March came in with rainbows — yay! — more a unicorn than the proverbial lion. How the month goes out remains to be seen, but how you go out is more easily determined — as the days grow incrementally longer, so your opportunities for entertainment expand. In this week’s Setlist, we present you options both […]
The Setlist
Our picks for the week’s best live music plus interviews and music news.
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Mardi Gras Madness
Wow. This week. So much. Mardi Gras, garage rock dance party, a benefit for the blind, New York folk, San Francisco Americana, one of the guys from Ween, horn-heavy bluegrass … . Let’s dive in. Fat Friday, Saturday and Tuesday Technically, Mardi Gras aka “Fat Tuesday” offers you a chance to get your feast on […]
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A Motherlode of a Week
Dear Humboldt, our local talent bookers have been going a little nuts making sure you have no excuse to stay home. Please read on and plan accordingly. Friday’s bonanza First and foremost, on Friday night, Motherlode is releasing a debut live CD, All in Good Time featuring DJ Logic, Bill Summers and legendary trombonist Fred […]
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For Love
And here we find ourselves in a week anchored by Valentine’s Day. Dismissing the holiday as a mawkish, cheesy, Hallmark-exploited ode to cliched ideas about romance is easy — foil-wrapped chocolate hearts abounding in grocery store aisles suggest quantifying passion is both simple and convenient. If you’re not in a relationship, the assault of pink […]
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Pictures of Lily
Twee Thursday You can tell by the photo that Humboldt County will love Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys. She’s adorable, like the girl you had a crush on in grade school. The guys are attractive and sincere-looking in that way that only young people wearing natural fibers can be. The beards probably do not keep […]