Here they are, nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead. It’s the equinox B9:
- It’s a new season for the Santa Cruz Symphony, kicking off 2024-25 with a taste of classical (Brahms) and a spoonful of contemporary (Mason Bates, Martin Gaskell).
- If you dig the Hammond B-3, there’s a new sensation prowling the touring circuit. Treat yourself to the funky and cool Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio.
- Just in case you need an excuse to visit beautiful Bonny Doon, there’s plenty of art, beer, wine, food and dancing to enjoy Saturday, all to raise money for Bonny Doon Elementary School.
- Climate Fest 2024 is dedicated to one idea, that you and I can and must make a difference in taking action to mitigate climate change.
- Back in the 1980s, you couldn’t find too many pop bands with more energy and smarts than Australia’s Hoodoo Gurus (especially their “Mars Needs Guitars!” album).
- He’s one of the all-time greats of Brazilian pop, with a legacy for blending styles from bossa nova to psychedelic rock to create a unique voice. Yep, Marcos Valle is coming to the Rio.
- Aspiring rock stars take note: Singer-songwriter Ricky Montgomery colonized TikTok with his tasty, often funny songs, and now he’s a touring sensation.
- It’s Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s fall production, and they need lots of gentleman callers (and ladies too) to check out “The Glass Menagerie.”
- British-born James Hunter has an uncanny feel and obvious love for the old-school R&B from the 1950s, in both his soulful singing and snappy guitar playing.
