Last Sunday, I found myself with my arms spread against the wood-paneled base of the chromatic brass battlements of the pipe organ at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka, my left ear pressed against the wood, while the tubes roared out beautiful sounds after the morning mass. I am not necessarily endorsing this behavior — I […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Aug. 2
There’s a musical celebration of Jerry Garcia at the Eureka Theatre this evening at 7 p.m., on what would have been his 84th birthday. Come join DJ Logic and Friends, Swizlow, Rosewater and more for a jamtastic time ($20, $15 advance).
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Music Tonight: Friday, July 31
We’re returning to Moss Oak tonight at 8 p.m. for some tunes courtesy of Presence, whose recent record I reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Also on board are local shoegaze band Petiole and Oakland’s own off-pop kaleidoscope screamers Welcome Strawberry. The promoters are asking for a reasonable $10-$15 sliding scale at the door, but you […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, July 30
Let’s start with a show at my favorite DIY venue Moss Oak Commons in Arcata, where at 7 p.m. you can find a rip snortin’ punk show built to ripple amp speakers and briefly light up the switch matrix of a few silicon chips. Dream World from Richmond, Virginia, is the touring act on the […]
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Presence of Mind
Writing and music are fueled by some of the same muses, even if they inhabit separate chambers in the maze. And so they share some of the same rules, depending on the operator. One rule that has always worked for me is: “If you are going to write while fucked up, be sure to edit […]
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Dog Days and Old Ways
The summer always seems kind of dangerous to me. I could be lazy and credit my years in New Orleans for this feeling but that wouldn’t cover the issue. I can’t seem to enjoy the summer the way other people do, when they share pictures of themselves looking warm, loving, clean and happy like the […]
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Bold as Love
This month has been, for me, a period of increasing despair and detachment from the news at large, both at home and globally. It’s all so bad. And while I enjoyed the spirit of Spain beating Argentina in the FIFA finals, the whole spectacle itself felt like a stupider version of the 1936 Summer Olympics […]
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Music Tonight: Monday/Tuesday, July 20-21
Vox Aurea is a Finnish youth choir who will be visiting our community to share their song at Christ Episcopal Church at 4 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday. That alone would be reason enough to have a gander, but the plot thickens when you take a look at the program. The choir will be […]
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Music Today: Sunday, July 19
The Eureka Chamber Music Series is featuring one of its free concerts at the Sequoia Park Gazebo at 11 a.m. The program is called Bach Under the Canopy, which gives a pretty decent idea of what to expect.
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Music Tonight: Saturday, July 18
If you didn’t score Northern Nights tickets and are feeling a little bit of FOMO, turn that into FAFO for free at the Miniplex at 9 p.m., where some local DJs are getting together to reimagine the music from their favorite anime films. The show is billed as Neo Tokyo Arcata 3026, and will feature […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, July 17
The Wild Hare Tavern is the place to be tonight if you are in the mood for some OG Humboldt weirdness and goodness. Ask Sophie is joining forces with Fred and Wilma, aka Peggy Martinez and Jeff Kelley in their project that runs across the universe of 20th century sounds and styles. This all tees […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, July 16
Yagódy is a Ukrainian folk quartet composed of four women of varied musical tastes who coalesce under a banner of song made up of pure homage and love to their motherland. If you’re interested in active sounds from Ukrainian folk traditions old and new, swing by the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 8 p.m. ($25).