Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 45th Anniversary
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St. 831.420,5260, ext. 5; www.cabrillomusic.org
Aug. 3: Opening Night with James MacMillan, David Heath, Jennifer Higdon and Mark O'Connor 8pm. $26-$39. Santa Cruz Civic.
Aug. 4: Raise the Roof and Ghost Ranch by Michael Daugherty, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan by John Corigliano. 8pm. Santa Cruz Civic.
Aug. 5: "Behind the Notes" with Marin Alsop and Composers/Performers. 8pm. $35. Santa Cruz Civic.
Aug. 9: Music in the Mountains With Susan Narucki, Yumi Hwang Williams and members of the Festival Orchestra 6:30pm. Kennolyn Hilltop Hacienda.
Aug. 11: Rusty Air in Carolina by Mason Bates, Concentric Paths by Thomas Ades and Symphony no. 8 by Philip Glass 8pm. Santa Cruz Civic.
Aug. 12: United Artists by Kenneth Fuchs, Valentines for Soprano and Orchestra by Aaron Jay Kernis and Symphony no. 4 by Kevin Puts. 4pm. and 8pm. Mission San Juan Bautista.

The Attic
931 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 831,4600,1800; www.theatticsantacruz.com.
Iris Dement June 23. 7pm. $35
Pegi Young June 24. 7pm. $30/$35
GrassRoots Records Performance June 25. 7pm. $10/$12
The Cave Singers with Lightning Dust June 26. 7pm. $8/$10
Xavier Rudd June 27. 7pm. $18/$20
John Doe June 28 7pm. $13/$15
Naomi and the Courteous Rudeboys June 30. 7pm. $10/$12
Elisa Randazzo et al July 5. 7pm. $8/$10
Slim Cessna's Auto Club and the Dodos July 7. 7pm. $13/$15
The papercuts, vetiver with the dry spells July 8. 6pm. $10/$12
Forro in the Dark with Culver City Dub collective July 10. 7pm. $12/$14
The Howlin Rain and Citay July 15. 7pm. $10/$12
Buckwheat Zydeco with Squeeze Daddy July 22. 7pm. $22/$25
The fucking champs July 29. 7pm. $10/$12
Dale Watson July 31. 7pm. $20/$22
The Ditty Bops Aug. 4. 7pm. $15/$18
Hacienda Brothers Aug. 11. 7pm. $20/$22
Michelle Malone Aug. 14. 7pm. $10/$12
Peter Janson Aug. 16. 7pm. $100/$12
Camper Van Beethoven Aug. 17. 7pm. $15/$18
Forro for All Aug. 26. 7pm. $12/$15

Brookdale Lodge
11570 Hwy 9, Brookdale. 831.338.6433; www.brookdalelodge.com.
The Splatters, the Undecided, Who's Holding June 22. $5
Canned Heat June 23. $20
Barbara Anderson and Friends June 29. $5
The Dead Guise: Jerry Garcia tribute June 30. $10
Lodge-A-Palooza with undecyded, Honest Mistake, Archer, Who's Holding, The Devil Himself July 28. 7pm-2am $7

Bargetto Winery
3535 N. Main St., Soquel.
Backyard Travelers June 21. 6pm
Miznoma June 28. 6pm
Connected July 12. 6pm
Richie Begins Soul University July 19. 6pm
Matt Masiah July 26. 6pm
Patrick Cooper Aug. 2. 6pm
Connected Aug. 9. 6pm
Backyard Travelers Aug. 16. 6pm
Matt Masiah Aug. 23. 6pm
The Groove Kings Aug. 30. 6pm
Anna Laube Sept. 6. 6pm
Connected Sept. 13. 6pm
Victor Ohana Hawaiian Band Sept. 20. 6pm

Borders
1200 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 831.446.9644.
Noah Sugarman, Marianne Keith and Peech June 29. Noon

Catalyst
1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 831 423.1338; www.catalystclub.com.
Leon Russell June 20. 7:30pm. $20/$25
Hot Tuna June 28. 7:30pm. $37/$43
Summer Splash Reggae Festival June 29. 8pm. $12/$16
Y & T June 30. 9pm. $18/$22
Squirrel Nut Zippers July 6. 9pm. $16/$19
Stephen Stills July 10. 7:30pm. $27/$32
Old Crow Medicine Show Aug. 9. 9pm. $20/$23
Flogging Molly Aug. 21. 9pm. $20/$25
Murder Junkies Highway Murderers Aug. 23. 9pm. $8/$12.
Matisyahu Aug. 25. 9pm. $35

Cayuga Vault
1100 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 831.241.9471; www.cayugavault.com.
Jenna Mammina June 23. 8pm. $12/$15
Gentle Thunder & Will Clipman June 24. 7pm. $15/$18
Clockwork and Groove for Thought July 21. 8pm.
Nawal July 29. 7:30pm. $12/$15

Crow's Nest
2218 E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz. 831.476.4560; www.crowsnest-santacruz.com
Yuji Tojo Eclectic Guitar Master June 20. 7:30pm
Ronnie Dobbs and the Fuzz June 23. 9:30pm
Barb Lopez and Friends June 27. 8pm.
Voo-Dudes Funky Rock June 29. 9:30pm
The Ramblers June 30. 9:30pm

Don Quixote's
6275 Hwy 9. Felton. 831.335.2800; www.donquixotesmusic.com
Amy LaVere June 20. 8pm. $8/$10
Markus James and the Wassonrai June 21. 8pm. $10/$12
Billy Joel Tribute by Michael John June 22. 8pm. $10/$12
AZA North African Music Ensemble June 23. 8pm. $13/$15
Benefit concert for Bill Laymon June 24. 7pm. $18/$20
Stevie Coyle and Walter Strauss June 27. 8pm. $8/$10
Oriental with Helene and Bellydance Int'l June 28. 8pm. $10/$12
Harry and the Hitmen with Daniel Wright's World Collective June 29. 8pm. $7
"Inside a Broken Clock: A Tom Waits Peepshow" June 30
Jesse Colin Young July 1. 7pm. $20/$22
Laura Love Acoustic Band July 2. 8pm. $15/$17
Kutandara Marimba Experience July 5. 8pm. $10/$12
Sisters Morales July 7. 8pm. $10/$12
Santa Cruz River Band July 8. 7pm. $12/$14
Dya Singh July 11. 8pm. $12/$14
Dirty Butter Revue July 13. 8pm. $8/$10
Blue Highway July 15. 8pm. $18/$20
Paul Green School of Rockstars July 17. 8pm. $10/$12
Tony Furtado July 19. 8pm. $10/$12
Darden Smith July 22. 7pm. $10/$12
Chris Chandler July 23. 8pm. $10/$12
Michael Gulezian with Gary Hull July 29. 7pm. $12/$14
Jerry Miller Band Aug. 3. 8pm. $10
Aja Vu Aug. 4. 8pm. $12/$14
Kuzanga Marimba Aug. 9. 8pm. $8/$10
John Danley with Kenny Hill Aug. 16. 8pm. $10/$12
Le Vent du Nord Sept. 25. 7:30pm. $16/ $14 for Celtic Society members

The Fillmore
1805 Geary St., San Francisco. 415.346.6000; www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1259
Sage Francis June 20. 9pm. $25
Skinny Puppy June 21. 9pm. $27.50
John Butler Trio June 23-24. 9pm. $22.50
VNV Nation June 25. 9pm. $22.50
Feist with Grizzly Bear June 26-27. 8pm. $25
Rodrigo y Gabriela June 28. 9pm. $29.50
Hot Tuna June 29. 10pm. $25
Jonny Lang June 30. 9pm. $35
Page McConnell July 10. 9pm. $25
Brent Dennen July 12. 9pm. $20.50
Smashing Pumpkins July 15,16,18, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31; Aug. 1. 9pm. $25
Dolores O'Riordan July 20. 9pm. $35
Femi Kuti July 21. 9pm. $32.5
Musiq Soulchild with Chrisette Michele Aug. 6. 9pm. $40
Gogol Bordello Aug. 29. 9pm. $22.50
Steve Vai Sept. 12. 7:30pm. $35
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood Sept. 21, 22. 9pm. $32.50

Greek Theater, UC-Berkeley
Gayley Road, UC-Berkeley. 800.801.8425; www.greektheatertickets.com
Goo Goo Dolls June 22. 7pm. price varies
Norah Jones June 23. 8pm
Cyndi Lauper June 29. 7pm
Alison Krauss June 30. 8pm
Incubus July 14. 8pm
String Cheese Incident July 21 4pm; July 22 1pm
Daft Punk July 27. 8pm

Kuumbwa
320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. 831.427.2227; www.kuumbwajazz.org
The Hot Club of San Francisco June 1. 7pm. $12/$15/$23.60 for dinner and show
Will Bernard June 25. 7pm. $18/$21
Preservation Hall Jazz Band July 27. 9pm. $28/$31

Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way., Santa Cruz. 831.479.1854; www.moesalley.com
Sugar Minott June 20. 9pm. $15/$20
Vinyl June 22. 9:30pm. $12/$14
Nina Storey June 23. 9:30pm. $18/$20
Hiphop Showcase June 26. 9pm. $5/$7
Outlaw Nation with Wasted Noise June 27. 9pm. $6/$8
Toubab Krewe June 28. 9pm. $8/$10
Blue Turtle Seduction June 29. 9:30pm. $10/$12
Kan'nal June 30. 9:30pm. $12/$15
The Itals July 1. 9pm. $15/$18
Salvador Santana July 3. 9pm. $8/$10
Budos Band July 5. 9pm. $10/$12
Chris Cain July 6. 9:30pm. $13/$15
I-Grade Reggae Showcase July 7. 9:30pm. $20
All-Star Jump Off Hiphop showcase July 11 9pm. $10
The Cuban Cowboys July 12. 9pm. $8/$10
SambaDa July 20. 9:30pm. $12/$14
Universal Language July 21. 9:30pm. $10/$12
Abyssinians Aug. 1. 9pm. $17/$20
Les Yeux Noirs Aug. 16. 8:30pm. $20/$25

Monterey County Fairgrounds
2004 Fairground Way, Monterey. 831.372.5863; www.montereycountyfair.com
Monterey Blues Festival June 22 to June 24. $110-$180
Monterey Summer of Love Festival July 28-29. 10am-10pm. Two-day badges range from $78 to $195

Monterey Museum of Art
559 Pacific St., Monterey. 831.372.5477; www.montereyart.org
Monterey Jazz Festival June 26. Terence Blanchard 7pm. $100

Monterey Peninsula College
980 Fremont St., Monterey. 831.646.4000; www.mpc.edu
Summer Jazz Camp Youth Musicians June 27. 7pm. Free

Mountain Winery
14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga. 408.741.2822; www.mountainwinery.com
Diana Krall June 20-21
Jonny Lang June 21
Kathy Griffin June 23
Norah Jones with the Handsome Band June 25
Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder June 26
Rodrigo Y Gabriela June 27
Joan Armatrading June 28
Steve Winwood July 2
The Moody Blues July 3
Chris Isaak July 6-8
Blues Traveler/Neville Brothers July 10 7pm
Brian Regan July 12
Boz Scaggs July 13-14
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo July 15
Willie Nelson and Family July 16
Cowboy Junkies July 18
Kenny Loggins July 20-21
The Beach Boys July 22
John Hiatt/Shawn Colvin July 23
Patty Griffin July 24
Gladys Knight July 25
Tears for Fears July 26
LeAnn Rimes July 27
David Sanborn/Tower of Power July 29
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band July 30
Dave Koz and Friends Aug. 2
Daryl Hall & John Oates Aug. 3
Rufus Wainwright Aug. 4
Rick Springfield Aug. 5
Ozomatli Aug. 7
The Temptations and the Four Tops Aug. 8
Creedence Clearwater Revisited Aug. 11
Squeeze Aug. 14
Los Lonely Boys Aug. 15
Keb' Mo'/Robert Cray Aug. 16. 7pm
UB40 Aug. 17
Lewis Black Aug. 18
Jim Gaffigan Aug. 19
Hippie Fest Aug. 20
India Arie Aug. 21
Ziggy Marley Aug. 22
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Aug. 23
Huey Lewis & the News Aug. 24, 25
Madeleine Peyroux with Marie Knight Aug. 26
Heart Aug. 27
Gipsy Kings Aug. 28
Crowded House Aug. 28, 29
Chicago Aug. 31, Sept. 1
The Doobie Brothers Sept. 6
Richard Thompson Band Sept. 8
Boney James Sept. 9
Peter Frampton Sept. 10
Etta James and the Roots Band Sept. 11
Peter, Paul and Mary Sept. 15

Music in the Arboretum
1156 High St., UCSC. 831.427.2998; http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/
Utah Phillips June 21. 6:30pm. $20/$22
Molly's Revenge July 19. 6:30pm. $13/$15
Son De Madera Aug. 16. 6:30pm. $12/$14
Alvin Youngblood Hart Sept. 20. 6:30pm. $11/$14

Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 831. 423.8209
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars June 21. 8pm. $20
Banyan July 13. 9pm. $20

Santa Cruz Civic
307 Church St., Santa Cruz. 831.420.5260. www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pr/civic/
The Australian Pink Floyd Show June 22-30. 7:30pm. $27.50/$32
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music July 30-Aug. 12

Vets Hall
846 Front St., Santa Cruz. 831.454.0478; www. vetshall.org
The Dougie MacLean Band June 28 [Inbox]
Stars, Stripes and Electrolights July 6. 7pm. $12/$15
Midnite Aug. 8. 8:30pm
Twinkle Brothers Aug. 11. 8:30pm

Shoreline Amphitheatre
1 Ampitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View. 650.967.3000; www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1022
Puerto Rican Festival with Tito Nieves June 24. 11am $ 20/$30
Old School Fiesta with Midnight Star, Brenton Wood, Three Midniters, Debbie Deb, and War June 30. 6pm. $10-$55
Vans Warped Tour July 1. Noon. $30
Kenny Chesney with Sugarland, Pat Green July 2. 7pm. $39.75-$77.75
Ozzfest with Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb of God, and others July 19. Noon. Free with redemption code
Bone Bash VIII with Lynyrd Skynyrd and others July 20. 5:45pm. $10.77-$59.50
The Fray with Gomez and Eisley July 21. 7:30pm. $20-$40
Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park and others July 29. 12:45pm. $24.50-$70
Rush Aug. 1 7:30pm. $29.50-$79.50
Toby Keith with Miranda Lambert Aug. 30. 7:30pm. $37-$74
Dave Matthews Band with Stephen Marley Sept. 29. 7pm. $40-$65

Warfield
982 Market St., San Francisco. 415.775.9949; www.ticketmaster.com/venue/229423
Lisa Lampanelli June 23. 7pm. $37
Bob Saget June 28. 8pm. $37.50
Les Claypool June 29. 8pm. $26.50-$28.50
Deftones July 2. 7:30pm. $30
Chris Cornell July 10. 8pm. $37.50-$42.50
Ani DiFranco July 14. 8pm. $40.50
Rise Against July 28. 7pm. $25
Kings of Leon Sept. 4. 8pm. $35
The New Pornographers Sept. 17. 8pm. $25-$27

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