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Josh Duke: Bonus Tracks – Dec. 30, 2009
Y’ou know, when we’ve hit an era of war, high gas prices, scarce commodities, and a global economic meltdown that scares the bejeezus out of over the most stalwart of the white-haired, money-grubbing elite, you would think pop music would be better by now. Until now, history has shown us such; 12 years of conservative administrations and paltry, for-nothing military exercises in a myriad of third-world nations thankfully had the added side effect of giving us a reason to like Nirvana and Sonic Youth. The converse also seemed true, as eight years of Slick Willie gave rise to a new crop of boy bands, teen pop stars and soaring subscriptions to Tiger Beat. If I thought it would have helped to avoid all that, I would have told my parents to vote for Bob Dole. Read the rest of this entry »
Jennifer Savage: It’s not a true celebration without ‘The Glasnost Family’
They’re in your neighborhood, these wacky Glasnost musicians. They’ve absquatulated from numerous countries already and now they need a place to call home.
To that end, the ensemble – all vaguely related to each other – is determined to win your approval. This may seem suspicious at first, but if the Glasnosts’ efforts to entertain you and bring you into their holiday cheer doesn’t win you over, your heart must have solidified into ice a long time ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Ross Rowley, take two… from the Dec. 2, 2009 print edition
(Not sure why the prior attempt glitched. This seems to work. – JS/Eye Scene Ed.)
Why don’t band and orchestra students continue playing their instruments after high school or college?
Recently, I found out a great number of my peers, or people I have come to admire, played a musical instrument throughout school. Like me, a few chose to play the baritone horn which; a.) guarantees an elevated nerd status and b.) places you in that mystery social class within the band. You’re not cool enough to be with the Ray-Ban wearing hipsters who commandeer the trumpet section, too cool to sit with the geeky 4.0 GPA bookworm girls in the woodwind section and not hip enough to socially compete with the budding Charlie Parkers in the saxophone section. Not to mention your lack of Buddy Rich-like swagger displayed among the drummers in the band. Female baritone horn players, on the other hand, possessed more cool than the entire lot. Why is that?
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Rainchecks
Tonight: Rain. Low around 55. South wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday: Showers. High near 57. West southwest wind between 9 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Oysters and Ale, scheduled for tonight on Woodley Island, has been postponed to a date yet-to-be-determined.
Pastels on the Plaza’s fate will be decided at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. Artists should show up prepared to chalk! <Insert “watercolor” pun here>
BATS at Ancient Arts Tattoo
K STREET – The gathering gloom of autumn arouses the darker dimensions of eclectic eccentrics. Ancient Arts Tattoo Studio & Art Gallery is more that happy to give them a roost.
Throughout October,, Ancient Arts is hosting BATS, an exhibit of local artists’ bat-inspired art. Featuring works by Damien DeNolf, Kiah Goldman, Jessica Floto, Lauraine Leblanc and Joanne Stephens, among others, the exhibit hangs from Wednesday, Oct. 1 through Halloween. Read the rest of this entry »
Super all-age daytime rock fest!
How cool is this? An all-day, all-ages rock fest in Northtown?! Über-cool is how!
Humboldt Free Radio presents a day of rock Saturday, Oct. 4, starting with The Common Vice (Humboldt indie rock) at noon, followed by Side Iron (Humboldt honky tonk ‘n’ roll) at 1:15 p.m. Ride the Blinds (heavy blues rock from SF) takes the stage at 2:30 p.m., then The Ravens (Arcata rock and soul) are on at 3:45 p.m., with Yer Dog (Arcata psychedelic country rock) headlining at 5 p.m., all at Big Pete’s Pizzeria.
All ages welcome. Beer available with ID. Cover is a $5 suggested donation.
Ross Rowley
“Take it away, Leon!” So went the call from Bob Wills to his famed steel guitar player, Leon McAuliffe. But, that shout out for Leon to play his solo had a much farther reaching impact than just within the Texas Playboys band. Read the rest here.
And a Bob Wills bonus below (Enjoy, Ross!):
Check it – the greatest karaoke contest ever
The July Kamikaze Karaoke Contest theme is “Summer Fun” and takes place July 31 at 8 p.m. in Blue Lake Casino’s WAVE.
Guest judges will be:
