Pianist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist producer Marco Benevento, a man who has never suffered from lack of talent and whom you might know from Garage A Trois, Surprise Me Mr. Davis and numerous other bands, brings his legacy of experimental jazz and rock to the Jambalaya. It’s $12, $10 advanced and The Getdown will apparently be playing, too. […]
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Island Buzz
Check out this morning’s NPR segment on Future Islands, a North Carolina indie band fresh from SXSW and slated for an April 7 show at Humboldt Brews ($10). The band killed it on Letterman, so get to Hum Brews early and catch them at the smallest, cheapest show they’ll probably be playing for some time.
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Tonight’s Setlist: Saturday satisfaction (and Germanic deep house future thizz)
Humboldt’s dark new wave darlings Space Biscuit play The Palm Lounge with Arcata’s Wownd following some stand-up comedy with Ben Feldman. The funny stuff starts at 8 p.m., theoretically, and the music kicks off around 10 p.m. Cover is $5 from 8 to 9:30 then a $3 to $5 suggested donation. Maybe you want to […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Get Your Friday On With Fiddles or Livetronica or Jazz or Not-Jazz
Austin heroine Carrie Rodriguez and renowned roots fiddler Luke Jacobs perform at Arcata Playhouse in support of their new album Live At The Cactus. Tickets are $15 general and $13 students. Show starts at 8 p.m. Livetronica pioneers Particle are best known for marathon sets at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Music […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Choose-your-own-adventure Thursday
Let’s start in Eureka. Meskalito, a new Arcata funk ensemble, joins funk improv quintet Ultra Secret Good Guy Organization in support of Ashland’s moody alt rockers The Jawbone Club at the Palm Lounge. Show starts at 9 p.m., is free (tips appreciated, touring costs!) and 21-and-over. Moving over to A-town, Arcata mega-poppers The Wild Lungs […]
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It’s a Terrific Tuesday!
What do you need to know about The Rebirth Brass Band other than that the show is at Humboldt Brews, costs $20, starts at 9:30 p.m. and is 21-and-over? These guys are an international phenom. From the streets of New Orleans to points around the globe, The Rebirth Brass Band brings the funk so heavy […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: A wee bit of madness
(Scene above not of the Logger Bar) Personally, I have mixed feelings about St. Patrick’s Day. I’m of Irish descent and love a good party, but I also like snakes. We’ll set the cultural/historical discussion aside for now, however, because you’ve got yourself what is sure to be an excellent time happening at the Logger Bar. […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: St. Paddy’s, a Happy Birthday, a benefit and beyond
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day — oh yeah, that — early with a Wild Irish Barn Dance at the Arcata Veterans’ Hall starting at 7:30 p.m. Sue Moon will call to the enthusiastic tunes of Blake Ritter and Sam McNeill. All dances will be taught with no partner or experience necessary. Admission $7 general, $6 Humboldt […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Freeing and Fantastical
Photo by Chuck Johnson/Freak Photo You can dance if you want to — and you will want to because it’s Soul Night! But wait! That’s not all! You also get all vinyl. Humboldt Brews, 9 p.m., $5 (get your tickets early), 21-and-over. You can dance if you want to — and you’ll want to because […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Trippy and Tantalizing
This is not your usual gig. Legendary outsider artist The Space Lady, often seen busking on the streets of San Francisco in the ’80s and ’90s, has come out of retirement for a tour of her Casio-driven, phase-shifted, otherworldly originals and unrecognizable covers at the Siren’s Song. She’ll be joined by ambient jetsetter Ensemble Economique and […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Beasts & Babes
Two Wandering Bears and Venatore Media present The Fourth Annual Animal Carnival, with all proceeds supporting the Open Door Clinic’s Literacy Program and Humboldt County’s Godwit Days. Organizers describe the menagerie thus: “For four years now, the animal party has entertained catfish, coyotes, crocodiles and caterpillars from all over the world. We have had car fires […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: New Folk, Old Folk
Melody Walker and Jacob Groopman return to the Arcata Playhouse on tonight in order to celebrate their new release, We Made It Home. Before meeting in Northern California, Walker and Groopman both grew up surrounded by sound. Walker was the daughter of a blue collar songwriter father and grew up listening to everything from the […]