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.
Among the newly booked shows coming to Santa Cruz County venues is the innovative Mexican-born performer Lila Downs, to play live at the Cocoanut Grove on Oct. 17. Singer-songwriter M. Ward (you might know him from the duo She & Him) will play Aug. 18 at Felton Music Hall. The wonderful jazz singer Kim Nalley will perform the music of the late Burt Bacharach on Aug. 28 at Kuumbwa. The award-winning novelist C Pam Zhang will appear at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Sept. 28. Perhaps the world’s premier journalist when it comes to themes of the marine world, Susan Casey, will share her new book on the deepest parts of the ocean at Bookshop on Aug. 8. And the Santa Cruz-based Sound Tribe Sector 9 returns to the Quarry Amphitheater at UC Santa Cruz for two live shows Aug. 4 and 5.
Latest additions are marked as NEW below.
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And away we go with Down The Line ...
June
June 2: The Exploited, The Catalyst
June 2: Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 2: Tegan & Sara, The Rio
June 2: Good Riddance, Moe’s Alley
June 2: Peter Cat Recording Co., Felton Music Hall
June 3: Trish Toledo, Moe’s Alley
June 3: “First Among Equals,” The Rio
June 3: The Sam Chase Trio, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 4: Stacey Abrams, The Rio
June 4: Djangatos, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 5: Lakecia Benjamin, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 6: Luis Alberto Urrea, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 7: “Voices for Vista,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 7: Hobo Johnson, The Catalyst
June 7: Eric Hutchinson, Felton Music Hall
June 7: “Inside Scofield,” Del Mar
June 8: Edward Simon, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 8: Ocean Vuong, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 8: Ana Popovic, Felton Music Hall
June 9: Kr3ture, Felton Music Hall
June 10: Santa Cruz Symphony: “A Night at the Movies,” Santa Cruz Civic
June 10: Pure Roots, Moe’s Alley
June 10: Sin Sisters Burlesque, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 11: Santa Cruz Shakespeare preview, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 11: Cris Williamson & Barbara Higbie, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 12: Pasquale Grasso, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 12: KT Tunstall, Felton Music Hall
June 13: Andrea Nguyen, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 14: Wesli, Moe’s Alley
June 15: Southern Culture on the Skids, Moe’s Alley
June 15: Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 15: Creed Fisher, Felton Music Hall
June 15: Sang Matiz, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
June 16: Emmaline, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 16: “The Lost Boys,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
June 16: Marc Cohn & Shawn Colvin, The Rio
NEW: June 16: Isabel Allende, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 17: Parker Millsap, Moe’s Alley
June 17: Radney Foster, Felton Music Hall
June 17: “Shrek"-themed Rave, The Catalyst
June 18: José James, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 21: Otessa Moshfegh, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 22: Johnny Cash tribute, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
June 22: Julian Marley & the Uprising, Felton Music Hall
June 23: “Mamma Mia,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
June 23: Paul Thorn, The Rio
June 24: Tammi Brown sings Ella, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 25: Ozomatli, The Catalyst
June 26: Claudia Villela, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 27: Lisa See, Bookshop Santa Cruz
June 29: Claudio Rabeca, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 29: Yasmin Williams, Felton Music Hall
June 29: Extra Large, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
June 30: Dumpstaphunk, Moe’s Alley
June 30: Nduduzo Makhathini, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
June 30: “Space Jam,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
July
July 1: Carolyn Sills Combo, El Vaquero Winery
July 1: Fleetwood Mac tribute, Felton Music Hall
July 2: Protomartyr, Moe’s Alley
July 6: Fast Times, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
July 6: Tassajara Trio, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 6: Anuhea, Moe’s Alley
July 7: Metalachi, Moe’s Alley
July 7: “Labyrinth,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
July 7: Pink Floyd tribute, Felton Music Hall
July 7: Dayan Kai & Joe Craven, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 8: “The Cigarette Surfboard,” The Rio
July 10: Jane Monheit, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: July 12: C.J. Chenier, Moe’s Alley
July 13: Santa Cruz Shakespeare: “Book of Will” opening night, Audrey Stanley Grove
July 13: Santa Cruda, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
July 14: Santa Cruz Shakespeare: “Taming of the Shrew” opening night, Audrey Stanley Grove
July 14: “Selena,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
July 14: Charles Wesley Godwin, The Catalyst
July 15: Daniel Champagne, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 16: Circle Jerks, The Catalyst
July 18: Goth Babe, The Catalyst
July 19: Oumuo Sangaré, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 21: Jerry Douglas Band, Felton Music Hall
July 21: “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
July 21: The Aquabats, The Catalyst
July 22: J Boog, The Catalyst
July 24: Benny Green, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 26: Steve Earle, Felton Music Hall
July 27: Rayland Baxter, Felton Music Hall
July 27: Rachel Baiman & Cristina Vane, The Catalyst
July 28: Santa Cruz Shakespeare: “King Lear” opening night, Audrey Stanley Grove
July 28: “Top Gun: Maverick,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
July 28: Michael O’Neill Sextet, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 30: Imarhan, Moe’s Alley
July 31: Bobby Watson, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
August
Aug. 1: Lara Love Hardin, Bookshop Santa Cruz
NEW: Aug. 3: Karen McManus, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 4: “Shrek,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 4: Chris Cain, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Aug. 4-5: Sound Tribe Sector 9, The Quarry
Aug. 5: Sondheim tribute revue, The Rio
Aug. 6: Pato Banton, The Catalyst
NEW: Aug. 7: Tierney Sutton, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Aug. 8: Susan Casey, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 10: The Bad Plus, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 11: “The Neverending Story,” Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 16: Eliades Ochoa, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Aug. 17: Pascal Le Boeuf, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Aug. 18: M. Ward, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Aug. 18: Bobby Oroza, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Aug. 21: John Pizzarelli, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 25-26: Jerry’s Middle Finger, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Aug. 28: Kim Nalley, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
September
Sept. 2: Tim Flannery & the Lunatic Fringe, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 6: Black Uhuru, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Sept. 7: Barrio Manouche, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 9: Julie Byrne, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Sept. 10: Oz Noy Trio, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 11: Bireli Lagrene & Martin Taylor, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Sept. 11: Megan Kakimoto, Bookshop Santa Cruz
NEW: Sept. 14: Person2Person, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 15: Fab Four: “Rubber Soul,” The Rio
Sept. 15: Dave Mathews Band tribute, Felton Music Hall
Sept. 17: Pancho Sanchez, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 20: Joshua Redman, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Sept. 28: Pam Zhang, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sept. 29: Roosevelt, The Catalyst
Sept. 30: MaMuse & the Wild Choir, The Rio
NEW: Sept. 30: Yellowjackets, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
October
Oct. 5: Lucky Chops, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 6: Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, The Rio
NEW: Oct. 7: The Original Wailers, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 15: Jack Botts, The Catalyst
Oct. 17: Jesse Cook, The Rio
NEW: Oct. 17: JMSN, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Oct. 17: Lila Downs, Cocoanut Grove
Oct. 18: Tommy Prine, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Oct. 20: The Sam Chase, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 21: Santa Cruz Band Review, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Oct. 21: Carsie Blanton, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 22: Powerman 5000, The Catalyst
Oct. 26: David Cross, The Rio
Oct. 28: Chili Cook-off, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Oct. 28: Beats Antique, The Catalyst
November
Nov. 10: Atlin Gun, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 17: World Ballet Series: “Cinderella,” Santa Cruz Civic
Nov. 18: Zepparella, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 18: Sun Room, The Catalyst
Nov. 19: Bruce Cockburn, The Rio
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