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April 9, 2025

Just Getting Started

“One of my passions about music and creating art is creating experiences,” Jo Coleman says. “I write songs that make me feel something."
Buffalo Blues Trio photo
April 9, 2025

Acoustic Cats

The China Cats—Santa Cruz’s Grateful Dead cover band—will play an all-acoustic show April 18 at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, with Buffalo Blues Trio.
Musicians up on a stage in front of a banner for radio station KSQD
March 11, 2025

KSQD Fundraiser Fuels Community Radio in Santa Cruz

KSQD 90.7 is cooking up a colossal event for Squid Fest West: an all-day musical lineup with six bands, a music memorabilia auction, tasty bites, drinks and more.
January 22, 2025

Stickin’ It

Since most people are not touching the earth any more, we are losing touch with a primal magnetic charge.
Group of cyclists riding on a trail through open space, seen from behind
December 12, 2024

Two Nonprofits Keep Local Cyclists Rolling Along

SantaCruzGives.org is raising funds for two groups that advocate for bicycle transportation, which is healthy for both people and the planet.
Facade of an old-fashioned buiilding with a sign that says Bigfoot Discovery Museum
October 30, 2024

Bigfoot Discovery Museum Set to Close

After two decades, museum curator Michael Rugg has listed the property for sale and expects to sell most of the exhibits in the near future.
October 9, 2024

Working Class Hero

With a multi-octave vocal range and enigmatic and powerful stage presence, singer/ songwriter/ musician James Durbin, 35, has plenty of irons in his sonic fire.
Pleasure Point hard lemonade from The Expendables
September 25, 2024

Sippin’ on Something Good with the Expendables

Santa Cruz’s own reggae/ska/surf rock band, has released the Expendables Pleasure Point Hard Pink Lemonade
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