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Tonight’s Setlist: Southern hip-hop wordplay, South African a capella
Make note, the cleverly named CunninLynguists and their Strange Universe Tour with J-Live, Sadistik and Nemo Achida has been moved from the Arcata Theatre Lounge to the Jambalaya. CunninLyguists is a hip-hop group from Lexington, Ky. and Atlanta, Ga. The trio’s name, the press release explains to the dialectally challenged, “is a portmanteau of the words […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Future Islands, Whatever Forever
The big show tonight is North Carolina post-wave dance band Future Islands over at Humboldt Brews. Did you see them kill it on Letterman last week? Get your tickets now. Terse, yet passionate, Future Islands lays synthy melodies overtop a pulsing punk bass and a rather ecstatic sense of rhythm. Joining them is Ed Shrader’s Music Beat. Show starts […]
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It’s Official: Cunninlynguists Show Moved to Jambalaya
When we first wrote about the Tuesday night gig, it was happening at ATL. Since then, the party has been moved around the block to the Jambalaya. From the Setlist: Make note, the cleverly named CunninLynguists land their Strange Universe Tour with J-Live, Sadistik and Nemo Achida at Arcata Theatre Lounge the Jambalaya. CunninLyguists is a hip-hop group […]
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Real Drag
KuiiKuii Flawless, the undisputed champion of Where’s Queer Bill’s Drag Wars on Friday night at Humboldt Brews, and the newest member of the Red Carpet Girls. And for the record, this is how a pro rocks camo and heels. Emcee Mantrikka Ho tears it up.
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Tonight’s Setlist: Hyped on Odesza, Psyched on White Manna
In addition to the good time that is Arts Alive! in Eureka, Arcata has some happenings. At the Jambalaya, Seattle production duo Odesza show off the hit-making skills that sent multiple songs to Hype Machine’s “Popular” chart and earned Odesza spots at Sasquatch, Capitol Hill Block Party and the Decibel Fest, among others. Doors at […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Ramblin’ and Draggin’
The No Good Redwood Ramblers certainly are good and, if you haven’t yet stomped your feet at one of the band’s live gigs, here’s yet another chance and a special one. To celebrate the release of the band’s new CD, Good Ramblin’, the Ramblers are throwing a party at the Logger Bar! Quintessential Humboldt here, […]
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Counter Operation
An 8-pack of Coasties cruised in and commandeered the counter at Kristina’s today. There were no drownings.
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Tonight’s Setlist: Fantastic and dreamy
Immediately spooky and catchy, El Radio Fantastique‘s music has been called everything from junkyard hymns to cabaret grotesque to gypsy soul to New Orleans second line noir. The band’s dangerously charming singer, songwriter, dumpster diver and former gravedigger Giovanni DiMorente leads El Radio Fantastique’s audience into a world where an old radio possesses and haunts […]
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La Vie Spectaculaire
Moulin Rouge was so romantic and glamorous, what with the singing, the dancing, the absinthe, the hookers and the TB — on second thought, it was pretty seedy. Enjoy the glitz and color without all the rough stuff on Friday, April 5, when Spectacular Spectacular takes over the Portuguese Hall at 7 p.m. with a […]
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War is Hell
Set aside a couple of hours to go through your closet (don’t get stuck in there, honey), get your hair did and sashay into Humboldt Brews on Friday, April 4 at 9:30 p.m. as the most sparkle-tastic version of yourself for Drag Wars ($5). You may want to think about a stage name. Competing newbie […]
