Quick Take
Team BOLO (Be On The Lookout) is gathering and curating all of Santa Cruz County’s biggest and best happenings from now until forever — or at least until the latest gigs are officially announced.
Team BOLO (Be On The Lookout) is gathering and curating all of Santa Cruz County’s biggest and best happenings from now until forever — or at least until the latest gigs are officially announced.
Latest additions are marked as NEW below.
Use the following links to see the major events happening by month:
And away we go with Down The Line …
August
Aug. 10: David Bowie tribute, Audrey Stanley Grove
Aug. 11: Clifford Henderson, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 12: John-Robert, The Crepe Place
Aug. 12: Angelo De Augustine, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 13: Marina Crouse, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 14: Death & Saxes, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 14: The Polish Ambassador, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 14: Atmosphere, Quarry Amphitheater
Aug. 15: Snail, The Rio
Aug. 15: Ani DiFranco/Valerie June, Santa Cruz Civic
Aug. 16: The Blues Project, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 17: Jazz Mafia, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 17: Nina Simon, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 19: Bill O’Connell Trio, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 19: Steve Hawk, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 20: Jon Dryden, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 21: Willie Watson & Erin Rae, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 21: Frankie Moreno Trio, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 22: Earthless, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 22: “Music, Hope & Insight,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 23: Mighty Mike Schermer, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 24: Keyon Harrold, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 25: La Luz, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 25: “Winter in America,” Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 26: Duane Betts, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 26: The Kirtan Love Experience, The Rio
Aug. 26: Built to Spill, The Rio
Aug. 27: Simon Phillips, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 27: Dave Evans, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 28: Tim Flannery & the Lunatic Fringe, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 29: Greyboy All-Stars, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 31: Eagles of Death Metal, The Catalyst
September
Sept. 1: Rehash, The Catalyst
Sept. 3: Paula Arai, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 4: Santa Cruz Shakespeare opening night: Noel Coward’s “Private Lives,” Audrey Stanley Grove
Sept. 5: Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 5: Public Image Ltd., The Rio
Sept. 6: Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 6: Stephen Malkmus, The Rio
Sept. 7: Tom Petty tribute, Audrey Stanley Grove
NEW: Sept. 8: Susan Shillinglaw, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 9: PawPaw Rod, The Catalyst
Sept. 9: Laurie R. King, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 10: Nduduzo Makhathini, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 11: Santa Cruz Shakespeare opening night: Jason Robert Brown’s “The Last 5 Years,” Audrey Stanley Grove
Sept. 12: Black Uhuru, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 14: John Pizzarelli, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 15: “Smoke Cabaret,” Laurie Rivera, Audrey Stanley Grove
Sept. 16: Pedro Martín, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 17: The Growlers, The Catalyst
Sept. 17: Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 18: Old Blind Dogs, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 19: Rayland Baxter, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 19: Santa Cruz Guitar Company 50th anniversary, The Rio
Sept. 20: Vieux Farka Toure, Felton Music Hall
Sept. 20: Stick Men, UCSC Music Center
Sept. 22: Al DiMeola, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 22: Welcome Week Rave, Santa Cruz Civic
Sept. 23: Brass Queens, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 23: Curtis Reliford, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 24: Bill Frisell & Harmony Five, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 26: Laurie Anderson, The Rio
Sept. 27: Sleep, The Catalyst
Sept. 28: Linda Ronstadt tribute, Audrey Stanley Grove
NEW: Sept. 28: Joseph Fink, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 29: Aldous Harding, The Rio
Sept. 29: Teada, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 30: Cyrille Aimee & Mathis Picard, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
October
Oct. 1: El Khat, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 1: Groundation, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 1: Pearl & the Oysters, The Crepe Place
Oct. 1: Miriam Pawel, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Oct. 2: Soda Blonde, The Crepe Place
Oct. 2: Fruit Bats, The Rio
Oct. 2: Twin Temple, The Catalyst
Oct. 3: The Bends, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 4: Mike Dawes, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 5: Hiromi, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 6: Kishi Bashi, The Rio
Oct. 8: Rickie Lee Jones, The Rio
Oct. 8: Ben Flocks, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 8: The Guitarsonists, The Crepe Place
Oct. 9: The Breaks, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Oct. 9: King Crimson tribute, Quarry Amphitheater
Oct. 10: Damien Jurado, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 10: Banff Center Mountain Film, The Rio
Oct. 10: Acid Bath, Quarry Amphitheater
Oct. 11: Yellowjackets, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 12: Somi, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 14: Bonnie Raitt, Santa Cruz Civic
Oct. 14: Acoustic Alchemy, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 14: Alborosie & Shengen Clan, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 15: Bumpin’ Uglies, The Catalyst
Oct. 16: Young Dubliners, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 16: Xavier Wulf, The Catalyst
Oct. 17: B-Side Players, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 17: Megan Woods, The Rio
Oct. 19: Buster Williams, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 21: Jerry Douglas Band, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 21: Hannah Mayree, The Crepe Place
Oct. 22: Todd Rundgren, The Rio
Oct. 23: Black Flag, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 23: Lyrics Born, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 26: Fonville & Fribush, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 27: Great Lake Swimmers, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 28: Lyle Lovett, Santa Cruz Civic
Oct. 29: Laura Anglade, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 29: Michael Franti, The Rio
Oct. 30: The Mother Hips, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 30-31: Jerry’s Middle Finger, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 31: AJ Lee & Blue Summit, The Rio
November
Nov. 1: Andrew Duhon, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Nov. 1: Alexandr Misko, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 2: Helen Sung, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 4: Joshua Redman, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 5: Gabrille Cavassa, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 6: Elijah Scott, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 7: Henry Diltz: Behind the Lens, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 8: Southern Culture on the Skids, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 9: Alex Cameron, The Crepe Place
Nov. 9: “Birth of the Cool” Revisited, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 10: Donavon Frankenreiter, The Rio
Nov. 12: Jake Xerxes Fussell, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 12: Ken Okada, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 14: Nick Shoulders, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 14: Jon Spencer, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 15: The Cactus Blossoms, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 15: California Honeydrops, The Catalyst
Nov. 16: Las Migas, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Nov. 17: John Carroll Kirby, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 18: As I Lay Dying, The Catalyst
Nov. 18: Michael Nau, The Crepe Place
Nov. 19: James Gordon Williams, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 20: Andrew McMahon, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 23: The Residents, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 29: Sandra Bernhard, The Rio
Nov. 30: Benny Green, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
December
Dec. 2: Kassa Overall, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Dec. 2: “A Celtic Christmas,” Santa Cruz Civic
Dec. 3: Isaiah Sharkey, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 4: Dragon Smoke, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 5: Hell’s Belles, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 7: The Bad Plus, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 8: Buck Meek, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 8: A Guaraldi Holiday, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 9: Mike Renwick, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 10: Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 11: Jonathan Richman, The Rio
Dec. 12: The Wooten Brothers, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 14: Christian Sands, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 17: Pokey LaFarge, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 17: Skylar Tang, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
January 2027
Jan. 21: Jesse Cook, The Rio
April
April 21: “Alice in Wonderland,” Santa Cruz Civic
April 23: Fashion Teens, The Rio
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