Features
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720Grant Summerland Explores the Creepy Side of Mountain Life
Grant Summerland releases debut album 'Bigfoot Museum'
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861James Durbin Returns to Live Music With Acoustic Show
The local singer-songwriter picks up where the pandemic had cut him off
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655Dinner and a Show: Live Music Makes a Surprise Return in Santa Cruz
Model of “dinner and a show” could offer comeback for live music
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678Santa Cruz Musicians Create Video Tribute to Essential Workers
Local musicians cover Grateful Dead classic ’Ripple'
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608Santa Cruz Symphony’s Executive Director Steps Down
Dorothy Wise has held the executive director role since 2016
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3.9K2Santa 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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768Fundraiser Aims to Support Santa Cruz Folk Scene’s Mary McCaslin
Donations pour in after diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy
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711Santa Cruz’s Andrew Jay Brings His Guitar Wizardry to Into The Cosmos
Local band Into The Cosmos builds momentum
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1.2KCoffis Brothers Call Back to Other Musical Siblings on ‘In the Cuts’
Jamie and Kellen Coffis deliver harmony-drenched rock
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1.6KChris 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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2.0KFrootie Flavors Adapts to the Times with Livestreamed Album Release
Local queer dance group debuts second album ‘Poon Tunes’
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3.4KStreetlight Records Copes by Turning to Online Sales
Independent record store tries to weather the latest challenge
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4.0KDrain Grabs Hardcore World’s Attention with Debut ‘California Cursed’
Santa Cruz hardcore quartet hits several major career milestones
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2.6K1Call It A Quarantstream: Musicians Take Performances Online
Musicians who rely heavily on live gigs turn to livestreaming
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2.8K1Ryan Lee Creates ‘Tiny Desk’-Style Channel for Santa Cruz
Backyard studio Paradise Garage serves as a place for recording performances
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2.9K3Santa Cruz Rockers Homebrew Highlight Their Full Range
Homebrew’s new album ‘Bashin’ shows off their energetic music
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1.7K1Funk-Soulster Fantastic Negrito’s New Alter Ego
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz shares exclusive insights into his new album
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3.0KPussy Riot Reaches the Height of Its Power
The Russian punk collective reaches new heights politically and musically
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3.0K1Alt-Rock Band Local H Collaborates With Fellow ‘Lifers’
Local H considers a life in music on their new album ‘Lifers’
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2.1KDuster Hits Reset After Gaining Legend Status
San Jose’s ’90s proto-slowcore band Duster is touring again
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9.0K1Santa 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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2.5KDavid 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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2.6KMusic 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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1.9KRank Tanky Delivers Gullah-Inspired Music
Traditional music of the Gullah region gets a modern twist
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2.1KHow Hardcore Rock Band Fury Found its Way
The band’s second act started with a poem
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6.0KShow Highlights Composer Jon Scoville’s Adventurous Career
Santa Cruz composer will be the centerpiece of a concert at Crocker Theatre
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2.3KDreaming Ghosts Add to the Local Rock Scene
The Dreaming Ghosts give their debut album a proper physical release
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2.5KBuilding 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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2.6KBe Our Guest: PAMELA ROSE & TERRENCE BREWER
Win free tickets to go see Pamela Rose and Terrance Brewer at Kuumbwa Jazz Center Thursday, Jan 16
