Local rhythm generating sextet Timbata has an 8 p.m. show at the Arcata Playhouse ($15). Featuring Humboldt State music program alums and professors, Timbata is a favorite on the scene, noted for its finely crafted Latin and Afro-Cuban beats inspired by the musical panoply that is the legacy of the Caribbean/African diaspora. Motherlode, the best […]
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Preach, Manic Street Preachers
As I write this, I am watching the snow melt on my porch in the early afternoon of a bank holiday Monday. What could be more wholesome and Peanuts-esque than snow on President’s Day? Well, how about living in a country where children don’t get slaughtered at school on Valentine’s Day? All because a group […]
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Go On Without Me
I went out a few times this last week, and I am paying for it now. From Blue Lake to Eureka, I trekked about for social and musical engagements, and now I am a wreck. I trusted you, Humboldt, and you have rewarded my childlike faith in your essential goodness by giving me your germs. […]
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Beer, Barbecue and Blues
Thursday If you decide to call in sick to work tomorrow and make it a four-day weekend, start off at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room around 6 p.m. where you’ll hear some jazz tunes from Fred & Jr. (no relation) for free. Enjoy some tasty local beers and if you have too many, you […]