The Placebo

• Neptune (boston) Music you can almost dance to! Scrap metal instruments and homemade electronics = rock’n'roll + accident day at the ball bearing shop.
• RV Paintings Spencer Doran, Jon & Brian Pyle
• The Pipe of the Doctor of Witchcraft (from ucsb) (local, actually)
• PLUS Live Art from Empire Squared

When: Wednesday, August 30 at 9pm (Looks like this will be starting a bit later than usual. Sorry about any confusion.)
Where: The Placebo / E2 - 47B W 3rd St, Eureka (between A and Commercial) (map)
Cost: $3 with membership, $5 without

Looks like we’ll be making this a regular thing, kiddies. So come on down on Friday between 4 and 8pm and make you some art. Or just hang out, KNIT, read, listen to music, and/or simply be fabulous.
When: Friday August 25 4pm - 8pm
Where: The Placebo / E2 — 47B W 3rd St (between A and Commercial) in Eureka
Cost: Zilch, nada. But bring supplies for whatever you want to do.

Russ of the Pro Heroes is laying down a show for us this week:

• The Pharmacy (seattle) art-damaged pop punk
• The Professional Superheroes super-power enabled musicians who combat evil-doers by playing covers of obscure independent bands
• Delay (ohio) the pop punk gorilla biscuits
• Jon Crocker (on the road) a guy and his guitar

When: Thursday, Aug 24, 9:30 pm (show starts late cuz Hedwig is a-happening next door!)
Where: The Placebo / E2 — 47B W 3rd St, Eureka (map)
Cost: $3 with Placebo membership, $5 without

• Martyr Index (Calgary, Canada) anarcho rock n roll
• Social Concern (redding) political punk grunge
• Cycle of Violence
• Mega-Total Violence

When: Sunday August 20 at 8 pm
Where: The Placebo / E2 — 47B West 3rd St. Eureka (map)

Wow, is it the 3rd Sunday of the month, already? Then it must be time for The Placebo Board meeting. Golly. Gee. WOW. This time the post-meeting entertainment is a whole goshdarn show, so arrive a little early and help keep the scene running.

When: Sunday, August 20 5:30 pm
Where: The Placebo / E2 - 47B W 3rd St, Eureka
Cost: like, totally free

It’s only a few weeks till the Bummerfest and it’s time to make the decorations. Meet Friday afternoon/evening at the Placebo and help out. Let us know if you need a ride (gimme_info[at]theplacebo.net) and we’ll try to get you set up. Oh, and if you just want to hang out and do your own low-key thing, that’s cool, too.

When: Friday, August 18 5-9pm
Where: The Placebo / E2 47B West 3rd, Eureka (map)
Cost: Free, baby. It’d be cool if you brought some art supplies/paper/etc. to contribute, though.

What is the coolest music festival in Humboldt County?

Devon O’ of the Disappointments & Professional Superheroes:

BUMMERFEST!!!!!!!!! Because its the greatest rock and roll extravaganza Humboldt County has to offer.

DJ Spencer Doran:

Its Fucking Awesome

Rose Goodwin:

I think it is amazing how motivated everyone is. Its so awesome that just a handful of people can just decide to have this big awesome music festival, and they totally pull it off and do everything their way. Placebo volunteers are as real as you and me… I worked the door most the time. Its a really hectic job to be in charge of, but I think Im addicted or something.

Caleb Scoville of The Dean

Any other reasons? The music and the work people put into it…The fact that I get to see all of my favorite local bands and a bunch of amazing touring bands for two straight days!

This year it’s the Bummer Olympics

When: September 2nd and 3rd, Noon to Midnight!
Where: Eureka Veterans Hall (this means kids aged 21+ can drink if you’re a) not a jerk about it and b) you take your hat off in the Vets’ Bar; Seriously, they don’t like hats.)
Cost:

• Advance: $8 for 1 day, $15 for both days
  tickets available at The Works, The Metro, People’s Records, Wildwood Music, and in SoHum at WildHorse Records in Garberville
• Day of: $12 for 1 day, $20 for both days

Who’s Playing?: over 30 bands! See the Flyer

• Ashtray (santa rosa) straight up punk
• Shank You in the Neck (oakley, ca) fast heavy thrash from the slums of the delta
• March To Valhalla (norway) Viking metal
• The Black Rainbow (crescent city) melodic psychedelic punk

When: Tuesday August 15, 8 pm
Where: The Placebo / E2, 47B W 3rd St in Eureka (map)
Cost: $5 with membership / $7 without membership is good for a year!

Come hang out and talk, watch E2 artists do their thang, knit, make your own art, or any other low-key thing you wanna do. Bring your own supplies. Cheap snackage available or bring food - we have a microwave.

• Open Workshop for artists
• The Placebo Knitting Club meets for the 1st time
• No pressure chilling space: talk with friends, read a book, listen to music, whatever.

When: Friday August 11, 4-8 pm
Where: The Placebo/E2, 47 B W 3rd St
Cost: FREE

Edit 1/08: New Line-up, More Bands!

• Acts of Sedition (oakland) bad-ass political hardcore
• Parallax (utah) fast, intelligent metalcore
• Taiga (seattle) hardcore
• Red Herring (portland) tuba & banjo wielding punx featuring ex-members of LOCUST
• 801 Warning
• Mega Total Violence

When: Wednesday August 9, 8pm
Where: The Placebo / E2 — 47B West 3rd St, Eureka (map)
Cost: $5