On the eve of Cyndi Lauper’s Mountain Winery gig, we dissect the woman, the icon, the creative beast. Plus: Her thoughts on...
Memphis singer-songwriter, Amy LaVere, finds joy and humor in painful situations Producer Craig Silvey likely saved singer-songwriter Amy LaVere’s life a few...
Mark Twang plays a little bit of everything—rock, roots, jazz and bluegrass for starters—but so far they haven’t played much in public...
Free Radio Santa Cruz celebrates 18 years of subversive programming Though the term “free radio” comes to us from the Summer of...
Editor’s note: For this edition of Poetry Corner, we’ve chosen to spotlight the first and second place winners of the 20th annual...
‘Blancanieves’ retells Snow White with spicy Spanish style If you love fairy tales, in all their infinite variety, don’t miss Blancanieves, Pablo...
In 2006, Canadian actress Sarah Polley directed Julie Christie to an Oscar nomination and herself to a variety of writing and directing...
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Bluegrass band-turned-rockers embrace change, new challenges Kenny Feinstein, the multi-instrumentalist, singer and sole remaining founding member of Water Tower Bucket Boys, has...
Amanda West started singing sometime after she began walking, but before uttering her first words. Or that’s what she’s been told, at...
Veteran solo performer revisits childhood trauma in ambitious one-man show When an 8-year-old Mark Kenward and his family moved from Normal, Il.,...
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Time to hang up the franchise with ‘Hangover III’ It was the perfect storm of circumstances. First, the Memorial Day holiday and...
José González on the chilly atmosphere pervading Junip’s mesmerizing new record Ten years ago, I used to have music as my hobby....
Betsy Jane Kniffen may have performed the national anthem at the opening Santa Cruz Derby Girls bout in March, but the lead...
Jazz Society faces financial uncertainty, seeks support Chances are good that if you’ve ever been to a live jazz show at a...
Characters, action, humor, surprise fuel ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ J. J. Abrams has figured out the secret to building a better franchise:...
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Political activist and UC Santa Cruz Professor Emerita Angela Davis commands the spotlight in a riveting new documentary.
French-born jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée lives for musical freedom and improvisation Cyrille Aimée is a musical gypsy. Her sound incorporates elements of...
Danny Moriarty’s musical influences have been known to impact his life beyond his local rock band, Transoceana. “I went through two periods,”...
Former resident pays homage to Santa Cruz with locally shot thesis film When he left Santa Cruz for the University of Southern...
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Although Jesse Malley, lead singer of the outlaw country, blues and rock ’n’ roll band The Tilt, no longer lives in Santa...
The 11-piece, husband-and-wife-led Tedeschi Trucks Band headlines the Santa Cruz Blues Festival Guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, the husband-and-wife team...
Luhrmann delivers a Deco-licious, surprisingly effective ‘Great Gatsby’ With Baz Luhrmann in the driver’s seat, the slick, shiny roadster that is The...
Area theater troupes gear up for annual Santa Cruz Improv Fest There’s one story that I must tell you, and I always...
Downey puts the irony in entertaining ‘Iron Man 3’ Forget the armor-plated body suit and CGI. The secret weapon in the Iron...
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Allen Stone wants to give R&B back some of its depth Whether fairly or unfairly, R&B and soul music often get typecast....
