Features
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1.5KDrain Grabs Hardcore World’s Attention with Debut ‘California Cursed’
Santa Cruz hardcore quartet hits several major career milestones
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1.3K1Call It A Quarantstream: Musicians Take Performances Online
Musicians who rely heavily on live gigs turn to livestreaming
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1.6K1Ryan Lee Creates ‘Tiny Desk’-Style Channel for Santa Cruz
Backyard studio Paradise Garage serves as a place for recording performances
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1.8K3Santa Cruz Rockers Homebrew Highlight Their Full Range
Homebrew’s new album ‘Bashin’ shows off their energetic music
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7691Funk-Soulster Fantastic Negrito’s New Alter Ego
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz shares exclusive insights into his new album
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1.8KPussy Riot Reaches the Height of Its Power
The Russian punk collective reaches new heights politically and musically
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1.8K1Alt-Rock Band Local H Collaborates With Fellow ‘Lifers’
Local H considers a life in music on their new album ‘Lifers’
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1.1KDuster Hits Reset After Gaining Legend Status
San Jose’s ’90s proto-slowcore band Duster is touring again
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7.8K1Santa 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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1.5KDavid 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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1.7KMusic 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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1.0KRank Tanky Delivers Gullah-Inspired Music
Traditional music of the Gullah region gets a modern twist
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1.1KHow Hardcore Rock Band Fury Found its Way
The band’s second act started with a poem
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4.9KShow Highlights Composer Jon Scoville’s Adventurous Career
Santa Cruz composer will be the centerpiece of a concert at Crocker Theatre
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1.4KDreaming Ghosts Add to the Local Rock Scene
The Dreaming Ghosts give their debut album a proper physical release
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1.6KBuilding 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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1.6KBe Our Guest: PAMELA ROSE & TERRENCE BREWER
Win free tickets to go see Pamela Rose and Terrance Brewer at Kuumbwa Jazz Center Thursday, Jan 16
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2.0KDave 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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2.0K1White 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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2.2K1Joe Firstman’s Unexpected Cordovas Comeback
The Cordovas play the Crepe Place on Thursday, Dec. 19.
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3.6K1Watsonville Muralists Host First-Ever Summit
How to bring large-scale public art to life
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5.0KSantana’s Man in Watsonville Takes Center Stage
Vocalist Andy Vargas plans Dec. 14 benefit concert at the Rio
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2.7KHow Mike Stern Glued Together a Comeback
After crippling accident, acclaimed jazz guitarist turned to an unconventional remedy
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2.0KJulia Nunes’ New Strum
Former YouTubes ukulele sensation goes dark on new album
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2.2KGetaway Dogs’ Unexpected Dream-Pop Manifesto
Kai Killion brings his Santa Cruz band to the Crepe Place on Saturday, Nov. 30
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4.5KBuilt to Spill’s Rio Revival
Indie rockers will revisit most acclaimed album on Thursday, Nov. 21
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1.7KSteel House and the Trouble With All-Star Ensembles
Acclaimed jazz trio plays Thursday, Nov. 14 at Kuumbwa
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5.1KDan Bern on Smashed Guitars and His Move to Santa Cruz
Singer-songwriter plays Moe’s Alley on the heels of new album
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4.7KRadkey Redefines the Family Rock Band
Trio of brothers plays the Blue Lagoon on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
