Pondering the paradox of the rock virtuoso with guitar legend Steve Vai
Sometimes the best things come to those who wait. In 2012—a decade after they met—co-vocalists David Stockhausen and Terry McCants formed the...
Daniel Stewart takes the reigns of the Santa Cruz County Symphony For Daniel Stewart, being selected as the new maestro for the...
It’s not uncommon for young bands to cram a bit too much into every song they write, in an effort to pay...
Danish punks, Iceage, prove their valor one aggressive anthem at a time Iceage isn’t Bruce Wayne multiplied by four, per se. The...
Sometimes it takes two or three listens before an album can truly be appreciated. But when it comes to Scary Little Friends’...
Matt Pond took his lemons and made lemonade Usually when people say “break a leg!” actual bodily harm isn’t what they have...
Feral Fauna is like a musical phoenix that has risen from the ashes. Formerly a seven-piece electronic pop/soul outfit known as Audiafauna,...
Local reggae-punk stars celebrate 15 years of skating, surfing and rocking out Way back when they first started jamming with one another,...
When asked why Big Medicine Head keeps making music after all these years, Bob Gemmell, the band’s singer, lyricist and guitarist, sums...
Sans band, Drew Holcomb gets reacquainted with his music Drew Holcomb is not the man he was a few years ago. It’s...
Upon discussing the title of his newest release, The Quick and the Dead EP, 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist and dubstep artist Jake Bratrude—scramble his...
Santa Cruz gets whisked away by The Mantles An amusing thing happens when an artist releases a new record. Suddenly, there’s a...
Local singer Lara Price is constantly redefining herself as an artist. “I’m always trying to grow and evolve,” she says. “I feel...
Eliquate dusts off, releases ‘A Chalkboard’s War Against Erasers’ The road to success is littered with obstacles that many artists never overcome....
Listening to his upbeat, upstroke-heavy, acoustic tunes, you’re more likely to think about spending a relaxing day at the beach, soaking up...
To hell and back with Roky Erickson In the spring of 1969, hot on the heels of a bust that would earn...
For Sasha Dobson, the release of her new album, Aquarius, comes as a huge relief. “It’s a beautiful mountain to have crossed,”...
From 2003-2010, Love Eternal released a new album or EP on an almost annual basis, but the band has gone quiet since...
Kronos Quartet continues to broaden musical horizons at 40 For David Harrington, the 40 years he has spent as violinist for the...
“My life has been extremely crazy,” Stormy Strong laughs. “I don’t know, maybe it has to do with my name!” The local...
Joanie Madden of Cherish the Ladies reflects back on the Celtic quintet’s 29-year career Joanie Madden—the flute and whistle player of arguably...
“With any genre of music, no matter what side of the microphone you’re on, it’s connecting people,” says Michael Gaither. In an...
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies battle identity crisis and pigeonholing and come out on top Steve Perry, the lead singer of Cherry Poppin’ Daddies,...
For Nate Lieby, the lead vocalist and ukulele player for Coffee Zombie Collective, being in a cover band is a nice change...
At 40, The Crepe Place is still cranking out delicious vittles …and rock stars The Crepe Place is the indie rock equivalent...
Matt Conable is a rare breed of musician. “I decided 20 years ago that I didn’t want to try and make a...
Scissors For Lefty looks forward to a pants-off dance-off at the SCMF Bryan Garza has some wonderful memories of South By Southwest...
It’s been a rapid rise to dubstep fame for 24-year-old bicycle mechanic Travis Egner-Williams, who only adopted his LabRat alias within the...
Indie rapper Sage Francis to headline Santa Cruz Music Festival When it comes to indie rappers, it’s not that uncommon to find...
