Santa Cruz horror punk band Dark Ride celebrates its first full-length album, Blade Manor, and plays Mothfest May 30 at Moe’s Alley in tribute to Dan Lamothe.
After three decades of building Soquel High’s music program into an award-winning powerhouse, beloved band director Jim Stewart will take his final bow this spring.
Scowl’s Kat Moss channels chaos into catharsis. In this intimate portrait, the Santa Cruz vocalist reflects on pain, power and the strange healing force of music.
Acid King, the long-running sludge-metal force led by Lori S, plays a rare afternoon set at Moe’s Alley on April 26, joined by Santa Cruz heavyweights Mammatus.
Emmylou Harris comes to the Santa Cruz Civic on April 18, bringing her landmark voice, songs from across her long career and the activist spirit that has shaped her life in music.
Indie-rock trailblazers Throwing Muses hit Moe’s Alley on April 18, bringing decades of raw, poetic sound and songs from their new album Moonlight Concessions.
Santa Cruz hardcore mainstays Good Riddance drop their 10th album Before the World Caves In and return to The Catalyst for a high-energy hometown release show, Friday, April 10th.
Legendary folk-rock guitarist Richard Thompson brings decades of masterful songwriting and virtuosic playing to the stage, delivering an unforgettable live performance rooted in British folk and rock tradition. At The Rio, Sunday April 5.
