Posted inFood & Drink

The Cobalt Reboot

The restaurant formerly known as Dojo says buh-bye to bro-vibe

When Boken opened some four years ago, it was a welcome addition to downtown dining. Justin Cook, owner of the popular westside sushi house Kanpai, brought high quality and thoughtful Japanese dishes to the restaurant, as well as an impressive flight of top shelf drinks, all rolled into approachable and urbane sophistication. Adjacent to the […]

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Mirror Pond Plaza Survey

The Mirror Pond Plaza Committee has posted a survey about the condition of the Mirror Pond Plaza, the public space between Crow’s Feet Commons and Dojo at the top of Drake Park.  Take the survey here.  The survey questions include: “Are you happy with the current atmosphere of the Mirror Pond Plaza?” …and includes space for […]

Posted inMusic

Source Suggests 5/21-5/29

The Source Suggests Hillstomp Washboards and buckets provide the percussive backbone to this Portland blues duo, as Hurricane Henry picks out syncopated simplicity on guitar and howls down the devil. It’s just hard to tell if Hillstomp’s warning against Satan or summoning him with its ruckus. (DJC) 8 pm., Fri., May 23. The Belfry, 302 […]

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Mimicking Heads

Arcata’s Naïve Melodies is the closest thing to seeing the Talking Heads

In the '70s and '80s, New York art pop group Talking Heads, led by iconic mastermind David Byrne, established themselves not only as one of the most innovative bands of their time, but one that would inspire the work of others for decades to come. Some more directly than others. Enter Arcata, California band, Naïve […]

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