Features
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7.0KExtra Large Plans Last Local Gigs
A staple of the Santa Cruz music scene calls it quits
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15.3K‘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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2.6KPreview: Marquis Hill Blacktet at Kuumbwa
Jazz trumpeter talks black music from Charlie Parker to Kendrick Lamar
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6.0KThe Santa Cruz Roots of Pat Simmons Jr.’s Music and Activism
Son of Doobie Brothers co-founding guitarist comes to Moe’s Alley
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3.2KMusic Preview: Froth at Felton Music Hall
Indie rockers play Felton Music Hall on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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10.2KThe Return of Colombian Alt-Rock Icons Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados plays Moe's Alley on Friday, July 26
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5.1KThe Composers Behind Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 2019
Voting rights, RBG and more take center stage
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3.0KPreview: Robert Delong at the Catalyst
Electronic musician writes love songs for the end times
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3.2KHow Making Furniture Saved Cate Le Bon’s Music
Cate Le Bon plays Moe’s Alley on Sunday, July 7
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2.5KBad Sleep’s Punk Awakening
Olympia band plays SubRosa on Saturday, June 29
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6.0KAnthkrna Brings ‘Chaotic Bliss’ to Santa Cruz
The duo plays the Crepe Place on Friday, June 21
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6.6KL.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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3.6KJazzmeia Horn’s Quest for ‘Love and Liberation’
The breakout jazz star plays Kuumbwa on Monday, June 10
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7.4KRufus Wainwright Returns to His Roots
The singer-songwriter-opera-author plays the Rio on June 8
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4.5KRedwood Mountain Faire’s Decade of Felton Magic
The unique two-day festival returns this weekend, June 1-2
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4.1KReality 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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3.9KMusic is the Medicine For Rupa Marya
San Francisco physician returns to music with Rupa and the April Fishes
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3.1KPsych-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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3.4KPreview: Royal Jelly Jive Funks Up the Blues
San Francisco soul ensemble brings ‘John Lee Hooker juju’ to Moe’s Alley
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6.0K1The Church Brings ‘Starfish’ 30th Anniversary Tour to the Rio
Steve Kilbey on navigating fame and kicking Peter Murphy
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5.0KIs ‘Left Field Bass’ The New Dubstep?
A sub-genre takes root with former Santa Cruz DJ Pushloop and Partywave
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6.7KInternational Jazz Day Takes Over Santa Cruz Wharf
Local jazz percussionist Prince Lawsha brings together free all-star show
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3.4KMusic Preview: Gurf Morlix Melds Mortality, Americana Optimism
Gurf Morlix plays Michael’s on Main on Thursday, April 25
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4.1KPreview: Lauren Ruth Ward at Catalyst
Queer rocker breaks free of her label and gets creative
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5.1KMark Kozelek Brings Sun Kil Moon to Kuumbwa
Iconic indie rocker collaborated with Santa Cruz favorite Donny McCaslin on new album
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3.9KHow 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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3.2KPreview: 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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8.3KLocal Lindsey Wall Gets A Shot at ‘American Idol’
Santa Cruz singer-songwriter survives first audition
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3.4KPreview: Zakir Hussain at the Rio
Tabla master and composer brings the Masters of Percussion to Santa Cruz on March 29
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5.6KSanta Cruz’s Mira Goto Pioneers California Country
Nashville hasn’t changed the Santa Cruz native and NEXTies winner
