For the past six years, culinary blog czarina Deb Perelman has been showing her legions of fans how to whip up insanely delicious dishes—yes, items you actually can try at home—and throwing in sexy food images to whet the appetite as well. She will talk about cooking and her new book, “The Smitten Kitten,” Sunday, Nov. 4.
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Green Day Cancels Tour, Dec. 4 Show at Santa Cruz Civic
Green Day announced today it was cancelling all of its club tour dates for 2012, including its planned Dec. 4 show at the Santa Cruz Civic.
The Holdup Play Catalyst’s Costume Ball
Formed in 2008 around a group of friends from San Jose, the Holdup quickly developed an ardent fan base throughout the Bay Area and forged a unique sound that bears traces of hip-hop, reggae and pop influences.
Top 5 Things To Do This Weekend, Oct. 20-21
The world’s biggest live looping festival, a homecoming for one of the area’s most popular bands, Bill Maher and the pizza Olympics are all going down in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz’s Wooster Unveils New Album
A local band that shows up regularly on Best of Santa Cruz lists, Wooster has caused a sensation in both California and…Guam? Yup, the video for the song “Ooh Girl” has received hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube, and a good deal of the traffic is coming from the little island.
Interview: Macklemore Reps Rap’s Sensitive Side
Seattle rapper Macklemore’s style is unabashedly sincere and sensitive, and he rejects the expected rapper persona of a swaggering, tough-talking gangster, choosing instead to just be himself.
Top 5 Things To Do This Weekend, Oct. 13-14
The return of the Monarchs, plus Open Studios, zombies at the Museum of Art and History and more.
Q & A: Davy Rothbart
Davy Rothbart, creator of FOUND Magazine, has made a career for the last decade of collecting submissions of found notes, letters and photographs and publishing them in FOUND’s annual issue. With the release of his first memoir essay collection, My Heart is an Idiot, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based writer reveals in tale after madcap tale that is own life is actually quite a lot like an issue of FOUND.
5 Must-See Films at Pacific Rim Fest
In our article on this year’s Pacific Rim Film Festival, we looked at three documentaries by filmmakers with local roots. Here are five more films to love at this year’s festival, Oct. 19-24.
Zion I Face Their Own Demons
Zion I have long been a staple of the Bay Area hip-hop scene. Ever since the release of 2000’s critically acclaimed debut, ‘Mind Over Matter,’ the duo’s ever-adventurous sound has established the Bay as a region that’s never afraid of exploring new musical territory.