Billabong Waters wash over Chelsea’s Friday, Jason Kinney Band rocks Cathouse Saturday

Spring break weather and activities all around us! Local outfit Billabong Waters bubbles up some medicinal jams at Chelsea’s on Friday; makes you taste...

Brian Martin picks at Brews Friday, Chris Plowman rocks New Delhi Saturday

We’ve got buckets of loud fun this weekend! Friday Brian Martin picks funky jams and tells stories at Brews. Bramhall Brothers bring the blues...

Opal Agafia, Disco Inferno, Rockhouse – What more could be better?

Sweet twirling songbird Opal Agafia & the Sweet Nothings knock out soul, roots and folk at Aquarius Taqueria Thursday for the monthly Cocktails for...

And to all some good nights until 2022

Every year the Independent takes nearly two weeks off and I have to wonder, what the heck am I going to write about in...

Whittle, fiddle, tell a riddle on the front porch

Brian Martin, based here in Eureka, performs what he calls Front Porch Soul a lovely mix of old time country blues and mountain folk...

Vocalization is key this week

Angel Black-Orchid plays Upstairs at the Grotto on both Friday and Saturday and it is a show that should not be missed. If you...

KC Bankroll flashes big music

KC Bankroll’s five-piece band is reviving the roots/blues scene in the Midwest. After jamming together in late night sessions, these musicians decided to bring...

Old friends and new faces show heart and soul for Blues Festival

Fortify yourself for the long blues haul! Thursday and Friday, Josh Hoyer brings his piano, gritty voice, and Soul Colossal’s tough rhythm section and...

Whiskey bringing soul to New Delhi

If you needed a great reason to go to New Delhi you have one all weekend long. Nicknamed Menders hence the name Whiskey Menders,...

Handmade Moments benefit Friday at Brews for Arkansas Musicians involved in bus crash

Our good friends Anna and Joel of Handmade Moments were involved in a serious bus crash a few weeks ago, survived, and are rehabilitating...