Music & Concerts

The Brookdale Lodge invites the community to celebrate Mother's Day with the sweet world sounds of Elie Mabanza and Mokili Wa on Sunday, May 14 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Mokili Wa, meaning "world, listen," is a supergroup composed of artists from Africa and the Bay Area who create a fusion of music styles into one unique sound. "The…

Cocktail hour with Dave D'oh at Joe's Bar, Sunday, May 14 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Dave D'oh is the stage name of Santa Cruz musician Dave Muldawer.  He first jumped into the local music scene back in 2010 with the rock band The D'oh Bros.  While continuing to play with the band, Dave ventured out as a solo musician…

Bring your axe and play with the best. Henflings hosts an open jam on stage every Sunday from 5:00 to 9:00 pm.

Dance to the music of the Grateful Dead every Sunday at Felton Music Hall from 6:00 to 9:00. Matt Hartle and a lineup of the best musicians in the genre. An excellent evening of great dancing. . . #livemusic #events #feltonmusichall #gratefuldead #dance #slvpost #concert #entertainment #felton

Medicine Road plays outdoors in the Brookdale Beer Garden at the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Saturday, May 20 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Band leader Pablo Eagle writes, "Medicine Road will create a healing swirl of love and affection that will open all our hearts and bring peace to our moment in time, for which no camera was ever built…

The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit is reuniting for a rare show at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 8:00 pm. Local favorites Wolf Jett open the show. Tickets on Eventbrite $25 adv / $30 door All ages About Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit has been recording and…

Aroma Restaurant presents the solo guitar magic of Claudio Melega every Friday night from 5:30 to 8:30 pm beneath the stars on our comfortable heated patio in the heart of Ben Lomond, California. Claudio Melega is an eclectic and exciting vocalist and guitarist with a vast repertoire of classic rock, blues, jazz, bossa nova, flamenco, and traditional Italian music. Originally…

Slingshot plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Friday, May 26 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. With a big map and no planned destination, this trio of seasoned improvisers from the jazz and jam band worlds use song and structure the way spacecraft use planets: not to land and stay, but to SLINGSHOT around and be propelled back out into the…

The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay presents Scotland supergroup Daimh at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Friday, May 26 at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $25 Adv / $30 Door. Celtic Society members receive a $3 discount. Purchase tickets: www.celticsociety.org Daimh, pronounced "Dive," are un-challenged champions of straight-in-the-eye Highland music based in West Lochaber and the Isle of Skye.…

Get ready for a sunny Memorial weekend of live tunes by The Magick Blues Band at The Sawmill Restaurant and Ale House in Boulder Creek, California. This band is a transcending group of musicians dynamically weaving through improvisational grooves, coalesced together by pulsations of symbiotic euphoria. Bring your families and furry ones for a night of fun in the sun!

Vinyl Revival plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Sunday, May 28 from 12:00 noon until 3:00 in the Brookdale Beer Garden. Brookdale BBQ will be cooking up the goodness. Dan Frechette celebrates a wealth of song knowledge encompassing everything from oldies and classic Rock & Roll to Vintage Blues, R&B, Motown, Classic Country to Old Time, Woody Guthrie to Bill…