The music for The Addams Family is full of exuberance and arch humor. Many recognizable genres are juxtaposed in inventive ways to create the kooky worlds of the Addams Family and the Beinekes, a “normal” family who are visiting them for dinner one evening. Composer Andrew Lippa nails all the musical styles and creates an…
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The Weight is over: Living Legends of Rock and Roll come to Santa Cruz
Second to hot button political issues, musical history and theory is probably the one subject that has inspired the most discussion and contention at parties and living rooms alike. Whether it’s a friendly conversation about who the greatest lyricist of all time is, a drunken AUX chord battle to play “the greatest song ever,” or…
Explore the Great Deep of Santa Cruz Music
Someone once told me that the ocean floor is humanity’s next great scene of exploration. But here at SantaCruz.com we like to focus on the uncharted landscape between your couch and the dance floor, so leave science to the scientists and come see a show with us. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 LA Witch at The Crepe…
A Love Letter to Linda Rondstandt, Cabrillo Winter Festival of Bands
One of my favorite votes in an electoral race was the one I cast for Jerry Brown during his reelection bid for Oakland mayor in the early 2000s. I did not know much about the veteran politician at the time except that he was governor of California in the 1970s and he had once dated…
Fire Up That Gene Machine!
Last week scientists, legal experts and advocacy groups from more than 20 countries attended a global summit on genetic engineering in New York City to establish a set of guidelines that would cover the use of gene-editing in humans. While the assembly acknowledged that gene-editing in humans has opened up vast possibilities in medical research, it…
No Rest for the Weary: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Winter is a notoriously slow time in the music industry, most bands are either huddled up in some cozy studio recording their next masterpiece or taking time off to spend time with their families, leaving Santa Cruz music lovers with little in the way of live music shows. Just kidding. We got a reggae legend,…
Chris Isaak to Perform at Golden State Theatre
The original 90s crooner with a cowboy swagger and sexy rockabilly sensibility, Chris Isaak, will perform on Friday, December 11 at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey. While not technically local, the show is too near and promises to be too good to be missed. The multi-talented singer/songwriter, actor and soon-to-be reality television judge on Australia’s…
Express the Inexpressible: Santa Cruz Music This Week
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music,” Aldous Huxley. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Emancipator Ensemble at The Catalyst Club What does an electronic music producer from Portland and a trained classical violinist have in common? This unlikely duo has been tearing up festivals and venues all over the world this past…
One Last Monster Mash: Santa Cruz Music This Week
This week Santa Cruz woke up to thunder and lightening. According to Republican presidential candidate, Ben Carson, this is a sign that the heavens are angry so we should all play it safe and stay indoors. Thankfully, Santa Cruz has a stacked week of live music to entertain us while we await the apocalypse or El…
Tandy Beal’s First Solo Concert in a Decade
Celebrating 40 years crafting original projects in dance, theater, circus, music and education, world-renowned Tandy Beal and Company kicks off the 2015 season with 40 Odd Moves: Solos and Other Entertainments! Company co-founder, Tandy Beal’s first local solo concert in 10 years. The show will take place Friday, Jan. 30 – Sunday, Feb. 1 at…