San Lorenzo Valley Post

Cinco de Mayo w/ El Sol Santa Cruz Salsa Band
2024-05-05 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions welcome El Sol Santa Cruz for a festive afternoon of salsa for Cinco de Mayo, Sunday, May 5 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm outdoors in the Brookdale Beer Garden!

El Sol is a 10 piece band devoted to Salsa music – especially Salsa Dura NY-style. The band plays original arrangements of classic 70s songs from Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, and Willie Colon as well as Latin standards and even a few Beatles songs. Two singers, two trombones, flute, bongo, conga, timbale, keyboards and bass create an infectious groove that will bring you to the dance floor.

No cover!

Artist sights and sounds: elsolsantacruz.com

#cincodemayo #party #dance

Mother's Day Brunch and Train Ride
2024-05-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Roaring Camp, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
Make Mother’s Day memorable for Mom on her special day by treating her to Roaring Camp’s Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet and train ride on May 12. Enjoy an elegant and delectable brunch while listening to soothing live music from local artists. Bring the entire family for a day of fun. Kids craft tables are open from 10 am to 3 pm.
Brunch seating is at 9:00 am, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm. Pair brunch with a scenic train ride through a majestic redwood forest. Brunch and train ride prices are $80.95 adults, $49.95 children (2-12 years). Reservations required. Forest Trains depart at 10:30 am, 12:00 pm, and 1:30 pm. Forest train only prices: $44.95 adult, $29.95 child (2-12).
Beach trains depart from Roaring Camp to Santa Cruz at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm; from Santa Cruz to Roaring Camp at 12 noon. Beach train fare: $41.95 adult, $27.95 child (2-12 years). Reservations are recommended.
For reservations or information, call (831) 335-4484 or roaringcamp.com/events

Giant Dipper 100th Anniversary Fireworks Celebration
2024-05-18 21:00 - 23:00 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 18 at 9pm, and ring in the 100th anniversary of the Giant Dipper with a once-in-a-lifetime fireworks show! The first 200 riders on the Giant Dipper May 18 get a commemorative 100th anniversary pin!

14TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL
2024-05-24 - 2024-05-26 | Monterey County Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairground Rd, Monterey, CA, 93940
California’s largest reggae festival returns to the Monterey Fairgrounds for a weekend of laid back music, dancing, and cool family vibe.

Felton Remembers Parade and Covered Bridge Festival
2024-05-25 | Downtown Felton, Felton, California, 95118
Felton Remembers Parade and Covered Bridge Festival
Saturday, May 25 | 10am. Downtown Felton. Highway 9 is lined with spectators as the parade makes its way from the entrance to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park toward downtown. The party moves to Felton Covered Bridge Park for the afternoon with live music, vendors, food, and drink. Register to participate: feltonbusinessassociation.org/parade-and-festival-2024.html

Roaring Camp’s Second Annual BBQ Cook-Off
2024-05-25 11:00 - 2024-05-26 16:00 | Roaring Camp, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
Memorial Day Weekend, May 25 and 26 | 11am – 4pm. Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton. Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) sanctioned Master Series State BBQ Championship with more than 15 competing teams. Watch nationally recognized pit-masters and local grill gurus battle it out for cash prizes, trophies and the honor of having their secret recipes voted Best BBQ. Live music, kids activities, vendors, trains run all day. roaringcamp.com

Redwood Mountain Faire
2024-06-01 - 2024-06-02 | Roaring Camp, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
Annual Music and Art Festival at Roaring Camp in Felton benefiting local community organizations throughout the San Lorenzo Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains.
June 1-2, 2024
2024 Lineup:
Melvin Seals
China Cats
Coco Montoya
Painted Mandolin
Broken Compass Bluegrass
Soulwise
Flor de Cana
Ancestree Reggae
Who’s Holdin’
Diggin’ Trails
Kentucky Mule
Dirt Rakers
Coyote Moon

Ticket Pricing does not include fees and taxes at checkout
Advanced Ticket Prices * Price increases May 30th 2024
$50 Adult Ticket
$90 Weekend Pass Adult Ticket
$30 Senior (65+)/ Teen Ticket (16-18)
Kids 15 and under free with parent or legal guardian
$15 Kids wristband for unlimited jump houses/ activities

Rasquache Liberation Front
2024-06-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Henflings of Ben Lomond, 8450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA, 95005, United States
Mountain Music Productions presents Rasquache Liberation Front at Henflings of Ben Lomond on Friday, June 7 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. No cover for this spicy night of Latin inspired dance music!

Rasquache Liberation Front is a trippy and original stew of Chicano music to raise spirits and liberate audiences. Rasquache Liberation Front plays psychedelic cumbias, jarocho blues, lowrider folk, and cuentos. The RLF emerges from the eclectic musical backgrounds of front members that span from mariachi to Puerto Rican bomba, Tejano to Afro Cuban jazz, and from salsa to blues.

Artist sights and sounds: rasquacheliberationfront.org
On Instagram: @rasquacheliberationfront

Alison Brown Quintet at Kuumbwa Jazz
2024-06-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
GRAMMY winning banjo player Alison Brown and her band perform in intimate concert at Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 pm. Don’t miss this captivating show!

$31.50 Advance | $36.75 Door$18.50 Students
Tickets: https://www.kuumbwajazz.org/calendar/alison-brown-quintet

Acoustic instrumental music has never been so beautifully represented as by Alison Brown. As one of the most multi-faceted minds on today’s roots music scene, every one of Alison’s endeavors is marked by innovation, intelligence, and grace. She throws out the textbook when it comes to playing the banjo and the result is a sound that blends the rugged drive of bluegrass with the harmonic sensibilities of jazz, earning vast acclaim and a GRAMMY award in the process.

Alison took an unusual path to becoming an internationally recognized banjoist. After completing her undergraduate studies at Harvard University and receiving an MBA from UCLA, she pursued a career in investment banking. But she missed the bluegrass music she’d grown up playing in Southern California so much that when Alison Krauss called looking for a banjo player, she made the decision to give up her Wall Street career to pursue music. She toured with Alison Krauss and Union Station, and Michelle Shocked before forming her own group, The Alison Brown Quartet, in 1993.

Alison has recorded 12 critically-acclaimed solo albums, received a GRAMMY and multiple GRAMMY- nominations. She has also received the USA Artists Fellowship in Music and a Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. Alison has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR’s All Things Considered and in the pages of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times among many other publications.

Alison is also the co-founder of the internationally recognized roots music label Compass Records Group which Billboard Magazine has called “one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade.” Compass Records Group oversees a catalog of nearly 1,000 releases across multiple label imprints, including Red House Records, Green Linnet and Mulligan Records. Alison currently serves on the Board of the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy, on the adjunct faculty of Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music and as co-chair of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize.

Tiger's Tale Jerry Garcia Tribute at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall
2024-06-14 19:30 - 22:30 | Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building hosts a new Friday night summer series outdoors in the “Mystic Courtyard” featuring Jerry Garcia tribute band Tiger’s Tale.

Friday, June 14 | 7:30 pmTickets: https://bit.ly/TigersTaleSummerSeriesJune$10 plus $1 fee adv. | $15 at the door

Based in Santa Cruz, Tiger’s Tale performs in the loving spirit of the Jerry Garcia Band’s later years presenting a wide range of well-known Motown, reggae, R&B, rock and soul covers from the “the Jerry Band” songbook.

Jerry played his “Tiger” guitar with the Jerry Garcia Band from 1979 onward. It was his guitar of choice throughout the ’80s and was the last guitar he played before he died in 1995. What tales would Tiger tell if it were played again? Come hear the Tiger’s Tale band to find out!

Tiger’s Tale is:

Jim Lewin – guitar (Edge of the West)Josh Salesin – keyboards (Crate Diggers)Sebastian Hegenbart – bass (Way Out West)Michael Owens – drums (China Cats)Diana Zitmanis – backing vocalAmy Berry – backing vocal (June 14)Michele Whizin – backing vocal (July 5, August 30)

Artist sights and sounds:

Web: https://tigerstale.netFacebook: @tigerstalebandYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@TigersTale

“Too much of a good thing is just about right.” — Jerry Garcia

Additional Grateful Garcia Summer Series dates:
Friday, July 5 | 7:30 pmFriday, August 30 | 7:30 pm

Tiger's Tale Jerry Garcia Tribute Summer Series
2024-07-05 19:30 - 22:30 | Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building hosts a new Friday night summer series outdoors in the “Mystic Courtyard” featuring Jerry Garcia tribute band Tiger’s Tale.

Friday, July 5 | 7:30 pmTickets: mountainmusicproductions.com$10 plus $1 fee adv. | $15 at the door

Based in Santa Cruz, Tiger’s Tale performs in the loving spirit of the Jerry Garcia Band’s later years presenting a wide range of well-known Motown, reggae, R&B, rock and soul covers from the “the Jerry Band” songbook.

Jerry played his “Tiger” guitar with the Jerry Garcia Band from 1979 onward. It was his guitar of choice throughout the ’80s and was the last guitar he played before he died in 1995. What tales would Tiger tell if it were played again? Come hear the Tiger’s Tale band to find out!

Tiger’s Tale is:

Jim Lewin – guitar (Edge of the West)Josh Salesin – keyboards (Crate Diggers)Sebastian Hegenbart – bass (Way Out West)Michael Owens – drums (China Cats)Diana Zitmanis – backing vocalAmy Berry – backing vocal (June 14)Michele Whizin – backing vocal (July 5, August 30)

Artist sights and sounds:

Web: https://tigerstale.netFacebook: @tigerstalebandYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@TigersTale

“Too much of a good thing is just about right.” — Jerry Garcia

Additional Grateful Garcia Summer Series date:
Friday, August 30 | 7:30 pm

Locomotion Festival at Roaring Camp
2024-08-02 - 2024-08-04 | Roaring Camp, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
Three days of music and art Friday, August 2 through Sunday, August 4, 20204
Gates open: Sat & Sun 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Music lineup:
String Cheese Incident
Brokedown in Bakersfield
Niki Bluhm
Tim Bluhm
Lebo
Midnight North
Hot Buttered Rum…and more!

Scotts Valley Art and Wine Festival
2024-08-17 - 2024-08-18 | Siltanen Community Park, 127 Vine Hill School Road, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066
Local art, craft beer and wine, live music and dance, Cops N’ Rodders Car Show, and Dog Day at Sky Park.
The 2024 Scotts Valley Art Wine & Beer Festival
August 17th & 18th 2024
Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
More Information Coming Soon!
More details: svartfestival.com

Tiger's Tail Friday Night Summer Series: The Music of Jerry Garcia
2024-08-30 19:30 - 22:30 | Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building hosts a new Friday night summer series outdoors in the “Mystic Courtyard” featuring Jerry Garcia tribute band Tiger’s Tale.

Friday, August 30 | 7:30 pmTickets: mountainmusicproductions.com$10 plus $1 fee adv. | $15 at the door

Based in Santa Cruz, Tiger’s Tale performs in the loving spirit of the Jerry Garcia Band’s later years presenting a wide range of well-known Motown, reggae, R&B, rock and soul covers from the “the Jerry Band” songbook.

Jerry played his “Tiger” guitar with the Jerry Garcia Band from 1979 onward. It was his guitar of choice throughout the ’80s and was the last guitar he played before he died in 1995. What tales would Tiger tell if it were played again? Come hear the Tiger’s Tale band to find out!

Tiger’s Tale is:

Jim Lewin – guitar (Edge of the West)Josh Salesin – keyboards (Crate Diggers)Sebastian Hegenbart – bass (Way Out West)Michael Owens – drums (China Cats)Diana Zitmanis – backing vocalAmy Berry – backing vocal (June 14)Michele Whizin – backing vocal (July 5, August 30)

Artist sights and sounds:

Web: https://tigerstale.netFacebook: @tigerstalebandYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@TigersTale

“Too much of a good thing is just about right.” — Jerry Garcia
