All posts tagged "music"
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849A&EWhitney, Devendra Banhart and the Cass McCombs Band Pepper Santa Cruz with Live Music
Three very different options for live music come to the Rio and Moe’s Alley
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1.3K1A&EHow Ezra Hapner Learned to Stop Worrying and Love His Raps
Santa Cruz Rapper Lets Himself Get Raw on Debut EP ‘At Your Leisure’
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1.1KA&ELille Aeske’s May Day Festival Goes Live and In Person
May Day Festival will be held outside across two stages at Hallcrest Vineyards
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1.5K1A&ELocal Metalhead Diversifies with Dylan Rose Band
Dylan Rose now has essentially three projects
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2.6KA&EBig Audio Dynamite’s Don Letts on Race, Culture and Belonging
In memoir 'There and Black Again,' Letts confronts his own issues around identity
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1.4KA&EMusician Marc Lewis Takes a Stand for Real Human Connection
Doors to Nowhere’s latest album explores effects of social media on society
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1.6KA&EIndie Rock Group Pardoner Lands Big Buzz for New Record
Santa Cruz musicians and longtime friends release third full-length
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3.4KA&ENew Book Looks at the Rise and Fall of Ska Bands
Revisiting the glory days of ska bands like Santa Cruz’s Slow Gherkin
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1.5KA&ESanta Cruz’s Varro Vivyds Embraces Her Inner Pop Diva
Songs feature rock, R&B and soul vibes, with footing in catchy pop
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2.5K1A&EMusician Kaethe Hostetter Navigates a Year of Uncertainty
Santa Cruz’s Kaethe Hostetter built a life in Ethiopia with acclaimed ensemble QWANQWA—until Covid hit
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4.5KA&EFelton Music Hall and Roaring Camp Team Up for Summer Concert Series
Outdoor concert attendees can rent socially distanced pods
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1.5KA&EQuentin Shaeffer and Zuzu West Release Collaborative Single
Cabrillo students create catchy dance floor anthem
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1.9KA&EThe Crepe Place’s Chuck Platt Makes Plans for the Return of Live Music
Crepe Place owner revamps indoor performance space for return of live music
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1.4KA&EKite Hands Glowing’s Latest Songs Consider Nostalgia and Identity
Profound, emotional songs seek to explore the deeper truths about life
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1.1KA&ELocal Father-Daughter Music Duo Release First Album
Wild & Blue duo release first full-length record
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3.7K2Cover StoriesSanta Cruz’s James Durbin Returns to His Metal Roots on Solo Album
Durbin couldn’t be happier about larger-than-life classic metal album
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6.1KA&ENew Owners Take Over Iconic Live Music Club Moe’s Alley
New owners promise 'the soul of Moe’s Alley will remain' as they grow the venue
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1.6K1A&ESanta Cruz’s Dark Ride Keeps Local Punk Frightful
Horror-punk group Dark Ride dabbles in metal, synth-wave
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1.6KA&ESinger-Songwriter Katie Ekin Returns to Santa Cruz and to Making Music
Writing process helped her work through emotions around a move and breakup
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2.1KA&EEat the Sun Releases New Instrumental Album with Santa Cruz Inspiration
West Cliff waves and local poet Gary Young among album influences
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5.2K9Cover StoriesSanta Cruz Legend Snail Reunites, Releases First Album in Four Decades
They were the biggest rock band in Santa Cruz in 1980, set to break nationally
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1.8KA&EVocalist Christie McCarthy Rereleases Jazz Christmas Album
McCarthy hopes album will help give holiday spirits a boost
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1.6KA&EBe Natural Music Makes Students’ Accomplishments High-Profile
Company adapts to offer full band rehearsals online
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2.2KA&EDancer and Artist Makana Goes Poet with First Hip-Hop Release
Debut EP includes four hip-hop songs, eclectic in their influences
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1.6K1A&EElectronic Artist Hex Wolves Builds Epic Tales Out of Soundscapes
Music on recent album evokes cold tension, with grimy, retro electro-sounds
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1.5KA&EHow Physical Space Shaped the Sound of Local Quartet Majk
Majk's debut self-titled album delivers lush blend of instruments and vocals
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1.9K1A&EHow the Musicians of WaxFeet Discovered an Audience for Ambient Music
WaxFeet delivers gentle melodies with lo-fi beats and ambient overtones
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1.5KFeaturesLocal Rappers Reinvent Their Sound for Stress Nada’s First Single
Upcoming self-titled full-length will be released in early 2021
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1.8KA&ELocal Rockers Time Spent Driving Make Their Return
Group helped spearhead an emo scene in Santa Cruz
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1.5KA&EBonny Doon’s Olright Creates Tribute to Community After Fire Evacuations
Song titles evoke strong emotions of the fire and displacement
