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).
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Bye Bye, Badman
I’m going to keep this brief because I am worn out. A little too much fun and sundown by the riverside over the weekend has caught up with me and I am tapped out. All work and no play might make one dull, but I’m not exactly feeling sharp at the moment either. There’s probably […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, July 15
One good way to beat back the summertime blues is to enjoy some hot andsparkly vintage country, courtesy of returning Portland road dogs JennyDon’t & the Spurs. This time through, the group will be kicking it up atHumbrews, where tickets will run you $25 at the door, and $20 in advance.That door should be opening […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, July 14
Los Angeles noise rock and freak-out folk act The Clog will be playing atMoss Oak Commons this evening at 7 p.m. for a very negotiable $10. Thelocal acts are going to be hot, too, with sun and fun synthetic jazz funkgreats Fek and the Future Friends of Sound joining up with the enigmaticOtolith.
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Music Tonight: Sunday, July 12
There’s a circus tent over at 2515 Wyatt Lane in Arcata near Ennis Parkwhere some summer fun will be going down over the next few weeks. Onesuch event happens today at 6 p.m., when local roots and punk collectivesThe Cowtown Sound and Vegan Slaughterhouse will be joining forcesfor an event they are calling The Vegan […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, July 11
While Reggae on the River might be a month away, Humbrews is hostingthe official pre-party tonight at 9 p.m. If you need your fix, come through for the rhythms of Green Lion Crew and Noble Tobal Sound System to holdyou over until August. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.Blessings.
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Music Tonight: Friday, July 10
Regular readers of this space should be familiar with The Pine Hill Haints,Alabama’s best group of country hill stompers and cemetery creepers inthis or any other century. Hell, they even have a stick and bucket slap bassand know how to use it. I’m happy to announce they’ll be haunting theSwan Room at the Shanty tonight […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, July 9
Francis Vanek is an exceptional tenor sax player who is likely familiar tomany of you in the jazz community, having played around these parts quitea few times over the years with local jazz studs RLA along with othervarious groups. Whether you are a returning audience member oruninitiated fan-to-be, you should roll through the Basement after […]
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The Pan Piper
A few weeks ago, I wrote an intro here about a dawn chorus of birds I heard while camping. I titled that column “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” after a famous chapter from The Wind in the Willows, in which the pagan god Pan appears as a benevolent shepherd of animals to help the […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, July 6
There’s a pretty fantastic loud and wild show over at Moss Oak Commons tonight at 7 p.m. The headliner is the Tokyo group The Wameki, whose dry explosive sound evokes a kind of radio-wave diarrhea mess in the most fabulous way possible. Sickening sounds with great effectiveness. To sweeten the pot, three of our best […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, July 3
Now that summer is underway, it’s a good time to dance to the music of bright colors and hot nights. Templo is a dance party curated by DJs Blancatron and Zero One full of Afro and Latin beats amid a backdrop of Tropicalia. You can catch the fun starting at the Basement starting at 8 […]
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Music Today: Thursday, July 2
Rob Diggins and Jolianne Einem are stellar figures whose eclectic output, both as performers and promoters, is a load-bearing part of the Humboldt music scene. So much so that I find myself often behind in reporting on the many shows they play and put on. I aim to fix that somewhat today by suggesting that […]