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. 5: Tobacco City, The Crepe Place
Feb. 5: Trio Grande, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 6: Beats Antique, The Rio
Feb. 6: Linda Ronstadt tribute, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 6: Stingray, The Crepe Place
Feb. 7: ABBA tribute, The Rio
Feb. 7: Steve Poltz, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 7: Sin Sisters burlesque, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 9: Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 10: Anat Cohen, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 11: Scott Eden, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Feb. 12: Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 12: 76th Street, The Catalyst
NEW: Feb. 13: White Album Ensemble, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 14: Cedric Burnside, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 14: Tuck & Patti, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 14: David Ramirez & Sharon Silva, The Crepe Place
Feb. 14: The King’s Men: Elvis tribute, The Rio
Feb. 15: Warren Haynes, The Rio
Feb. 15: Long Beach Dub Allstars, Moe’s Alley
Feb. 16: Ekep Nkwelle, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 16: BBNO$, The Catalyst
Feb. 17: Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Feb. 18: Rebirth Brass Band, Moe’s Alley
Feb. 18: Dianne Reeves, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 19: Jim Lauderdale, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 20: Juliana Barwick & Mary Lattimore, The Crepe Place
Feb. 20: Jack West, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 20: U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers Chorus, Crocker Theater
Feb. 20-21: Don Carlos, Moe’s Alley
Feb. 21: Sun Kil Moon, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 21: New Jazz Underground, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 21: Denm, The Catalyst
Feb. 21-22: Clam Chowder Cook-off, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Feb. 22: Vasen, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 22: “Little Miss Sunshine” tribute, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 23: Magic City Hippies, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 23: Rumbo Tumbo, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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
NEW: 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 7: The Last Dinosaurs, Felton Music Hall
March 7: Y&T, The Catalyst
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 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
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 28: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Amadeus,” Santa Cruz Civic
March 28: Lunasa, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 28: The Motet, Moe’s Alley
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 3: Elise Trouw, The Catalyst
April 3: Circles Around the Sun, Felton Music Hall
April 4: Cesar Rosas, Moe’s Alley
April 5: Richard Thompson, The Rio
NEW: April 6: Mark Lettieri, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 16: Satsang, Moe’s Alley
April 17: George Kahumoko & Kimo West, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April 18: Bee Gees tribute, The Rio
April 18: Emmylou Harris, Santa Cruz Civic
April 18: Drain, Quarry Amphitheater
April 19: Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings, Moe’s Alley
April 22: Drew & Ellie Holcomb, The Rio
April 23: Tommy Emmanuel, The Rio
April 25: KT Tunstall, Felton Music Hall
NEW: April 30: Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May
May 2: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,” Santa Cruz Civic
May 2: Karla Bonoff, Felton Music Hall (RESCHEDULED FROM NOV. 8)
May 3: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,” Mello Center
May 3: Pat Metheny, The Rio
May 8: Sports, The Catalyst
May 8: Glen Phillips, Felton Music Hall
May 8: Brothers Comatose, Moe’s Alley
May 9: David Sedaris, Santa Cruz Civic
May 10: Jim Messina, The Rio
NEW: May 15: Cornelia Murr, Felton Music Hall
May 16: Amy Winehouse tribute, The Rio
June
June 12: Monolord, The Catalyst
June 13: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Movie Night,” Santa Cruz Civic
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