who: Yarn
when: May 22 – 9pm – $5
where: Jambalaya, 915 H, Arcata
what: Yarn (alt-country from Brooklyn)
Yarn (YouTube)
who: Truckstop Darlin’
when: May 12 – 9pm – $?
where: Little Red Lion, 1506 5th St, Eureka
what: Truckstop Darlin’ (alt-country from Portland – photo) touring in support of their new album Hope and the Heart It Breaks
Truckstop Darlin’ (YouTube)
who: Fruit Bats, Gold Leaves
when: April 25 – 9pm – $10 – tickets
where: Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St, Arcata
what: Fruit Bats (folk-rock from Portland – photo), and Gold Leaves (folk from Seattle – photo)
Fruit Bats (YouTube)
Gold Leaves (YouTube)
who: The Bandage, Splinter Cell, Gunsafe
when: April 20 – 9pm – $3 – handbill
where: Ocean Grove Lounge, 480 Patrick’s Point Dr, Trinidad
what: The Bandage (alt-folk from Eureka), Splinter Cell (rock from Eureka), and Gunsafe (country-americana from Arcata)
The Bandage (YouTube)
Gunsafe (YouTube)
who: Grant Farm, Absynth Quintet
when: April 19 – 10pm – $?
where: Jambalaya, 915 H, Arcata
what: Grant Farm (alt-country-jam band from Colorado – photo) on their West Coast CD Release Tour, and Absynth Quintet (Humboldt bluegrass)
Grant Farm (YouTube)
Absynth Quintet (YouTube)
who: Todd Snider, Ashleigh Flynn
when: April 16 – 9pm – $20
where: Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St, Arcata
what: Todd Snider (alt-country from Portland – photo), and Ashleigh Flynn (country from Portland – photo)
Todd Snider (YouTube)
Ashleigh Flynn (YouTube)
who: Blitzen Trapper, Parson Red Heads
when: March 4 – 9pm – $15/18 – tickets
where: Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St, Arcata
what: Blitzen Trapper (alt-country from Portland – photo), and Parson Red Heads (indie-folk from Portland – photo)
Blitzen Trapper (YouTube)
Parson Red Heads (YouTube)
who: Pine Box Boys, Coffin Hunter, Blackfish
when: Jan 15 – 8pm – free
where: Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave, McKinleyville
what: Pine Box Boys (moonshine fueled murder ballads from SF – photo), Coffin Hunter (outlaw-country from Rancho Cordova, CA – photo), and Colonel Jimmy and The Blackfish (country-grass from Sacramento – photo)
Pine Box Boys (YouTube)
Coffin Hunter (YouTube)
Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish (YouTube)
who: The Macrodots, The GoldDiggers
when: Jan 12 – 10pm – $11/15 - handbill
where: Jambalaya, 915 H St, Arcata
what: The Macrodots with Grammy nominee Cathy Richardson, plus The GoldDiggers (alt-country from SF – photo)

The Macrodots (YouTube)
The GoldDiggers (YouTube)
who: Hellbound Glory
when: Jan 8 – 9pm – free
where: Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave, McKinleyville
what: Hellbound Glory (scumbag-country from Reno – photo)

Hellbound Glory (YouTube)