This Friday, Aug. 8 marks the seventh annual Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. For all the fun festivals Humboldt offers, we don’t have anything like this — which means you and your friends are likely headed down to what is the closest major fest offering rock, hip hop and indie acts. […]
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Pretty Crafty
In this era of big box stores and assembly required furniture, it’s sadly too easy to forget the importance of quality over quantity. Why make your own beeswax candles at home, when you can buy a gross of them at Costco? The folks at Eureka Main Street and Origin Design Lab want you to put […]
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Down by the River
If you listen closely, you can almost hear the drum circles forming down in Piercy. Southern Humboldt will soon be swarming with reggae fans from all over the country. Reggae on the River ($250, $190) has drawn thousands of people to French’s Camp in Piercy for 30 years now (ignoring the years it moved around […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Avant-Garde, Twangy and Influential Options
A-town #1To a certain group of avant-garde rock fans — do you count yourself among them? — Dead Rider and Free Salamander Exhibit are legend. Dead Rider pulls off loopy time signatures, seemingly random distortion and oddball bits of sound here and there, all while maintaining a sound hypnotic enough you can’t turn away. Reminds […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: The Siren Calls
Mmmmmmmonday. It’s not always a bad thing! Tonight for example, the Siren’s Song Tavern is the site once again of a fun, fun show, this time with Ruby Pins, all quiet vocals and louder sounds that wander the pop gamut, Silver Shadows, described as “Veruca Salt meets Lush,” and our very own Monster Women. All […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Remembering Tina, Festive Festivals, Burlesque, Dreamy Pop and Sludge
Tina Fraser Photo by Bob Doran On a serious note — although I sense the event will be as much celebration as memorial — a bunch of former/current denizens of the Humboldt County punk scene are hosting Tina Bina Boob Ops Wake, a gig/remembrance for Tina Fraser, who passed away from cancer earlier this year. […]
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Rock Beats Fire
It’s easy to forget just how far the county line extends. Once you make it out to the Mattole Valley, though, you’re immediately happy to claim it as part of Humboldt’s beautiful landscape. Protecting it, particularly during dry seasons like this one, requires a top-notch fire service. The 25th annual Roll on the Mattole is […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Dig Deep, Dance Hard, Goth Out (VIDEO)
When’s the last time you went to the Digger? Exactly. What a perfect opportunity to head out to the Clam Beach Inn — with your designated driver, natch — and witness Humboldt skate rockers Imperial Destructo, the punk-blues (emphasis on punk) stylings of Nebraska’s Saint Christopher and the dirty folk of Montana’s Whiskey Hooves (see video above). […]
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Vroom! Vroom!
You’ve likely noticed the influx of super shiny, classic cars on the highway lately. They just ooze nostalgia, and it’s nearly impossible to take your eyes off of them. If you’re driving, this can be a dangerous distraction. Luckily for you, most of these vintage American cars are headed to the same place: the Fortuna […]
