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May 8, 2024
Character Advancement
Sometimes life’s biggest chances come down to just a roll of the dice. Especially when that chance is on GAME Santa Cruz, the city’s first gaming cafe.
.Art
May 1, 2024
Excelsior! Local Retailers Stock Up for Free Comic Book Day
This year, Free Comic Book Day falls on May the 4th—recognized as International Star Wars Day—as well as on Kids’ Day in Santa Cruz.
April 24, 2024
Up From Underground: The IUMA Story
Founded in Santa Cruz, the Internet Underground Music Archive was the first source not only for indie bands but for online music anywhere.
April 17, 2024
Talk Nerdy to Me: Surf City Comic Con Debuts April 20
Santa Cruz County natives Tegenkamp and Aaron Alden think California’s Central Coast should have its own comic con—so they started the Surf City Comic Con.
March 20, 2024
Get The Skinny
Last year Skinny Lister released their sixth studio album, Shanty Punk. It’s 11 tracks range from beautiful–like the lamentful yet inspiring “Broken, Bruised & Battered”--to the blistering like “Unto The Breach.”
February 28, 2024
Everything Under The Gun
What makes Militarie Gun interesting is their willingness to push the musical boundaries. While some of their songs lie within the realm of hardcore, many...
February 21, 2024
Otoboke Beaver an Unhinged Experience
Otoboke Beaver creates tightly wound songs that blast through genres and time signatures like a tweaker shuffling Spotify.