Just wanted to let you know about a show happening this Saturday night, May 28th, at 105 Pioneer Street in Santa Cruz. The show features a number of local and bay area bands that might be familiar to you… BANE SHOWS PRESENTS BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD SEAPONY OLD ARC PALMZ LIVE AT 105 PIONEER ST. SATURDAY, MAY…
Muriel Anderson Tues May 24th
By Folk Department | Published May 23rd, 2011Muriel Anderson is widely regarded as one of the premier fingerstyle guitarists on the scene today. She’ll be performing at an intimate house concert on the west side of Santa Cruz, CA on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 7:30pm. For location and reservations contact Steve Palazzo <[email protected]>. Muriel is the only woman to have won…
Bryan Bowers Tues 5/24/11
By Folk Department | Published May 23rd, 2011Bryan Bowers is a singer and songwriter of traditional style American folk music, and an innovative master of autoharp playing. He’s also known for his entertaining and animated storytelling. Bryan will be performing at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 7:30pm. Reservations: (831) 603-2294. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ3PMrkVGSQ[/youtube] …
Get Your Ukes Out!
By Lani | Published May 22nd, 2011Tuesday, May 24th, The Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz is featured in the documentary, “Under the Boardwalk, A Ukulele Love Story”. The film chronicles a small town (I’m looking at you, Santa Cruz!) with the biggest ukulele club in the world, perhaps in the Universe. This love story…ah, movie screens at 7:30 pm at the…
Chulrua, Sunday May 22nd
By Folk Department | Published May 22nd, 2011Chulrua, a dynamic Irish traditional music trio, will be in concert at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 7 pm. The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay will present veteran tune-monger and All-Ireland champion button accordion player Paddy O’Brien from County Offaly, Ireland along with fiddler Patrick Ourceau,…
Family Radio Says We’re All Toast…
By Michael Bryant | Published May 20th, 2011So far in 2011 we’ve survived a tsunami, budget squeezes and more than our fair share of paper cuts and colds. But taking on the end of the world? KZSC is up to the task. While one radio network is calling the planet finished as of 6 pm Saturday (yes, in every time zone at…
Instant Message
By Michael Bryant | Published May 20th, 2011If you look closely, you will see a dozen or so requests on DJ Micha’s arm. You’d think KZSC might have a notepad laying around somewhere when she hosts “Rockistry” on Tuesdays, but it’s more a matter of time. You call with a request, she drops everything and writes it down. Ink and flesh don’t…
Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Free Event May 21st
By Folk Department | Published May 20th, 2011The 25th annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held Saturday, May 21, 2011, from noon-5pm in Santa Cruz, CA at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, 134 Dakota Ave., near the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. A free event sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society (aka the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society), this…
Dina Maccabee on The Rising Tide tonight
By The Rising Tide | Published May 20th, 2011It’s a foggy friday morning in Santa Cruz, but the sun always shines on The Rising Tide! Terrible metaphors aside, we’re excited to bring to you an excellent live, in-studio performance this week in the form of bay area songstress, Dina Maccabee. Dina has had a long and fascinating musical path. She has performed with…
Multicultural Festival May 21st
By Michael Bryant | Published May 18th, 2011You’re invited to experience a full day of musical groups and cultural dance performances during the annual Multicultural Festival at UC Santa Cruz. This year’s theme is “Roots, Rhyme and Rhythm: Solidarity Through Action”, highlighting the experiences of historically under-represented communities in dance and song. Food booths from many cultures are hosted by ethnic student…