The Shanty is putting on a free All-Hallows Eve-eve show tonight at 8 p.m., with local combat thrash band Psyop Victim providing local support for Los Lonely Stars, a Los Saicos cover band from Los Angeles. Meanwhile a half hour later at Humbrews, Poor Man’s Whiskey will be taking over with Dark Side of the […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Oct. 26
The music associated with Steely Dead should be pretty easy for many people to figure out, but in case there’s any confusion, this Denver-based jam band fills its sets with songs by two very different but similarly adored bands from the ’70s: Steely Dan and the Grateful Dead. And although both now-defunct bands are known […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 23
Etana is the stage name of Shauna McKenzie, a Grammy-nominated singer originally from Jamaica whose reggae vocals have been winning fans around the world for nearly two decades. Tonight, she will be bringing her neo-soul reggae sound to Humbrews at 9 p.m. Tickets are going for $25 in advance, $30 at the door, so plan […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Oct. 11
Live Dead & Brothers is a jam band tribute act dedicated to playing all things Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers. Tonight’s set at Humbrews will be recreating the Merry Prankster era of the former group. At 60 years and counting, these tunes are ready to sail across the cultural alphabet from LSD to AARP, and […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 8
Fine Folk is an ensemble of young musicians from Long Beach who play a mix of indiebluegrass, country and folk songs (duh). Led by main singer and guitarist Eva Loona Smith, this mostly acoustic multi-instrumental seven-piece is doing what any good players with an interest in tradition do when forced to live in the fresh […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, July 15
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. […]