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.
Last week, we announced that Bob Dylan had booked a show to perform in Santa Cruz, and this week it’s the Kingston Trio. Did we all just slip into 1962 all of a sudden? Not surprisingly, none of the original members of the Trio from 60 years ago aisre still performing. But they still play all the hits you’ll remember (if you were around to remember) Aug. 11 at the Rio. Other shows include former Primus frontman Les Claypool at the Rio on July 31, the emo throwbacks Taking Back Sunday at the Catalyst on Aug. 7, and guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel on Dec. 30 at the Rio.
Latest additions are marked as NEW below.
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And away we go with Down The Line ...
May
May 26: Koffee, The Catalyst
May 26: Mark Hummel/Rusty Zinn, Moe’s Alley
May 26: Songwriters in the Round, Felton Music Hall
May 27: Jerry’s Middle Finger, Felton Music Hall
May 28: Skyway Man, The Crepe Place
May 28: Prezident Brown, Moe’s Alley
May 28: Jeffrey Halford & the Healers, El Vaquero
May 28: Tandy Beal & Co., Ocean View Park
May 29: Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Moe’s Alley
May 29: Joshua Ray Walker, Moe’s Alley
May 31: Kuumbwa anniversary/Artemis, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
May 31: Santa Cruz Shakespeare preview, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June
June 1: Bedouine/Shannon Lay, Kuumbwa Jazz Center (RESCHEDULED FROM JAN. 15)
June 1: Sandor Katz, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 3: Typhoon, Felton Music Hall
June 3: Throw Rag, Moe’s Alley
NEW: June 3: DeShawn Hickman: Sacred Steel, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 4: Santa Cruz Roller Derby, Santa Cruz Civic
June 4: Santa Cruz Latin Collective, Michael’s on Main
June 4: Tandy Beal & Co., Ocean View Park
June 4: The English Beat, Felton Music Hall
June 5: Kaki King, Felton Music Hall
June 6: Thana Alexa, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 6: Lynne Cox, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 7: Mike Love & the Full Circle, Felton Music Hall
June 7: “Voices for Vista,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 9: Steel House, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 10: Christian McBride, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 10: Allah Las, The Rio
June 10: Aza, Michael’s on Main
June 11: Long Beach Dub All-Stars, Moe’s Alley
June 11: Jerry Miller Band, Michael’s on Main
June 11: Tandy Beal & Co., Ocean View Park
June 11: ABBA dance party, The Catalyst
June 11: Dreamland w/Kimberly Ford, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 12: Bobby Oroza, Moe’s Alley
June 12: Damien Jurado, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 13: Danilo Perez, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 14: Strfkr, The Catalyst
June 16: Will Bernard & Freelance Subversives, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 16: The Wailing Souls, Moe’s Alley (RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 22)
June 16: Extra Large, Beach Boardwalk
June 16: Christopher Moore, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 17: Orgone, Moe’s Alley
June 17: Prof, The Catalyst
June 17: “The Goonies,” Beach Boardwalk
June 17: Santa Cruda, Michael’s on Main
June 17-18: White Album Ensemble, The Rio
June 18: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Life: A Journey Through Time,” Civic Auditorium
June 18: Cheryl Wheeler, Michael’s on Main
June 19: The Wilder Blue, Felton Music Hall
June 19: Third Eye Blind, The Catalyst
June 20: Los Aurora, Kuumbwa Jazz Center CANCELED
June 20: Robert Earl Keen, The Rio
June 20: Hot Club of San Francisco, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 21: Mary Gauthier, Felton Music Hall
June 21:Tommy Prine, Michael’s on Main
June 21: Dave Alvin/Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Moe’s Alley
June 22: Old Blind Dogs, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 23: Joshua Radin, Felton Music Hall
June 23: Nina LaCour, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 23: Sang Matiz, Beach Boardwalk
June 23: Bob Dylan, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
June 24: Cabrillo Stage: “Grease,” opening, Crocker Theater
June 24: Ranky Tanky/Lisa Fischer, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 24: Carla Morrison, Quarry Amphitheater
June 24: “50 First Dates,” Beach Boardwalk
June 24: Lutan Fyah, Moe’s Alley
NEW: June 24: Special Fun, Michael’s on Main
June 25: Southern Culture on the Skids, Moe’s Alley
June 25: “Mister Candid Camera,” The Rio
June 25: Carmen Lynch, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 26: Whose Live Anyway?, Santa Cruz Civic
June 27: Tierney Sutton, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 28: Vinnie Hansen (virtual event), Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 30: The Deadlies, Beach Boardwalk
NEW: June 30: Leila Mottley, Bookshop Santa Cruz
July
July 1: “Sing 2,” Beach Boardwalk
July 2: Royal Jelly Live, Moe’s Alley
July 6: Jewel Theatre, opening night, “Death Trap,” Colligan Theater
July 6: Daniel Champagne, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 6: Adia Victoria, Felton Music Hall
July 7: The Waybacks, Michael’s on Main
July 7: Man in Black, Beach Boardwalk
July 8: Yuko Mabuchi, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 8: “Little Shop of Horrors,” Beach Boardwalk
July 8: The iTals, Moe’s Alley
July 11: Heartless Bastards, Felton Music Hall
July 13: Amy Helm, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 13: Eric Lindell, Moe’s Alley
July 14: Edith Piaf tribute, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 14: Brass Magic, Beach Boardwalk
July 15: Santa Cruz Shakespeare: “The Formula” opening, DeLaveaga Park
July 15: Barry “The Fish” Melton, Michael’s on Main
July 15: “The Sandlot,” Beach Boardwalk
July 16: Santa Cruz Shakespeare: “Twelfth Night” opening, DeLaveaga Park
July 16: Death Valley Girls, The Crepe Place
July 16: Traveling Wilburys tribute, Michael’s on Main
July 16: Big Mountain, Moe’s Alley
July 17: Martin Courtney, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 18: Joel Frahm, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: July 19: Erika Sanchez, Bookshop Santa Cruz
NEW: July 20: “Speak for Change,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 21: Pacific Roots, Beach Boardwalk
July 22: Cabrillo Stage: “Candide,” opening Crocker Theater
July 22: Wavves, The Catalyst
July 22: “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” Beach Boardwalk
July 22: Tropa Magica, Moe’s Alley
July 25: Ben Williams Band, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 26: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “In the Works,” Santa Cruz Civic
NEW: July 26: The Traveling McCourys, Felton Music Hall
July 28: 4to Prestigio, Beach Boardwalk
July 28: Santa Cruz Shakespeare: “Tempest” opening, DeLaveaga Park
NEW: July 28: Gary Meek, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 29: “Iron Man,” Beach Boardwalk
July 29: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “The End of Rain,” Santa Cruz Civic
July 29-30: True Love Christian Festival, Aptos Village Park
July 30: The Altons, Moe’s Alley
July 30: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Let Me See the Sun,” Santa Cruz Civic
July 30: Ruthie Foster, Felton Music Hall
NEW: July 30: Girls with Guitars, Michael’s on Main
July 31: NRBQ, Moe’s Alley
July 31: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Roomful of Teeth,” Santa Cruz Civic
NEW: July 31: Les Claypool, The Rio
August
Aug. 3: Nellie McKay, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 4: Coffee Zombie Collective, Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 4: Steve Kimock, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 5: “Trolls,” Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 5: Lee Fields & the Expressions, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 6: Laura Morano, The Catalyst
Aug. 6: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Moonlight,” Santa Cruz Civic
NEW: Aug. 6: Where’s Waldo? party, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 7: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Violins of Hope,” Santa Cruz Civic
Aug. 7: John Jorgenson, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Aug. 7: Taking Back Sunday, The Catalyst
Aug. 11: Joint Chiefs, Beach Boardwalk
NEW: Aug. 11: The Kingston Trio, The Rio
Aug. 12: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 12-13: Sound Tribe Sector 9, Quarry Amphitheater
Aug. 17: John Moreland, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 19: Paul Thorn, The Rio
NEW: Aug. 19: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 20: Agent Orange, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 23: Mac DeMarco, The Rio
Aug. 26: Painted Mandolin, Michael’s on Main
Aug. 31: Summer Dean, Felton Music Hall
September
Sept. 3: Tom Petty tribute, Michael’s on Main
Sept. 4: Nouvelle Vogue, The Rio
Sept. 10: Salif Keita, The Rio
Sept. 12: Remi Wolf, The Catalyst
Sept. 16: Baynk, The Catalyst
Sept. 16: The Blasters, Moe’s Alley (RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 25)
Sept. 16: Damon Gutzwiller benefit, Michael’s on Main
Sept. 23: Snail, Michael’s on Main
Sept. 23: Judy Collins, The Rio
Sept. 23: P.J. Morton, The Catalyst
Sept. 30: Dale Watson, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 30: Kid Bloom, The Catalyst
October
NEW: Oct. 1: Oliver Tree, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Oct. 3: DakhaBrakha, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 5: Bear’s Den, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 6: Marley’s Ghost, Michael’s on Main
Oct. 6: Apocalypta, The Catalyst
Oct. 8: Daniel Romano, The Crepe Place
Oct. 9: Led Kaapana, Michael’s on Main
Oct. 12: Graham Nash, The Rio
Oct. 22: Chili Cook-off, Beach Boardwalk
Oct. 29: “The Lost Boys,” Beach Boardwalk
Oct. 30: Black Jacket Symphony, The Rio
November
Nov. 7: Antonio Sanchez & Bad Hombre, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 11: Illuminati Hotties, The Catalyst
Nov. 16: Carsie Blanton, Moe’s Alley
December
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