Iconic San Francisco revue continues to improve with age
When Elliot Wright was attending UC Santa Cruz in 2006, he would show up at parties, plug his iPod into a sound...
Sacred steel whiz Robert Randolph reconnects with roots, finds inspiration
Strip away the religious ramifications of reggae music and it comes down to love and respect for all things. This is the...
The Doors’ Ray Manzarek and slide guitar virtuoso Roy Rogers on performing, grasping the infinite moment and teaching Jim Morrison to sing
Marc Lewis, guitarist and founder of Santa Cruz rock outfit Doors To No Where, is somewhat elusive about the band’s moniker. “The...
‘The Hobbit’ wanders too far from its own creative shire
You don’t have to be high to appreciate High On Fire’s music…but it helps
On the eve of what could be its final run, “An Altared Christmas” founder Rhan Wilson looks back on the show’s eight-year...
The Punch Brothers flip traditional bluegrass on its head More than one hundred years ago, the songs and instruments of immigrants melded...
Five things to be grateful for in the fifth and final ‘Twilight’ film
When Guitar Center launched its “Master Satriani” contest in July, more than 600 hopefuls sent in a video of themselves playing lead...
On the eve of a rare Santa Cruz gig, we probe the mind of Bill Maher and explore how comedy and politics...
Local band sets its sights on Guam, then the world On the eve of Wooster’s CD release show, GT spoke with rhythm...
GT gets a shot in the arm from Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction
Wild animals come to life in local artist Andrea Rich’s Japanese woodcuts
55th annual Monterey Jazz Festival wows, leaves enthusiasts craving more Festivals come and go, but for 55 years the Monterey Jazz Festival...
Though born in San Jose and raised in Ben Lomond, Jon Cattivera is now a mountain man of Boulder Creek and the...
Manager, roadie, singer, booker and promoter Nora Cruz enters the room like a woman in pursuit of a noble mission. With high...
Clint Eastwood’s son Kyle talks France, film and the Monterey Jazz Festival Children of celebrities often find it difficult to emerge from...
You might know Joe Ferrara from his cameo in The Lost Boys, or as the Yoda figure at Atlantis Fantasyworld who knows...
A community of local visionary artists is making higher consciousness visible
Santa Cruz Writes fosters a literary community in Santa Cruz County
Jonny Troutner (a.k.a. Harpin’ Jonny) has been playing harmonica in Santa Cruz since 1992. “It was a character I created to publicize...
In the Eye of the Storm... our bravest archetypes "dress it up"
Every Tuesday for the last three years, the faithful have gathered at The Crepe Place, spurred on by resident funk band 7...
Local ‘Plot Whisperer’ shares the secrets of story structure
Behind SSC’s ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’
Cheb i Sabbah has the vinyl solution to global turmoil
‘Inside of a Dog’ encourages readers to stop and smell the roses
