French-born jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée lives for musical freedom and improvisation Cyrille Aimée is a musical gypsy. Her sound incorporates elements of...
Danny Moriarty’s musical influences have been known to impact his life beyond his local rock band, Transoceana. “I went through two periods,”...
Although Jesse Malley, lead singer of the outlaw country, blues and rock ’n’ roll band The Tilt, no longer lives in Santa...
Allen Stone wants to give R&B back some of its depth Whether fairly or unfairly, R&B and soul music often get typecast....
Megan Saunders and the rest of the members of The Driftless—Blair McLaughlin, Jeffrey Kissell and Rob Smith—love their band. “We have a...
Coming out of a cold winter with Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins The title The Wilderness does a fine job of conveying the...
Bryn Loosley is methodical when it comes to his music. “If you locked me in a room for two hours and told...
“The heart of the ocean beats in mine,” The Gembrokers confess on the stripped-down track “Mountain Lion,” off their 2012 self-titled release....
Inspiration comes natural to folk-soul strummer Sean Hayes Looking back, Sean Hayes says he worked on the title track of his latest...
Stephanie Schneiderman’s music may be ever-changing, but her message remains constant Whether she is performing with the Portland, Ore.-based indie pop-rock band...
Thanks to Ona Stewart, guitarist and songwriter for Santa Cruz bluegrass/Americana band The Naked Bootleggers, you might have a secret life you...
The splendor of Spiritualized’s limitless space rock is in its relentless and familiar flow Wow! It’s like you’re next door now,” Jason...
Larry Hosford has been making music since the 1960s, and the reason he keeps recording and performing after all these years is...
Antsy McClain and his Flamingoheads get national attention with PBS concert series
Local bluegrass band Steep Ravine embraces a non-traditional sound
Janis Ian: still a voice for the marginalized
When Elliot Wright was attending UC Santa Cruz in 2006, he would show up at parties, plug his iPod into a sound...
Sacred steel whiz Robert Randolph reconnects with roots, finds inspiration
Strip away the religious ramifications of reggae music and it comes down to love and respect for all things. This is the...
The Doors’ Ray Manzarek and slide guitar virtuoso Roy Rogers on performing, grasping the infinite moment and teaching Jim Morrison to sing
Marc Lewis, guitarist and founder of Santa Cruz rock outfit Doors To No Where, is somewhat elusive about the band’s moniker. “The...
You don’t have to be high to appreciate High On Fire’s music…but it helps
On the eve of what could be its final run, “An Altared Christmas” founder Rhan Wilson looks back on the show’s eight-year...
The Punch Brothers flip traditional bluegrass on its head More than one hundred years ago, the songs and instruments of immigrants melded...
When Guitar Center launched its “Master Satriani” contest in July, more than 600 hopefuls sent in a video of themselves playing lead...
Local band sets its sights on Guam, then the world On the eve of Wooster’s CD release show, GT spoke with rhythm...
GT gets a shot in the arm from Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction
55th annual Monterey Jazz Festival wows, leaves enthusiasts craving more Festivals come and go, but for 55 years the Monterey Jazz Festival...
Though born in San Jose and raised in Ben Lomond, Jon Cattivera is now a mountain man of Boulder Creek and the...
Manager, roadie, singer, booker and promoter Nora Cruz enters the room like a woman in pursuit of a noble mission. With high...
