It’s that time of the year again! Join the parade that will march through all the colleges and end at Kresge! The march will take place on Saturday, May 19th at 12pm, and the festival at 2pm with booths, entertainment and food! Come celebrate the beautiful LGBT diversity on this campus!
David Francey, Monday May 14th
By Folk Department | Published May 12th, 2012One of Canada’s favorite singer-songwriters, David Francey, will be performing at Don Quixote’s, Felton, CA on Monday May 14, 2012 at 7:30pm. David was born in Scotland, but emigrated to Canada with his family as a child. He is a multiple winner of the Juno award (the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy) in the Roots…
Big Music Fest Memorial Weekend
By Michael Bryant | Published May 6th, 2012Los Lobos, The Doobie Brothers and Joan Osborne will be getting in touch with their blues roots at the 20th Annual Santa Cruz Blues Festival May 26th and 27th. Also on the weekend agenda: Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Elvin Bishop with James Cotton and a whole gang of others. The weather will be sunny;…
Three Mile Stone Sun May 6th
By Folk Department | Published May 5th, 2012Irish traditional band Three Mile Stone will be performing at an intimate house concert in Bonny Doon (Santa Cruz, CA) on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:00pm. This acoustic trio features Erin Shrader (fiddle, voice, guitar), Marla Fibish (mandolin, mandola, button accordion, voice), and Richard Mandel (guitar, tenor banjo, voice), all veterans and fanatics of…
Robert Cray Band May 5th
By Michael Bryant | Published May 5th, 2012Who can forget the college classic film, Animal House. If you’ve seen it once or a million times you never forget the performances by party band Otis Day and the Knights. Little known fact: Robert Cray was the uncredited bass player. Just a blip in a career that has included sharing the bill with friend…
Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair May 5th
By Folk Department | Published May 1st, 2012The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is scheduled on Saturday, May 5th from noon till 5 pm at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, next to the County Courthouse in Santa Cruz. Sponsored annually by the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society (aka Northern California Bluegrass Society) since 1987, this FREE event features four bands in…
Fresh Folk Friday, May 4th
By Program Review Committee | Published April 24th, 2012Local folk musicians and friends of KZSC Tumbleweed Wanderers and The Weatherveins will sharing the bill at The Crepe Place. Based in the Bay Area, Tumbleweed Wanderers are currently touring up and down the West Coast with new music. The Weatherveins are a group comprised of UC Santa Cruz students who share a love of acoustic…
Toure-Raichel Collective, Mon April 23rd
By Folk Department | Published April 22nd, 2012The Touré-Raichel Collective will be performing twice at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA on Monday, April 23, 2012, starting at 7:00 and 9:00pm. Spearheaded by the unlikely pairing of Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré (son of legendary guitarist Ali Farka Touré) and Israeli pop superstar Idan Raichel on keyboard, they have created…
Spring Hip Hop Shows in SC
By Hip Hop Director | Published March 22nd, 2012The Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz is a great place to get down & boogie to some dope bands. Luckily for all of you hip hop heads in the area, it’s the start of a very eventful spring at this glorious venue! Here are a number of shows coming up that I’m sure you’ll be…
Dervish Wed Mar 21st
By Folk Department | Published March 20th, 2012Visiting from County Sligo on the westside of Ireland, the band Dervish will be returning to the Kuumbwa in downtown Santa Cruz, CA on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 7:30pm. Playing traditional Irish music for over 21 years, they are celebrating a CD/DVD release of live performances. Outstanding vocalist in the group Cathy Jordan has…