Bob Doran Mad River Union ARCATA – Last Saturday, while driving up U.S. Highway 101 to attend a friend’s memorial at Moonstone Beach, soundman extraordinaire Russ Cole felt a strange pain under his arms, something he’s experienced a couple of times the day before. He sensed he had to do something about it ASAP and…
The HUM: Continuous, and as eclectic as possible
The Hum — it’s a low, continuous sound, the sound of activity. In this case it’s the activity in the entertainment world of Humboldt County: music, art, drama, film — all the things that help us escape from the day to day grind and keep us sane in an increasingly insane world. If you’re among…
The HUM: #Humboldt?
A few years ago I began a podcast project I titled: #Humboldt? For reasons I won’t go into now, it never really went anywhere, but I interviewed a lot of people about what they think about Humboldt, and also what they know about Alexander von Humboldt, the man our home county is named after. The nature…
The HUM: Taj Mahal show moved to Arkley Center
“There’s just no percentage in remembering the past, it’s time you learned to live again at last. Come with me, leave yesterday behind, and take a giant step outside your mind.” – from Take a Giant Step by Goffin and King There’s some irony, since there’s nostalgia involved and “Take a Giant Step” is about…
The HUM: Buddy’s blues will cure your blues
“Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do, there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.” – Eddie Cochran Something got you down? There’s a cure: Find something to do. For example, Saturday, Aug. 3, we have the umpteenth annual Buddy Brown Blues Festival in Perigot Park (in sunny Blue Lake), dedicated to the memory of…
The HUM: What the folk?
As summer rolls along, pulling July with it, it’s once again time for the Humboldt Folklife Society Folklife Festival, the 41st annual celebration of all local things folkish, whatever folk means. In Humboldt it’s fairly loosely interpreted, as you can see by the musical range in the eight-days-a-week ahead (Saturday, July 13, through Saturday, July…
The HUM: R.I.P. KHSU, now let’s Hum…
I’m in mourning. My dear friend died the other day. It’s not like it was a surprise. My friend’s health wasn’t that great, and frankly, as I grow older, I lose friends all the time. But losing KHSU is different. I was still suffering from a rough 2018, when I lost my radio co-conspirator Gregg…
The HUM: March roars in like a (highly entertaining) lion
They say “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb,” although whether the weather will do so, well, that still remains to be seen. For me, late February meant a missive from my old drummer pal, Danny Montgomery who wrote, “Back in California, two shows on the horizon—Thursday, Feb. 28 at the…
The HUM, February 2019, Part 2: It’s Groundhog Day all month
Have you noticed how lately holidays seem to stretch their borders? While it’s hard to celebrate Groundhog Day all month (unless you’re Bill Murray), in February, we can’t wait for Valentine’s Day to roll around. Thus we have Inked Hearts taking over the Blue Lake Casino the weekend before V-Day (Feb. 9 and 10) with…
The Hum: Bob’s back, once every month in the Union
I’m back. Yes, it’s true. The Hum is back. Back in print anyway. It never totally disappeared online (at thehum.online), but I needed a break. I had more pressing things to do — like lay my friend to rest, then my mom. The print Hum will be different. Watch for it monthly. (No more weekly…
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