Start chilling the bubbly for New Year’s Eve. Dressed up or down, it’s a big night on which you are constitutionally guaranteed to get to first base with somebody at the stroke of midnight. But before you plan your assault on the party circuit, sort out a designated driver. And let’s talk about designated drivers […]
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From the Hum: Tart & Sweet
Keeping up with Chris Parreira’s various projects is no easy task. What is simple fact, however, is this: they’re all good. Whether getting raucous with The Trouble or lovely with The Lonesome Roses or bringing other artists to town, Parreira is a sure bet. Start your night early – 6 p.m. – and catch him […]
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From the Hum: You Survived, Now Go Out and Get Your Party On
Unless you’re one of those insane shopping types, you might think the day after Christmas calls for rest and recovery. You would be wrong. Here are three choices to encourage you to get yourself out of the house – you deserve a break by this point, right? 1. If reggae is your beat, Selectas T […]
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NCJ Writers’ Favorite Christmas Movies
There are hundreds of Christmas movies to choose from and selecting the right one can be the daunting task that finally tips you over the edge into Christmas craziness. We’ve all been there. One second you’re browsing your DVD shelf and the next you’re on a fifth-story ledge with Miracle on 34th Street in one hand […]
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Everlast’s Back-to-Back Shows
You know him. If House of Pains’ “Jump Around” or his solo effort “What it’s Like” came on a jukebox right now, you would sing along (assuming you’re somewhere with a jukebox). Everlast (AKA Whitey Ford) has been absent from the major music scene for a decade or so, but he’s back! Last night, Fri. […]
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From the Hum: Humboldt’s Sexiest Honky Tonk Band, Old Skool DJ Action, Hot Hip-Hop
Get your sexy on At this point in the week, you need to move your body, shake off the work week and get ready to embrace the forthcoming holiday experience. Two shows are primed to help you do just that. First up, the ever-charismatic Rooster McClintock bring the best honky-tonk in Humboldt to the Central […]
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Films of Christmas Past
Everybody has a favorite Christmas movie. What’s flashing in your mind right now — Jimmy Stewart? A leg-shaped lamp? Will Ferrell in tights? See Scrooge, the granddaddy of them all on the big screen at the North Coast Repertory Theatre on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ($5). The 1934 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol […]
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From the Hum: Fulks is a gas, girls are badass, a little sweet bluegrass
Singer-songwriter delight Chicago singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks makes a rare West Coast appearance at the Arcata Playhouse. Intimate, yet roomy; sophisticated, yet never uptight; with great sound and wonderful people, the Playhouse is one of Humboldt’s top venues. And Fulks is a fascinating performer, with live performances that feature improvised rearrangements of his original songs, off-the-cuff […]
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Competition Gets Ugly
The ugly sweater party might seem like it’s here to stay, but that’s what everybody thought about fondue parties and roller limbo. Tastes change, as evidenced by the fact that people once wore (and, in remote pockets of the country, still wear) these woven holiday atrocities in earnest. If you have a legitimately hideous sweater, […]
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Another Venue Falls: Nocturnum to Close in 2014
From the Regret-To-Inform-You Department, Eureka’s losing a bit of its sparkle with the pending closure of Nocturnum night club. Among other shows, the venue has hosted a monthly LGBTQ night for the past three-and-a-half years. Appropriately, Where’s Queerbill is throwing a final big bash on Saturday, Jan. 4. As noted on the event page: Sad […]
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Don’t Let Your Tuesday Be Snoozeday! El Vez, Rosie Flores and the Lost Luvs tonight
Not everyone has a rip-away gold lamé suit on display at the Smithsonian. But when you’re legendary Chicano Elvis impersonator El Vez, it just stands to reason. For 25 years, the Elvis translator has elucidated Chicano history by highlighting the musical connections between classic pop, rock and punk songs as filtered through Mexican and Afro-Caribbean […]