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July 16, 2025

Crimson Legacy

Progressive rock trio Stick Men bring their intense, rhythmically complex blend of Chapman Stick, guitar, and drums to the UCSC Recital Hall, performing their latest release "Brutal" alongside King Crimson instrumental classics. For this special performance, acclaimed guitarist Reeves Gabrels (The Cure, David Bowie) sits in for Tony Levin, with Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto and touch-guitar master Markus Reuter. Saturday, July 19, 8pm

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July 16, 2025

Ready to Go-Go

Guitarist Jerad Fox, 43, could not have been more surprised to get the call that day. He’d been hand-picked by Jane Wiedlin for a “super group"

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July 16, 2025

Cracking the Code

“Grungtry” is how Sarah Rebecca Harris, lead singer and founder of Dolly Creamer, describes their sound: a fusion of experimental folk and Americana mixed with punk and rock & roll.

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July 9, 2025

Jam at the Grange

The stage is set for a full day of pickin’ and grinnin’ as the Northern California Bluegrass Society hosts an all-day jam and potluck supper Saturday at the Live Oak Grange.

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July 9, 2025

Guiding ‘Lighthouse’

Career Woman—a once solo act, now full band led by Melody Caudill—is throwing an album release party on July 17 at the Crepe Place

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July 9, 2025

New Tradition

Creative types in the Pajaro Valley are gearing up to start their own tradition: a Second Saturday Art Tour.

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July 9, 2025

Expansion Mode

Charles Pasternak talks about Santa Cruz Shakespeare's first musical offering, Pericles, adding a fourth play, and expanding the season.

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July 2, 2025

Peddling Influence

Jennifer Kehl's one-woman show pokes fun at not only the social media craze but also how the crass consumerism of internet culture affects the environment.

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July 2, 2025

Summer and Sound

Espressivo, which righteously calls itself a “small intense orchestra,”delivered the goods last month with a season finale that filled Peace United Church with edgy Romantic-era rarities.

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June 25, 2025

Honky-Tonkin’ and Boot Scootin’

Throughout the county, several regular Western theme nights have popped up for locals to boot scoot, two-step or line dance.

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June 25, 2025

Lending Support

Renegade Theater Co. is back with another fundraiser: Stop Kiss, a play about two women falling in love against the backdrop of a violent hate crime.

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June 18, 2025

Even the Crawfish Got Soul

An album dedicated to the pioneer of zydeco, Clifton Chenier, arrives on June 25. Twelve deep grooves by some of the juiciest names in entertainment.

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June 18, 2025

Too Fast to Live

An old favorite Broadway play has gotten a facelift. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical is being produced by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.

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