Psych-folk artist Ruth Garbus brings her quiet, genre-blurring sound to the Crepe Place on Aug. 20, performing music from Profound, an album that moves between indie folk, free jazz and R&B.
The Cash Box Kings bring distorted harmonica, powerhouse vocals and Chicago-style blues to Moe’s Alley, with Bay Area favorite Aki Kumar joining the bill.
Water Tower brings bluegrass chops and punk fury to Kuumbwa, with founding member Kenny Feinstein leading the band’s fiercely independent, ever-evolving collective.
Ozarks singer and multi-instrumentalist Anna Moss brings her soulful blend of jazz, Southern R&B, guitar, woodwinds and horns to Moe’s Alley, Thursday July 9.
James Durbin & The Lost Boys kick off the Fourth of July weekend on Friday with a free Lighthouse Field show featuring hard rock anthems, food trucks, beer, wine and holiday energy.
Sweet Sally brings joyful bluegrass harmonies and serious instrumental skill to Woodhouse Blending and Brewing on Sunday, with a young trio already drawing attention from the California bluegrass circuit and beyond.
Roots reggae legends Israel Vibration & Roots Radics bring their Kingston-born sound to Moe’s Alley on Friday, June 19, in a Santa Cruz calendar week packed with music, theater and art.
Barbara Higbie and Teresa Trull reunite at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in support of their Greatest Hits album, bringing decades of acclaimed musicianship, Grammy-nominated history and collaborations with Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis and Whoopi Goldberg back to Santa Cruz. Wednesday, 6/17
