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The Comedy Renaissance
The czar of local underground comedy explains why anyone—and lately, everyone—would do it
Saving West Cliff
Santa Cruz engineers hope an innovative approach will stop Westside sinkholes
I Wanna Be Sedated
Indie duo Uh Huh Her returns to their EDM roots on latest album
Celebrating Solstice
Santa Cruz Mountain wineries and Live Earth Farm welcome summer
Radical Movement
Third Friday’s ‘Art That Moves’ showcases scribbler’s unorthodox philosophy
Film, Times & Events: Week of June 13
Films This Week
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Section 5150
A lot of new metal bands these days refer to themselves as “metalcore” or “deathcore.”
Love Shack
As if growing choice and rare veggies and herbs for Michelin-starred Manresa restaurant wasn’t enough, Love Apple Farms’Cynthia Sandbergand her expert crew have started up a new, boutique “On-The-Farm-Store” up at the terraced property located at 2317 Vine Hill Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains (just off Highway 17).
Foodie File: De La Hacienda
Taqueria’s manager on tortilla textures and celebrity sightings
People know De La Hacienda Taqueria for its unique tortillas and salsa. We sat down with manager Alejandro Aparicio and talked about the restaurant, Aparicio’s family and some celebrity sightings, too.
GT: I love these ornate wooden chairs.
Alejandro Aparicio: They’re very authentic. The posture on them—you’ve got to be very upright, though.
The texture of your flour tortillas is interesting and crispy. Where do you get them?
We get them from La Rosa from Watsonville everyday, and we heat them on the grill. We don’t use a press, which a lot of restaurants do. We sometimes over-warm them. We cook the tortilla thoroughly.
Do people ever tell you your burritos taste like the ones from Tacos Moreno?
Yes, it’s the same family, same recipe. We bought it from my uncle in 2000, out across the street from the Boardwalk. It was too much for them.
I notice you don’t carry the birria that Moreno has.
It doesn’t sell here as much. Or the tongue.
Ooh, the tongue’s great.
I like it, too. That’s why whenever I feel like having tongue, I go over there and get a container, and I’ll bring it in here. That’s the advantage of being relatives. Also, let’s say we run out of beans: call them up and pick them up. Or vice versa. Yesterday they were out of cabbage, so we had to give them a case.
Is it true Matt Damon ate here before going to Saturday’s roller derby bout?
I don’t know, but we have a lot of famous people from town who come here, like that surfer, Nat Young. We have Steve [Lenhart], who plays for the San Jose Earthquakes, and a professional skater kid.
Tell me about your salsa.
That’s what made us famous—the salsa. Everyone likes the salsa. It’s very elaborate. Everything has to be roasted.
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From The Editor
Plus Letters To the Editor DNA has been writing about local arts and culture in these pages for quite some time, but this week he gets to give the inside scoop on the scene closest to his heart: Santa Cruz underground comedy. There’s no one better qualified to do it, and no better time, either, it...
The Comedy Renaissance
The czar of local underground comedy explains why anyone—and lately, everyone—would do it Obviously, to be a good stand-up comic, you have to be funny. But you also have to be a little crazy. In fact, local extreme surfer Stan Meurer, who routinely goes out to surf Mavericks, told me he could nev- er do what...
Saving West Cliff
Santa Cruz engineers hope an innovative approach will stop Westside sinkholes For years, Santa Cruz has defended itself from the ocean’s power with shields of armored rock, mending holes in the collapsing bedrock with riprap—boulders of varying size. But in the ceaseless battle between the city and the sea, Mother Nature has gained some more ground—or...
I Wanna Be Sedated
Indie duo Uh Huh Her returns to their EDM roots on latest album For Cam Grey—one half of the indie duo Uh Huh Her—making the band’s new album, Future Souls, felt like a return to their roots. “It was like going home,” Grey says. “We had previously done Nocturnes and an acoustic EP, so we’d kind...
Celebrating Solstice
Santa Cruz Mountain wineries and Live Earth Farm welcome summer The longest day of the year—or the shortest, depending upon which hemisphere you're currently occupying—June 20 (or 21 or 22) brings its own peculiar charms. And festival traditions. In the far northern European climes, such as Sweden, Norway and Finland, Midsummer has been celebrated since the...
Radical Movement
Third Friday’s ‘Art That Moves’ showcases scribbler’s unorthodox philosophy Drawing rewires your brain,” Rob Court says. The owner of Scribbles Institute in Santa Cruz, Court has a lot to say about creating art. He coaches several students a week—adults, teenagers and children, all with their own reason to improve their drawing skills. Some just want to...
Film, Times & Events: Week of June 13
Films This WeekCheck out the movies playing around town.With: Reviews, Movie Times click here.Santa Cruz area movie theaters > ....... New This WeekHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 In this sequel to the hugely popular, family-friendly animated fantasy, boy-hero Hiccup has grown into a young man, and he an his buddies are perfecting the sport of...
Section 5150
A lot of new metal bands these days refer to themselves as “metalcore” or “deathcore.” Erik Hernandez, guitarist for Section 5150, is very clear; his band is not one of these “core” bands, which typically play a melding of extreme metal and hardcore punk, and is full of breakdowns.“Our music doesn’t really have any breakdowns. It’s...
Love Shack
As if growing choice and rare veggies and herbs for Michelin-starred Manresa restaurant wasn't enough, Love Apple Farms’Cynthia Sandbergand her expert crew have started up a new, boutique "On-The-Farm-Store" up at the terraced property located at 2317 Vine Hill Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains (just off Highway 17). It's an obvious next step for the...
Foodie File: De La Hacienda
Taqueria’s manager on tortilla textures and celebrity sightings People know De La Hacienda Taqueria for its unique tortillas and salsa. We sat down with manager Alejandro Aparicio and talked about the restaurant, Aparicio’s family and some celebrity sightings, too. GT: I love these ornate wooden chairs. Alejandro Aparicio: They’re very authentic. The posture on them—you’ve got to be very...