They’re both comprised of different sized slats to strike to produce playful melodies. But the marimba, with its double row of wooden bars and metal resonator tubes below, is a far cry from the tinny, rainbow-colored toy you remember from grade school. Instead, it yields a warm, natural resonance like that of an acoustic guitar. […]
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Attack of the Monster Women
A few minutes into the 2006 Humboldt County music documentary Rural Rock & Roll, The Monster Women’s guitarist and vocalist Courtney Jaxon describes our little slice of heaven. “There’s something strange and magical about this whole place,” she says. “It’s like we’re in the middle of some weird forest where things are different.” A bit […]
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The Siren Call of Beer
Soft gold and deep blue lights illuminate the impressive line-up of stemware behind the bar at Siren’s Song Tavern in Old Town Eureka — something for every beer, ale, stout and sour on the menu. After quietly opening four years ago, the place has steadily built a solid reputation for craft beer and cider, eclectic […]
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The Next Flight
The Old World design of the Arcata Plaza became decidedly more Euro when Ed and Anna Bernard purchased a small wine shop there 10 years ago. Situated on Eighth Street between a thriving Italian eatery and a clothing boutique, Libation is a wine shop and bar offering an impressive selection of bottles in addition to […]
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The Old Steeple
Paul Beatie was standing in the kitchen when his life took a dramatic turn. “I was making coffee and my wife was on the computer in the other room, and she starts swearing, [yelling], “You’ve gotta come see this! The church is for sale!” The 115-year-old building came with a permit for live concerts, so […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: ‘Beatles’ benefit, White Manna release, Electro-Stomp
All You Need is Love (and Money) First up, a benefit for Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods at the Jambalaya with music by Beatles tribute band Silver Hammer, plus Triple Junction. The Club is running in the red, says show organizer Kris Dickerson, and this benefit will help pay some of the costs […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Two Reasons to Leave the House
The sun’s going down soon and you’re wondering how to make the most of your Sunday night? You’ve two options. A listen to Austin psych-pop quartet Tele Novella inspired us to highlight the band’s Sunday gig at the Palm Lounge as Your Show of the Week. “Don’t Be A Stranger,” from new EP Cosmic Dial […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Get Ripped
There’s this, the slightly mysterious Watercolor Paintings and Void Boys at the Birdhouse show… …and for the less subtle, local blues favorites Buddy Reed & the Rip It Ups transform The Westhaven Center for the Arts from an art gallery to a lowdown, dirty, gut bucket blues dance hall as part of the center’s monthly jazz […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Friday: Jams, Punks, Finncore
If you want to get out of town — end-of-summer fling? — the Trinity River Jamboree offers three days of music with more than 35 bands, plus a Silent Disco Dance DJ Party and tons of other festival fun. See www.trinityjam.com for the full line-up and all the info you could want. Speaking of not-Humboldt, […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Eagles, Bats, Italian Goth
Starting right now, you’ve got your Boys of Summer Eagles tribute band, part of the Eureka Summer Concert Series happening at the C Street Market Square. It’s free! Then at 7 p.m., this week’s Italian-bands-in-Humboldt experience begins with The Spiritual Bat, a goth-rock band from Frosinone, Italy, at the Ink Annex. Joining them, Portland’s psychedelic […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Two Kinds of Love
You need some goddamn good honky-tonk on a Monday night, yes, you do. Which is why you’re going to suck it up and go out and see Flint, Mich. native Whitey Morgan and the 78’s at Humboldt Brews. Tickets are $10, the outlaw twang starts at 9 p.m. and yes, 21-and-over. Check it: Wait. What? […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Saturday: Dance for fun, funk for a cause, ‘snot rock’
I saw a movie once in which dancing was outlawed because it was, essentially, a sin. Inspired lust and stuff. But the killjoy adults were no match for teenage desire, especially once bad boy Ren McCormack came to town. Arcata has a lot of rules, but, thankfully, the powers-that-be will allow you to salsa, cha-cha, […]