Last Sunday, I found myself with my arms spread against the wood-paneled base of the chromatic brass battlements of the pipe organ at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka, my left ear pressed against the wood, while the tubes roared out beautiful sounds after the morning mass. I am not necessarily endorsing this behavior — I […]
The Beer Scouts
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Music Tonight: Saturday, June 14
Sonoma-based power trio The Beer Scouts returns to its former headwaters of Humboldt County to play a couple of shows at — appropriately — two of our local breweries. If you missed yesterday’s 6 p.m. gig at the Paskenta Mad River Brewing tasting room, you can still catch the bluesy rock setlist of covers and […]
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The Battle for Los Angeles
I don’t watch much TV, certainly not the news. This isn’t a pretentious flex, but more of a generational effect: The TV I grew up with either doesn’t exist anymore or I have grown out of it, as on-the-ground social media reporting and alternative news sources are far more reliable than what the cable companies […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, October 4
The Siren’s Song Tavern is hosting the Salon des Refusés, a party of “the refused,” at 7 p.m. featuring returning rock champs The Beer Scouts, Roland Rock, Jimmy Foot and local surf rock mavericks The Starhoppers, fresh off a gig with Dick Dale’s son Jimmy. This looks like a blast and, more to the point, […]