Asbury Park, New Jersey, is considered a working class, garage rock mecca, despite over a half a century of time passing since The E Street Band and all of its satellite musicians and bands formed into concrete reality and moved on up into the land of rock ‘n’ roll mythology. However, the town still seems […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Jan. 14
Black Flag is one of the few original wave of American punk acts who have everything needed to cement a worldwide icon status: a highly influential discography that covers everything from early hardcore to proto-sludge, grunge and alternative metal; an instantly recognizable sound throughout despite five decades of line-up changes, with guitarist Greg Ginn remaining […]
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Comedy Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 11
San Francisco comedians Spencer Devine and Rachel Pilson continue the last of their two-night headlining residency at Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight at 9 p.m. ($10). If you would like to get in on the ground floor of some rising Bay Area stand-ups, tonight or Friday’s gigs are the place to be. On the topic […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 3
If you recall from my New Year’s Eve roundup from last week, the Arcata Theatre Lounge had a very whomp- and bass-heavy party to bring on 2025. There was a subtle clause there, too, for those who wanted the gig to roll over into the weekend, where $30 got you a package deal for New […]
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Movie Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 1
Welcome to the future. I don’t know what to say other than hopefully it will be less terrible, shitty and infuriating than the recent past and present. I completely understand if you find yourself immobilized by last night, or last year for that matter. But assuming you aren’t frozen in terror or hungover malaise, the […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Dec. 31
It’s the long goodbye, coming in early in the week this year, and I’m going to make a few suggestions, not in chronological order, but rather paired by location and style. For instance, if you are interested in some DJ’ed dance parties, you can check out the big EDM blow at the Arcata Theatre Lounge […]
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Movies Today: Sunday, Dec. 29
Let’s break from the musical build-up to the year-killer and enjoy a day at the movies. The Eureka Theater is showing a 2 p.m. matinee of An American Tail, the beloved 1986 film animated by Don Bluth and co. about the coming to America story of young Fievel Mousekewitz, whose family is escaping a Cossack […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Dec. 6
Bay Area rap superstar and former collaborator and friend of the late, great Mac Dre, Andre Nickatina is back in town for an evening at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. As he is a man who needs little introduction in these parts, I’ll just add that doors are at 7 p.m., and tickets are going for […]
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Movie Tonight: Thursday, Nov. 21
Weird Al Yankovic is famous for a great many parody songs and as well as highly stylized original songs, like the Devo-inspired “Dare to be Stupid,” the title song from his massive 1985 hit album, the success of which allowed him to break into more than a cult film, UHF — originally titled The Vidiot […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Nov. 9
The huntsman’s horns are calling out a familiar tune, for those with the ears to hear. Some old rituals are returning to our lands, bringing a warmth to this increasingly cold season of mists. I am referring to the return of metal show at the Eureka Veterans Hall, where after the doors open at 6 […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Nov. 1
It’s the third annual College Night Vampire’s Ball at the Arcata Theatre Lounge tonight at 9 p.m. ($10). It’s a trappy affair, featuring 1942 Boyz and local/traveling DJ KRTMS. If the “college night” part didn’t tip you off, this crowd is going to trend toward the younger side, but no minors, no reentry for under […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 23
Having lived many years ago in British Columbia, on a teenage solo mission to see things and wander into the wilderness, I have a soft spot for anyone who lived similarly and reflected upon it musically. Such is the duo Ocie Elliott, who, hailing from Victoria on the big island, are a duo who play […]