As one half of the Le Boeuf Brothers, Remy Le Boeuf has helped liven up jazz by infusing it with indie rock...
Santa Cruz native Jesse Scheinin aims to create expansive universe with jazz Jesse Scheinin doesn’t just want you to dig his music....
It’s been almost two years since GT last checked in with local brother-sister folk duo The Native Sibling, and during that time,...
San Diego folk/rock outfit, The Silent Comedy, gets loud When discussing the differences between The Silent Comedy’s live and studio sound, Josh...
Although he was raised in the tropical paradise of Oahu, these days Kalae Miles-Davis is a denizen of cooler climes—literally and figuratively....
Aoife O’Donovan breaks away with debut solo release Aoife O’Donovan is best known for her work with the bluegrass band Crooked Still...
Amy Obenski is used to doing things out of order. She went to music school as a child, only to get a...
For Marty O’Reilly and his band, The Old Soul Orchestra, there is nothing like playing live shows. “This is a very live-oriented...
Dance floor powerhouse Delhi 2 Dublin turns over new leaf, gets serious Tarun Nayar is proud that his band, Delhi 2 Dublin,...
It’s been a bumpy road so far for Santa Cruz band Stomping Grounds. “All our recording equipment is in our garage, and...
Tera Melos unleashes the weird, melts faces The faint of heart may want to steer clear of The Crepe Place when Tera...
For Jawsh Anderson and the other members of Santa Cruz’s own Orangegoose, the formation of the band was a long time coming,...
Genre-bending guitarist Bill Frisell plays by his own rules When the Monterey Jazz Festival commissioned legendary guitarist Bill Frisell to record an...
For Elena Rossman and Olivia Radovich, music is anything but an insular experience, even if the songs they write tend to be...
Jon Foreman on new Switchfoot documentary, forthcoming album Jon Foreman never could have imagined that Switchfoot would last for 17 years, much...
Jay Ward is not looking to become a big rock star who is all about “the cult of me.” For him, music...
For an accused Devil worshipper, AFI’s Davey Havok is a damned nice guy
Nothing beats the sound of buzzing guitar feedback and pounding drums, pulsating bass and reverberating electric violin. Enter Noise Clinic, a band...
The 13th annual Loopfest features headliners who think about guitar in new, innovative ways Though electricity is an integral part of the...
For Vanessa MacDowell, music is a godsend. “I lost my mom when I was 13, and my youngest brother passed away in...
With the arrival of Tim Kasher’s sophomore solo album, ‘Adult Film,’ it finally feels like autumn For some, October means Halloween. For...
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,...
