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....
Megan Saunders and the rest of the members of The Driftless—Blair McLaughlin, Jeffrey Kissell and Rob Smith—love their band. “We have a...
Ben Lomond author gives prolific inventor, John J. Montgomery, the long-overdue credit he deserves Few Santa Cruzans know that some of the...
Editor’s note: Frances Hatfield lives in Santa Cruz, where she also maintains a private practice in depth psychotherapy. Her poetry has appeared...
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Coming out of a cold winter with Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins The title The Wilderness does a fine job of conveying the...
Bryn Loosley is methodical when it comes to his music. “If you locked me in a room for two hours and told...
L.A. artist choreographs the highs and lows of motherhood Christine Suarez, Los Angeles performing artist and choreographer, recalls a conversation in which...
Local filmmaker looks to produce feature about final victim of prolific serial killer Filmmaker Cameron Cloutier’s still-unfinished journey with his film, Bird...
Lost souls grasp for the unattainable in one of the year’s most sublime and powerful films You don’t experience many movies like...
Great performances fuel riverside coming-of-age tale ‘Mud’ This is what rehab looks like. No, not from drugs and alcohol; this kind...
Robert Redford weaves together a captivating tale in ‘The Company You Keep’ There are a number of captivating scenes in The Company...
Luscious ‘Renoir’ is a painting come to life For everyone who’s ever wished they could stroll right into the middle of a...
“The heart of the ocean beats in mine,” The Gembrokers confess on the stripped-down track “Mountain Lion,” off their 2012 self-titled release....
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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Hollywood’s love affair with the post-apocalyptic future of Earth continues in Oblivion. Co-written and directed by Joseph Kosinski, adapted from his...
Downtown art display unites community with eccentricity On the first Friday of April, more than 1,000 Santa Cruz residents participated in an...
Two local theater companies collaborate to produce two one-act plays by the late playwright Harold Pinter If what isn’t said speaks louder...
Malick’s latest ‘To the Wonder’ a halfhearted sketch of rehashed dynamicsYou could never accuse filmmaker and master craftsman Terrence Malick of oversaturating...
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Stephanie Schneiderman’s music may be ever-changing, but her message remains constant Whether she is performing with the Portland, Ore.-based indie pop-rock band...
Thanks to Ona Stewart, guitarist and songwriter for Santa Cruz bluegrass/Americana band The Naked Bootleggers, you might have a secret life you...
National Dance Week Santa Cruz April 18 to April 26 This year my work as a dance educator and presenter has brought...
Celebrating world culture and exorcising demons with Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry
Gals from Down Under turn heads playing unlikely crooners, but ‘The Sapphires’ wins points for its sizzle and originality Four Aboriginal women...
Miyazaki craftsmanship tells small-scale story in ‘Poppy Hill’ The latest from Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s famed Studio Ghibli is From Up...
