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In Blume: Indie-Pop Duo Tegan and Sara Delve Into Graphic Novel Land
I grew up on Judy Blume. From Superfudge to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, I was hooked. Blume spoke to the 7-year-old me much differently than other books. With the recent film adaptation of...
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Prog-Psych-Stoner Trio
Mammatus clouds are a force of nature not to be reckoned with. The geometric cellular pattern of pouches form through atmospheric turbulence within cumulonimbus clouds. They’re primarily composed of...
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The Boys Are Back in Town
It’s the night before Mother’s Day, and audience members of the near capacity crowd at The Crepe Place jockey for a place to see Santa Cruz’s long running Dusted Angel begin their first show with new...
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Michigan Malcontents
For frontman Joe Casey of Detroit’s Protomartyr, one of the most exhilarating rock bands today, the years between the band’s last release, 2020’s Ultimate Success Today, and the recently released...
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Replete with Beats
DJ Monk Earl sets up his mixer on the outdoor stage at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing. It is late afternoon. By nightfall, a tide of dancers will rush in, the stage lights will kick on and the...
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Live Slow, Die Old
It’s no secret that most bands have a shelf life. Between touring, greedy record labels, shady managers and clashing egos mixed with sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, many groups tend to quickly implode....
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The Aquabats! Awesome Live Show Time!
Longtime Orange County Superhero Rockers, The Aquabats , return to The Catalyst with new tunes and inspirational attitudes Evil-doers, fashion zombies and over-priced Hot Pockets beware! The super...
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You’re Precious
Alabaster DePlume Brings Curious Mindful Jazz to Kuumbwa Alabaster DePlume moves through the world with a sense of compassionate curiosity. The poet/singer/saxophonist, whose given name is Gus...
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Mountain Music
Promoter Michael Horne has put on 4,000 concerts in 40 years around Santa Cruz, but you probably don’t know his name. His company, Pulse Productions (with partner Steve Wyman of Boulder Creek...
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Space is Still the Place
It was a half-century ago, but 70-year old trumpeter Michael Ray still vividly recalls his first encounter with the Sun Ra Arkestra, as a teenager attending an outdoor music festival in suburban...
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Music For Abolition
Terri Lyne Carrington is a jazz drummer, educator and author who grounds her projects in feminism, spiritual liberation and the movement to abolish prisons and police. Her latest album New Standards –...
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Thunder from Down Under
By Stuart Thornton In 2017, “Smoko,” an ode to smoke breaks paired with a cheaply made but effectively humorous video, rocketed the raucous Australian punk trio The Chats to international fame and...
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Blasted Again
Scott Hill clearly recalls the first time he saw the legendary Santa Cruz Bl’ast! and how the event changed the course of his life. The guitarist and singer for long running stoner rock band Fu Manchu...
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It’s a Mads, Mads, Mads World
Our excellent and evolving Santa Cruz Symphony is offering some appetizing extras this season, and you won’t want to miss a chance to catch the Mads Tolling show this coming Sunday, Oct. 8, the...
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Overtures to Opera
At the upcoming Santa Cruz Symphony program Operas of Seville, audiences will be transported by five of the best-known and best-loved operatic overtures. The selected overtures for this fast-moving...
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Bonny-ween, Spooktacle, Monster Song
Local musicians Bonny June and Ken Kraft answered my phone call in the voices of their alter-egos, Countess June and Count Kraftula. Vampire-vaudeville is not a genre currently on any Billboard...
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De-evolution Is Real
DEVO is celebrating 50 years as a band and will play the Santa Cruz Civic on Thursday, November 2. The band that brought the world “Whip It” and “Freedom of Choice” is on their Farewell Tour and just...
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Acid Mothers Temple
Musical prophets without honor in their home country, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. have been making mind-melting psychedelic music for nearly three decades. The quintessential...
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The Inciters Bring Back the Weekend Dance Party
A low murmur fills the room as people find their seats. The lights dim and the stage becomes illuminated. Eleven members dressed in matching suits and dresses saunter to the mics. In a matter of...
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Ramblin’ Jack at 92
If you ever have the opportunity to speak with folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, you quickly learn how he earned the sobriquet “Ramblin’.” Ask him a question and you’ll get more than you bargained...
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