Speaking of musical tributes, local genius and keeping departed sounds alive, Barking Dogma is playing the music of the late Kevyn Dymond with a new line-up featuring local drummer and sound -slinger Michael “Tofu” Schwartz. Red Hot Shame is the other half of the lineup at the new-ish Siren’s Song Tavern tonight at 8 p.m., […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 9
James Zeller and the J-Street Regulars are playing another jazz tribute gig — not on J Street, as the Sanctuary isn’t an option currently — but rather at the Arcata Playhouse. Tonight’s gig happens on the eve of the 110th anniversary of the birth of the tributee, a feast for the high priest of bop, […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 8
Fine Folk is an ensemble of young musicians from Long Beach who play a mix of indiebluegrass, country and folk songs (duh). Led by main singer and guitarist Eva Loona Smith, this mostly acoustic multi-instrumental seven-piece is doing what any good players with an interest in tradition do when forced to live in the fresh […]
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Redwood Coast Music Festival 2026
The 34th Redwood Coast Music Festival last weekend in Eureka attracted another huge crowd of attendees who faced the pleasant challenge of picking and choosing among 130 sets by amazing talent over four days at different venues. The event began back in 1990 with a traditional Dixieland jazz music genre targeting a somewhat aging audience. […]
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A Nightmare on Main Street
If you ever find yourself wondering what being haunted or possessed feels like, think about a nightmare. Then wake up and try to move on. Think about a beautiful dream. Then wake up and once again try to get on with your life. If you have ever suffered from privation — a serious deficit of […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 7
Ilyas Ahmed is a Portland-based experimental musician who has a long discographyfull of collaborations with similar West Coast gems, including a lovely record with JefreCantu-Ledesma from my favorite ’90s San Francisco dynamic-ambient band Tarantel.He is currently on tour with Seattle’s motorik mashers somesurprises and will belanding at the Miniplex at 7 p.m. for an early […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Oct. 6
Burnstitch Artist Collective is throwing a local band showcase at Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight at 7 p.m. to get some energy going to four groups in the area who deserve some attention. Those bands are punk bands 3.5% and Indexterity, psych rock act Kybos and indie grunge rockers Dune TV. As with every B.A.T. […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 2
The Miniplex is hosting a punk rock zoological cage match tonight around 9 p.m. withCincinnati trio Jon Q Public linking up with local fauna Dumpster Puppies, Berk & theJerx and The Smashed Glass. This venue has some of the better underground touringact calendars in the area, but rarely books straight up punk shows, so this […]
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The Modern Prometheus
And just like that, we are back in the beginning of spooky season, the 10th month of the year — ridiculously and archaically named October — the month that not only ends with Halloween, but begins with what is now the ninth anniversary of my time writing about music, politics, people and art for this […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 30
Two midweek shows in Arcata to report on then I’m done until the next deadline. First up at 7 p.m. at the Outer Space, you will find Los Angeles shoegaze and pop act Young Lovers sharing the all-ages stage with indie locals Pennies for Pluto and Luna Sophia. Tickets are a negotiable, sliding scale $10-$20 […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 28
Savage Henry Comedy Club is hosting a loud one tonight at 7:30 p.m. Triangle Fire from Athens, Georgia, joins Grass Valley’s Arüspex and our very own Brain Dead Rejects — who just keep getting better — for an all-ages punk and crust extravaganza presented by the Burnstitch Artist Collective. Tickets are $15 at the door, […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Sept. 27
Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka is offering the sounds of its mighty Kegg organ to the public once again, with a performance at 4 p.m. by virtuosic organist Dave Schofield. The event is free, but there is a suggested donation of $20, which I can attest is a fair price to pay for proximity to […]