Day four of the festivities wrap everything up in a pretty little package tonight at theMiniplex at 6 p.m., where The Ian Fays and The Lowlights team up to take the stagesurrounded by the celluloid dreams brought to screen in the form of short films byJensen Rufe ($10). Two decades down, hopefully more to come […]
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Wipeout
Despite observing my habit of (relative) temperance during New Year’s Eve at home, I managed to catch that nasty flu going around, the forces of which I am still reeling from. This has been my most stricken-with-disease experience in years and the reason I was absent from last week’s issue and still writing sparingly. This […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Aug. 17
Indie pop band with local connections and roots The Ian Fays have been making music since the early ’00s, putting the group well-situated to claim a mantle of authenticity in the genre. Lending further credence claims of uniqueness are the duo leading the act, identical twin sisters Lizzie and Sara Fay, whose sound is accompanied […]
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Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
A year ago this week, I was standing over the corpse of my dad on a bright morning, trying to manage my shock while working out the correct order of people and professional agencies to call. I was surprised by this shock for a couple of reasons. His death was expected — he had an […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, March 2
Returning Humboldt County pop rock champions The Ian Fays are posting up at the Shanty tonight at 8:30 p.m. for Arts Alive. Popular hybrid rockers Strix Vega has dusted off the amps to join in on the jams, and a group named Rad Bromance, about whom I know near to nothing, has signed on for […]