Fusing California roots reggae with hip-hop, jazz and a bit of punk, Dewey and the Peoples is a hybrid wonder for a new generation of music lovers. Equally hard-hitting and inspired, the Bay Area-based five-piece is making waves up and down the coast, delivering captivating performances that rarely leave feet on the ground. Dewey and…
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Watsonville Film Festival Shows the Stories Behind the Headlines
In 2011, Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Washington Post outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in New York Times Magazine. Brought to the United States as a 12-year old boy by his grandparents who had legally migrated to the country from the Philippines, Vargas’ story, including his later journey through America…
Santa Cruz American Music Festival Lineup Announced
Bonnie Raitt will headline the first annual Santa Cruz American Music Festival at Aptos Village Park on Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-24. The multiple Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter and one of Rolling Stones “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” tops the bill of a lineup stacked with stellar acts in the Americana, Blues and Country music…
Brazilian Carnaval Comes to Santa Cruz
Rio de Janeiro may have wrapped up their annual Carnaval celebration, but in Santa Cruz the party has yet to begin. On Saturday, February 28, the Brazilian Carnaval Tour stops at Moe’s Alley for a night of dance, drumming, and all-star music performances. Dancehall legend, Pato Banton will perform his new fusion project with the…
Mountain Tamer Sets Phasers to Jam
Never mind the Star Trek reference, Santa Cruz’s psychedelic outfit, Mountain Tamer is the real deal, playing classic rock with an interstellar twist during high energy live performances that keep the audience entranced from beginning to end. Consisting of lifelong jam partners, Andru Hall (guitar/vocals) and Dave Teget (bass), with Casey Garcia on drums, Mountain…
Zap Mama and Antibalas Together on Stage at the Rio
Get ready to get sweaty, Santa Cruz. Two goliaths of world music, America’s premier Afro-beat band, Antibalas and all-female Afro-pop troupe, Zap Mama, have joined forces and are ready to set midtown alight with an electric performance of movement and music that will keep people dancing all night long. Performing as one, the show on…
The Skinny on Good Fats
Why has fat gotten such a bad rap? According to numerous researchers, the reduction of essential fats in the modern American diet has been a major cause of imbalance and inflammation – the underpinnings of many common chronic diseases, but fat continues to be vilified and targeted in many popular diet regimes. Local nutritional consultant…
Aptos Farmers Market For Abundant Winter Squash
Santa Cruz residents are spoiled for choice when it comes to finding fresh, local produce year-round due to the region’s Mediterranean climate and array of farmers markets available to consumers. One of the largest and most established markets in the county, is the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College. Held every Saturday, in rain or…
Santa Cruz Reggae Concert Honors Marley Legacy
On what would have been reggae legend and humanitarian Bob Marley’s 70th birthday, the One Love Foundation is hosting a day-long concert with “conscious” artists at The Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz as part of the organization’s weekend celebration of Marley’s legacy, which continues to inspire people around the world decades after his death in…
Kuumbwa Jazz Center Celebrates 40 Years
Kummbwa Jazz Center, the world-renowned Santa Cruz venue for jazz performance is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a year-long concert season featuring legendary jazz masters and emerging new artists. Starting in February, artists such as acclaimed guitar and vocal duo, Tuck and Patti, Guggenheim Fellow and three-time Grammy nominee, Billy Childs will take to the…
