Go big Elephant Revival and The T Sisters perform tonight at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. The five members of Elephant Revival claim a deep commitment to certain ideals: community, recognizing one’s place in the flow of the natural world, harmony. These standards influence the band’s blend of folk music, making it an uplifting favorite at […]
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Bonus Track: Willy Porter at the Playhouse, Cosmic Gig at Siren’s Song
Hop aboard with Willy Porter tonight at the Arcata Playhouse when he celebrates his latest EP, Cheeseburgers & Gasoline along with Welsh guitarist/singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph. Known for performing plugged-in acoustic shows that vibrate with energy, Porter believes the dynamics created in live performance are vital. “hen I honor those quiet moments, the power of being loud seems […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Hum Brews Owns Your Life
Between the daytime beauty and the onslaught of seriously amazing nighttime options, Humboldt County really is the best. Case in point: Humboldt Brews has landed two sure-to-be-epic shows requiring you to forego your predictable weeknight routine and instead spend it being happy in the venue’s outstanding music room. First up, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Anti-folk Folk
We’ve two women enticing you out tonight. At the Van Duzer, longtime political commentator Ani DiFranco will entertain you with songs infused with insight, righteousness, humor and compassion. Tickets run $45 general, $22 HSU students. Local astounding success story Jenny Scheinman opens at 8 p.m. Down the hill, neo-folk artist Diane Cluck plays Mazzotti’s (yes, Mazzotti’s!) in support […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Garage Rock a Go Go, Benefit for the Blind
Two highlights for you tonight — both sound like a gas, so why not start in Blue Lake and work your way back west? The Logger Bar presents the “triumphant” return of Garage Rock Au Go-Go where a collection of Humboldt’s raddest DJs will infuse the night with garage rock, moldies, rockabilly, psychedelic and, they say, […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: ‘Come out and meet those people your Momma warned you about!’
Technically, Mardi Gras aka “Fat Tuesday” offers you a chance to get your feast on before the penitential season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Even if you don’t observe the Catholic customs, you can indulge in several celebrations this week, beginning with Where’s Queer Bill’s Mardi Gras Masquerade Dance Party tonight. The successful monthly […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: All The Reasons You Should Go Out
Motherlode First and foremost, Motherlode is releasing a debut live CD, All in Good Time featuring DJ Logic, Bill Summers and legendary trombonist Fred Wesley. Drummer Pete Ciotti — whose other bands include Nucleus and Full Moon Fever, and who owns both the Jambalaya and Big Pete’s Pizzeria — sat down along with his very […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Shake off your love-hangover
Moving on from Valentine’s, but keeping the romance and luck going with either the Hot Tuna show (beloved blues rockers at Humboldt Brews, tickets are $40, probably sold out, with a 9 p.m. start time) or the Songwriter Circle of Death with TheBoredAgain, Kyle La Chinga, The Weavetown and Gabe Rose Hell (Humboldt real deal […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: So Many Ways to Love
Still on the fence about celebrating Valentine’s? Read this week’s Setlist and see if you’re swayed. Once you’ve decided that yes, you will opt-in on love, here’s some options for your celebrating: The Reggae! On the southern end of the county, the Mateel Community Center would like you to celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Black & Red […]
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Bonus track: Banjos, check. Rap, check. Killer show tonight, check.
Fans of This American Life (catch it on KHSU Fridays and Sundays) may recall the episode “Numbers,” in which Ira Glass interviews musician David Soldier about a study determining what people most love and – more interestingly – hate in music: Soldier: There was quite a diversity in hatred. There were a lot of hated instruments… […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Beyond Bungle with Secret Chiefs 3, plus Oliver Mtukudzi at the Mateel
We get emails. Sometimes they look like this: “Hi, I’m Trey from Secret Chiefs 3. … It’s not the most famous band in the world, but we do sell out the Great American Music Hall in SF and similar venues across the USA, Europe, Australia and Latin America. We’ve never played Humboldt, but I grew […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Linday Lou & the Flatbellys
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 them from […]