The venerable Mendocino County Caspar Inn is reopening — at least in some capacity — according to announcements on the inn’s Facebook page. The inn is booking shows, but not rooms. The spot was/is a favorite for local bands willing to make the haul and, sure enough, Arcata’s own Rooster McClintock has already petitioned to […]
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Local Boy Garners Industry Award
Picture a joint where the pool table’s slanted and the jukebox skips. Your Twix just got stuck in the machine and the coin return doesn’t work. Oh, and the coffee’s cold. Nuh uh. Lucky for us, that kind of dilapidation is banished to the imagination ‘round here, thanks to the fine work of nationally recognized […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Saturday satisfaction (and Germanic deep house future thizz)
Humboldt’s dark new wave darlings Space Biscuit play The Palm Lounge with Arcata’s Wownd following some stand-up comedy with Ben Feldman. The funny stuff starts at 8 p.m., theoretically, and the music kicks off around 10 p.m. Cover is $5 from 8 to 9:30 then a $3 to $5 suggested donation. Maybe you want to […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Get Your Friday On With Fiddles or Livetronica or Jazz or Not-Jazz
Austin heroine Carrie Rodriguez and renowned roots fiddler Luke Jacobs perform at Arcata Playhouse in support of their new album Live At The Cactus. Tickets are $15 general and $13 students. Show starts at 8 p.m. Livetronica pioneers Particle are best known for marathon sets at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Music […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Choose-your-own-adventure Thursday
Let’s start in Eureka. Meskalito, a new Arcata funk ensemble, joins funk improv quintet Ultra Secret Good Guy Organization in support of Ashland’s moody alt rockers The Jawbone Club at the Palm Lounge. Show starts at 9 p.m., is free (tips appreciated, touring costs!) and 21-and-over. Moving over to A-town, Arcata mega-poppers The Wild Lungs […]
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It’s a Terrific Tuesday!
What do you need to know about The Rebirth Brass Band other than that the show is at Humboldt Brews, costs $20, starts at 9:30 p.m. and is 21-and-over? These guys are an international phenom. From the streets of New Orleans to points around the globe, The Rebirth Brass Band brings the funk so heavy […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: From Mandolins to Oscillations, Your Entertainment Options
#1 Mandolinist John Reischman, guitarist Scott Nygaard, and bassist/mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist blend traditional bluegrass and folk styles with contemporary acoustic music, reshaping old melodies and composing new music with a flair and richness that can be experienced at the Arcata Playhouse on Sunday night. Grammy winners Reischman and Nygaard have performed together regularly since the […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Songwriter Circle of Death
You can depend on the Alibi for many things. Excellent Bloody Marys. Fantastic fat French fries. (Fat fries > skinny fries.) A steady stream of serious rock and what would once have been referred to as “underground” bands. On Saturday night, the dim atmosphere of the Alibi delves even deeper into the dark with Songwriter […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: A Very Special Friday
As the Allman Brothers Band signs off with a final set of live performances across the country — New York City, to be precise — fans can comfort themselves knowing that Poor Man’s Whiskey will fill Humboldt Brews with “A Special Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band.” The old-timey-bluegrass-southern-rock-jam band has sold out the Fillmore, […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Three for Thursday
#1 Tonight brims with opportunity, beginning with the Chris Parreira-booked gig at Humboldt Machine Works — aka Robert Goodman Wines’ new music room — starring Seattle indie folk band Autumn Electric, plus Canary and the Vamp, a local band styled in the “Roaring ’20s Tin Pan Alley, wild-banshee-flapper music” mode, along with the great John […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Tuesday, the intrigue continues
“Our new cassingle, Chillality, will be along for the ride on this brief March tour, which features two new tracks from our debut full-length, Wavelength Sovereignty, out later this year.” So says Future Twin‘s press release about this midweek gig at the Jambalaya. You had me at “cassingle.” The added bonus of describing the music […]