expect harmony-laden tales of the wilds of the backcountry and the experiences of the people who oversee its vast wilderness. I think […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Feb. 16
San Diego is in the house at Humbrews tonight but, rather than representing that weather-perfect town, will be celebrating the music of our colder, Northern neighbors. Chest Fever is an officially sanctioned tribute act celebrating The Band, one of the finest groups to emerge from the rock to folk back to rock double decade from […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Feb. 15
It’s the second night of the Mr. Humboldt pageant over at the Arcata Theatre Lounge tonight at 7:30 p.m. Last night’s All-Stars Pageant featured participants from years past, while tonight’s offering is focused exclusively on fresh faces, all vying for the crown, gilded underwear, or whatever the big prize is for coming up on top. […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Feb. 14
Ponies of Harmony, aka singer and trombonist James Zeller and guitarist and singer Katie Belknap, have put together a show at Synapsis tonight called All About Love, featuring poetic and musical musings on the nature of the evening’s theme. There is a vegan meal provided with soup, salad and bread from Brio, which must be […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Feb. 13
Rootsy local act The Elderberry Rust String Band is a good time for those looking for a hoot and a holler with plenty of solid picking. Swing by the Basement at 8 p.m. for a cover-free show of Americana tunes with that oh-so-fine bluegrass swagger.
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Comedy Tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 11
As an elder millennial, I have to be careful with my endorsements of podcasts, as it seems to be the medium which neither the kids or the fogies enjoy as much, and will probably become extinct as soon as my generational cohort collectively figures out that walking into the sea is a better end than […]