Mondays can be hard to nail down for a lot of people and often go overlooked as viable entertainment nights. However, when the right show comes through, it’s like fishing on an empty pier and bagging a monster. And monsters are on the docket tonight at the Miniplex. Ak’Chamel, The Giver of Illness is a […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, March 19
Two oddball and frankly fantastic underground cult bands from yesteryear are converging at the Miniplex tonight, and I don’t suggest missing this shebang. Oneida is from New York City, and Kinski are from Seattle, but both hit the bricks hard around the same time, having been birthed from the late ’90s ecstatic noise and pop […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Dec. 21
Here’s a trio of ways to celebrate the longest night of the year, laid out in chronological form for your discernment. At the Arcata Playhouse at 7 p.m., singer and trombonist James Zeller presents the music of Chet Baker (and other Capricorns). He will be joined by his usual cadre of talented cats, Gabe Lubowe, […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Nov. 29
Local blues master Buddy Reed is playing a solo gig at the Kaptain’s Quarters tonight at 8 p.m. He might not be accompanied by his backing band Th’ Rip It Ups but I guarantee ripping licks will still be on the menu. If you are feeling like making some noise of your own, the Miniplex […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 30
Well, it’s the eve of All Hallow’s Eve, so some kind of marker should be set down as we slide into the space where our distance from the dead is at its closest — yes, I really do believe in this sort of thing. We all have our methods of running with the spectral side, […]
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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: Tuesday, Oct. 8
Philadelphia’s Basic is a trio of musicians from semi-underground acts, the most famous of which is probably Chicago’s venerable post-rock band Tortoise. Tonight they are joined at the Miniplex with Eta Corina, a cool-ass duo composed of Ben Chasney of Six Organs of Admittance and Sake violinist Aolani. Don’t sleep on this mid-week heater; it […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Oct. 1
Four-plus decades since its formation and one name change that is the antithesis of the original, San Francisco’s Lazy Giants has a sound that hits a lot of the right spots for me. Martial drums over moody, melodic bass lines and space-punk guitar sounds with a great vocal mix up in front of the fray, […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 26
A cool, early-hour experimental music night is happening at the Miniplex at 6 p.m. Australian/Los Angeles duo Stevie Richards and Mike Meanstreetz bring the traveling sound to the stage, where they will be supported by two local acts, synth-popping maestros Elegant Humanoid and sound-blaster, tone bender IDYL. $5-$10 sliding scale, and if you stick around […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 21
Los Angeles’ Wand has been at it for north of a decade, where over five records and lots have touring have established themselves as lords of a certain perfect sound, almost impossible give justice to by means of explanation, but I’ll give it a try in the same way Carl Sagan famously showed a generation […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 4
Do you love Beyoncé? Then run, don’t walk to the Miniplex at 8 p.m., where this week’s iteration of Big Mood, the weekly hump day queer-dance-a-thon is celebrating all things regarding the true queen of pop. No cover tonight, and you can catch $2 PBR drafts all night long to refill your juices.
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Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 2
Everyone is Dirty is an Oakland collective of musicians who throw a new banana in the juggling act of dance and depression that defines the group’s chosen genre of post-punk. Those hooks and melodic lines are often created by violin, which seems novel enough to me for a gander, but the pot has really been […]