I don’t even know who books the Little Red Lion, but whoever this mysterious genius is, he or she is bucking the scientifically based indie fan personality trend. In this case, the Southern-psych flavored Ancient River, whose music I just found myself so lost in that I had to double check and make sure I […]
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Saturday Night Setlist: Rawk at the ‘bi
Planning ahead? Your full Setlist is here. Rock fans — be aware that the fine sounds of A-town rock’n’rollers Nipplepotamus grace the Alibi tonight. Music at 11 p.m. and the cover’s only $2. See you over cheap drinks. Oh, and 21-and-over, natch. Related Stories
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Friday Night Setlist: A Ridiculously Good Time Awaits
Planning ahead? Your full Setlist is here. Regarding tonight – here’s a show will be stupid fun. Not that The Bottom Dwellers are stupid – far from it! – but you’ll be having so much fun immersed in songs ranging from gritty twang to creepy ballad, your mouth will likely spend the evening permagrinned to […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Wrap Your Weekend With Some Reggae Chill
The Green‘s latest album, Hawai’i ’13, opens with a chant because, according to guitarist, vocalist and one of the band’s five songwriters JP Kennedy, “From the times of ancient Hawaii and even up to present day, chanting has been a part of our culture. It’s a way to start something important. When we chant, we […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Demons and Monsters
Locals night in A-town The Mother Vines bring the surf-psych punk rock and Super Demon delivers the Macktown math metal at the Alibi. Music at 11 p.m., $3 cover, 21-and-over. Here’s The Mother Vines auditioning for NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts: Eureka delights Austin’s magnificently eerie-folky-rocky Technicolor Hearts play with local favorites The Monster Women and […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Altered States, ’80s Greaties
Mild High at Blondie’s The weekend proper starts off with a full evening of psychedelic alt rock as L.A.’s Mild High Club and Hemingway play Blondie’s, along with Humboldt’s Something Simple. First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the fine play on words: “Mild High” Club — ha! Okay. The Club is the musical output […]
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Up a Tree
Chris Sharma (kind of a big deal among people who scale things, mostly rocks) filmed a climb up a redwood tree in Sequoia Park last month. The renowned climber, who hails from Santa Cruz, spider-monkeyed his way up the 600-700-year-old, fire-scarred trunk with his bare hands, a lead rope and no other gadgetry. You can […]
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Tonight’s Setlist #2: In Which We Honor the Freeing of Arcata Feet
Gather ’round, children and transplants, and let us tell you of the dark days of yesteryear, 2001 to 2003 to be precise, when the fair city of Arcata was under siege by a police chief who dreamed of creating his very own Bomont — a town where dancing was outlawed and live music was a […]
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Tonight’s Setlist #1: Brisa Roché, Paris Darling, Arcata
Expect emotional and startling jazz standards from the 1930s to 1950s interpreted by singer Brisa Roché with Steve Smith on piano and Baron Wolfe on bass. Roché was born in Arcata and raised by an artist mother and adventurer father. She left home with her guitar at 16 to bask in the glory days of […]
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Tonight’s Setlist: Rose Armin-Hoiland, Coming Home to Fly Away
Rose Armin-Hoiland presents “Gotta Have a Song” — her first show in Arcata since relocating to Oakland in 2012 — at the Arcata Playhouse. Born and raised in Arcata, Armin-Hoiland sang before she talked and began performing in choirs and musical theatre shortly thereafter. As a teenager, she formed a jazz trio with high school […]
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Welcome Back Wailaki: An Extinct Native Language Rebounds
There is no hello in Wailaki. The traditional greeting, “en tchong, en tchong shun da” translates to “Good, good my friend.” The language, part of the Athabascan linguistic family and spoken originally by Native Americans in the Eel River Valley, has been considered extinct for close to 50 years. Now, thanks to the efforts of […]
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Dancing with the Dems
Local Democrats gathered on Sunday for “Chicken By the Sea,” an annual fundraiser for the party. Hands were shaken, photos taken and chicken grilled to tender perfection, but the real action didn’t start until the dessert auction, with Sen. Mike McGuire calling. Bids for pies and pastries started at a cool $40 and quickly skyrocketed […]