After an eight-year hiatus, Dilated Peoples, one of the biggest names in underground hip-hop, is back.
Guitar is the teacher, and Kaki King is a star student
Formed in 2004, Santa Cruz’s Formaldebrides were the brainchild of Fiona Walker and Sandi Feddema. Alisha Barker would shop at the store...
The highs and lows of Tess Dunn’s life as Santa Cruz’s most inspiring musician
If the Watergate Sandals surf-culture-meets-Nixon name isn’t enough to convince you they’re all about having fun, consider their cranked-up, frenetic mix of...
Goapele focuses her sound, hangs with Snoop on new album ‘Strong as Glass’
It occurred to Good Neighbor Policy’s Chris and Pat (who only use their first names, like all good neighbors) that instead of...
Justin Ringle’s band Horse Feathers gets downright upbeat on new album
John Craigie’s Todd Snider song comes full circle
Fans of Ribsy’s Nickel will be surprised to hear that the longtime local reggae-rock group is a lot like costumed ’70s pop...
Ray Brown’s Great Big Band revives a classic genre
There is no misunderstanding just how important music is to Joshua Lowe.
Eye Music will showcase poetry performance by American Sign Language masters
According to the band’s drummer Joe Miller, Dead Rose Pilgrims is what happens when musical worlds collide.
After a decade, Drew Holcomb and his band the Neighbors are finding their biggest success
Guitarist/vocalist Marc Cavigli recalls the early days of the Santa Cruz band Jolly Llamas, and how people would tell them, “You kind...
Meet the hive mind of the weirdest band going, Itchy-O
String band the Brothers Comatose play Woodstock rockers for Halloween
Nick “Sick Boy” Anchorheart has been in a lot of bands. But until recently, he’s never been in that one that’s fully...
On-stage meltdowns aside, Foxygen discusses their recent new album
One French pop star is out to change the music industry by making Katy Perry dance
Bluegrass began as the music of the people, and Boulder Creek’s Sugar by the Pound is doing its best to keep it...
Ranking the glorious absurdity of music videos by YouTube sensation Turquoise Jeep
Singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault fights against the musical grind, in search of authenticity
Most often, drinking and hanging out inspires very little besides more drinking and hanging out. For the band Babewatch, however, it inspired...
Lake Street Dive has blown up since last year’s Santa Cruz show
With busking beginnings, Spirit Family Reunion looks forward to its third album
Kai Killion always gets a little weirded out when someone puts on his band’s album from last year, Mermaid Legs & Getaway...
Local rockers Moo! are about to make some noise. After forming last year and receiving a $2,000 grant from UCSC’s Alumni Association,...
Carlene Carter dives back into her family’s old country roots
