Music & Concerts

Lucas Lawson plays The Sawmill Restaurant and Ale House on Saturday, May 6 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Lucas Lawson is a young singer/songwriter who grew up on a farm just north of Santa Cruz, California. Lucas’s upbringing on an organic farm exposed him to the balance and harmonies that all living things have to offer. At a young age,…

Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band play Felton Music Hall on Friday, May 5 at 8:00 pm. Coming from Bobo-Dioulasso, the group is steeped in the Mandingue musical traditions of their ancestral legacy. Tickets: feltonmusichall.com Baba Commandant plays the ngoni, the instrument of the Donso (the traditional hunters in this region of Burkina Faso and Mali). His audience comprises multiple…

Quinn Becker and the Spacemen play at Joe's Bar on Cinco de Mayo, Friday, May 5 from 8:30 to 11:30 pm. Quinn Becker and the Spacemen deliver a stunning combination of tight vocal harmonies and fantastic instrumentation that you won't want to miss. 23-year-old songwriter Quinn Becker brings together a crew of talented Santa Cruz musicians, including Jacob Bayani (The…