Music
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4974 Years After Disbanding, Santa Cruz Garage Rockers Redlight District Reunite
Local psych-rock group’s Nov. 24 show at Moe’s marks their new beginning
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612Rowdy Pop-Punk Trio Wavves Bring their High-Energy Show to Felton
Southern California group recently released Hideaway, produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek
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620Santa Cruz’s Henry Chadwick on His New Album, Tour
Local musician returns to Crepe Place on Nov. 13
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771Musician Kaethe Hostetter’s New Solo Show is Informed by Ethiopian Culture
The Santa Cruz violinist will debut ‘GUZO’ at the Indexical in the Tannery
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946AJ Lee and Blue Summit Unleash a Cornucopia of Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz and Rock
The Santa Cruz group’s Felton Music Hall show will feature many tunes off their new record
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822Community Rallies Behind KPIG DJ Ralph Anybody After a Fallen Tree Destroys his Home
The Kuumbwa benefit will feature Michael Gaither, Carolyn Sills Combo and many more
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771Singer-Songwriter Harpist Calvin Arsenia to Perform Lille Aeske Arthouse
The musician unleashes his innermost emotions in original songs he plucks out on the harp
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849Whitney, Devendra Banhart and the Cass McCombs Band Pepper Santa Cruz with Live Music
Three very different options for live music come to the Rio and Moe’s Alley
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1.8KUkulele Prodigy Jake Shimabukuro’s Mind-Blowing Show Hits the Rio
No one conjures up musical magic from the ukulele like Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro
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1.3KBizarro Art-Rock Heroes The Residents Celebrate 50 Years of Weirdness at the Rio
The longtime experimental outfit has kept the identities of individual members unknown since they began
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1.1KThe Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival at Roaring Camp Meadows in Felton Returns
The solid two-day lineup features Ben Harper, Michael Franti and Spearhead and Dumpstaphunk
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1.2KAmericana Singer-Songwriter Darrell Scott Performs Kuumbwa Jazz Center Sept. 19
The Dixie Chicks’ rendition of Darrell Scott’s “Long Time Gone” reached No. 2 on the country music charts
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1.0KSanta Cruz Punk Supergroup Seized Up Plays Release Party at Moe’s Alley
Released in the pandemic, debut album ‘Brace Yourself’ finally gets a proper release
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1.2KGrammy-Nominated North Mississippi Allstars Perform Intimate Show at Armitage Winery
After years of non-stop touring, the blues outfit has built a large, dedicated fanbase
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1.2KJesse Daniel Rolls into Felton Music Hall for His First Live Show in Over a Year
Jesse Daniel’s 2020 release ‘Rollin’ On’ is inspired by the Bakersfield Sound
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1.1KAptos’ Lea McIntosh’s Releases Debut LP ‘Blood Cash’
Local singer-songwriter faces abusive childhood on first release
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968Carrie Nicole Robinson Moves from Backup Singer to Center Stage
Santa Cruz’s Carrie Nicole Robinson’s debut single “Making Room” reveals self-discovery
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1.3KLongtime Aptos Musician Brent Pierce Goes Solo
A song the local musician wrote at 17 years old sparked his solo career decades later
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1.1KMoshe Vilozny Plays Farewell Show at Moe’s Alley
Club’s longtime booker marks retirement with July 31 performance
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1.3K1How Ezra Hapner Learned to Stop Worrying and Love His Raps
Santa Cruz Rapper Lets Himself Get Raw on Debut EP ‘At Your Leisure’
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1.0KWatsonville’s Music in the Plaza Series Returns July 8
The concerts are part of the city’s Welcome Back Watsonville Summer Event Series.
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1.1KMichael Gaither’s Pandemic Gig Helped Local Music Fans Through Lockdown
His song, “See You on the Other Side” won first place in the great American Song Contest in the singer/songwriter category
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1.6KSanta Cruz Native Marcel Sletten Draws on Nature and Americana Music for Inspiration
Sletten started the wildly eclectic Primordial Void record label in 2017
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1.3KSanta Cruz Singer-Songwriter Maia Rowan Releases Debut Album
‘Fantasy’ came out of surprise Memphis recording session
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1.1KLille Aeske’s May Day Festival Goes Live and In Person
May Day Festival will be held outside across two stages at Hallcrest Vineyards
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1.5K1Local Metalhead Diversifies with Dylan Rose Band
Dylan Rose now has essentially three projects
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2.6KBig Audio Dynamite’s Don Letts on Race, Culture and Belonging
In memoir 'There and Black Again,' Letts confronts his own issues around identity
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1.4KMusician Marc Lewis Takes a Stand for Real Human Connection
Doors to Nowhere’s latest album explores effects of social media on society
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1.6KIndie Rock Group Pardoner Lands Big Buzz for New Record
Santa Cruz musicians and longtime friends release third full-length
