Another beautifully diverse week of music coming at you, even if it is tinged with a hint of Bowie-less sadness. Get out there and dance about it. Wednesday, January 13 Surfer Blood at The Catalyst Formerly everyone’s favorite obscure indie band, the West Palm Beach based Surfer Blood has come a long way since 2009.…
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8 Tens @ Eight Theatre Festival Returns
Preparing the expanded 8 Tens @ Eight festival means finding great art from all over the world—and a top team of artists here in Santa Cruz By Wendy Mayer-Lochtefeld Culture watchers have been wringing their hands over our shrinking attention spans for many moons, but one plucky local theater company chose to embrace it long…
New Year, New Shows: Santa Cruz Music This Week
New year, New shows to see in Santa Cruz. Get after it. Technicolor Faces at The Blue Lagoon on January 6th. Once again some bright eyed and bushy tailed new comers are getting some stage time at The Blue Lagoon this Wednesday night. This UCSC classic/psychedelic rock power trio has “been to many places weird…
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…
Santa Cruz Mission Break-In, Interfaith Christmas
On November 29, a break-in was discovered at the Santa Cruz Mission Historic State Park during which time several furniture and decorative items were taken. The public is being asked to call the California State Parks Public Safety Office at 831-335-3453 with any relevant information. CANNABIS RULES Earlier this month, the Santa Cruz County Board…
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…
Seacliff Gets New Park, County App Updated with El Niño Information
SANTA CRUZ city residents have joined those in Capitola, Scotts Valley and the unincorporated areas of the county in being eligible to apply for HERO financing. The HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program enables property owners to finance water and energy-efficiency projects and pay for them over time through their property tax bill. Details…
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,…
