When Sylvia Grape’s “dear Ma” grounded her for five months in high school, she had no idea it would lead to a profession as a singer-songwriter. The old guitar lying around the house took on a certain sparkle. “I just picked it up and started fiddling with it,” Grape says. She’d found a companion in…
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Y2K Live Looping Festival Returns Oct 17-24
Audio/video artist Albert Mathias headlines the Y2K Live Looping Festival as stRiCtLy AlBeRt. PHOTO: George Wilshire “I never would’ve become a multi-instrumentalist if it wasn’t for looping,” exclaims Rick Walker. “Every year I continue to add a new paradigm.” The talented and eccentric artist is discussing his Y2K Live Looping Festival, which runs from October 17-24 throughout…
Santa Cruz Music’s Americana Roots
“Americana” isn’t an easy genre to define. It can be folk, country, rock, bluegrass, blues or jazz—and usually involves a mixture of those genres. At heart, though, it’s simply American roots music, and over the last few years, it’s risen to the top of the Santa Cruz music scene. These days, several of the most…
New Year, New Tunes: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Thursday, January 5 Acoustically Speaking at Moe’s Alley The Bay Area and SantaCruz in particular have had a long love affair with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead—I mean, we’re home to the Grateful Dead Archive—so it’s no surprise that the best touring cover groups always make a stop in town. This week we…
Home for the Holidays: Santa Cruz Music This Week
It’s that time of yearagain, when family members and old friends come home for the holidays. Turns out, there are lots of amazing musicians that call Santa Cruz home and they’re celebrating by doing what they love best—giving us an awesome show. This week, we’re featuring four great acts by Santa Cruz and Bay Area…
A Heating Bill You Can Afford: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Since the dawn of time man has huddled together for warmth in the winter, telling stories, playing music, eating food, and drinking spirits. So why suffer away this cold, rainy weather at home? We may have central heating systems now, but why not convene where someone else has to pay the gas bill? Nothing gets…
The Party is Here: Santa Cruz Music This Week
The festive winter season is upon us! So what if the big holidays are still a few weeks away? According to this lineup of awesome shows in town this week, the party has already arrived. Time to celebrate. Friday, December 2 Drivin’ South Farewell Show at The Crepe Place Aptly self-described as a “good…
Musical KR3TURE: Interview with Krikor Andonian
Santa Cruz-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Krikor Andonian has been a part of several successful local projects, including now-dissolved audiafauna and the subsequent feral fauna. His ethereal and fluid themes combined with his own self-taught production style creates a very unique and rich musical signature. However, for the better part of the last decade, he has focused…
A Lot to be Thankful For: Santa Cruz Music This Week
If your weekend plans include showing off our beautiful views and eclectic inhabitants to visiting family members, don’t forget our music scene puts on quite a show as well. They came out to the Best Coast, after all, so why not show them a good time?—with the added bonus of getting them out of your hair for…
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…