(VIDEO) Friday Lowdown: Entrust Thy Booty to Con Brio

Con Brio own the ATL tonight, thank you

Fine. You have earned your party pass. After another week attempting to ignore depressing news alerts buzzing on your cell phone, thankfully your Humboldt Friday is high on distracting fabulousness:

San Francisco-based R&B soul outfit Con Brio have been building a reputation as a live band to be reckoned with based in no small part on the charisma of frontman Ziek McCarter. No denying, dude's a star. Check them out in the clip below then consider handing your butt over to them Friday night at the Arcata Theatre Lounge when they share the stage with local funksters Object Heavy.
Easier than trying to fool U.S Customs agents, take a short trip to Cuba by way of the Arcata Playhouse. Timbata are a sextet performing Cuban dance music styles including son, salsa, songo, timba, batá, mozambique, rumba, descarga, and Latin jazz.
Glam! Wham! Thank you, Jam. The latest edition of Club Triangle at The Jam carries an '80s glam theme for you to get lost in.
"M" to the "A" to the "S" to the "K." Humboldt Roller Derby promises a colorful fundraiser at The Siren's Song Tavern in the form of its Mardi Gras Masquerade. Don your mask and pump your fist to the sounds of Humboldt's hardest working cover band, The Undercovers.

No excuse for sadness, he said! More on those shows and more in your Lowdown listings below. —Andrew Goff

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Fourth Friday Flix: Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)

Eureka Theater / 7:30-10 p.m. / $5

"We need the old Blade Runner. We need the director's cut magic. Ridley Scott's iconic 1982 adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel about rogue androids set a new standard for sci-fi and brought back the grit, dread and style of noir."

442-2970 / Web site

Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $10 / $22 Gala Champagne Opening Night / $17 Friday/Saturday/Matinees / $10 Thursdays and Previews

"Romantic. Dramatic. Comic. Tonight, 18th century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy, head or heart?"

443-7688 / info@redwoodcurtain.com / Web site

Mardi Gras Masquerade

The Siren's Song Tavern / 8-11:59 p.m.

Join skaters, friends and fans of Humboldt Roller Derby for a Mardi Gras Masquerade Party, with live music by the Undercovers! Benefiting Humboldt Roller Derby

442-8778 / thesirenssongtavern@gmail.com / Web site

Timbata

Arcata Playhouse / 8-11 p.m. / $15 / $13 Members / $13 Students

Timbata is a sextet performing Cuban popular dance music with original arrangements and in unique configurations. The band features Eugene Novotney, Howie Kaufman, Jonathan Kipp, David Peñalosa, Michael Stephenson and Nick Moore.

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

Con Brio, Object Heavy

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

"Formed in 2013, Con Brio is the offspring of seven musicians with diverse backgrounds but a shared love for the vibrant Bay Area funk and psychedelic-soul sound pioneered by groups like Sly & the Family Stone."

613-3030 / Web site

Peach Purple, Ultra Secret

Humboldt Brews / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / 21+

Peach Purple is cooking up another unquiet set you could taste in the center of the ears embellishing their sound with funk, time-signature oddities and unparalleled melodic heart.

826-2739 / Web site

Club Triangle: 80s Glam Dance Party

The Jam / 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

This month we are going totally 80s!! Come OUT and celebrate the decade when Glamdrogyny ruled Heavy Metal, Goth, Pop & New Wave.

822-5266 / Web site

Greenland Qajaq Building with Maligiaq Padilla

Mind's Eye Manufactory / 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Learn Greenland qajaq building from Greenland Inuit and ten-time Greenland National Qajaq Champion, Maligiaq Padilla, with assistance from Marc Daniels of True North Skin Boats.

834-3893 / info@mindseyemanufactory.com / Web site