Tonight's Setlist: Choose-your-own-adventure Thursday

by Jennifer Savage on March 27, 2014 at 4:11PM

Let's start in Eureka. Meskalito, a new Arcata funk ensemble, joins funk improv quintet Ultra Secret Good Guy Organization in support of Ashland's moody alt rockers The Jawbone Club at the Palm Lounge.

Around Humboldt County

by Bob Doran on March 26, 2014 at 2:42PM

It's a Terrific Tuesday!

by Jennifer Savage on March 25, 2014 at 3:43PM

What do you need to know about The Rebirth Brass Band other than that the show is at Humboldt Brews, costs $20, starts at 9:30 p.m. and is 21-and-over? These guys are an international phenom.

Jazz Hands

by Henry Ellis on March 24, 2014 at 8:00AM

Be prepared to blow your top. The Redwood Coast Jazz Festival is a weekend of jazz, blues, swing, dance and general excitement.

Tonight's Setlist: From Mandolins to Oscillations, Your Entertainment Options

by Jennifer Savage on March 23, 2014 at 10:28AM

#1 Mandolinist John Reischman, guitarist Scott Nygaard, and bassist/mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist blend traditional bluegrass and folk styles with contemporary acoustic music, reshaping old melodies and composing new music with a flair and richness that can be experienced at the Arcata Playhouse on Sunday night. Grammy winners Reischman and Nygaard have performed together regularly since the early 1990s.

Eat and Run

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 23, 2014 at 8:00AM

From the moment you get your passbook for Taste of Main Street ($25) on Thursday, March 27 — which you should do sooner rather than later — you are planning your assault on Old Town in your head. Some of us on paper.

Tonight's Setlist: Songwriter Circle of Death

by Jennifer Savage on March 22, 2014 at 4:57PM

You can depend on the Alibi for many things. Excellent Bloody Marys.

Last Dance

by Maia Cheli on March 22, 2014 at 12:00PM

Theater and dance fans won't want to miss the Trey McIntyre Project's final tour as a full-time dance troupe, performing at the Van Duzer Theatre at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25 ($45, $25 children, $15 students). The Project has been in action for 10 years, earning critical and popular acclaim across the nation for its exuberant style — but after a closing performance at Jacob's Pillow in June, McIntyre is transitioning his Project over to a multimedia company, with two documentary films already in the works.

Tonight's Setlist: A Very Special Friday

by Jennifer Savage on March 21, 2014 at 10:01AM

As the Allman Brothers Band signs off with a final set of live performances across the country — New York City, to be precise — fans can comfort themselves knowing that Poor Man's Whiskey will fill Humboldt Brews with "A Special Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band." The old-timey-bluegrass-southern-rock-jam band has sold out the Fillmore, been invited back to the Kate Wolf Festival and generally spent the better part of the past decade establishing both a dedicated fan base and impressive musical cred.

Tonight's Setlist: Three for Thursday

by Jennifer Savage on March 20, 2014 at 11:17AM

#1 Tonight brims with opportunity, beginning with the Chris Parreira-booked gig at Humboldt Machine Works — aka Robert Goodman Wines' new music room — starring Seattle indie folk band Autumn Electric, plus Canary and the Vamp, a local band styled in the "Roaring '20s Tin Pan Alley, wild-banshee-flapper music" mode, along with the great John Ludington, a man whose musical expression transcends words, although "alien folk genius" comes close. Cover is $7 general, $5 students, show starts at 8 p.m.