Posts By DNA
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Love Your Local Band
The Inciters
Betsy Jane Kniffen may have performed the national anthem at the opening Santa Cruz Derby Girls bout in March, but the lead...
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A&E
Wingin’ It
Antsy McClain and his Flamingoheads get national attention with PBS concert series
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Music
Eliquate
When Elliot Wright was attending UC Santa Cruz in 2006, he would show up at parties, plug his iPod into a sound...
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Music
Home Is Where The Art Is
Sacred steel whiz Robert Randolph reconnects with roots, finds inspiration
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Music
Something Collective
Strip away the religious ramifications of reggae music and it comes down to love and respect for all things. This is the...
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Music
Doors To No Where
Marc Lewis, guitarist and founder of Santa Cruz rock outfit Doors To No Where, is somewhat elusive about the band’s moniker. “The...
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Music
Blue Christmas
On the eve of what could be its final run, “An Altared Christmas” founder Rhan Wilson looks back on the show’s eight-year...
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Music
Punch-Drunk Love
The Punch Brothers flip traditional bluegrass on its head More than one hundred years ago, the songs and instruments of immigrants melded...
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Music
Colin Gailey
When Guitar Center launched its “Master Satriani” contest in July, more than 600 hopefuls sent in a video of themselves playing lead...
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Music
Jazz Royalty
55th annual Monterey Jazz Festival wows, leaves enthusiasts craving more Festivals come and go, but for 55 years the Monterey Jazz Festival...
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Music
Time Spent Driving
Though born in San Jose and raised in Ben Lomond, Jon Cattivera is now a mountain man of Boulder Creek and the...
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Music
Nora Cruz
Manager, roadie, singer, booker and promoter Nora Cruz enters the room like a woman in pursuit of a noble mission. With high...
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Music
The Son Will Shine
Clint Eastwood’s son Kyle talks France, film and the Monterey Jazz Festival Children of celebrities often find it difficult to emerge from...
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Music
Joe Ferrara
You might know Joe Ferrara from his cameo in The Lost Boys, or as the Yoda figure at Atlantis Fantasyworld who knows...
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Music
Harpin’ Jonny
Jonny Troutner (a.k.a. Harpin’ Jonny) has been playing harmonica in Santa Cruz since 1992. “It was a character I created to publicize...
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Music
Danny Mayer
Every Tuesday for the last three years, the faithful have gathered at The Crepe Place, spurred on by resident funk band 7...
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Music
Al Frisby
From a short distance, Al Frisby looks like a classic Santa Cruz surfer: rich silver locks atop a lanky frame. But when...
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Music
Dead is Alive
UC Santa Cruz’s Grateful Dead Archive finally opens to the public It might be a slight exaggeration to say, “in the beginning...
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Music
Fountain of Youth
Loudon Wainwright III talks family, folk music, and the art of being funny Aside from being a talented singer/songwriter, Loudon Wainwright III...
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Music
Blue Soulstace
Back in 2008, local power trio Blue Soulstace came together in a very 21st century way: Craigslist. “I answered an ad that...
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Music
Tater Famine
Over the years, Tater Famine has played on hundreds of punk rock bills in Santa Cruz with bands like The Chop Tops,...
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Music
The Spokesmen
Looking like a middle linebacker who traded in his helmet for a surfboard and a Jack Johnson signature guitar, Matt Conable and...
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Music
The Inciters
Remember the sweet soul music of the 1960s that would pour through the car speakers as you drove with the windows down,...
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Music
The Joker
There’s a comedy boom happening around the country that hasn’t been seen since the 1980s when stand-up comedy was in its heyday....
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Music
The Power of Positive Thinking
Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s Albert Mazibuko opens up More than 40 years ago, Joseph Shabalala had a series of dreams that manifested in...
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Music
An Offer We Can’t Refuse
Adam Theis’ army of musicians, Jazz Mafia All-Stars, marches to Kuumbwa Adam Theis is a musical whirlwind. As the kingpin of the...
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Music
Rock Out Knockout
Local hero James Durbin performs acoustic set at Kuumbwa Jazz The atmosphere inside Kuumbwa Jazz was buzzing with anticipation as local hero...
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Music
Fun Has Just Begun
The Devil Makes Three comes home thirsty and ready to rock When a band invites you to “stomp, smash, slash, crash, bash,...
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Music
Amy Obenski
Some musicians are born performing, while others take time to develop—like a pop star in a pupa, bathing in nutrients and inspiration...
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Music
Straight Strings
Guitar legend Leo Kottke tells it like it isLeo Kottke ignited the passion of guitar players and music enthusiasts with his...
