Santa Cruz can be pretty weird (in a good way), so it shouldn’t come as a suprise that the locals pull out all the stops for Halloween. Case in point: the myriad of spook-tacular events happening between now and All Hallow’s Eve. Between carnivals, parades, and more costume contests than you can shake a broomstick…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes: Live Music This Week
Get it? Wicked like for Halloween, but also “wicked sick” like how all these awesome local shows are going to be! In either case, your costumes will be a lot more exciting than our attempt at a Halloween double entendre. Here are a few places you can show them off and get wild while you…
Perfect Timing: Santa Cruz Music This Week
It’s difficult to determine how long a pumpkin will last once it’s been carved. A variety of factors are at play, including local weather conditions, pumpkin skin thickness, and carve design. Estimates range from as low as 48 hours to as high as two weeks. How are you supposed to decide when to make the…
Not That Kind Of Music Pirate: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Back in the day, seafaring men who grew tired of the servitude of naval life would sometimes take up the more egalitarian profession of piracy, roaming popular trade routes and preying on their former nations. Now, we don’t want you to go out and but a flintlock pistol or raid the farmers market, but between…
No Treble: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Whether it’s an ocean-inspired DJ set, a legendary funk ensemble, or two opposite ends of the hip-hop spectrum, any show you choose this week is going to come with a healthy side of bass. Be sure to come ready to bounce around and get down—with proper ear protection, of course. How low can you go? …
Almost Famous: Santa Cruz Music This Week
The silver screen has given us plenty of iconic Rock God moments. Our favorites are Billy Cruddup yelling, “I am a golden god!” moments before jumping off a roof in Almost Famous and when Mark Wahlberg’s character in Rock Star forgot which city his wife lived in—“This is Seattle?!” While they may seem a little ridiculous…
The City of Santa Cruz Turns 150!
On October 1, the City of Santa Cruz will celebrate its 150th Anniversary with a huge beach party on Main Beach. The Beach Party, which will go from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., offers a great family-friendly opportunity to come out and celebrate the wonderful Santa Cruz community. Down the beach, past the Boardwalk’s stage,…
The Spirits of Santa Cruz: Local Craft Liquor Distillers
Distilled in Santa Cruz—now that’s a seductive phrase for inquiring visitors. But those of us who live here are the real winners. Besides our obvious embarrassment of riches in other departments, we can now boast two makers of distinctive distilled spirits right here by the sea. A one-man crusade for local, organic, high-proof, hand-crafted, small-batch…
Sol and Soul: Santa Cruz Music This Week
The music bookers in this town love to keep Santa Cruz weird, and this week was no exception. Two Grammy-winning performers, a pornographically-inclined punk band from the UK, a huge festival in the redwoods, and a hilarious but undeniably creepy musical ventriloquist are all in town. Get out and embrace it. Thursday, September 15…
Santa Cruz Bike Party Takes to the Streets
You may have seen a traveling party of cheerful bicyclists around downtown Santa Cruz, complete with music, lights and sounds of revelry, including an occasional yell: “Bike Parrrrrtyyyy!” If this occurred on the second Friday of the month, then you were a witness to our local Bike Party, started by Steve Schnaar and Tawn Kennedy…
