Live Music Santa Cruz: January 18-21

Live music in Santa Cruz County, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and all around the 831 for the weekend of January 11 through January 14, 2024.

By Julie Horner

Thursday, January 18

Joe Domitrowich Accordion at German Night
Aroma Restaurant
Thursday, January 18 | 4:30 & 7:00
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

DJ Chiqulin at Shanty Shack Brewing
Thursday, January 18 | 5:00 – 7:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Slingshot at Discretion Brewing
Thursday, January 18 | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Slow Coast Jazz Trio at VinoCruz
Thursdays | 5:30 – 8:30
4901 Soquel Dr., Soquel

The Nagging Doubts at Chaminade Resort
Thursday, January 18 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Ukulele Night at Cork and Fork
Thursday, January 18 | 6:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Back Porch Boys at Aptos Street BBQ
Thursday, January 18 | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

T Bone Mojo Trio at Mission Street BBQ
Thursday, January 18 | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

Billy Reese at Davenport Roadhouse
Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Moontricks at Felton Music Hall
Thursday, January 18 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Asher Stern Upstairs at Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Thursday, January 18 | 6:00 – 9:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Dan Frechette at Vino by the Sea
Thursday, January 18 | 6:30
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Thirsty Thursday Trivia w/ Phil Gomez at Capitola Wine Bar
Thursday, January 18 | 6:30 – 8:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Trivia w/ Michael Gaither at El Vaquero Winery
Thursdays | 7:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

Joey Alexander Trio at Kuumbwa Jazz
Thursday, January 18 | 7:00
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Traditional Irish Seisiun at Rosie McCann’s Irish Restaurant and Pub
First and Third Thursdays | 7:00 – 10:00
1220 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Line Dance Lessons at Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Thursday, January 18 | 7:00 – 10:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Papiba & Friends at The Crow’s Nest
Thursday, January 18 | 8:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

The Drowns + Enemy of My Enemy + The Gutz
Moe’s Alley
Thursday, January 18 | 8:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Karaoke Night at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Thursdays | 8:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Thursday Night Dance Party at The Blue Lagoon
Thursdays | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Friday, January 19

Maestro Daniel Stewart Conducts Daphnis & Chloe
Santa Cruz Symphony League at Margaritaville
Friday, January 19 | 11:30 – 2:00
231 Esplanade, Capitola
Reservations: (831) 662-8908

Scott Slaughter at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Friday, January 19 | 3:00 – 6:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Bob Burnett at MJA Westside Tasting Room
Friday, January 19 | 3:30 – 6:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

The Country Squires at Highway 1 Brewing
Friday, January 19 | 5:00 – 7:00
5720 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero

Aaron Burnham & The Brushfires
San Gregorio General Store
Friday, January 19 | 5:00 – 7:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

BanjerDan Bluegrass at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Friday, January 19 | 5:00 – 7:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Pacific Avenue at Shanty Shack Brewing
Friday, January 19 | 5:00 – 8:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Moonshine Crossroads at Discretion Brewing
Friday, January 19 | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Walter & Friends at Kissed by an Angel Wines
Friday, January 19 | 5:30 – 7:30
75 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

Claudio Melega at Aroma Restaurant
Fridays | 5:30 – 8:30
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

The Voodoo Jukebox at Stockwell Cellars
Friday, January 19 | 5:30 – 8:30
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

Rachel Goodman & Bruce Abrams at Chaminade Resort
Friday, January 19 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Schoolcraft & Murray at Cork and Fork
Friday, January 19 | 6:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Country Nights on The Mountain at The Mountain Winery
Taylor Swift Dance Night – Line Dancing
Friday, January 19 | 6:00
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga
Tix: @TheMountainWinery

Wesside at Pono Hawaiian Grill
Friday, January 19 | 6:00
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

Kelly “Junebug” Bayer at VinoCruz
Friday, January 19 | 6:00 – 8:00
4901 Soquel Dr., Soquel

Slow Coast Jazz Trio at Davenport Roadhouse
Friday, January 19 | 6:00 – 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Simon Santiago at Capitola Wine Bar
Friday, January 19 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Jake Blount at Kuumbwa Jazz
Friday, January 19 | 7:00
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

Alex Lucero at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, January 19 | 7:00 – 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

Fishhook at Vino by the Sea
Friday, January 19 | 7:30
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Chicago Bill & The Next Blues Band
Dance at Mid County Senior Center
Friday, January 19 | 7:00 – 9:00
829 Bay Ave., Capitola

The Essentials at Abbott Square Market
Friday, January 19 | 7:00 – 9:30
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

Fishhook at Vino by the Sea
Friday, January 19 | 7:00 – 10:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Anthony Arya at Sevy’s
Friday, January 19 | 7:00 – 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

Karaoke w/ Ed Greene at Historic Brookdale Lodge
Friday, January 19 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Zoso Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience + The Butlers
Felton Music Hall
Friday, January 19 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Axe & Acoustic at Trout Farm Inn
Friday, January 19 | 8:00 – 10:00
7701 E. Zayante Rd., Felton

Psychadeligant at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Friday, January 19 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Thanks Buddy + Micah Schabel
The Crepe Place
Friday, January 19 | 8:00 – 11:30
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Dueling Pianos Upstairs at Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Friday, January 19 | 8:30 – 11:30
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Love Creek at Joe’s Bar
Friday, January 19 | 8:30 – 11:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Spun at The Crow’s Nest
Friday, January 19 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Emanuel Selassie at The Sand Bar
Friday, January 19 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

The Third Mind w/ Rain Parade at Moe’s Alley
Friday, January 19 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Grimpire + The Judas Goat + Sepsis + Section 5150
The Blue Lagoon
Friday, January 19 | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Hot Flash Heat Wave in the The Catalyst Atrium
Friday, January 19 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Saturday, January 20

Ecstatic Dance at The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building
Saturdays | 11:00 – 1:00
842 Front St, Santa Cruz

Gary Horsman & Bill Haines w/ Poets
Jym Marks & Leah Lubin
San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, January 20 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Claudio Melega at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Saturday, January 20 | 12:00 – 3:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Billy Reese Band at Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, January 20 | 1:00 – 4:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Santa Cruz Harp Festival at Peace United Church
Guest Harpist: Calvin Arsenia
Saturday, January 20 | 2:00 – 5:00
900 High St, Santa Cruz
Tix: @communitymusicschoolsantacruz

Kincheloe Beynon MacPherson & Carroll
San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, January 20 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Snake Oil Road Show at Discretion Brewing
Saturday, January 20 | 3:00 – 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Marc Schwartz at MJA Westside Tasting Room
Saturday, January 20 | 3:30 – 6:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

Patti Maxine, Matt Bohn, Jimmy Norris, and Jeff Ebbage + Vicki Coffis, Sharon Allen, and Alison Steele Fundraiser for Monica Martinez at Bret Harte Hall, Roaring Camp
Saturday, January 20 | 4:30 – 7:30
5401 Graham Hill Rd, Felton
Tix: @Monica Martinez for 5th District Supervisor

Boulder Creek Elementary Dance Party Fundraiser w/ DJ Papa Bear
Gala Auction event raises money for kids programs at BCE
Fundraiser at Historic Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, January 20 | 4:30 – 11:30
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale
Tix: @historicbrookdalelodge

S.R. Laws at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Saturday, January 20 | 5:00 – 7:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Dylan Rose Band at El Vaquero Winery + Nate and Kiki
Saturday, January 20 | 5:00 – 8:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

T Bone Mojo at Cork and Fork
Saturday, January 20 | 6:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Barn Dance at Pie Ranch
Saturday, January 20 | 6:00 – 8:30
2080 Highway 1, Pescadero

Rosebud at Shanty Shack Brewing
Saturday, January 20 | 6:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Joe Jester at Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, January 20 | 6:00 – 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Soul Doubt Double Birthday Celebration
Vino by the Sea
Saturday, January 20 | 6:00 – 10:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Groovy Judy at the Elks Lodge
Saturday, January 20 | 7:00 – 9:00
150 Jewell St., Santa Cruz

Yard Management at Abbott Square Market
Saturday, January 20 | 7:00 – 9:30
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

Papiba & Friends at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Saturday, January 20 | 7:00 – 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

Late Night Silent Disco at the MAH
Saturday, January 20 | 7:00 – 10:00
705 Front St., Santa Cruz
Tix: @santacruzmah

John Jorgenson Quintet at Kuumbwa Jazz
Saturday, January 20 | 7:30
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Symphony Daphnis & Chloe
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Saturday, January 20 | 7:30 – 9:30
307 Church St., Santa Cruz
Tix: @SantaCruzCivic

Phutureprimitive at Felton Music Hall
Saturday, January 20 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Fulminate + The Scalps + Bonnie Blue
The Crepe Place
Saturday, January 20 | 8:00 – 11:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Dan Frechette at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Saturday, January 20 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

The Gravity at Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Saturday, January 20 | 8:00 – 11:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Rebelskamp at Joe’s Bar
Saturday, January 20 | 8:30 – 11:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Taylor’s Version Swiftie Dance Party in the The Catalyst Atrium
Saturday, January 20 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Afrobeats Nite w/ Afrohilife Band, Ay Qué Linda & DJ Monk Earl
Moe’s Alley
Saturday, January 20 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

The Taphandles at The Crow’s Nest
Saturday, January 20 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Kavalkade + Hellsgate + Severed One + Skin Stripper
The Blue Lagoon
Saturday, January 20 | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Sunday, January 21

Sandy Mountain at San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, January 21 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Ted Welty at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Sunday, January 21 | 12:00 – 3:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Singer/Songwriter Showcase & Fundraiser at The Wafflarium
Arindam & Company w/ Christopher Levy, Gabi Bravo, Abigael Elizabeth, Mak Nova, Ryan Price, George Demarest, Bill Walker, R Duck, Rick Walker, Tony Biancini + many more
Sunday, January 21 | 12:30 – 9:30
920 Pacific Ave., Unit 11, Metro Station, Santa Cruz

The Breaux Show at Davenport Roadhouse
Sunday, January 21 | 1:00 – 4:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

The Powell Brothers at San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, January 21 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Pilgrims of Stoke at Apple Jack’s
Sunday Acoustic Showcase Series + Redemption Breaking + Peter Sommer & Kristen Lee
Sunday, January 21 | 2:00 – 6:00
8790 La Honda Rd, La Honda

Andy Fuhrman at MJA Westside Tasting Room
Sunday, January 21 | 2:30 – 5:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

The Messiahs at Cork and Fork
Sunday, January 21 | 3:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Dirt Rakers at Discretion Brewing
Sunday, January 21 | 3:00 – 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Flypaper Blues at Shanty Shack Brewing
Sunday, January 21 | 3:00 – 5:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Paul & Emily The Rhythm Rangellers
Fruition Brewing
Sunday, January 21 | 3:00 – 5:00
918 East Lake Ave., Watsonville

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers at Moe’s Alley
Sunday, January 21 | 3:30
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Dirty Cello at El Vaquero Winery
Sunday, January 21 | 4:00 – 7:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

Los Tomatos at Vino by the Sea
Sunday, January 21 | 4:00 – 7:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Jackie Kohls at Joe’s Bar
Sunday, January 21 | 4:00 – 7:00
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Plateau Jazz Band + Swing Dance Lessons
Pono Hawaiian Grill
Sunday, January 21 | 5:00 – 7:30
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

John Michael Sinatra Night at Chaminade Resort
Sunday, January 21 | 5:00 – 8:00
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Sunday Jam Band w/ Dan Odom at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Sundays | 5:00 – 9:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

The Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band at The Crepe Place
Sunday, January 21 | 5:25 – 7:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Grateful Sundays w/ Matt Hartle & Friends
Felton Music Hall
Sundays | 6:00 – 9:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers at Rio Theatre
Sunday, January 21 | 7:30
1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Calvin Arsenia at Lille Aeske Arthouse
Sunday, January 21 | 8:00 – 10:00
13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Live Comedy at The Crow’s Nest
Sunday, January 21 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Gothic Industrial Dance at The Blue Lagoon
Sundays | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

The SLV Post Weekend Roundup of Music

The weekend roundup of live music is compiled by Julie Horner for the San Lorenzo Valley Post newspaper and is posted every Thursday on Facebook: @SLVPostNews and online the SLV Post’s website. See something we missed? Post your event to the Santa Cruz Mountains Entertainment News Facebook group: @santacruzmountains

Featured image: Third Saturday Barn Dance at Pie Ranch

Julie Horner writes for the San Lorenzo Valley Post newspaper. She is a musician, DJ, and dancer who enjoys going to concerts and being part of the Santa Cruz music community. Email: julie @ slvpost.com