Northcoast Preparatory Academy is throwing a fundraiser for its music program at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 6 p.m. Come through and check out some fantastic local talent — many of whom are educators themselves who have broken HumCo containment — including Jenny Scheinmann, James Zeller, Matt Rollings and John C. Wood. Tickets are $20 […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, March 8
Back over to the Arcata Playhouse for more Zero to Fierce Fest action, come check out singer/songwriter Ruth Theodore as she teams up with singer/songwriter and playwright Katie Dahl for an evening of original music. It starts at 7 p.m. and $30 is the price for this jamberoo.
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Music Tonight: Saturday, March 7
Three options tonight, so I’ll get with the facts. Two 7 p.m. gigs in Arcata. Over at the Arcata Playhouse, Harmonic Howl presents Women of Country, a group featuring singers Ruby Ruth George, Elle Penner and Briana Penner for $20. There’s a “Classic Cuntry” (costume contest, so dress accordingly.Meanwhile over at the Moss Oak Commons, […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Feb. 26
Reverso is a transcontinental jazz trio composed of tromboner Ryan Keberle, pianist Frank Woeste and cellist Vincent Courtois. Their latest album, “Between Two Silences,” is a chamber music celebration of the music of Erik Satie, with that chamber sitting like a spinning plate in a hall of mirrors. That’s a high compliment; I loved what […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Feb. 6
Speaking of the Arcata Playhouse, there’s an anti-imperialism benefit show calledCommon Denominator put on by the folks in the Humboldt Anti-War Committee and Hip Hop Humboldt as a show of solidarity for the people of Palestine and Venezuela. The line-up is diverse, with jazzy pop tunes from Swingo Domingo, heavier and different fare from Something […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Feb. 5
Veteran independent folk musician Alice Di Micele built a career by releasing her musicon her own label and spreading her fanbase outward from her local Oregon scene tothe world at large. This has allowed her to enjoy an uncompromised career focused onher musical talents and passion for environmental and social issues without thebaggage of corporate […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 29
Adam Moezinia is a versatile, Juilliard-trained jazz guitarist and bandleader from NewYork City who will be bringing his group The Folk Element Trio to the ArcataPlayhouse tonight at 7 p.m. I watched some of the trio’s live performances on YouTube and found the music to be a fine mix of contemporary jazz and traditional blues […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 2
There’s another birthday celebration at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 7 p.m. This time it’s honoring the 70th run around the sun of Latin musician David Peñalosa with music from Palante, Tropiqueño and Timbata. Latin dance and food in the cold of winter sounds just about right. Go to the Playhouse’s website for more information […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Dec. 29
There’s an important birthday to celebrate, and no, I’m not talking about my dear middle brother’s nativity marker yesterday. It’s bandleader, tromboner, music master, clownish pro and all-around great guy James Zeller’s birthday celebration at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 7 p.m. Expect appearances from the roster of fantastic jazz musicians who have been entertaining […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Dec. 20
It’s solstice eve, and due to the coming of another more celebrated eve on Wednesday,I’m loading the underboughs of this evening with shows to balance the silent nightsahead. The big shebang is happening over at the Arcata Playhouse, where the JingleJam Holiday Benefit, packed with so many local shining stars, will be happening in two […]
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Arcata Playhouse Rolls the Dice
With The Dungeon, the Dragon and the Wizard of Doom: A D&D Holiday Show Adventure Arcata Playhouse is bringing the British tradition of a Christmas pantomime to Humboldt once again. Pantomimes are often thought of as silent endeavors but this incarnation is the opposite. Christmas pantomimes, or “pantos,” are community centered, derived theater that combines […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Nov. 16
Clan Dyken returns to town with its Beauty Way Benefit for the indigenous people of Big Mountain, Arizona, to give direct aid in their effort to resist incursion on their ancestral lands by the extractive death’s head of the U.S. government and its affiliate private industry demons. The doors open at the Arcata Playhouse at […]