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Music Tonight: Monday, June 3

By Collin Yeo on June 3, 2024 at 8:22AM

It sure ain’t Valentine’s Day, but that’s not stopping the good folks at Savage Henry Comedy Club from putting on a Broken Heart Care-Eoke — that last word sounds better in the head than it looks on paper — at 9 p.m. For $1, you can step up to the mic and croon a heartbroken tune or share a story of being in dumpsville.

Music Tonight: Friday, May 31

By Collin Yeo on May 31, 2024 at 4:00AM

Local roots rock, boogie and blues-infused, country-side, all-star act The New Pelicans is joining up with another, albeit more established, act of stellar local players when they share the Humbrews stage with Rooster McClintock at 8 p.m. ($10).

Music Tonight: Thursday, May 30

By Collin Yeo on May 30, 2024 at 10:24AM

It’s the last Thursday of the last month before the summertime, which means our options are usually some mix of scant and quaint, so let’s spin the wheel and see what pops up. OK, how about the Open Mic Jam at the Logger Bar, hosted by Soul Trip, starting, I’m guessing, after 7 p.m. and free.

Music Tonight: Wednesday, May 29

By Collin Yeo on May 29, 2024 at 4:00AM

Chris Pureka is a singer-songwriter from Portland whose music is layered in certain country essentials (lap steel, acoustic guitar, shuffling rhythms) that offset the folkier aspects of their general approach — especially the singing — to deliver a vibe that is both rooted and ethereal. It’s a nice trick, if you can pull it off, which Pureka does often and quite well on the album I listened to, 2021’s The Longest Year.

Music Tonight: Tuesday, May 28

By Collin Yeo on May 28, 2024 at 4:00AM

I’ve been hearing talk about a new “coming weekly” thing, which, by the time you read this, will have already kicked the bugs out of its inauguration and will be ready to roll on through the arc of its lifespan. I’m talking about the Beer Pong Open Mic at the Eureka Vets Hall, which looks like the kind of fun free-for-all we dearly need to fill some voids left by the collapse of live entertainment during the peak plague years.

Music Tonight: Monday, May 27

By Collin Yeo on May 27, 2024 at 10:09AM

Oakland’s Sugar Candy Mountain trades in all things vintage and psychedelic, from the soul sounds of Shuggie Otis to early Krautrock and Brazilian tropicalia, with the well- tempered musical clutch of a duo tuned instinctively to the transmission of cross-genre vibes. They’ll be laying and playing it out tonight at the Miniplex for an early 8 p.m. show, where a few members of local sunshine-hustlers the California Poppies will be performing under the name Los Calicos ($20, $17 advance).

Led Kaapana plays the Old Steeple at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 26.

Music Tonight: Sunday, May 26

By Collin Yeo on May 26, 2024 at 4:00AM

Hawaiian slack-key guitarist, wide-range singer and multi-instrumentalist Led Kaapana returns to our county to share the sounds he has made famous for most of his 75 years on the planet. I’m lucky enough to have seen him live before and will confirm he is a master of his form in every sense of the word, and very worth your time.

Music Tonight: Saturday, May 25

By Collin Yeo on May 25, 2024 at 4:00AM

It’s Kinetic kick-off day, and there are a lot of officially sanctioned diversions and pleasures to be found from now until Monday, which I will leave to the side for your discretion. One off-the-books gig I will mention is happening on the race route near the Manila Community Center at 1 p.m., where Black Plate, Ultramafic and Klod will all be making some sweet noise for those lucky enough to be in earshot on what looks to be a beautiful afternoon.

Music Tonight: Friday, May 24

By Collin Yeo on May 24, 2024 at 9:11AM

There are two separate local indie rock band shows tonight that are worth your time, only one of which you can choose due to both occurring at 9 p.m., and the limiting nature of the hours in our particular dimension of reality. Wild Abandon is playing a free one over at the Logger Bar if you like getting your kicks near the river.

Glory Days are Here Again

By Kali Cozyris on May 24, 2024 at 6:00AM

Summer’s unofficial kick-off starts this weekend with everyone’s favorite art-in-motion jaunt through the streets, dunes and waters of Humboldt County. Slather on the sunscreen and get ready to follow your team with the fervor of a Deadhead — the Kinetic Grand Championship is here.

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