DIG IT! FUNK NIGHT AT THE CREPE PLACE WITH TORI ROZE AND THE HOT MESS! TUESDAY FROM 9PM TO MIDNIGHT, $10
We are excited to bring back the LEGENDARY FUNK NIGHT to THE CREPE PLACE! Join us on TUESDAY nights for a boogie down dance party from 9pm until midnight!
PURPLE FOX & THE HEEBIE JEEBIES, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29 FROM 6 TO 8PM ON THE GARDEN STAGE, FREE SHOW!
HALLOWEEN SHOW!!! For kids of all ages!!! Call 831-429-6994 to reserve a table in the garden.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Purple Fox and the Heebie Jeebies has been brewing hand-crafted progressive funk with sweet, caramelized ear-candy and subtle, nutty reggae overtones, filling a void on the children’s music scene since 2014.
With colorful hair and wacky costumes, bandleader Josh Friedman has brought new energy to the Bay Area children’s music scene with 2017’s My Purple Fox featured in Afternoon Snack, the band’s original children’s TV show, which took home that year’s national Hometown Media Award for Best Community TV Show by an Independent Producer. Their sophomore album, The Something of Love, in 2018, earned a Tillywig Top Fun Award and National Parenting Product (NAPPA) Award. The group’s 2019 release, Something’s Brewing… It’s Halloween!, a Latin rock and free jazz adventure; setting a new standard for sounds to lift spirits during spooky season.
The band’s live shows range from interactive musical performances at festivals or school assemblies to intimate acoustic accompaniment at benefits and other private events. While starting out primarily as a progressive funk-rock outfit with as many as twelve band members, Purple Fox and the Heebie Jeebies most often features Josh Friedman (vocals, ukulele), Kristen Cardiasmenos (guitar), Brett Warren (bass), and Justin Markovits (drums). Over the years, the quartet has evolved the band’s sound into a unique blend of progressive funk, playful dance-pop, and cheerful reggae with complex, percussive instrumentation and wholesome lyrics that center around themes such as kindness and respect.
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm IN THE GARDEN, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
OPEN MIC, MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, FROM 7 TO 9PM, 6:30PM SIGN UP, FREE!
Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…
Sign up for an Open Mic slot at 6:30pm.
Open Mic runs from 7 to 9pm.
SCOTT YODER, RICHARD TRIPPS, COLD WATER LAW FIRM, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5 @8PM, $10
SCOTT YODER: Emerging from the wreckage of his childhood band The Pharmacy, SCOTT YODER arrived clad in a black cloak, stomping to the beat of his own sparkling tambourine. Over the course of five LPs & nearly a dozen singles he has toured the world, espousing a more personal distillation of his song craft. Nearly always on the road, he has honed his live act with a crunching, yet sensitive backing band of similarly-inclined misfits. This glitter-folk balladeer, adorned in mascara & bell bottoms invites you to sway to his entrancing charm.
"Visually, he evokes the glam of T. Rex and "Aladdin Sane"-era David Bowie while being more on par musically with the brooding genius of Brian Wilson." – Purehoney Magazine
"This new project is a complete turn into a darker, more Bryan Ferry type of territory. Scott wore a vampire-esque cape complete with silky white gloves and haunted the room, constantly meeting eyes with audience members. I dug it. Would see again." – Three Imaginary Girls
"A punch-drunk ode to cosmic love; one that you'll want to leave repeating on your turntable." – KEXP
Nightime Asylum PR - SCOTT YODER "Never Be Another Day" [Single] (Self-Released)
JAZZ THE DOG, FREE SHOW IN THE GARDEN, 5:30 to 7:30pm
FREE - 5:30 to 7:30
Rick Zeek - Guitar, Vocals
Patti Maxine - Lap Steel, Vocals
Rhan Wilson - Guitar, Vocals, Looping
Jazz, the dog. - Mascot, best friend.
MOLLYLELE, MOROZ, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6 @8PM, $10
MOLLYLELE: Is the musical project of West Coast singer-songwriter Molly Lewis, whose playful finger-style ukulele technique and expressive vocals have set them apart since they began publishing music on the internet in 2007. Since then, they have become known for witty, poignant, narrative-driven songwriting, as showcased in their breakout single “Pantsuit Sasquatch.”
MOROZ: (muh-rAWz) is the musical project of Hannah Moroz, an alt-pop singer-songwriter from Long Beach, CA. Their honeyed voice and gutsy, reflective lyrics aim to capture complex feelings of fear, friendships and family.
They have played iconic southern California venues like The Goldfish, The Troubadour and The Knitting Factory, where they opened for KAYE in 2023. Their latest EP, “Sunken People” was called a “standout” that “refreshes the senses” by Warwick Online.
THE JENNY O'LEARY QUARTET, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 FROM 5 TO 7PM ON THE GARDEN STAGE, FREE SHOW!
The Jenny O'Leary Quartet is led by the swinging and soulful jazz vocalist Jenny O'Leary. She is backed by a trio of professional jazz musicians. Jenny sings a wide repertoire of standards, bossa novas, ballads, swing and pop.
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm IN THE GARDEN, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
JAZZ ON THE ROCKS 5:30 PM -7:30 PM FREE
FREE
Dinner, Drinks, & Live Music at The Crepe Place.
Please come join us 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.
DIG IT! FUNK NIGHT AT THE CREPE PLACE WITH TRIANNA FERUZA AND THE HEAVY HITTERS! 9PM TO MIDNIGHT, $10
We are excited to bring back the LEGENDARY FUNK NIGHT to THE CREPE PLACE! Join us on TUESDAY nights for a boogie down dance party from 9pm until midnight!
BRIAN FITZGERALD TRIO, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13, 5:30 TO 7:30PM IN THE GARDEN, FREE!
Please call The Crepe Place at 831-429-6994 to make a reservation in the garden.
BRIAN FITZGERALD TRIO
Led by guitarist Brian Fitzgerald, the Brian Fitzgerald Trio is an engaging, multi-layered musical convergence that features Fitzgerald on 7- string guitar, Mike Anderson on bass and Bruce Handloff on drums. While each member is an accomplished jazz musician and top-flight soloist, this trio uses remarkable, seemingly telepathic communication skills to create thoughtful, sophisticated arrangements that feature a modern, captivating and unique sound that provides solid melodic footing, while leaving room for spontaneous, creativity. With a band requirement of having fun, combined with few, if any musical boundaries, all mixed into an open, improvisational jazz format, is a sure recipe to expect the unexpected. A listener will be treated to anything from hard swinging traditional jazz arrangements to re-imagined classic pop tunes often disguised in clever, thought-provoking arrangements. Performances include Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Monterey Jazz Festival, Abbott Square Market, Cabrillo Music Festival. KPIG Radio, Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes, Santa Cruz Jazz Festival, Scotts Valley Art & Wine Festival, Capitola Art & Wine Festival, Artichoke Festival, Begonia Festival, Jazz On the Wharf and others
DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS, HOD & THE HELPERS, HAZ-BINS, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14 @8PM, $10
DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS: Deer in the Headlights blends high-energy skate rock with raw Americana grit, delivering sounds straight out of Oakland, CA. Their music is a ride through dusty highways and empty pools, where attitude meets heartland soul.
Deer in the headlights (@deerintheh) • Instagram photos and videos
HOD & THE HELPERS: Hod And the Helpers is the alt-folk outlet of singer/songwriter: Hod Hulphers. Their lovely psych tinged songs ask the listener to pay attention to their simplest activities. There’s an empathetic pathos to their music, a self-conscious bitterness rare in modern songwriting. The band features the talents of AJ Marquez, Dan Potthast, Greg Braithwaite, Jeff Stultz, and Matt Porter.
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm IN THE GARDEN, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
OPEN MIC, MONDAY NOVEMBER 17, FROM 7 TO 9PM, 6:30PM SIGN UP, FREE!
Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…
Sign up for an Open Mic slot at 6:30pm.
Open Mic runs from 7 to 9pm.
DIG IT! FUNK NIGHT AT THE CREPE PLACE WITH DJ JAHI & DJ WYZE1! TUESDAY FROM 9PM TO MIDNIGHT, $10
We are excited to bring back the LEGENDARY FUNK NIGHT to THE CREPE PLACE! Join us on TUESDAY nights for a boogie down dance party from 9pm until midnight!
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm ON THE GARDEN STAGE, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
JAZZ ON THE ROCKS 5:30 PM -7:30 PM FREE
FREE
Dinner, Drinks, & Live Music at The Crepe Place.
Please come join us 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.
DIG IT! FUNK NIGHT AT THE CREPE PLACE WITH MAK NOVA! TUESDAY FROM 9PM TO MIDNIGHT, $10
We are excited to bring back the LEGENDARY FUNK NIGHT to THE CREPE PLACE! Join us on TUESDAY nights for a boogie down dance party from 9pm until midnight!
KAY CRAIG & PATTI MAXINE & FRIENDS, 5:30PM ON THE PATIO, FREE SHOW!
Kay Craig - is a Singer-Songwriter, Literary Author, and Americana Performing Artist. Kay spotlights her style on bringing the audience a unique blend of adult oriented originals mixed with not-so-well-known covers of classic and current influences. Her lyrics take you on a humanistic view of our journey through life. After performing for the last 20 years in Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan, she has recently relocated to the vibrant music scene in Santa Cruz, CA.
Patti Maxine - Lap steel virtuoso and vocal stylist, Patti Maxine is an icon in the world of American music in the Santa Cruz area. A musical Swiss army knife, she handles a variety of styles with ease, sliding gracefully from Hawaiian to swing, from R&B and rock to blues and jazz, and back again. Audiences love her incredible musicianship and unique vocal interpretations along with her comfortable and fun stage presence, and undeniable oneness with her music. She always leaves 'em wanting more ...
HENRY WARDE BAND, 8pm, $10
HENRY WARDE BAND: There is something special about California Country Music, it's always had a distinct sound and that is true about Hank & Ella’s Band. At live shows people always leave feeling uplifted by their high energy performances, and great stage presence. The band is known for making a dance party happen anywhere they play.
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm ON THE GARDEN STAGE, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
OPEN MIC, MONDAY DECEMBER 1, FROM 7 TO 9PM, SIGN UP AT 6:30PM, FREE!
Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…
Sign up for an Open Mic slot at 6:30pm.
Open Mic runs from 7 to 9pm.
SCIENCE ON TAP! 7:30PM IN THE GARDEN, FREE EVENT!
Science on Tap
Monthly on the FIRST MONDAY of the month.
Come one, come all to the “science café” in Santa Cruz. This event is designed to connect the Santa Cruz community to the latest research happening just up the hill at U.C. Santa Cruz. It is not an exclusive “club meeting” for scientists and science majors - we aim to appeal to all audiences! So come join us at the Crepe Place, grab a beer, relax, and hear some interesting and cutting-edge science that’s happening near you!
Science on Tap is based on the Nova and Sigma Xi "science café" model and is generally on the FIRST MONDAY of every month.
JAZZ THE DOG, In the Garden, 5:30 to 7:30pm, FREE SHOW!
FREE - 5:30 to 7:30
Rick Zeek - Guitar, Vocals
Patti Maxine - Lap Steel, Vocals
Rhan Wilson - Guitar, Vocals, Looping
Jazz, the dog. - Mascot, best friend.
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JOHN MORRIS, 6 to 8pm ON THE GARDEN STAGE!
John has composed music and written songs throughout his career as a musician. His songs have been performed and recorded by many artists including Tony Lindsay, Tammi Brown, Lori Davidson, John "Broadway" Tucker, Viveca Hawkins and Pam Hawkins. His music is played regularly on KPIG, KKUP and KSQD. His album, "Busy On You" received airplay internationally, in Europe, Australia, Japan, on the BBC and in the US.
While composing in many genres, including Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Rock and Americana, John has written a collection of songs and instrumentals that are Jazz oriented, featuring Ballads, Swing, Samba, Post Bop and Blues. In order to express these varied styles, John has assembled a quartet of exceptional musicians with vast and exciting experience in Jazz performance.
The musicians are: John Morris on Guitar, Jeff Meyer on tenor sax, Patrice
Wallace on Double Bass and Cody Rhodes on drums. This classic combo allows a wide range of musical flexibility while maintaining intimacy for lyric communication.
JOE KAPLOW BAND, GENERIFUS, FRIDAY DECEMBER 5 @8PM, $10
GENERIFUS: Generifus is the music project of Washington State native Spencer Sult. Beginning in 2005, Sult has written, recorded and released around twenty LPs, Eps, Singles and Compilations. Generifus has toured the USA multiple times and Japan once via car, train,Greyhound bus and plane.
JOE KAPLOW:
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm ON THE GARDEN STAGE, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
JAZZ ON THE ROCKS 5:30 PM -7:30 PM FREE
FREE
Dinner, Drinks, & Live Music at The Crepe Place.
Please come join us 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.
SASUPAKE, THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 5:30 TO 7:30PM ON THE GARDEN STAGE, FREE SHOW!
Sasupake plays Greek and Armenian music, pieces from the Arab tradition, Sephardic songs, a bit of Bossa, a bit of Choro, and a few jazz tunes. When they need to summarize, they call it "mostly Mediterranean."
They've been working together since winter 2021, exploring music from the various repertoires of our band members and developing our arrangements to showcase the particular strengths of the instruments and players. With varied backgrounds in Klezmer, Balkan, Rock, Jazz, Brazilian, Arabic and Early music, they bring a lot of different perspectives to each tune.
They are
SArah MIchael - kanun (zither) and voice
SUsan Wagner - accordion
PAtrice Wallace - bass
KEn Mowrey - drums
ORAISON (ALBUM RELEASE!), THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 @8PM, $10
ORAISON: Ø
The null sign is often used in mathematics for denoting the empty set. The same letter in linguistics represents zero, the lack of an element. It is commonly used in phonology, morphology, and syntax.
Droning Ethereal compositions wrapped in a particularly vampiric velvet texture. Sweeping monumental movements contrast a patient and spacial nothingness like hallucinations. The lack of elements are just as important here as those that exist.
Darkly Meditative and broadening/Bathed in moonlight
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm ON THE GARDEN STAGE, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
OPEN MIC, MONDAY DECEMBER 15, 7 TO 9PM, 6:30PM SIGN UP, FREE!
Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…
Sign up for an Open Mic slot at 6:30pm.
Open Mic runs from 7 to 9pm.
FLYPAPER BLUES, THURSDAY DECEMBER 18 @8PM, $10
FLYPAPER BLUES: 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.
HOD AND THE HELPERS, THE OOO MAUS, Plus SPECIAL GUESTS, FRIDAY DECEMBER 19 @8PM, $10
Hod and the Helpers: Hod And the Helpers is the alt-folk outlet of singer/songwriter: Hod Hulphers. Their lovely psych tinged songs ask the listener to pay attention to their simplest activities. There’s an empathetic pathos to their music, a self-conscious bitterness rare in modern songwriting. The band features the talents of AJ Marquez, Dan Potthast, Greg Braithwaite, Jeff Stultz, and Matt Porter.
A VERY SHUT INS CHRISTMAS! SATURDAY DECEMBER 20 @6PM, $10
Let’s celebrate the Christmas Season with The Shut Ins!!!
Check out these holiday jams!
Pt 4 of 8 - The Shut-Ins Christmas Show at Balboa Theater - San Francisco - December 14, 2022
Pt 7 of 8 - The Shut-Ins Christmas Show at Balboa Theater - San Francisco - December 14, 2022
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm ON THE GARDEN STAGE, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
JAZZ ON THE ROCKS 5:30 PM -7:30 PM FREE
FREE
Dinner, Drinks, & Live Music at The Crepe Place.
Please come join us 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.
GRATEFUL SUNDAY With MATT HARTLE And The HARTLE GOLD BAND, 6 to 9pm ON THE GARDEN STAGE, $10 AT THE DOOR
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
WILD IRIS, FRIDAY JANUARY 2 @8PM, $10
WILD IRIS: Wild Iris is an acoustic mix of musical genres. Guitarist Bryan Shelton's folksy picking style along with Kate Mullikin's evocative lyrics and smokey vocals make their duo a fresh listening experience.
TACO NIGHT AND FAMILY JAM, MONDAY OCTOBER 27 FROM 7 TO 10PM
Tacos are available from 4pm to 10pm.
Family Jam, goes from 7pm to 10pm. Bring any instrument and join in the fun!
Sunday October 26, 6-9pm in the Garden Grateful Sundays with The Hartle Gold Band $10 at the door
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
SUNSET LINES, Gabi Bravo with TAPES, RORY LYNCH, SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 @8PM, $10
Vocalist/songwriter Liz Brooks and guitarist/producer Paul McCorkle. Inspired by the breezy coastal life of Santa Cruz and the talents of new band members Adam Soffrin (drums) and Brett Wiltshire (bass), Sunset Lines have developed a unique California take on the synth-powered sounds of beloved 80's acts such as Blondie and ABBA, incorporating elements and influence from other eclectic pop acts song the way such as No Doubt, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and GeoWulf.
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REDWOOD RECORDS PRESENTS: FIRST DAY BACK,AWAKEBUTSTILLINBED, THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 @8PM, $10
FIRST DAY BACK: First Day Back is a Santa Cruz, California based band who pay a heartfelt homage to 1990s emo blending raw emotion with melodic songwriting. With heartfelt lyrics, dynamic vocals, and expressive instrumentation, First Day Back truly showcase themselves as a powerful voice.
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AWAKEBUTSTILLINBED:
OPEN MIC! MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 7-9pm, FREE!
Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…
Sign up for an Open Mic slot at 6:30pm.
Open Mic runs from 7 to 9pm.
SUPERNAUT, DARK SATELLITE,SWEETS DENDRO, SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 @8PM, $10
SUPERNAUT: Supernaut slices and dices the thin line between punklike attitude and ethereal beauty. They’re descendants of loose-screw music made by those on the fringe of society.
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DARK SATELLITE:
https://www.instagram.com/darksatelliteband/
https://darksatellite.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-classic
RHAN WILSON'S ONE NIGHT JAM, THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 @8pm
"One Night Jam" - the name itself suggests an intimate connection between the musicians; a night to remember, and one that may never happen quite the same way again.
Guitarist Rhan Wilson (Jazz The Dog, An Altared Christmas) brings together a group of top-notch players for one special evening of rhythmic, funky seduction and sensory intimacy: Tunde Miliner on bass, Gary Regina (Special Fun) on Saxophones and flute, Gary Kehoe (Special Fun) on drums, Michael Horne (Special Fun) on percussion, and Bob Von Elgg (Special Fun)on guitar.
Come dance, trip, and engage in consensual funkiness.
TACO NIGHT AND FAMILY JAM, MONDAY OCTOBER 13 FROM 7 TO 10PM
Tacos are available from 4pm to 10pm.
Family Jam, goes from 7pm to 10pm. Bring any instrument and join in the fun!
Sunday October 12, 6-9pm in the Garden Grateful Sundays with The Hartle Gold Band $10 at the door
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
HENRY WARDE BAND, SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 @8PM, $10
HENRY WARDE BAND: There is something special about California Country Music, it's always had a distinct sound and that is true about Hank & Ella’s Band. At live shows people always leave feeling uplifted by their high energy performances, and great stage presence. The band is known for making a dance party happen anywhere they play.
REDWOOD EXPRESS, FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 @8PM, $10
Redwood Express is an Americana Roots rock band that captures the journey of life and the joy of living in songs that are catchy, danceable, and relatable, mixing in covers by some of the best bands to ever grace the stage, such as the Allman Brothers band, Little Feat, the Rolling Stones, and Janis Joplin. With a new album, Sanctuary that dropped in the May of 2025, the band is gearing up to , play a few shows, and is broadcasting its unique brand of feel good music to the world!. We invite you to share our journey.
Featuring members of The China Cats, Rosebud, & Grampa’s Chili: Fred Rodriguez, guitar Steve Hunt, keyboards Michele Murphy, vocals Sebastian Hegenbart, bass Michael Owens, drums
Come for Dinner and Stay for the Magic – StoryTellers @ 7pm in the Bar
Special Singer-Writer interactive
event @ 7pm in the bar. FREE
ISAAC SHERMAN, ELIAS FS, LESHY, TUESDAY OCTOBER 7 @8PM, $10
Isaac Sherman is a Los Angeles-based musician, filmmaker, composer and projectionist.
Engaging with an array of analog and digital synthesizers, samplers, guitars and vocals, his music blends elements of experimental pop, kosmische, minimalism, ambient music and experimental jazz. His live shows offer a range of musical presentations, from structured compositions to free-flowing improvisations. He has performed at venues around Los Angeles such as Zebulon, 2220 Arts + Archives, Gold Diggers, Permanent Records, Healing Force Records - joining bills with musicians such as Dustin Wong, Julius Smack, Nicole McCabe, Gregory Uhlmann, and more.
JAZZ THE DOG: FREE SHOW in the GARDEN! Tuesday October 7, 5:30 to 7:30pm
R H A N W I L S O N - Jazz The Dog
Though we may have a set list in mind, we play to those present; in the moment; and to the physical size of the room.
We strive to create a musical "space" - that magical ambience where the sound is perfect and we are free to connect with our listeners. It is in that space that we can best express ourselves and respond to those who are tuned in.
Animated, funky, and lively at times - we like to go deep, too.
OPEN MIC! MONDAY , 7-9pm, FREE!
Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…
Sign up for an Open Mic slot at 6:30pm.
Open Mic runs from 7 to 9pm.
Sunday October 5th, 6-9pm in the Garden, Grateful Sundays with The Hartle Gold Band $10 at the door
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.
BUFFALO BLUES TRIO, FREE BRUNCH SHOW ON THE GARDEN STAGE, 11AM TO 1PM
Santa Cruz Mountains locals Michele Murphy, Diane Bock, and Ramon Marc Butler share a love of the blues. The spark for their group, the Buffalo Blues Trio, was struck in 2018 when Michele and a girlfriend went to see the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, A Night With Janis Joplin at the Santa Cruz Civic. “I was on the edge of my seat with tears running down my face at the story of Janis’ life,” Michele recalls. She approached her friend Ramon, an experienced slide guitar player and former bandmate from the band Sleepless Nights, about putting together a group that would pay homage to Janis’ raw, soulful sound and other female singer-songwriters who influenced the blues. Then Michele met jazz vocalist and bass player Diane Bock at open mic night at Michael’s on Main, and the three musicians hit it off, spending the ensuing years coalescing their chops diving deep into the music of notable blues divas from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Ramon grew up with Motown and got turned onto the blues from friends and connections in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where he has his roots. His blues sensibility is bedrock. Diane is an elementary school music theory teacher whose improvisational agility adds to the musical integrity. “Blues is American classical music,” Diane said. “Every musician today, I don’t care if it’s rock n’ roll, The Stones, whoever, it pretty much all goes back to blues. It’s the great grandfather of jazz, rock, hip hop, all of it. It’s the one musical form that was born in this country.” Focusing on women in blues, Ramon said, “It’s kind of an underserved area. “I mean everybody thinks of John Lee Hooker or Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, but there’s all these other great singers.” And as Ramon says, “Everything starts with the singer.”
Originally from Buffalo, New York, Michele chooses from a wide selection of female-forward songs that tell the story of life, things that everyone can relate to. “Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues,” recorded in 1924 by singer Ida Cox with Lovie Austin’s Blues Serenaders carries a strong feminist message. “Ain’t Nobody’s Business,” a song about freedom of choice written by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins in 1922 was covered by many famous singers, including Billie Holiday. “Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl,” a composition by Clarence Williams and Tim Brynn was first released in 1931 on a recording by Bessie Smith. With its suggestive lyrics, Michele can swing her performance of ‘Sugar with a little sass. Also on the setlist, many songs written by Janis Joplin including “One Good Man” and “Mary Jane.”
Michele also writes some of the songs the group performs. “Bird” is about a family member who struggles for freedom. “Sin House” tells the story of addiction and recovery. “A Pot of Soup” was written during darker times with lyrics meant to ‘raise the vibration’.
Sunday May 25th, 6-9pm in the Garden Grateful Sundays with The Hartle Gold Band $10 at the door
Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service!
For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre. While constantly in-demand as a stage and session player throughout the Bay Area, Hartle is also a founding member and musical linchpin of no less than four, Santa Cruz-based bands: Shady Groove - the funky blues, jazz-rock and R&B outfit (a Bay Area favorite going strong since 2001); Painted Mandolin - an acoustic quartet featuring multi-instrumental wizard Joe Craven, of The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and David Grisman Quintet; Spirit of 76 - a premier collection of Grateful Dead players, focusing on the jazzy, mid-'70's incarnation of the Dead; and Matt is also renowned as the firebrand lead guitarist of The China Cats, the highly respected Grateful Dead tribute act, a Bay Area favorite.