The artist known as Knox the Dog just dropped a mixtape tailored to sync with the 1988 sci-fi epic Akira and it could scarcely arrive at a better time. Anime and electronica fans have been starved for diversion since the pandemic hit, and Knox’s new release, Akita, brings the sustenance they crave. Akira, the landmark […]
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Siren’s Song to Sing Again
In these difficult times, here is a glimmer of hope: The Siren’s Song Tavern will sing again. The announcement that the Old Town bar and music venue has officially changed hands was made today on its Facebook page. “We wish the new owner all the luck in this brave new world that is being crafted […]
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Hot Summer Nights
Oops, I did it again. Another late night with one of my friends has led into a morning deadline panic and bleary-eyed struggle session with the English language. It’s OK, it was probably worth it. While I wasn’t in a Paris salon or a New York City coffee klatch, I would like to think I […]
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HumLook: Cows, Elk and a War Moth
Local photographer Jose Quezada has launched a pair of new websites, HumSport and HumLook, showcasing the work of a team of local photographers. Photographers will be uploading galleries of photos on both sites regularly, showcasing their best images of local sports, cultural events and landscapes. High-resolution downloads of the images are also available for $5 apiece. […]
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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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Bar by Bar
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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Swing, Baby
By now the musicians who played the Redwood Coast Music Festival this past weekend have packed up their instruments and are back on the road, and the dancers who spent the weekend swinging and spinning have soaked their feet and swapped their festival finery for their regular duds. Seems like a good time to peruse […]
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Merry Christmas: Here are the Center Arts Riders from the Last Two Seasons
In this week’s cover story, we read through nearly 100 contracts between Center Arts, which brings big-name music, dance and theater acts every year, and the performers who grace HSU stages. Those contracts contain the riders — documents that detail an artist’s technical and “hospitality” needs, in other words the food, drinks and comforts they […]
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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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That Time The Foo Fighters Played Arcata
We almost missed making note of an anniversary near and dear to longtime A-towners’ hearts. Thankfully, British weekly music mag NME reminded us about the significance of Feb. 23, 1995: Back To The Foo-ture: 20 Years On, The Story Of Foo Fighters’ First Ever Show. The story starts off slagging on Arcata as a place “where […]
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Plaza in Pink
Scores of young folks descended on the Arcata plaza Friday to sing, dance and take a stand condemning violence against women. The annual event came as a part of V-Day Humboldt‘s education efforts and conjunction with One Billion Rising Revolution, a global event that bills itself as the “biggest mass action to end violence against […]