It’s the inaugural day for the new calendar, and while we must move forward through those pages due to the ineluctable pull of time in this dimension of reality, we are nonetheless drawn to the past by our nature, a mini-paradox of the human experience and sensibilities. Exactly 29 years ago was the day we […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 1
Fresh of the success of last week’s 24-hour telethon, Savage Henry Comedy Club still has the lights on and is putting on the good stuff for the all-ages crowds who just want something fucking loud and heavy in their lives. I’m talking about another installment of Metal Monday. This week’s lineup is an international affair, […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, July 22
One more shout out to the Outer Space, with an all-ages alt-folk show, featuring Autumnal from Colorado along with tourmate Public Diary and the dream-folk stylings of local band My Ex- Wife. It’s $10 for this one, with the usual caveat of no one getting turned away because they don’t have the dough. 7:30 p.m.
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Music Tonight: Friday, May 23
As I mentioned before, I will be loading up the weekend with goodies because the pantry is bare afterward and, for the sake of that project, tonight is the beginning of that process. First up, at the Outer Space at 7 p.m., Brain-Dead Rejects and Kolonizer are playing a horror punk drag show for a […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Nov. 22
The Sanctuary is hosting a North Indian vocal concert in the Dhrupad tradition, a style that is as old as it gets for classical Hindustani vocal music. Dr. Sumeet Anand is the evening’s vocalist and will be accompanied by Amol Ghode on the pakhawaj, a two-headed, cylindrical drum. Tabla soloist Colby Beers will be opening […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Nov. 12
Nashville’s electro-punk and dance act Terror Pigeons settles down at the Outer Space tonight at 7 p.m. for an evening of sound loops and confessional bedroom rock music. Also on deck is Swirlhood a trio of singers and strummers who have carved out yet another divot in the world of DIY songwriting and performance. Local […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Oct. 7
If you are looking for dream pop, some flash and bang, and shoegaze introspection to even the recipe out, look no further than the line up at the Outer Space tonight at 6 p.m. Portland’s Saoirse Dream is making a stop in Arcata on The Quest Coast Tour, joined by Swanskin. Local support comes from […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 28
Two ensemble shows, each at roughly the same time, and within walking distance of each other. First up at 7:30 p.m. at the Outer Space, talented rock duo Silver and Nails will be joined by “adult contemporary soft metal” act Throw me the Whip, which I can only assume is a reference to the Raiders […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 19
LASKA is a harmonic folk act from Portland fronted by sisters Mookie and Hannah Morton. They’ll be coming round the mountain and stopping at the Outer Space tonight at 7:30 p.m. Also on the bill are a couple of fine local acts, rockers Queen Karma and folk punk heroes Blood Hunny. There is a $5-$20 […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Aug. 21
Here are two great shows in Arcata within walking distance of each other. Unfortunately, they both start at 7 p.m., and no one I know walks that fast, so you’ll have to pick one. Over at the Arcata Playhouse you will find Fog Holler, a bluegrass quartet of young, very talented musicians from across the […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, July 20
Two interesting but disparate shows are happening tonight, one in Arcata at 7 p.m., the other in Blue Lake two hours later, and so with a nod to chronology, let’s go. At Outer Space it’s a three-pronged affair, with Sacramento alt-rock band Quinine representing the road dogs, with local color provided by ambient act Blub […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, June 28
I’ll toss out three all-ages gigs from McKinleyville to Eureka (in order of time) and you can decide which ones warrant further examinations. At 5 p.m. at Six Rivers Brewery, Oryan Peterson-Jones plays a free set of his world-traveling inspired guitar picking. Two hours later at 7 p.m. at the Outer Space, you will find […]