Friday, May 3, 2024
Music Tonight: Friday, May 3
Posted By Collin Yeo on Fri, May 3, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Casper Allen is a traveling country and folk singer-songwriter who has pulled off the eternally eerie gift of possessing an old man’s voice and bearing in a young man’s body. Originally from Texas, he is a touring road dog of the first degree and worth an evening of your time, which you can enjoy at Synapsis at 8 p.m. ($20). Clyde McGee from Bridge City Sinners is a good choice as an opener.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Music Tonight: Thursday, May 2
Posted By Collin Yeo on Thu, May 2, 2024 at 8:57 AM
The Arcata Chamber of Commerce presents its First-Thursday mixer at 5:30 p.m., a free event open to the public at rotating venues. This month’s edition is happening at Herb & Market Humboldt, with live music provided by Oryan Peterson-Jones. Two hours later it’s pop-punk night at the Outer Space, with Crooked Teeth, Marble Jar and Think Tank bringing the beats for those bopping on the floor. As always, this is an all-ages, sober event, with an asking price of $10 at the door.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
NCJ Best of Humboldt 2024
Nomination Round open May 1-30!
Posted on Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Being the BEST ain't no game.
To win the Game of BEST, you have to be nominated by enough voters to become a finalist. The BEST work hard to get where they are, so let everyone in Humboldt know about them. Go to boh.northcoastjournal.com to nominate them — or yourself! — once per day from May 1st through May 30th. The top three vote-getters of each category advance to the final voting round.
Round 1, Nominate: May 1-30, 2024
Round II, Vote: June 4-30, 2024
Winners: Published in the North Coast Journal Aug. 1, 2024 edition
Engage your supporters to get nominations. Get your team — friends, family and loyal customers — to vote for you. Send newsletters, post on social media, hang posters in your storefront, offer perks to customers who help you campaign. Tag your posts with #ncjboh24.
Speaking of which, here's a whole bunch of campaign posters and social media art for you to download: https://tinyurl.com/ncjboh24
Advertising works! You can also advertise on the nomination ballot and in print in the North Coast Journal! Email [email protected] to find out more.Monday, April 29, 2024
Music Tonight: Monday, April 29
Posted By Collin Yeo on Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Metal Monday, 7 p.m., Savage Henry Comedy Club, all-ages, I.D. to drink fermented liquids, $5- $10 sliding scale at the door, and now that we’ve moved past the standard boilerplate, here comes the line-up. Locals Insomnia Syndrome, who are more metal and heavy than punk, and land speed recorders Brain Dead Rejects will join Dumpster Puppies from Crescent City, a town so depressing that it must create some good bands on the back-end of that deal. Hell, it’s worked for Eureka.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Music Tonight: Sunday, April 28
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The California Honeydrops are a former busking band from the Bay Area who have that has climbed out of the spawning staircase of public space and transportation performances that gave us such greats as the Violent Femmes and Gogol Bordello. Long away from those days and well-adjusted to larger venues, the band still brings its harmonic gut-bucket blues and soul roots sound to the stage every night. Tonight’s venue is Arcata Theatre Lounge, the door time is 8 p.m., and $40 gets you inside, with a $100 VIP upgrade available for the deep fans.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Music Tonight: Friday, April 26
Posted By Collin Yeo on Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Two great shows tonight, covering very different genres and locations for your discretion. First up at 8 p.m. at Phatsy Kline’s, you will find a line-up of garage and divine-kitsch glam rock in the form of touring act the Scott Yoder Band supported by local duo Clean Girl and the Dirty Dishes, a perfect amuse-bouche for a delicious and dirty mega-sonic meal. ($5-$10 sliding scale).
An hour later Humbrews will be celebrating the return of Sister Carol, a legendary reggae singer for four decades running whose sound oozes with the best aspects of the Jamaican diaspora defined by the hyper-fertile New York City scene of the 1980s where she came up. Both shows offer so much I refuse to pick a favorite, and will only mention that an advance ticket will run you $25, door price is $30, and it’s all a bargain in the case of either show.
An hour later Humbrews will be celebrating the return of Sister Carol, a legendary reggae singer for four decades running whose sound oozes with the best aspects of the Jamaican diaspora defined by the hyper-fertile New York City scene of the 1980s where she came up. Both shows offer so much I refuse to pick a favorite, and will only mention that an advance ticket will run you $25, door price is $30, and it’s all a bargain in the case of either show.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Music Tonight: Thursday, April 25
Posted By Collin Yeo on Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Come on down to the Basement tonight around 8 p.m. for an evening of music courtesy of the Claire Bent Jazz Quintet. I haven’t heard this exact line-up, but I can confirm that Ms. Bent has one of the finest and most versatile voices in the local scene, capable of bringing the right stuff to anything from soul and funk to pop and jazz, and beyond. See for yourself for free in the lovely cavern beneath the Jacoby Storehouse.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Music Tonight: Wednesday, April 24
Posted By Collin Yeo on Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Speaking of hip hop (and for that matter, an organic, career-length artistic celebration of the fun side of weed) Houston’s screwball master MC, guest star and laid back producer Devin the Dude is posting up at Humbrews tonight at 9 p.m. on a stop on his Whole New Ballroom tour. He might be a few days late for 4/20, but I have no doubt the vibe won’t be affected in the slightest, and, although it’s easy to over-simplify his act as a rolling carnival of High Times, the Dude has got effortless flow rolling over a production style that is deceptively brilliant in its underlying smokescreen groove. He’s a peer-respected icon at the top of a game he helped develop over decades ($25).
Monday, April 22, 2024
Music Tonight: Monday, April 22
Posted By Collin Yeo on Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The calendar marks the onward tapping of time, and once again the first days of the working week is capped off with a 7 p.m. installment of Metal Mondays at Savage Henry Comedy Club. Tonight’s fare includes two Midwestern touring bands, Cincinnati’s power-violence crew Slut Bomb and noise violence mercenaries Blackwater Snipers from Chicago. Local heavy hitters Malicious Algorithm and Brain Dead Rejects will bring it on as well ($5-$10 sliding scale).
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Music Tonight: Sunday, April 21
Posted By Collin Yeo on Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Fans of ensemble vocal jazz and pop are in for a treat this afternoon when the Mad
River Transit Singers present a matinee performance at Fulkerson Hall at 2 p.m. ($10, $5 children and seniors, free to Cal Poly Humboldt students). The program will include an array of swing and jazz standards, as well as some pop gems by the likes of Willie Nelson and local hero Sara Bareilles.
River Transit Singers present a matinee performance at Fulkerson Hall at 2 p.m. ($10, $5 children and seniors, free to Cal Poly Humboldt students). The program will include an array of swing and jazz standards, as well as some pop gems by the likes of Willie Nelson and local hero Sara Bareilles.
