Live Music Santa Cruz: February 1-4

The weekend roundup of concerts and shows for the Santa Cruz area. Easy at-a-glance quick reference music guide.

By Julie Horner

Thursday, February 1

Sony Holland at Wine Bar 107 at Testarossa
Thursday, February 1 | 5:00 – 7:00
300 College Ave., Los Gatos

Matt Hartle & Friends at Discretion Brewing
1st Thursdays | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Slow Coast Jazz Trio at VinoCruz
Thursdays | 5:30 – 7:30
4901 Soquel Dr., Soquel

Shawn Yanez at Chaminade Resort
Thursday, February 1 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Jug Band Sing-Along “Kazoo Night” at Pono Hawaiian Grill
Thursday, February 1 | 5:45 – 7:15
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

Trivia at Stockwell Cellars
Theme: Stage names, pen names, alter egos
Thursday, February 1 | 6:00 – 7:30
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

Alex Lucero at Bargetto Winery
Thursday, February 1 | 6:00 – 8:00
3535 N Main St, Soquel

T Bone Mojo Mix at Mission Street BBQ
Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

Billy Reese at Davenport Roadhouse
Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Live Blues at Aptos Street BBQ
Nightly | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Anthony Arya at The Sand Bar
Thursday, February 1 | 6:00 – 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

Asher Stern at Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Thursday, February 1 | 6:00 – 9:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Fabulous Johnson at Cork and Fork
Thursday, February 1 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Trivia w/ Phil Gomez at Capitola Wine Bar
Thursday, February 1 | 6:30 – 8:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Dylan Rose Band at Vino by the Sea
Thursday, February 1 | 6:30 – 9:30
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Trivia w/ Michael Gaither at El Vaquero Winery
Thursdays | 7:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

Java Jam Bluegrass at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company
Thursdays | 7:00 – 9:00
101 W Main St., Los Gatos

Santa Cruz Traditional Irish Session
Rosie McCann’s Irish Restaurant and Pub
First & Third Thursdays | 7:00 – 10:00
1220 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Coaster Stomp Line Dance at Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Thursday, February 1 | 7:00 – 10:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Open Mic Night w/ Pablo Eagle at the Historic Brookdale Lodge
Thursday, February 1 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Greg Koch and the Koch Marshall Trio at Felton Music Hall
Thursday, February 1 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

8 Tens @ 8 Festival – Short Plays
Santa Cruz Actors Theater
Through February 18, 2024
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays | 8:00
Saturdays & Sundays | 2:00
Tix: @sccactorstheatre

Kyle Smith w/ Drifting Roots and Pacific Grown
Moe’s Alley
Thursday, February 1 | 8:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Eric Bellinger in The Catalyst Atrium
Thursday, February 1 | 8:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Karaoke at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Thursdays | 8:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Big Bad Wolf at The Crow’s Nest
Thursday, February 1 | 8:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Friday, February 2

Scott Slaughter at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Friday, February 2 | 3:00 – 6:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Bob Burnett at MJA Westside Tasting Room
Fridays | 3:30 – 6:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

KBCZ 89.3 FM Pintly Perspective Live Broadcast
“Big Bri” & “Erincita” DJs + Vinyl Spins
Steel Bonnet Brewing
Friday, February 2 | 4:00 – 6:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Mokili Wa + First Friday Art by Zen at Shanty Shack Brewing
Friday, February 2 | Art at 4:00 | Music at 5:00
38 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Dead Cowboys at Slough Brewing Company
Friday, February 2 | 5:00 – 7:00
65 Hangar Way, Watsonville

Postman Jack and The Special Deliveries
San Gregorio General Store
Friday, February 2 | 5:00 – 7:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Local Honey at Discretion Brewing
Friday, February 2 | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Untangled at Kissed by an Angel Wines
Friday, February 2 | 5:30 – 7:30
75 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

Ted Welty at Stockwell Cellars
Friday, February 2 | 5:30 – 8:30
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

Brad Martin at Chaminade Resort
Friday, February 2 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Claudio Melega at Aroma Restaurant
Fridays | 5:30 – 8:30
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Live Blues at Aptos Street BBQ
Nightly | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Dave D’Oh at Capitola Wine Bar
Friday, February 2 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

DJ Trax on Wax + First Friday Innerst8 Art Takeover
Fruition Brewing
Friday, February 2 | 6:00 – 9:00
918 East Lake Ave., Watsonville

Tsunami at El Vaquero Winery
Friday, February 2 | 6:00 – 9:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

Rio Road at Cork and Fork
Friday, February 2 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Mr. Leo Rhythm & Soul Band at The Cats
Friday, February 2 | 6:30 – 9:30
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

Alex Lucero at Vino by the Sea
Friday, February 2 | 6:30 – 9:30
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

David Wilcox with Jean Rohe at Kuumbwa Jazz
Friday, February 2 | 7:00
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

“We’re in the Money” Swing Dance Party
Friday Night Dances at Mid-County Senior Center
Friday, February 2 | 7:00 – 9:00
829 Bay Ave., Capitola

Slow Coast w/ Lauren Wahl & Bill Walker
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, February 2 | 7:00 – 9:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

Comedy Night w/ Mike Glazer & Morgan Anderson
Historic Brookdale Lodge
Friday, February 2 | 7:00 – 9:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Jive Machine at Abbott Square Market
Friday, February 2 | 7:00 – 9:30
25 Front St., Santa Cruz

Dan Cioper at Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Friday, February 2 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

The Joint Chiefs Band at Sevy’s
Friday, February 2 | 7:00 – 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

Dan Horne & Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears
Felton Music Hall
Friday, February 2 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz w/ La Familia De La Calle, DJ xxiiihrs, and Monk Earl
Moe’s Alley
Friday, February 2 | 8:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

DJ Ugly Eye, Encounters of the Funky Kind & Mothership Connection
The Blue Lagoon
Friday, February 2 | 8:00
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Soja + Hirie + Likkle Jordee at The Catalyst
Friday, February 2 | 8:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

The Next Blues Band at Joe’s Bar
Friday, February 2 | 8:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Sisters with Transistors at Indexical at The Tannery
The untold story of electronic music’s female pioneers
Friday, February 2 | 8:30
1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz

Smoke Chaser + Lance Richards Band
The Crepe Place
Friday, February 2 | 9:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

The Baytals at The Sand Bar
Friday, February 2 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

Blind Pilots at The Crow’s Nest
Friday, February 2 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Maldito Año Nuevo in The Catalyst Atrium
Friday, February 2 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Saturday, February 3

Soularis Dance at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall
Saturdays | 11:00 – 1:00
846 Front Street Santa Cruz

The NAPsters at San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, February 3 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Ted Welty at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Saturday, February 3 | 12:00 – 3:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Billy Reese at Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, February 3 | 1:00 – 4:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Winter Food & Wine Pairing at Stockwell Cellars
Live Music from Evergreen
Saturday, February 3 | 2:00 – 5:00
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz
Reservations by Feb 1: (831) 818-9075

Mild Colonial Boys at San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, February 3 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Grind the Cause II – Derby Skatepark Benefit at Barrios Unidos
Dr.Know, I Don’t Want to Hear It, Nuisance in Public,
Barf, Curb Creeps
Saturday, February 3 | 2:00 – 9:00
1817 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Cuban Dance Workshop with Jose Cheo Rojas
Creative Eden Lounge
Saturday, February 3 | 3:00 – 4:30
724 Water St., Santa Cruz

The Velvet Underpants at Discretion Brewing
Saturday, February 3 | 3:00 – 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Marc Schwartz at MJA Westside Tasting Room
Saturdays | 3:30 – 6:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

Pattie Gilbert & Liam Gillespie at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Saturday, February 3 | 5:00 – 7:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Pacific Avenue Band at Shanty Shack Brewing
Saturday, February 3 | 5:00 – 8:00
38 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Alex Lucero at El Vaquero Winery
Saturday, February 3 | 5:00 – 8:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

George Kahumoku Jr Hawaiian Night at Chaminade Resort
Saturday, February 3 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Live Blues at Aptos Street BBQ
Nightly | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Bonnie June & Bonfire + The Messiahs
Bonnie’s Birthday at Cork and Fork
Saturday, February 3 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Back Porch Boys at Capitola Wine Bar
Saturday, February 3 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Live Jazz at Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, February 3 | 6:00 – 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Point of Order at Apple Jack’s
Saturday, February 3 | 6:00 – 10:00
8790 La Honda Rd, La Honda

TLew at The Cats
Saturday, February 3 | 6:30 – 9:30
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

The Billy Reese Band at Abbott Square Market
[Canceled for rain]
Saturday, February 3 | 7:00 – 9:30
25 Front St., Santa Cruz

Dirt Rakers at the Historic Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, February 3 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Beach Cowboys at Sevy’s
Saturday, February 3 | 7:00 – 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

Rodney James at Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Saturday, February 3 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

Haz Bin w/ Joe Gray, Dustin DiMauro, and Brent Witmer
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Saturday, February 3 | 7:30 – 9:30
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

Comedy Night w/ Xander Beltran + Arturo Raygoza Jr., BJ Rankin & Jon Gabat
Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Saturday, February 3 | 8:00 – 10:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Eman Selassie and Lennon Koslaychuk
Reggae at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Saturday, February 3 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Jefferson’s Revival at Joe’s Bar
Saturday, February 3 | 8:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

EMO Night Brooklyn in The Catalyst Atrium
Saturday, February 3 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Touch’d Too Much at The Sand Bar
Saturday, February 3 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

The Kills at The Catalyst
Saturday, February 3 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Mykal Rose w/ Pacific Vibration + DJ Moi
Moe’s Alley
Saturday, February 3 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Burnin Vernon at The Crow’s Nest
Saturday, February 3 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Sunday, February 4

Rory McNamara & Kyle Alden
San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, February 4 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Alex Lucero at Pono Hawaiian Grill
Sunday, February 4 | 1:00 – 3:00
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

Yuji Tojo at Davenport Roadhouse
Sunday, February 4 | 1:00 – 4:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Kuzanga Marimba at the Aptos Library Grand Opening Celebration
Sunday, February 4 | 1:30 – 2:30
7695 Soquel Dr., Aptos

The Flying Salvias at San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, February 4 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Andy Fuhrman at MJA Westside Tasting Room
Sundays | 2:30 – 5:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

Back Porch Boys at Discretion Brewing
Sunday, February 4 | 3:00 – 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Kerry Sheepdogs Celtic at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Sunday, February 4 | 3:00 – 5:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Paul & Emily aka The Rhythm Rangellers
Fruition Brewing
Sunday, February 4 | 3:00 – 5:00
918 East Lake Ave., Watsonville

The Jamissaries at Shanty Shack Brewing [Cancelled]
Sunday, February 4 | 3:00 – 6:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Tim Brady at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Sunday, February 4 | 3:00 – 6:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Dave “Nomad” Miller at Cork and Fork
Sunday, February 4 | 3:00 – 6:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

John Michael at Joe’s Bar
Sunday, February 4 | 3:30 – 6:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Mark Hummel’s All Star Harmonica Blowout w/ Lee Oskar, Kenny Neal, Chris Cain, Mark Hummel, Andrew Alli, Bob Welsh, June Core & Randy Bermudes
Moe’s Alley
Sunday, February 4 | 5:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Vinny Johnson at Vino by the Sea
Sunday, February 4 | 5:00 – 8:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Steve Abrams Piano Classics at Chaminade Resort
Sunday, February 4 | 5:00 – 8:00
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Sunday Jam Band w/ Dan Odom at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Sundays | 5:00 – 9:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Live Blues at Aptos Street BBQ
Nightly | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Earthly Machines at The Cats
Sunday, February 4 | 6:00 – 8:00
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

Grateful Sundays at Felton Music Hall
Sundays | 6:00 – 9:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Lucas Zelnick Comedy in The Catalyst Atrium
Sunday, February 4 | 7:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Victoria Theodore w/ Musical Soulmates Performers Collaborative
Celebrating Black Artists and Black History
Kuumbwa Jazz
Sunday, February 4 | 7:00
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

John Michael Open Jam at The Sand Bar
Sunday, February 4 | 7:30
211 Esplanade, Capitola

Live Comedy at The Crow’s Nest
Sundays | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

The Box Goth Industrial Dance at The Blue Lagoon
Sundays | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

The SLV Post Weekend Roundup of Music

The weekend roundup of live music is compiled by Julie Horner for the San Lorenzo Valley Post newspaper and is posted every Thursday on Facebook: @SLVPostNews and on San Lorenzo Valley Post’s website. See something we missed? Share your event to the Santa Cruz Mountains Entertainment News Facebook group: @santacruzmountains

Featured image: Victoria Theodore w/ Musical Soulmates Performers Collaborative Celebrating Black Artists and Black History at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Sunday, February 4 | 7:00 pm.

Julie Horner writes about art, music, and the local business scene in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Email: julie@slvpost.com

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