Features
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6.4KL.A.’s Inner Wave Doesn’t Mind Not Fitting In
The bedroom-pop band plays the Catalyst on Friday, June 14
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3.4KJazzmeia Horn’s Quest for ‘Love and Liberation’
The breakout jazz star plays Kuumbwa on Monday, June 10
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7.1KRufus Wainwright Returns to His Roots
The singer-songwriter-opera-author plays the Rio on June 8
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4.3KRedwood Mountain Faire’s Decade of Felton Magic
The unique two-day festival returns this weekend, June 1-2
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3.9KReality Gets Weirder than Parody for Millennial Falcon
Amid a trademark battle with Disney, Portland band and comic project plays the Crepe Place
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3.7KMusic is the Medicine For Rupa Marya
San Francisco physician returns to music with Rupa and the April Fishes
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3.0KPsych-Pop Act Sonny and the Sunsets Get Coiffed on New Album
Hairdresser-inspired psych-pop on Friday, May 17, at Michael’s on Main
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3.2KPreview: Royal Jelly Jive Funks Up the Blues
San Francisco soul ensemble brings ‘John Lee Hooker juju’ to Moe’s Alley
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5.8K1The Church Brings ‘Starfish’ 30th Anniversary Tour to the Rio
Steve Kilbey on navigating fame and kicking Peter Murphy
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4.7KIs ‘Left Field Bass’ The New Dubstep?
A sub-genre takes root with former Santa Cruz DJ Pushloop and Partywave
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6.5KInternational Jazz Day Takes Over Santa Cruz Wharf
Local jazz percussionist Prince Lawsha brings together free all-star show
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3.3KMusic Preview: Gurf Morlix Melds Mortality, Americana Optimism
Gurf Morlix plays Michael’s on Main on Thursday, April 25
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3.8KPreview: Lauren Ruth Ward at Catalyst
Queer rocker breaks free of her label and gets creative
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4.9KMark Kozelek Brings Sun Kil Moon to Kuumbwa
Iconic indie rocker collaborated with Santa Cruz favorite Donny McCaslin on new album
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3.7KHow Ghost-Note Found, Lost And Re-invented Their Sound
Snarky Puppy side project Ghost-Note plays Moe’s Alley on Saturday, April 13
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3.1KPreview: Sullivan Fortner at Kuumbwa
A specialist in jazz collaborations, Fortner’s own trio makes California debut in Santa Cruz on April 8
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7.9KLocal Lindsey Wall Gets A Shot at ‘American Idol’
Santa Cruz singer-songwriter survives first audition
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3.3KPreview: Zakir Hussain at the Rio
Tabla master and composer brings the Masters of Percussion to Santa Cruz on March 29
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5.3KSanta Cruz’s Mira Goto Pioneers California Country
Nashville hasn’t changed the Santa Cruz native and NEXTies winner
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3.9KRyan Bingham Brings ‘American Love Song’ to the Rio
Bingham plays the Rio on Tuesday, March 26
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6.6KSanta Cruz’s Tess Dunn Returns As Alter-Ego T3TRA
Health challenges catalyze an artistic reinvention
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4.1KHow Western Wednesdays Won Santa Cruz
The Crepe Place’s monthly country night celebrates five years of two-stepping
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3.8KNew Zealand’s The Chills Make Santa Cruz Return
Martin Phillipps, one of alt-rock’s best songwriters, rebounds from near-death experience
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3.9KPreview: Caroline Rose at the Crepe Place
Caroline Rose plays the Crepe Place on Sunday, Feb. 27
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3.8KUCSC Alum John Craigie Brings Indie-Folk Back to Town
John Craigie plays Flynn's on Monday, Feb. 18.
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4.4KSister Brothers Brings Folk Classics to Santa Cruz
Tight-knit trio will play r.blitzer Gallery on Feb. 9.
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3.4KPreview: Steve Gunn at Moe’s Alley
Kurt Vile collaborator Steve Gunn looks to Dylan and Neil Young for new dimensions
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3.7KPreview: Larry and His Flask at Moe’s Alley
Punk, folk and more genre-bending music on 'This Remedy'
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5.3K1Preview: The Soft Machine at Flynn’s
Psych-prog pioneers reclaim their identity for ‘Hidden Details’
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3.5KGardens & Villa’s Dance-Pop Gets Deep
Singer Chris Lynch earns his fangs, pulls band out of the tomb
