This week Santa Cruz woke up to thunder and lightening. According to Republican presidential candidate, Ben Carson, this is a sign that the heavens are angry so we should all play it safe and stay indoors. Thankfully, Santa Cruz has a stacked week of live music to entertain us while we await the apocalypse or El…
Articles by Roseann Hernandez
TOKiMONSTA in the Night
When you hear or read the name “TOKiMONSTA” it’s difficult not to take notice, especially if you know “toki” is Korean for “rabbit.” “Yeah, the “toki” part is a little more arbitrary than it implies,” says Jennifer Lee, the LA native and DJ behind the pseudonym. “It was around before my music career began. It is…
We Are All Johnny Utah: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Santa Cruz is coming at you with a wild week of live shows, featuring a full-blown rock band that plays with no instruments and a group known for their less than politically correct antics on stage. Then there is Point Break Live! an interactive theater experience that brings the surfer bro/crime thriller flick to life…
Your Halloween Soundtrack: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Visitors to our beachside community would not be faulted in thinking Halloween is a year-long holiday in Santa Cruz. Someone is always dressing up. So when Halloween comes around, you know to expect something special. Vibrant, loud, colorful, theatrical and yes, a little bit grotty, Santa Cruz comes alive on All Hallows’ Eve. This week,…
Inside The Frogman Experience
Every band has an origin story. Most involve a garage located in a metropolitan suburb, a group of childhood friends and that one gig where everything came together. Not so for Santa Cruz’s newest entree into the eclectic regional music scene, The Frogman Experience. Hot off an electric set at the Santa Cruz Music Festival,…
Out of the Abyss: Santa Cruz Music This Week
El Niño has been churning up some weird and wonderful things out of the ocean lately, including a venomous sea snake that hasn’t been seen in Southern California in 30 years until earlier this month when it made what was a surely a crowd-pleasing appearance at a Ventura County beach. Locally, the weather phenomena has taken…
Failure Reunite at The Catalyst
After a 17-year break, alt-rockers, Failure are back with a new album, The Heart is a Monster, and tour, stopping at The Catalyst Club on Saturday, October 24 with Local H. One of the most inventive bands of the 1990s, Los Angeles based, Failure distinguished themselves from bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden with their creative use of…
What’s Good: Santa Cruz Music This Week
Coming off a busy weekend of live music in downtown Santa Cruz you would think we’d need a few days to recuperate. But this is Santa Cruz and everyone knows all you need is a mindfulness meditation session and a shot of B-12 to get you going again! Wake up and hear the music, because…
O’Neill Coldwater Classic Returns to Steamer Lane
Switching up the format once again, this year the O’Neill Coldwater Classic at Steamer Lane returns to Santa Cruz on October 14-18 as stop #30 on the 2015 World Surf League (WSL) Men’s Qualifying Series (QS). The longest running North American contest, this year’s event boasts a $50,000 prize purse and 1,500 points up for…
Santa Cruz Is On Fire: Top Events This Week
You know those weeks when there is absolutely nothing going on? When binge-watching television shows that are no longer on air seems an acceptable way to pass the time? Well, this is not one of those weeks. Actually, this week is the polar opposite of that kind of week. If you do not end up with…
