Hey there, Humboldt! The question this week, as always, is: why stay home? Yes, I know your home is cozy and delightful (and the weather outside might be frightful! Just kidding — you’re in Humboldt! A little rain doesn’t bother you), but come on — the reasons to experience live music offerings are plentiful. Opportunity […]
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Roadhouse Resurrection
The venerable Mendocino County Caspar Inn is reopening — at least in some capacity — according to announcements on the inn’s Facebook page. The inn is booking shows, but not rooms. The spot was/is a favorite for local bands willing to make the haul and, sure enough, Arcata’s own Rooster McClintock has already petitioned to […]
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From the Hum: Zion I’s heavy hip hop, Morning Ritual’s haunting hooks
Hip hop act Zion I celebrates the group’s latest effort, Shadowboxing, with a stop at the Arcata Theatre Lounge as part of the Masters Of Ceremony winter tour. The new album contains the anticipated heavy beats as Zion I’s past collections — all critically acclaimed — but delivers them in a grittier style, making this […]
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Best Use of Your Laundry Money
In the alcove of your neighborhood restaurant, the apse of your favorite bar, there’s often one of Humboldt’s overlooked treasures. Pinball tables — “Machines!” argues a colleague, who smugly points out that “pinball machine” garners 1.45 million results in a Google search, while “pinball table” yields a mere 169,000. “Almost 10 to one,” he boasts. […]
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Creamery Fest Mural Saved From Destruction
As if Creamery Festival organizer Jackie Dandeneau didn’t have enough going on, what with preparing for the first-ever three-day celebration of the up-and-coming arts district, here was a City of Arcata worker tsk tsking the mural she and seven other artists had livened up the intersection of Ninth and L streets with. Dandeneau initially feared […]