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Virtuoso guitarist Charlie Hunter and vocalist Lo Steele bring groove, soul and fearless musical storytelling to Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on March 16.

Legendary multi-instrumentalist Vicki Randle joins an all-star band celebrating the music of Sly and the Family Stone at Moe’s Alley, bringing decades of musical history—and hard-earned wisdom—to the stage.

UC Santa Cruz musicians and performers bring science fiction to the opera stage with The Trial of Spock, a new work inspired by Star Trek mythology and the classic episode “The Menagerie.”

Thursday is Deadhead night at Bookshop Santa Cruz with a double-bill of grateful scholars—Jim Newton and Gabi Moskowitz. 7pm, free admission.

UCSC’s African American Theater Arts Troupe brings Motown magic to life with Dreamgirls under the direction of Don Williams.

Bookshop Santa Cruz’s excellent author programming brings another literal bang-banger with investigative journalist Scott Eden, and his latest, A Killing in Cannabis: A True...

Where do million, billion and trillion dollar ideas come from? Do the ideas just linger languidly in the ethers until the right person (or...

Santa Cruz native Jackie Greene returns to Moe’s Alley, Friday and Saturday, with new music and a career shaped by jam bands, classic rock, and tireless touring.