True North Duo are Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel, who together have crafted a sound built of the finest aspects of bluegrass, pulling off large feats of instrumental prowess and vocal intensity that break containment from the usual restrictions of a less populated act in this genre of music. You can enjoy that sound this […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, May 2
Back at it again at the Miniplex tonight at 8 p.m., this time for an evening of experimental electronic music, with two touring acts that feature live drums and bespoke visuals. Portland’s Bl_ank is rolling through the West Coast with Spanish sound manipulator Alex Silva, who is now based in Baltimore. This should be a […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, May 1
The Miniplex is hosting a very special breed of power trio tonight at 7:30 p.m., a punk and free jazz outfit called mssv, which stands for Main Steam Stop Valve. Mike Watt from outsider punk pioneers the Minutemen joins with guitarist Mike Baggetta and drummer Stephen Hodges, who has beaten the skins for artists like […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, April 27
One thing I learned a long time ago in my playing days, especially in New Orleans and Nashville, is that groups and artists come and go with the charts, but studio musicians and backing bands endure because they are made from a different style of workmanship than your average stage-dweller. They have the chops and […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, April 26
If you haven’t exhausted yourself from the action at the third annual May Day Block Party at 2 p.m. in Blue Lake near the Logger Bar, here’s some more locally crafted entertainment for your enjoyment. The Wild Hare Tavern is hosting veteran eclectic rock act Barking Dogma, with singer Peggy Martinez and company keeping alive […]
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Awa Odori Dancers from Japan at Cal Poly Humboldt on Sunday
Awa Odori dancers from Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture bring one of Japan’s most vibrant traditional dance festivals to Cal Poly Humboldt’s Goodwin Forum on Sunday, April 27, from 3 to 4 p.m. (free). The Awa Odori: Japanese Dance Performance features a 30-minute performance of vibrant, chant-filled routines accompanied by shamisen lute, taiko drums, shinobue flute and […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, April 25
The Eureka Symphony returns to the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts for the first of a two-night springtime celebration titled “Music of the Spheres.” The program starts out with some heavies from the classical era, with a piece by Hadyn featuring some very talented local high schoolers in the instrumental mix, and Mozart’s hybrid […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, April 24
Jay Si is the stage name of New York State to Portland, Oregon, transplant Jeff Chilton, who fronts a funk powerhouse from that city called Jay Si Proof. Expect a mix of high-energy dance tracks and mellow groove intermissions at their show tonight at Humbrews at 8:30 p.m. ($15, $12 advance). Similarly sonically aligned Soul […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, April 23
It’s a hump day metal night over at Savage Henry Comedy Club, where the evening has a definite blackened and death-ridden sonic theme. Seattle’s Veriteras sets the dungeon scene and will be walled into the crypt with the likes of fellow travelers Rohirrim and Lazarus. Local hardened, thrashed-out punk act Image Pit will be on […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, April 22
The world is often a mixed load of contradictions and sorrows wrapped in the taffy of pleasure and good fortune. Tonight’s gig is a perfect example of that phenomenon. The Opera Alley Cats, one of the finest jazz ensembles on the West Coast, is still playing its regular free 7 p.m. slot at the Speakeasy. […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, April 20
Gruff Rhys was, once upon a time in my youth, known as one of the fine minds behind ’90s Welsh rock act Super Furry Animals. He has since gone on to move his muse into different neighborhoods, becoming a writer, filmmaker, composer and artistic odd-man, following a warm line of connections between his homeland and […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, April 19
Portland, Oregon-based Native musician and Saddle Creek Records artist Katherine Paul, better known by her stage name Black Belt Eagle Scout, is a marvel of post-rock innovation, blending fuzzy after-grunge sparks with the sounds of her heritage with a result which rises higher than the sum total of its ingredients. I highly recommend this show […]