Before You See Him at the Mateel, Please Define Hank 3's Music For LoCO

It's all too common in the music biz for bands to promote themselves by acting as though they are just not up to the task of describing the music they play. Or worse, when they give you some long-ass, unhelpful made-up genre. Generally, your Lost Coast Outpost ain't buying' it. C'mon, band, you could have easily shortened "ambient aggrotech cybergrind folk pop" into the much more understandable genre "unlistenable." That would have served us better.

But then there's Hank 3, who we mention here because, of course, he'll be at the Mateel Community Center Wednesday night. That dude is actually kinda hard to define in that he floats between genres so regularly. Proof? Well, just a couple weeks ago, the guy simultaneously released two very different sounding albums. We'll let Hank (via his website) describe 'em:

On Brothers of the 4X4: "It's a traditional country record, it's got your slow country songs if you need to get some bad emotions out. It's got a couple of, you know, the not as sad kind of songs and a couple of songs that just aren't really country but they're kind of folky soundin'."
On A Fiendish Threat: "It's done on an acoustic guitar with a little bit of fuzz on it and a stand-up bass beatin' it down, it's a different singin' voice for me. A lot of people who've known me for 10 years say, 'Man, if you hadn't told me it was you, I wouldn't have guessed. It just doesn't sound like you.' That's a good thing for me. That just means I'm changin' it up."

Musical ADD! Love it. So as much as we whined about the ongoing onslaught of genres invented by musicians, LoCO will now ask you to invent a category for Hank 3's music and leave it on our Facebook page. Best submission wins a job in music PR.

-Andrew Goff

(Below: Two sides of Hank 3.)

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Pints for Nonprofits

Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata / 3 p.m.-midnight

Benefiting RampArt youth programs.

826-7222 / Web site

Hank 3

Mateel Community Center / 7 p.m. / $25

The king of “Hellbilly” returns! "The grandson of country music legend Hank Williams and the son of Hank Williams Junior, Hank 3 is one of the most prominent musicians to play neotraditional country in a country music market dominated by pop country."

923-3368 / Web site

Free Produce Market

Fortuna Community Services District / 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. / Free

445-3166 / hmchugh@foodforpeople.org / Web site

Maori Healers in Humboldt

See Event Description / 1-6 p.m. / $150 / $100 sliding scale

Visiting from New Zealand, these traditional healers use a deep tissue body work to transform your body, mind and soul on many levels.

496-8606 / wholenow866@gmail.com /

Pints for Nonprofits

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 1-9 p.m.

Benefitting Humboldt Community Alliance with Family Farmers. Music by Chris Parreira.

668-4151 / Web site

Jay Dancing Bear

Mosgo's / 5 p.m.

Acoustic originals.

826-1195 / Web site

Little River Trail Public Site Visit

See Event Description / 5:30-7 p.m.

Join friends and neighbors for an upcoming site visit to examine opportunities to extend the Hammond Coastal Trail north across the Little River towards Westhaven and Trinidad.

269-2055 / josh@nrsrcaa.org /

Free Community Classes

Essential Elements Wellness Spa & Sauna / 5:30-7 p.m. / Free

839-7772 / info@essentialelementsspa.com / Web site

Humboldt Hard Court Bike Polo

Highland Park / 6 p.m. / Free

Like horse polo minus the stable fees.

541-531-6671 / daryl_witmore@yahoo.com / Web site

Zumba

The MGC / 6 p.m. / $6

725-3300 / tpockett@ervmgc.com / Web site

Carnival of Souls (1962)

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 6 p.m. / $5

Science Fiction Pint and Pizza Night. A drag race turns to tragedy when one car, with three young women inside, topples over a bridge and into the muddy river below. The authorities drag the river, but the search is fruitless and the girls are presumed dead until a survivor stumbles out of the river

613-3030 / Web site