Santa Cruz gets its fair share of large scale talent for a small beach town, and not many bands that come through town would consider one of our largest venues, The Catalyst, small. But when you’re one of the largest and most successful metal bands on the planet, it’s understandable. Metal has long been known…
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If You Like It Loud: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Monday, March 28 Local Rock ‘n Roll Sampler at The Blue Lagoon A regular rock smorgasbord is going down at The Blue Lagoon this Monday with some familiar local noise makers. Whether you’re feelin’ some prog or surf rock, garage, post-punk or just some good old fashioned rock ‘n roll, Arrows, Night Dive, The Kinky…
Guitar Heroes: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Acoustic, Electric, Classic, Greasy, Grimy, Loud and Fast: Santa Cruz has it all this week! Tuesday, March 22 Black Tusk at The Catalyst Club Atrium As far as genres go “Sludge Metal” is just about as descriptive as you can get in two words, and it gets even better when the band likes to correct…
Your Silver Lining: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Rain, rain, go or stay. All these shows are inside, anyway. Tuesday, March 15 CloZee at Moe’s Alley Euphoric Styles seem to love opening Santa Cruz’s eyes to unique talent from distant lands, and this week they’re back at it again bringing you CloZee, one of the hottest artists coming out of the European electronic…
With Their Power Combined: Interview with Lowgritt & Cheraki
Local producer Lowgritt and singer/songwriter Cheraki join forces on a new EP and release party at Indigital Recording Studios. It’s always awesome to discover that your favorite artists from different bands are friends, or somehow met each other, and are now playing together in a new music super-group. Which is why it was exciting to…
Caucus? More Like Rock Us: Santa Cruz Music This Week
With all of these “super” voting days and gatherings going on all around the country we thought you might be feeling a little left out, so this week we decided to have a little election of our own. Here are five shows in town this week—a musical caucus, if you will. The event with the…
Apex Predator: Interview with Black Tiger Sex Machine
After being introduced to the international ecosystem from their native Canada, the three-piece animal that is Black Tiger Sex Machine quickly worked its way to the top of the sonic food chain. They did this on the back of an impressively diverse musical catalogue featuring everything from video game samples to movie track thriller remixes,…
Does a Body Good: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Quick and Easy! Nutritional Show Recipe for Week of February 29th: 1 up-and-coming hip-hop game changer 2 acoustic talents 1 whole, organic weird and intriguing psychedelic experience Sprinkle in local rockers to taste. Enjoy. Monday, February 29 Goldlink at The Catalyst Main Stage Goldlink is a prime example of how the Internet has flipped…
100% Chance of Weird: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Between bluegrass, bands that have graced the silver screen, and artists that brush shoulders with modern American royalty, Santa Cruz is working with an eclectic mix of heavy hitters this week. Pick one or pick ‘em all—you won’t be disappointed. Tuesday, February 23 Reel Big Fish at The Catalyst Ever since Reel Big Fish burst…
Funky Forecast: Santa Cruz Music This Week
The musical forecast this week: A little bit of everything, with some big names visiting our little beach town to perform in some intimate settings. Start off your week with a groovy, mellow vibe and end it wild and sweaty. Monday, February 15 Matisyahu at The Catalyst Club Atrium Long before “King Without a Crown” was…
