Let your freak flag fly at the China Cats Fall Freakout on Saturday, September 2 from 7:30 to 10:30 pm at the Santa Cruz Veterans Hall! Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/.../china-cats-fall-freak-out... The China Cats are the Bay area’s premiere Grateful Dead Tribute band, performing with the same lineup of players for more than 14 years. They competently play over 200 songs the Grateful Dead…

Mountain Music Productions and the Historic Brookdale Lodge are excited to welcome local harmony power-trio The Paperback Ryders to the Brookdale Beer Garden on Sunday, September 3 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. The famous Brookdale BBQ will be keeping the coals glowing. Veterans of the Santa Cruz music scene, this authentic sounding Beatles tribute will take you back to the…

Thursday night blues showcase! Vinny Johnson Blues Band and The Buffalo Blues Trio share the stage on Thursday, September 7 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Vinny Johnson has been entertaining Santa Cruz music fans for over two decades - playing his own brand of funked up blues, rock and soul. In 2006 he released his debut album "112 in the…

Mountain Music Productions and the Historic Brookdale Lodge welcome Santa Cruz Mountains favorite Vito and Friends on Friday, September 8 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Vito Dettore and Keith Graves formed Vito and Friends over 15 years ago. The band originally started from the Eddy Kessler Big Hand Band in Illinois, where Vito grew up. Vito’s dad played drums with…

Mountain Music Productions and the Historic Brookdale Lodge welcome Santa Cruz powerhouse Tsunami on Saturday, September 9 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Tsunami is an “out-the-gate, on-your-feet”, rock-n-roll dance band! Comprised of 5 veteran musicians, they play high energy music with roots in 60’s to 90's Classic Rock and R&B. With many surprises! They won Best Local Band in the…

A big welcome back to the Broken Shades Band Sunday, September 10 at the Historic Brookdale Lodge. And welcome special guests, the Buffalo Blues Trio! The music starts at noon and goes until 3:00, we've got our famous Sunday Brookdale BBQ grillin' and chillin' from noon to 4:00. A great day to be outside in the beer garden! Richie Cowan…

Mountain Music Productions and the Historic Brookdale Lodge present Bay Area jam band Nugz for Grateful Thursday, September 14 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Founded October 2018 in San Jose, California, NUGZ has made a big splash on the Bay Area music scene building their unique sound and growing their fan base. With passions for live performance and R&B music,…

Mountain Music Productions and The Historic Brookdale Lodge welcome blues masters, The Owls to the Brookdale Beer Garden on Sunday, September 17 from 12:00 noon to 3:00. The famous Brookdale BBQ will be cooking up the vittles. The Owls are Bob O’Neill—songwriter & founding member of Snail—on vocals & guitar, Craig Owens--bass player and vocalist extraordinaire and Harpin Jonny: virtuoso…

Santa Cruz based Reggae outfit Revelation Chant performs at the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Thursday, September 21 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Emmanuel Selassie is a spiritually charged Reggae band established in 1994 in Santa Cruz, California. With Selassie's deep love for reggae and spiritualism—he’s a Rastafarian—and his laid-back demeanor, he was made for Santa Cruz. Selassie is one of the founders…

The Historic Brookdale Lodge welcomes Juke Joint Joy Ride live in concert on Friday, September 22 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Featuring talented local front man Brad Martin, Juke joint Joy Ride is a genre-defying combination of rock, bluegrass, funk, folk, reggae, and gospel all woven into a psychedelic groove meant to dance to. Artist sights and sounds: @JukeJointJoyRide #livemusic #funk #groove #rock #brookdalelodge #santacruzmountains #mountainmusicproductions #slvpost #events #concerts #dance

Mountain Music Productions and the Historic Brookdale Lodge are pleased to present Santa Cruz local Lucas Lawson and The Unturned Stone live in the Beer Garden on Sunday, September 24 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. The famous Brookdale BBQ will be serving up the last of the summer's hot plates. Lucas is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in Santa Cruz, CA.…