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.
In new bookings this week, surfer Maya Gabeira, who set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Record for biggest wave ever ridden by a female surfer, comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on Aug. 3 to talk about big waves and her new children’s book. The neo-gothic folk duo Rising Appalachia plays live at the Rio on July 29. Throwback country and rockabilly artist Wayne “The Train” Hancock pops in at Moe’s Alley on Aug. 17. And acclaimed jazz drummer (and “beat scientist”) Makaya McCraven brings his combo to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Oct. 27.
Latest additions are marked as NEW below.
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And away we go with Down The Line ...
June
June 30: The Deadlies, Beach Boardwalk
June 30: Leila Mottley, Bookshop Santa Cruz
July
July 1: “Sing 2,” Beach Boardwalk
July 1: Mario y Su Timbeko, Moe’s Alley
July 2: Royal Jelly Live, Moe’s Alley
July 2: Sherry Austin & Henhouse, Michael’s on Main
July 3: Bill Kirchen, Michael’s on Main
July 5: The Hive Poetry Collective, Bookshop Santa Cruz
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 6: State Champs, The Catalyst
July 7: The Waybacks, Michael’s on Main
July 7: Man in Black, Beach Boardwalk
July 7: Patrick Landeza & Sons, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 8: Yuko Mabuchi, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 8: “Little Shop of Horrors,” Beach Boardwalk
July 8: The iTals, Moe’s Alley
July 8: Houndmouth, Felton Music Hall
July 9: Ken Kraft, Michael’s on Main
July 10: Jaime Wyatt, 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 13: Gary Griggs, Bookshop Santa Cruz
July 14: Edith Piaf tribute, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 14: Brass Magic, Beach Boardwalk
July 14: Backyard Birds, Michael’s on Main
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: Mike Dawes, Felton Music Hall
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 16: Preacher Boy/Nicole Wilson, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 17: Martin Courtney, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 18: Joel Frahm, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 19: Erika Sanchez, Bookshop Santa Cruz
July 20: “Speak for Change,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 20: Mykal Rose, Moe’s Alley
July 21: Pacific Roots, Beach Boardwalk
July 21: Yosvany Terry, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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 22: Jesse Colin Young, The Rio
July 22-23: California Honeydrops, Felton Music Hall
July 23: “The Sounds of Grunge,” The Catalyst
July 23: Pete Sawyer & the Left-Hand Monkey Wrench Gang, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 25: Ben Williams Band, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 26: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “In the Works,” Santa Cruz Civic
July 26: The Traveling McCourys, Felton Music Hall
July 28: 4to Prestigio, Beach Boardwalk
July 28: Santa Cruz Shakespeare: “Tempest” opening, DeLaveaga Park
July 28: Gary Meek, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
July 28: Phil Marsh, Michael’s on Main
July 28: Phil Marsh, Michael’s on Main
July 29: “Iron Man,” Beach Boardwalk
July 29: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “The End of Rain,” Santa Cruz Civic
NEW: July 29: Rising Appalachia, The Rio
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
July 30: Girls with Guitars, Michael’s on Main
July 30: George Kahumoku Jr., Michael’s on Main
July 30: The Altons, Moe’s Alley
July 31: NRBQ, Moe’s Alley
July 31: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Roomful of Teeth,” Santa Cruz Civic
July 31: Les Claypool, The Rio
August
Aug. 1: Marcia Ball, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 3: Nellie McKay, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Aug. 3: Maya Gabeira, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 4: Coffee Zombie Collective, Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 4: Steve Kimock, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Aug. 4: Leslie Karst, Bookshop Santa Cruz
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
Aug. 6: Where’s Waldo? party, Bookshop Santa Cruz
NEW: Aug. 6: Greg Koch, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 7: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: “Violins of Hope,” Santa Cruz Civic
Aug. 7: John Jorgenson, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 7: Taking Back Sunday, The Catalyst
Aug. 8: Terence Blanchard/Turtle Island String Quartet, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Aug. 8: Anthony Marra, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Aug. 9: Chastity Brown, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 10: Thee Sacred Souls, The Rio
Aug. 11: Joint Chiefs, Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 11: The Kingston Trio, The Rio
Aug. 11: Isaiah Sharkey, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 11-13: The Brothers Comatose, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 12: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” Beach Boardwalk
Aug. 12: Anthony Arya’s Rock-a-palooza, Michael’s on Main
Aug. 12-13: Sound Tribe Sector 9, Quarry Amphitheater
Aug. 13: Rolling Stones tribute, Michael’s on Main
Aug. 15: Joe Farnsworth/Peter Bernstein, Kuumbwa Jazz Center CANCELED
NEW: Aug. 16: Garcia Peoples, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 17: John Moreland, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Aug. 17: Wayne Hancock, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 18: Kenny Garrett, Kuumbwa Jazz Center CANCELED
Aug. 19: Paul Thorn, The Rio
Aug. 19: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 19: Chris Cain, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 19: Greg Loiacono, Michael’s on Main
NEW: Aug. 19: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Felton Music Hall
Aug. 20: Agent Orange, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 22: The Hu, The Catalyst
Aug. 22: John Pizzarelli, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 23: Mac DeMarco, The Rio
Aug. 24: Paula Fuga, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 25: Booker T. Jones, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Aug. 26: Painted Mandolin, Michael’s on Main
Aug. 26: Brooks Nielsen, The Catalyst
NEW: Aug. 27: Eagles tribute, Michael’s on Main
NEW: Aug. 28: Maddie Poppe, Moe’s Alley
Aug. 31: Summer Dean, Felton Music Hall
September
Sept. 1: Mimi Fox, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 3: Tom Petty tribute, Michael’s on Main
Sept. 4: Nouvelle Vogue, The Rio
Sept. 4: Groundation, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 5: Tab Benoit, Felton Music Hall
Sept. 6: Less Than Jake/Bowling for Soup, The Catalyst
Sept. 7: Claudia Villela, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 9: The Melvins, Felton Music Hall
Sept. 10: Salif Keita, The Rio
Sept. 10: The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Felton Music Hall
Sept. 12: Remi Wolf, The Catalyst
Sept. 13: Bill Frisell, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Sept. 15: Wayne Krantz, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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. 16: Bonnie Prince Billy, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 17: Niki, The Catalyst
Sept. 17-18: Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival, Roaring Camp
Sept. 19: Billy Cobham, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 22: Gary Meek, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 23: Snail, Michael’s on Main
Sept. 23: Judy Collins, The Rio
Sept. 23: P.J. Morton, The Catalyst
Sept. 24: Kikagaku Moyo, The Rio
Sept. 24: Russian Circles, Felton Music Hall
Sept. 28: Grace Kelly, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 29: Eric Vloeimans & Will Holshauser, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 30: Dale Watson, Moe’s Alley
Sept. 30: Kid Bloom, The Catalyst
October
Oct. 1: Oliver Tree, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Oct. 3: DakhaBrakha, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 4: Om, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 4: The Dolly Rots, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 5: Bear’s Den, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 6: Marley’s Ghost, Michael’s on Main
Oct. 6: Apocalypta, The Catalyst
Oct. 7: Bonny Light Horseman, The Rio
Oct. 7: Dirty Honey, The Catalyst
Oct. 7: The Pogues tribute, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 8: Daniel Romano, The Crepe Place
Oct. 9: Led Kaapana, Michael’s on Main
Oct. 12: Graham Nash, The Rio
Oct. 15: Punktoberfest, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 16: Todd Snider, The Rio
Oct. 17: Kenny Garrett, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 22: Chili Cook-off, Beach Boardwalk
NEW: Oct. 22: Michael Jackson tribute, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Oct. 27: Makaya McCraven, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Oct. 27: Kelsey Waldon, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 29: “The Lost Boys,” Beach Boardwalk
Oct. 29: Tom Petty tribute, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 30: Black Jacket Symphony, The Rio
November
Nov. 7: Antonio Sanchez & Bad Hombre, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 11: Illuminati Hotties, The Catalyst
NEW: Nov. 13: Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 16: Carsie Blanton, Moe’s Alley
December
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