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Beach Fossils Concert

 by Angelina Twist 11.10.23   The Beach Fossils are an indie-rock band from Brooklyn, New York. They’ve been playing together since 2009 and the band currently includes members, Dustin Payseur, Jack Doyle Smith, Tommy Davidson, and Anton Hochheim. On tour…

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Dying Wish Show at The Vets Hall

As part of their tour, Dying Wish made a stop here in Santa Cruz to perform at the Vets Hall with bands Omerta, Gates to Hell, Excide, and Forced To Suffer on October 20th 2023! The opening band was Forced…

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Your New Favorite Beach Band: KATZ

Story and Interview by Dalila Ramirez Surf rock is a notorious ode to coastal lifestyle and the beauty of storytelling through music. It’s unique in the guitar riffs and the groovy tunes it carries. It’s evolved over the years spreading…

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Beat Banter: Christian Hell

  Story and Interview by Ben Goldstein I happened upon Hong Kong Fuck You when they shared a bill with Machine Girl Christmas 2019.  And thank fuck I did then because their three releases the following year pretty much got…

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Artist Spotlight: Aethyriem

Story and Interview by DJ Pierce A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview two members of the band, Aethyriem, a local alt-metal band based in Scotts Valley, California. During the interview, I spoke with Zélee Sharnée, an 20-year-old…

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Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes, Sat and Sun August 8th – 9th

It’s time again for the Fiesta de Artes, a free annual art and wine festival – in downtown Los Gatos. Featuring food trucks, a variety of live music performers, a play zone for kids, artists selling handmade crafts, and local beer and wine vendors. The Fiesta de Artes is Saturday and Sunday, August 8th and 9th, from 10am to 6pm at the Civic Center grounds in downtown Los Gatos.
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Doe Eye May 28th

Doe Eye is the project of Maryam Qudus, a San Francisco based multi-instrumentalist. She just recently put out her debut album T E L E V I S I O N which was produced by John Vanderslice. It's got a…

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California Roots Festival May 23-25

The California Roots Music & Arts Festival began as a small grassroots event in Monterey.  It's now one of the largest and more unique festivals in the country. Combining elements of art, music and environmental consciousness, The California Roots Music…

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La Misa Negra & Stellamara May 23rd

Spring is the season for shaking it. If you're looking for fantastic world music to get everybody's on the dance floor, may we suggest internationally acclaimed electro-acoustic artist Stellamara? In collaboration with Colleena Shakti, Stellamara will showcase Odissi, Indian classical and contemporary dance, along…

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Seabright Stringfest April 19th

The 3rd annual Seabright Stringfest is a cavalcade of continuous acoustic music.  This FREE event features 10 bands: Earl, Adrienne, Myles (oldtime rags); The Wakerobins (Americana/oldtimey); Theo and Dave (traditional Irish); Happy Chappies (traditional world music); The Percolators (Quebecois, oldtimey…

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Tycho March 19th

Scott Hansen, also known as synth ambient electronic music producer Tycho, has just released his second LP.  Once strictly a solo project, Tycho has now evolved into a three-piece band providing plenty of energy and euphoria at their live shows.…

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Hawaiian Slack Key Feb. 18th

They may slack their guitar strings, but don't you slack off!  Come honor the music and the heritage of Hawai'i at the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters show with three of the greats: George Kuo, Martin Pahinui and Aaron Mahi. George…

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The Abigails, Cool Ghouls & Froth Jan. 25th

All you garage fans will finally have something to Dwyer-yip about in the New Year. The Crepe Place is playing host to not one, not two, but three killer bands. Orange County western lo-fi outfit The Abigails top the bill…

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Makana Nov. 5th

You may have heard his music on the soundtrack to the TV series "Hawaii 5-0", the movie "The Descendants" or from one of his many albums already, but now you'll get the opportunity to hear him live. Santa Cruz is…

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Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole May 22nd

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole is the eldest son of Kekuhi Kanahele and descends from a distinguished hula family. "Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai" (a Wiki Wiki Wednesday favored song) was composed by his great grandmother, Edith Kanahele Kanaka'ole; his family's music traditions…

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Live Shows for The Holidays

The end of December is full of music events in the Santa Cruz area that you won't want to miss. "Winter Solstice" which includes Barbara Higbie, Liz Story, Lisa Lynne, George Tortorelli and Aryeh Frankfurter is a holiday music event…

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