Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: July 4-6

🎶Live Music Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and live entertainment for the 4th of July weekend, Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6, 2025! We’ve rounded up all the great music we could find at Santa Cruz County’s best eateries and music venues and thrown in all the local festivals and fairs. Enjoy all there is to do in the Santa Cruz Mountains and all around the county! 🎶🍷 🍺🎻💃

Thursday, July 3

🎶 Tim Brady
Jack O’Neill Lounge
Thursday, July 3 | 3:00 – 6:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

🎶 Jeffrey A. Meyer
Dos Pescados
Thursday, July 3 | 4:00 – 6:00
21 Seascape Village, Aptos

🎶 Open Mic
California Coffee
Thursdays | 5:00 – 7:00
9105 Soquel Dr., Aptos

🎶 Pacific Vibrations
Alice’s Restaurant
Thursday, July 3 | 5:00 – 7:30
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside

🎶 DJ Abraham Afro Highlife Jams
Shanty Shack Brewing
Thursday, July 3 | 5:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Ripatti Rose Band BBQ Beach Party
The Crow’s Nest on the Beach
Thursday, July 3 | 5:30
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

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

🎶 Towse
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Thursday, July 3 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

🎶 The Trolley Drops Jug Band Sing & Strum-Along
Pono Hawaiian Grill Santa Cruz
Thursday, July 3 | 5:45 – 7:30
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Live Blues
Mission Street BBQ
Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Swag Tones
Bargetto Winery
Thursday, July 3 | 6:00 – 8:00
3535 N Main St, Soquel

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

🎶 Back Porch Boys Blues
Aptos Street BBQ
Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

🎶 Nick Disalvo
Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Thursday, July 3 | 6:00 – 9:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

💃 Afrobeats Night w/ DJ Kenyatte Jahi + DJ Monk Earl
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Thursday, July 3 | 6:00 – 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

🧐 Trivia On Tap w/ Santa Cruz Public Library
Steel Bonnet Brewing
Thursday, July 3 | 6:30 – 8:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley
Shockwave Food Truck

🐝 Local Honey
La Selva Beach Florido Lawn
Thursday, July 3 | 7:00
301 Playa Blvd, Watsonville

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

🧐 Tacos & Trivia w/ Michael Gaither
El Vaquero Winery
Thursdays | 7:00 – 9:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118 | elvaquerowinery
Special Theme: “Red White and BANG”
Chubby’s Tacos Food Truck

🎶 Silver Lining Serenaders Quartet NOLA Swing
The Sand Bar
Thursday, July 3 | 7:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

🎶 Half Calf + Outer Shapes + Rip Florence + Spectrefolk
SubRosa Community Space
Thursday, July 3 | 7:00 – 10:00
703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz
$10 Door | notalof

🎻 Traditional Irish Seisiun
Rosie McCann’s
Thursday, July 3 | 7:00 – 10:00
1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

🎤 Karaoke
Henflings Tavern
Thursdays | 7:30 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 Beast + Kepi Ghoulie + Dan P
The Crepe Place
Thursday, July 3 | 8:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
$10 Door

🎤 Karaoke
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Thursdays | 8:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 Matt Masih & The Messengers
Colonnade Stage, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Thursday, July 3 | 8:30 – 9:30
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz

Friday, July 4

🥞 Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department Pancake Breakfast
Friday, July 4 | 7:00 – 12:00
13230 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎉 Boulder Creek 4th of July Parade
Friday, July 4 | 10:00 – 12:00
Highway 9 & Forest Street Closures | 9:00 – 2:00

🎶 Hollister Independence Motorcycle Rally
Friday, July 4 & Saturday, July 5 | 10:00 – 8:00
Downtown Hollister, California

🎉 Scotts Valley 4th of July Parade & Flyover
Route: Scotts Valley Drive from Civic Center/Disc Drive to El Pueblo Road
Friday, July 4 | 11:00

🎶 Phillip & Eleanor Retamoza Latin Rock
California Coffee
Friday, July 4 | 11:00 – 1:00
9105 Soquel Dr., Aptos

🎉🎶 The Joint Chiefs 4th of July
World’s Shortest Parade Party in the Park
Friday, July 4 | 11:00 – 4:00
100 Aptos Creek Rd, Aptos

🎉🎶 130th Alba Schoolhouse Fourth of July Celebration
Live Music: Echoes and Artifacts + Nels Andrews + Joshua Lowe & the Juncos
The Sequoia Retreat Center
Friday, July 4 | 11:00 – 4:00
101 Hidden Falls Trl, Ben Lomond (Off Alba Rd.)
BBQ + History Presentation + Family Fun

🎶 Indigenize Your Independence Alternative Celebration
SubRosa Community Space
Friday, July 4 | 11:00 – 5:00
703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz
Donations Accepted | notalof

🎶 Matt J
Alice’s Restaurant
Friday, July 4 | 12:00 – 2:30
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside

🎉🎶 Rivets & Rust | 4th of July BBQ Party + Pie Eating Contest
Venus Spirits Cocktails & Kitchen Beachside
Friday, July 4 | 12:00 – 3:00
131 Esplanade, Capitola

🎉🎶 Boulder Creek 4th of July After Party
Live Music: Silver Tongued Devils + August Sun
Junction Park Swimmin’ Hole
Friday, July 4 | 12:00 – 5:00
Middleton Ave., Boulder Creek
BBQ & Libation on the San Lorenzo River

🎉🎶 4th of July Fest Downtown Santa Cruz
Abbott Square + Cooper Street
Friday, July 4 | 12:00 – 8:00
Classic Car Show + Live Music
Micro Tiger | 12:00 – 1:45
Burnin Vernon | 2:15 – 4:00
Jive Machine | 5:00 – 7:00
118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz

🎶 Jezra
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Friday, July 4 | 1:00 – 4:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 Midnight Blue
Highway 1 Brewing
Friday, July 4 | 1:00 – 4:00
5720 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero

🎶 Alex Lucero + The Swag Tones [Wait List]
El Vaquero Winery
Friday, July 4 | 1:00 – 6:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118 | elvaquerowinery
$20 Cover | Shockwave Food Truck

🎶 Uncle Scam’s BBQ DIY Party
Vessel Community Space
Friday, July 4 | 1:00 – Late
Windows + Richard Tripps + Cold Water Law Firm + Milk Thistle
Hod & The Helpers + YEOBO + Partial Disorder
150 Felker St., Santa Cruz
$5 Non-Compulsory Donation

🎶 The Trolley Drops Jug Band
Grant Street Park Neighbor Party
Friday, July 4 | 3:00 – 5:00
150 Grant St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Funk Mission Hip Hop, Soul, Bass + Nathan’s B-Day
Shanty Shack Brewing
Friday, July 4 | 3:00 – 10:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Wing Brothers
San Gregorio General Store
Friday, July 4 | 5:00 – 7:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎨 Brad Burkhart Featured Artist First Friday
Santa Cruz Hostel
Friday, July 4 | 5:00 – 7:00
321 Main St, Santa Cruz

🎶 Mark Van Haren
Coasters Bar & Grill at the Boardwalk Bowl
Friday, July 4 | 5:00 – 8:00
115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

🎶 No Midtown Fridays Summer Block Party Friday, July 4
Save the Date: DJ Monk Earl of Afrobeats Nite
Friday, July 11 | 5:00 – 8:30
1111 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 First Friday w/ Artist Melinda Jones + Music by The Linkhorns
Lille Aeske Arthouse
Friday, July 4 | 5:00 – 9:00
13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Mama Foxxy and the Gypsy Whiskey Rebels
Apple Jack’s
Saturday, July 5 | 5:00 – 10:00
8790 La Honda Rd, La Honda

🎷 Jazz w/ Steve Max Robertson, Bruce Foreman & Doug Pohorski
Sanderlings at Seascape Beach Resort
Friday, July 4 | 5:30 – 7:30
One Seascape Resort Drive, Aptos

🎶 Kevin and Erin Hamm
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Friday, July 4 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz
Tix: chaminade

🎶 Towse
OM Gallery
Friday, July 4 | 5:30 – 8:30
1201 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

🎶 Vintage Point
Laughing Monk Brewing
Friday, July 4 | 6:00 – 9:00
262 Mt Hermon Rd Unit 103, Scotts Valley

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

🎶 Lloyd Whitley Blues Trio
Mission Street BBQ
Fridays | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

💃 Surf City Line Dancing
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, July 4 | 6:00 – 9:30
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Alecia Haselton
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Friday, July 4 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 Flor de Caña
Sevy’s at Seacliff Inn
Friday, July 4 | 7:00 – 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

🎶 The Tone Wheels
Brookdale Lodge
Friday, July 4 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

🎶 Not So Young – A Neil Young Tribute
Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Friday, July 4 | 7:00 – 10:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley
Tix: brunosbarandgrill

🐓 The Hen Haus 🐓 Drag Show w/ Gallo Gallina
The Neighbors Pub
Friday, July 4 | 7:30
711 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz
Tix on Eventbrite

🎶 Highwire
Henflings Tavern
Friday, July 4 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 Midnight Blue
Joe’s Bar
Friday, July 4 | 8:30 – 11:55
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Shannon Plays the Grateful Dead
The Crepe Place Garden
Friday, July 4 | 9:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
$10 Door

🎶 Big Bad Wolf
The Crow’s Nest
Friday, July 4 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
$7 Door

🎶 DJ Mr. White’s Red, White & Blue Dance Party
The Blue Lagoon
Friday, July 4 | 9:00
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

🎶 Hazbin
The Sand Bar
Friday, July 4 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

🎶 Punk of July
The Neighbors Pub
Friday, July 4 | 9:30
711 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

Saturday, July 5

🎶 El Brick
Hollister Independence Motorcycle Rally
Saturday, July 5 | Rally 10:00 – 8:00 | Music 10:00 – 2:00
Downtown Hollister, California

🎶 The NAPsters
San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, July 5 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎷 Jazz at the Library
Santa Cruz Main Library
Saturday, July 5 | 12:00 – 1:00
224 Church St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Billy Reese
Coasters Bar & Grill at the Boardwalk Bowl
Saturday, July 5 | 12:00 – 3:00
115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

🎶 Pet Roxx Band + Lawn Games
Lester Estate Wines
Saturday, July 5 | 12:00 – 5:00
2000 Pleasant Valley Rd., Aptos

🍺 Free Day West Coast IPA Release Party
Discretion Brewing
Saturday, July 5 | 12:00 – 9:00
Live Music in the Beer Garden
12:00-2:00 The Silver Lining Serenaders
3:00-5:00 Lake Eagles Blues Band
5:00-6:30 Back Porch Boys (inside taproom)
6:30-8:30 Love Creek

🎶 Live Blues
Aptos Street BBQ
Saturdays | 1:00 – 4:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

🎻 Megatones Acoustic Duo
Cooper-Garrod Vineyards at Garrod Farms
Saturday, July 5 | 2:00 – 4:00
22645 Garrod Rd, Saratoga
Reservations: gerrodfarms

🎶 Jams w/ Jackalope
Loma Mar Outpost
Saturday, July 5 | 2:00 – 4:00
8150 Pescadero Creek Rd, Loma Mar

🎶 Steve Abrams Jazz
Silver Mountain Vineyards
Saturday, July 5 | 2:00 – 4:00
269 Silver Mountain Dr., Miller Cutoff, Los Gatos

🎶 Blue Flamingo Quartet
San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, July 5 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 James Durbin & The Lost Boys
Lighthouse Point Lawn
Saturday, July 5 | 2:00 – 5:00
Live at the Lane FOPAR Fundraiser

🎶 The Surf Creeps
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Saturday, July 5 | 2:00 – 5:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Vandoliers In-Store Performance
Streetlight Records
Saturday, July 5 | 3:00
939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 Belly Dance Showcase
The Crepe Place Garden
Saturday, July 5 | 3:00 – 5:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
Free Show

🎶 Bob Burnett
MJA Vineyards Westside Tasting Room
Saturdays | 3:30 – 6:30
Ingalls St., Santa Cruz
Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck

🎶 Free Elements
Kissed by an Angel Wines
Saturday, July 5 | 4:00 – 6:30
75 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

🎶 Buffalo Blues Trio
BrewTopia
Saturday, July 5 | 4:00 – 7:00
115 San Jose Ave, Ste H, Capitola

🎶 Silver Lining Serenaders NOLA Swing
The Crepe Place Garden
Saturday, July 5 | 5:00 – 7:00
1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

💃 Flamenco Showcase
Santa Cruz Actors’ Theater
Saturday, July 5 | 5:00 – 7:00
1001 Center St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Bean Creek Bluegrass
El Vaquero Winery
Saturday, July 5 | 5:00 – 8:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118 | elvaquerowinery
$10 Cover | Tacos El Jesse Food Truck

🎶 Erica Cassidy & Daniel Paul Nelson
Coasters Bar & Grill at the Boardwalk Bowl
Saturday, July 5 | 5:00 – 8:00
115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

🎷 Brazilian w/ Steve Max Robertson, Papiba Godinho & Etienne Franc
Sanderlings at Seascape Beach Resort
Saturday, July 5 | 5:30 – 7:30
One Seascape Resort Drive, Aptos

🎶 The Trolley Drop Brass Jug Band
The Sawmill Restaurant & Ale House
Saturday, July 5 | 5:30 – 7:30
15520 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Mojo Mix Blues
Aptos Street BBQ
Saturdays | Sundays | Wednesdays | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

🎶 Live Blues
Mission Street BBQ
Saturdays | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Monkey
Steel Bonnet Brewing
Saturday, July 5 | 6:00 – 8:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley
Cali Caracas Food Truck

🎶 Joe Leonard Jazz Trio w/ Brian Fitzgerald & Renata Bratt
Aroma Restaurant
Saturday, July 5 | 6:00 – 9:00
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond
Reservations: (831) 609-6596

🎶 King Bee
Slough Brewing Collective / Buena Vista
Saturday, July 5 | 6:00 – 9:00
65 Hangar Way D, Watsonville

🎶 Gary Blackburn Trio
Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, July 5 | 6:00 – 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

🎶 Velvet Underpants Tribute to the Velvet Underground
Shanty Shack Brewing
Saturday, July 5 | 6:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 James Durbin Unplugged [Wait List]
Capitola Wine Bar and Merchants
Saturday, July 5 | 6:30 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

🎶 Side Saddle & Company 45-Year Anniversary Show 🪕
Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company
Saturday, July 5 | 7:00 – 9:00
101 W Main St., Los Gatos

🎶 Billy Reese
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Saturday, July 5 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 Brotherhood of Freaks
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Saturday, July 5 | 7:00 – 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Identity Problem
Vino by the Sea
Saturday, July 5 | 7:00 – 10:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

🎶 Robert Hager & The Wolf Pack
Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, July 5 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

🎶 Fossil Farm
The Cats Los Gatos
Saturday, July 5 | 7:00 – 10:00
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

🎶 Captain Funkaroo
Sevy’s at Seacliff Inn
Saturday, July 5 | 7:00 – 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

🤣 Comedy w/ Walker Glenn, Victor Cruz, Majken Bullard & Sam Borgo
Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Saturday, July 5 | 8:00 – 9:30
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley
Tix: brunosbarandgrill

🎶 Tiger’s Tale
Henflings Tavern
Saturday, July 5 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 The Bonzo Show w/ Local Drummers Playing Led Zeppelin
Heirloom Pizza Company
Saturday, July 5 | 8:00 – 11:00
344 Main Str., Salinas

💃 DJ Dance Party
Colonnade Stage, Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Saturdays & Sundays | 8:30 – 9:30
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Vandoliers w/ Diggin’ Trails
Moe’s Alley
Saturday, July 5 | 8:30
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
Tix: moesalley

🎶 Cougar Unleashed
Joe’s Bar
Saturday, July 5 | 8:30 – 11:55
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Vintage Point
The Crow’s Nest
Saturday, July 5 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
$8 Door

🎶 Karaoke
Hold Fast Lounge
Saturdays | 9:00
529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 Touch’d Too Much
The Sand Bar
Saturday, July 5 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

🎶 John Michael Band
Daisy’s Saloon
Saturday, July 5 | 9:00
2 Mariposa St., San Juan Bautista

Sunday, July 6

🍅🌻 Wee Kirk Farmers Market
Wee Kirk Church
Sunday, July 6 | 9:00 – 1:00
9500 Central Ave., Ben Lomond

🎶 Helen Casabona
San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, July 6 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 Jim McGowan & Rob Christian
Loma Mar Outpost
Sunday, July 6 | 12:00 – 2:00
8150 Pescadero Creek Rd, Loma Mar

🎶 Love Creek
Brookdale Lodge
Sunday, July 6 | 12:00 – 3:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale
Native Outlaw BBQ

🎶 The Trolley Drop Brass Jug Band
Abbott Square Market
Sunday, July 6 | 1:00 – 3:00
118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz

🎶 John Michael Sings Sinatra
BrewTopia
Sundays | 1:00 – 4:00
115 San Jose Ave, Ste H, Capitola

🎶 Yuji Tojo
Davenport Roadhouse
Sunday, July 6 | 1:00 – 4:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

🍷🎷 Jazz Live!
Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards
Sunday, July 6 | 1:00 – 4:00
23600 Congress Springs Rd, Saratoga
Doors 12:30 | $20 Cover Non-Members

🎶 Corona Blues Band
Daisy’s Saloon
Sunday, July 6 | 2:00 + Line Dancing 6:00
2 Mariposa St., San Juan Bautista

🎶 Los Bros
San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, July 6 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 Billy Reese
Capitola Wine Bar and Merchants
Sunday, July 6 | 2:00 – 5:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

🎶 Reggae on the Roof w/ DJ Captiv8
Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Sunday, July 6 | 2:00 – 5:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

🎶 Back Porch Trio
Apple Jack’s
Sunday, July 6 | 2:00 – 6:00
8790 La Honda Rd, La Honda

🎶 Andy Fuhrman & Friends
MJA Vineyards Westside Tasting Room
Sundays | 2:30 – 5:30
Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Back Porch Boys
Discretion Brewing
Sunday, July 6 | 3:00 – 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

🎶 Bluegrass Jam
The Crepe Place Garden
Sundays | 3:00 – 5:30
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 Chicago Bill & The Next Blues Band
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Sunday, July 6 | 3:00 – 6:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 Peter Barnes Martin + Lucas Lawson + Cement Ship + Caravan
Shanty Shack
Sunday, July 6 | 3:00 – 7:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎻 Seascape Sounds
Cooper-Garrod Vineyards at Garrod Farms
Sunday, July 6 | 2:00 – 4:00
22645 Garrod Rd, Saratoga
Reservations: gerrodfarms

🎶 Chas
Joe’s Bar
Sunday, July 6 | 4:00 – 7:00
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Stormin Norman & The Cyclones
El Vaquero Winery
Sunday, July 6 | 4:00 – 7:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118 | elvaquerowinery
$10 Cover | SNB Food Truck

🎶 Lloyd Whitley Blues Trio
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Sundays | 4:30 – 7:00
402 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Yuko Uno
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Sunday, July 6 | 5:00 – 8:00
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

🎶 Sunday Pro Jam w/ Top Area Talent + Live Comedy
Henflings Tavern
Sunday, July 6 | Music 5:00 – 9:00 | Comedy 9:00 – Late
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 Live Blues
Mission Street BBQ
Sundays | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Riley Smith
The Cats Los Gatos
Sunday, July 6 | 6:00 – 8:30
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

🎶 Grateful Sundays w/ Matt Hartle & Friends ✌️☮️
The Crepe Place Garden
Sundays | 6:00 – 9:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
$10 Door

🤣 Open Mic Comedy
Shanty Shack
Sundays | 7:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Don Caruth Open Pro Jam
The Sand Bar
Sunday, July 6 | 7:30
211 Esplanade, Capitola

💃 DJ Dance Party
Colonnade Stage, Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Saturdays & Sundays | 8:30 – 9:30
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz

🤣 Comedy Night
The Crow’s Nest
Sundays | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
$10 Door

💀 ::THE BOX:: Darkwave Dance Party
The Blue Lagoon
Sundays | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Hot Ticket Alert

🚂 Redwood Express Album Release Party
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, July 11 | 7:00 – 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

👩‍🦽🎶 Shared Adventures Day on Cowell Beach
Saturday, July 12 | 10:00
The Piano Man 10:00
Buffalo Blues Trio 11:00
Redwood Express 12:30
Tiger’s Tale 2:00
21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz
Free Event

🍺 Hop N’ Barley Festival
Sky Park
Saturday, July 12 | 11:00 – 6:00
361 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley

🍻🎶 Good Times Stage
12 PM – The Mad Archaic
2PM – Sun Hop Fat
4PM – Ancestree

🍻🎶 Sand Bar Solar Stage
1PM – Kentucky Mule
3PM – The Haze
5PM – DJ Monk Earl (of AfroBeats)

🎶 The Musers w/ Megan McLaughlin, Tom Kuhn & Leslie Jackson
The Ugly Mug
Saturday, July 12 | 7:00
4640 Soquel Ave., Soquel
Tix at the Door

🤡 Tony Award-Winning San Francisco Mime Troupe
DISRUPTION: A Musical Farce
London Nelson Community Center Lawn
Sunday, July 13, 2025 | Music 3:00 | Show 4:00
FREE ($20 suggested donation)
301 Center St., Santa Cruz

🎶🕊️ Erik Rozite Musical Tribute
Felton Music Hall
Thursday, July 17 | 6:00 – 10:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton
$10 Cover

🌻 China Cats Grateful Dead Dance Party 🌻
Santa Cruz Vets Hall
Saturday, July 26 | 8:00 – 11:00
846 Front St, Santa Cruz
Tix: mountainmusicproductions

🎻 Santa Cruz Mountains Brewfest
Roaring Camp Railroads
Saturday, August 2 | 1:00 – 9:00
The Brothers Comatose + Poor Man’s Whiskey + Wolf Jett
Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours w/ Patti Maxine
Bad Maps + Sweet Sally + VIP Tasting Train w/ Wild Iris
5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton
Tix: scmbrewgrass

🎻 Primus
Quarry Amphitheater UCSC
Sunday, August 3 | 8:00
1156 High St, Santa Cruz
Tix: ticketweb

🎻 31st Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
San Benito Historical Park
August 7 – 10 | Camping, Jamming, Multiple Bands
8300 Airline Hwy, Tres Pinos
Tix: ncbs.us/events/gof/gof-tickets

🎻 KBCZ Music Festival
Ripatti Rose Band + Ancestree + Billy Reese Band + The Swag Tones
Saturday, August 9 | 1:00 – 7:00
Garrahan Park, Boulder Creek
Free Event. Info: kbcz.org

The SLV Post Weekend Roundup of Music

The roundup of live music is compiled by Julie Horner for the San Lorenzo Valley Post newspaper and is posted on Facebook: @SLVPostNews and on the SLV Post’s website: https://slvpost.com/category/live-music/

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