One good way to beat back the summertime blues is to enjoy some hot andsparkly vintage country, courtesy of returning Portland road dogs JennyDon’t & the Spurs. This time through, the group will be kicking it up atHumbrews, where tickets will run you $25 at the door, and $20 in advance.That door should be opening […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, July 11
While Reggae on the River might be a month away, Humbrews is hostingthe official pre-party tonight at 9 p.m. If you need your fix, come through for the rhythms of Green Lion Crew and Noble Tobal Sound System to holdyou over until August. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.Blessings.
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Music Tonight: Sunday, June 28
Jam fans rejoice. Humbrews is hosting Dizgo, the hottest quartet from Bloomington, Indiana. Expect lots of dynamic shifts and mind-freeing transitions over the course of the night, along with some opening grooves courtesy of HotFoot. Things get going around 8:30 p.m. and the tickets will run you $25 at the door, $20 for all the […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, June 24
Finally for this week, here are two shows on either side of Humboldt Bay, both full ofdifferent types of soul. If you want something dirty boots, nitty gritty and country, headover to Siren’s Song Tavern after 8 p.m. for a local (and formerly so) match-up ofsounds courtesy of Gunsafe and Idle Spurs. This one’s free, […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, June 20
Local rapper Hiway is about to be local no more, so his friends are throwing a going-away party tonight at Humbrews to let him know he will be missed. Producer and DJGMG will be providing the beats and ambiance for rappers Nac One, Flo J. Simpson, Cali Los Mikyo and company to weave a wordstream […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, May 28
Art-rock prog weirdos Sleepytime Gorilla Museum are back in town at Humbrewstonight at 8:30 p.m. This time around they have brought with them fellow Oaklandhomelanders Gumby’s Junk, a group of sonic surrealists who palette-match theheadliners in a very complementary fashion. Advance tickets are on sale now for $20and it will cost an extra $5 at […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, May 2
Two bitchin’ rock shows tonight, on either side of the bay for those of you forced to take sides. First up at the Shanty at 8 p.m. you will find the mighty Black Plate at what is likely to be their last show until the harvest moon of fall comes tickling down from the sky. […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, April 30
Humbrews has been peeking its head out of the wet loam and into the sunshine with a fine run of shows. This week’s calendar has more heat under the bonnet than the previous ones, suggesting no end to the building head of steam, and tonight has a lot of horsepower. Tony Furtado is an OG […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, April 25
Yes, there are two big dance funk and electro gigs going down for those inclined that way — Fantastic Negrito at Humbrews at 8:30, and Mark Farina at Arcata Theatre Lounge around the same time (both $30) — but I tend to be inclined towards the underground, and the real heads around here dig Open […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, April 24
The more horrible the loss, the greater the celebration. Or at least that’s how it goes when your friends and loved ones are musicians imbued with the sacred and profane ability to move people, from heels to heart and ass to soul. Earlier this year, we lost one of our great rhythm-makers, bassist Lyza Padilla […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, March 16
Humbrews is back at it again with a Grateful Dead-adjacent act. Tonight’s stars are The Garcia Project, a national touring act that painstakingly recreates exact setlists from the live history of the Jerry Garcia Band, which, you can imagine, hasn’t been doing much on stage since Jerry Garcia’s death 30 years ago. If you want […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Feb. 19
The Neville Brothers are about as close as it comes to true royalty in New Orleans,containing in their ranks a founding member of funk masters The Meters and, of course, the eponymous band featuring soul superstar Aaron Neville. The youngest member of that family and a noted percussionist for The Meters is landing at Humbrews […]