Brat, Body Void, Bonginator, Tomb Ripper, Bonemass Some men just want to watch the world burn. Other folks? Well, to get a little Alfred Pennyworth on y’all, some of them just want to listen to the world burn. And that’s what doom metal bands like Body Void provide. The extremely heavy noise that the trio creates sounds like the end of the world. It’s a brutal and unforgiving mix of clashing drums, deep bass, thundering riffs and scream singing mixed to the back on tracks so that the vocal shredding feels like just another instrument of chaos. If listeners allow their minds to disconnect while listening to Body Void’s most recent album, Atrocity Machine, there’s almost a zen-like quality to the avalanche of aggressive noise after a while. Rather than fret about the end of the world, why not bask in it during Body Void’s gig at the Dipper?
Tropa Magica (L.A.) + Makenu (Humboldt cumbia) “The East L.A. duo made a name for themselves by combining alternative, grunge, and psychedelic rock with cumbia” -SPIN Magazine. Having toured nationally and performed at SoCal festival favorites Desert Daze and Tropicalia, TROPA MAGICA have released their sophomore LP to praise from music critics such as: "They’ve spread their wings sonically while losing none of the charisma that made them a hot item at festivals” -Buzzbands LA. Be sure to arrive early, Humboldt area party starters MAKENU CUMBIA are opening the show! Doors at 8 pm. Music shortly after, early show. LIMITED ENTRY, discounted advance tickets recommended! 21+
The Tidepool High Divers We are pleased to add Dr. Bill's harmony and fiddling to our country western mix. We'll be playing as a sextet at the MRB Tap Room. Good food and brews a plenty. We look forward to sharing our tunes with you. All ages, pets welcome.
CD Ghost, Bandit Train, August to August There’s an alluring sonic distance to the dark synth-heavy dream pop that Los Angeles duo CD Ghost produces, but it’s nothing compared to the literal distance the group has overcome. CD Ghost’s first LP (2022’s Night Music) was written during COVID times when Cody Han and Blake Dimas were split between LA and Beijing. And while they might’ve been on different continents, the guys always sounded on the same page. Mixing an atmospheric shoegaze feel with lush layers of melodic synths leads to a sound that ethereally washes over listeners in a cold wave of cool bliss. Armed with tunes from its new Vignette I & II EPs, CD Ghost looks to haunt the Big Dipper with mix CD-worthy tunes.
Setting (members of Pelt, Califone) “Like Fripp and Eno holed up in a mountain cabin looking for UFOs, Setting’s debut is a luminous slice of kosmische Appalachia that’s like scanning the horizon until you lose all separation between earth and sky.” –Aquarium Drunkard. SETTING is a North Carolina-based trio featuring Nathan Bowles (solo/trio, Pelt, Black Twig Pickers) on strings, keys, tapes, and percussion; Jaime Fennelly (Mind Over Mirrors, Peeesseye) on harmoniums, synthesizers, and piano zither; and Joe Westerlund (solo, Califone, Sylvan Esso, Jake Xerxes Fussell) on drums, percussion, and metallophones. With an opening set by Arcata's own NEW SATURDAY MOURNING LIGHT THROUGH A WINDOW. 21+