Music
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1.7KDirty 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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1.5KSanta Cruz Symphony Changes Tune to Support Artists During Pandemic
Symphony launches relief fund and digital series
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1.9KRapper 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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3.6KChris 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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1.8KGrant 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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2.9KThe Road Ahead for Santa Cruz’s Multitalented Anthony Arya
He has three bands, a new album, and a Stanford education awaiting—and he’s not even 18
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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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2.0KSanta 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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7.6K3Santa 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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3.8K1Fundraiser 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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2.3KCoffis Brothers Call Back to Other Musical Siblings on ‘In the Cuts’
Jamie and Kellen Coffis deliver harmony-drenched rock
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5.4KChris 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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4.8KStreetlight Records Copes by Turning to Online Sales
Independent record store tries to weather the latest challenge
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9.5KDrain 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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3.9K1Ryan 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
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3.4KLove Your Local Band: Jesse Williams
Santa Cruz musician Jesse Williams gets serious on new EP ‘I Tried’
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2.4K1Funk-Soulster Fantastic Negrito’s New Alter Ego
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz shares exclusive insights into his new album
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3.1KLove Your Local Band: Wide Eyed
Local rockers connect to audiences with deeply personal songs
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4.1KPussy Riot Reaches the Height of Its Power
The Russian punk collective reaches new heights politically and musically
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3.2KMusic Picks: March 11-17
Santa Cruz County live entertainment picks for the week of March 11
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2.8KLove Your Local Band: Aliza Hava
Aliza Hava plays at Michaels On Main on Wednesday, March 11.
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2.7KBe Our Guest: The Growlers
Win tickets to The Growlers at Catalyst on Thursday, March 19
