Bonus Track: Tender Grit with The Wood Brothers Tonight

by Jennifer Savage on February 5, 2014 at 10:06AM

Due to distribution schedules, Wednesday night shows are a tricky one for the print version of the Journal. Luckily, we live in the future, enabling us to tell you today about a fine, fine show happening tonight at Humboldt Brews: The Wood Brothers.

From the Hum: A Good Night for Some Moonshine

by Jennifer Savage on February 4, 2014 at 8:53AM

Direct from Portland, The Moonshine drops into the Jambalaya for a rootsy evening offering everything from a modernist take on a Carter Family song from the 1920s to an old-timey anti-GMO tune. Think of it as post-Americana. 

From the Hum: 4 Reasons to Attend International Guitar Night

by Jennifer Savage on February 3, 2014 at 9:19AM

I am no musician. I tell you this because the following show exceeds my ability to translate the brilliance, so I'm going to quote the press release.

Beat It

Tao: The Art of Taiko!

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 3, 2014 at 4:00AM

You've probably seen footage of Japanese drummers — the headbands, the barrel-wide wooden drums and the synchronized movements. But taiko has to be seen and felt.

From the Hum: Peace In, You Knew Me When

by Jennifer Savage on February 1, 2014 at 10:27AM

Done Fishing

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 1, 2014 at 9:50AM

While you're out at Arts Alive in Eureka tonight, look up. Turns out those Escher-esque fish on the side of Scrapper's Edge weren't all there before.

From the Hum: Zion I's heavy hip hop, Morning Ritual's haunting hooks

by Jennifer Savage on January 31, 2014 at 10:18AM

Hip hop act Zion I celebrates the group's latest effort, Shadowboxing, with a stop at the Arcata Theatre Lounge as part of the Masters Of Ceremony winter tour. The new album contains the anticipated heavy beats as Zion I's past collections — all critically acclaimed — but delivers them in a grittier style, making this one something new.

Increase the Peace

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 30, 2014 at 4:00AM

Unless you are made of stone, the news of late has gotten you down. Now would be a good time to get together with your neighbors and get down the right way.

Around Humboldt County

by Bob Doran on January 29, 2014 at 4:24PM

Pray for Rain: Mike June and Jess Klein at Robert Goodman Tonight

by Jennifer Savage on January 26, 2014 at 2:30PM

The only thing keeping me from planning my night out with Mike June and Jess Klein tonight is this stupid cold inhabiting my face. But you, you without the snot and the coughing, you should not miss this chance to drink in the talent that is June and Klein.