Features
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14.2KOingo 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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3.6KBen Morrison Reawakens After Brothers Comatose
San Francisco bluegrass favorite plays solo at Moe's Alley on Friday, Sept. 13
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3.8KJazz 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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3.2KNicki Bluhm’s Nashville Rebound
Bay Area favorite returns to play Felton Music Hall on Saturday, Aug. 31
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11.4K3Doors’ 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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9.6KSoquel’s Nick Gallant Goes Into the Wild
Local musician recorded latest album in California state parks
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7.5KExtra Large Plans Last Local Gigs
A staple of the Santa Cruz music scene calls it quits
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16.8K‘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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2.8KPreview: Marquis Hill Blacktet at Kuumbwa
Jazz trumpeter talks black music from Charlie Parker to Kendrick Lamar
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6.6KThe 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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3.4KMusic Preview: Froth at Felton Music Hall
Indie rockers play Felton Music Hall on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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10.4KThe Return of Colombian Alt-Rock Icons Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados plays Moe's Alley on Friday, July 26
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5.4KThe Composers Behind Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 2019
Voting rights, RBG and more take center stage
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3.2KPreview: Robert Delong at the Catalyst
Electronic musician writes love songs for the end times
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3.4KHow Making Furniture Saved Cate Le Bon’s Music
Cate Le Bon plays Moe’s Alley on Sunday, July 7
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2.7KBad Sleep’s Punk Awakening
Olympia band plays SubRosa on Saturday, June 29
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6.3KAnthkrna Brings ‘Chaotic Bliss’ to Santa Cruz
The duo plays the Crepe Place on Friday, June 21
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7.2KL.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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3.8KJazzmeia Horn’s Quest for ‘Love and Liberation’
The breakout jazz star plays Kuumbwa on Monday, June 10
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7.9KRufus Wainwright Returns to His Roots
The singer-songwriter-opera-author plays the Rio on June 8
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4.7KRedwood Mountain Faire’s Decade of Felton Magic
The unique two-day festival returns this weekend, June 1-2
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4.3KReality 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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4.2KMusic is the Medicine For Rupa Marya
San Francisco physician returns to music with Rupa and the April Fishes
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3.3KPsych-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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3.7KPreview: Royal Jelly Jive Funks Up the Blues
San Francisco soul ensemble brings ‘John Lee Hooker juju’ to Moe’s Alley
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6.3K1The Church Brings ‘Starfish’ 30th Anniversary Tour to the Rio
Steve Kilbey on navigating fame and kicking Peter Murphy
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5.3KIs ‘Left Field Bass’ The New Dubstep?
A sub-genre takes root with former Santa Cruz DJ Pushloop and Partywave
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7.0KInternational Jazz Day Takes Over Santa Cruz Wharf
Local jazz percussionist Prince Lawsha brings together free all-star show
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3.6KMusic Preview: Gurf Morlix Melds Mortality, Americana Optimism
Gurf Morlix plays Michael’s on Main on Thursday, April 25
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4.4KPreview: Lauren Ruth Ward at Catalyst
Queer rocker breaks free of her label and gets creative
