Santa Cruz Live Music Weekend Roundup: March 28 – 31

The weekend roundup of concerts and festivals. Easy at-a-glance quick reference music guide.

By Julie Horner

Thursday, March 28

Slack Tide Currents at Alice’s Restaurant
Thursday, March 28 | 5:00 – 7:30
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside

Juke Joint Joy Ride w/ Brad Martin at Coasters Bar & Grill
Thursday, March 28 | 5:00 – 8:00
Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

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

Jim Lewin at Chaminade Resort
Thursday, March 28 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

T Bone Mojo Blues Band at Mission Street BBQ
Thursday, March 28 | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

Billy Reese at Davenport Roadhouse
Thursday, March 28 | 6:00 – 8:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

The Joint Chiefs at Bargetto Winery
Thursday, March 28 | 6:00 – 8:00
3535 N Main St, Soquel

Teathers w/ Triana Feruza at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Thursday, March 28 | 6:00 – 8:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Flat Sun Society at Shanty Shack Brewing
Thursday, March 28 | 6:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Ukulele Night at Cork and Fork
Thursday, March 28 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Anthony Arya at Vino by the Sea
Thursday, March 28 | 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

Santa Cruz DJ Sessions Kickoff Party at Abbott Square Market
Thursday, March 28 | 7:00 – 9:30
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

Scott H. Biram w/ The Preacher Boy Trio
Moe’s Alley
Thursday, March 28 | 8:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
Tix: @moesalley

Destin Conrad in The Catalyst Atrium
Thursday, March 28 | 8:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

AfroHiLife at The Crow’s Nest
Thursday, March 28 | 8:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

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

The Karens + Hibakusha Baby + The Randy Savages
The Blue Lagoon
Thursday, March 28 | 9:00
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Drop It Like It’s Yacht Dance Party
The Catalyst Atrium
Thursday, March 28 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Drop It Like It’s Yacht Dance Party
Felton Music Hall
Thursday, March 28 | 9:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Friday, March 29

Joe Jester at Coasters Bar & Grill
Friday, March 29 | 12:00 – 3:00
Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

Scott Slaughter at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Friday, March 29 | 3:00 – 6:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Bob Burnett at MJA Vineyards Westside Tasting Room
Friday, March 29 | 3:30 – 6:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

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

Kerry Wing at Alice’s Restaurant
Friday, March 29 | 5:00 – 7:30
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside

7th Wave at Kissed by an Angel Wines
Friday, March 29 | 5:00 – 7:00
75 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

Dave “Nomad” Miller at Coasters Bar & Grill
Friday, March 29 | 5:00 – 8:00
Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

Junebug Bayer at Discretion Brewing
Friday, March 29 | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

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

Billy Reese at Chaminade Resort
Friday, March 29 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Jenny O’Leary Jazz Trio at Stockwell Cellars
Friday, March 29 | 5:30 – 8:30
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

Lloyd Whitley Blues Band at Mission Street BBQ
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

Rosin & Steel Celtic at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 8:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Ho’omana Mele Hula Dance
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 8:30
Pono Hawaiian Grill – 120 Union St., Santa Cruz

Samurai Gypsy Guitar Duo at VinoCruz
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 8:00
4901 Soquel Dr., Soquel

Tom Jackman at Capitola Wine Bar
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

The Messiahs Trio at Cork and Fork
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

John Michael Band at El Vaquero Winery
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

Dead on Deck at Shanty Shack Brewing
Friday, March 29 | 6:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Jimmy Living Spirit at Vino by the Sea
Friday, March 29 | 6:30 – 9:30
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

Crossing Dana at The Cats Los Gatos
Friday, March 29 | 6:30 – 9:30
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

The Joint Chiefs at Sevy’s at Seacliff Inn
Friday, March 29 | 7:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

Olemano at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, March 29 | 7:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

Juicebox at Creative Eden Lounge
Funk, Jazz, Rock
Friday, March 29 | 7:00 – 9:00
724 Water St., Santa Cruz

Los Bahianatos at Abbott Square Market
Friday, March 29 | 7:00 – 9:30
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

Edge of the West at Brookdale Lodge
Friday, March 29 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

Los Straitjackets w/ Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
Moe’s Alley
Friday, March 29 | 8:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Freestone Peaches Allman Brothers Tribute
Felton Music Hall
Friday, March 29 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Love Creek at Henflings of Ben Lomond
Friday, March 29 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Couch Dog + Hearsing + Pascual & Milo
The Crepe Place
Friday, March 29 | 8:00 – 11:30
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Serious Condition at Joe’s Bar
Friday, March 29 | 8:30 – 11:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Spun w/ Ted Welty at The Crow’s Nest
Friday, March 29 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Jay Keyrose + KTBAABY + Miggi
The Blue Lagoon
Friday, March 29 | 9:000
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

ZZZAHARA in The Catalyst Atrium
Friday, March 29 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Lara Price & Velvet Plum at The Sand Bar
Friday, March 29 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

Saturday, March 30

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

Paul Hayward at Coasters Bar & Grill
Saturday, March 30 | 12:00 – 3:00
Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

Kyle Kovalik at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Saturday, March 30 | 12:00 – 3:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

The Breaux Show at Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, March 30 | 1:00 – 4:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Bundy Brown at San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, March 30 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Michael Gaither & His New Best Friends
Santa Cruz Cider Company
Saturday, March 30 | 3:00 – 6:00 | Dog Adoption 2:00 – 5:00
65 Hangar Way, Ste C, Watsonville

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

Chase La Rue at Stockwell Cellars
Saturday, March 30 | 4:00 – 6:00
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

Kaleidoscope Music Festival at Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall
The New Horizons, Santa Cruz Latin Collective, Santa Cruda
Floratura, and Flat Sun Society
Saturday, March 30 | 4:00 – 10:00
846 Front St., Santa Cruz
Tix: @mountainmusicproductions

Soup 4 U w/ Little John DJ + Matt Hartle B-day Bash
Shanty Shack Brewing
Saturday, March 30 | 4:00 – 10:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Noach Tangeras at Coasters Bar & Grill
Saturday, March 30 | 5:00 – 8:00
Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

Brian Fitzgerald Jazz Trio at Discretion Brewing
Saturday, March 30 | 5:30 – 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Bobcat Rob at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Saturday, March 30 | 5:30 – 7:30
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Alex Lucero Band at El Vaquero Winery
Saturday, March 30 | 5:00 – 8:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

T Bone & Lips Logan at Mission Street BBQ
Saturday, March 30 | 6:00 – 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

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

The Breaux Show at Davenport Roadhouse
Saturday, March 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Vinny Johnson Blues Band at Cork and Fork
Saturday, March 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

Djangatos Hot Club Jazz at Capitola Wine Bar
Saturday, March 30 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Ghosts of La Honda at Apple Jack’s
Dan Newitt, Scott Cooper, Andy Birchett, Ray Hauck
Saturday, March 30 | 6:00 – 10:00
790 La Honda Rd, La Honda

John Michael Band at The Cats Los Gatos
Saturday, March 30 | 6:30 – 9:30
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

Canyon Sisters Album Release at Kuumbwa Jazz
Saturday, March 30 | 7:00
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz
Tix: @KuumbwaJazzSC

The Chuck Brewer Band at Sevy’s at Seacliff Inn
Saturday, March 30 | 7:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

Zoë Aqua, Dmitri Gaskin, Raffi Boden at The Ugly Mug
Eastern European Music
Saturday, March 30 | 7:00 – 9:00
4640 Soquel Ave., Soquel
Reservations: (408) 499-9441 or crbrundle @ gmail

Sweet Voodoo at Abbott Square Market
Saturday, March 30 | 7:00 – 9:30
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

Locomotive Breath at Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, March 30 | 7:00 – 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale
Tix: mountainmusicproductions

Billy Reese Band at Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Saturday, March 30 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

Madi Dias at Felton Music Hall
Saturday, March 30 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton

Abby Litman and Hannah Connoly
Lille Aeske Arthouse
Saturday, March 30 | 8:00 – 10:00
13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek
Tix: @lilleaeske

Hunny Pot w/ Jim Lewin & Diana Z
Henflings of Ben Lomond
Saturday, March 30 | 8:00 – 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

Supernaut w/ IDWHI + Rabbit Truck
The Crepe Place
Saturday, March 30 | 8:00 – 11:30
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

WredHorse at Joe’s Bar
Saturday, March 30 | 8:30 – 11:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Glass Spells w/ Topographies & Holy Water + DJ Archive 65
Moe’s Alley
Saturday, March 30 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
Tox: @moesalley

DJ Mr. White at The Blue Lagoon
Saturday, March 309 | 9:000
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Yatta Bandz in The Catalyst Atrium
Saturday, March 30 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Izzy & The Haze at The Crow’s Nest
Saturday, March 30 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Beach Cowboys at The Sand Bar
Saturday, March 30 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

Easter Sunday, March 31

Vintage Faith Church Choir: Easter at Rio Theatre
Sunday, March 31 | 10:00
1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
Free

Jay Howlett at San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, March 31 | 11:00 – 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Steve Velasquez Latin Jazz Band + Brunch
Sevy’s at Seacliff Inn
Sunday, March 31 | 12:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

Claudio Melega at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Sunday, March 31 | 12:00 – 3:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Anthony Arya at Coasters Bar & Grill
Sunday, March 31 | 12:00 – 3:00
Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

Billy Reese Band at Davenport Roadhouse
Sunday, March 31 | 1:00 – 4:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Dan Newitt & Friends at San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, March 31 | 2:00 – 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

Andy Fuhrman at MJA Vineyards Westside Tasting Room
Sunday, March 31 | 2:30 – 5:30
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

NoJoKen at Discretion Brewing
Sunday, March 31 | 3:00 – 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

Honey Disposition at Shanty Shack Brewing
Sunday, March 31 | 3:00 – 5:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

Noach Tangeras at Joe’s Bar
Sunday, March 31 | 4:00 – 7:00
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

Steve Abrahms & The Heath Proskin Duo
Chaminade Resort
Sunday, March 31 | 5:00 – 8:00
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Eyes Like Lanterns at Coasters Bar & Grill
Sunday, March 31 | 5:00 – 8:00
Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz

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

Wing-It ‘All Pilots’ Band at Ella’s at the Airport
Sunday, March 31 | 6:00 – 8:00
100 Aviation Way, Watsonville

Simon Santiago & John Keller at The Cats Los Gatos
Sunday, March 31 | 6:00 – 8:00
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

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

John Michael Open Jam at The Sand Bar
Sunday, March 31 | 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 | 9:30
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 weekend on Facebook: @SLVPostNews and on SLV Post’s website. See something we missed? Share your event to the Santa Cruz Mountains Entertainment News Facebook group: @santacruzmountains
Email: julie@slvpost dot com

Featured photo: The New Horizons Band Celebrates the release of their first album at the Kaleidoscope Music Festival at the Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz on Saturday, March 30 from 4:00 to 10:00pm. Tickets: https://bit.ly/KaleidoscopeMusicFestival

Read more about The New Horizons: slvpost.com/the-new-horizons-band-celebrates-the-release-of-kaleidoscope

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