Last weekend marked the 33rd year of the Redwood Coast Music Festival in Eureka. The event evolved a long way from its original Dixieland jazz era into what organizer Mark Jansen describes as “a musician’s festival where players collaborate with each other and one that they all want to come to.” “The musical focus of […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 2
When the doors open today at 4 p.m. and the music kicks off a couple hours later at the Adorni Center and the Eagle House, it will mark the beginning of the four-day Redwood Coast Music Festival. Today’s acts include Clint Baker’s Jazz Band, Noir, Redwood Dixie Gators and more. Early bird passes for the […]
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors
It’s October, which means I’ll be culling my column headlines from various horror artifacts from pop culture. This week’s title comes from the 1993 Super Nintendo video game that I wasted many glorious childhood hours on during the twilight of the last century. A fun romp through dead-brained suburban wastelands full of invading monster movie […]
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Ready to Rockabilly
Every October, music lovers from across the nation make their way to Eureka for the Redwood Coast Music Festival, one of the premier roots-music gatherings on the West Coast. This year, for four jam-packed days, Thursday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 5, Old Town and Downtown Eureka will come alive with blues, swing, zydeco, jazz, […]
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Photos: Redwood Coast Music Fest’s Tune Up
Showing good reinvention skills over the decades since its “Dixieland Jazz” start in 1990, the 32nd annual Redwood Coast Music Festival in Eureka last week showcased more than 100 sets of American roots music, including blues, swing, jazz, Zydeco, rockabilly, Western swing and country over four days. (See the slideshow below for highlights.) “This year’s festival […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 3
It’s the first night of the Redwood Coast Music Festival, which will be centered around the Adorni Center, with satellite shows throughout the general waterfront neighborhood of Eureka. Too many to name, but tonight’s entertainment includes Dave Stuckey & the Hot House Gang, The Navy Band Northwest, Freshwater Jazz Band, Redwood Dixie Gators and more. […]
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Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
Well, we lost Kris Kristofferson last Saturday, which means the only Highwayman left is the man who wrote this week’s title song. Of course, I spent the weekend listening to Kristofferson’s music, but I also turned my attention to his various interviews and actions over the years of his long career, and found a man […]
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Redwood Coast Music Fest Kicks Off Tonight
The Redwood Coast Music Festival brings legendary names in blues, jazz, Americana, rockabilly and more to our seaside city for four days of music, dancing and good times, and we are here for it. Clear your calendars Oct. 5-8 and snag your tickets to catch performances by artists like Jon Cleary, Duke Robillard, Mark Hummel […]
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Photos: Redwood Coast Music Festival Back in Swing
The Redwood Coast Music Festival finally got to start celebrating its 30th anniversary last Thursday night at Eureka’s Adorni Center, with Gino & the Lone Gunmen filling in for our local Delta Nationals, who had to cancel … dang COVID. Last held in 2019 due to pandemic cancelations, the four-day festival offered a smorgasbord lineup […]
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Photos from the First Leg of the Redwood Coast Music Fest
The first 36 hours of the four-day 29th annual Redwood Coast Music Festival in Eureka started off under sunny skies this year, thanks to the change in dates from March to May. Another tradition ended when the Zane Middle School Jazz Band kicked off Thursday’s early opening, as director Bruce McKay has retired with this […]
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More RCMF Photos to Jazz up Your Day
Attendees at the 28th annual Redwood Coast Music Festival were greeted on Saturday and Sunday with bright sunshine to accompany the last two days of traditional festival jazz and new events. Saturday featured the second day of Redwood Coast Blues performances and the Saturday Swing Out dance special at the Sequoia Center. Look back at […]
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Stomp and Swing at the Redwood Coast Music Festival
The predicted April rain greeted a large crowd of attendees at the 28th annual Redwood Coast Music Festival’s Kick-Off Dance on Thursday evening in Eureka. But the weather cleared for Friday’s opening ceremonies, leaving most everyone in a good mood. An expanded offering of music genres, more venues, more bands and more special events helped […]