From chilly Minnesota comes Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton to the Backstage Lounge (next to the Rio Theatre) in Santa Cruz, CA on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:30pm. A true master of the much maligned squeeze box, Dan’s repertoire covers a wide swath of original and traditional material, including influences of Gypsy Swing, French Musette,…
David Lindley Jan. 11th
By Michael Bryant | Published January 5th, 2012He’s mastered such a wide variety of instruments that Acoustic Guitar magazine refers to David Lindley not as a multi-instrumentalist but instead as a “maxi-instrumentalist”. Lindley holds cult status in a lot of areas: supreme sideman for the likes of Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt; world music visionary; band leader of El Rayo X…the list…
Molly’s Revenge Wed, Jan 4th
By Folk Department | Published January 3rd, 2012Molly’s Revenge is a Monterey Bay Area four-person acoustic Celtic band that will be undergoing change soon, as they say farewell to one of their founding members after some 10 years. Pete Haworth, the bouzouki playing lead vocalist, will be performing for the last time in Molly’s Revenge on Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:30pm…
The White Album Ensemble Dec. 29 & 30
By Michael Bryant | Published December 7th, 2011The White Album Ensemble returns to The Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz for their 8th annual holiday show run of Beatles music. This year they’ll be performing “The “White Album” in its entirety (and in sequential order) December 29th and “Revolver”, followed by “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” on December 30th. There will be…
Kevin Burke Wed Dec 7th
By Folk Department | Published December 5th, 2011Irish fiddle master Kevin Burke will be appearing in a solo concert Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s in Felton, CA. A proponent of the fluid and beautifully ornamented County Sligo style, Kevin has been the fiddling mainstay of several seminal Irish groups, including The Bothy Band and Patrick Street. Now residing…
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band Sun Dec 4th
By Folk Department | Published December 3rd, 2011The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band will be performing an afternoon concert at the Digital Media Factory in Santa Cruz, CA on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 4:00pm. You can be part of the audience for this concert to be filmed in HD for later TV and internet broadcast as part of the Santa Cruz Live…
Wake the Dead Sunday Dec 4th
By Folk Department | Published December 1st, 2011The Wake the Dead band who are mostly from the SF Bay Area, blends traditional Celtic music played on acoustic instruments with the songs of the Grateful Dead. They’ll be performing at The Chautauqua Hall, 162 16th St., Pacific Grove, CA (408) 847-6982 on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 7pm. The band includes Danny Carnahan,…
Music Sale Fun
By Michael Bryant | Published November 13th, 2011The Crown/Merrill Cultural Center was a blur of activity on Saturday as The Great 88 hosted our annual Ultimate Music Sale. Thanks to the dozens of vendors and hundreds of music fans who showed up to claim bargains and rare recordings. Since some of the shoppers were KZSC DJs, no doubt you’ll be hearing many…
KZSC Music Sale Today!
By Webmaster | Published November 12th, 2011What could be better than being surrounded by music and the passionate fanatics drawn to it? Other than winning the Lottery, not much. If you’re a record collector or just like people watching, the annual KZSC Ultimate Music Sale should be your destination Saturday November 12th. Dozens of music vendors will be selling everything from…
Ozomatli Nov. 18th
By Michael Bryant | Published November 4th, 2011Erupting out of the insanity that is Los Angeles comes Ozomatli, a ten-piece band who’ve managed to tweak people’s consciousness with their highly politicized amalgamation of hip-hop, salsa, ska, funk and jazz. Last year Ozomatli opened for Carlos Santana at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, performing in front of 11,000 people. Carlos introduced Ozomatli to…