Tuesday, Sept. 30
Redwood Jazz Alliance 2014-15 Season Opens Tonight
You want options, Humboldter? Tuesday has them for you. Whether it be hellbilly barn burner Hank 3 playing his first of two nights at the Mateel Community Center, eye-popping choreography courtesy of the Mark Morris Dance Group at Van Duzer Theatre or though-provoking (?) yuks rounded up by Savage Henry Magazine for their monthly C U Last Tuesday comedy showcase at Jambalaya, you are barred from complaining about lack of midweek people clusters. Fun is out there.
One more example: Redwood Jazz Alliance is opening their 2014-15 season at the Kate Buchanan Room with a set from hard bop septet The Cookers. You may want to scope the entire year’s lineup on the RJA website, and then get a taste of how The Cookers cook in the clip below.
—Andrew Goff
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Hank 3
Mateel Community Center
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $25
The king of “Hellbilly” returns to HumCo for back to back nights. “The grandson of country music legend Hank Williams and the son of Hank Williams Junior, Hank 3 is one of the most prominent musicians to play neotraditional country in a country music market dominated by pop country.”
/ Web site
Mark Morris Dance Group
Van Duzer Theater
/ 8 p.m.
/ $45
/ $10 HSU students
Promo: “Combining ground-breaking movement with his profound and sophisticated musical sense, Mark Morris has changed the way audiences experience modern dance. His longtime use of live musicians at each performance creates a perfect blend of sound and motion.”
/ Web site
The Cookers
Kate Buchanan Room
/ 8-10:30 p.m.
/ $15
/ $10 students/seniors
All-star hard bop septet opens the 2014-15 Redwood Jazz Alliance concert season. Veteran personnel includes greats like Billy Harper (tenor sax), George Cables (piano) Cecil McBee (bass), Billy Hart (drums).
/ Web site
Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
“Seven-piece powerhouse that puts a modern spin on classic soul.”
/ Web site
Savage Henry’s CU Last Tuesday
The Jam
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $5
Standup from SF’s Justin Gomes, Dro Knows, Luke Lockfeld and Kollin Holtz and locals John McClurg and Sue Charnes. Hosting is Matt Redbeard.
/ Web site
All Events!
Eureka Farmers’ Market
Old Town Gazebo
/ 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Locally grown produce and live music.
Ping Pong
Logger Bar
/ noon
/ 21+
Sometimes The Logger Bar sets up ping pong tables. This is one of those times. Get your Gump on.
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Basic Computers for the Home Users
College of the Redwoods Community Education
/ 1-3 p.m.
/ $105
/ 18+
/ Web site
Wildberries Farmers’ Market
Wildberries
/ 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Fresh produce and live music in the parking lot.
/ Web site
Game Night
Crush
/ 5 p.m.
Don’t be bored. Play board games.
Humboldt Cribbage Club
Moose Lodge
/ 6:15-9:30 p.m.
/ $8
Muggins! Get your weekly crib on.
Buddy Reed
Libation
/ 7-9 p.m.
Local bluesman gets low down. Accompanied by Andy Fihn.
/ Web site
Anna Hamilton
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 7-11 p.m.
/ 21+
Songs and stories from HumCo’s blues riff-slingin’ raconteur.
The Opera Alley Cats
SpeakEasy
/ 7:30-10:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Burning live jazz under the “stars.”
/ Web site
Karaoke w/ Chris Clay
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 8 p.m.
Your <em>Lowdown</em> will go on the record as saying that Chris Clay is Humboldt’s most pro karaoke jockey. We know this stuff.
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Good and Evil Karaoke
Silver Lining
/ 8 p.m.
Karaoke. In an airport.
/ Web site
Signals: Humboldt’s Only Goth Nght
The Siren’s Song Tavern
/ 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
/ Free
“This month Signals is happy to present Ethereal Night with splashes of Dream Pop and French Cold Wave to keep the international themes going.”
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