Speaking of returning friends from Portland, The Shivas are being hosted at the Miniplex tonight at 8:30 p.m., celebrating the release of an album appropriately titled Can’t Stop Coming Around. Expect more of the same glorious, fuzzed out and harmonious true rock and roll that has made this act a hip household name for the […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 1
It’s once more unto the breach for our dear friends from Portland when living country legends Jenny Don’t and the Spurs return to the 707 to do what they do best: swing, sing and honky tonk the night away. The Logger Bar is a perfect spot for such fine fare, so be sure to roll […]
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Music Today: Sunday, July 28
It’s the season of festivals, and I am a happy promoter of our more homegrown varieties, best personified in today’s Westhaven Wild Blackberry Festival at the Westhaven Volunteer Fire Department. This free event offers lots of fun, but my beat is ever the music scene, so here’s the goods there. Starting at 10 a.m., you […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, July 27
There’s a rock show brewing at the Miniplex tonight. Color Green is a Los Angeles quartet that specializes in nifty, riffy and soulful pulls off the amp’s fuzzy peaches. The band’s steady and rollin’ Yin will make a fine complement to the very loud Yang of local heavies Sugar Boys. It’s all about balance in […]
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Beer Fest at Blue Ox this Saturday
History meets hops at Humboldt’s newest summer celebration. The Humboldt County Historical Society and Blue Ox Millworks are teaming up to host the inaugural Beer Fest at Blue Ox on Saturday, July 27 from noon to 5 p.m. ($45, $6 VIP, $25 non-drinker). This 21+ event offers a taste of Humboldt’s finest brews, including offerings […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, July 25
The Logger Bar is the spot for some country-tinged, folky rock music as Portland’s Cruise Control coasts into town for an evening of free music starting at 9 p.m. I listened to some of the group’s tunes online, and found them to be some sweet, light-hearted stuff. Also on the bill is a brand new […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, July 24
Speaking of the Miniplex, it’s a good time to remind everyone of Big Mood, the weekly queer dance party curated by DJ Pandemonium Jones. The fun starts at 8 p.m., it’s free to get in and this boy knows his stuff when it comes to grooving on wax tracks made to melt your candle and […]
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Humboldt Folklife Draws a Crowd
The Humboldt Folklife Festival delivered its usual week-long supply of Humboldt County musicians and bands to Blue Lake this past Sunday through Saturday, July 14 through July 20. The only problem? How to pick and choose what to attend, given the festival program was competing with what seemed like an unusually packed social calendar countywide. […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, July 23
Matchess is the nom de stage of Whitney Johnson, and also the name of a trio she leads to play her compositions, which are fairly abstract soundwaves of musical glossolalia and deep-brain somnambulant exploration. I listened to the Drag City artist’s latest offering and found myself wondering if I had somehow slid a cold fusion […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, July 22
It’s 7 p.m. on Monday night at Savage Henry Comedy Club, which means another installment of — thunderclap, sword slash, scream and evisceration sounds — Metal Monday. Tonight’s road band is a grindcore act from Michigan called Cloud Rat, with local support from Malicious Algorithm, The Groomers, Kolonizer and Pruritus Ani. If you don’t understand […]
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Music Today: Sunday, July 21
It’s a fine afternoon to go check out the music scene at the Fieldbrook Winery. Today’s players are Celtic, world, and folk guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Seabury Gould, who will be joined by fiddler Evan Morden. The tunes start at noon and are free, with an understanding that refreshments are available for purchase, and a note […]