Written by Julie Horner

Julie Horner is Co-Founder and Editor for the San Lorenzo Valley Post. Julie lives and works in Boulder Creek and is an active participant in the county's vibrant music scene. She loves the outdoors and is the go-to expert on Santa Cruz Mountains hiking trails.

Events 

11/20 Serious Condition at Joe’s Bar

Fusing rock and soul with contemporary classics, Serious Condition is a 5-piece party/dance band that performs music from Ace to ZZ Top, with some Amy, Chrissie, Eric, Stevie and Carlos thrown in. Maybe even some Aretha and Marvin. Don’t get too close! Saturday, November 20 from 8:30 to midnightJoe’s Bar, 13118 CA-9, Boulder Creek, CA 95006 Event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/4984168881611423 Read More
Events 

11/21 BanjerDan at Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants “Sunday Funday!”

Capitola Wine Bar and Merchants welcomes BanjerDan to our “Sunday Funday” Music Series on Sunday, November 21st, 2021 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. BanjerDan (Dan Mazer) is a banjo-centric multi-instrumentalist and entertainer originally from the Washington, DC area, now living in the Santa Cruz mountains of California. Read more about BanjerDan: slvpost.com/brookdale-bluegrass-festival-born-at-the-brookdale-lodge Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants, 115 San Jose… Read More
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Mondays Through March 29: Locals Night at Chaminade

Chaminade Resort & Spa1 Chaminade Ln, Santa Cruz, CA 950655:30 PM PST – 8:30 PM PST Ticketswww.opentable.com/r/the-view-a-treeside-restaurant-reservations-santa-cruz Locals Supporting Locals every Monday at The View! Extend your weekend and make plans for dinner Monday night with live music from local up-and-coming college artists Local Wine Specials!March 1: Rory LynchMarch 8: Quinn BeckerMarch 15: Dylan Rose & Alisha RitattiMarch 22: Matty… Read More
Michael and Howard Rugg CapriTaurus dulcimers Art Valley People 

An Encounter with Michael Rugg and CapriTaurus Dulcimers

By Peter Tommerup with Julie Horner It began with a bike ride through the Santa Cruz Mountains on the summer day in 1974 that fundamentally changed my life. I was about to become a senior in college, was studying traditional Appalachian culture and folklore, and was learning to play the Appalachian mountain dulcimer — a 3-string hourglass shaped folk instrument… Read More
Music 

The Gift of Go-To

Barry Tanner and the Santa Cruz Mountains Music Scene By Julie Horner It’s all happened here, at the corner of Forest Street and Pine just behind the Odd Fellows Hall in downtown Boulder Creek, in the building that formerly housed the town’s post office and is now often referred to simply as “Barry Tanner’s studio.” Whether for fundraisers, remembrances, band… Read More