The Clarke Museum is putting on a Cinco de Mayo block party at 6 p.m. The free event is a child-friendly celebration of Mexican culture with refreshments for purchase and music by Angel Vargas as well as Wynsome Winds. Later on, lots of old-timey sounds flood the town of Arcata tonight. At the Sanctuary, the […]
Poor Man’s Whiskey
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A Little History, a Little Dancing
On May 5, 1862, the badly outnumbered Mexican army won an unlikely victory against the invading French during the Battle of Puebla. The significance of the short-lived victory took shape in the following year as the French established themselves as rulers with the capture of Mexico City. In a rallying sign of solidarity as far […]
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Singing at the Landscape
Last week was a weird one for me. The whole Sunday-Sunday run I felt a little out of frame and unusual. Blame it on the Super/Frost Moon. Blame it on that modern vampire-cult the GOP passing a dungeon-crafted tax bill during the witching hour that doesn’t even disguise their contempt for basically everyone I know […]
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Hard to Describe
Describing a band’s sound without turning to cliché or meaningless phrases can be a challenge. Press releases ring with adjectives and promises that would also work for wine or new shades of nail polish. For example, from this week’s highlights: “full of grace and style,” “idiosyncratic,” “an incomparable fusion,” “cutting edge” and “fuse together to […]