Features
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1.8KSanta Cruz’s Oliver ‘Tree’ Nickell on Bowl Cuts, Selling Out and Hitting the Big Time
How Oliver ‘Tree’ Nickell overcame ups and downs and hit the big time with new album
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593Preview: Ana Popovic to Play Moe’s Alley
Ana Popovic plays Moe’s Alley on Saturday, Sept. 9.
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662Preview: Micah Schabel at Crepe Place
Two Cow Garage frontman is better at writing songs than uniting the country
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1.1K1Preview: Greg Loiacono at the Crepe Place
Mother Hips co-founder goes solo, gets personal
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746Preview: Pickwick to Play the Catalyst
After two scrapped attempts, Pickwick reappears with a follow-up record and a retro-pop sound
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1.4K2Jeff “Ralph Anybody” Juliano Celebrates 25 Years
KPIG DJ celebrated at Kuumbwa with a party and Sherry Austin
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1.3KPreview: CloZee to Play Moe’s Alley
French electronic musician incorporates global rhythms for an album that could launch a whole new subgenre
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1.2KPreview: The Dickies To Play The Catalyst
Dickies’ guitarist looks back at 40 years of punk rock, and the recent Warped Tour controversy
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1.2K1Preview: Goodbye Girls to Play Don Quixote’s
The Goodbye Girls bring a modern sensibility—and Swedish folk influences?—to old-time songs
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1.1KPreview: Dirty Bourbon River Show to Play the Crepe Place
Why the Dirty Bourbon River Show packed up the circus to focus on its music
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947Preview: There is No Mountain to Play Crepe Place
The stripped-down majesty of There is No Mountain’s music
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1.2KPreview: Zander Schloss to Play the Catalyst
L.A. punk veteran—and Napoleon Dynamite inspiration?—Zander Schloss goes solo
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1.2KPreview: Paul Thorn to Play the Rio
On the 20th anniversary of his debut, Paul Thorn looks back at the role Santa Cruz played
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1.1KPreview: Lee Fields to Play the Catalyst
Lee Fields’ brand of human country-western is bringing in young audiences
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1.3KPreview: Cory Branan to Play the Crepe Place
‘Adios’ is Cory Branan’s accidental death record
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2.1KCracker to Headline the Redwood Mountain Faire
David Lowery of Cracker on the 25th anniversary of the group’s debut album
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2.4KPreview: Little Hurricane to Play Catalyst
Why blues-rock duo Little Hurricane micromanage how their music gets into listeners’ ears
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1.3KPreview: Phoebe Hunt to Play Don Quixote’s
How Phoebe Hunt’s new music was inspired by 10 days of enforced quiet
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1.3KPreview: The Stray Birds to Play Moe’s Alley
The Stray Birds carry on a roots tradition of crafting dazzling harmony
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2.1KPreview: Hod and the Helpers to play the Crepe Place
How the band has moved past And Hod toward bigger and better things
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1.8KPreview: Tyler Broderick’s Diners To Play SubRosa
Punk scene is a surprisingly good match for jazz-pop Diners
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1.5KMAJK: Santa Cruz’s Crazy-Talented Up-and-comers
Why this quartet, which plays DIO Fest this weekend, is taking things slowly
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1.1KPreview: Ghost-Note to Play Moe’s Alley
Veteran drummer explains the ‘ghost note’ after which his band is named
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1.4KPreview: Aoife O’Donovan to Play Kuumbwa
Former Crooked Still frontwoman has established herself as one of the most innovative artists in roots music
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1.9KPreview: Las Cafeteras to Play Rio Theatre
What would the members of Las Cafeteras do if they were president?
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1.4KLocal Tap the Flow 24 Project Raises Funds for Clean Water
How Santa Cruz hip-hop artist Ra.be is using artistic collaboration to support clean water for everyone
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2.2KPreview: Descendents to Play Two Nights at the Catalyst
After 35 years as lead singer of Descendents, punk’s resident nerd Milo Aukerman is finally ready to commit to this music thing
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1.5KPreview: Homeshake to Play the Catalyst
Homeshake’s indie update of ’90s R&B gets weirder and spacier on ‘Fresh Air’
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1.6KPreview: Carolyn Sills Combo to play Kuumbwa
The Carolyn Sills Combo breathes new life into the Western swing genre