Don’t put that folding chair away just yet! Another Humboldt County festival favorite returns after two years: The 20th annual Buddy Brown Blues Festival takes up its rightful place in Perigot Park this Saturday, Aug. 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ($15, $12 Folklife Society members, $5 for kids 12 and under). Ready to […]
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Reggae Colors
By now, everybody who was grooving to irie sounds at French’s Camp last weekend during Reggae on the River has packed away their tents, shaken off the dust and returned to solid cell service. If you missed it or just miss it already, photographer Erica Botkin was right in the middle of the colorful four-day […]
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Five Things To Know Before You Attend Outside Lands With Your Teenager(s)
1. If your little darling still wants to hang out with you, savor it. This year’s event starts Friday, Aug. 8, but the best Outside Lands fest I went to was in 2009, because the two offspring I brought with me were 13 and 15, respectively. It was their first major music festival. They studied […]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Outside Lands
This Friday, Aug. 8 marks the seventh annual Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. For all the fun festivals Humboldt offers, we don’t have anything like this — which means you and your friends are likely headed down to what is the closest major fest offering rock, hip hop and indie acts. […]