Shadowbrook wins the popular vote, just in time for Valentine’s Day
Articles by Cat Johnson
Where to Take a Date for Valentine’s Day
We live in a town with an endless stream of outstanding musical offerings, and this year’s Valentine’s Day lineup is no exception.
How OpenCounter is Cutting Through the Red Tape
City leaders now have a new tool to help keep local economies happy and healthy.
Santa Cruz Gets Its Own Shutdown
The second annual Santa Cruz Open Streets takes place Sunday, October 13; last year’s event drew 9,000.
How to Get the Most out of the Library
More than just a place to read books and browse the internet.
The New Sharing Economy
How the new sharing economy is changing the name of the game.
Sara Watkins Defies Genre Boundries
Sara Watkins grew up playing bluegrass. A gifted fiddler, singer and songwriter, she was just 8 years old when she first put bow to string. For the next 18 years, she played alongside her brother Sean Watkins and 2012 Genius Grant recipient Chris Thile in the Grammy Award-winning progressive bluegrass outfit, Nickel Creek.
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.
Heartless Bastards Take An ‘Arrow’
Erika Wennerstrom doesn’t mind explaining her band’s name. As frontwoman for the Heartless Bastards, she’s heard plenty of misconceptions about her band, including that it’s a death metal group and a man-hating rock band. But behind the oft-misunderstood moniker lies an American rock outfit that takes on themes of love, life and heartache with heartland style and a bluesy, alt-country flair. And the name? It was an incorrect answer to the trivia question “What’s the name of Tom Petty’s band?”
Heartless Bastards Take An ‘Arrow’
Erika Wennerstrom doesn’t mind explaining her band’s name. As frontwoman for the Heartless Bastards, she’s heard plenty of misconceptions about her band, including that it’s a death metal group and a man-hating rock band. But behind the oft-misunderstood moniker lies an American rock outfit that takes on themes of love, life and heartache with heartland style and a bluesy, alt-country flair. And the name? It was an incorrect answer to the trivia question “What’s the name of Tom Petty’s band?”
