Windy Hill Bluegrass

Windy Hill plays The Sawmill Restaurant and Ale House in Boulder Creek on Friday, May 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Formed in 2008 by a couple of high school friends from the Bay Area, Windy Hill has covered a lot of ground in 10 years, performing all over the western states and recording four albums. ​While the band is… Read More

Buffalo Blues Trio

The Buffalo Blues Trio plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Sunday, May 7 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. The Brookdale BBQ will be cooking up fresh, hot plates. Celebrating American Roots Blues from the 1920s, 30s and 40s and highlighting female vocalists like Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Big Mama Thornton, Ida Cox, Janis Joplin and more. The Buffalo Blues… Read More

Redwood Groove

Redwood Groove plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Saturday, May 6 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Featuring powerhouse female and male harmony vocalists along with a tight rhythm section, spicy percussion, full keyboards, and the guitar-master of all musical styles. Redwood Groove is an exciting new genre-jumping band forged from the Redwoods in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains.… Read More

Cinco de Mayo Dance Party w/ Wredhorse

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Historic Brookdale Lodge with the infectious danceable high energy of Wredhorse on Friday, May 5, 2023 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Playing songs from Robben Ford, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Stray Cats, Eric Clapton, and David Bowie, Wredhorse will get you on your feet right out of the gate. Wredhorse is: Sam Sotelo,… Read More

Open Mic Night w/ Pablo Eagle

Join us at the Historic Brookdale Lodge for Open Mic Night with host Pablo Eagle every first Thursday of the month. Bring your axe and show up early this Thursday, May 4 and sign up for your 10 minutes of fame performing in front of an attentive and encouraging audience. This is an intimate local talent showcase not to be… Read More

Djangatos Hot Club Swing at Kuumbwa Jazz

Experience the swingin’ sounds of Los Gatos based Gypsy Jazz band, Djangatos at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Sunday, June 4, 2023. The trio performs from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Tickets $30/adv: www.eventbrite.com/e/djangatos-at-kuumbwa-jazz-center-tickets-623957944007 Don’t miss this intimate mid- 20th century dance hall jazz experience. Period dress and dance shoes a must! “Djangatos is a Los Gatos based… Read More

7th Wave

7th Wave plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge outside in the Brookdale Beer Garden on Sunday, April 30 from 12:00 noon to 3:00. The famous Brookdale BBQ cooks up the vittles. 7th Wave is an acoustic band that features fantastic three-part harmonies. Cynthia Larson sings and plays rhythms on percussion and guitar. She has shared the stage with the likes of… Read More

Grateful Saturday w/ Teddy Bear Soul Patch

Teddy Bear Soul Patch plays the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Saturday, April 29 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Teddy Bear Soul Patch will lift up your spirits and loosen up your hips as they play a curated selection of tasty covers – running the gamut from JGB to The Band to the Dead – and burning originals. Teddy Bear Soul… Read More

Alex Lucero Trio

The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions are pleased to present Alex Lucero on Friday, April 28 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Alex Lucero & The Live Again Band is a 5-piece outfit crossing genres ranging from Soul, Funk, Jazz, Americana and beyond. Band members age-range spans over four decades with generational talent led by lead singer Alex Lucero.… Read More

Joe Jester and Keith Graves

The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions welcome Joe Jester with a new partner in-crime on bass and percussion, Keith Graves on Sunday, April 23rd from 12:00 to 3:00 pm in the Brookdale Beer Garden. The beer with be flowing and the BBQ will be fired up and we’ll be serving up fresh cuts straight off the grill for… Read More