There’s nothing going on tonight that I haven’t reported on in one form or another before, so I’ll just spin the wheel and see where the cursor stops. Duck, duck, duck, goose … and it looks like the Logger Bar is the place tonight, where you can enjoy Jazz Bros at 4 p.m., and karaoke […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 15
Not much going on tonight, so I’ll take a brief moment to point out two changes to your regular Wednesday night options. Big Mood, the weekly queer dance party at the Miniplex, is no longer happening on hump day but will return on Jan. 24, where it will take up residency on the fourth Friday […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 17
Well, the E-40 show at the Van Duzer Theatre looks to be sold out, but that’s of little matter, as there is an absolute scorcher happening down at the Miniplex at 6 p.m. Set the controls to the violent center of creation, as psychedelic drone rangers Carlton Melton are back in town, and bringing the […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, June 3
It sure ain’t Valentine’s Day, but that’s not stopping the good folks at Savage Henry Comedy Club from putting on a Broken Heart Care-Eoke — that last word sounds better in the head than it looks on paper — at 9 p.m. For $1, you can step up to the mic and croon a heartbroken […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 18
Loathe as I am to promote yet another karaoke night, I have to drop a mention here, as I feel that the Logger Bar doesn’t get enough attention and I certainly haven’t dropped a line about this joint in enough recent columns. So, here’s my endorsement for the evening: Go check out KJ Dustin’s set-up […]
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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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Love it or Hate it: Valentine’s Day Suggestions
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love and romance that dates back hundreds of years. Once associated with the martyrdom of various Christian saints, as we well know, it is now one of the biggest grossing holidays of the year, propelled by sneaky, sneaky marketing. For most of us, Valentine’s Day is complicated. It can […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, June 4
Karaoke Mondays continue up at Six Rivers tonight at 8 p.m. with DJ Marv. Discover things about your own talents and those of your friends while belting out personal tributes to what we think our favorite songs should sound like. Want to avoid a serious rookie pitfall? Don’t do “Whoomp! (There it is)” by Tag […]
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Party Like There’s Probably a Tomorrow
Memorial Day weekend has come and gone and with it the inauguration of the summer festival schedule begins. The 42nd installment of Summer Arts and Music Festival is happening in Benbow this weekend and, although I will likely not be there, I will be thinking about my erstwhile Southern Humboldt home and the charming people […]
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The Fear: Karaoke
Fear is exhausting. Constantly fighting, flying or freezing leaves me with nothing but fatigue. Everyone has fears and phobias, but I have so many: heights, drowning, clowns, abandonment, failure, Ferris wheels, horses … the list goes on. When I say I’m tired of living in fear, I’m not speaking metaphorically. It’s time to face a […]
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From the Hum: Karaoke Night
Confession: I came late to appreciating karaoke. After spending several years tending bar in live music venues, I’d slogged my way through so many open mics and bad opening acts that the idea of deliberately going out to hear people sing badly sounded as appealing as shoving an ice pick into my eardrum. But over […]
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Lost and Found
Before we launch into this week’s live music picks, a clarification regarding the Where’s Queer Bill Dance parties: Although Nocturnum’s closing means the end of the monthly events at that no-longer-existent venue, the good people behind WQB intend to keep the booty-shaking happening. Stay tuned for the return of Where’s Queer Bill in February. We’ll […]