You know what? Let’s keep this one short, sweet, free and easy. If you like crowds and a spectacle, head to the Arcata Plaza anytime after 10 a.m. for the North Country Fair and its famous parade. If you want more intimate Sunday amusement, go to Fieldbrook Winery at noon for an afternoon with the […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 21
Los Angeles’ Wand has been at it for north of a decade, where over five records and lots have touring have established themselves as lords of a certain perfect sound, almost impossible give justice to by means of explanation, but I’ll give it a try in the same way Carl Sagan famously showed a generation […]
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North Country Fair Celebrates 50 Years
Keep your fingers crossed for sunshine and join the celebration as the North Country Fair marks its 50th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Arcata Plaza (free). This year’s party features 175 art and craft vendors, heaps of local food booths and three lively […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 20
Blu Egyptian is a Chico-based jam band that does the crossing genre streams thing more than noodling. The group has come through town a few times before and seems to have built up a decent amount of steam from steady touring, so good on ’em there. Tonight’s performance will be hosted at Humbrews at 8:30 […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 19
LASKA is a harmonic folk act from Portland fronted by sisters Mookie and Hannah Morton. They’ll be coming round the mountain and stopping at the Outer Space tonight at 7:30 p.m. Also on the bill are a couple of fine local acts, rockers Queen Karma and folk punk heroes Blood Hunny. There is a $5-$20 […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 13
This should be interesting, if for no other reason than it’s a new variation in the history of local vinyl-spun lore. Arcata Soul Party is going to be a DJ-curated dance party, but not at Humbrews. Tonight’s grooves are going down at Septentrio at 9 p.m., where a $10 sliding door fee will allow you […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 12
Innovation is an interesting trick in music, especially within the confines of an established genre. One of the ironies of jam band music, for instance, is how much of it sounds the same, a sort of wash of noodling to the casual listening. However, there are still surprises out there for those looking and one […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 11
The Arcata Playhouse is once again opening its welcoming wooden nest to a touring crew of masterful and fascinating musicians. Sam Reider and the Human Hands is led by the guy at the top of the masthead, a jazz pianist-turned accordion player and composer who writes an alluring type of music based around many folkloric […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 10
It’s already the second Tuesday of this newly minted month, which means it’s time for another installment of the experimental musicians union meet-up at the Sanctuary. The set-up is simple: You bring your preferred noisemaker, electronic doo-dad or plug-inable instrument, and after a discussion about flow and arrangement, you let loose with a crew of […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 9
A large part of aging in this decade is seeing a flier for a show called “Glorv-G and the Chi-Rizzler: Beefing on Stacks with Farto-Hi$$$: THE REMATCH” and knowing by simple instinct that this type of promotional semaphore is designed only to make sense to people born after 9/11 and cause mild irritation or blank […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 7
OK, here’s something old, something new … I can’t think of borrowed or blue, but it’s all worth your time regardless, and I’m happy to celebrate this gig like a posting of the marriage banns from ages ago. Local artist and treasure Violet Crabtree is teaming up with the Outer Space for a fundraiser for […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 6
Regular readers will likely remember my tracking of the ascension of Fortuna’s The Critics, a very skilled and tight pop rock band with a lot of passion and moxy. I have a soft spot for anyone trying as hard as they do with gobs of talent to get into what I discovered in my 20s […]