Posts By Nick Veronin
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Into Deep
East Coast rap trailblazers Mobb Deep return to claim their legacy Not all hip-hop fans will recognize the name Mobb Deep, but...
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Something Borrowed, Something New
U.K. band Temples worships old rock gods with an eye toward the future Many bands form in small suburban towns, then move...
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Art You Can Play
Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Exhibit and Festival celebrates the aesthetic and sonic beauty of the instrument We tend to think...
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A Glowing Reinvention
Songwriter for British band Yuck found his groove after losing his singer This time two years ago, the members of British indie...
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Finding Happiness Through Heartbreak
New Jersey punks tackle life’s troubles with self-awareness and wit Acoustic guitars aren’t generally associated with the kind of propulsive, punk rock...
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Magical Mystery Tour
Santa Cruz native Jesse Scheinin aims to create expansive universe with jazz Jesse Scheinin doesn’t just want you to dig his music....
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Love Your Local Band
Kalae Miles-Davis
Although he was raised in the tropical paradise of Oahu, these days Kalae Miles-Davis is a denizen of cooler climes—literally and figuratively....
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In the Loop
The 13th annual Loopfest features headliners who think about guitar in new, innovative ways Though electricity is an integral part of the...
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Dining Reviews
Ode to Osocalis
Why one local distillery strives to take its time Winding through the Santa Cruz mountains, it isn’t hard to spot a vineyard....
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The Indispensable Expendables
Local reggae-punk stars celebrate 15 years of skating, surfing and rocking out Way back when they first started jamming with one another,...
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Boy Wonder
Homegrown producer, Tree, branches out, embraces all things weird Though the record comprises only three songs, local producer and singer Oliver Nickell...
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Love Your Local Band
Asher
Listening to his upbeat, upstroke-heavy, acoustic tunes, you’re more likely to think about spending a relaxing day at the beach, soaking up...
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Cutting Loose
Scissors For Lefty looks forward to a pants-off dance-off at the SCMF Bryan Garza has some wonderful memories of South By Southwest...
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One-man Band
Indie rapper Sage Francis to headline Santa Cruz Music Festival When it comes to indie rappers, it’s not that uncommon to find...
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Don’t Think, Just Play
Inspiration comes natural to folk-soul strummer Sean Hayes Looking back, Sean Hayes says he worked on the title track of his latest...
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Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen
Maybe it was fate. Or perhaps it’s simply yet another example of social media’s power to bring people together. Whatever the case,...
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Longing for the Sun
Seattle-based production duo creates moody atmosphere with effected vocal samples You take a sound—any sound—record it and then change its nature by...
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Sean Ryan Duo
There are plenty of guitarists, bassists, keyboardists and singers who will tell you that music is the only thing they could ever...
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Perfecting Imperfection
‘Old soul’ singer Brad Mackeson rejects overproduction These days, you aren’t going to surprise anyone in the world of indie rock by...
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Making The Pieces Fit
Violinist and looping master Kishi Bashi to play Moe’s Alley It took the virtuosic violinist Kaoru Ishibashi—a man known for his work...
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Head Casket
For the three members of local horror-punk group Head Casket, there’s nothing to fear about zombies. In fact, singer and guitarist Rick...
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The Best Medicine
Arts community gives back to Marty Collins with second benefit concert Shortly before he suffered the internal injury that nearly ended his...
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Examining Exhibitionism
San Francesca turns off the computer, flips on the synths, takes a look in the mirror Examining the cover of San Francesca’s...
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Far From Catatonic
The Brothers Comatose craft high-energy indie bluegrass Though the moniker, chord changes and twangy, lamenting storyline might seem similar, The Brothers Comatose...
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Home For The Holidays
Los Altos alt-rockers, Dredg, to play sophomore record for family of fans The holidays are a time to eat, drink and be...
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Lost In A Sea Of Sound
Local musician Yoodoo Park crafts hazy, beach-inspired pop as GRMLN At the moment, Yoodoo Park isn’t too fixated on the life of...
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Africa In All Of Us
When it comes to classifying her work, Angelique Kidjo is not unlike many artists. She is resistant to the idea that what...
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Out Of This World
Experimental folk band, Other Lives, takes listeners to Mars and back Imagine yourself immersed in the soothing tenor of some indie-folk crooner...
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The Revivalists’ Big Tent
NOLA band combines multitude of genres for strong, singular sound When asked about his group’s name, David Shaw shrugs and deflects the...
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Home Away From Home
Two artists pen a multimedia ‘love letter’ to Santa Cruz It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words....
