From the Hum

Surf's Up!

by Jennifer Savage on January 19, 2014 at 9:00AM

All-girl Seattle surf band La Luz plays a free show at the Palm Lounge on tonight. When they last performed at The Works, I described them thus:

From the Hum

Desperado Heartache

by Jennifer Savage on January 18, 2014 at 8:57AM

Introducing the outlaw country of The Abigails. I opened up Spotify for a listen and immediately fell under the dark honky-tonk spell of the band's 2013 album Love and Despair.

From the Hum: Fabulous Folk

by Jennifer Savage on January 17, 2014 at 8:47AM

Tracy Grammer brings her flawless alto back to Humboldt tonight. A legend in the folk music world, Grammer originally rose to acclaim in the late 1990s as one half of Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer.

Humboldt Style

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 16, 2014 at 5:17PM

Musician, model, dancer, artist and fashion inventress Lilith, spotted in Old Town, says she "tries to do something different every day." And she's not afraid to be outrageous — open toe shoes in January! 

Who All Dunnit?

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 16, 2014 at 2:00PM

Feel like a little True Grit meets true crime? Mozy over to the Bayside Grange for the Clark Historical Museum's third annual Murder Mystery night at 5 p.m. on Saturday ($50).

Short and Sweet

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 16, 2014 at 9:59AM

Movies keep getting longer. Nobody blinks at a 3-hour tour of Middle Earth or Wall Street anymore.

From the Hum: Karaoke Night

Three Ways to Get Your Sing On

by Jennifer Savage on January 16, 2014 at 8:58AM

Confession: I came late to appreciating karaoke. After spending several years tending bar in live music venues, I'd slogged my way through so many open mics and bad opening acts that the idea of deliberately going out to hear people sing badly sounded as appealing as shoving an ice pick into my eardrum.

Around Humboldt County

by Bob Doran on January 16, 2014 at 4:00AM

Fieri's Local Episode Hits the Airwaves

Do people still say "airwaves"?

by Henry Ellis on January 15, 2014 at 9:30AM

From the Hum: You Thought You Were Staying Home Tonight? Think Again

by Jennifer Savage on January 14, 2014 at 8:35AM

Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday You've got two, count 'em, two gigs to chose from on a Tuesday night.