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Lowdown: (VIDEO) Here’s the True Detective Opening Credits Because The Arcata Playhouse Will Sound Like This Tonight

Tuesday evening, The Handsome Family returns to Humboldt — they were last here in 2013 in support of Andrew Bird — for a haunting, restrained, harmonious evening at the Arcata Playhouse. You might not even know that you’re intimately familiar with the music of the husband and wife team of Brett and Rennie Sparks. But if you’ve ever binge watched True Detective, you likely know most of the words to the duo’s song “Far From Any Road,” which acts as the show’s theme.

So we're all on the same page, let’s just go ahead and watch that now and/or scroll the rest of Tuesday’s Lowdown below.

—Andrew Goff

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Andre Nickatina, Curren$y

Mateel Community Center / 7:30 p.m. / $35

An inspired evening of rap and hip-hop vibes with Andre Nickatina and Curren$y taking the Mateel stage. Special Guest, Mendocino's own Green R Fieldzwill be on hand as a to warm up the show!

923-3368 / Web site

The Handsome Family

Arcata Playhouse / 8-10 p.m. / $15 / $15 Students & Members / $18 General

The Handsome Family is a 20-year songwriting collaboration between husband and wife, Brett (music) and Rennie Sparks (words). "

822-1575 / info@arcataplayhouse.org / Web site

CU Last Tuesday

The Jam / 9 p.m. / $5

"The longest running comedy show in Humboldt County is proud to have SF comedians Chris Riggins, King G and Kaseem Bentley headline a night of laughs with Humboldt's own Joe Deschaine opening."

822-5266 / Web site

Visual Storytelling: The Complete Infographic Toolkit for Nonprofits

See Event Description / 10-11:30 a.m. / $160 / $140 NorCAN Members

442-2993 / norcan@hafoundation.org / Web site

What Will You Make Of It? Call for Participation

SCRAP Humboldt / 11 a.m.-6 p.m. / Free

Have you always wanted to paint a glitter unicorn on obsolete technology? SCRAP Humboldt seeks community participation in an art exhibit featuring mythical creatures in all their forms, rendered on a material that has become equally as mythical and unseen.a

822-2452 / info@scraphumboldt.org / Web site

Ping Pong

Logger Bar / noon / 21+

Sometimes The Logger Bar sets up ping pong tables. This is one of those times. Get your Gump on.

668-5000 / Web site

Game Night

Crush / 5 p.m.

Don't be bored. Play board games.

Blue Lotus Jazz

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6 p.m.

Nalini and Dave Wilson tapping their feet and swigging the beer.

668-4151 / davewilsonguitarist@yahoo.com / Web site

Humboldt Cribbage Club

Moose Lodge / 6:15 p.m. / $8

Muggins! Get your weekly crib on.

444-3161 /

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Humboldt County Library / 6:30 p.m.

Based on the Book Film Series. Based on the novel by Harper Lee. Hosted by Philip Wright.

269-1900 / Web site

Buddy Reed

Libation / 7-9 p.m.

Local bluesman gets low down. Accompanied by Andy Fihn.

825-7596 / Web site

Anna Hamilton

Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn / 7-11 p.m. / 21+

Songs and stories from HumCo's blues riff-slingin' raconteur.

The Opera Alley Cats

SpeakEasy / 7:30-10:30 p.m. / Free / 21+

Burning live jazz under the "stars."

444-2244 / Web site

Good and Evil Karaoke

Silver Lining / 8 p.m.

Karaoke. In an airport.

839-0304 / Web site

Karaoke w/ Chris Clay

Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 8 p.m.

Your Lowdown will go on the record as saying that Chris Clay is Humboldt's most pro karaoke jockey. We know this stuff.

800-684-2464 / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre