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 …
February
Feb. 26: Michael Spiro, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 26: Ronnie Baker Brooks, Moe’s Alley
Feb. 26: “Dead in the Kitchen,” Bookshop Santa Cruz
Feb. 27: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 27: Summer Salt, The Catalyst
Feb. 27: Wasabi, The Crepe Place
Feb. 27: The English Beat, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 28: Ambrosia, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 28: DB.Boutabag, The Catalyst
Feb. 28: Alam Khan’s Sonic Prayer, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 28: The Itals, Moe’s Alley
March
March 1: Mark Hummel’s Harmonica Blowout, Moe’s Alley
March 1: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Carnival of the Animals,” Santa Cruz Civic
March 2: Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañiveras, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 3: Violent Femmes, Santa Cruz Civic
March 4: Madeleine Peyroux, The Rio
March 4: Two Feet, The Catalyst
March 4: Kate Schatz, Bookshop Santa Cruz
March 4: Willy Tea Taylor, The Crepe Place
March 5: Bobby Watson, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 6: Elton John tribute, The Rio
March 6: Carsie Blanton, Moe’s Alley (RESCHEDULED FROM OCT. 17)
March 6: Lila Downs, Quarry Amphitheater
March 6: Return to Laurel Canyon, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 6: Magic of Motown, Santa Cruz Civic
March 7: The Last Dinosaurs, Felton Music Hall
March 7: Y&T, The Catalyst
March 7: Mike, Quarry Amphitheater
March 8: The White Buffalo, Felton Music Hall
March 8: Shannon McNally, Moe’s Alley
March 8: Jessica Tomich Sorci, Bookshop Santa Cruz
March 10: East Forest, Moe’s Alley
March 10: Anne Fadiman, Bookshop Santa Cruz
March 11: Whitney, Felton Music Hall
March 11: Kaethe Hostetter, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 12: The Westerlies, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 12: Teresa Sabankaya, Bookshop Santa Cruz
March 12: Mike Sherm, The Catalyst
March 12: Sly Stone tribute, Moe’s Alley
March 13: Sippy, Felton Music Hall
March 13: “How to Live Long and Prosper,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 14: Blackwater Holylight, Moe’s Alley
March 14: The Garcia Project, Felton Music Hall
March 14: Buckethead, The Catalyst
March 14: John Prine tribute, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 15: Donny Benet, The Catalyst
March 15: Edna Vasquez, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 16: Charlie Hunter, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 16: Karen Russell, Bookshop Santa Cruz
March 18: Sarah McKenzie, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 19: Camila Meza, Kuumbwa Jazz Center (CANCELED)
March 19: The Third Mind, Moe’s Alley
March 20: Toubab Krewe, Moe’s Alley
March 20: Flamin’ Groovies, The Crepe Place
March 20: Metalachi, The Catalyst
March 21: Landon Conrath, The Catalyst
March 21-22: Coffis Space, Moe’s Alley
March 24: Monaleo, The Catalyst
March 24: Jeff Tweedy, The Rio
March 24: Immanuel Wilkins, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 25: Caifanes, The Catalyst
March 26: Jose James, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 27: The Record Company, The Catalyst
March 27: Lakecia Benjamin, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 27: Cristela Alonzo, The Rio
March 27: Onslaught & Warlord, Felton Music Hall
March 28: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Amadeus,” Santa Cruz Civic
March 28: Lunasa, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 28: The Motet, Moe’s Alley
NEW: March 28: Andrew McCarthy, The Rio
March 29: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Amadeus,” Mello Center
March 29: Vanessa Collier, Felton Music Hall
March 29: Booker T. Jones, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 30: Pasquale Grasso, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 30: Pasquale Grasso, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 30: Nick Lowe, The Rio
March 30: Terry Tempest Williams, Bookshop Santa Cruz
April
April 1: Happy Fits, The Catalyst
April 1: Dobet Gnahore, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 2: Mary Halvorsen, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 2: Marty O’Reilly, Moe’s Alley
NEW: April 2: Colm Toibin, Cowell Ranch Hay Barn
April 3: Elise Trouw, The Catalyst
April 3: Circles Around the Sun, Felton Music Hall
April 3: Tom Skinner, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 3: The Garden, Quarry Amphitheater
April 4: Cesar Rosas, Moe’s Alley
NEW: April 4: Suzanne Simard, Cowell Ranch Hay Barn
April 5: Richard Thompson, The Rio
April 6: Mark Lettieri, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 6: Josie Iselin & Ellen Litwiller, Bookshop Santa Cruz
April 9: Anthony B, Felton Music Hall
NEW: April 9: Lee Ritenour, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 10: Jerry’s Middle Finger, The Rio
April 10: Good Riddance, The Catalyst
April 11: Paul Thorn, The Rio
NEW: April 13: Reilly Meehan, Bookshop Santa Cruz
April 14: Drugdealer, Moe’s Alley
April 16: Satsang, Moe’s Alley
April 17: George Kahumoko & Kimo West, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 17: Cobrah, The Catalyst
April 18: Bee Gees tribute, The Rio
April 18: Emmylou Harris, Santa Cruz Civic
April 18: Drain, Quarry Amphitheater
April 18: Throwing Muses, Moe’s Alley
April 19: Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings, Moe’s Alley
April 20: Gary Bartz, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: April 20: Aziz Abu Sarah & Moaz Inon, The Rio
April 22: Drew & Ellie Holcomb, The Rio
NEW: April 22: Jane Smiley, Bookshop Santa Cruz
April 23: Tommy Emmanuel, The Rio
April 23: Jane Monheit, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 24: “A Change is Gonna Come,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 25: KT Tunstall, Felton Music Hall
NEW: April 25: Poi Rogers/Grey DeLisle, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 28: Karen Tei Yamashita, Bookshop Santa Cruz
April 30: Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May
May 1: Scottish Fish, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 2: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,” Santa Cruz Civic
May 2: Karla Bonoff, Felton Music Hall (RESCHEDULED FROM NOV. 8)
May 2: Martha High’s Funky Divas, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 3: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,” Mello Center
May 3: Pat Metheny, The Rio
May 4: Gregorio Uribe, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 6: Lucia, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 7: Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: May 7: “Corked,” The Rio
NEW: May 7: North Mississippi Allstars, Felton Music Hall
May 8: Sports, The Catalyst
May 8: Glen Phillips, Felton Music Hall
May 8: Brothers Comatose, Moe’s Alley
May 8: Benny Bennack III, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 9: David Sedaris, Santa Cruz Civic
May 9: Protoje, The Catalyst
May 10: Jim Messina, The Rio
NEW: May 13: TOPS, Felton Music Hall
May 14: Caroline Davis, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 15: Cornelia Murr, Felton Music Hall
May 15: The Heavy Heavy, Moe’s Alley
May 16: Amy Winehouse tribute, The Rio
May 17: Willie Nile, Felton Music Hall
May 17: Bobby McFerrin, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 17: Cimafunk, Moe’s Alley
May 18: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: May 20: Veronica Swift, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 21: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Catalyst
May 21: Peter Erskine, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 28: Allah-Las, The Catalyst
May 29: Frankie Moreno, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 29: GZA, The Catalyst
NEW: May 31: Billie Holiday tribute, Felton Music Hall
June
June 1: Thelonious Monk tribute, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 4: Emi Makabe, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 5: Agent Orange, Moe’s Alley
NEW: June 6: Le Bouef brothers, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 11: Nicole Zuraitis, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 12: Monolord, The Catalyst
June 13: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Movie Night,” Santa Cruz Civic
June 15: Jason Marsalis, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 17: Barbara Higbie & Teresa Trull, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: June 18: Mary Gauthier, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 21: Death Angels, The Catalyst
NEW: June 22: Santa Cruz Guitar Co. tribute, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 25: “Wild Women of the ’60s,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 28: Billy Childs, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 29: Luciana Souza & Marcel Camargo, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July
NEW: July 16: RJD2, Felton Music Hall
August
Aug. 1: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Quarry Amphitheater
Aug. 15: Snail, The Rio
NEW: Aug. 15: Ani DiFranco/Valerie June, Santa Cruz Civic
September
Sept. 17: The Growlers, The Catalyst
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