The Miniplex

04/21/2025

Thursday 5/1 at 7:30, before karaoke‼️🔥MSSV is a post-genre power trio of ⭐️MIKE BAGGETTA on guitars and vocals, ⭐️MIKE WATT (of Minutemen, fIREHOSE, The Stooges) on bass and vocals and ⭐️STEPHEN HODGES on drums (Tom Waits, David Lynch, Mavis Staples).

“Narcotic late-jazz minimalism, a fever vision anchored by bobbing bass.” - Dusted Magazine✍🏼

"mssv is a true underground supergroup. A ferocious blend of the dissonant, the howling, and the mysterious.” - Premier Guitar, Best Albums of 2023✍🏼

“A prime slab of improv-forged art punk - harkens back to the DIY days of yore while blasting their way into the future.” - Nashville Scene✍🏼

With local act 🔥SEAN’S SHADOWS. 🕰️Bar Opens at 6pm. Miniplex Doors 7:30pm. 🌞EARLY SHOW! ⏳🎟️Limited Entry, tix in comments! 21+🍺

04/12/2025

03/20/2025

🎻🎸🪕This FRIDAY 3/21 at 7:30, a FREE bluegrass show❤️‍🔥‼️ In the magical world of Old Growth Redwoods🌲 and The Legendary Bigfoot 👣, 🔥 A Banjo Makes 3 was born. An upright bass, guitar, and banjo joined forces in the Humboldt music scene.

After a few open jams, ⭐️Doc Woglom was recruited on the mandolin, bringing a chop and lonesome vocals to make a true traditional bluegrass band. Guitarist ⭐️Charlie Sleep has an extensive background in jazz and music theory. After being introduced to ⭐️Tony Rice, bluegrass nestled into his heart. After attending a master class with the influential David Grier, flatpicking was in his hands. ⭐️Kevin Ralston of Cedar Rapids, Iowa makes for a true bluegrass band with his 3-finger Scruggs style picking. A proud member of the California Bluegrass Association, we have ⭐️Larisa Sleep on bass. Since 2019, A Banjo Makes 3 has been working to keep traditional bluegrass alive in Humboldt County.

🕰️Bar opens at 6 pm, music after 7:30. No
Cover, 21+🍺

03/13/2025

⚠️ WEDNESDAY 3/19‼️ Tickets in comments!

03/01/2025

✨Our MARCH newsletter has gone out, and you can read it here! 🎸LIVE MUSIC from Rose City Band + Itasca on Wednesday 3/5, Oneida {nyc}+ Kinski {seattle} on Wednesday 3/19, local bluegrass band A BANJO MAKES 3 on Friday 3/21, plus multiple themed events in our nonprofit fundraiser series Karaokes for a Cause, and MUCH MORE! ✨

02/02/2025

🪩🖤 Tonight (SATURDAY, 2/1), don’t miss this Black Excellence Party to kick off Liberation Month with ❗️DJ Sovern-T, standup comedy & more‼️ 🎟️Sliding scale donations, 21+🍸

📍The Miniplex is a live music venue inside Richards’ Goat Tavern, in Arcata, Humboldt County, CA.

01/22/2025

🚨🍹🐐🌲We're trying out 🍸HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT🌒 on Wednesdays again, starting at 6 pm. ⚠️🚨If this is something you'd like to see in the world, come by and have a drink to let us know‼️

👉Get 💲2 off our cocktail specials menu including our seasonal infused craft cocktails 🍹 and our popular mainstays like the "Dusk Till Dawn" (cinnamon-orange infused reposado tequila, tamarind, fresh lime juice, & fresh squeezed lemonade)! And 💲1 off our a la carte comfort food 🧀 like our Buffalo Bleu mac n cheese, Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Harissa-Tahini Dressing, Smoky Tots with German Curry Ketchup, and MORE coming soon...👀

Plus don't miss our ✨INFLATION-BUSTING 🌮Tuesday taco special (Humboldt grassfed beef (gluten-free) or spicy cacao black bean (gluten-free, can be made vegan on request) - 2 FULL-SIZE tacos with or without cheese, for just $5! 🤯

🕰️ We open at 6:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 8:00 on Sundays! Tuesday & Wednesday we close at 11 pm, and Thursday through Sunday we serve food and drinks LATE until 1 am!✨🌒

01/10/2025

🎶🍸🐐We are OPEN regular hours - see below for this weekend’s event details‼️ More info at link in bio❗️
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⭐️FRI: 🪩📻Radio Clash at 9 pm - playing the best punk / indie / alt / etc dance music! Sliding scale, 21+🥃

⭐️SAT: 🎤🍽️ Karaoke Benefit for Food Not Bombs at 9! Sliding scale, notaflof, 21+🍺

⭐️SUN: 🎤🐐G.O.A.T. Karaoke at 8:30. No cover, 21+🍹Note: the bar now opens later at 8 pm on Sundays, the rest of our hours are the same (open at 6 pm).🕰️

📍The Miniplex is a live music venue inside Richards' Goat Tavern & Tea Room in Arcata, California.

12/28/2024

🚨🪩TONIGHT, Saturday 12/28: 🎊🎺EL ÚLTIMO SÁBADO GIGANTE DE 2024 w/ DJs Hispanic! At the Disco spinning 💥CUMBIA, 💥DISCO, 💥BANDA, 💥HIP HOP, 💥REGGAETON, y MÁS!! Plus food from Chilango’s taco truck! 🚚 21+🍺

12/27/2024

This SATURDAY 12/28 don’t miss 🎊🎺EL ÚLTIMO SÁBADO GIGANTE DE 2024 w/ DJs Hispanic! At the Disco spinning 💥CUMBIA, 💥DISCO, 💥BANDA, 💥HIP HOP, 💥REGGAETON, y MÁS!! Plus food from Chilango’s! 🚚 21+🍺

12/21/2024

🎤☃️ This SUNDAY (12/22) it’s our ❄️Winter Wonderland Karaoke Masquerade❄️‼️ Dress up in your favorite 🧤wintry attire🧤 or ✨gay apparel✨ and come FA-LA-LA-LA-LA the chill away at the final karaoke night before Christmas 🎄❗️Dress up encouraged 🩵 No cover, 21+🍸 Bar opens at 6 pm, song sign-ups start at 8:30 ⏳

12/06/2024

✨🎸TONIGHT (Friday, 12/6)‼️ 🏔️TRACE MOUNTAINS’ fourth full-length album 💿"Into the Burning Blue" embraces new high-fidelity sounds and conviction. Writing over a 🎛️Roland CR-68 drum machine and enamored with the dramatic precision of 80s music, songwriter Dave Benton (ex-⭐️LVL UP) enlisted Craig Hendrix (⭐️JAPANESE BREAKFAST) to bring his indie rock to immersive new heights.🔥

🐦‍⬛LILY SEABIRD has been called "an explosion of feelings" by ✍🏼Post-Trash, who compared her vocals to the "twang of ⭐️WEDNESDAY’s Karly Hartzman and ⭐️BIG THIEF’s Adrianne Lenker." With 💿 “Alas,” the Burlington, VT-based artist’s sophomore album, she careens from delicate folk to blistering indie rock.🔥

🎟️ in comments. 🕰️Bar opens at 6, show at 9. 21 & up.🍸

12/04/2024

✨🎸THIS Friday 12/6‼️ “Merging heartland rock with influences from synth-pop and 80s-inspired aesthetics… layered with Benton’s characteristic warmth.” -The Fire Note✍🏼

🏔️TRACE MOUNTAINS’ fourth full-length album 💿"Into the Burning Blue" embraces new high-fidelity sounds and conviction. Writing over a 🎛️Roland CR-68 drum machine and enamored with the dramatic precision of 80s music, songwriter Dave Benton (ex-⭐️LVL UP) enlisted Craig Hendrix (⭐️JAPANESE BREAKFAST) to bring his indie rock to immersive new heights.🔥

🐦‍⬛LILY SEABIRD has been called "our next indie folk obsession... the soundtrack to smiling through tears" by ✍🏼Consequence of Sound, and "an explosion of feelings" by ✍🏼Post-Trash, who compared her vocals to the "twang of ⭐️WEDNESDAY’s Karly Hartzman and ⭐️BIG THIEF’s Adrianne Lenker." With 💿 “Alas,” the Burlington, VT-based artist’s sophomore album, she careens from delicate folk to blistering indie rock.🔥

🕰️Bar opens at 6, show at 9. 21 & up.🍸

11/21/2024

🌒💀Black Friday. Is it a day for fighting crowds at the big box store 🏬 to get our hands on the latest gaming apparatus?🕹️ NO! 🚫 It is the day that, instead of braving the mall, we celebrate 🧷mall goth culture🧷 by singing 🔥Goth Rock, 🔥Post-Punk, 🔥Darkwave, 🔥New Wave and 🔥Nu-metal - at 🎤Black Friday Karaoke!

🚫💰No cover, 2 drink minimum purchase at the bar. 🕰️Bar opens at 6, song signups start at 8:30 pm. 21 & up.🍸

11/15/2024

🔥🎚️🎸TUESDAY (11/19)‼️ Formed in 2007, featured in 📻NPR’s The Best Electronic Music of 2021, the TV shows 📺”Outer Range” and 📺”Halt and Catch Fire,” and the trailer for the movie 🎞️”Three Thousand Years of Longing.”

Montreal-based trio 🔥SUUNS blend aspects of 💥dark electro, 💥dissonant art rock, and plodding 💥indie rock in a constantly shifting sound. They've released 6 full-length albums, on 💿Secretly Canadian and (most recently) on 💿Joyful Noise. Their latest album, "The Breaks," was released this Fall.

"The band’s instantly identifiable brand of vampiric electro-rock has unraveled like a scroll, revealing new dimensions in an expanding universe of existential dread." --Pitchfork✍🏼

🕰️EARLY SHOW 8:00 - 10:30 pm‼️ With an opening set from iconic Humboldt one-man-band 🌙MISTER MOONBEAM. 🥃Bar opens at 6pm. 21+🍺