Features
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1.4KLocal Rappers Reinvent Their Sound for Stress Nada’s First Single
Upcoming self-titled full-length will be released in early 2021
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1.7KLocal Rockers Time Spent Driving Make Their Return
Group helped spearhead an emo scene in Santa Cruz
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1.4KBonny Doon’s Olright Creates Tribute to Community After Fire Evacuations
Song titles evoke strong emotions of the fire and displacement
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1.8KWatsonville’s Kabwasa to Release Debut Full-Length Album
Kabwasa's music continually harkens back to his hometown
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1.6K1Santa Cruz’s Alex Wand Chases the Music of Butterflies
Musician rode his bike for 50 days, following the monarch migration path
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5.7K1How Gulch Attracted A Rabid Following For Its Merch and Music
Gulch’s music is having a breakout moment in the national scene
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1.8KBonny Doon’s Dan Frechette Loses Studio to the Fire
Singer-songwriter Dan Frechette recorded 33 albums in his shed, now lost to the fire
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1.5KHow Wolf Jett Finds Redemption in Troubling Times
Band is releasing singles off their debut album
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1.7KThe Orange Peels Rerelease Breakthrough 1997 Album ‘Square’
Record was a hit with ’90s indie-rock fans who loved salty-sweet Beatles-pop
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1.6KDirty Cello Finds Unique Ways to Play During the Pandemic
Roots-rock band Dirty Cello has played for Facebook ads and zoo animals
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1.8KRapper Alwa Gordon Has Breakthrough on New Song ‘Loving Yourself’
Therapy leads to epiphany and the most vulnerable track Gordon has ever recorded
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1.6KCabrillo Music Festival Connects Artists Virtually in Bold Experimentation
Season to include 60 musicians recorded from their homes all over the world
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3.4KChris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club Releases Memoir
Drummer shares his influences and dishes on Talking Heads dynamics
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2.1KAurore Sibley Comes to Grips With Pandemic Grief on Debut Solo Album
First album 'Book of Song' debuts on July 24
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1.7KGrant Summerland Explores the Creepy Side of Mountain Life
Grant Summerland releases debut album 'Bigfoot Museum'
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1.8KJames 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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1.9KDinner 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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1.9KSanta Cruz Musicians Create Video Tribute to Essential Workers
Local musicians cover Grateful Dead classic ’Ripple'
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1.5KSanta Cruz Symphony’s Executive Director Steps Down
Dorothy Wise has held the executive director role since 2016
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7.5K3Santa 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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3.6K1Fundraiser Aims to Support Santa Cruz Folk Scene’s Mary McCaslin
Donations pour in after diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy
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1.5KSanta Cruz’s Andrew Jay Brings His Guitar Wizardry to Into The Cosmos
Local band Into The Cosmos builds momentum
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2.2KCoffis Brothers Call Back to Other Musical Siblings on ‘In the Cuts’
Jamie and Kellen Coffis deliver harmony-drenched rock
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5.1KChris 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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2.6KFrootie Flavors Adapts to the Times with Livestreamed Album Release
Local queer dance group debuts second album ‘Poon Tunes’
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4.7KStreetlight Records Copes by Turning to Online Sales
Independent record store tries to weather the latest challenge
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9.0KDrain Grabs Hardcore World’s Attention with Debut ‘California Cursed’
Santa Cruz hardcore quartet hits several major career milestones
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3.5K1Call It A Quarantstream: Musicians Take Performances Online
Musicians who rely heavily on live gigs turn to livestreaming
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3.8K1Ryan Lee Creates ‘Tiny Desk’-Style Channel for Santa Cruz
Backyard studio Paradise Garage serves as a place for recording performances
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3.6K3Santa Cruz Rockers Homebrew Highlight Their Full Range
Homebrew’s new album ‘Bashin’ shows off their energetic music
