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 …
October
Oct. 25: Zepperella, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 25: “Let the Caged Bird Sing” IV, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 26: Fonville & Fribush, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 27: Great Lake Swimmers, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 28: Lyle Lovett, Santa Cruz Civic
Oct. 28: Julia Orringer, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Oct. 28: “The Sixth Sense,” The Grove
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
Nov. 1: Alexandr Misko, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 2: Helen Sung, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 4: Joshua Redman, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 4: Priyanka Matoo, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Nov. 5: Gabrielle Cavassa, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 6: Elijah Scott, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 6: Trip Tides, The Crepe Place
Nov. 7: Henry Diltz: Behind the Lens, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 7: Jeffrey Foucault, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 7: Led Zeppelin tribute, Moe’s Alley
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. 9: Matt O’Hara, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Nov. 10: Donavon Frankenreiter, The Rio
Nov. 11: Pierre Bensusan, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 12: Jake Xerxes Fussell, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 12: Ken Okada, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 13: Pipo Romero, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 14: Nick Shoulders, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 14: Jon Spencer, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 14: Santa Cruz Symphony: Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn, Santa Cruz Civic
Nov. 15: The Cactus Blossoms, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 15: California Honeydrops, The Catalyst
Nov. 15: Santa Cruz Symphony: Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn, Mello Center
Nov. 15: Daniel Duane, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Nov. 16: Las Migas, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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. 19: Dav Pilkey, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Nov. 19: James Durbin, The Crepe Place
Nov. 20: Andrew McMahon, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 20-21: Kabaka Pyramid, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 21: Amy Winehouse tribute, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 21: Painted Mandolin, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Nov. 21: Yala Lati/Women’s Rise Choir, The Rio
Nov. 22: John Craigie, The Rio
Nov. 23: The Residents, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 23: Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 27: Jackie Greene, The Catalyst
Nov. 28: Don Carlos, The Catalyst
Nov. 29: Sandra Bernhard, The Rio
Nov. 30: Benny Green, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
December
Dec. 2: Kassa Overall, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 2: “A Celtic Christmas,” Santa Cruz Civic
Dec. 2: Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Crepe Place
Dec. 3: Isaiah Sharkey, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 4: Dragon Smoke, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 5: Hell’s Belles, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 5: The Expendables, The Catalyst
Dec. 5: “Actually, It is Rocket Science,” The Rio
Dec. 5-6: Music for the Feast of Christmas, Holy Cross Church
Dec. 6: Horse Feathers, Woodhouse Brewing
Dec. 6: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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. 9: James Hunter Six, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 10: Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 10: The Slackers, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 11: Jonathan Richman, The Rio
Dec. 11: Flaming Groovies, The Crepe Place
Dec. 11: Stinkfoot Orchestra, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 11: Jonathan Richman, The Rio
Dec. 11: Ski Mask the Slump God, The Catalyst
Dec. 12: The Wooten Brothers, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 12: JD McPherson, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 13: Garrison Keillor, The Rio
Dec. 14: Christian Sands, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 17: Pokey LaFarge, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 14: Christian Sands, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 17: Skylar Tang, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 19: A John Prine Christmas Show, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 31: Wooster, Moe’s Alley
January 2027
Jan. 10: Ana Popovic, Moe’s Alley
Jan. 11: Nora Brown/Stephanie Coleman, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 15: Kurt Rosenwinkel/Gerald Clayton, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 15: Harlem Globetrotters, Kaiser Permanente Arena
Jan. 16: Arum Ramamurthy, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 16: Santa Cruz Symphony: Rachmaninoff’s Third, Santa Cruz Civic
Jan. 17: Santa Cruz Symphony: Rachmaninoff’s Third, Mello Center
Jan. 18: Goldings/Bernstein Organ Trio, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 21: Jesse Cook, The Rio
Jan. 21: Lara Downes, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 22: Andy McKee, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 22: Trae Crowder, The Rio
Jan. 22: John McCutcheon, Felton Music Hall
Jan. 23: Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 24: Brandy Clark, Felton Music Hall
Jan. 25: Camille Thurman/Darrell Green, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 28: Chris Cain, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 30: Elephant Stone, The Crepe Place
Jan. 30: Keller Williams, Moe’s Alley
February
Feb. 1: The Cookers, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 5: Champion Fulton, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 5: Little Stranger, The Catalyst
Feb. 6: Steve Poltz, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 8: Kenny Barron, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 10: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Rio
Feb. 11: Nella, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 13: Lael Neale, The Crepe Place
Feb. 15: Hamilton de Holanda, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 16: Charlie Hunter & Ella Feingold, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 19: Matthew Whitaker, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 19: Jess Williamson, Moe’s Alley
Feb. 22: Linda May Ham Oh, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 25: Claudia Villela/Romero Lubambo, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Feb. 27: Girl Ultra, The Catalyst
Feb. 28: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Peter and the Wolf,” Santa Cruz Civic
March
March 1: Tyreek McDole, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 5: Klezmatics, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 6: The Lemonheads, The Catalyst
March 6: “On a Winter’s Night,” The Rio
March 10: Lucia, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 14: Alok, The Catalyst
March 18: Kristen Strom, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 22: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 26: David Nihill, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 31: Kash’d Out, Felton Music Hall
April
April 3: Santa Cruz Symphony: “The Firebird,” Santa Cruz Civic
April 4: Santa Cruz Symphony: “The Firebird,” Mello Center
April 21: “Alice in Wonderland,” Santa Cruz Civic
April 23: Fashion Teens, The Rio
May
May 1: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” Santa Cruz Civic
May 2: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” Mello Center
June
June 12: Santa Cruz Symphony: Celebrating John Williams, Santa Cruz Civic
HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF BOLO
Sign up for Lookout’s Weekender newsletter, sent every Thursday afternoon.
If you’re planning or producing your own event, click CREATE AN EVENT on the calendar.
Questions, comments, concerns? Email bolo@lookoutlocal.com.
