Arts & EntertainmentNightlife

The results of our 2012 reader survey on the best of Santa Cruz County music and nightlife

Our writers lend their considerable expertise to the subject of music and nightlife in Santa Cruz.

Greg Turkington’s funnyman character Neil Hamburger is like a satirical composite of all the thousands of bad comedians that ever were. He’s a bitter, miserable comic who constantly clears his throat and delivers bad,…

It’s a sunny but brisk day and I’m sitting at Blue Ball Park with local musician Dayan Kai. He’s there with his family, and every now and then one of his kids runs over…

Anyone who’s grown tired of watching videos of famous dead comedians should google Sinbad, the performer many people forgot was still alive. They’ll find a genuinely talented comic (if funny in a different way…

Scott H.. Biram, the self-styled “dirty old one man band” who plays the Catalyst Atrium Tuesday, raises the sort of ruckus that many full bands can’t muster. But while that accurately characterizes much of…

It would be a stretch to categorize Frank Turner as “nomadic,” but he does seem to get a little creeped out by staying in one place for too long. Like now—he’ll depart shortly for…

On a cold Santa Cruz night, where’s the best place to be? Bellied up to the bar in a cozy, friendly pub, lifting a pint and forgetting your woes.

Rhan Wilson’s satirical holiday spectacular puts a dark twist on seasonal department store staples like “O Christmas Tree,” repurposing the carols in a minor key to almost dirgelike effect.