Sure, maybe it’s a stretch to say “so much great glam metal” when really we’re just talking about Hanoi Rocks, Reckless Love and now Santa Cruz, but given those bands’ most unlikely home country ...

An upcoming performance by longtime punk act The Exploited in Santa Cruz is causing an uproar over what some see as the Scottish band’s support of Nazism. Yet, the venue — the Santa Cruz ...

An upcoming performance by longtime punk act The Exploited in Santa Cruz is causing an uproar over what some see as the Scottish band’s support of Nazism. Yet, the venue — the Santa Cruz ...

In a recent phone call, Roudman and I remembered that I’d met her band shortly after they first formed in 2011. I also learned that this Santa Cruz show is a bit of a coming home for her.

In one month, the great Santa Cruz band Scowl will release Are We All Angels, their second full-length and their first for new label Dead Oceans. Before the album was even announced, the ...

Opening will be Boulder Creek stoner metal band Heavy Blazer ... Finger returns for two shows It should be no surprise Santa Cruz is a hotbed for Grateful Dead tribute acts.

Coffee Zombie Collective is a six-member music group based in Santa Cruz. They've been together for about 15 years and are known for their Americana-style covers of songs by The White Stripes, Taylor ...