After watching humans who are at the peak of physical fitness compete for the last few weeks, there are a lot of us out there renewing gym memberships, investing in some swim goggles and dusting off that Fitbit we got for Christmas. We figured we’d help you on your way to your Olympic Physique with…
Posts Tagged: Live Music
Go for Gold: Santa Cruz Music This Week
The Olympics used to include music in its competitions alongside literature, poetry, architecture and painting. While it’s unfortunate that we’ll never get to see Bukowski fight Brautigan for the bronze, or Kanye West and Taylor Swift grapple for gold, you can still award your own medals for greatness this week. So get out there and…
Some Choices Are Easy: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Decisions, decisions. Between political candidates, cable companies, coffee places and types of eggs benedict, does it ever feel like the world may just be giving you too many choices sometimes? This week we’re taking some away for you. Four days. Four shows. Nothing to decide between. See one or see them all—all we ask is…
Gotta Catch ‘em All: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Santa Cruz has another weirdly awesome weekend of music for you with a lineup that includes psychedelic rock, ska-fusion, old-fashioned pop and some seriously futuristic sounds—all at a reasonable price. We know you’ll already be outside PokemonGo-ing around (don’t deny it—we see you), so why not see some live music while you catch ‘em all?…
Eat The Rainbow: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Aas your sonic nutritionist, it’s our job to make sure you receive a well-balanced musical diet. This week, Santa Cruz is serving up a wide range of styles and flavors for you, including Asian-American fusion from San Francisco, local home-style Western cookin’, spicy south-of-the-border flavor, and classic English pub grub from the other side of…
Come To Me My Pretties: Santa Cruz Music This Week
You don’t always have to travel to see great live music—sometimes it winds up right on your doorstep. This week, bands from Georgia, Portland, all around California, and New Orleans (well, stylistically) are peddling their wares in our little town. Thursday, July 14 New Madrid at The Catalyst Club New Madrid is a little…
Give it Up for the Home Team: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Santa Cruz gets to play host to a lot of the best touring acts in the music industry, but we’re also home to some of the best up-and-coming bands. This week our music picks are all about that Santa Cruz flavor. Get out there and support some local artists. Thursday, July 7 Local Music…
Let Freedom Ring: Santa Cruz Music This Week
The good vibrations of summer are here in full force, and even the names of the bands playing this week are getting in the mood. Get out there and see some shows—it’s a bright week for music. And best of all, the price of admission for our picks this week ranges from free to less…
Summer Lovin': Santa Cruz Music This Week
The weather’s heating up on the coast and so are the summer shows. We’ve got a masked guitar hero and an unsung Titan of the string industry sharing the city with burgeoning local folk stars and a musical industry powerhouse. If you’re bored in Santa Cruz, you’re just not trying hard enough. Wednesday, June…
Do the Right Thing: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Thursday, June 16 MU330 at The Crepe Place MU330 (pronounced “em-you-three-thirty”, or “muso” as in musically aware) is a ska band formed in 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri. These five high school friends have been playing punk style, high-energy ska shows together for the better part of the last 30 years. Kind of like Weezer…