Local reggae-punk stars celebrate 15 years of skating, surfing and rocking out Way back when they first started jamming with one another,...
Sans band, Drew Holcomb gets reacquainted with his music Drew Holcomb is not the man he was a few years ago. It’s...
Santa Cruz gets whisked away by The Mantles An amusing thing happens when an artist releases a new record. Suddenly, there’s a...
Eliquate dusts off, releases ‘A Chalkboard’s War Against Erasers’ The road to success is littered with obstacles that many artists never overcome....
To hell and back with Roky Erickson In the spring of 1969, hot on the heels of a bust that would earn...
Kronos Quartet continues to broaden musical horizons at 40 For David Harrington, the 40 years he has spent as violinist for the...
Joanie Madden of Cherish the Ladies reflects back on the Celtic quintet’s 29-year career Joanie Madden—the flute and whistle player of arguably...
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies battle identity crisis and pigeonholing and come out on top Steve Perry, the lead singer of Cherry Poppin’ Daddies,...
At 40, The Crepe Place is still cranking out delicious vittles …and rock stars The Crepe Place is the indie rock equivalent...
Scissors For Lefty looks forward to a pants-off dance-off at the SCMF Bryan Garza has some wonderful memories of South By Southwest...
Indie rapper Sage Francis to headline Santa Cruz Music Festival When it comes to indie rappers, it’s not that uncommon to find...
Pianist Benny Green wants jazz’s past to continue to inform its future I can honestly say I’m still learning.” Hearing such an...
Memphis singer-songwriter, Amy LaVere, finds joy and humor in painful situations Producer Craig Silvey likely saved singer-songwriter Amy LaVere’s life a few...
Bluegrass band-turned-rockers embrace change, new challenges Kenny Feinstein, the multi-instrumentalist, singer and sole remaining founding member of Water Tower Bucket Boys, has...
José González on the chilly atmosphere pervading Junip’s mesmerizing new record Ten years ago, I used to have music as my hobby....
French-born jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée lives for musical freedom and improvisation Cyrille Aimée is a musical gypsy. Her sound incorporates elements of...
Allen Stone wants to give R&B back some of its depth Whether fairly or unfairly, R&B and soul music often get typecast....
Coming out of a cold winter with Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins The title The Wilderness does a fine job of conveying the...
Inspiration comes natural to folk-soul strummer Sean Hayes Looking back, Sean Hayes says he worked on the title track of his latest...
Stephanie Schneiderman’s music may be ever-changing, but her message remains constant Whether she is performing with the Portland, Ore.-based indie pop-rock band...
The splendor of Spiritualized’s limitless space rock is in its relentless and familiar flow Wow! It’s like you’re next door now,” Jason...
Lila Downs to perform a multicultural show of ‘sins and miracles’ at The Mello
With ‘American Idol’ behind him and a hot new debut album, James Durbin talks candidly about the power of belief, life before...
Success hasn’t spoiled AFI’s Jade Puget yet. And that really pisses off one envious GT scribe.
