4/23

FREE

5:30 - 7:30

Dinner, Drinks, & Live Music at The Crepe Place.

Please come join us on January 24th for the inaugural monthly jazz dinner night at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, CA. Join us on the back Patio for two hours of live jazz music performed by local professional musicians to accompany your food and libations.

If you would like to bring an instrument and sit in please contact a house band member ahead of time and be respectful of these Jam Guidelines:

1. The bandstand is a space for communication, respect, and deep learning.
2. As musicians we are here for the music AND the audience, they are our patrons, be sensitive to their listening needs.
3. If there are numerous horn players on stage, please keep solos short to allow room for other musicians to perform.
4. When playing with a vocalist, keep your solos to 1-2 choruses maximum.
5. No I-Real/Real Books on stage. The goal is to come together and play songs we know. Please learn the changes at home and use your ears on stage, not your eyes.

FREE

4/21

4PM to 7PM

Come to our open bluegrass jam on the garden stage.

Every Sunday thru October.

FREE

4/14

4PM to 7PM

Come to our open bluegrass jam on the garden stage. Every Sunday thru October.

4/13

$10

Santa Cruz-based Americana band Flypaper Blues is straight out of your grandfather's rifle barrel.  A little whiskey, coffee grinds, 2-in-1 oil, and a whole lot of fiddle, driving drums, and bass rhythms. This 100% homegrown, local band brings influences from traditional bluegrass, post-punk, ragtime, to alt-country genres.  Songwriting is personal, comedic, and inspired by the existential need to transcend the hazards and pitfalls of modern life with soul-nourishing music.

4/12

$10

The Anthony Arya Band is a San Francisco Bay Area Americana rock group fronted by nationally award-winning songwriter and NBC’s The Voice contestant Anthony Arya. Their soulful melodies and raw energy ignite the stage with electrifying roots rock.

Originating in Santa Cruz, California they were crowd favorites playing major festivals in the area, including the Redwood Mountain Faire, Capitola Art & Wine Festival, and the Seaside West End Celebration. Anthony has released three albums of original music winning multiple awards - International Songwriting Competition Finalist, Bluebird Golden Pick Winner, Telluride Blues Challenge Finalist, and International Acoustic Music Awards Finalist. 

Now, on any given night you may catch the band playing at locations ranging from Monterey Bay, the Peninsula, and up to Sonoma/Napa Counties including a monthly Saturday night residency at Tupelo - San Francisco’s #1 live music hotspot in North Beach.

4/10

FREE

Somewhere in-between the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles and the honky tonk beer joints of rural 1950s California, you'll find Poi Rogers. Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, the duo performs original and vintage country & western swing, Hawaiian steel guitar ballads and cowboy tunes.

Gerard Egan and Carolyn Sills are both inductees into the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame. Carolyn was named the Academy of Western Artists’ 2021 Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year, and was nominated for a 2023 Ameripolitan Award for the same. They front the award winning five piece band, The Carolyn Sills Combo, which has released three albums and one doughnut to date.

Poi Rogers features Gerard doubling on acoustic guitar and his 1954 Fender triple neck steel guitar with Carolyn on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show.

4/9

FREE

Dinner, Drinks, & Live Music at The Crepe Place.

Please come join us on January 24th for the inaugural monthly jazz dinner night at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, CA. Join us on the back Patio for two hours of live jazz music performed by local professional musicians to accompany your food and libations.

Schedule:

5:00 to 5:45 First set - Jazz on the Rocks House Band
5:45 to 6:00 Break for Musicians
6:00 to 7:00 House Band + Invited Musicians

If you would like to bring an instrument and sit in please contact a house band member ahead of time and be respectful of these Jam Guidelines:

1. The bandstand is a space for communication, respect, and deep learning.
2. As musicians we are here for the music AND the audience, they are our patrons, be sensitive to their listening needs.
3. If there are numerous horn players on stage, please keep solos short to allow room for other musicians to perform.
4. When playing with a vocalist, keep your solos to 1-2 choruses maximum.
5. No I-Real/Real Books on stage. The goal is to come together and play songs we know. Please learn the changes at home and use your ears on stage, not your eyes.

4/6

$15

Hutch = THE THERMALS

Kepi = Groovie Ghoulies

Kevin = 7 Seconds

Dont miss this epic round robin acoustic show!

4/5

$18 Advance

Meatbodies are guided by the guitar and vocals of Chad Ubovich, a longtime fixture on the California garage punk and new psychedelic scenes who leads the band through an exploration of various types of guitar rock. They started off being influenced by punk, hitting hard while still delivering poppy melodies, then expanded into more psychedelic-inspired territory on 2017's concept album Alice. After some tumultuous years, the band preserved and extended their six-string tendrils in the direction of shoegaze, dream pop, and '90s alternative on 2023's Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom.

https://pancho-thewizards.bandcamp.com/

3/30

$10

https://supernaut.bandcamp.com/album/souls-awaken

https://www.reverbnation.com/idontwannahearit

https://rabbittruck.bandcamp.com/album/backroads

3/29

$10

https://wearecouchdog.com/landing-page/

https://hearsing.bandcamp.com/album/hearsing

3/26

FREE

Dinner, Drinks, & Live Music at The Crepe Place.

Please come join us on January 24th for the inaugural monthly jazz dinner night at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, CA. Join us on the back Patio for two hours of live jazz music performed by local professional musicians to accompany your food and libations.

Schedule:

5:00 to 5:45 First set - Jazz on the Rocks House Band
5:45 to 6:00 Break for Musicians
6:00 to 7:00 House Band + Invited Musicians

If you would like to bring an instrument and sit in please contact a house band member ahead of time and be respectful of these Jam Guidelines:

1. The bandstand is a space for communication, respect, and deep learning.
2. As musicians we are here for the music AND the audience, they are our patrons, be sensitive to their listening needs.
3. If there are numerous horn players on stage, please keep solos short to allow room for other musicians to perform.
4. When playing with a vocalist, keep your solos to 1-2 choruses maximum.
5. No I-Real/Real Books on stage. The goal is to come together and play songs we know. Please learn the changes at home and use your ears on stage, not your eyes.

3/23

$12

https://www.facebook.com/toobadeugene/

3/22

$10

https://johnroseboro.bandcamp.com/

https://baseballgregg.bandcamp.com/

https://www.heroicdoserecords.com/smoke-chaser

3/20

FREE

Somewhere in-between the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles and the honky tonk beer joints of rural 1950s California, you'll find Poi Rogers. Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, the duo performs original and vintage country & western swing, Hawaiian steel guitar ballads and cowboy tunes.

Gerard Egan and Carolyn Sills are both inductees into the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame. Carolyn was named the Academy of Western Artists’ 2021 Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year, and was nominated for a 2023 Ameripolitan Award for the same. They front the award winning five piece band, The Carolyn Sills Combo, which has released three albums and one doughnut to date.

Poi Rogers features Gerard doubling on acoustic guitar and his 1954 Fender triple neck steel guitar with Carolyn on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show.

3/15

$10 DOOR

Mike Hellman is a country and americana troubadour with a bent for the unconventional. Slinging songs with substance, conviction and grit, he's on a mission to tell his truth and he insists on being heard.

Wiley Gaby is a queer country/folk singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. With a small-town upbringing in northern Florida, Gaby infuses classic country influences and rural roots with the collisions and stumbles of life in “the big city”. His sincere songwriting packs a punch and his emotional tenor voice brings balladeer vulnerability and melodrama to his music, as NPR Music notes, "swelling into high notes and emoting with sly finesse." Gaby released his debut LP Bridges in 2015 (as Goldenchild with collaborator Jeff Doker), a gorgeous “case study in combining country with pop music and coming out with something that is heartfelt and mature. In other words, real country music.” (Rachel Cholst, Adobe & Teardrops) The Boot featured Gaby and Goldenchild as “10 Queer Country Artists Country Music Fans Should Know".

3/12

FREE _ FREE _ FREE

5:00 to 5:50 First Set - Jazz on the Rocks House Band
5:50 to 6:00 Break for Musicians
6:00 to 7:00 House Band + Invited Musicians

If you would like to bring an instrument and sit in please contact a house band member ahead of time and be respectful of these Jam Guidelines:

1. The bandstand is a space for communication, respect, and deep learning.
2. As musicians we are here for the music AND the audience, they are our patrons. Please be sensitive to their listening needs, know what song you are going to play before getting on stage, and keep downtime between songs to a minimum.
3. If there are numerous horn players/soloists on stage, please keep solos short to allow room for other musicians to perform.
4. When playing with a vocalist, keep your solos to 1-2 choruses maximum.
5. No I-Real/Real Books on stage. The goal is to come together and play songs we know. Please learn the changes at home and use your ears on stage, not your eyes. There is no shame in LISTENING your way through a tune!

3/8

$18

https://wideeyedsc.bandcamp.com/album/alternate-reality-2

ADREA CASTIANO: A gifted singer-songwriter from Santa Cruz, CA, currently recording her debut album in Nashville, TN.

3/7

$10 Door

Les Lullies! - There will be no prisoners, those four cheese eating attack monkeys are here to kick your ass.
Raw, simple, straight rock’n’roll music .This ain’t rocket science, mon frère, it is rock’n’roll, and we wouldn’t have it any other way!
On the road to nowhere since 2016!!!

Tess & The Details are a punk rock band from San Francisco, California - they just released their debut album "Runaway" via Double Helix Records in the U.S. and Engineer Records in the U.K. They're playing their record release show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on December 15 2023. Tix available now.  

2/27

FREE - FREE - FREE

5:00 to 5:50 First Set - Jazz on the Rocks House Band
5:50 to 6:00 Break for Musicians
6:00 to 7:00 House Band + Invited Musicians

If you would like to bring an instrument and sit in please contact a house band member ahead of time and be respectful of these Jam Guidelines:

1. The bandstand is a space for communication, respect, and deep learning.
2. As musicians we are here for the music AND the audience, they are our patrons. Please be sensitive to their listening needs, know what song you are going to play before getting on stage, and keep downtime between songs to a minimum.
3. If there are numerous horn players/soloists on stage, please keep solos short to allow room for other musicians to perform.
4. When playing with a vocalist, keep your solos to 1-2 choruses maximum.
5. No I-Real/Real Books on stage. The goal is to come together and play songs we know. Please learn the changes at home and use your ears on stage, not your eyes. There is no shame in LISTENING your way through a tune!

2/24

$12 DOOR

DONT MISS THIS SHOW!!!!!!!

2/22

$12 Advance or $15 Door

Harry and the Hitmen serve up classic Motown and Soul with jovial professionalism. But don't let the "suits" fool you, the band comes from an improvised rock tradition, and has years of experimentation behind their tight arrangements. Unearthing nuggets from the golden years of Motown and Stax records, the group also writes original “New Soul Classics”®. Because all six members are multi-instrumentalists and avid improvisers, their concerts continue to evolve nightly. Perfectly suited for everything from stately weddings to far-out festivals, Harry and the Hitmen delivers a one-of-a-kind dance party wherever needed!

2/16

$12

Monkey was formed in the summer of 1995, by Curtis Meacham and Kevin Miller. In 1997 Monkey's first full-length release, ¡Changito!, was released. The lineup of the band changed numerous times after this, with Meacham and Miller remaining. In 1999, they won a Bay Area Music award, or Bammy.

Warsaw has played with notable acts such as No doubt, Blink 182 and Pepper. Touring around 300 days a year, they are true road dogs. Born in South East Los Angeles they started in music at an early age. Their music has such diversity because it was an effort to capture all of their influences and interests into one.

2/14

FREE 5-7

Jazz the Dog is the new name for an old band of musical friends: Rhan Wilson, Rick Zeek, and Patti Maxine. No, they don't play jazz, although they can be a bit jazzy. They actually play an eclectic mix of Americana, originals, soul, and sometimes oddly rearranged cover tunes.

FREE

5-7pm

Please join us on the back patio every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month for two hours of live jazz music performed by local professional musicians to accompany your food and libations. 

Now in its second year, the bi-monthly jam session serves as a musical meeting place for local jazz musicians and aims to provide a necessary space for jazz to exist in our community for both the listener and the musician. Join Duncan Shipton and his trio for a set of jazz standards and other selections from the American Songbook, the second set features a cadre of local invited musicians.

Schedule:

5:30 to 6:00First set - Jazz on the Rocks House Band
6:15 to 6:45 Break for Musicians
6:30 to 7:30 House Band + Invited Musicians

If you would like to bring an instrument and sit in please contact a house band member ahead of time and be respectful of these Jam Guidelines:

1. The bandstand is a space for communication, respect, and deep learning.
2. As musicians we are here for the music AND the audience, they are our patrons, be sensitive to their listening needs.
3. If there are numerous horn players on stage, please keep solos short to allow room for other musicians to perform.
4. When playing with a vocalist, keep your solos to 1-2 choruses maximum.
5. No I-Real/Real Books on stage. The goal is to come together and play songs we know. Please learn the changes at home and use your ears on stage, not your eyes.

2/10

$10

Coffee Zombie Collective formed in 2010 as a loose group of sleep-deprived musicians playing their favorite lesser-heard songs alongside karaoke barn-burner hits. The band has continued to evolve, mixing in their own originals alongside twisted acoustic reimaginings of contemporary pop hits such as Lourde's "Royals" and cult classics such as Motörhead's "Ace of Spades." Coffee Zombie Collective takes the songs you love, or love to hate, and weaves them into medlies, or upside-down interpretations that always leaves audiences smiling. The band's high-energy stage performances whip audiences into sing-along dance frenzies. The repeated on-stage mantra is "If you know the words, sing along. If you don't know the words, sing louder!" If you're at the show, you're part of the collective, and highly encouraged to contribute in the frisky, sweaty, ad-libbed sound explosion that is Coffee Zombie Collective. It's never the same show twice.

The band can be succinctly summed by a recent description of a chicken sandwich "The salt, the fat, the sharpness, the softness - together, the elements of [Coffee Zombie Collective] are so perfectly balanced that they meld into one another to form a new, entirely coherent whole."

http://www.velourband.com/

2/9

$20

Born out of the pandemic, Dylan Rose Band made their debut at Felton Music Hall this year. Lead singer and guitarist Dylan Rose took his previous Metal band Archer Nation on a European tour in 2019, and has since changed his dynamic with the Dylan Rose Band.

Born and raised in small-town Oakdale, California, Alex began developing his musical prowess at the age of 16 by performing live throughout his local scene, turning heads everywhere he played. His velvety, gravel vocals and bass/ guitar playing transforms any room he performs.

2/2

$12 Door

Smoke Chaser creates lush, dark, catchy psych-pop soundscapes. Debut album out in 2023.

Lance Richards Band, a power trio that's been rocking the stage for a year now. Specializing in live performances, they captivate Blues Rock fans with their original music and tributes to the genre's giants. Experience the energy and passion of a live show like no other!

1/27

$15

Mike Hellman is a country and americana artist with a bent for the unconventional and a strong DIY ethic. He splits his time between Northern California and his home state of Texas.

Kentucky Mule is an alternative country band based in Santa Cruz, California. The vocalist and songwriter, Coleton Joe Tidwell, effortlessly weaves small-town storytelling and metropolitan modernity.

1/26

$10

Wild Iris is an acoustic mix of musical genres .  Guitarist Bryan Shelton's folksy picking style along with Kate Mullikin's smokey vocals make their song-writing duo a fresh and emotionally charged listening experience ; all the while, making the dance floor pump with excitement. Their full band including percussion, stand-up bass, mandolin and fiddle will rock the Crepe Place on Friday, January 26th.

Elliott Ok is a singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who blends
heartfelt lyricism with surreal studio production, to illuminate tales
of technicolor trailer parks, Korean corner markets, eggplant farms,
and all of their peculiar characters. After releasing his debut album "Eely" (a nickname lovingly bestowed
on him by bandmates), Elliott moved from his hometown of Santa Cruz,
CA, to Portland Oregon, where he and his band continue to write and
record his imaginative songs. His second album "Going Away Party" will
be released sometime in 2024.

"Mickey Newball is an indie songwriter who draws inspiration from the
songwriting heavy hitters of decades past. His songs tell stories of
lovable misfits and existential woes, sometimes melancholic, sometimes
humorous, and often both. He writes and records his songs in his
Portland home, which he has affectionately dubbed 'Pinball Castle."