Get your string thing on tonight — sounds dirtier than I planned it — down at The Jam in Arcata where local string bands Thursday Night Bluegrass and The Gatehouse Well take the stage around 9 p.m. for a $5 show. Be prepared to cut a rug. At the famous Logger Bar in Blue Lake, […]
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Music Tonight – Wednesday, April 5
It’s Pints for Nonprofits/Not-for-profits tonight/afternoon at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room benefiting the Northcoast Environmental Center and they’re bringing the music starting at 4 p.m. with Caveman Dave followed by “members of Thursday Night Bluegrass” and then the Mad River Rounders. It’s all free, but as you know, a buck from every pint sold […]
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Rockabilly, Blues and Dancing Shoes
The music and dancing started early and went late on Saturday and Sunday this past weekend at the Redwood Coast Music Festival. The musicians and audience members again circled Eureka venues throughout both days. (You can see photos of Thursday and Friday’s festivities here.) My Saturday goals were to watch the dance contests, catch Gino […]
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Music Tonight – Tuesday, April 4
I guess I’ll just stay with Humboldt Brews now as no one else sent me word about shows tonight. “Melodic visionaries” and beloved Ohio jam rockers The Werks are in town tonight supporting their new record Magic. Expect some rock with a dash of improvisation and small touches of soul while they play some of […]
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Swingtime
Last weekend the streets of Eureka filled with musicians and audience members who love good music and who love to dance. A packed, repeating schedule of performances of New Orleans jazz, blues, rockabilly and Cajun music by award-winning performers kept them and audience members rotating around venues at the Adorni Center, Morris Graves, the Eureka […]
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Music Tonight – Monday, April 3
Sticking with Humboldt Brews for a bit, That 1 Guy returns to the stage tonight. You may remember him stopping by a few months back playing that one thing. It looks like a sort of fancy plumbing diagnostic device which can actually generate a whole host of cool sounds. His press release states that he […]
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Music Tonight – Sunday, April 2
An “acoustic power trio” comprised of mandolinist John Reischman, guitarist Scott Nygaard and bassist Sharon Gilchrist steeped in the bluegrass and folk genres plays tonight. Two of these three are Grammy winners but I won’t mention which as to not embarrass the third on the off chance they read this column. But now you know […]
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Date (and Bacon) Night
We initially missed the bar tucked away in the back of the Diver Bar and Grill (2830 F St., Eureka) and despite the name and the diving helmet logo, it’s not a seafood place. But given our current socio-political climate, is this really the biggest shock you’ve had lately? Shake it off. Finally inside after […]
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Music Tonight – Saturday, April 1
The Yokels are providing the rockabilly soul soundtrack to your beer drinking this evening at 6 p.m. at the Mad River Brewery in Blue Lake for free. If you’re not too tipsy after this one, you can catch locals Diggin’ Dirt wrapping up their album release tour at The Jam around 9 p.m. They’ve been […]
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Music Tonight – Friday, March 31
Not to be confused with another local band with a similar name — no cease and desist letters have been sent out from what I know — Orick’s Redwood Ramblers are coming down south to the Mad River Brewery at 6 p.m. to play their classic country tunes for you. Again, this one’s free, but […]
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Music Tonight – Thursday, March 30
Some swing jazz is on the menu this evening at the Mad River Brewery Tasting Room at 6 p.m. for free with regulars Fred & Jr. Don’t bother asking if they’re related (they’re not). For something a bit more rockin’, head down to the Redwood Curtain Brewery in Arcata for some rock/blues from locals The […]
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The Godfather
Just like many of you, I can remember exactly where I was when I first heard James Brown. I was a kid riding along in my mother’s car in the morning with the radio on. Her favorite station would play what they called “golden oldies,” which didn’t mean much to me as an 8-year old. […]