Features
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7.3KInternational Jazz Day Takes Over Santa Cruz Wharf
Local jazz percussionist Prince Lawsha brings together free all-star show
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3.8KMusic Preview: Gurf Morlix Melds Mortality, Americana Optimism
Gurf Morlix plays Michael’s on Main on Thursday, April 25
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4.6KPreview: Lauren Ruth Ward at Catalyst
Queer rocker breaks free of her label and gets creative
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5.7KMark Kozelek Brings Sun Kil Moon to Kuumbwa
Iconic indie rocker collaborated with Santa Cruz favorite Donny McCaslin on new album
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4.5KHow 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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3.5KPreview: 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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9.2KLocal Lindsey Wall Gets A Shot at ‘American Idol’
Santa Cruz singer-songwriter survives first audition
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3.7KPreview: Zakir Hussain at the Rio
Tabla master and composer brings the Masters of Percussion to Santa Cruz on March 29
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6.3KSanta Cruz’s Mira Goto Pioneers California Country
Nashville hasn’t changed the Santa Cruz native and NEXTies winner
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4.7KRyan Bingham Brings ‘American Love Song’ to the Rio
Bingham plays the Rio on Tuesday, March 26
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7.2KSanta Cruz’s Tess Dunn Returns As Alter-Ego T3TRA
Health challenges catalyze an artistic reinvention
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4.7KHow Western Wednesdays Won Santa Cruz
The Crepe Place’s monthly country night celebrates five years of two-stepping
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4.6KNew 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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4.4KPreview: Caroline Rose at the Crepe Place
Caroline Rose plays the Crepe Place on Sunday, Feb. 27
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4.3KUCSC Alum John Craigie Brings Indie-Folk Back to Town
John Craigie plays Flynn's on Monday, Feb. 18.
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4.9KSister Brothers Brings Folk Classics to Santa Cruz
Tight-knit trio will play r.blitzer Gallery on Feb. 9.
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3.6KPreview: Steve Gunn at Moe’s Alley
Kurt Vile collaborator Steve Gunn looks to Dylan and Neil Young for new dimensions
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4.1KPreview: Larry and His Flask at Moe’s Alley
Punk, folk and more genre-bending music on 'This Remedy'
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5.7K1Preview: The Soft Machine at Flynn’s
Psych-prog pioneers reclaim their identity for ‘Hidden Details’
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4.3KGardens & Villa’s Dance-Pop Gets Deep
Singer Chris Lynch earns his fangs, pulls band out of the tomb
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10.0KMusic Preview: Man Man at Catalyst
After an ill-fated solo detour, Ryan Kattner brings back the weird magic of his band
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4.9KCoercion Reunites Santa Cruz Punk Heroes
Jake Desrochers of Lonely Kings talks ’90s origins and supergroup reunion
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4.8KPreview: Ring In 2019 With the Mother Hips
California soul pioneers play Dec. 30 and 31 at Moe’s Alley
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6.4KHow Thundercat Made it Big With A-list Collaborators
The singer-songwriter-bassist has worked with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Kenny Loggins
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5.0KQuattlebaum Asks: Is the World Ready for Singer-Songwriters with Banjos?
Portland artist brings a new take on bluegrass to Santa Cruz
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4.1KHelen Sung Melds Jazz Piano, Poetry at Kuumbwa
Jazz pianist Helen Sung's new collaboration is pure poetry.
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3.8KHidden Valley String Orchestra Plans Central Coast Shows
Northern California ensemble sets date for Santa Cruz show.
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3.5KPreview: Blockhead to Play the Catalyst
The producer is a hip-hop poet’s best friend—but he saves some of the best beats for himself
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4.3KHusband-Wife Duo Birds of Chicago Bring the Folk to Moe’s Alley
The Midwestern duo find hope and empathy in trying times
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5.0KSitar Master Ashwin Batish at UCSC
A unique blend of Eastern music and Western rock-star panache
