Features
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127Santa Cruz Symphony’s Executive Director Steps Down
Dorothy Wise has held the executive director role since 2016
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1.1K2Santa Cruz Musicians Cover ‘Peace Train’ to Spark Solidarity
Video created to offer encouragement in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic
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479Fundraiser Aims to Support Santa Cruz Folk Scene’s Mary McCaslin
Donations pour in after diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy
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448Santa Cruz’s Andrew Jay Brings His Guitar Wizardry to Into The Cosmos
Local band Into The Cosmos builds momentum
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1.0KCoffis Brothers Call Back to Other Musical Siblings on ‘In the Cuts’
Jamie and Kellen Coffis deliver harmony-drenched rock
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1.2KChris Rene Drops New Album ‘2020,’ Produced During Pandemic
Santa Cruz R&B and hip-hop singer-songwriter is on a creative tear
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1.8KFrootie Flavors Adapts to the Times with Livestreamed Album Release
Local queer dance group debuts second album ‘Poon Tunes’
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3.1KStreetlight Records Copes by Turning to Online Sales
Independent record store tries to weather the latest challenge
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3.7KDrain Grabs Hardcore World’s Attention with Debut ‘California Cursed’
Santa Cruz hardcore quartet hits several major career milestones
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2.4K1Call It A Quarantstream: Musicians Take Performances Online
Musicians who rely heavily on live gigs turn to livestreaming
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2.6K1Ryan Lee Creates ‘Tiny Desk’-Style Channel for Santa Cruz
Backyard studio Paradise Garage serves as a place for recording performances
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2.8K3Santa Cruz Rockers Homebrew Highlight Their Full Range
Homebrew’s new album ‘Bashin’ shows off their energetic music
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1.6K1Funk-Soulster Fantastic Negrito’s New Alter Ego
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz shares exclusive insights into his new album
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2.9KPussy Riot Reaches the Height of Its Power
The Russian punk collective reaches new heights politically and musically
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2.8K1Alt-Rock Band Local H Collaborates With Fellow ‘Lifers’
Local H considers a life in music on their new album ‘Lifers’
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2.0KDuster Hits Reset After Gaining Legend Status
San Jose’s ’90s proto-slowcore band Duster is touring again
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8.8K1Santa Cruz Vets Hall Brings Back Live Music
The building will host its first hardcore show in a decade on Feb. 22
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2.4KDavid Dondero’s New Album Delivers a Political Message
The singer-songwriter takes on topics including Trump, racism and social media polarization
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2.5KMusic Preview: That 1 Guy Brings His Magic Pipe to Moe’s Alley
For 20 years, Mike Silverman, aka That 1 Guy, has toured the world with his custom one-of-a-kind instrument the Magic Pipe, which...
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1.8KRank Tanky Delivers Gullah-Inspired Music
Traditional music of the Gullah region gets a modern twist
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2.0KHow Hardcore Rock Band Fury Found its Way
The band’s second act started with a poem
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5.9KShow Highlights Composer Jon Scoville’s Adventurous Career
Santa Cruz composer will be the centerpiece of a concert at Crocker Theatre
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2.2KDreaming Ghosts Add to the Local Rock Scene
The Dreaming Ghosts give their debut album a proper physical release
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2.4KBuilding on the ’80s Sound with Bandaid Brigade
Former punk rocker Zach Quinn is keeping the best of the '80s sound alive with Bandaid Brigade
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2.4KBe Our Guest: PAMELA ROSE & TERRENCE BREWER
Win free tickets to go see Pamela Rose and Terrance Brewer at Kuumbwa Jazz Center Thursday, Jan 16
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2.8KDave Holodiloff Band Goes Way Beyond Bluegrass
When Dave Holodiloff says his band plays all kinds of music, he’s not kidding
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2.9K1White Album Ensemble Celebrates 50 years of ‘Abbey Road’
The White Album Ensemble will play the Rio at 8pm on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27 & 28
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3.1K1Joe Firstman’s Unexpected Cordovas Comeback
The Cordovas play the Crepe Place on Thursday, Dec. 19.
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4.5K1Watsonville Muralists Host First-Ever Summit
How to bring large-scale public art to life
