We’re going to be streaming audio and video from the Humboldt Hoedown over at the mothership — http://www.northcoastjournal.com — all day tomorrow. This is going to be a truly awesome show, made more awesome still by the fact that the broadband connection is supposed to be superfat and ultrareliable. If you’re going to be home […]
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Promise to vote and get a free song
My friend Russ forwarded an e-mail he received today from the band Wilco. They’re offering a free song download in exchange for a simple promise — that you will vote on Nov. 4. They don’t say who you should vote for, but I have my suspicions about who the guys in the band support. Here’s […]
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Letter from Lila
Lila Nelson – Photo by Sheldon Sabbatini. Arcata’s favorite singer/songwriter Lila Nelson celebrates the release of a new CD, Letter Home , with a show Friday, Sept. 19, at the Arcata Playhouse , where she’ll be backed by Mom and Pop rhythm section, Tim Gray and Marla Joy and guitarist Greg Lojko from The Rubberneckers […]
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Willie
Willie Nelson at Dimmick Ranch He came to the Ranch on the Humboldt/Mendo countyline and played a whole lot of songs, his hits and then some. I’m pretty sure everyone went home satisfied — I did. Trigger, Willie's Martin N-20 guitar, covered with autographs and worn from years of play Oh yeah, I guess he’s […]
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Who’s going to run KHSU ? – part 2
Well, it looks like Rob Gunsalus made a choice, and a good one at that. It seems he’s convinced Patrick Cleary, a founding member of the Humboldt State University Advancement Foundation , to handle station management for KHSU on an interim basis. Expect an official press conference announcement Monday. The fact that Cleary is also […]
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Live on the Web
Sorry for the short notice, but if you and your demented loved one are kicking around at home tonight and looking for something to do, you might want to check the live webstream of Gabe Lubowe and Fortress of Attitude at Muddy’s Hot Cup tonight. Lubowe’s a classical pianist, and he’s rocking a lovely version […]
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Truckin’ Kissin’ Cuzins
Every once in a while a press release falls through the cracks. This event should have been in this week’s calendar, but it wasn’t. How about something completely off the wall this weekend? Music, entertainment, food and drink on the theme of truckers and kissing. Not your obvious combination but surely a recipe for good […]
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A conversation with Seun Kuti, son of Fela
His father, the late great Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was the godfather of the politically sharp, seriously funky music genre known as Afrobeat. Seun Anikulapo Kuti is carrying the torch forward, blowing sax and singing as leader of Fela’s old band Egypt 80. An album titled simply Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 is set for release […]
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Willie Nelson show moves to Ranch
Last week some desperate Willie fan posted a request on Craigslist offering double the face value for tickets to see the country star. If they succeeded, they may be kicking themselves today. As noted in this week’s Hum, People Productions and Tom Dimmick went before the Humboldt County Planning Commission this week asking to adapt […]
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Reggae War officially over
The news hit the SoHum blogosphere over the weekend. This press release (and advert for Reggae Rising) from People Productions makes it as official as it gets: The Dimmick Ranch and People Productions, Tom Dimmick and Carol Bruno, are pleased to announce that they reached a negotiated settlement with the Mateel Community Center on Friday […]
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Show: Eric McFadden and his Funky Friends
The spot was an elusive and desolate warehouse in industrial Arcata, off West End Road. It was 9:30 last Sunday night. Inside the tall aluminum doors of the two-story warehouse, soft spotlights glowed purple and red through swirls of opalescent white smoke. Urban graffiti and abstract oil paintings of 70’s icons such as John Lennon […]
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A Conversation with Ethan Miller of Howlin Rain
The intern for a NYC publicist e-mailed wondering if I was going to cover the Howlin’ Rain show (at the Jambalaya Wednesday, May 28). When I replied asking if an interview was possible, the intern’s boss stepped in and arranged a conversation, set it up for a late morning call. She’d patch me through at […]