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…
Evening Star: Interview with Aliza Hava of Eve of Eden
If you’ve had your ear to the music scene in Santa Cruz, then you have may have heard the telltale vibrations of a new local sensation starting to gain momentum. New to Santa Cruz, but no stranger to the industry, Aliza Hava and her group Eve of Eden have been making a name for themselves…
Cast Your Vote: Santa Cruz Music This Week
This week is all about decisions: which political candidates and local issues to support, and which amazing live musical act to see on Friday night. Who is your clear winner? Whatever you decide, just be sure to cast your vote. Friday, June 10 Louis The Child at The Catalyst Main Stage “Create music that makes…
Broke but Rich: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Although Santa Cruz is one of the most expensive cities to live in California, this week we are rich with live music, including one of the most legendary punk bands of all time, grimy pacific northwest ska bands, and dozens of traveling “street performers”—so at least we’ve got that goin’ for us. Wednesday, June 1 World’s…
Summer Gateway: Santa Cruz Music This Week
While it’s not quite summer yet, the crowds are starting to creep in which means the shows and streets are getting a little more crowded. Always remember to be mindful of others at a crowded venue, apologize when you bump into someone, replace a spilled drink and tip the bartender. Friday, May 27th The English…
Authentic Southern Flavor: Santa Cruz Music This Week
This week’s musical offerings provide a little something for everyone and then some—a folk surfer/songwriter, a top 40 dirty south rapper, a Tony Award-winning musical, and one of the biggest Brazilian festival bands anywhere. Wednesday, May 18 Little Wings at The Crepe Place Kyle Fields is the son of an Alabama football coach that…
No Time for Rest: Santa Cruz Music This Week
After taking a short break from our weekly music dispatches, we’d like to extend our apologies for the lack of musical recommendations recently, but we hope you took advantage and got some rest. There won’t be much time for that this weekend. Friday, May 13th The Wild Reeds at The Crepe Place Since releasing…
Santa Cruz Film Festival Celebrates Independent Filmmakers
The Santa Cruz Film Festival has been bringing creative, independent films to our community since 2002. We’ve exhibited more than 1,500 independent films by national and international filmmakers as well as films and videos produced in the greater Santa Cruz County and Monterey Bay Areas. Many of the films we screen are independent filmmakers’ only…
Fabled: Interview with Aesop Rock
Every once in awhile in the music industry, an artist comes along who can’t really be considered part of the mainstream, but calling them underground doesn’t feel quite right either. Hip hop artist Aesop Rock falls into this gray area. In a genre where tracks and albums are usually churned out as fast and flashy…
Weekend Lineup: Santa Cruz Weekly Music
You’d better find one of those inconveniently located change machines, because you’re gonna need coins to flip. We have some hard musical decisions for you to make with a pretty stacked weekend, but isn’t that always a good thing? Friday, May 6 Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Moe’s Alley Karl Denson got his start…
