.Mat Weir

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February 28, 2024

Everything Under The Gun

What makes Militarie Gun interesting is their willingness to push the musical boundaries. While some of their songs lie within the realm of hardcore, many...
February 21, 2024

Guitar Heroes

Nonprofit puts guitars in future musicians' hands
February 21, 2024

Otoboke Beaver an Unhinged Experience

Otoboke Beaver creates tightly wound songs that blast through genres and time signatures like a tweaker shuffling Spotify. 
February 14, 2024

Big, Big Business

...they’re a massively heavy band with seriously precise musicianship ...
February 7, 2024

Silversun Pickups Take Chances

The Pickups’ early work is predominantly in the shoegaze category... However, with each release they branched out into other genres of music
January 31, 2024

The Kills Return to the Catalyst

There aren’t many bands who naturally ooze coolness quite like The Kills, the minimalist indie sleaze duo made up of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince.
Urban Heat comes to Santa Cruz
January 23, 2024

Urban Heat plays inaugural Santa Cruz gig

The goth synth wave trio Urban Heat descends upon Moe’s Alley...bringing their explosion of visceral energy and emotionally raw lyrics
January 10, 2024

Hot Lung

The singer for Santa Cruz hardcore acts, Fury 66 and The Deathless, is his usual calm and collected self. A punk turned spiritual teacher, Clements is open about his musical uncertainty, despite being a veteran in the scene.
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