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Ganga Giri is bringing back tribal tattoos and didgeridoos.

From the Hum: Saturween!

by Jennifer Savage on October 26, 2013 at 10:00AM

Who cares about Halloween proper when a whole weekend awaits? Consider costumes strongly encouraged.

Buzzed

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 25, 2013 at 5:07PM

Is the whole disappearing bees thing keeping you up at night? Did that M. Night Shyamalan movie make it worse?

Treat

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 24, 2013 at 4:00AM

And some Halloween fun is just for the kiddies, like the costumed sugar high that is trick-or-treating. Only for kids.

Trick

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 23, 2013 at 5:00PM

Some Halloween fun is for grown-ups — and no, we're not talking about skimpy costumes. Sometimes we're looking for a good scare.

Wild Ideas

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 22, 2013 at 5:31PM

Why aren't we done with philosophy? After thousands of years and a parade of togas, cravats and very tight updos, haven't we pretty much covered humanity's questions?

From the Hum: Tonight's Art Rock

by Jennifer Savage on October 22, 2013 at 9:33AM

Art-rocker Todd Clouser plays the Jambalaya. His latest record, Man With No Country, was produced by Anton Fier (Pere Ubu, Golden Palominos, Lounge Lizards) and is being released on Medeski Martin & Wood drummer Billy Martin's label, Amulet Records.

From the Hum: Tonight's Goth Downer, Folk Upper

by Jennifer Savage on October 21, 2013 at 9:29AM

Birds of Chicago is a collective based around singer/songwriters JT Nero (JT and the Clouds) and Allison Russell (Po' Girl). Nero is "a poet of the everyday and the absurd, the lonely, the hopeful and the semi-hopeful ...

Another Friday Night in Arcata

by Bob Doran on October 19, 2013 at 3:48PM

Another Friday, another rockin' night on the town, beginning with horn player Karl Denson and his Tiny Universe throwing a Ray Charles Boogaloo Dance Party. Underrated and 1 Ton have more than a couple dozen shows between now and December, not an unusual thing since they signed with the Suburban Noize label.

From the Hum: Tonight's Rock, Funk, Space Jams

by Jennifer Savage on October 19, 2013 at 9:24AM

San Diego's Earthless features members of Rocket From the Crypt, OFF! and Howlin' Rain, which means the band's cosmic jams are as heavy and juicy as you'd expect.

From the Hum: Tonights's Soul and Funny Folk

by Jennifer Savage on October 18, 2013 at 9:19AM

Singer/songwriter Christine Lavin cracks people up with her smart, funny original songs and giddy stories at the Arcata Playhouse. Fans of witty, insightful, silly folk artists, rejoice!

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