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January 14, 2026

Shoegaze Redux

Formed more than two decades ago, LSD and the Search for God return to the stage as shoegaze finds new resonance with a younger generation of listeners. at The Catalyst, January 15

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December 31, 2025

Painting the Town

Once in a while, a band comes along so explosively original they truly can’t be contained. Red 40 performs January 2 at The Crepe Place

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December 31, 2025

Strings Attached

Nora Brown, one of the youngest stars of bluegrass and old-time music is acclaimed for her fretless nylon-string banjo. Playing January 7 at Kuumbwa.

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December 24, 2025

On his new album Wake the Dead, Chuck Prophet finds creative renewal through cumbia rhythms, collaboration with Salinas band ¿Qiensave?, and hard-earned perspective shaped by illness and recovery. 8pm on Dec. 28 at Moe’s Alley

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December 23, 2025

Last Night’s Best

From live bands and burlesque to parades, prix-fixe dinners, and midnight toasts, Santa Cruz offers a wide range of ways to ring in the New Year on Dec. 31.

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December 17, 2025

Brotherhood of Snail

With nearly six decades of history behind them, Santa Cruz rock legends Snail return to the stage for a rare performance at Felton Music Hall, carrying forward a brotherhood forged in the Bay Area music scene of the late 1960s.

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December 10, 2025

Plowing Ahead

In the rural pantheon where the rock ’n’ roll gods and goddesses assemble, there’s a special tract of land for San Diego’s Beat Farmers. Rocking at Moe’s Alley, Dec. 11 at 8pm

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December 10, 2025

Mex-Mas Cheer

Known worldwide as the Mexican Elvis, El Vez has famously toured with Kiss, David Bowie, and Bob Dylan. He brings his Wild Christmas Espectaculo to Moe’s Alley Dec. 17

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December 2, 2025

Crimson Legacy

Stick Men bring their intense blend of Chapman Stick, guitar, and drums to UCSC, performing new music and King Crimson classics. UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, Dec. 9 at 8pm

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November 26, 2025

Dance the Blues Away

Guitar virtuoso Ana Popović returns to Santa Cruz with a celebratory blend of disco, blues, funk and soul. Live at the Rio Theatre on Dec. 3.

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November 26, 2025

Get the Concept?

I was committed to 100% firsthand research, and that meant only covering albums for which I could talk to an album’s creator or a key participant.

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November 21, 2025

‘Punk Spirit’ Author John Malkin on Mindfulness in the Mosh Pit

One might think punk and spirituality have nothing in common. But both present ways for people to question the world around them.

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