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.Music

January 14, 2025

Rhymesayers

Coming out of Minneapolis set Atmosphere apart from their rap contemporaries both in terms of the subject matter of Slug’s raps and the production of Anthony Davis, aka Ant.

.Dance

January 14, 2025

Dance for Peace

Dance Brigade offers A Woman’s Song for Peace with the aim of reorienting audiences to our shared humanity and desire for peace, at Crocker Theater.

.Music

January 14, 2025

Shine On

Inspired by the Grateful Dead, Painted Mandolin plays acoustic versions of covers from a cornucopia of genres—along with plenty of originals.

.Music

January 7, 2025

Connection Central

Their pristine taste in music makes Mothership Connection stand out in the local club scene (and the drag clown makeup doesn’t hurt, either).

.Music

January 7, 2025

Plugged In

Beyond listening to his dad’s CDs, Anderson’s first exposure to a blues artist was watching a film made more than a decade before he was born: 1980’s The Blues Brothers.

.A&E

December 31, 2024

Good Brews

Santa Cruz is blessed with a trinity of stellar coffeehouses provided by Christian communities, serving a variety of inviting neighborhoods—east, west and downtown.

.Stage

December 27, 2024

Stage of Dreams

Taking over the former home of the Jewel Theater with her new project, Theatre 831, Lindsey Chester is reaching out to local arts groups.

.Film

December 25, 2024

Anybody Really Want to See a Remake of ‘Nosferatu’?

Tales of undead blood suckers are probably the sturdiest horror film subgenre, largely because of their morbid sexual component.

.Music

December 23, 2024

Casting Spells

Currently based out of Santa Cruz, Eyes Like Lanterns is a dark and brooding Americana quartet. Grittier than the Lumineers...

.Music

December 23, 2024

Ring in the New Year Live

Drawing together some of the best performers from up and down the coast...NYE Extravaganza at the Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre.

.Literature

December 18, 2024

Man of Mysteries

Part Raymond Chandler, part Christopher Moore, a Whiskey Leavins book is for fans of dry—and dirty—humor.

.Dance

December 17, 2024

Double the Pleasure

This weekend brings two Nutcrackers to local stages: Santa Cruz Dance Theater at the Santa Cruz Civic and Santa Cruz City Ballet at Cabrillo's Crocker Theater

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