Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: November 24-26

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Friday, November 24 The Great Dickens Christmas FairWeekends through December 17 | 10:00 – 6:00@DickensFair Michael Gaither Duo at Discretion BrewingFriday, November 24 | 2:00 – 4:002703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel Glennie B at Cork and ForkFriday, November 24… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: November 17-19

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Friday, November 17 Kyle Kovalik at Jack O’Neill LoungeFriday, November 17 | 3:00 – 6:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Bob Burnet at MJA Westside Tasting RoomFriday, November 17 | 3:30 – 6:30328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz The Country Squires… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: November 10-12

Live music in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Friday, November 10 Ted Welty at Jack O’Neill LoungeFriday, November 10 | 12:00 – 3:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Bob Burnett at MJA Westside Tasting RoomFriday, November 10 | 3:30 – 6:30328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz Sarah Songbird at Soquel Homesteaders MarketFriday, November 10 | Event… Read More
Entertainment Halloween 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: Halloween 2023

Live music in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains for the weekend of October 27 – 29 plus Halloween, Tuesday, October 31! Friday, October 27 Scott Slaughter at Jack O’Neill LoungeFriday, October 27 | 3:00 – 6:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Bob Burnett at MJA Westside Tasting RoomFriday, October 27 | 3:30 – 6:30328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Weekend Roundup: October 13-15

Live music in Santa Cruz County and all around the 831. Friday, October 13 Festival of MonstersKicks off Friday, October 13 | All DayMuseum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz Johnny Fab at Jack O’Neill LoungeFriday, October 13 | 3:00 – 6:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Bob Burnett at MJA Westside Tasting RoomFridays | 3:30 –… Read More

Concertino Strings October Concert

Saturday, October 21 | 4 pm. Boulder Creek United Methodist Church, 12855 Boulder Street, Boulder Creek. Concertino Strings most ambitious concert to date, celebrating the group’s third year of playing together. Featuring 25 performers on a multitude of classical instruments from across Santa Cruz County. Jean-Fery Rebel’s “Les Elements”; portions of J.S. Bach’s Cantata 99 “Was Gott Tut Ist Wohlgetan”… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Weekend Roundup: September 29 – October 1

Live music in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Friday, September 29 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass FestivalSeptember 29 – October 1Golden Gate Park, San FranciscoWatch from home: hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/hsbtv KVMR Celtic Festival at Nevada County FairgroundsSeptember 29 – October 1Grass Valleykvmrcelticfestival.org Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa de FrutaWeekends through October 22 | 10:00 – 6:00norcalrenfaire.com Bob Burnett at MJA Westside… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Weekend Roundup: September 22-24

Live music in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Friday, September 22 Marc Schwartz at MJA Westside Tasting RoomFriday, September 22 | 3:30 – 6:30328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz Whiskey Hill Billies at San Gregorio General StoreFriday, September 22 | 5:00 – 7:007615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio Santa Cruz Contra DanceLucas Lawson & Friends, Caller: Tanya MerchantFriday, September 22… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Weekend Roundup: September 15 – 17

Live music in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Friday, September 15 Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Fest Day 1Roaring Camp Meadows, Felton2:45 pm — Coffis Brothers3:30 pm — Keith Greeninger with the Coffis Brothers4:45 pm — AJ Lee & Blue Summit6:15 pm — Steve Poltz7:00 pm — Jewelsantacruzmountainsol.com Santa Cruz County Fair@santacruzcountyfair2601 E Lake Ave, Watsonville Bob Burnett at… Read More
Columns Music 

Vito and Friends: Rocking the Blues

By Julie Horner The Blues and Rock n’ Roll are two sides of the same coin, someone once said. Like feeling good, and being excited, and both very much the same in value. Rockin’ blues outfit Vito and Friends carries its weight in musical gold, deeply steeped in the Mississippi Delta sound with all the blue notes that grab your… Read More