Good Times Santa Cruz

King Crimson classics, guitar wizardry and a Zappa encore echoed through the redwoods as Terry Bozzio joined Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Tony Levin for BEAT’s tour opener at UCSC’s Quarry Amphitheater.

This article was contributed by OnPointe Media Pet emergencies never seem to happen at a good time. Maybe your dog swallows a sock on a Sunday, your cat stops eating just before a holiday or a hike ends with a limp that will not go away. When the emergency clinic finally sends the bill, the […]

Readers weigh in on Sonivore’s vision for a Santa Cruz listening lounge, psychedelic intention, local history and a request for a pronoun correction.

San Lorenzo Valley’s teenage art-rock band Coyote Theater takes its adventurous songwriting, odd time signatures and theatrical performances to the Joshua Tree Music Festival.

Rickie Lee Jones brings her unmistakable voice and blend of barroom grit, jazz phrasing and tender storytelling to the Rio Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 8. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter behind “Chuck E.’s in Love” performs at 8pm. Tickets: $38.

Brad Kava celebrates the Santa Cruz Symphony’s adventurous new season, from unexpected collaborations to Jaron Lanier’s music and the debate over AI art.

Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan brings his powerful voice and desert-born solo album Weapons of Beauty to Felton Music Hall on Oct. 14. James Durbin explores the songs’ vulnerability and soulful pull.

An afternoon under the spell of a world-traveled voice, with a collection of songs newly gathered and refined during a breathtaking personal odyssey. All this and more is on the menu when Kay Martin presents her music at Severino’s, Sunday, Oct. 11 at 3pm. Always sultry, Martin’s effortless vocals whisper of moonlight and dreamy afternoons […]

After Hours at 11th Hour Coffee serves inventive cocktails and mocktails in downtown Santa Cruz, alongside Chubb’s Chicken Sandwiches and a lively community gathering space.

Boulder Creek Golf Club owner Matt Robles returns to his childhood roots with a vision for The Clubhouse, where fish tacos, comfort food and Sunday brunch anchor the menu.

Bez Stone’s the Sauce brings consent-centered workshops, sober dancing and playful connection to a rotating lineup of Santa Cruz venues, beginning with the MAH.

Josie Cowden explores Dresser Winery’s 2023 Zinfandel, with its rich berry aromas, savory notes and floral complexity, plus a beachside dinner and Capitola wine-bar news.

A Romero Institute town hall brings Santa Cruz leaders and activists together to discuss voting rights, civic courage and the power of community participation.

UC Santa Cruz student Oliver Levine paddles 48 miles across Monterey Bay and back, navigating darkness, bioluminescence and self-doubt on a 12-foot board without a support boat.

This week’s local updates cover early voting, Highway 1 and Highway 9 traffic delays, utility autopay changes, county budget concerns, Watsonville Hospital and Monterey Bay humpbacks.

What is your most vivid childhood Halloween memory?  Every year, our friends decorated their garage with spiderwebs and black lights for all the neighborhood kids. Those Halloween parties were my favorite. We’d go trick-or-treating in one gigantic group. In middle school, my friend and I dressed as Lydia and Beetlejuice. That was really fun. Sophie […]

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology explores authentic self-expression, intuitive wisdom and fresh possibilities for all 12 zodiac signs.

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