Damon Orion Good Times Santa Cruz In celebration of Beck’s solo acoustic show at The Rio, GT explores ‘Song Reader,’ the alternative rock icon’s most ambitious interactive art piece yet. Here’s an odd little paradox of the digital revolution: The more sophisticated our technology gets, the more our musical milieu begins to resemble that of [...]

Congratulatins to Cruzmatik for receiving Local Band of the Month. I spoke recently with Jason Williams A.K.A. J-WILLZ and Reggie Stephens A.K.A. FMZ about their band Cruzmatik and life in Santa Cruz. When their first video titled “Party don’t stop” came out I was impressed by their music and the high quality of the video. [...]

A Violinist in the Metro A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousand of people went through the station, [...]

  Something Collective is a diversified reggae band on the rise here in Santa Cruz!  I’ve had the great pleasure to catch one of their shows, and I was, well… impressed!  The vibe was real, and the music tantalizing.  They have a playful nature and the horn section kills! Plus, they are out to make [...]

Hey Tómas! Tell me a little about Ancestree and your sound.   Ancestree is a spiritually driven Roots Reggae sound connected to the people and the earth.  We play music to promote equal rights and justice.   How long have you been playing music? And how did Ancestree form?   I’ve been playing music since [...]

SCW: We know Santa Cruzians love WOOSTER… What other areas around the world have really taken a liking to your music?   WOOSTER:  I think the most surprising one is Guam.  We’re actually about a week away from doing our first tour out there.  It’s amazing that we can get popular in far off places [...]

Tori Zdeb from Santa Cruz Waves sits down with Steve Stubblefield, Mandolin player for the local North Pacific String Band.   SCW:  Hey Steve! Tell us a little bit about yourself and your group, the North Pacific String Band. How long have you been playing together?   Steve: In high school, I was the kid [...]

  Here at Santa Cruz Waves we are huge supporters of positive vibes and good music.  We recently rallied the team and headed over to Cafe Mare to check out this “Bounce Camp” music.    Most of us were unfamiliar with the music and the scene but soon enough the place was jam packed and [...]

  SCW: Tell us about your group Pure Roots, the main players, and who you have jamming with you at this point in time.   Pure Roots is a versatile group of hard working musicians that have been on a non-stop effort to debut the band locally and internationally. The leader of the band is [...]

Tori Zdeb from Santa Cruz Waves grabs a cup o’ joe with Kendra McKinley, Aptos local and songwriter.   SCW:  Hey Kendra! Tell us a little bit about yourself. Where did you grow up? When did you start playing and singing? What got you interested in music? What do you play?   Kendra: I was [...]