As we announced earlier this week, the Journal is giving away four (4) four-day passes to this year’s Reggae on the River festival. Yup, straight givin’ ’em away. Like, for free. All you have to do to enter is record a video of no longer than 29 seconds, upload it to the Internet and send […]
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Get Your Folk On
To paraphrase Tupac, I didn’t choose the folk life, the folk life chose me. If you’re in the life, this is your week. The Folklife Festival is on, starting with the kickoff show on Saturday, July 13, at Mad River Brewery, featuring Pilot Rock Ramblers and Chris Parriera from 5-9 p.m. On Sunday, Annie and […]
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History Lesson
Hey, folks! I know we’re in the thick of summer and Barry Evans’ Field Notes is probably about as academic as you want to get, but this week’s music highlights call for a little history review, beginning with a particularly epic year in the late 1970s … The year punk exploded 1977: EMI fires the […]
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Independence Day Traditions
The Fourth of July holiday weekend has a bit of tradition surrounding it and should send your favorite memories tumbling down the sensory chute and straight into your frontal lobe. I think of my first foray into lip-on-lip action — the girl I kissed on a family campout. My family camped at the same spot […]
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Celebrating Summer
The first few days of summer have brought weather both glorious and wet, a super-moon preening huge and orange above the hills, a slew of solstice celebrations and an ever-increasing roster of music shows for your consideration. It’s a wonderful time to leave the house. So much more than ‘quirky folk’ On Thursday night at […]
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Planning Ahead
On the upside, the Van Duzer Theatre provides a respectable venue for the bigger-name acts that HSU’s Center Arts succeeds in bringing to town. On the downside, something about the room inflicts a certain sedate, even prim, self-restraint upon audiences. The default vibe is that of sitting still and clapping politely. Perhaps it’s the lack […]
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Four Ways to Spend Your Saturday
Yes, yes, yes… We’ll get to Oyster Fest. But let’s begin with the most promising press release of the week — as in, it promises you an amazing time. Do you like to dance? We’ll start with a few questions. Do you like to dance? Do you like dancing among kind, accepting people? Do you […]
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Fever for All Ages
While the music, arts and greater Humboldt community wait for the return of Bob Doran, the Hum’s true host, the NCJ has asked for a bit of help. To that end, here are some of the week’s shows most worth your effort and hard-earned cash. Think of the children! First off, let’s talk Fever Charm […]
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On Bob
First off, hi. Secondly, it would be disingenuous in a community this size to act as though a huge piece of this paper weren’t missing. Last week’s North Coast Journal was the first in seemingly forever to not include a page with “The Hum” emblazoned across the top. Obviously, business is not per usual. For […]
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Bob Dylan’s Birthday Bash
Blue Lake lived up to its rep with a beautiful sunset as Josephine Johnson snapped some pix at the annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash at Mad River Brewery.
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How Many Degrees?
You’ve probably heard of the six degrees of separation friend-of-a-friend theory (and the six degrees of Kevin Bacon game). Essentially it says that we’re all a few steps away from direct social connection. I’d say the digital/social networking era is shrinking that number in many ways, but that’s a discussion for another day. In Humboldt’s […]
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Summer Festival Guide 2013
Yes, festy time is upon us once again, bringing music in meadows and frolics out in the sun. In recent years the “summer” festival season has grown to include spring. In fact, a major new entry in the growing mega-fest market is this weekend. We’ll get to that one, but first we look at our […]