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 […]
Scout Gillett
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Zero the Hero
As far as humiliation rituals go, another debate between two of the oldest and worst men to ever run for president (with four more years of decrepitude stacked on since their previous showdown) seems like something beneath the dignity of most people I know. When Alexis de Tocqueville gave his speech on socialism — he […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Dec. 13
The Outer Space is hosting a DIY indie music free-for-all tonight and those of you in that community should prick up your ears at this one. Brooklyn-by-way-of-Kansas-City singer-songwriter Scout Gillett is the touring headliner, supported by Parisian- Humboldt transplant Brisa Roché, and local wonderman Ryan Spencer, who will perform with members of Blood Hunny and […]
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Alive and Kicking
I’ve been thinking about the stage a lot lately, and live music in general. The last time I played a live show (before this year) was Sept. 11, 2017, when I played guitar for a krautrock-influenced jazz group that my friends and I threw together to open for my buddy Mike Dillon’s band. It was […]