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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 15

By Collin Yeo on January 15, 2025 at 4:00AM

Not much going on tonight, so I’ll take a brief moment to point out two changes to your regular Wednesday night options. Big Mood, the weekly queer dance party at the Miniplex, is no longer happening on hump day but will return on Jan. 24, where it will take up residency on the fourth Friday of every month.

Mike Vallely and Greg Ginn of Black Flag, play the Arcata Theatre Lounge at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Jan. 14.

Music Tonight: Tuesday, Jan. 14

By Collin Yeo on January 14, 2025 at 4:00AM

Black Flag is one of the few original wave of American punk acts who have everything needed to cement a worldwide icon status: a highly influential discography that covers everything from early hardcore to proto-sludge, grunge and alternative metal; an instantly recognizable sound throughout despite five decades of line-up changes, with guitarist Greg Ginn remaining the only constant; and a four-bar, stylized logo that is instantly recognizable everywhere. Like a lot of iconic bands from many different genres, the band has various eras — I happen to be mostly into the sludgy, creepy-crawl and jazz punk sounds of records like My War and The Process of Weeding Out — and as such has a deep well to draw from for setlist.

Comedy Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 11

By Collin Yeo on January 11, 2025 at 4:00AM

San Francisco comedians Spencer Devine and Rachel Pilson continue the last of their two-night headlining residency at Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight at 9 p.m. ($10).

Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 10

By Collin Yeo on January 10, 2025 at 4:00AM

Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka continues its fine use of the pipe organ on site, with a concert by visiting virtuosic player Adam Brakel. The program includes appropriately Baroque tunes, as well as a rendition of French organist Léonce de Saint-Martin’s Toccata de la Libération, written to celebrate the 1944 expulsion of the Nazis from Paris.

Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 9

By Collin Yeo on January 9, 2025 at 4:00AM

Swing on by The Basement this evening at 8 p.m. if you are in the mood for some swing jazz and pop excellence, courtesy of Swingo Domingo. No cover at the door, but as always, consider bringing some coin for refreshments and to give the players a dram of something.

Mark Paschen of Robber’s Roost, which plays Outer Space at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
Jan. 8.

Music Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 8

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

Ellensburg is one of those towns in Eastern Washington on the road from Tacoma to Spokane, where, to the casual traveler, a whole lot of nothing goes on in the far slope of the Cascade Mountains. However, there are gems from nearly every outpost in this vast land we call home, and one such act is Robber’s Roost, the vehicle through which singer/songwriter Mark Paschen has vented his ragtime and street folk sensibilities.

Music Tonight: Monday, Jan. 6

By Collin Yeo on January 6, 2025 at 4:00AM

Savage Henry Comedy Club comes through again with another Metal Monday, thus giving me something to write about during this famously quiet week and giving you something to consider attending. Should you choose to go, you will be treated to the distorted sounds of Frog Mallet, Bonginator, Kult of Indifference, Bloodspire and Echoes of Ruination.

Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 3

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

If you recall from my New Year’s Eve roundup from last week, the Arcata Theatre Lounge had a very whomp- and bass-heavy party to bring on 2025. There was a subtle clause there, too, for those who wanted the gig to roll over into the weekend, where $30 got you a package deal for New Year’s and tonight.

Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 2

By Collin Yeo on January 2, 2025 at 9:25AM

Go on, enjoy yourself with a little jazz tonight with some local experts in the field. I’m talking about the Alley Cats, who are playing the Basement tonight and not the Speakeasy, so “Opera” is therefore removed from the front of their name.

Movie Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 1

By Collin Yeo on January 1, 2025 at 4:00AM

Welcome to the future. I don’t know what to say other than hopefully it will be less terrible, shitty and infuriating than the recent past and present.

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