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.

Science on Tap

Monthly on the FIRST MONDAY of the month.

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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!

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Science on Tap is based on the Nova and Sigma Xi "science café" model and is generally on the FIRST MONDAY of every month.

Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…

Sign up to participate at 6:30pm. Open Mic is from 7 to 9pm.

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.

RICHARD TRIPPS:

Richard Tripps | Richard Tripps

BOB O’NEILL’S ABSENT MINDS: Presenting original music from the extensive catalogue of singer, songwriter, guitarist Bob O'Neill.  Along with Bob on vocals and guitar the band features Johnny McCullough's colorful guitar playing, Gary "Killer" Andrijasevich  on drums and David Adams on bass. 

Bob O'Neill's Absent Minds brings to the stage a mindful musical experience of enjoyable textures and groves. 

We are so blessed to live in the Bay Area, the place where the psychedelic revolution took shape, and where so many great bands were centered in the late 60's.  The original community of bands included the Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Country Joe and the Fish, and of course the Good old Grateful Dead.  The energy behind the Bay Area sound is characterized by constant, in the moment creativity fueled by a fierce anti-authoritarian ethos that rewards freedom, improvisation, and the dissolving of boundaries of any kind.  The heart of the music is always centered on the community that evolves around and with it.  We practice inclusion, kindness and tolerance.  And thus, people of all ages all ages and walks of life are among our tribe.  The freedom to explore and take chances with the music, is inspired by the ecstatic dancing that so many people in our audience contribute.

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’. 

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.

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.

Funk Night with your favorite jam crew!!! 8pm to 11pm on the Bar Stage!!!

THE WIND UPS: The Wind-Ups are a rock n roll band based out of the Easy Bay Area. They love power pop and punk. Is this sad birthday music? Is it the glistening, split-skinned cherry atop a cake no one asked for? Is it a bad haircut on a windy day? You decide.

Music | The Wind-Ups

You might know Joe Ferrara from his cameo in The Lost Boys, or as the Yoda figure at Atlantis Fantasyworld who knows everything about superheroes. Or maybe you know him as that guy at Shadowbrook who serenades you with Sinatra classics. The silver-haired celebrity began playing guitar at an early age, and has developed a loyal following in Santa Cruz in the last few decades. “My parents are Italian and they were pushing me towards accordion,” he recalls of his childhood. “There was a waiting list for lessons, and one day my mother said, ‘You were accepted for accordion lessons,’ and I said, ‘Ma, I want to play guitar.’”

ELLIOT OK: Elliott Ok is a songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who blends heartfelt lyricism with surreal musicality, spinning tales of technicolor trailer parks, Korean corner markets, eggplant farms, and the beautiful people who occupy them.

After releasing his debut album “Eely” (a nickname amongst bandmates), Elliott moved from his hometown of Santa Cruz, CA, to Portland Oregon, where he and his band continue to write, record, and perform his imaginative songs. Due in October 2024, his second album, “Going Away Party”, celebrates the sorrow of leaving, the joy of arriving, and whatever happens in between. An ode to wanderlust for the homebody, and hibernation for the vagabond.

Music | Elliott Ok

Elliott Ok | Spotify

JOE KAPLOW: Posh, Poodle, Krystal and Toe is the third full length album from Santa Cruz based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Kaplow.  Appropriately named after his bandmates’ nicknames, this record is a more cohesive ‘band’ statement than his previous self-recorded work.  Most tracks were cut over a five day span, performed live at the OK Theater in Enterprise, OR with engineer Bart Budwig.  They were learned and workshopped on the spot, thus capturing very honest, energetic, and ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ moments.   The record was mixed underground at Vin Christopher’s studio, Heavy Meadow in Portland, Oregon.

Posh, Poodle, Krystal and Toe takes Kaplow’s singularly unique, honest and raw songwriting style and propels it forward with spontaneous collaboration, undeniable rhythm, and sound imagery. The record will be released on 5.17.24 on Fluff and Gravy Records.

“This is a special record to me.  Unlike the past few, this one sounds like a more cohesive ‘band’ statement.  Most of it was cut together live, in a room over five days.   Rob, Elliott, and I had been playing for a long time with Mikey and then Hawes on drums, and while the music always felt great, the ‘band’ feeling hadn’t made its way into the recording studio.  ‘Time Spent In Between’ and ‘Sending Money and Stems’ were very pieced together albums; me playing most of the instruments, collaborating with many different drummers but working one song at a time, etc.  However, when Jeff moved back from Nashville and joined the band, it felt more cohesive. Maybe we gelled because Jeff  came from the same musical world.   In our little family Jeff championed nicknames, Elliott invented musical travel games, and Rob and I rolled our eyes at their enthusiasm for Arby’s.   We travelled around sharing our art and feeling free.   When we went to Enterprise, OR to record the first session, most of the songs were learned on the spot.   We strove for the zenith moments when we knew the song well enough to not make errors but still had to fly by the seats of our pants to keep it from coming unglued.  Everything has an arc like this.  After all, when you know something well enough you can take the present for granted.    After those sessions we toured our new songs for a year (it usually goes the other way around) and decided some of the songs were misunderstood the first time so we recorded them again, live and together.  I am thankful and proud of that process and proud of them.  The music captured on this record occurred in very special moments between four people who had a special bond, musically and beyond. We hope you enjoy it.”

MARK HOLZINGER: Mark Holzinger is a San Francisco–based Western Swing guitarist and Western Swing Hall of Fame inductee known for his dynamic guitar work and long career in American roots music. With more than three decades of professional experience, Holzinger has performed across jazz, blues, rockabilly, and Western Swing, working with respected artists and bands including Don Burnham and Lost Weekend. His recordings, including the albums Takeoff Guitar and Juke & Jive, showcase his signature blend of swing rhythm, improvisation, and classic country guitar tradition. This page offers a closer look at Mark’s musical background, collaborations, recordings, and contributions to Western Swing.

Home | Mark Holzinger

FLAT SUN SOCIETY: The band was formed in Big Sur from a residency vocalist Jake Padorr held during the pandemic at the historic outdoor venue, the Henry Miller Library. This space allowed the band to explore their improvisational sound in front of unassuming Big Sur passersby attending the Library. Jake Padorr's cabin in Big Sur provided the space for their first recordings. The Flat Sun sound has now spread through Santa Cruz, the home area of the rest of the band.

Flat Sun Society finds a new niche of psychedelic rock that integrates polyrhythms, ethereal vocals and improvisation. The band is comprised of six friends from Big Sur and Santa Cruz who share a love for creating an immersive experience of sound. Their songs can become a journey full of momentous energy and fantastical moments.

Flat Sun Society

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.

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.

Shirley's Gig plays an eclectic blend of vintage jazz from the

1920s to modern era songs. Dave Egan and Patti Maxine sing

and play swinging tunes with an incredible line up of local

favorites: Bill Bosch on bass, Bob Basa on guitar, and Paul

Tarantino on clarinet and sax. Patti Maxine takes the lap steel

into uncharted jazz territory and Dave Egan rounds out the

rhythm on guitar and ukulele. Our music sails into your hearts

and never flys over your heads.

DAVID DONDERO: David Dondero, an American troubadour, was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1969. His love of music began with folk rock and country of the early 70’s and evolved to include punk rock and hip hop of the 80’s. He spent his formative years in suburban Chicago and northern New Jersey listening to pirate radio and heavy metal. As a young man, music molded Dondero’s life. 

 Dondero began writing songs in the late 80’s while at Clemson University. Initially a drummer and lyricist, he formed Sunbrain in 1991. A post-punk indie rock quartet heavily influenced by Donovan and Fugazi. Sunbrain was signed by Grass Records and they recorded 3 albums. When the group disbanded he went on to play drums for the folk punk band, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb. After 2 years he left the band in 1998 and began his solo career. He’s been touring ever since and his music has taken him around the world multiple times.

 His style and ongoing narratives are hard to fit into a particular genre. He manages to tackle difficult subject matter with a wry sense of humor. The music is inspired by heartbreak, hopefulness, everyday work, and his never-ending state of flux. Dondero’s lyrics are influenced by the angst of Black Flag, the wanderlust of Bruce Springsteen, the sentimentality of Paul Simon, and the politics of Woody Guthrie. 

 He’s shared bills and tours with Pedro the Lion, The Mountain Goats, Darren Hanlon, Daniel Johnston, and Against Me! In 2006, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton of NPR put David on their list of the top ten greatest living songwriters. Aside from multiple years at South by Southwest, he was invited by Mudhoney as a featured artist at All Tomorrow’s Parties in Rye, England. God Speed You Black Emperor brought him to The Sled Island Festival in Calgary and he’s played at the Bellow Winter Music Festival in Australia under the recommendation of Australian songwriter Darren Hanlon.

 Dondero has split seven inches with Mischief Brew and the Pine Hill Haints. He’s recorded ten albums and his 11th album called Immersion Therapy is slated to come out on Fluff and Gravy Records in the Summer of 2023. Recorded in Portland, OR, at Fluff and Gravy Studio. Dondero currently resides in Pensacola, FL, and is about to publish his first novel, Chaos the Cat.

MR VALE’S MATH CLASS: Mr. Vale's Math Class is more than the sum of its parts—the six-piece funk band brings rollicking dance-party vibes backed by zippy horns, wink-and-a-nod lyrics, and an energizing stage performance to the Pacific Northwest and beyond. If only high school math class were this much fun.

Oscillating between playful and serious, the band riffs its way through blues, funk, and jammy notes from bygone eras, with modern, fresh lyrics that feel plucked from a math wizard's hat. Rest assured, Mr. Vale's Math Class will have you grooving to the golden mean, even if you can't find your protractor or remember how to do quadratic equations. 

Led by the multi-instrumentalist and math tutor Jordan Vale on keys, trumpet, and vocals, the group includes musicians Nick Hamel on guitar, Milo Fultz on bass, James Ford on drums, David Burrows on auxiliary percussion, and Lhanna Writesal on saxophone, along with a rotating cast of dynamic guest musicians.

Always cooking up something new, Mr. Vale's Math Class released Live, Math, Love part 1 in 2026, a four-song EP that blends funky grooves, heartfelt moments, and clever math-inspired storytelling and builds on the band's identity as cheeky educators with serious musical chops. The EP followed several 2005 and 2022 singles and its 2002 album We Can Help You Out, which Eleven PDX called "a funky, jazzy, lovefest."

JARED MATTSON: Like many debut solo albums from musicians in bands, Jared Mattson’s Peanut didn’t originally come from a need to break away. As a composer for the Mattson 2, Jared Mattson was working up a batch of new songs through the winter of 2019-2020, looking ahead to the next album he and brother Jonathan Mattson, the blitzkrieging drummer, would record. As the pandemic hit stateside, Jared holed up in his home studio and kept developing the new music. And during that process it became increasingly clear to them that this wasn’t shaping up to be the next Mattson 2 album. This was a Mattson 1 album.

Jared had been absorbing the guitar work on records by reggae stalwarts Aswad and Burning Spear, and also the Police’s Andy Summer and the ways he gives songs space. And Jared wanted a prominent bass sound, too, where the guitar itself sometimes settles into the passenger seat so that the bass can drive. Lyrically, the album taps into our rattled world, where anxiety, loss, violence, and regret are sometimes pierced by the promise of love. The time spent working on the album was a profoundly introspective time as he reflected on past relationships while living through and writing during the pandemic, he also never lost sight of this truth about himself: Life is great with music.

One of the album’s standout highlights is “Burn Down Babylon,” which is propelled by the bass’s funk-you-say groove. You don’t often encounter many pop songs with so blunt an opening line as, “I got punched in the face last night by a neo-Nazi,”—a true experience that was delivered many years ago in a bar brawl in Carlsbad, California. But to hear the music that goes along with this tale manages a vibe that is less melee and more backyard jubilee.

When “Please Come Here,” with an intro that slinks along like a Cadillac on a Sunday morning drive, kicks in, it’s typical of the album’s melodic pop flourishes, but the twist here is that the vocals are in Japanese (The Mattson 2 have toured Japan 20 times and covered many Japanese pop songs on 2018’s Vaults of Eternity: Japan ). Ween’s “She Wanted to Leave” is the lone cover, but the way Jared reimagines the song makes it fits seamlessly within the album’s sonic template. The song’s inclusion was also a personal way to honor one of Jared’s best friends, who died from cancer two years ago. The two had always bonded over the song and marveled at its inherent beauty. Ultimately, Mattson’s solo debut unfolds like a string of fascinating clouds: These are not songs in a hurry; they shift around as they float by, and, most notably, they carry their unique kind of electric charge.

Jason Beard is the founding member, lead guitarist, and co- songwriter for Northern California’s bluegrass jam band Poor Man’s Whiskey. Bring Joy is a passion driven project dedicated to showcasing Northern California’s top musical talent. With a fusion of bluegrass, Americana, blues, and jam, Bring Joy puts on upbeat shows with originals and fun covers with a bluegrass twist. The atmosphere at their shows is high energy with lots of dancing and singing!

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.

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.

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 8pm until midnight!

Join us as we celebrate the 50 year anniversary of everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving tradition: THE LAST WALTZ!!!

KENTUCKY MULE as THE BAND

SAMI ROSSI as JONI MITCHELL

JAMIE COFFIS as DR JOHN

JOE KAPLOW as NEIL YOUNG

And much, much more!!!

RIVETS & RUST:

https://youtube.com/shorts/lai-tuv5yfA?si=AXuCCUuKZQOChnne

https://youtube.com/shorts/2Q-rQKkOlP8?si=wYYJuBA3zqfbcV2T

https://youtube.com/shorts/z9sQGlYEp4U?si=LufTRFOo5xAv3Ipr

https://youtu.be/n5-BCfZzJkY

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.

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.

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.

Leroy & Friends featuring Luna Is :

Leroy Hoorenbeck, bass and vocals

Vinny Johnson, guitar and vocals

Rick Browning, guitar and vocals

Fuzzyjohn Oxendine, drums

Luna is:

Trish Pate, vocals 

Terry Eads, vocals

Lorraine Krilanovich, vocals

Great tunes and harmonies for your  listening and dancing pleasure. 

Some of the best in town

Nucleus blends folk, blues, soul and psych into all of their original music, sharing moments of inspiration through sonic explorations. 

StoryTellers – Three singer-songwriters ... alone on-stage with their instrument ... the stories behind their songs ... and the audience.  This is the unique, intimate and interactive experience for the ongoing StoryTellers series hosted by Special Kay at The Crepe Place in Midtown Santa Cruz.  Experience the magical ambience of The Crepe Place iconic bar and stage ... highlighting of some of the best home-town singer-songwriters in a must-see opportunity for locals and visitors alike.  No cover.

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.

https://kaycraig.com/home

https://www.broadjam.com/kaycraig.com

Trianna Feruza - This dynamic up-and-coming artist has established home base in Santa Cruz and the greater Bay Area. Her roots go back to her grandfather, Solomon Feldthouse (of U.S. psychedelic rock group Kaleidoscope), who played with Leonard Cohen and many others.  The rest of her family have been staples within the folk-world music scene. Trianna's upbringing was laden with rich influences, from Balkan jams to Hip-Hop cyphers, to Jazz choirs or Flamenco meets.

Trianna Feruza showcases her epic performances with musicianship, powerhouse vocals, and thought-provoking lyrics with a theatrical storytelling arc.

Music is her connection to not only her community but to the rest of the world.

https://www.triannaferuza.com

Carolyn Sills – The talented singer-songwriter and front for the renowned Carolyn Sills Combo and now (with her husband Gerard Egan) the eclectic Poi Rogers.  Carolyn is legendary in the Santa Cruz music scene, and her talents have taken her and Gerard on the road to the far reaches of Americana & Western Swing venues around the U.S.. 

"Sills' voice sounds effortlessly - and wondrously - like Kitty Wells or Patsy Cline winging over the airwaves from a vintage Grand Ole Opry show." - Vintage Guitar Magazine

Carolyn Sills is the real deal of throwback country music. She has enough soul, heart, style and swag to convince audiences and listeners that they may have been transported to an era where country swing rules the waves, juke joints were the place to be, and heartache had a kick like a mule... all the lonesome wails, tongue-in-cheek humor, and late-night reflection you'd expect from a classic country gem." - Good Times Magazine

THIS is ONE of the few (if only) times you will be able to enjoy Carolyn Sills' special talents in a true solo performance.  Just Carolyn and her standup bass.  A MUST SEE!

https://www.carolynsills.com/

Death and Saxes is a jazz quartet focused on improvisation-- exploring the classic music of the 50s and 60s. Founded by saxophonist John Bouwsma, the band offers spontaneity and excitement at every show. Featuring John Bouwsma on Tenor Saxophone, Harrison Brand on Guitar, Jamie Brudnick on Upright Bass, and Ben Sibley on Drums.

ZOE FITZGERALD CARTER: Bay Area author turned songwriter, Zoe FitzGerald Carter, is releasing her fourth solo album, Chaos By Design, on October 28, 2026. Across twelve tracks, the artist offers a vivid, literary sense of language and unique blend of Americana, folk, and open-stringed, Joni-esque ballads.

“Zoe FitzGerald Carter is an artist who taps into the great American tradition of the troubadour singer-songwriter,” writes Tom Hilton of Aldora Britain Records. “With a fresh and invigorating approach, this Berkeley, California-based tunesmith crafts lyrically driven compositions that delve into themes of change, longing, exploitation, nostalgia and many more.”  

Zoe grew up in Washington D.C. where she began playing guitar and singing as a teenager. She’s played with numerous Bay Area bands and co-founded the Americana string band Sugartown in 2015. She’s performed in clubs from the fabled Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, to the Lost Church and Hotel Utah in San Francisco, to Sweetwater Music Hall in Marin County. She’s toured the East Coast as a solo act and has played on the central coast and Southern California.

WISTERIA: Wisteria is the first shoegaze band to come out of Santa Cruz. A mix of romantic rock and ethereal soundscapes.

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.

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.

Funk Night with your favorite jam crew!!! 8pm to 11pm on the Bar Stage!!!

BOB O’NEILL’S ABSENT MINDS: Presenting original music from the extensive catalogue of singer, songwriter, guitarist Bob O'Neill.  Along with Bob on vocals and guitar the band features Johnny McCullough's colorful guitar playing, Gary "Killer" Andrijasevich  on drums and David Adams on bass. 

Bob O'Neill's Absent Minds brings to the stage a mindful musical experience of enjoyable textures and groves. 

The High Surf is a funky, groovy, beach rap surf guitar band from santa cruz. drums, percussion, bass, three quitars, and sometimes an amazing trumpet. all original tracks. no machines, no computers, no AI ever!!! The High Surf plays a new kind of music. melodic raps and sing alongs delivered over blended guitars with live beats.

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.

Wanna be a rock star? It all starts here…

Sign up to participate at 6:30pm. Open Mic is from 7 to 9pm.

Shirley's Gig plays an eclectic blend of vintage jazz from the

1920s to modern era songs. Dave Egan and Patti Maxine sing

and play swinging tunes with an incredible line up of local

favorites: Bill Bosch on bass, Bob Basa on guitar, and Paul

Tarantino on clarinet and sax. Patti Maxine takes the lap steel

into uncharted jazz territory and Dave Egan rounds out the

rhythm on guitar and ukulele. Our music sails into your hearts

and never flys over your heads.

You might know Joe Ferrara from his cameo in The Lost Boys, or as the Yoda figure at Atlantis Fantasyworld who knows everything about superheroes. Or maybe you know him as that guy at Shadowbrook who serenades you with Sinatra classics. The silver-haired celebrity began playing guitar at an early age, and has developed a loyal following in Santa Cruz in the last few decades. “My parents are Italian and they were pushing me towards accordion,” he recalls of his childhood. “There was a waiting list for lessons, and one day my mother said, ‘You were accepted for accordion lessons,’ and I said, ‘Ma, I want to play guitar.’”

SLOW COAST: Santa Cruz-based Musicians: Bill Walker, Daniel Thomas, Gary Kehoe, Rhan Wilson, and Lauren Wahl

ORIGINAL MUSIC & RE- IMAGINED COVERS OF ALL GENRES

LIVE LOOPING GUITAR, ATMOSPHERIC & WANDERING SONIC ART 

Slow Coast Music | Linktree

THE OOO-MAUS: There are certain bands that could only make complete sense within a few miles of the Pacific Ocean. The Ooo-Maus are one of them. Hailing from Santa Cruz and surrounding areas, the group occupies that wonderfully strange stretch of California coastline where surf culture, psychedelia, college kids, hippies, poets, and artists have co-existed long enough that nobody really remembers where one ends and the next begins.

That same collision seems to sit at the heart of The Ooo-Maus.

On paper, their influences might contradict, but in experiencing them live, it all makes perfect sense. The sun-drenched harmonies and pop instincts associated with the Beach Boys occupy one corner; the narcotic, organ-driven darkness of The Doors another. Throw in the primitive confrontation of Iggy Pop, old surf rock, garage psychedelia, and you’ve assembled something especially unique and unforgivably Californian.

The Ooo-Maus aren’t interested in presenting nostalgia behind a postcard or picture frame; they bring the sun and the surf straight to you.

Dylan Anderson fronts the group on vocals and guitar, Dylan Sheehan guides the piano and organ, Madi Montague brings it together on bass, and drummer Marc Brown moves and grooves casually behind the kit.

There is something immediately appropriate about a psych/surf outfit willing to work with each other not only as a tight-knit band, but as a musical tsunami—one that floods each ear and every listener with excitement and glee.

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.

POI ROGERS:

“Sills' voice sounds effortlessly - and wondrously - like Kitty Wells or Patsy Cline winging over the airwaves from a vintage Grand Ole Opry show.” - Vintage Guitar Magazine

“… last week I spent Thursday night at The Side Door watching the duet Poi Rogers from Santa Cruz. This talented couple provided a sundown infused with their rare mix of cowboy campfire rhythms and blazing tiki bar tenderness. The audience absolutely loved it.” - Scott Thomas Anderson, Sacramento News & Review

"Bassist Carolyn Sills and her guitarist husband, Gerard Egan - Santa Cruz's Les Paul and Mary Ford - crank out good stories, catchy love songs and creative chord progressions that will take listeners back to rockabilly vibes of the post-World-War-II era." - Good Times Magazine

“Poi Rogers comes with a built in pedigree. Multi-award winners with the Carolyn Sills Combo, Inducted into the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame and possessing a thorough knowledge and love of the many styles of music reflected in this eight track collection, they set a standard for others to strive for.” - Ritchie Ritchison for Country Music News International Magazine

‘Twilight Blues’ received an Album of the Year nomination from the International Western Music Association.

‘Twilight Blues’ jumped from #170 to #11 on the Alt Country Specialty Charts the week of 6/4/25.. and then to #2 the week of 6/25/25

“Twilight Blues sits at the edge of the Western Swing world — less barroom, more beachfront. A little surf, a little prairie, a little salt in the air. It’s shaping up to be a mood record. A California mood, even if it doesn’t call itself that. For fans of vintage Americana, steel guitar, or modern storytelling with classic bones, this release is one to keep an eye on… - Meghan ‘Mae’ McCoy, Western Swing Society

“The punningly named duo channel 50s honky tonks and the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles with both self-penned and vintage Americana, playfulness being the keynote… a real joy, happy trails indeed.” - Mike Davies, folking.com UK

"Powerhouse Carolyn Sills is the real deal of throwback country music. She has enough soul, heart, style and swag to convince audiences and listeners that they may have been transported to an era where country swing rules the waves, juke joints were the place to be, and heartache had a kick like a mule... all the lonesome wails, tongue-in-cheek humor, and late night reflection you'd expect from a classic country gem." - Good Times Magazine

“Poi Rogers’ Twilight Blues jabs (“Don’t Steal My Covers”) and jukes (the title track) with effortless elegance.” - Alt Country Specialty Chart

“Sills' songs, written and produced with Gerard Egan, are an homage to jukebox Americana—tasty twang reminiscent of Merle Travis and Patsy Cline." - Monterey County NOW

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.

FREE

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

Please come join us for the twice a month 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 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.

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.

Jazz the Dog | Facebook

Death and Saxes is a jazz quartet focused on improvisation-- exploring the classic music of the 50s and 60s. Founded by saxophonist John Bouwsma, the band offers spontaneity and excitement at every show. Featuring John Bouwsma on Tenor Saxophone, Harrison Brand on Guitar, Jamie Brudnick on Upright Bass, and Ben Sibley on Drums.

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.

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.

PLASTIC NANCY: Some skull-crushing psychedelia for the whole family to enjoy!

Plastic Nancy (@plasticnancyofficial) • Instagram photos and videos

She's So Fancy | Plastic Nancy

Plastic Nancy | Spotify

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.

GOODTWIN: GOODTWIN is a soulful, alternative music project based in Los Angeles. Originally formed during the pandemic between close friends in a tiny victorian apartment in San Francisco – GOODTWIN blends a mix of influences to create a sound that feels both new and familiar.

Listen to GOODTWIN Songs | Spotify

GOODTWIN (@_goodtwin) • Instagram photos and videos

NOT YET OLD DOG: Not Yet, Old Dog is an indie rock band from Santa Cruz and San Francisco, California, formed by former members of the band Hearsing - Avery Murphy, Jordan Taylor, Sarah, and Melody Caudill (Career Woman).

SUN KIN:

Listen to Sun Kin Songs | Spotify

NELS ANDREWS: “Where has this guy been hiding? In the library maybe.” -NPR'S Folk Alley

Although he was born by the sea, it wasn’t until he moved to the desert that Nels Andrews began writing songs. He sang them alone in a house constructed of mud and tires on the sage-brushed mesas of Taos, New Mexico where he spent his 20’s, airing them occasionally around campfires. Eventually he found his voice as a crooner of literary narratives and increasingly impressionistic story songs.

Nels has toured nationally and internationally since 2002 and has won prestigious songwriting awards from Kerrville, Telluride, and Mountain Stage. His international travels include sessions with the BBC’s Bob Harris, who named Nels’ debut album one of the best of that year.

Folk Radio UK says: “(Nels) combines deft storytelling with a warmth of tone and gentleness of pace .. awash with layers, metaphors and echoes woven into subtle, contemplative contemporary song. Like finding a seashell at the back of a dusty cupboard, putting it to your ear and hearing the ocean.”

Now, happily stationed by the sea again in Santa Cruz, Andrews has gracefully woven the morning fog, redwoods, and oceanside into his forthcoming record Pigeon and The Crow, produced by traditional Irish flutist Nuala Kennedy (Gerry O’Conner, Will Oldham). A songwriter’s record in the spirit of Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece with a breath of the texture, rhythm, and longing of Milton Nascimento’s Club De Esquina , Pigeon and The Crow brims with literary wordplay, mixed with some sway, some shimmer, and some sand between your toes.

KIMYA DIGGS: Kimaya Diggs | New album Green out October 2026

SCOTT ELLIOT FERRETER: Scott Elliott Ferreter, known for his duo, The Feelings Parade, and as a member of beloved Northern-California band, MaMuse, has a history of laying it all on the line. His devotion to music, itself, has him comfortable wearing many hats (songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist), though he is most at home behind the mic. His songs take on topics of ambitious depth—impermanence, healing, death, and ancestry— yet his humor and realness bring it all together with gentleness and easeful reverence. 

Having played enormous stages like the Masonic (as a special guest of Glen Hansard), as well as the Fox Theater in Oakland, he’s also stayed rooted with a history of playing state prisons and busking on the street. All said and done, he holds a rare kind of presence on whatever stage he steps onto.

Scott Elliott Ferreter

THIEF: Redefining dark electronic music, THIEF fuses elements of haunting trip-hop and thunderous industrial rhythms to create an atmosphere that is as hypnotic as it is intense. Formed in 2016, Thief is the brainchild of Dylan Neal, a dulcimer player for the critically acclaimed experimental black metal band Botanist. THIEF's unique approach of amalgamating musical elements from ambient, industrial, choral music and trip-hop into a new sonic experience has long granted THIEF a cult status among the initiated. A reviewer once stated that Thief is the sacred space between Nine Inch Nails and Portishead and that may be the best that language can offer.

To date, THIEF has released 4 albums (with Bleed, Memory up for consideration for a Grammy nomination in 2024) and is currently signed to the legendary label Prophecy Productions. With over 1,000,000 streams on Spotify, their expansive touring and their last SOLD OUT album release show in Los Angeles, Thief is burning their name in the extreme, the electronic and the experimental genres the world over. THIEF’s 5th album, Sermons from the Pit is coming out on Prophecy on 11/27/2027.

SNAKES OF RUSSIA: As Snakes of Russia, Los Angeles based producer and composer Joseph Holiday works hazy | dark sound design, low end rumble, and rolling downtempo Death Beats into tracks that evoke a dystopian landscape... creating heavy cinematic instrumental electronic music that feels as timeless as it does current.

The debut EP “At Home Alone With Lions” came in early 2020, followed by remixes, film and trailer work, and various sound design projects for Ableton Live, Spitfire Audio, Netflix, and The Crow Hill Company. A workspace dense with presence continued into the “Alchemy EP” with Robot Koch in 2022, the “Brush for Violence” Motion Picture Soundtrack in 2023, as well as various single & remix releases.

For the first full length LP “True Surrender” on Modular Field/Rough Trade in 2024, Joseph worked with renowned metal producer Kurt Ballou (Converge, High on Fire, Chelsea Wolfe) at his God City studio in Salem, MA to expand the sonic palette and make his heaviest work to date.

2025 saw North American tours with Finnish doom metal legends Swallow The Sun, and American Alternative Metal hitters 10 Years. A brand new LP - released worldwide on November 21st, 2025 entitled “Swallowed Whole Through the Mouth of Eternity”.

2026 has seen releases for 2 of 10 Reworks tracks from the new LP, a HEALTH remix, featured work on the new RESIDENT EVIL soundtrack, & a trailer score for The Bride. The year continues, met with anticipation and growing embers.

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

Ø | Øraison

Rosebud is a band of veteran musicians from the Bay Area and California Central Coast. The band plays a mix of original music as well as interpreting songs from the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Van Morrison, David Lindley, and many more. The band typically mixes all these into their set, but has been known to play shows of all Grateful Dead or shows of all original music.

Rosebud features rhythm guitarist Scott Cooper, whose music can regularly be heard on KPIG radio and other stations. His debut CD reached #5 on the national jam band charts. The band is grounded by the drumming of Mark Corsolini, formerly of Dark Star Orchestra and Melvin Seals' JGB. Lead guitarist Fred Rodriguez is an in-demand soloist whose tone and taste are reminiscent of Jerry Garcia and Dickie Betts, while maintaining an identifiable and individual voice of his own. Fred played in the popular trio Three-Legged Dawg along with bassist Andy Birchett. Lastly, keyboard player Lachlan "Citizen" Kane rounds out the band with his stellar vocal harmonies, honky tonk piano and signature plaid attire.

SATAN ES REAL:

Listen to Satán Es Real Songs | Spotify

Satán Es Real - YouTube

DOMINIQUE AND THE DIAMONDS:

Dominique and the Diamonds

Deadset 805 is a fast-paced Grateful Dead cover band formed in the college-town of Isla Vista, California in 2021, with the band growing up in backyard parties and soon finding itself in venues all over the coast. The band has passed through quite a few hands since its inception, as people move away and old friends recruit young friends, creating its own beautiful little legacy-- no matter who's playing, the music never stops.

WHERE’S WEST: Where’s West? began as a group of friends chasing a sound that felt honest, electric, and entirely their own. A shared desire to not just make songs but music that makes you want to get up and dance brought them from a small laundry room in the basement of their college to festival stages.

Where Is West? - Wheres West

Slingshot Improv Trio didn't so much form as detonate slowly over two decades — a controlled explosion of shared history, deep grooves, and accumulated musical mischief that the Bay Area never quite saw coming but probably should have.

Bassist Pete Novembre and drummer Bret Bailey formed the funk-jam powerhouse Elephino back in 1999. Bret and guitarist Matt Hartle formed Shady Groove in 2001. All three had played together as hired guns countless times before the lightbulb moment when someone finally said: what if we did our own thing?

With a big map and no planned destination, this trio of seasoned improvisers use song and structure the way spacecraft use planets: not to land and stay, but to slingshot around and be propelled back out into the galaxy. During their mostly-improv shows, a familiar song could materialize at any time. Or not. All we can promise is that nobody knows what's going to happen.

We are so blessed to live in the Bay Area, the place where the psychedelic revolution took shape, and where so many great bands were centered in the late 60's.  The original community of bands included the Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Country Joe and the Fish, and of course the Good old Grateful Dead.  The energy behind the Bay Area sound is characterized by constant, in the moment creativity fueled by a fierce anti-authoritarian ethos that rewards freedom, improvisation, and the dissolving of boundaries of any kind.  The heart of the music is always centered on the community that evolves around and with it.  We practice inclusion, kindness and tolerance.  And thus, people of all ages all ages and walks of life are among our tribe.  The freedom to explore and take chances with the music, is inspired by the ecstatic dancing that so many people in our audience contribute.

Slingshot Improv Trio

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.