Features
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2.4KDreaming 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
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3.0KDave 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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3.0K1White 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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3.3K1Joe Firstman’s Unexpected Cordovas Comeback
The Cordovas play the Crepe Place on Thursday, Dec. 19.
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4.7K1Watsonville Muralists Host First-Ever Summit
How to bring large-scale public art to life
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6.1KSantana’s Man in Watsonville Takes Center Stage
Vocalist Andy Vargas plans Dec. 14 benefit concert at the Rio
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3.8KHow Mike Stern Glued Together a Comeback
After crippling accident, acclaimed jazz guitarist turned to an unconventional remedy
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3.2KJulia Nunes’ New Strum
Former YouTubes ukulele sensation goes dark on new album
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3.2KGetaway Dogs’ Unexpected Dream-Pop Manifesto
Kai Killion brings his Santa Cruz band to the Crepe Place on Saturday, Nov. 30
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5.6KBuilt to Spill’s Rio Revival
Indie rockers will revisit most acclaimed album on Thursday, Nov. 21
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2.6KSteel House and the Trouble With All-Star Ensembles
Acclaimed jazz trio plays Thursday, Nov. 14 at Kuumbwa
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6.2KDan 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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5.3KRadkey Redefines the Family Rock Band
Trio of brothers plays the Blue Lagoon on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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2.5KPreview: Mellow Fellow at Catalyst
Chill-pop-rocker Mellow Fellow comes to the Catalyst on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
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2.3KMannequin Pussy Pushes the Boundaries of Punk
Philly punk rockers play the Catalyst on Thursday, Oct. 24.
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7.0KSanta Cruz Rapper Evo2raw’s Biggest Comeback Yet
UCSC alum Ivan Kovacevich talks Santa Cruz Music Fest, legal bills and flooded basements
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4.7K1Joel Ross Brings Vibraphones Back
Joel Ross brings his combo Good Vibes to Kuumbwa on Thursday, Oct. 17.
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2.8KHenry Chadwick Resets After Indie Success
Why the local musician is less angsty now
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8.8KOingo Boingo Former Members Reunite for Dead Band’s Party
Former Members of Oingo Boingo perform on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Mountain Winery.
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2.7KBen Morrison Reawakens After Brothers Comatose
San Francisco bluegrass favorite plays solo at Moe's Alley on Friday, Sept. 13
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3.1KJazz Pioneer Bennie Maupin’s Next Chapter
A veteran of iconic Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock albums returns to Kuumbwa on Monday, Sept. 9
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2.4KNicki Bluhm’s Nashville Rebound
Bay Area favorite returns to play Felton Music Hall on Saturday, Aug. 31
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9.6K3Doors’ John Densmore on the High Cost of Not Selling Out
Rock icon talks Jim Morrison’s legacy, passing on $15 million, and his new book
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8.8KSoquel’s Nick Gallant Goes Into the Wild
Local musician recorded latest album in California state parks
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6.3KExtra Large Plans Last Local Gigs
A staple of the Santa Cruz music scene calls it quits
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12.5K‘Lost Boys’ Icon Tim Capello Returns to Santa Cruz
The sexy sax man plays the Blue Lagoon on Wednesday, Aug. 14
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2.3KPreview: Marquis Hill Blacktet at Kuumbwa
Jazz trumpeter talks black music from Charlie Parker to Kendrick Lamar
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5.2KThe Santa Cruz Roots of Pat Simmons Jr.’s Music and Activism
Son of Doobie Brothers co-founding guitarist comes to Moe’s Alley
