San Lorenzo Valley Post

China Cats at the Santa Cruz Veterans Hall
2023-04-28 19:30 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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 the China Cats delight Dead fans with their extensive catalog of Grateful Dead songs, which they bend and stretch into their own versions of timeless classics. A total dance band with spiraling jams that weave themselves into the audience and before you know it, there’s a connection, and everybody’s dancin!

Always a colorful scene with a Shakedown vending scene along the halls of the charming 1930s era building. Enjoy the show from the dance floor (all ages) or from the upper mezzanine (21 and up) or even from out in the courtyard where the tall windows allow the sweet sounds to waft into the night air. You’ll feel like you stepped into the 60’s, Santa Cruz style!

#gratefuldead #chinacats #veterans #dance #mountainmusicproductions #love

mountainmusicproductions.com

Alex Lucero Trio
2023-04-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions are pleased to present Alex Lucero on Friday, April 28 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.
Alex Lucero & The Live Again Band is a 5-piece outfit crossing genres ranging from Soul, Funk, Jazz, Americana and beyond. Band members age-range spans over four decades with generational talent led by lead singer Alex Lucero. The band has independently released five all original albums comprised of studio and live performances. Alex Lucero & The Live Again Band have received incredible response across Northern California. Influenced by the soul music of the ‘60s and ’70s, Alex successfully blends the styles of his idols, meshing Soul, Blues, and Americana music, while making it distinctly his own.
“Alex Lucero is a musical anomaly. His presence on and off the stage is nothing less than an overload of love and positivity that you can’t help falling in love with. His humble soul and outstanding musical talent makes him a must see show to music lovers far and wide.”
Engaging and real, this is a show is a must.
Artist sights and sounds: www.liveagainband.com
#alexlucero #brookdalelodge #livemusic #liveagain #mountainmusicproductions #santacruz #santacruzmountains #slvpost

Joe Jester and Keith Graves
2023-04-23 12:00 - 15:00 | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions welcome Joe Jester with a new partner in-crime on bass and percussion, Keith Graves on Sunday, April 23rd from 12:00 to 3:00 pm in the Brookdale Beer Garden. The beer with be flowing and the BBQ will be fired up and we’ll be serving up fresh cuts straight off the grill for those hungry for food, drink, and springtime fun!
Two worlds collide in this freshly minted sonically dynamic duo. Joe brings his soulful and emotional vocals mixed with expressive and rhythmic guitar playing and Keith brings a long-steeped and road-worn wisdom of solid bass and rhythmic groove. Together they’re pushing the boundaries of the sonic potential of the “Duo” and create the depth of a full-band using Live Looping, Synths, Drums, Sampling, and of course the staple electric/acoustic guitar and bass. Playing an eclectic mix of vocal and groove centric classics from the 70s all the way to present day. From Cat Stevens to Canned Heat, Pink Floyd to Radiohead, Bob Dylan to the White Stripes they’ll play something that’ll get everyone nostalgic and more likely than not, out on the dance floor!
Artist sights and sounds:
http://www.joejester.com
http://www.keith-graves.com
#livemusic #brookdalelodge #santacruzmountains #joejester #country #folk #Americana #rock #blues #mountainmusicproductions #santacruz #bbq #craftbeer #cocktails #slvpost

Boulder Creek Elementary Gala and Auction
2023-04-22 17:00 - 23:00 | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
Boulder Creek Elementary Parents Club (non-profit organization) presents the first annual Gala Auction for Boulder Creek Elementary School at the historical Brookdale Lodge in Brookdale, the former getaway of Hollywood A-listers.
Early Bird Tickets are on SALE! Get your tickets before they sell out. You also get 1 🆓 Drawing Ticket, you don’t want to miss this amazing event!
▶️ https://bceauction.eventbrite.com ◀️
Enjoy an adult only evening in the Roaring 20s style in benefit of programs that are being cut from children’s education in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Theater, art, music, math, and after-school programs are in focus for this event. Help us inspire children’s futures right here in San Lorenzo Valley.
Dress festively in Roaring 20s cocktail attire, or anything snappy in which you feel comfortable. This event is open to the community, families with kids and BCE alumna are most welcome. We will have some one-of-a-kind items for auction that night and attendees will get a sneak peek of our virtual silent auction items before launch on April 23rd.
Tickets include:
Buffet dinner
One drink ticket
Dancing to a special live band and DJ SiReina
Lone Wolf Academy of Boulder Creek hosts Kids Night Out (Ages 5 and up) offsite while the adults dance and mingle.
Proposed schedule for the evening:
5:00 to 6:00: Appetizers and auction bidding
6:00 to 7:00: Dinner
7:00 to 8:00: Auction ends, representatives from BCE address attendees
8:00 to 10:00: Live music (stay tuned!)
10:00 to close: Auction winners are announced
The Boulder Creek Elementary Parents Club thanks the community for coming on out for a wonderful evening together in support of a very noble cause. A big shout out to our Platinum sponsor, Brookdale Lodge, for helping our dream become a reality by co-hosting this event at their gorgeous venue!
mountainmusicproductions.com
#livemusic #bouldercreekelementary #kids #art #music #math #afterschool #children #education #roaring20s #party #cocktails #community #santacruzmountains #supportourschools

The Joint Chiefs
2023-04-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
The Joint Chiefs Band brings the funk to the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Friday, April 21 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.

The Joint Chiefs are one of the most versatile and exciting dance bands currently performing on the Northern California music scene. Their sound fuses elements of funk, acid jazz and classic R&B with their own signature groove.

Artist sights and sounds: thejointchiefsband.com

@mountainmusicproductions

#funk #groove #brookdalelodge #santacruzmountains #jointchiefs #mountainmusicproductions

Stinkfoot Orchestra with Napoleon Murphy Brock at the Santa Cruz Veterans Hall
2023-04-07 20:00 | Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Mountain Music Productions and the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall present the Stinkfoot Orchestra with Napoleon Murphy Brock Friday, April 7th, 2023 at 8:00 pm at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz.

All ages!
$25 advance / $30 door
Tickets on Eventbrite

As the iconic front man for Frank Zappa’s most infamous 1970s ensemble, Napoleon Murphy Brock helped breathe life into many of Frank’s most enduring compositions over the course of 4 albums including what many consider to be Zappa’s greatest live release, Roxy and Elsewhere. Decades later, the Grammy Award-winning San Jose native’s voice and performance is as strong as ever. Still boasting a 4-octave range, Brock’s voice brings an immediate sense of familiarity to the music of the Stinkfoot Orchestra.

Employing a 6-piece horn section, tuned percussion, and 4 vocalists, this ensemble pulls no punches – delivering the intricacies and eccentricities of Frank’s music with power, authenticity, and musical prowess. Founded by 35-year veteran of the South Bay music scene, Nick Chargin, the Stinkfoot Orchestra spent most of the pandemic honing their craft and transcribing horn charts – finally bringing their show to the stage in September of 2021. Bolstered by a few articles that brought international attention, 2022 saw the band hit the road with multiple trips to the Pacific Northwest – exposing new audiences to Zappa’s music and wowing existing Zappaphiles with a huge sound that harkens back to Zappa’s (final) 1988 touring ensemble.

Mountain Music Productions along with the Veterans Memorial Hall are proud to welcome SFO back to Santa Cruz for the First Friday Concert Series. It has been over a year since the ensemble last played Santa Cruz. If you were able to catch them last time through, you know what an amazing show to expect. If you missed them last time, don’t make the same mistake twice.

Artist sights and sounds: stinkfootorchestra.com

Mountain Music Productions:
mountainmusicproductions.com

Tempest St. Patrick's Day Party at the Brookdale Lodge
2023-03-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions welcome the return of Celtic rock legends Tempest on Saturday, March 11 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.
Tickets: brookdale-lodge.ticketleap.com/tempest
Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy Folk Rock, fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 30 plus years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release eighteen critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,500 gigs. Tempest used to hold epic concerts at the Brookdale Lodge back in the day; they haven’t been to the Lodge since the 1990s. They’re returning to rock the Brookdale scene just in time to get you in the mood for Saint Patrick’s Day 2023. Let’s give them a big Santa Cruz Mountains welcome! Don’t miss this very special show. Make plans to join us for a night of high energy folk music like no other.

Artist sights and sounds: tempestmusic.com

#livemusic #brookdalelodge #stpaddysday #stpatricksday #santacruzmountains #santacruzmountainsnews #slvpost #slvpostnews #tempest #celticrock #celticmusic #irishmusic #pirates #ghosts

Kitchen Dwellers w/ Lindsay Lou
2023-02-16 20:00 - 23:00 | Felton Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
Kitchen Dwellers twist bluegrass, folk, and rock through a kaleidoscope of homegrown stories, rich mythology, American west wanderlust, and psychedelic hues. The Montana quartet—Shawn Swain[Mandolin], Torrin Daniels [banjo], Joe Funk [upright bass], and Max Davies [acoustic guitar]—have captivated audiences at hallowed venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheatre and performed alongside everyone from Railroad Earth and Twiddle to The Infamous String Dusters in addition to playing festivals such as Northwest String Summit, Winter WonderGrass, and more. Artist sights and sounds: kitchendwellers.com | Lindsay Lou: lindsayloumusic.com

Jean Rohe
2023-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Lille Aeske Arthouse, 13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA, 95006, United States
Jean Rohe writes one-of-a-kind narrative songs, concerned as much with the interior lives of her narrators as with the wider world outside them. Jean recently won the 2022 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk songwriting contest with her deeply personal and timely song “Animal”. Her latest full-length record as a bandleader, Sisterly, produced by longtime collaborator Liam Robinson, won best Adult Contemporary Album at the Independent Music Awards in 2019.

A prolific songwriter, Jean is perhaps best known for her video single, “National Anthem: Arise! Arise!” an aspirational alternative national anthem performed live with brass ensemble and choir, which has now been covered hundreds of times by soloists and choirs across the US. Her co-write with Liam Robinson, “The Longest Winter” was featured on the 2020 Hadestown cast holiday album. Her award-winning 2013 debut release, Jean Rohe & The End of the World Show, was hailed by an Elmore Magazine reviewer as “enchanting” and “remarkable in so many ways I can think of no comparison.”
Her writing and performance styles are the product of 20 years of experimentation and practice, learning on her feet as a side-person and bandleader in New York’s wide-ranging music communities. “I grew up in a household where music-making and storytelling––far from a rarified vocation for prodigies and professionals––was an act woven into the social life of our family and friends, ” she says. “I carry that spirit with me into the music I make today.”

Jean tours internationally as a soloist, bandleader, and with Robinson & Rohe, her rootsy songwriting duo, but she is also a devoted songwriting mentor, working with adult writers and youth alike to foster a love of the writing process. For nearly a decade she has been an artist in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, creating lullabies with incarcerated parents on Rikers Island through the Lullaby Project and mentoring songwriters through Musical Connections at Sing Sing Prison. She offers private and group songwriting lessons periodically through the year, and recently joined the part time faculty at The New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program teaching songwriting.

Upcoming projects include the release of Into the Night (Robinson & Rohe), a new collaborative album with The Landliners (Charlie Burnham, Skye Steele, and Rashaan Carter), and 74 Corridor, a new song cycle (2022 Brooklyn Arts Council grant recipient). She also continues work on The Odysseus Agreement, for which she’s received fellowships from MacDowell, the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, and others. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

$25 in advance / $30 at the door
Show starts at 7 PM / Doors at 6 PM

Event on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/31eMdM7o7

Beach Cowboys
2023-01-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
The Historic Brookdale Lodge welcomes the Beach Cowboys on Saturday, January 28from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. No cover for this show in the cozy “Fireside Lounge.”

The funky, raucous Santa Cruz classic country rock cover outfit The Beach Cowboys was co-founded by Sammy Roye, whose first bass lesson was taught by Jerry Garcia. The band is completed by guitarist Jack Hanson and two drummers, Don Rutter and Dave Price. Both deliver skilled performances. Great boot-stompin’ fun!

#livemusic #brookdalelodge #santacruzmountains #mountainmusicproductions
Mountain Music Productions:mountainmusicp1@gmail.com

Bionic Squid at Shanty Shack Brewing
2023-01-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Shanty Shack Brewing, 138 Fern Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Float down to Shanty Shack Brewing on Friday the 13th of January for the debut performance of Bionic Squid! Blending influences as diverse as Thievery Corporation, The Meters, and Ozric Tentacles, BIONIC SQUID swims through psychedelic soundscapes with big phatt beats and funky grooves to keep you dancing like an octopus hailing a taxi.

Bionic Squid is Dave Faulkner (Shady Groove) on keys, Jason “Dorje” Greenberg (Arcane Lullaby) on guitar, Jonathan Kessler (Funkranomicon) on bass, and Bret Bailey (Shady Groove) on drums.

Event on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/2JeBeUmvm

Artist sights and sounds: bionicsquid.net

The Suborbitals
2023-01-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Lille Aeske Arthouse, 13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA, 95006, United States
Led by the baritone sax of Ben Herod, the slinky, jazz-groove bass lines of Heath Proskin, and the songwriting of Ryan Masters (Smoke Chaser), The Suborbitals have been delighting and confusing the greater San Francisco Bay Area since 2003. Variously described as Morphine-like low rock, alt-folk and noir jazz-rock, The Suborbitals have been defying categorization for two decades. Don’t miss your chance to see these local legends in Lille Aeske’s intimate listening space.

“Quite unlike anything else you’ll hear in modern popular music today.” – No Depression

“I wouldn’t think The Suborbitals ever get compared to anyone else. It’s a unique sound…and dark. It’s really wonderful.” – Sleepy John Sandidge, KPIG

“The smart, clever alt-folk band Suborbitals is led by a born storyteller who projects plenty of character and wry humor.” – Music Connection

“Alongside all of this is soul, poetry, subtlety and power cleverly intertwined. It’s an unexpected and beautifully enjoyable sound, and the concept is as bizarre as it is interesting.” – Stereo Stickman

Lille Aeske is non-profit 501c(3) organization and the purchase of a ticket may be considered a tax deduction in support of our mission to keep live music and arts thriving in our community.

DOORS at 7 PM / SHOW at 8 PM
$25 in Advance / $30 at the Door

Floratura with Olemano
2023-01-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Felton Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
Floratura is an emerging Santa Cruz, CA based band beloved for its unique blend of flavors. Weaving genre defying musical tapestries made of diverse rockin’ funky grooves, psychedelic adventures, and blissful soul. Featuring Tatiana Peña (mandolin, vox), Treetop (guitar, vox), Jack Reed (keys), Noah Mogor (bass), and Jacob Gilmore (drums). Artist sights and sounds: floratura.bandcamp.com

New Year's Eve w/ Fishhook
2022-12-31 21:30 - 2023-01-01 02:00 | The Crow’s Nest, 2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
Hey, Fishhook Fans! We have been invited to perform the legendary Crow’s Nest – New Year’s Eve Party – 2022. Let’s ring in the new year in an epic fashion. For those who witnessed when we performed there in 2019, you know it will be a special night. We can’t wait to see you all!

The show starts at 9:30 PM. Come on out and bring your friends too. You know we deliver the best Rock and Roll in town. Let’s Party!

New Year's Eve with Quinn Becker and The Spacemen
2022-12-31 21:30 - 23:30 | Joe’s Bar, 13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA, 95006, United States
Quinn Becker and the Spacemen deliver a stunning combination of tight vocal harmonies and fantastic instrumentation that you won’t want to miss. 22-year-old songwriter Quinn Becker brings together a crew of talented Santa Cruz musicians, including Jacob Bayani (The New Horizons) on guitar and bass, Wyatt Troxell on drums, and Aiden Santa Cruz (Sonic Architect) on the keyboard. Quinn’s unique originals draw from a variety of genres, encompassing a modern as well as classic tone, and the band’s novel renditions of your favorite covers will have you up and dancing!
Artist sites and sounds: https://quinnbecker.rocks

New Year's Eve w/ UTurn
2022-12-31 21:00 - 2023-01-01 02:00 | Bruno’s Bar and Grill, 230 Mount Hermon Road #G, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066, United States
Come early and have dinner in the dining room. We’ll be serving our regular menu and have a Prime Rib Special! Head upstairs afterward to ring in the New Year dancing to live music from UTurn.

We’ll have complimentary hats, crowns and blowers for you and champagne available for purchase for a toast at midnight. What better way to celebrate the New Year than staying in town and celebrating with all the fun crew at Bruno’s!

No cover charge, 21 and over only please.

New Year's Eve w/ Bundy Browne and Friends
2022-12-31 21:00 - 2023-01-01 02:00 | Apple Jack’s, 8790 La Honda Road, La Honda, CA, 94020, United States
Bundy and Friends will be rocking us into the New Year at Apple Jack’s La Honda!

New Year's Eve w/ Cats on the Moon
2022-12-31 21:00 - 2023-01-01 02:00 | Cafe Mare, 740 Front St #100, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Spend New Years Eve with Cafe Mare in Santa Cruz

Music by DUNKS (of the Funk Hunters and Lazy Syrup Orchestra)
Dunks Solo DJ sets are things of legend, we are stoked to have him ring in our new year!
Little John (Raindance founder)
Rudeskool (Raindance/Santa Cruz’s undercover rockstar)
Androyd (If you know you know)
SoWutt
Champagne toast / Funktion Ones
multiple bars

Tickets in advance: https://catsonthemoon.eventbrite.com

New Year's Eve with Marty O'Reilly and Quinn Deveaux
2022-12-31 21:00 | Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065, United States
A special New Year’s Eve celebration at Moe’s Alley with Marty O’Reilly and his band plus special guest blue beat soul man Quinn Deveaux! We’ll have the big countdown, a champagne toast, and a photo booth! Let’s ring in the new year together!

Doors: 8:00 pm
Show: 9:00 pm
$30 in advance / $35 day of the show
21+

MARTY O’REILLY
Explaining Marty O’Reilly’s music is like describing a dream. It feels familiar, but at the same time unchartered. His songs sound bluesy but not blues, folk but not folk, soulful but not soul. Marty’s voice is beautiful and unique, his lyrics stark yet lush over gritty electrified guitar, melding beautifully into genre-defying music within the vast definitions of Americana. One can hear an urgency and complexity in the songs, expressing something elemental and perhaps contradictory: love and anger, joy and pain, real and imagined.

The live performance is at the core of Marty’s projects. On stage, whether accompanied by a band, or alone, he enters a trance and the music is born again as something new every night. It’s what his followers call “magic”. He goes from raw gospel blues to cinematic epics, from heavy driving grooves to delicately arranged folk songs. Marty leaves the stage out of breath and sweaty, his audience in awe. It’s hard to describe, impossible to categorize. Yet people who know the music will try to explain it to you, just as you might struggle to explain a dream in the morning. The details might slip away as you recount them, but the feeling remains.

QUINN DEVEAUX
The origin story is almost too good to be true. A teenaged Quinn DeVeaux, raised on a healthy diet of his mom’s 80s R&B favorites and dad’s classic rock leanings, left his hometown of Gary, Indiana, and was driving across the country when he really heard Muddy Waters for the first time. He recalls, “I couldn’t believe it. Didn’t seem real – that bone-raw emotion.”

After playing in a number of configurations that explored all corners of his musical passion, Quinn DeVeaux assembled his Blue Beat Review, which merged his diverse tastes into a rollicking itinerant house party, demolishing venues and releasing several acclaimed records featuring Quinn’s ever-swelling writing and performing skills.

Pausing briefly to work with old SF friends and bandmates The California Honeydrops on a stellar 2022 single, “Take You Back” / “Very Best Thang”, found Quinn building on Book of Soul’s momentum and marked a particularly prolific period in his songwriting, seemingly plucking from the air a wide variety of songs.

New Year's Eve with The Joint Chiefs Band
2022-12-31 21:00 | Chaminade Resort, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065, United States
The Joint Chiefs Band – Bay Area Funk and Classic R&B. The Joint Chiefs are one of the most versatile and exciting dance bands currently performing on the Northern California music scene. Dance in the New Year with The Joint Chiefs Band!

Assorted Desserts

Champagne Toast

Balloon Drop at midnight

Cash bar

$25.00

New Year's Eve w/ Tsunami and Vintage Point
2022-12-31 20:00 - 2023-01-01 00:30 | Back Nine Grill and Bar, 555 Highway 17 Inside the Inn at Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
NYE with Santa Cruz’s own Tsunami and Vintage Point! A full night of dancing to two great bands playing generations of music. Libations and small plates by The Back Nine. Lights, sound and DJ by Otis Coen w Hear the Call AV. This will be fun! Get your tickets now!
https://tinyurl.com/VPNYE

New Year's Eve w/ Hillbilly Jazz
2022-12-31 20:00 - 23:30 | Over the Hill Gang Saloon, 3530 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
Ring in the New Year with Hillbilly Jazz at Over the Hill Gang Saloon.

Hillbilly Jazz plays a mix of old country, western swing, 30s & 40s jazz, and folk. The combination of guitar, vocals, saxophone and fiddle get the crowds hollerin’ and boot scootin’.

Hillbilly Jazz is Mike Johnson rhythm guitar and vocals, Louie Zamora on sax, Steve Joynes on fiddle, Tim Houchin on mouth harp, Randall Rogers on standup bass. Fiddle player Joynes said, “That’s us. Sometimes we’ve a few special guest musicians. George Oakley on clarinet, Paul on harp or keyboard, and maybe Anna sometimes on keyboards.”

#newyearseve #nye #santacruz #hillbillyjazz #livemusic #newyear #swing #jazz #overthehillgangsaloon #mountainmusicproductions

New Year's Eve w/ Night Train
2022-12-31 20:00 - 23:30 | Cork and Fork, 312-B Capitola Avenue, Capitola, CA, 95010, United States
Night Train – playing good ole fashioned rock & roll, country, blues and overall dance songs! From the 50’s to the present, from Elvis to the Rolling Stones. Playing recognizable songs you can dance to and sing along with!

New Year's Eve with the China Cats
2022-12-31 20:00 - 23:30 | Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
A Grateful celebration! Ring in the New Year with the China Cats at the historic Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 8:00 pm. You are cordially invited to dance the night away with friends and community in Chris G. Matthews Hall, a 1930s era ballroom with soaring ceilings, a gracious wooden floor, and balcony overlooking the revelry.

Tickets are $45 in advance:
https://www.eventbrite.com/…/china-cats-new-years-eve…

Happy New Year from the China Cats and Mountain Music Productions!

#newyearseve #nye #celebrate #newyear #chinacats #gratefuldead #grateful #jamband #veterans #champagne

New Year's Eve Party w/ Ted Welty
2022-12-31 19:00 - 23:30 | CA
Countdown to 2023 at Capitola Wine Bar! A special night of friends and fun with Ted Welty LIVE! Make your reservation online soon as seats are already filling up! www.CapitolaWineBar.com

New Year's Eve Bash with Mokili Wa, Mak Nova and Phreeborn
2022-12-31 18:30 - 23:30 | Abbott Square Market, 725 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Ring in the New Year with style! We will have music starting at 6:30pm with Mak Nova, then Phreeborn, with Mokili Wa finishing up the night. The vendors and bars at Abbot Square Market will be staying open late to ensure you have enough food and drink through the end of the countdown into 2023.

New Year's Eve Day w/ Alex Lucero & The Live Again Band
2022-12-31 15:00 - 18:00 | Woodhouse Blending and Brewing, 119 Madrone Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Alex Lucero and Band will be rocking Woodhouse Blending & Brewing New Year’s Eve from 3-6pm!
This night Alex, “One Take” Jake & Mick Adams will be jamming along with special guests, bass virtuoso Dan Robbins and Justina Lucero on beautiful vocals!!
Woodhouse is an incredible venue Downtown Santa Cruz with killer hand crafted beer and an amazing kitchen! Plenty of parking and room to dance!! This will be our first time playing here as a band and we are so excited to PACK THE HOUSE for the last day of 2022!! Come join us for the fun!
No reservations needed and no cover charge.

Groovy Judy
2022-12-30 20:30 - 23:30 | Joe’s Bar, 13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA, 95006, United States
Whether she is rocking the stage at some of San Francisco’s longest-running and most popular events or entertaining crowds at the legendary Great American Music Hall, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Groovy Judy has become one of the Bay Area’s most recognizable musicians. Inspired by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, Groovy Judy’s classic riffs and warm personality have endeared her to fans everywhere. In addition to the traditional venue and festival circuit, Groovy Judy has become a popular and consistent musical presence at the annual Bay to Breakers footrace. Through philanthropy, Judy has discovered several ways to use her music to help others. She has donated performances to a number of charities, including the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, American Leukemia Society and Food Not Bombs & fire relief in California.

Artist sites and sounds: http://groovyjudy.com and https://YouTube.com/groovyjudy

Brotherhood of Freaks
2022-12-30 20:00 - 23:00 | Henflings of Ben Lomond, 8450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA, 95005, United States
Brotherhood of Freaks plays the music of Chris Robinson Brotherhood. If you know the music of CRB, you’ll be stoked to hear it played live again by musicians who love playing these songs. If you’ve never heard CRB, it’s just great danceable music, in the vein of the Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, the American rock & roll catalog, and good ol’ psychedelic music. CRB disbanded after the tragic passing of Neal Casal in 2019. Brotherhood of Freaks was formed to keep that treasure trove of musical bliss alive and rockin’.

Based in Santa Cruz County, Brotherhood of Freaks features Steve Sofranko (China Cats, Stu Allen & Mars Hotel) on keyboards and vocals, Mike Cross on vocals and rhythm guitar, Mike Johnson (Cosmic Pinball, Kava Jah) on lead guitar, Paul Garcia (Puffball Collective, Slugs & Roses) on drums, and Kyle Gorath (Velour) on bass. We have embraced the CRB catalog and hope to lovingly play it for your listening and dancing pleasure! “Let the (music of) CRB set you free!”

The Mojo Navigators
2022-12-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale, CA, 95007, United States
The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions present the Mojo Navigators in the “Fireside Lounge” on Friday, December 30 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. There’s no cover for this intimate evening of live music.

Ben Lomond’s Page Brownton and the Mojo Navigators are veteran musicians whose repertoire spans a wide range of historically significant musical styles, including acoustic and electric folk rock, psychedelia, traditional Americana, country blues, & original songs. The auspicious lineup is Brownton on vocals and rhythm guitar; Beth Ann LaBarba, vocals; Al Astrella, lead guitar; Roscoe VanHorne, bass; and John Barton, drums.

#newyearseve #nye #brookdalelodge #livemusic #santacruzmountains #mountainmusicproductions
