Photos from the First Leg of the Redwood Coast Music Fest

by Mark Larson on May 14, 2019 at 6:49PM

Nominate Your Favorites for the Best of Humboldt 2019

on May 10, 2019 at 4:02PM

Photos from the Rhody Parade and Salt & Fog Fish Fest

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 30, 2019 at 10:22AM

Music Tonight: Friday, April 26

by Collin Yeo on April 26, 2019 at 4:00AM

No Pardon plays the first of a long weekend of shows in celebration of today's release of its new record Whisper. In addition to a Saturday show at the Westhaven Center for the Arts and a gig on Sunday with Lyndsey Battle and Cory Goldman, the trio is playing a brief in-store set at The Works today at 4:45 p.m.

Music Tonight: Thursday, April 25

by Collin Yeo on April 25, 2019 at 1:00PM

Chicano Batman, the super fun Tropicália-infused soul and pop quartet from Los Angeles, is back for what is sure to be a great show at the Kate Buchanan Room. I would expect this one to reach capacity, which is good, as this group thrives off of a lot of dancing bodies in the room.

This Crab is Metal

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 24, 2019 at 12:46PM

The crab, which is 26 feet long and around 15 feet tall, made its debut at Burning Man last summer before returning to Humboldt and resting in pieces at Spaulding Construction. “It all disassembles," says McCauley. "The main shell breaks apart in four sections … the legs individually pull off.” Those legs articulate, too, and the pincers snap.

Music Tonight: Wednesday, April 10

by Collin Yeo on April 10, 2019 at 4:00AM

Portland electronic funk dance trio Yak Attack is playing Humbrews this near-first moon night at 9 p.m. Known for fun and danceable shows full of solid musicianship and improvisation, this is the sort of show that attracts the happy-go-lucky college crowd and beyond.

Music Tonight: Tuesday, April 9

by Collin Yeo on April 9, 2019 at 4:00AM

It's a quiet Tuesday so why not go and give The Logger Bar some love? At 8 p.m. the regular old time music session will be crackin' off.

Music Tonight: Monday, April 8

by Collin Yeo on April 8, 2019 at 4:00AM

Anvil is a Canadian metal band that almost made it big but never quite did. The Canadian trio — whose sound nests somewhere between hard rock, power metal and early thrash — was the subject of an acclaimed documentary a decade ago about the barnacle-like resilience of the group and its multi-decade career.

So. Much. Drama.

on April 7, 2019 at 8:00AM

The Classic Film Series at the Humboldt County Library presents the films of Elia Kazan in a swaggering set of flicks that feature crude, brooding dudes. Kazan, a Turkish-born Greek immigrant, directed films that depicted important social and political issues.