Every Memorial Day weekend, get down with local culture and join in the festivities that follow the Kinetic Grand Championship!

The Race starts on Saturday (May 29th) at Noon on the Arcata Plaza and ends Monday (May 31st) afternoon in Ferndale. 

For a full schedule of the best spectator spots, visit www.kineticgrandchampionship.com.

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Trainwreck, featuring Kyle Gass of Tenacious D, stopped by Dr. Syd's Free Clinic for some Trainwreck songs and banter.  Dr. Syd and KG are in the middle.  Click here to listen to /download the Trainwreck set.

Read all about it here. He flies from city to city. He does interviews. He sells out shows. Millions of fans want his autograph. Sounds like a rock star right? It’s rare when a novelist garners so much buzz and attention like Chuck Palahniuk has over the years. His summer tour seems strikingly similar to that of your typical rock band hitting cities like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. It wouldn’t be the least bit surprising if his tour came with a complete package of groupies, fanatics, and paparazzi. This is the man that brought you “Fight Club” and “Choke.” He’s a New York Times bestselling author with the swagger of a rock star. It seems almost as if every book this guy writes gets optioned for a movie. Read more.

Damian Marley and Nas kick off their Distant Relatives tour this Friday night at the Arcata Community Center. The doors open for this all ages event open at 8 pm. You can buy tickets here or win a a pair TONIGHT at 6 pm on our Facebook page.

At 6 pm we will ask you a trivia question via Facebook. John Matthews has pulled the winning post number out of a hat. Only the first 20 correct posts will count. HINT: You might want to be on the offficial Bob Marley website.

Update: Congratulations to Eugenia Bragaru on being lucky number 17! She won the pair.

Broadcasting live from Humboldt Roller Derby! Thanks to Terrence McNally of Arcata Photo Studios for the cool shots! More here.

Join Kinetic Universe on May 22 as a new Rutabaga Queen is crowned for the 42nd Annual Kinetic Grand Championship, held Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31) from Arcata to Eureka.

At this year's ball, there will be live music from '80s tribute band Eyes Anonymous and entertainment from Shea Freelove and the Freelove Circus. 

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the cover is $12. This is an all-ages event.

KSLG was proud to sponsor the Humboldt Roller Derby All-Stars Vs. The San Francisco ShEvil Dead and Redwood Rollers Vs. Swim Team (Bay Area Roller Girls), Saturday, May 15 at Redwood Acres in Eureka.

This event sold out. 

KSLG's Jen Savage and Monica Topping broadcasted live from the event. Listen/download here:

No Doubt have finally started recording their first new album since 2001's Rock Steady, the band revealed on Twitter. "The 4 of us are 2gethr in Hllywd today- 2 start recording the first batch of new ND songs," Gwen Stefani and Co. posted along with a pair of photo-booth-style snapshots. As Rolling Stone previously reported, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young initially began working on the new album while Gwen Stefani was pregnant with her second child, but as Stefani told RS in February, those tracks were mostly scrapped and the band refocused on writing new tracks. Read more here.

Support Six Rivers Planned Parenthood and celebrate the sounds of the '70s on Saturday night, May 8, at Nocturnum in Eureka. Starting around 9 p.m., Sounds from the Lounge, put on by the Young Professionals Group, will feature DJs Itchie Fingaz and Gerber, as well as the debut of local Neil Diamond tribute band, The Solitary Men (members of The Common Vice, Strix Vega, Zac Institute and more). Check it out!

The Solitary Men