Kicking off a series of shows in 2023 at the Vets Hall, the China Cats will play the first of the series on Friday, April 28th. Come out and shake your bones! Tickets on Eventbrite Come experience the spirit of being at a Grateful Dead show with the China Cats! Performing with the same line up for over 12 years…

Vino by the Sea presents a WILD PANTS PARTY with SEVERE THRILL & DISCRETION BREWING on Saturday, April 29, 2023 for a special night of Pop / Rock / Funk / Dance music and a "Meet The Brewmaster" event with Michael Demers of Discretion Brewing. This is a 21+, No Cover show from 7-10pm. Wear your wildest pants and you…

Teddy Bear Soul Patch plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Saturday, April 29 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Teddy Bear Soul Patch will lift up your spirits and loosen up your hips as they play a curated selection of tasty covers - running the gamut from JGB to The Band to the Dead - and burning originals. Teddy Bear Soul…

7th Wave plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge outside in the Brookdale Beer Garden on Sunday, April 30 from 12:00 noon to 3:00. The famous Brookdale BBQ cooks up the vittles. 7th Wave is an acoustic band that features fantastic three-part harmonies. Cynthia Larson sings and plays rhythms on percussion and guitar. She has shared the stage with the likes of…

Join us at the Historic Brookdale Lodge for Open Mic Night with host Pablo Eagle every first Thursday of the month. Bring your axe and show up early this Thursday, May 4 and sign up for your 10 minutes of fame performing in front of an attentive and encouraging audience. This is an intimate local talent showcase not to be…

Windy Hill plays The Sawmill Restaurant and Ale House in Boulder Creek on Friday, May 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Formed in 2008 by a couple of high school friends from the Bay Area, Windy Hill has covered a lot of ground in 10 years, performing all over the western states and recording four albums. ​While the band is…

Live music at Big Basin Vineyards Estate Winery every Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. bigbasinvineyards.com/events/fireside-fridays May 5th- Jazz the Dog & Panchos Empanadas May 12th- Fort Vine & Epoch Eats Food Truck May 19th- David Hunt Cameron & Good Dogs May 26th- Dan Freschette & Panchos Empanadas June 2nd- Michael Gaither June 9th- Poi Rogers June 16th- Scott Cooper…

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Historic Brookdale Lodge with the infectious danceable high energy of Wredhorse on Friday, May 5, 2023 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Playing songs from Robben Ford, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Stray Cats, Eric Clapton, and David Bowie, Wredhorse will get you on your feet right out of the gate. Wredhorse is: Sam Sotelo,…

Bryan Bielanski plays at Henflings of Ben Lomond on Friday, May 5, 2023 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Imagine Nirvana and the Beatles had a kid together who became an acoustic rock singer/songwriter: that's Bryan Bielanski! Although he is inspired by some of the rock greats like Tom Petty and REM, he has a distinct musical style and songs with…

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…

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…

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,…