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Music Tonight: Saturday, March 8

By Collin Yeo on March 8, 2025 at 4:00AM

If you missed last night’s sonic orgasmatron at the Eagle House, fear not, for the second evening is afoot tonight at 9 p.m. I’m talking about the return of long-revered — around here — retro, electro, hillstomp act Beats Antique, whose sound harkens back to a more innocent time when a certain quasi-illegal economy held up a rather vibrant music scene for the locals and seasonal world visitors to enjoy alike.

Elegant Humanoid plays Siren’s Song Tavern at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 7.

Music Tonight: Friday, March 7

By Collin Yeo on March 7, 2025 at 5:00PM

Making good on my promise to keep promoting the shows at the Siren’s Song Tavern as long as the doors remain open and the taps are running, here’s an all-ages, 8 p.m. gig that will satisfy anyone looking for something with a bit of mental in the experimental, and plenty of brilliant electronic and organic psychonaut adventures. Two duos of note in that sweet spot arena of krautrock, psyche and jazz tones will be sharing the stage, with Shiny Eyes headlining and Elegant Humanoid holding pole position.

Beats Antiques: Two-Nights at the Historic Eagle House

By Kali Cozyris on March 7, 2025 at 3:00PM

When Fraktal and Burningleaf Productions throw a party, you know it’s not just music — it’s a full-sensory takeover. Beats Antique’s signature fusion of electronic beats, live instrumentation and theatrical performances lands at the Historic Eagle House for two epic nights: Friday, March 7, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Saturday, March 8, from 6 p.m. to 1.a.m.

International Women’s Day Celebration

By Kali Cozyris on March 7, 2025 at 10:14AM

Celebrate the power, resilience and creativity of women at the International Women’s Day Celebration, happening Saturday, March 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Jefferson Community Center (free). Join Centro Del Pueblo and Humboldt Women's International League for Peace and Freedom for an evening of culture, community and inspiration.

Opening night at "Logger Legends, Liars and Lookers" at the Logger Bar in Blue Lake.

Theater Tonight: Thursday, March 6

By Collin Yeo on March 6, 2025 at 10:07AM

The Logger Bar is at it again with a limited run of live theater, this particular stretch going from Tuesday to Sunday. Tonight’s show will be, like every other performance other than the ultimate one on Sunday, at 6 p.m., and will last about an hour.

Contenders for Best Oyster at the 2025 Arcata Bay Oyster Festival.

All is Chaos but Oyster Fest is On

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 5, 2025 at 3:42PM

Mark your festival calendar for June 14, as the official announcement for the Arcata Bay Oyster Festival is out. As is tradition, the Saturday before Father's Day will see crowds, vendors and live music all over the Arcata Plaza from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. like hot sauce on a grilled Pacific.

Music Tonight: Wednesday, March 5

By Collin Yeo on March 5, 2025 at 4:03AM

Portland, Oregon’s Rose City Band is a big sound/small stage experience, where founder Ripley Johnson turns the notion of the afternoon backyard jam into a massive landscape of sound, conjuring vast vistas filled with the inscrutable symbols of untamed nature. It’s really gorgeous stuff and a perfect band for a perfect venue like the Miniplex, where they will be setting up shop at 8 p.m. with dreamy tourmates Itasca.

Balourdet Quartet plays the Old Steeple on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Music Tonight: Tuesday, March 4

By Collin Yeo on March 4, 2025 at 4:02AM

The Old Steeple and the Eureka Chamber Music Series have come together to present the Balourdet Quartet, an award-winning group of musicians who will be both performing a program of music and curating a panel talk about music, art and freedom in society. The evening’s musical centerpiece is avant garde composer Steve Reich’s “Different Trains,” a piece that explicitly evokes World War II and the Holocaust.

Theater Tonight: Monday, March 3

By Collin Yeo on March 3, 2025 at 4:00AM

Πr2 is a multi-media performance of dance — aerial and otherwise — and theater performed solely by women, a trio of international performers, Catalina Nicoletti, Pia Nicoletti and Borja Caraval, all of whom have been crafting their art for most of their lifetimes. It certainly looks like an interesting event, and 8 p.m. isn’t too late for a Monday in my view ($20).

Theater Tonight: Sunday, March 2

By Collin Yeo on March 2, 2025 at 4:00AM

In deference to different voices and live theatre, I will mention two gigs happening today, Terry Baum’s Lesbo Solo: A Gay History Play at the EXIT Theatre at 3 p.m., and Rebecca McGlynn’s Asexuality: The Musical at the Arcata Playhouse at 7 p.m. Both shows are $20, and might provide a nice counterpoint to the megaton celebrity event called the Oscars that much of America will likely be watching.

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