on violin and guitar, Oliver Grant on violin, Tina an American Idol reject — fortunately one DeProspero and friends singing, and Greg Smith with enough appeal to be asked to go to playing his hand-crafted guitars. The music leads Hollywood for an Idol rejects TV show. She up to a performance of the climate change ended up meeting SoCal mellow rocker Jack musical Tripping on the Tipping Point by PetroJohnson, who sings with her on her latest EP, lia’s own Human Misery’s End, as Nature Theater does Jack’s friend Company. (The Ziggy Marley. Fuga eco-comedy also ends a West Coast plays next Thursday tour with guitarist and Friday, Aug. 23 Mike Love (not and 24, at Beginthe Beach Boy) at nings in Briceland.) Humboldt Brews August must on Thursday. be Anticon month. Aloha! WHY? is due at the And it’s reggae Arcata Playhouse time ‘round the at the end of the corner at the Jammonth (Aug. 31), balaya Thursday but first, Thursday night with Jamaican at Nocturnum, it’s dancehall singer Jel on tour with Perfect GiddiDJ Abilities. One man plus Batch of the founders of and Ras Attitude. the Anticon alt. hip More reggae next sunflower photo by bob doran hop collective, JefWednesday night frey Logan, aka Jel, at the Jam from swings between rapping and beat production another JA crew, Live Wyya, musicians who — he’s a sampler master known for live beats used to back Gregory Isaacs. on SP-1200 and MPC2000XL machines. He’s on Wait, we’re not done with Thursday. A new the road with DJ Abilities of Rhymesayers — “dynamic dance party DJ duo” pairing the expect solo and joint sets. Void Pedal, Zavala versatile Gabe Pressure and DJ Anya (formerly and Crushcon7 fill out the bill. of “Hella Gay” Sundays) kicks off the first of Meanwhile, Thursday at The Shanty, exmany “Dirty Dancing Thursdays” at the Alibi, locals The Ian Fays sing alt. pop ditties about with “electro-funk booty jams and retro-punk ex-boyfriends and broken hearts accompanied synth-pop beats.” Pressure Anya goes Caribby broken Casios. Boy-band-gone-to-seed Thee bean/South American the next night, for a Eureka Garbage Company and new alt. surf duo “Tropical Transmission” Friday at Six Rivers with Shores Galore provide local support. reggae, cumbia, etc. and a coordinated dinner There’s burning EDM at the Arcata Theatre menu. Lounge that same Thursday, a Fractal NaMore DJ dancing Saturday night at the tion Burning Man Benefit featuring the artist Ocean Grove as Just ‘Cause presents Disco formerly known as Heyoka, who apparently was Trinidad! with DJ Knutz, DJ Red, Matt n’ Adam abducted by aliens, “upgraded and reconfigand MXMSTR KRSHN2N (aka Dub Cowboy) ured” and henceforth will be called Andreilien. spinning disco, funk, soul “and more.” He’s joined by dubstep glitch hopper Dov and With that classic guitar/mando/banjo/ Humboldt producer Hypha. standup bass combination, Boston-based Joy Hawaiian uke strummer/sweet soul singer continued on next page Paula Fuga‘s first claim to fame was being
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