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.
Lotsa news on the entertainment front: Singer-songwriter Ariel Pink is due at Felton Music Hall on Nov. 2. Blues guitarist Ana Popovic plays a big show at the Rio on Dec. 3. Veteran old-line rocker Jonathan Richman visits The Crepe Place on Dec. 10. Longtime Santa Cruz journalist-turned-novelist Peggy Townsend comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz to talk about her new book Nov. 18. The great Santa Cruz poet Ellen Bass headlines the Morton Marcus Poetry Reading at UCSC on Nov. 20. The magnificent Cajun band BeauSoleil with its leader, Michael Doucet, is at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Feb. 27. Felton Music Hall hosts a John Prine-themed Christmas show Dec. 19. And pioneering podcaster Jesse Thorn celebrates 25 years of “Bullseye” with a special Kuumbwa show Nov. 1.
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. 7: Jaron Lanier: “Music and the Future of Humanity,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 9: Molly Miller, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 10: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 10: Cool Cool Cool, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 11: Schoolcraft & Murray, Ugly Mug
Oct. 12: “Let the Caged Bird Sing,” Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 14: Artemis, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 14: Covet, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 14: Shoreline Mafia, The Catalyst
Oct. 14: Malcolm Gladwell, The Rio
Oct. 15: Jeong Lim Yang, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 15: Kaleo Wassman & Geoff Weers, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 16: Becca Stevens, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 16: Noam Pikelny & Friends, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 16: John Freeman, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Oct. 16: DJ Pauly D, The Catalyst
Oct. 17: Carsie Blanton, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 17: Martin Sexton, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 17: Calvin Love, The Crepe Place
Oct. 18: Durry, The Catalyst
Oct. 18: The Polish Ambassador, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 18: Festival of Monsters, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Oct. 19: Pony Bradshaw, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 20: Benny Green, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 20: Glenn Tillbrook, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 20: Jeff VanderMeer, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Oct. 21: Rhett Miller, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 22: Marianas Trench, The Catalyst
Oct. 22: Luciano, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 23: Frankie Cosmos, The Catalyst
Oct. 23: The New Mastersounds, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 23: Riley Mulherkar, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 23: Mary Roach, London Nelson Center
Oct. 24: Stereolab, The Rio
Oct. 24: The Hip Abduction, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 24: Hristo Vitchev & Jivko Petrov, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 25: Rachael & Vilray, Rio Theatre
Oct. 26: Jacob Collier, Santa Cruz Civic
Oct. 26: Steely Dead, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 26: Yung Gravy, The Catalyst
NEW: Oct. 27: Julian Brave Noisecat, London Nelson Center
Oct. 28: Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud, The Rio
Oct. 29: Pachyman & Mndsgn, Felton Music Hall
Oct. 30: Felly, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 30: Simon Moullier, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 31: Ghost-Note, Moe’s Alley
Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Jerry’s Middle Finger, Felton Music Hall
November
Nov. 1: Spafford, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Nov. 1: “Bullseye” with Jesse Thorn, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 1: Santa Cruz Symphony: “The Planets,” Santa Cruz Civic
Nov. 2: Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris, Santa Cruz High
Nov. 2: Antsy McClain & the Trailer Park Troubadours, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 2: Santa Cruz Symphony: “The Planets,” Mello Center
NEW: Nov. 2: Ariel Pink, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 4: Hayden Peligo, The Crepe Place
Nov. 4: Bria Skonberg, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 5: John Scofield’s Combo 73, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 6: Caity Gyorgy, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Nov. 6: David Litt, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Nov. 7: Sir Chloe, The Catalyst
Nov. 7: Ari Shapiro, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 7: Lael Neale, The Crepe Place
Nov. 7: Young Dubliners, Moe’s Alley
NEW: Nov. 7: “Outliers and Outlaws,” The Rio
NEW: Nov. 7: Jimmy Buffett tribute, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 8: Karla Bonoff, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 8: Southern Culture on the Skids, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 8: Windser, The Catalyst
Nov. 8: Todd Snider, The Rio
Nov. 8: Earl Sweatshirt, The Catalyst
Nov. 10: Amethyst Kiah, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 11: Mariam of Amadou, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 12: Patterson Hood & Craig Finn, The Rio
Nov. 12: Color Green, The Crepe Place
Nov. 13: Sasha Dobson, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 14: Built To Spill, The Rio
Nov. 14: Little Hurricane, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 14: Matt Braunger, The Catalyst
Nov. 14: Jon Scoville, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 14: The Aquabats, The Catalyst
Nov. 15: Marty O’Reilly, The Crepe Place
NEW: Nov. 15: Mykal Rose, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 17: Claudia Villela & Victor Goncalvez, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Nov. 18: Peggy Townsend, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Nov. 20: Carolyn Sills, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 20: Samantha Fish, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Nov. 20: Morton Marcus Poetry Reading: Ellen Bass, UC Santa Cruz
Nov. 21: “Cinderella,” Santa Cruz Civic
Nov. 21: Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Rio
Nov. 21: Nicki Bluhm, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Nov. 21: Bob Dylan tribute, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 21-22: Zepparella, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 22: California Honeydrops, The Catalyst
Nov. 22: Jon Splithoff, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 22: Poor Man’s Whiskey, The Crepe Place
Nov. 23: Tyler Rich, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 24: Three Visitors, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Nov. 25: Daniel Tosh, Santa Cruz Civic
Nov. 28: The Fab Four, The Rio
NEW: Nov. 28: Jahnavi Harrison, Felton Music Hall
Nov. 28-29: Kabaka Pyramid, Moe’s Alley
Nov. 29: The Coffis Brothers, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Nov. 30: Jahnavi Harrison, Felton Music Hall
December
Dec. 1: Django All-Stars, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Dec. 2: Megha Majumdar, Bookshop Santa Cruz
NEW: Dec. 3: Ana Popovic, The Rio
Dec. 4: The Frights, The Catalyst
Dec. 4: Jacky Terrasson, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 5: The Floozies/Dirtwire, The Catalyst
Dec. 5: Chad & JT, The Catalyst Atrium
Dec. 5-7: Music for the Feast of Christmas, Holy Cross Church
Dec. 6: Slackers, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 6: Windham Hill Winter Solstice, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 6: The Expendables, The Catalyst
Dec. 8: Christian Sands, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 9: Stick Men, UCSC Recital Hall
Dec. 10: Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers, The Catalyst
Dec. 10: Mike Renwick, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Dec. 10: Jonathan Richman, The Crepe Place
Dec. 11: Mike Stern, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 11: Chris Smither, The Landing
Dec. 12: Souls of Mischief/Cunnylinguists, The Catalyst
NEW: Dec. 12: Depeche Mode tribute, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 12-13: The Chop Tops, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 13: Kuumbwa 50th anniversary concert, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Dec. 13: Cantiamio! Concert for a Winter Eve, Holy Cross Church
NEW: Dec. 13: Redferrin, The Catalyst
Dec. 13-14: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Holiday Concert,” Santa Cruz Civic
NEW: Dec. 19: John Prine Christmas tribute, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 20: Snail, Felton Music Hall
Dec. 28: Chuck Prophet, Moe’s Alley
Dec. 29-30: White Album Ensemble, The Rio
Dec. 31: Los Lobos, The Rio
NEW: Dec. 31: Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, Felton Music Hall
January
NEW: Jan. 7: Nora Brown, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jan. 10: Rush tribute, Felton Music Hall
NEW: Jan. 15: ZoSo, Felton Music Hall
Jan. 21: Steve Gunn, The Crepe Place
NEW: Jan. 23: MXPX, The Catalyst
NEW: Jan. 23-24: AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Moe’s Alley
Jan. 26: JD Simo & Luther Dickinson, Moe’s Alley
Jan. 31: Eagles tribute, The Rio
February
Feb. 7: ABBA tribute, The Rio
NEW: Feb. 7: Steve Poltz, Felton Music Hall
Feb. 21-22: Clam Chowder Cook-off, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
NEW: Feb. 27: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
NEW: Feb. 27: Summer Salt, The Catalyst
NEW: Feb. 28: Ambrosia, Felton Music Hall
March
March 1: Mark Hummel’s Harmonica Blowout, Moe’s Alley
March 1: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Carnival of the Animals,” Santa Cruz Civic
March 6: Elton John tribute, The Rio
NEW: March 11: Whitney, Felton Music Hall
NEW: March 20: Toubab Krewe, Moe’s Alley
NEW: March 26: Jose James, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
March 28: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Amadeus,” Santa Cruz Civic
March 29: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Amadeus,” Mello Center
NEW: March 30: Pasquale Grasso, Kuumbwa Jazz Center
April
April 22: Drew & Ellie Holcomb, The Rio
April 23: Tommy Emmanuel, The Rio
May
May 2: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,” Santa Cruz Civic
May 3: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,” Mello Center
June
June 13: Santa Cruz Symphony: “Movie Night,” Santa Cruz Civic
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