Day four of the festivities wrap everything up in a pretty little package tonight at theMiniplex at 6 p.m., where The Ian Fays and The Lowlights team up to take the stagesurrounded by the celluloid dreams brought to screen in the form of short films byJensen Rufe ($10). Two decades down, hopefully more to come […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 17
Back over to the Eureka Theater for a showing of Rural Rock & Roll along with sets bylocal OG titans The Hitch and The Smashed Glass. Get there at 8 p.m. with $10 inhand for all the fun.
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Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 16
The Rural Rock & Roll fun continues at Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight at 8 p.m.with sets by Humboldt rockers Buffy Swayze and Clean Girl and the Dirty Dishes.The show will be all watched over by the loving grace of MC JPG. Get in the door with$10.
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 15
There’s a mini-fest of sorts happening through Sunday and starting at the EurekaTheater tonight at 7 p.m. It’s the 18th anniversary of filmmaker Jon Olson’s Zombies ofEureka, including a behind the scenes piece with Olson. Some of the bands in this filmare in Jensen Rufe’s Rural Rock & Roll flick, whose 20th anniversary will be […]
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Wipeout
Despite observing my habit of (relative) temperance during New Year’s Eve at home, I managed to catch that nasty flu going around, the forces of which I am still reeling from. This has been my most stricken-with-disease experience in years and the reason I was absent from last week’s issue and still writing sparingly. This […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Jan. 4
Speaking of Humbrews and New Orleans, the mighty Mike Dillon Band brings some fine talent to town. You might remember Bay Area saxophonist Chris Boa from his previous jams in these parts with Pink Floyd tribute act Money, and anyone who knows about the good bespoke modern jam iterations of another important “J” word (jazz) […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 3
Russian Soviet inventor Leon Theremin didn’t just invent the touchless, singing electronic wave machine that bears his last name and which briefly made Clara Rockmore a household name in the mid-20th century while also dominating the sonic landscape of sci-fi and horror films, he is also known for his spycraft. Just look up the Thing […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 2
There’s another birthday celebration at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 7 p.m. This time it’s honoring the 70th run around the sun of Latin musician David Peñalosa with music from Palante, Tropiqueño and Timbata. Latin dance and food in the cold of winter sounds just about right. Go to the Playhouse’s website for more information […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 1
It’s the inaugural day for the new calendar, and while we must move forward through those pages due to the ineluctable pull of time in this dimension of reality, we are nonetheless drawn to the past by our nature, a mini-paradox of the human experience and sensibilities. Exactly 29 years ago was the day we […]
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Tales of Brave Ulysses
Forget what I was on about last week; that was just rope burn from all of the tension of 2025. It’s a new year and nothing quite helps grease the mystery chute to the future like a conversation with an old friend. I was lucky enough to have one of those on Christmas, and you […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Dec. 31
In the spirit of an early celebration of the end of 2025, I’m going to suggest one showonly. Rooster McClintock and A Banjo Makes Three have something going down at the Carlo Theatre at 6 p.m., with a guaranteed landing long before the midnight end of this wretched fucking year. Sounds like a winner to […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Dec. 30
Seattle comedian Quinn Fitzgerald will be doing his thing at Siren’s Song Taverntonight. What is that thing? You can find out by showing up at 8 p.m. with $5 fo’ the do’.