The Arcata Playhouse is presenting a New Year’s Eve Eve Party tonight at 7:30 p.m. The evening starts off with a variety show featuring some of the regular Playhouse players, including but not limited to: Jackie Dandeneau, Julie Fulkerson, David Ferney, Peggy Martinez, James Zeller and others. After that, it’s a dance party amid the […]
Diggin’ Dirt
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Microphone Season?
I’ll make this quick, for once. I have included both open mics and karaoke gigs here in the Setlist this week, with the obvious elephant of two-plus years of plague looming in the room. I can’t make any decisions for you, thankfully, but I am curious what people think about sharing a common microphone with […]
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Digging It: An Interview with Diggin Dirt’s Tyler Martin
We caught up with Tyler Martin, baritone saxophone player from local funk octet Diggin Dirt, fresh off of a sold-out show at Humbrews to talk about the band’s summer of festival sets, sharing the stage with idols and their Humboldt sound. NCJ: I understand the band’s profile has increased recently through your extensive West Coast […]
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End of Summer Diversions
As I write this I am coming home from a great — but, sadly, too rare these days — evening of live music and I am bushed. Why so rare and why so bushed? Because I am trying to finish up a carpentry project this week so I can enjoy a small pocket of my […]
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Passages
Humboldt State’s graduation weekend manifests itself in many ways. Students exhale as the final assignment is turned in and the world crowns them official adults. Parents rejoice in their children’s accomplishments and start worrying about what’s next. Arcata residents grumble at the weekend’s increased chaos and look forward to summer’s lessened population. Inspiring words pop […]