THe seTlIst
Modest Proposals By Jennifer Savage
WHO: Kingfoot WHEN: Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m. WHERE: Redwood Curtain Brewing Company TICKETS: Free
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Friday
Thursday
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Company, Kingfoot will entertain you with righteous modern American starting at 8 p.m. Free! Not all ages. You could also get your dance on. Not quite for free, but for a mere $5 DJs Jaymorg, Matt’n’Adam, Red and Spaceman Spliff promise to set you up for success with Soul Night #32 at Humboldt Brews. The fun begins at 9 p.m., advance tickets and stylish duds recommended — if you’re doing it right, you will get sweaty! — and this hot booty-shaking action is limited to those 21-and-over.
Sunday
The ever-popular dance-party-bringing Yogoman Burning Band gets all Jamaica/ New Orleans at Six Rivers Brewery with a family show at 2 p.m. Cover is $5 per person or $15 per fam. All ages!
Monday
Keep the momentum going with The Getdown, a local funk jam hosted by DJ Rickshaw, B. Swizlo and Pete Ciotti celebrating those “who’ve artistically enriched Humboldt County.” The rejoicing begins at 9 p.m., 21-and-over.
CenterArts Hot New Season
With all the money you’ve saved from this week’s low-cost options, you’re set to pick something from Center Art’s 2014-2015 line-up, an impressive list that includes Amos Lee, The Avett Brothers and Gregory Porter, plus nonmusical acts David Sedaris, Nick Offerman and Neil deGrasse Tyson (!!!) — the new schedule is hot off the press and can be viewed via HSU’s website.
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Full show listings in the Journal’s Music and More grid, the Eight Days a Week calendar and online. Bands and promoters, send your gig info, preferably with a high-res photo or two, to music@northcoastjournal.com.
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Tuesday
SoCal psychobilly veterans Henchmen vow to “kick Tuesday night’s ass” at the Palm Lounge right after The Bored Again opens at 9 p.m. Another 21-andover freebie, kids! I mean, not-kids.
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t might feel like summer already, what with school getting out and Oyster Fest having happened and your friends lazing at the river (assuming they’re not too sunburned, poor things) while you’re stuck behind a keyboard typing out advice on how they should spend their nights. But technically, this Saturday is the formal ringing-in WHO: Yaquina Bay WHEN: Friday, June 20 of what looks to be a mighty sunshine WHERE: Siren’s Song Tavern TICKETS: Free season. The sun rises at 5:45 a.m., sets at 8:52 p.m. and, in between, perstar DJ Red. Expect the rap classics and the Clam Beach Inn hosts the Bigfoot classic party jams from the ’80s, says Red, Gathering and Summer Solstice. It’ll run plus those from the early ’90s “you forgot you $20, but you’ll get so very much out you love.” Love old school? Be there to of it: DJs galore, fire performances, campindulge starting at 10 p.m. Cover is only $3 ing if you arrive early — score your tickets and only those 21-or-over can thump. at Wildberries or The Works and do not forget your photo ID, because this joint is for those 21-and-over only. Just another indie-folk-pop-rock-altNow, on to the rest of the week/end’s world-music night at Siren’s Song with offerings, all of which are free! Or at least Yaquina Bay, a five-piece from Salem, cheap! (We drew the line at $5.) Ore. that blurs the line of traditional European folk and indie rock. You will witness ukulele, violin and accordion with Do you like free things? Good news — a backbone of drums, bass and keys. Yes, Eureka’s Summer Concert Series kicks off that’s six instruments and only five people Thursday with Rockin’ Down the Highway — how will they do it?! from 6 to 8 p.m. and continues each week, The music wrought for the band’s new same day, same time, different band, album, The Eastern Desert, alternates through Aug. 14. The dancing-in-the-street between dreamy and elegant rocking. opportunity takes place at the C Street Frontman Chris Ward says the album is an Market Square, conveniently located at exploration of his childhood in Oregon: the foot of C Street in Eureka. “The deep attachment and indifference I The free continues at 8 p.m. in the have toward the land in which I grew, the Redwood Curtain Brewing Company over wonderful and terrible memories etched in A-Town with bluegrassers Raising Grain. in to my core.” Sounds promising, musi(Music is free, beer will cost you.) Be 21-orcally and otherwise. Locals Ginger Grae over. and This Weeks Leader also play. More Finish the day with the Jambalaya’s free! Also, all ages. Thumpin’ Third Thursdays with local suBack at Redwood Curtain Brewing
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(Mostly) low-cost good times
WHO: Henchmen WHEN: Tuesday, June 24 at 9 p.m. WHERE: The Palm Lounge TICKETS: Free