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June 25, 2025

Honky-Tonkin’ and Boot Scootin’

Throughout the county, several regular Western theme nights have popped up for locals to boot scoot, two-step or line dance.

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June 18, 2025

Even the Crawfish Got Soul

An album dedicated to the pioneer of zydeco, Clifton Chenier, arrives on June 25. Twelve deep grooves by some of the juiciest names in entertainment.

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June 18, 2025

Delta Blues Master

Bay Area resident and Redding native Roy Rogers is an acclaimed Delta blues musician and producer. His credits include work with a diverse array of celebrated figures.

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June 11, 2025

Valerie June’s quest is a spiritual journey channeling inspiration that can develop over years for a single song or poem. Valerie June brings her “organic moonshine roots music" to the Rio Theatre, June 17.

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June 11, 2025

Big Sound

Little Feat occupies its own niche thanks to a sound that mixes blues, rock, New Orleans funk, jazz and country.

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June 4, 2025

Just Can’t Stop It

English Beat enjoy nostalgia-fueled success like acts from Duran Duran and Squeeze to Depeche Mode and OMD. June 6-7 at Felton Music Hall

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June 4, 2025

Musical Mischief

Virtuoso guitarist Peppino D’Agostino brings his blazing acoustic guitar back to Santa Cruz for a concert of Italian music on Saturday, June 14

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May 28, 2025

Serendipitous Sounds

Jesse Daniel looks like he just stepped off 400 acres in Wyoming. There’s an authenticity that radiates off Daniels and his band, smelling like real Country Music.

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May 21, 2025

There’s Going to Be a Test?

For Alison Bechdel, having a test named after her was never the goal, but more of a side effect, manifesting after decades of creating comic strips.

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May 14, 2025

Well-Composed Pride

New Music Works’ final concert of the season, 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Pride in Santa Cruz, is special for several reasons.

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May 7, 2025

Trio Going Steady

Buzzcocks stand apart from contemporaries like Sex Pistols and The Clash, combining punk with a pop sensibility and an experimental bent..

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May 2, 2025

A Musical Legend Leaves the Podium

On the eve of her farewell concert this weekend with the Symphony. Cheryl Anderson, leading lady of the Cabrillo College Music Program, looks ahead to new odysseys.

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