Live Music Weekend Roundup: September 29 – October 1

Live music in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Friday, September 29

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
September 29 – October 1
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Watch from home: hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/hsbtv

KVMR Celtic Festival at Nevada County Fairgrounds
September 29 – October 1
Grass Valley
kvmrcelticfestival.org

Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa de Fruta
Weekends through October 22 | 10:00 – 6:00
norcalrenfaire.com

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

Three on the Tree at San Gregorio General Store
Friday, September 29 | 4:00 – 7:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Matt Masih at Food Truck Fridays
Friday, September 29 | 5:00
Skypark, Scotts Valley

James Durbin and The Lost Boys + Alwa Gordon Midtown Fridays Finale
Friday, September 29 | 5:00 – 8:00
1111 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

Power Strip at Discretion Brewing
Friday, September 29 | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Steve Abrams at Chaminade Resort
Friday, September 29 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Claudio Melega at Aroma Restaurant
Friday, September 29 | 5:30 – 8:30
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Mike Hadley Band at Stockwell Cellars
Friday, September 29 | 5:30 – 8:30
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

Extra Medium at Bruno’s “The Loft”
Friday, September 29 | 6:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

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

Chris Lynch of the Marty O’Reilly Orchestra at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 8:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Anthony Arya and Joe Waters at Cork and Fork
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Brotherhood of Freaks at Shanty Shack Brewing
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Sarah Songbird at Full Moon Mabon Benefit Dinner
Lille Aeske Arthouse
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek
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Joe Leonard Jazz Trio at Capitola Wine Bar
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Andy Fuhrman at Davenport Roadhouse
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

The Rayburn Brothers at El Vaquero Winery
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

Oktoberfest Karaoke at Vino by the Sea
Friday, September 29 | 6:00 – 10:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Leomele + Jake Shimada at Pono Hawaiian Grill
Friday, September 29 | 6:30 – 8:30
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

Slingshot w/ Matt Hartle, Brett Bailey, and Pete Novembre
Friday, September 29 | 6:30 – 9:30
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Holus Bolus at Cruz Kitchen and Taps
Friday, September 29 | 7:00
145 Laurel St., Santa Cruz

The Fell Swoop at Abbott Square
Friday, September 29 | 7:00 – 9:30
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

Papiba and Friends at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, September 29 | 7:00 – 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

Billy Reese at Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Friday, September 29 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

The Gravity at Sevy’s
Friday, September 29 | 7:00 – 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

Mountainfilm on Tour at the Rio Theatre
Friday, September 29 | 7:00 – 10:00
1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
riotheatre.com

The Steel Woods at Felton Music Hall
Friday, September 29 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

The Jamissaries at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Friday, September 29 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Blue at Apple Jack’s
Friday, September 29 | 8:00 – 12:00
8790 La Honda Rd, La Honda

Velour at Joe’s Bar
Friday, September 29 | 8:30 – 11:55
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Faulty Plan at the Pioneer Saloon
Friday, September 29 | 8:30 – 11:55
2925 Woodside Rd., Woodside

Próxima Parada + Moorea Masa & The Mood
The Catalyst Atrium
Friday, September 29 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

The Joint Chiefs at The Crow’s Nest
Friday, September 29 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Bob O’Neil, Ted Welty and The Bobcats at The Sand Bar
Friday, September 29 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

Roosevelt at The Catalyst
Friday, September 29 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Jive Machine w/ Sin Nombre + DJ Yers Trooly
Moe’s Alley
Friday, September 29 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Chrome Serpent, Aquila, Stone Gnome at The Blue Lagoon
Friday, September 29 | 9:00
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Saturday, September 30

Sandy Mountain at San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, September 30 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Santa Cruz Mountains Harvest Festival at Junction Park
Saturday, September 30 | 12:00 – 6:00
12:00 – 1:00: “Dave “Nomad” Miller”
1:30 – 2:30: Sugar by the Pound
3:00 – 4:00: Lucas Lawson and the Unturned Stone
4:30-5:30: FlyPaper Blues
13264 Middleton Ave., Boulder Creek

Steel Bonnet Brewing 8-Year Anniversary
Saturday, September 30 | 12:00 – 9:00
12:00: Highland-style opening w/ Master Piper Jay Salter & crew
1:00 – 2:00: Michael Gaither
3:00 – 5:00: Dead Kampers
6:00 – 8:00: Coffee Zombie Collective
Steel Bonnet Brewing, 20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Rivière & Simon Duo, Silver Mountain Vineyards
Saturday, September 30 | 1:00 – 4:00
269 Silver Mountain Dr., Miller Cutoff, Los Gatos

Paul Dynamite at Highway 1 Brewing
Saturday, September 30 | 1:00 – 4:00
5720 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero

Bundy Browne Band at San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, September 30 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Oktoberfest w/ Gianni Staiano on Accordion at Fruition Brewing
Saturday, September 30 | 3:00 – 6:00
Open 12:00 to 10:00
918 East Lake Ave., Watsonville

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

The Fell Swoop at Capitola Esplanade
Saturday, September 30 | 4:00 – 7:00

Slow Coast at Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room
Saturday, September 30 | 5:00 – 8:00
525 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

Boom Draw Reggae at El Vaquero Winery
Saturday, September 30 | 5:00 – 8:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

T Bone Mojo at Costanoa
Saturday, September 30 | 5:00 – 8:00
2001 Rossi Rd, Pescadero

Cement Ship at Discretion Brewing
Saturday, September 30 | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Colin Hamilton Jazz Trio at Capitola Wine Bar
Saturday, September 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Billy Reese at Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, September 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Mak Nova & The Homies at Shanty Shack Brewing
Saturday, September 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Glennie B at Cork and Fork
Saturday, September 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Dave Abbott Band Oktoberfest at Vino by the Sea
Saturday, September 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Superblume at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Saturday, September 30 | 6:00 – 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

Yellowjackets at the Kuumbwa
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

The Chats w/ Cosmic Psychos, The Schizophonics, Gymshorts
The Catalyst
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Cougar Unleashed at Bruno’s “The Loft”
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

Arindam & Company w/Alex Bahler at Cruz Kitchen and Taps
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 9:00
145 Laurel St., Santa Cruz

American Underdog at Pono Hawaiian Grill
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 9:00
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

Dan plays Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

Rasquache Liberation Front at the Historic Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Ted Welty, Daniel Lewis, Rob Ouse & John Michael “Jolt” at Sevy’s
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

The Next Blues Band at Faultline Brewing
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 9:00
262 Mt Hermon Rd Unit 103, Scotts Valley

Micro Tiger at Abbott Square
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 9:30
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

MaMuse + WildChoir + Feelings Parade at the Rio Theatre
Saturday, September 30 | 7:00 – 10:00
1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
riotheatre.com

Jethro Tull at The Mountain Winery
Saturday, September 30 | 7:30
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga
mountainwinery.com

LenCat at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Saturday, September 30 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Quinn Becker and Friends at Joe’s Bar
Saturday, September 30 | 8:30 – 11:55
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Regal Squalor at the Pioneer Saloon
Saturday, September 30 | 8:30 – 11:55
2925 Woodside Rd., Woodside

The Shivas w/ Marrika Christine and Peña
The Catalyst Atrium
Saturday, September 30 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Vintage Point at The Crow’s Nest
Saturday, September 30 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Tsunami at The Sand Bar
Saturday, September 30 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

Big Mountain w/ The Rudians + DJ Sugar Bear at Moe’s Alley
Saturday, September 30 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Sunday, October 1

The NAPsters at San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, October 1 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Good Medicine w/ Patti Maxine and Michael Martyn + BBQ
Historic Brookdale Lodge
Sunday, October 1 | 12:00 – 3:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Yuji Tojo at Capitola Wine Bar
Sunday, October 1 | 1:00 – 4:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Dan Frechette at Capitola Wine Bar
Sunday, October 1 | 2:00 – 5:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Uncle Dan Newitt & The Foxtails at San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, October 1 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

7th Wave at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Sunday, October 1 | 3:00 – 5:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

The Back Porch Boys at Discretion Brewing
Sunday, October 1 | 3:00 – 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Corona Blues Band at Fruition Brewing
Sunday, October 1 | 3:00 – 5:00
918 East Lake Ave., Watsonville

Chicago Bill and the Next Blues Band at Cork and Fork
Sunday, October 1 | 3:00 – 6:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Kuzanga Marimba at Open Studios Preview Exhibits
Santa Cruz Art League
Sunday, October 1 | 3:15 – 5:30
526 Broadway, Santa Cruz

Andy Fuhrman at MJA Westside Tasting Room
Sundays | 3:30 – 6:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

Wood Belly w/ Preacher Boy and The National Blues
Moe’s Alley
Sunday, October 1 | 4:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Bluegrass Jam at The Crepe Place
Sundays | 4:00 – 7:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Paul Trugman at Aroma Restaurant
Sunday, October 1 | 4:00 – 7:00
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Vinny Johnson Blues Band at Vino by the Sea
Sunday, October 1 | 4:00 – 7:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Open Jam w/ Dan Odom at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Sunday, October 1 | 5:00 – 9:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Grateful Sundays w/ Matt Hartle and Friends at Felton Music Hall
Sundays | 6:00 – 9:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

David Luning + Alison Steele at Kuumbwa Jazz
Sunday, October 1 | 7:30
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

Pablo Eagle at Joe’s Bar
Sunday, October 1 | 4:00 – 7:00
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Lucas Lawson at Chaminade Resort
Sunday, October 1 | 5:00 – 8:00
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Don Caruth Open Jam at The Sand Bar
Sunday, October 1 | 7:30
211 Esplanade, Capitola

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

Goth Dark Dance Party at The Blue Lagoon
Sundays | 9:00
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Hot Ticket Alert

Stinkfoot Orchestra Tribute to Frank Zappa Halloween Extravaganza
Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall
Friday, October 27 | 8:00 pm
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China Cats Grateful Halloween Party
Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall
Saturday, October 28 | 7:30 pm
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Daze of the Dead 2023 Hosted By Bill Kreutzmann
Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Halloween, Tuesday, October 31 | 6:30 pm
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Historic Haunted Brookdale Lodge Halloween Party
Brookdale Lodge
Halloween, Tuesday, October 31 | 7:00 pm
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The SLV Post Weekend Roundup of Music

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David Luning + Alison Steele at Kuumbwa Jazz on Sunday, October 1 | 7:30