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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Jan. 16

By Collin Yeo on January 16, 2024 at 4:00AM

One of the best outdoor backyard shows I caught in the last few years was an ecstatic drone set by the raga-metal group Biomass, headed by Open Head Records honcho Luke Aronie. Sadly, the group migrated to Los Angeles some time ago, but they’re back for a night of the good, soul-scouring loud and pretty stuff at the Miniplex tonight at 8 p.m.

Tony Levin of Band of Brothers, which plays the Arcata Playhouse at 7 p.m. on
Monday, Jan. 15.

Music Tonight: Monday, Jan. 15

By Collin Yeo on January 15, 2024 at 4:01AM

Band of Brothers is a jazz quartet composed of two sets of very incredible musical siblings. Tony Levin is likely the most familiar of the crew, because beyond his bass and chapman stick work with everyone from King Crimson to Peter Gabriel, he is often found in this very venue with one of his impressive side groups.

Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 12

By Collin Yeo on January 12, 2024 at 4:00AM

It’s all energy Latin dance vibes at the Arcata Theatre Lounge this evening starting at 9 p.m., with the return of the popular DJ-curated Fuego. The tune-spinners on deck tonight are DJs Pressure, Statik and D’Vinity, so expect lots of reggaeton and beyond.

Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 11

By Collin Yeo on January 11, 2024 at 4:00AM

The Siren’s Song Tavern is hosting an extreme metal show tonight at 8 p.m. San Francisco’s death grind gore band Cartilage with local smashers Sarcophilus Satanicus, Bloodspire and Heathenistic.

Music Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 10

By Collin Yeo on January 10, 2024 at 4:00AM

Fay Wray’s character Ann Darrow sure did catch a lot of shit for being “the beauty who killed the beast” in 1933’s massive monkey movie King Kong, and in my view it wasn’t her fault at all for the big guy’s demise, but rather the bozos who stole him from his home on Skull Island to make a few bucks on Broadway. These aren’t spoilers, by the way, because spoilers have a shelf life and if you don’t know the basic plot of one of the most famous flicks from early last century, that’s on you.

Spunflower plays the Miniplex at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7.

Music Tonight: Sunday, Jan. 7

By Collin Yeo on January 7, 2024 at 4:00AM

The Miniplex is hosting a very special gig tonight at an early start time of 7:30 p.m. Rangda is a supergroup composed of Ben Chasny from Six Organs of Admittance and Comets on Fire, guitarist and avant folk composer Sir Richard Bishop, and New York City-based free jazz drummer and master improviser Chris Corsano.

Music Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 6

By Collin Yeo on January 6, 2024 at 4:00AM

Humbrews is hosting a 50th birthday bash for musician Rob Amerman at 9 p.m. tonight. The lineup features local heavies Former Chimps, War Möth and The Big Mahoff.

Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 5

By Collin Yeo on January 5, 2024 at 4:00AM

Wrangletown Cider Co. has been hosting an interesting array of shows recently, as the venue continues to do so tonight, where at 7 p.m. you will find a songwriter’s showcase. Hosted by Ruby Ruth George, tonight’s group features some of the luminaries of our local scene, including Tofu Mike Schwartz, Jeff Kelley and Chris Parreira.

Clean Girl and the Dirty Dishes play the Siren’s Song Tavern on New Year’s Eve,
Sunday, Dec. 31, at 9 p.m.

Music Tonight: Sunday, Dec. 31

By Collin Yeo on December 31, 2023 at 4:00AM

As I mentioned before, tonight is the big bang before the deafening silence next week of the Newborn Year, so I’m loading it up with lots of options. I only ask that you party safe and drive sober.

Music Tonight: Saturday, Dec. 30

By Collin Yeo on December 30, 2023 at 4:03AM

The Arcata Playhouse is presenting a New Year’s Eve Eve Party tonight at 7:30 p.m. The evening starts off with a variety show featuring some of the regular Playhouse players, including but not limited to: Jackie Dandeneau, Julie Fulkerson, David Ferney, Peggy Martinez, James Zeller and others.

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