Music Archives

Slingshot Improv Trio Celebrates ‘Elasticity’

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 slvpost.com

New Music Release Party at Woodhouse Brews Julie Horner with Bret Bailey Jazz fusion enthusiasts rejoice! Jamband powerhouse Slingshot Improv Trio unleashes their debut album, Elasticity, “a sweet sonic explosion of spontaneous grooves and boundary‑pushing sound” on Friday, May 29, 2026. The group celebrates the release of their first CD and digital download availability with a dance party that night… Read More

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Santa Cruz County Live Music & Entertainment Roundup: Thursday, April 2

March 28, 2026April 3, 2026 slvpost.com

A comprehensive listing of live music and entertainment in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup for Thursday, April 2! Eddie Hayes Duo w/ Timothy Walton – Happy Hour Vibes • 3 PMBay Bar & Grill Capitola – Capitola Free Elements • 5:30 PMDiscretion Brewing – Soquel Square Dance and Old Time Jam • 5:30 PMWoodhouse… Read More

Events Music

Wolf Jett Howls with Third Album Release

March 19, 2026April 5, 2026 Julie Horner

Concert & Party at Felton Music Hall March 28th, 2026 By Julie Horner On April 2, 2026 Wolf Jett releases their 3rd album “Letting Go.” They’ve scheduled a California tour supporting the new music beginning March 28 at 8:00 pm at Felton Music Hall! Get tix before the show sells out: feltonmusichall.com ‘Letting Go’ is the fully-realized vision of the… Read More

Live Music Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music & Entertainment Roundup: Friday Mar 13 – Sunday Mar 15

March 5, 2026March 16, 2026 Julie Horner

Jump to: Friday March 13 | Saturday March 14 | Sunday March 15 A comprehensive listing of live music and entertainment in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup for the weekend of Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8! Check out Julie’s “Hot Ticket Picks” of future events so you can snap up your tix… Read More

Entertainment Music

Resonating with Bass Player Dan Robbins

February 27, 2026March 5, 2026 slvpost.com

Wasabi the Band & All That Funk By Julie Horner “Wasabi is very much a fusion band,” Scotts Valley pro bassist Dan Robbins said. “People enjoy hearing the diversity of sound.” The group was founded in the late ’90s in Arcata, Humboldt County, California by the Work brothers, Alex (drums) and Ron (guitar), and original bass player Matt Robinson. The… Read More

Entertainment Music

Sweden’s Väsen Returns to Santa Cruz

February 20, 2026March 3, 2026 slvpost.com

Celebrating New Album: Vågor By Julie Horner One of life’s greatest pleasures is experiencing live music played on traditional acoustic instruments. Wood and strings meld with bones and sinew, connecting the humus of the human spirit with imperatives that lie outside of ‘self’, erasing borders, smoothing differences, expanding imagination and worldview. Make plans to experience Sweden’s Väsen-Duo, featuring Mikael Marin… Read More

Festivals Music

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Returns for 53rd Season: “Essentially Baroque”

February 8, 2026February 20, 2026 Mary Andersen

The Santa Cruz Baroque Festival celebrates its 53rd season this year with an ambitious lineup of concerts, masterclasses, and competitions. Under the artistic direction of Jörg Reddin, who returns from the Bach Church in Arnstadt, Germany, the festival explores baroque music through programming from January through April. Baroque music flourished from approximately 1600 to 1750, bridging the Renaissance and Classical… Read More

Music Valley People

Singer-Songwriter’s New Single Born from a View of the Felton Meadow

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 slvpost.com

Elisabeth Carlisle’s new music emerges from transcontinental collaboration By Mary Andersen When Elisabeth Carlisle posted a photograph of mist rising over the Felton meadow and Santa Cruz Mountains on her Facebook page last December, she was simply sharing the beauty of a foggy mountain morning. Within hours, the post sparked an unexpected creative partnership that would become her latest single.… Read More

Music Valley People

The Exceptional Evie B

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Julie Horner

Staying True to Her Art By Julie Horner Eve Berrington excels at who she is, effortlessly dancing through the intersection of her passions with a graceful, unwavering focus. San Lorenzo Valley night owls know Evie B as the statuesque saxophone player who sits in with the boys at the lively pro jams at Henflings Tavern on Sundays. Or you may… Read More

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Sunshine Ghost: Singer-Songwriter Alecia Haselton Releases New Single

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 slvpost.com

By Julie Horner Corralitos singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alecia Haselton is back home and dipping into a well of emotions with her latest single, Sunshine Ghost. Available on your favorite streaming platforms, Alecia said, “Sunshine Ghost is an alt rock song co-written with my late boyfriend and bandmate Nathan Rael Candelaria in Nashville.” She and Rael had been working on the… Read More