Speaking of free, here are two fabulous gigs on two sides of Humboldt Bay which that won’t cost you anything other than the effort of showing up, which you can probably do for both depending on your energy levels. First up at 5:30 p.m., the Arcata Friday Night Market is ditching the pyrotechnics for some […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Aug. 22
If you have ever wondered what kind of magic lurks in our local electro music scene, you could hardly hope for a better showcase than tonight’s shindig in the Swan Room at the Shanty at 8 p.m. Elegant Humanoid, Hudson Glover and Shiny Eyes all represent both the best and most diverse examples of that […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, July 10
Regular readers of this space should be familiar with The Pine Hill Haints,Alabama’s best group of country hill stompers and cemetery creepers inthis or any other century. Hell, they even have a stick and bucket slap bassand know how to use it. I’m happy to announce they’ll be haunting theSwan Room at the Shanty tonight […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, June 5
How about another free rock show at the Shanty tonight? This one is full of local critters, all from the neighborhood of punk and metal, but represent some of the coolest cats on that block. So come through at 9 p.m. and check out the bangin’ and clangin’ of Berk and the Jerx, Ultramafic and […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, May 23
While many things have changed in the fallout plague years of the “post” pandemic —RIP to the Alibi, for instance — others are showing signs of coming back. For instance,a former live luminary of that much-missed venue is stopping through town again ontour, this time hitting up the Shanty, which is about as good as […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, May 2
Two bitchin’ rock shows tonight, on either side of the bay for those of you forced to take sides. First up at the Shanty at 8 p.m. you will find the mighty Black Plate at what is likely to be their last show until the harvest moon of fall comes tickling down from the sky. […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, March 6
The Eureka Symphony is back with an early welcome to spring, playing tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts. Tonight’s program is called Legends and Spirits — Stories in Sound and features bassoon soloist Rufus Olivier playing the music of living Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaahá Tate, along […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, July 13
Two free gigs with very promising lineups for a July night of solid entertainment, perhaps rowdy, even. Only problem is both are at 9 p.m. and nowhere near each other, so you’ll have to pick one. Over at the Shanty, The Pine Hill Haints are back in town and ready to slap the gutbucket and […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, April 13
Two free shows tonight at great local venues with some of the best and offbeat bands around. Rooster McClintock brings the fine country jams alongside Heaven’s Taint (lol), which I am told has a surf rock vibe, to the Logger Bar at 8 p.m. An hour later over at the Shanty, you can enjoy a […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Aug. 6
Another two-fer recommendation, this time in Eureka. At 2 p.m. at the Shanty, you will find a free matinee gig of two of the rompingest, stompin’-est, mightiest pub rock punk bands in the 707, when The Bow-Legged Buzzards join forces with the boys in The Smashed Glass to blow the lid off the patio. If […]
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Truck Stops
A person could get the idea the only new food in town is the KFC luring cars into its Broadway drive-thru like sailors onto the rocks. Not so. A trio of trucks have made their debuts this month, navigating pandemic restrictions and appetites with grab-and-go and outdoor seating options. Laissez le Shanty Truck rouler No […]