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 …
July
July 26: Sue Foley, Moe’s Alley
July 27: Ray Obiedo’s Latin Jazz Ensemble, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 27: Chloe Chapin, Bookshop Santa Cruz
July 28: Yilian Cañizares, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 28: Santa Cruz Shakespeare opening night: August Wilson’s “Fences,” Audrey Stanley Grove
July 29: Monophonics, Moe’s Alley
July 30: Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 31: Maria Muldaur, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 31: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “On Freedom,” Santa Cruz Civic
August
Aug. 1: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Quarry Amphitheater
Aug. 1: Eileen Jewel, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 1: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Defiant Dreams,” Santa Cruz Civic
NEW: Aug. 1: Lacy J. Dalton, El Vaquero
Aug. 2: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: Family Concert, Santa Cruz Civic
Aug. 3: Kim Nalley, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 3: Heart tribute, Audrey Stanley Grove
Aug. 6: Sylvia Cuenca’s Bridging Generations, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 7: Bria Skonberg, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 7: ALO, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 8: Shawn Colvin, The Rio
Aug. 8: Mickey Avalon, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 8: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Control,” Santa Cruz Civic
Aug. 9: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Hope As Our Banner,” Santa Cruz Civic
NEW: Aug. 9: The Beat Farmers, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 10: David Bowie tribute, Audrey Stanley Grove
NEW: 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
NEW: Aug. 21: Willie Watson & Erin Rae, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Aug. 21: Frankie Moreno Trio, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 22: Earthless, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Aug. 22: “Music, Hope & Insight,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: 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
NEW: 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. 7: Tom Petty tribute, Audrey Stanley Grove
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. 17: The Growlers, The Catalyst
Sept. 17: Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 19: Rayland Baxter, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 20: Vieux Farka Toure, Felton Music Hall
NEW: 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
NEW: Sept. 23: Curtis Reliford, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 24: Bill Frisell & Harmony Five, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 26: Laurie Anderson, The Rio
NEW: Sept. 27: Sleep, The Catalyst
Sept. 28: Linda Ronstadt tribute, Audrey Stanley Grove
Sept. 29: Aldous Harding, The Rio
NEW: Sept. 29: Teada, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 30: Cyrille Aimee & Mathis Picard, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
October
Oct. 1: El Khat, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Oct. 1: Groundation, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Oct. 1: Pearl & the Oysters, The Crepe Place
Oct. 2: Soda Blonde, The Crepe Place
Oct. 2: Fruit Bats, The Rio
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. 10: Damien Jurado, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 10: Banff Center Mountain Film, The Rio
NEW: 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. 17: B-Side Players, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Oct. 17: Megan Woods, The Rio
Oct. 19: Buster Williams, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Oct. 21: Jerry Douglas Band, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Oct. 21: Hannah Mayree, The Crepe Place
NEW: Oct. 22: Todd Rundgren, The Rio
NEW: 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. 30: The Mother Hips, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Oct. 30-31: Jerry’s Middle Finger, Felton Music Hall
November
Nov. 1: Andrew Duhon, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Nov. 2: Helen Sung, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 4: Joshua Redman, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: 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
NEW: Nov. 9: “Birth of the Cool” Revisited, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 12: Jake Xerxes Fussell, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 14: Nick Shoulders, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 14: Jon Spencer, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Nov. 15: The Cactus Blossoms, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Nov. 16: Las Migas, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Nov. 18: As I Lay Dying, The Catalyst
NEW: Nov. 19: James Gordon Williams, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Nov. 20: Andrew McMahon, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Nov. 23: The Residents, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 29: Sandra Bernhard, The Rio
NEW: Nov. 30: Benny Green, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
December
NEW: Dec. 2: Kassa Overall, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Dec. 3: Isaiah Sharkey, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Dec. 4: Dragon Smoke, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Dec. 7: The Bad Plus, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 8: Buck Meek, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Dec. 8: A Guaraldi Holiday, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Dec. 9: Mike Renwick, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Dec. 10: Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 12: The Wooten Brothers, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Dec. 14: Christian Sands, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 17: Pokey LaFarge, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Dec. 17: Skylar Tang, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
January 2027
Jan. 21: Jesse Cook, The Rio
April
NEW: April 21: “Alice in Wonderland,” Santa Cruz Civic
April 23: Fashion Teens, The Rio
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