It’s the Big Spooky tonight. Rather than round up all the various activities available out there for all you Halloweenies, I’m going to stick to my beat and suggest three shows, starting in Ferndale and heading north. That ought to cover the geographic spread for many of you. Over at the Old Steeple at 7:30 […]
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Flash Fiction 2024 is On
Get your stories straight, Humboldt. It’s time again for the Journal’s annual 99-word Flash Fiction Contest. Send us your original stories of 99 words or fewer (not including title) and your work might just wind up in a special issue of the Journal. Send up to three entries in the body of an email (no […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 30
Well, it’s the eve of All Hallow’s Eve, so some kind of marker should be set down as we slide into the space where our distance from the dead is at its closest — yes, I really do believe in this sort of thing. We all have our methods of running with the spectral side, […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Oct. 29
If you still find yourself mourning the recent loss of Kris Kristofferson — and who with a heart isn’t? — then head over to the Logger Bar at 7 p.m. for a free open mic appreciation of the man’s music.
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Music Tonight: Monday, Oct. 28
If you enjoy the intersection of pre-war German expressionist cinema and horror, tonight’s the night for you. Over at the Eureka Veterans Hall at 8 p.m., there will be a free showing of two wonders of that era, Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr. Caliguri. Now, bear in mind that I’m working strictly off the […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Oct. 27
In case you missed the brilliant Jenny Scheinman’s recent sold-out live love letters to our remote and sweetly chaotic homeland, I have some good news for you. If you wander on down to the Old Steeple tonight at 7:30 p.m., you will find her at it again, but this time pairing up to play side-fiddle […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Oct. 26
Halloween lands on a Thursday this year (boo!), which places people in the unenviable position of choosing to party early on this weekend or go for a big, long-form bacchanal next week, only to wake up stranded on the shores of what is going to be a disastrous election regardless of outcome. Or for those […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 25
Ruby Ruth and Mule Ranch are raising money to record their debut album of superb local folkster country tunes, and they are going about it in perhaps the best way possible: by putting on a show. The show in question will be at the Arcata Playhouse this evening at 7:30 p.m., and the tickets will […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 24
It’s a good idea to support arts and music programs for the youths out there, especially those growing up in a society which is increasingly hostile to creative expression. In that spirit, I am going to steer you to McKinleyville High School, where at 7 p.m. you can experience the first performance of the ArMack […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 23
Having lived many years ago in British Columbia, on a teenage solo mission to see things and wander into the wilderness, I have a soft spot for anyone who lived similarly and reflected upon it musically. Such is the duo Ocie Elliott, who, hailing from Victoria on the big island, are a duo who play […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, 20
Tonight is a very good night for those of you out there who appreciate improvisation music done right by two champions of the punk to cosmic soul train and a next-gen, more modern acolyte of the form. I am speaking about Mike Watt, founding bassist of pioneering punk act the Minutemen, guitarist Joe Baiza of […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Oct. 19
Lots of business is going down this Saturday night, so I thought I’d mix things up a bit and recommend a show outside of my normal route and field of interest. Bloody Kisses is a burlesque performance presented by Duchess Burlesque and inspired by the words of that creepy, born again and dead now vampire […]