We have certainly entered the part of the summer where our nostalgia for the bright and lazy days of late June is colored by the scent of wood smoke and over-ripened fruit. The kind of sensation that curls over our nostrils and into our brains like the tendrils of cigarette vapors from Rick Blaine’s ashtray […]
The Latin Peppers
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Music Tonight: Thursday, April 9
The weather’s going to be a bit corybantic like a good and proper April, so why not celebrate the unpredictable wildness with some dancing on a Thursday? The Latin Peppers are jamming at the Basement tonight at 8 p.m. and it’s only $5 at the door. If you play your cards right, this could kick […]
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Lilac and Star and Bird
I’ve been working on enjoying the rare moments of escape from the horror of the news while still balancing my observations on those horrors so as not to slip into a state of willful ignorance. April 15 — the last day of this column’s cycle — isn’t just Tax Day, it’s the anniversary of the […]
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Dancing in the Streets at the 39th Annual I-Block Party
Arcata’s biggest street bash returns. The 39th annual I Block Party takes over I Street between 10th and 11th (in front of Los Bagels) on Monday, Sept. 1, from noon to 6 p.m. (free admission). This family friendly fundraiser for the Arcata–Camoapa Sister City Project features live music from the Jim Lahman Band (noon to […]
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Bienvenidos
As an ad hoc cultural ambassador to the region and self-professed “music bozo,” I’d like to humbly welcome the assorted students of the area back to the academic grind. I won’t waste your time with a bunch of flutey language and annoying BS; I will instead direct your no doubt divided attentions to this big […]