It’s no secret Robert Earl Keen loves the Monterey Bay. Last March, SantaFe.com asked the alternative country singer/songwriter what his favorite beach in Texas was, and he said his favorite beach was actually just outside Santa Cruz.
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John Craigie’s Traveling Musical Adventure
When John Craigie wakes up in the middle of the night, he usually doesn’t know where he is. Depending on the lighting—or how full the moon is that evening—it takes the couch-surfing songwriter anywhere from a few seconds to a full minute to figure out whose couch he’s on. And the UCSC grad begins by trying to figure out where he performed earlier that night, or where he was the night before. “I just have to do a little bit of math and a little bit of detective work,” says Craigie, who tours nonstop—he hasn’t paid rent anywhere in seven years.
Preview: Todd Snider at Humbug Hoedown
Proud pothead Todd Snider, who plays the KPIG Humbug Hoedown this week, talks about giving up rehab and why Santa Cruz is his favorite place to play.