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October 15, 2025

What’s There, Here

Picture the entire East Coast as one state, John Freeman says. That might give an idea of the multi-habitat, multicultural, multi-political jigsaw puzzle that is California.
October 8, 2025

Magical Mayhem

Liz Shipton’s Dot Slash Magic bursts onto the scene as an urban fantasy that speaks directly to our moment—brilliant, timely and impossible to ignore.
October 6, 2025

Coming Up Fast

New Music Works' upcoming concert has a great title—Lullabies and Nightmares. Holding the spotlight at this concert is the Marea Ensemble.
October 1, 2025

Spark of Laughter

DNA and fellow local comedian Michael Booth will host the inaugural Laughtopus at Woodhouse Brewery.
September 25, 2025

Open Mic Nights: Live, Loose and Local

At open mics throughout the county, Santa Cruzans are out on stage, performing for their friends and neighbors. 
September 24, 2025

Diving into Immersive Audio at Cabrillo College

Boasting a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos mixing and production space with Genelec SAM monitors, Cabillo College’s audio lab offers cutting-edge tech.
September 24, 2025

Divine Connection

Jai Uttal brought forth his vision of The Pagan Love Orchestra—a mash-up of myriad styles including Indian music, rock, jazz, reggae, ska, samba and jazz.
September 24, 2025

Oceans of Sound

Formed in 2020, Trestles fits into a Santa Cruz music scene dubbed “Santa Cruz surf punk.” Salt is a fast-paced, catchy album.
September 24, 2025

Love Songs for Losers?

Shortly after waiting out the pandemic, the Lone Bellow found new life and inspiration by commandeering Roy Orbison’s former home at Old Hickory Lake...
September 17, 2025

Always on Tour

In spite of her easy 10K times onstage, Paula Poundstone might be best known for her current work on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! A radio show. Appearing Sept. 19 at the Rio Theatre.
September 17, 2025

Taking the Lead

10 studio albums in, Ruthie Foster has developed a rich voice that lives at the crossroads of gospel, blues, soul and country and has garnered her six Grammy nominations. At Moe's Alley, Sept. 18
September 17, 2025

Yuk It Up

Richard Stockton is a fixture in the local comedy scene, pioneering the revered Planet Cruz Comedy shows that zeroed in on “what’s weird (and funny) about Santa Cruz.”
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