Never mind the Star Trek reference, Santa Cruz’s psychedelic outfit, Mountain Tamer is the real deal, playing classic rock with an interstellar twist during high energy live performances that keep the audience entranced from beginning to end. Consisting of lifelong jam partners, Andru Hall (guitar/vocals) and Dave Teget (bass), with Casey Garcia on drums, Mountain…
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Zap Mama and Antibalas Together on Stage at the Rio
Get ready to get sweaty, Santa Cruz. Two goliaths of world music, America’s premier Afro-beat band, Antibalas and all-female Afro-pop troupe, Zap Mama, have joined forces and are ready to set midtown alight with an electric performance of movement and music that will keep people dancing all night long. Performing as one, the show on…
The Skinny on Good Fats
Why has fat gotten such a bad rap? According to numerous researchers, the reduction of essential fats in the modern American diet has been a major cause of imbalance and inflammation – the underpinnings of many common chronic diseases, but fat continues to be vilified and targeted in many popular diet regimes. Local nutritional consultant…
Aptos Farmers Market For Abundant Winter Squash
Santa Cruz residents are spoiled for choice when it comes to finding fresh, local produce year-round due to the region’s Mediterranean climate and array of farmers markets available to consumers. One of the largest and most established markets in the county, is the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College. Held every Saturday, in rain or…
Santa Cruz Reggae Concert Honors Marley Legacy
On what would have been reggae legend and humanitarian Bob Marley’s 70th birthday, the One Love Foundation is hosting a day-long concert with “conscious” artists at The Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz as part of the organization’s weekend celebration of Marley’s legacy, which continues to inspire people around the world decades after his death in…
Kuumbwa Jazz Center Celebrates 40 Years
Kummbwa Jazz Center, the world-renowned Santa Cruz venue for jazz performance is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a year-long concert season featuring legendary jazz masters and emerging new artists. Starting in February, artists such as acclaimed guitar and vocal duo, Tuck and Patti, Guggenheim Fellow and three-time Grammy nominee, Billy Childs will take to the…
Annieglass wins Green accolade at ARTS Awards
Local luxury glassware company, Annieglass, was presented with a Green Award for Eco-sustainability at the 26th Annual ARTS Awards in Texas earlier this month in recognition of the environmentally-conscious practices that go into producing their range of functional and decorative glassware for the home. The Watsonville-based firm, founded more than 32 years ago by artist…
Chocolate Festival Delights for a Cause
Unabashed chocaholics rejoice, the 8th Annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival is returning Sunday, January 18 to the Cocoanut Grove. Featuring more than 30 different chocolate purveyors, the Chocolate Festival is a benefit for UC Santa Cruz re-entry students sponsored by the UCSC Women’s Club. Highlights of the family-friendly event include chocolate and wine tasting, a…
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…
Art Bar & Cafe
Monday is quickly becoming the most happening night of the week, thanks to the Art Bar & Café at the Tannery Arts Center. The café and burgeoning events space hosts the only poetry open mic in Santa Cruz each week and the event, which starts with a poetry workshop and ends with a rollicking performance…
