This Music Guide discusses seven anticipated albums that are to be released in the next three months. With preview songs and brief blurbs on each band and their music, the inspiration for getting into some new music this Winter should come easy.
Local Santa Cruz ska band, Dan P. and the Bricks, raise money and awareness for the Homeless Service Center of Santa Cruz through an album release party. All the proceeds of the event will be given to the Homeless Service Center.
Mark Rad discusses new revolutions in the bay area rap scene.
DJ Clockwork and Mac Miller, both talented young musicians from the East Coast, are currently touring the West Coast. They stopped in Santa Cruz for their Most Dope Tour, performing at The Catalyst. The hip-hop duo gained popularity after making music videos and posting them on YouTube.
One of the contestants admitted into the top 12 finalists for the popular television show “The X Factor” hails from Santa Cruz. Chris Rene used an original song to represent his struggle with addiction during his audition for the show.
On Nov. 6, Erica Lann-Clark and the Michael Gaither Band will be presenting together a storytelling musical show, filled with laughter and audience participation, for people of all ages.
Monday nights at The Catalyst pair Jazz quartet Esoteric Collective with local musicians in an open-mic style odyssey, which continues through October 17th.
Arts and Entertainment writer Mitchell Bates gives a thumbs-up to the new Fleet Foxes album, “Helplessness Blues,” and critiques the lack of sizzle between the love interests in the Marvel Comics-based “Thor.”
Instrumental band Silian Rail is playing Santa Cruz’s own Caffé Pergolesi on April 14 in support of the deluxe, vinyl release of their second album, “Parhelion.”
While MP3s are the most common form of music these days, audiophiles still choose the warm sounds of vinyl records. Record labels press vinyl and often sweeten the deal by throwing in a digital copy. What is their motivation to do so? Why do some still pick vinyl records over other formats?