Once again, our teen correspondents Nick and Kaylee Savage-Wright are heading to San Francisco for this weekend’s massive, seriously eclectic (and sold out) Outside Lands Festival, where headliners include Neil Young (Friday), Metallica (Saturday) and Stevie Wonder (Sunday). Here’s a little preview of what they have planned. Check back next week for a report on what they […]
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North to Alaska
When Cuban-American rapper Armando Cristian Pérez, aka Pitbull, makes a rare appearance at a Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska on Monday, former Humboldt resident David Thorpe will be along for the ride. In fact Thorpe is personally responsible for sending the rapper to what he figured was the most remote Walmart in the United States. In […]
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Reggae on the River – Still at Benbow
There’s something about Reggae on the River that gets the rumor mill grinding. In the last month the Journal has heard from readers that the annual concert put on by the Mateel Community Center was “definitely moving to a new location,” away from Benbow, that everything was in place for relocating to Riverview Ranch, home […]
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Kala Kenyatte is Gone
Kala Kenyatte, a big man, and a fixture on the Humboldt music scene, died Thursday morning at around 3 a.m. at Mad River Hospital due to renal and congestive heart failure, the result of ongoing health problems related to diabetes. Born George Allen Dixon on Oct. 16, 1946 in Westchester, Virginia, Kala was active in […]
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Frantic Over Franti? Relax.
Bummin’ because you spaced on getting Spearhead tickets and the show sold out? Don’t worry, be happy. This just in from the folks at Blue Lake Casino re: the previously “sold out” evening with Michael Franti & Spearhead next Friday, Oct. 7: 1,000 more tickets are being released today through the Players Club. They also advise: […]
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Beats, Bodies and Love: Sibling Dispatches From Outside Lands
Kaylee and Nick Savage-Wright are the Journal’s teenaged sister-brother correspondeds covering last weekend’s Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. (All photos by Kaylee Savage-Wright.) First up, Kaylee: After hours of anticipation and dozing off in the car, we finally arrived in San Francisco and headed straight for Golden Gate Park. Getting into the festival was luckily quick […]
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Tokens, Produce and Glorious Facial Hair
North Coast Journal contributor Josephine Johnson attended the Arcata Farmers’ Market Saturday and shot the following video, in which a representative of the North Coast Growers Association explains Blue Tokens and The Bucky Walters pluck, strum and pick to the crowd’s delight. Arcata Farmers Market from Josephine Johnson on Vimeo.
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Teen Beat
Kaylee Savage-Wright is one half of a teenaged sister-brother team covering San Francisco’s Outside Lands fest on behalf of the North Coast Journal — because we believe the youth are our future. Kaylee submitted the following report: Friday highlights: Joy Formidable kicked things off with tons of energy, especially impressive considering they were playing an […]
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If It Ain’t Country…
…it ain’t nuthin’. But it was country, and it was something: The Memphis Exchange. Last night, boardwalk, fifth of the Summer Concert Series. Every Thursday evening. Y’all come back, now.
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Smoke Weed with Willie in September
Crazy! CenterArts and KHUM just announced that the used-to-be-Red Headed Stranger — no stranger to heartland-y farmers — is on the road again and will serenade the Cow Town on Sept. 9! Note, Humboldt: Tickets go on sale on Monday, June 20 — one week from today! Here’s the deets: http://www.humboldt.edu/centerarts/
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Humboldt Folklife Wants You
The Humboldt Folklife Society is seeking your input. Here’s the letter sent out by Maggie Gainer. The link to the survey is at the end. Dear Lovers of Music and Dance, Folk music and dance have become one of the defining characteristics of the Humboldt Bay area. Every week throughout the year, there are a […]
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Egypt – Rise to Freedom Mix1.5
In the wake of the events in Egypt, Natacha Atlas, who brought her band to the Arcata Theatre Lounge late last year, worked with her producer/arranger Samy Bishai to create a new remix and a video in solidarity with the Egyptian people. (Her heritage is part Egyptian.) “Egypt – Rise to Freedom Mix1.5” is a […]