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Saturday, Jan 23rd, 2010

The RESIDENTS

The Cryptic Corporation has announced that The Residents will perform a series of shows in 2010. The show is being considered by the group to be an experiment in new directions deviating from the more "band" productions of Wormwood through The Bunny Boy.

The "song" Talking Light was first released here by RSD in late Spring 2009. It was the positive response to the song that encouraged The Residents to start work on bringing the idea to the stage.

Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $26.25 advance
Tickets Available at: Streetlight Records 421-9200 www.ticketweb.com

The RESIDENTS' Web Site

 

 

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

14th Annual Gail Rich Awards

Free and open to the public

The Cultural Council Associates and the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, in cooperation with the Rio Theatre and the Santa Cruz Sentinel, proudly present the 14th Annual Gail Rich Awards.

The award, named for the vibrant Santa Cruz arts administrator and volunteer Gail Rich (1951-1996), recognizes members of our community who are active in making and/or supporting art in Santa Cruz County.

Show Time: 7:30 PM (doors 7:00)
Ticket Prices: FREE
Artist's Web site: www.gailawards.com

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS

The North Mississippi Allstars were founded in 1996; a product of a special time for modern Mississippi country blues. RL Burnside, Jr. Kimbrough, Otha Turner and their musical families were at their peak; making classic records and touring the world. Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson soaked up the music of their father, Jim Dickinson, and absorbed the North Mississippi Blues legacy while playing and shaking it down at the juke joints with their blues ancestors. Luther (guitar and vocals) and Cody (drums and vocals) joined up with bassist Chris Chew to form the core of their own band, The North Mississippi Allstars. Through the filter of generations of Mississippi Blues men, the Allstars pioneered their own blues-infused rock and roll.

After touring as an opening act for a variety of artists and honing their chops as a unit, the North Mississippi Allstars issued their debut album, Shake Hands With Shorty in the spring of 2000. Their debut proved to be a success and earned them a Grammy nomination for "Best Contemporary Blues Album". Bringing their hill country bluesinfused rock & roll to stages all over the country and the world (including multiple tours in Europe and Asia), the Allstars quickly gained a loyal fan base. The band gained additional popularity for their work in the Gospel-Blues band The Word, which also featured John Medeski and Pedal Steel player Robert Randolph. By 2005 the North Mississippi Allstars' had released 4 studio records, 3 of which were Grammy nominated and earned the reputation as one of the most intriguing acts to emerge from the loam of Southern blues and roots rock.

Show time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $21.50 advance tickets
Advance Tickets: Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 • www.ticketweb.com

Artists Web site: www.nmallstars.com

 

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Desert Journey into Wild Namibia

A Frans Lanting Presentation
Join Frans Lanting and Christine Eckstrom on a wild desert journey through a faraway corner of southwest Africa—Namibia, a little-known country that is making a big statement to the rest of the world. The first nation to incorporate protection of the environment into its constitution, Namibia recently proclaimed its entire coastline as a national park, yet another first. This year’s show at the Rio Theatre features new images and video from the towering red dunes of the Namib Desert to the lashing South Atlantic seas that batter the “Skeleton Coast.” It will introduce you to unusual animals from the fabled desert elephant to the seldom-glimpsed brown hyena, and it will bring you eye-to-eye with eland, kudu, and the rare black rhino.

Show times: 3 PM and 7 PM
Tickets: $20 General Admission, $15 Seymour Center members
Tickets and information: Seymour Center (831) 459-3800 • Frans Lanting Studio (831) 429-1331 • Logos Books & Records downtown Santa Cruz

For more information call the Seymour Center at (831) 459-3800 or visit our website at: www.seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

This presentation is a benefit for the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
Sponsored by Fred and Jo Lynne Jones

 

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Greg Brown

Brown's songwriting has been lauded by many, and his songs have been performed by Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Shawn Colvin, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. He has also recorded more than a dozen albums, including his 1986 release, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, when he put aside his own songwriting to set poems of William Blake to music.

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $22.00 Advance.There will also be 100 seats in the Gold Circle at $40.00.
Advance Tickets: snazzyproductions.com

 

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

For the Next 7 Generations

13 Indigenous Grandmothers Weaving a World That Works
Opening: Local Native American Drummers, Gentle Thunder

FOR THE NEXT 7 GENERATIONS documents the momentous journey of thirteen indigenous grandmothers. Originating from all four corners of the world, these thirteen wise women elders, shamans and medicine women first came together in 2004 at a historic gathering. Moved by their concern for our planet, they formed an alliance: The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Through their teachings, they are lighting a way to a peaceful, sustainable planet. For the Next 7 Generations is directed and produced by Emmy and Peabody Award winning filmmaker, Carole Hart, narrated by renowned actress and activist, Ashley Judd, and includes a moving musical score by Emmy Award-winning composer Peter Buffett.
Artist's Bio: www.grandmotherscouncil.com, www.1gentlethunder.com

Show Time: 7:00 pm
Tickets: $15.00
Advance Tickets: $10.00 plus fee
Ticket Physical Point of Sale Location: Gateways Book Store, 1126 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.brownpapertickets.com
Event/Artist's Website: www.samadhilife.com, www.forthenext7generations.com

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

LUNAFEST® UC Santa Cruz Women's Center 2010

Supporting WomenCARE and ABC/African-American Community Health Group
LUNAFEST was established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, to simultaneously promote women filmmakers, raise awareness for women’s issues, and support worthy women’s nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. 100 percent of all film festival proceeds are donated to charity – 15 percent to the Breast Cancer Fund and the remaining 85 percent of proceeds go directly back to hosting community organizations. This year, the ABC/African-American Community Health Group of Santa Cruz and WomenCARE are the local recipients.

Show Time: 7:00 pm
Tickets: $13 Gen/$7 Srs & Stud
Advance Tickets: $13 Gen/$7 Srs & Stud
Ticket Physical Point of Sale Location: UCSC Box Office
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.santacruztickets.com
Event/Artist's Web site: www.lunafest.org

 

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Wild Cat Adventure

Our Wild Cat Adventure presentation features 5 live wild cats. The program is sponsored by the Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (68-0481714). The goal of the Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund is to educate the public about the decreasing population of wild cat species around the world, to provide funding for worldwide wild cat conservation projects and to provide safe refuge for captive born wild cats.

You may see a cougar, king cheetah, Canada lynx, serval, Geoffroy’s cat or caracal.

Each cat is shown on the stage as information about its habits, habitat and survival issues is shared with the audience. Individuals will learn what they can do to help save these magnificent animals from extinction.

Rob and Barbara Dicely are educators with over 25 years of teaching experience. They have been presenting wild cat educational programs throughout the Bay Area for over 19 years, with over 600,000 guests in attendance.

Show time: 3:00 pm
Admission: adults - $10 • children under 12 - $5
To reserve tickets call 707.874.3176 or email leopards@leopardsetc.com
Space permitting, tickets will be available at the door

 

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague, the French band that conquered the world with bossa nova covers of punk and new wave classics, return in time for summer with their third album, NV3.

Led by producer/arrangers Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and sung by a revolving cast of chanteuses, the group's first two albums, Nouvelle Vague (2004) and Bande A Part (2006) have sold well over half-a-million copies. Not wishing to tinker with this winning formula, but evolving all the same, NV3 picks up where Bande A Part left off, and this time they're joined by some famous names.

Show Time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $18.90 advance
Advance Tickets: Streetlight Records 421-9200 and www.ticketweb.com

Artist Web Site

 

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

2nd Annual 3 Cups of Tea Santa Cruz

3 Cups of Tea Santa Cruz is a fundraiser for the Central Asia Institute. It was founded by Greg Mortenson to promote and support community based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. “When you educate a girl through the 5th grade you reduce infant mortality, reduce the population explosion and improve the basic qualities of life.”

Over 50 artists from Santa Cruz County have created a theme-related art piece, which will be auctioned both online and at the event. Check the website to see a list of participating artists: www.3-cups-of-tea-santacruz.com. View the artwork starting December 15th, 2009. The online auction will begin January 25th, 2010.

Guest Speakers: Julia Bergman, President of the Board of the Central Asia Institute and
Lou Renner, International Mountain Guide/Instructor

Show Time: 5:30pm – 6:45pm Art Preview
7:00pm – 8:30pm Speakers Program
8:30pm – 9:00pm Conclude Silent Auction

Tickets: $10 advance, $15 at door
Advance Tickets: Book Shop Santa Cruz, Capitola Book Café, and online at: www.ticketweb.com

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Huun Huur Tu

Performing with Carmen Rizzo
Huun Huur Tu with Carmen Rizzo: The songs that echo in boreal forests and bounce off primordial peaks have a blind date in the Hollywood hills. There, carefully crafted electronica meets the horse-hair spike fiddle, and stone images of the ancestors are praised to the sound of lush strings. This is no remix - it is a sonic meeting of minds between musicians on two continents.

This is the new sound of the world's best loved re-inventors of Tuva's musical treasures, Huun Huur Tu, and their latest album, Eternal. Hungry for a fresh approach, the group recruited electronic musician/producer Carmen Rizzo (Niyaz, Seal, Paul Oakenfold) and composer/arranger Mark Governor, who has scored dozens of major films.

What began as a blind date has become a real-life collaboration: Huun Huur Tu with Carmen Rizzo and Mark Governor in live performance, beginning September 2009.

Huun Huur Tu was nominated for a 2008 BBC World Music Award. They continue to be available alone as well as in collaboration.

Show time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $21 advance
Advance Tickets: Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 • www.ticketweb.com
Artist's Web Site: www.huunhuurtu.com

 

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

A Memorial to Phil Matthews

Everyone is invited to join family and friends in a memorial tribute to local surfer, photographer and community activist Phil Matthews. Phil’s photographs include many local surfers, surf events, sunrises and sunsets. His never ending passion and love for Santa Cruz and the ocean made him a familiar figure in the community. Slides of Phil and his works will be displayed, stories will be told and the Santa of Santa Cruz will be fondly remembered.

Event Time: 9:30 am - 12 noon

 

 

 

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Valentines day show with Rickie Lee Jones

From the moment she first appeared in front of us on Saturday Night Live in 1979, Rickie Lee Jones has challenged her listeners and the establishment with an absorbing musical vision that defies border and classification. She rocked the culture of singer-song writerdom with her refusal to conform to the stayed and careful eloquence of the folk rock generation that came before her. Neither punk nor pop, she tottered on a thread of her own devise, jazz - the old musical kind, and R&B - the Motown thread that permeates her work. Her sense of humor, musical dexterity and song craft is all evident on her exquisite new album Balm in Gilead. Celebrating her 30th anniversary making music, Rickie Lee returns to Santa Cruz for this special valentines day show


Door Ticket Prices: $32
Advance Ticket Prices: $28
Ticket Physical Point of Sale Location: Streetlight records
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.pulseproductions.net
Artist's Web site: www.rickieleejones.com

 

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Yard Dogs Road Show

The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting land of stage show entertainment theirs is both pleasant and formidable terrain. They require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. They lead the modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through part of history that may or may not have existed – followed by an ambitious return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary world. It’s a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry - all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Yard Dogs Road Show is pure visual and sonic voodoo.

Show time: 8 pm
Tidkets: $20 advance at Streetlight Records 831-421-9200

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Medeski Martin and Wood

Somewhere, someplace, someone is debating the future of live and recorded music, speaking in somber tones of changes that have made it difficult to reach consumers, of technologies that have changed society, and of the lack of creativity found in the arts. But in a small but impressive microcosm of the universe known as Medeski Martin & Wood, creativity is alive, flourishing, and filled with outlets for growth and expansion. And somewhere, whatever gods of music there might be are smiling.

Show time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $26.25 Advance Tickets, $30 At The Door
Advance Tickets:: Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 www.ticketweb.com 866-468-3399
Artist web site : www.mmw.net

 

Tuesday , February 23rd, 2010

Jorma Kaukonen & G.E Smith

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance tickets $22 at Streetlight Records 421-9200

 

 

 

 

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz and The Rio Theatre are pleased to present:

THE MIGHTY UKE

a documentary by Tony Colman and Margaret Meagher.
And a special Live music performance by James Hill the renowned ukulele player and educator. The film chronicles the amazing come back of the all but forgotten ukulele, and the inexplicable popularity of this tiny instrument that has bridged continents and cultures in a way that defies easy explanation..“This film is a must see for pretty much every kind of audience. It is entertaining, educational, touching and I promise it will leave you with a burning desire to get your own ukulele when you leave the theatre.”
The evening will begin at 6:00 with live walk in music followed by a play along sing along meeting of the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz . All are welcome to join in the fun . Bring your uke along . There will be a musical introduction of the film by our own Ukulele Dick at 7:15 James Hill will perform after the film.. Don't miss this uplifting celebration of The MIGHYT UKE. “ Show us your Ukes”

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $8 at the door and Ticketweb
More info at andy@cruzio.com

February 26th & 27th, 2010
BOTH SHOWS SOLD OUT!

Banff Mountain Film Festival WOrld Tour

Different Shows Each Screening
Ignite your passion for adventure, action, and travel! The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Rio Theatre at 7 pm on February 26 & 27. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Get your tickets today and be taken away to the most captivating places on earth. The 2009/2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings films from the 34th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival to about 285 communities around the world. From an exploration of remote landscapes and mountain cultures to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films in this year's world tour are sure to captivate and amaze the explorer within you. Be moved. Be inspired. Don't miss out. Reserve your tickets today. For more information visit ucscrecreation.com or call (831)459-2806. This stop on the world tour is hosted by UCSC Recreation and locally sponsored by Pacific Edge, Bugaboo, Seahorse Swim School, Sprockets, Kayak Connection. Solar Technologies, Whole Foods Market, Adventure Sports Journal and SC Weekly

Benefits UCSC Wilderness Orientation Scholarship Fund & the UCSC Recreation Program
Web site www.ucscrecreation.com

 

Sunday Feb 28th, 2010

Awesome Land: Women of Dirt

A Celebration of the Women in Gravity Mountain Biking
The film Awesome Land: Women Of Dirt looks through the eyes of the wondrous women that have helped grow the sports of gravity mountain biking, downhill racing, dirt jumping and free riding. Featured riders Lisa Myklak, Emily Johnston, and Tammy Donahugh will present at the premier, along with the filmmaker Mark Brent. There will be a Q&A session with the guests moderated by freelance adventure and traveling journalist Karen Kefauver. Proceeds will benefit Soquel Demonstration Forest.

Mark Brent is the man behind "Bones over Metal" a popular mountain biking video blog. "Awesome Land: Women of Dirt" is his first feature presentation.

Show Time: Doors 6:30 pm, Film 7 pm
Ticket: $10
Event Web site: womenofdirt.com

 

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Edward Sharpe

and the Magnetic Zeros
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an ensemble led by Alex Ebert (also the lead vocalist for IMA Robot). The 10-piece folk-rock ensemble will be fresh off of Coachella and Noise Pop when they visit the Rio . They are touring their debut album " Up From Below ".. There isn't an Edward Sharpe in the group, and Ebert named the band after the characters in a novel he was writing about a boy who transcended his dismal world by tapping into some sort of universal music.

Show time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $18 advance tickets, $22 at the door
Advance Tickets: Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 • www.ticketweb.com
Artist web site: www.edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

QUEER QUEENS of COMEDY

Poppy Champlin and her coterie of laughing lesbians return to The Rio Theatre for a fun night of comical cacophony. Champlin is one of the quickest witted comics around and will be featured on a SHOWTIME Special to air in April called "The LOL Comedy Festival." The next Queen to hold court is Sandra Valls a hot and spicy Latina lesbian comic from LA who has been featured on SHOWTIME'S "Latin Divas of Comedy" and Curve Magazine voted her one of the top ten lesbian comedians in the country. The third queen in this triple threat lineup is the multitalented Roxanna Ward who bills herself as the secret love child of Steve Martin and Bette Midler. She is a favorite on Olivia cruises and plays the piano and sings song parodies til you pee with laughter. If you want to spend a night laughing - come to the Queer Queens of Qomedy.

Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets:No More Gold Circle. all seats will be general admission. $20 General Admission • $15 door ticket for students and seniors.
Advance tickets available at Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 and Ticketweb
Artist's website: QueerQueensoQomedy.com

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

JOE BONAMASSA

Guitar Virtuoso
As Joe Bonamassa grows his reputation as one of the world's greatest guitar players, he is also evolving into a charismatic blues-rock star and singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. His ability to connect with live concert audiences is transformational, and his new album The Ballad Of John Henry (Premier Artists/2009) brings that energy to his recorded music more powerfully than ever before. The ninth solo album and seventh studio release of his career - as well as his fourth consecutive with producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, etc.) - the disc adds a heavy dose of "swamp" to Bonamassa's virtuoso mix of '60s-era British blues-rock (à la Beck and Clapton) and roots-influenced Delta sounds. It shows off Bonamassa's vocal range as much as his instrumental voodoo, and the artist says, "I feel this is my strongest work to date ".

Show time: 8pm
Tickets: $33.50 General admission - $44.50 Gold circle
Advance tickets at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz 831-421-9200 and www.ticketweb.com
Email: RrazzProductions@GMail.com
Rrazz Entertainment, Inc. SupremeConcerts.Com Presents
www.TheRrazzRoom.com

 

 

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

John Gorka and Patty Larkin

Patty Larkin has been redefining the boundaries of folk-urban pop music for 25 years with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics. Acoustic Guitar hails her “soundscape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her “evocative and subtle sonic shading.” She has been described as “riveting” (Chicago Tribune), “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly) and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter). This year, in 2010, she celebrates a quarter of a century of music making with 25, a recording 25 love songs reworked with voice and guitar and 25 friends along the way. Guest artists include Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Bruce Cockburn, Mary Chapin Carpenter and others. 25 is the unplugged version of classic Patty Larkin love songs. A collectible collection for fans and critics alike, 25 is an eloquent marker for an illustrious careere. In the spirit of camaraderie and musical adventure, Patty will unite with many of her musical colleagues in a highly anticipated tour. John Gorka is one of "25's" very special guest artists.

Show Time: 7:30 pm
Advance tickets $25 at snazzyproductions.com

 

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Gilberto Gil: The String Concert

Featuring Jacques Morelenbaum & Bem Gil
"One of the world's great songwriters." –New York Times
Brazil's internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist Gilberto Gil brings his powerful rhythms and rich melodies to the Santa Cruz for one night only! In a career that now spans four decades and nearly 40 albums-six of them gold, alongside four platinum singles, Gil has become a legend, one of the most relevant and renowned performers in world and pop music. Gil was key among the leaders of the Tropicalia movement, fusing bossa nova, samba and salsa with rock and folk music-and securing his fame both abroad and at home in Brazil. He went on to become the Brazilian Minister of Culture, playing a key role in the constant modernization of Brazilian popular music and culture throughout the world. This seven-time Grammy winner promises to surprise, entertain and, not least, inspire.
Line-up: Gilberto Gil - Vocals, Guitar • Jaques Morelenbaum - Cello • Bem Gil - Guitars, Percussion

Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $50/Gold Circle $35/General *
Advance Tickets: available at Logos Books & Records, 1117 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Online at: www.kuumbwajazz.org
Info: (831) 427-2227 No Jazztix or Comps
* Ticket price does not include service charge & city tax

 

Friday, March 19th , 2010

BASSEKOU KOUYATE and NGONI BA

"To all the rock 'n' rollers of the USA, I'm coming in February, 2010!"
That's Malian maestro Bassekou Kouyate with a heads-up well worth heeding. A virtuoso picker and musical visionary whose work blurs the lines between West African and American roots music, Bassekou has jammed with Bonnie Raitt and Bono, won praise from Eric Clapton. He's also dug into blues and country music with Taj Mahal and created freewheeling improvisations with banjo maverick Bela Fleck. Bassekou's instrument, thengoni, is a "spike lute" and an ancestor of the banjo, sharing its taut-skinned drum body, percussive attack, and varied picking techniques. Since 2005, Bassekou has led Ngoni Ba, the first-ever group built around not one but fourngonis-all played by members of his family. The group's second CD I Speak Fula comes out on Sub Pop in February of 2010 (preceeded by a digital release via iTunes in December '09) on the occasion of Bassekou's first U.S. tour as a headliner.

Show time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $18 advance, $22 door
Advance Tickets: Streetlight Records831-421-9200 and www.ticketweb.com
Artists Web Site: HERE

 

Saturday, March 20, 2010

YOUNG PERFORMERS SHOWCASE

A benefit concert to raise money to support music programs in the Santa Cruz City Schools, the Young Performers Showcase is a review of talented, young local performing artists, ages 13-28. Presented by Cruzville Productions, under the auspices of the Santa Cruz Educational Foundation, this exciting extravaganza of singers, dancers, players and jugglers is guaranteed to astonish and delight.

Performers include the rising star rock trio Almost Chaos, singer and dancers Camille Castro and her sisters, Musicscool All-Stars featuring James Durbin, D.S.R. and Co. Dance Crew, Harbor High Cheerleaders, jugglers Noah and Robin, singer/songwriter Tess Dunn, Dancenter Hip Hop Crew, singer Alysha Antonino, Guest MC Sven Davis and house band, ROMP, from Planet Cruz Comedy Hour and a special performance by Grammy Award nominee Tammi Brown.

This program was developed by a small group of Santa Cruz business professionals concerned about the steadily declining budget for music programs in the schools. They decided to "put on a show" as a fundraiser to supplement state and local funding sources. Studies confirm that children who are exposed to music and music performance in schools show many benefits including increased academic performance, self-esteem, concentration, self-expression and connectedness to school.

Please join us for an enjoyable evening of family entertainment and help support music in the schools. There will also be a "50/50" Raffle and Silent Auction of valuable prizes.

Show time: 7:30 pm
Tickets: $8 for Students; $20 for Adults; $40 for Gold Circle seating and are available at Streetlight Records, Rio Theatre Box Office (night of show only) and Ticketweb

 

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

THE GARDEN

"The Garden" is the story of the fourteen-acre community garden in South Central Los Angeles. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers created a miracle in one of the country's most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community.

The film follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall. Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Rufina Juarez, lead organizer of the South Central Farmers and the film's protagonist.
All proceeds benefit the food justice work of the California Food and Justice Coalition.

Show time: 7PM Film, 6:30pm doors
Advance tickets $10 advance and $15 at the door, kids under 16 free. and Online Here
Event Website : www.thegardenmovie.com

 

Friday, March 26th, 2010 

Fly Fishing Film Tour

In just its fourth year, The Fly Fishing Film Tour has become the outdoor and extreme Fly fishing entertainment of the year. This short film collection will tour 75 cities across the nation.  Once again Santa Cruz will be the only stop in Northern California. A showcase for the outdoor independent filmmakers as they follow fly fisherman catching and releasing fish from Alaska to New Zealand.  Epic and funny fly fishing scenes to be enjoyed by all. You do not have to be a fly fisherman to enjoy this film selection.

This film event will be a fundraiser for the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project. Established in 1976, the local hatchery and youth education program is currently focusing on the endangered Coho Salmon and Central Coast strain of Steelhead. A special recognition will be given to Al Smith, the project director for over a decade. Lots of fun and prizes Fish On!

Show time: 7:00 pm Doors open at 6:30
Tickets: Adults $ 15.00 Fly Fisher Kids only $ 5.00 (18 & under)
Advance Tickets: Locally at Patagonia, Angler’s Choice, Bayside Marine, Central Coast Fly Fishing
More info Troy Mayers of Orca Sports Promotions troy@orcasports.com

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

House of Floyd

Tribute to Pink Floyd

In darkened rooms, smokey concert halls or hazy laseriums, fans continue to discover the music of Pink Floyd. From the hypnotic psychedelia of Syd Barrett to the first heartbeats of Dark Side of the Moon to the dramatic fall of the Wall, Pink Floyd has continued to mesmerize its audiences for over four decades.

HOUSE OF FLOYD, a reverent tribute to Pink Floyd, captures the intoxicating sights and sounds of the original for even the most discriminating fan. HOUSE OF FLOYD pays the highest tribute to the original by accurately recreating all of the nuanced musical complexity and powerful visual imagery of Pink Floyd. The result of this obsessive attention to detail is a total Floyd production...music, lights, lasers and video. HOUSE OF FLOYD will transport you back to that mystical moment when you first discovered the enthralling world of Pink Floyd.
Artist's Bio: S.F. Bay Area based "House of Floyd" has been packing California Theatres for the past 5 years

Show Time: 8:00PM
Day of Event Ticket Prices: $26
Door Ticket Prices: $26
Advance Ticket Prices: $22
Ticket Physical Point of Sale Location: Streetlight Records
Online Ticket Point of Sale: Ticketweb
Event/Artist's Web site: www.houseoffloyd.co

 

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Blood Into Wine

Maynard James Keenan, internationally known as the front man for Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, is one of music's most mysterious figures. A multi-million selling artist, little is known about the reclusive rock star who often dresses in costume and rarely gives interviews. In the mid-1990's, on a whim, Keenan left Los Angeles and moved to an Arizona ghost town (population 300). A wine enthusiast, he began to envision a world class wine region on the Verde Valley's craggy slopes and with wine mentor Eric Glomski (former David Bruce winemaker and current owner of the award-winning Page Springs Cellars), Keenan began the long road to bringing credibility and notoriety to Caduceus and Arizona Stronghold Vineyards amidst wine industry prejudice and the harsh Arizona terrain. Blood Into Wine takes viewers into the struggles and triumphs with a unique blend of comedy and master storytelling.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $8 at the door

 

Saturday,, April 3 rd, 2010

David Lindley With Bob Brozman

Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley performs music that redefines the word "eclectic." Lindley, well known for his many years as the featured accompanist with Jackson Browne, and leader of his own band El Rayo-X, has long championed the concept of world music. an, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy, and Turkish musical sources.

Brozman has performed in a number of styles such as blues, Gypsy jazz,calypso, ragtime, Hawaiian and Caribbean music. Brozman has also collaborated with musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds such as India, Africa, Japan, Papua New Guinea and Reunion Island. He has been called "an instrumental wizard" and "a walking archive of 20th Century American music." Bob maintains a steady schedule throughout the year, touring constantly throughout North America, Europe,Australia, Asia, and Africa.

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $40.00 (Gold Circle) $25.00 (General) Advance
Advance tickets : snazzyproductions.com

 

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Rogue Wave

"Now we're born again," sings Zach Rogue on the closing track of Rogue Wave's fourth studio album, Permalight. The dreamy acoustic lament lasts just over a minute but in sound and spirit it neatly sums up everything that comes before it. A punchy, deceptively effervescent set of multi-instrumental pop tunes, the Northern California band's latest set represents a giant breakthrough for Rogue and his longtime musical partner, drummer-keyboardist-vocalist Pat Spurgeon.

Show time:8:00 PM
Tickets: $18.90 advance
Advance Tickets: Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 • www.ticketweb.com
Artist's Web Site: www.roguewavemusic.com

 

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Adventure Film Festival

presented by Save Our Shores

One night only- the Adventure Film Festival's World Tour mobilizes this years award winners, bringing them to life on the big screen in venues around the world. Audiences will travel through the lens with the world’s foremost adventure filmmakers, stirring contemplative and emotionally charged journeys within. Watch the best Kayak, Surfing, conservation films and more. You wont want to miss this one!.

Show time: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $12 at the door $10 students with ID
Event Website: Adventurefilm.org

 

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Patty Griffin with special guest Buddy Miller

A natural songbird that can hush an audience with her performances, her power is in her passionate storytelling and that voice… that sad and lonely voice.

Show Time: 8 pm
Door Ticket Prices: $35
Advance Ticket Prices: $32
Special Ticket Prices: $47 Gold Circle
Advance Tickets Available: Streetlight Records
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.pulseproductions.net
Event/Artist's Web site: www.pattygriffin.net

 

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

PORTUGAL . THE MAN

On their way to Coachella and touring their new album American Ghetto
Support to be announced.

Show Time: 8:00PM
Advance tickets $15 at Streetlight Records and www.ticketweb.com

 

 

Friday, April 16, 2010

Yann Tiersen

Yann Tiersen was born in Brest in Brittany and now lives in Paris. Many composers work alone during the composition process, though Tiersen has taken this a step further by recording many of his albums himself. On the soundtrack to Amélie for example, he is credited with playing the following instruments: toy piano, carillon, banjo, mandolins, guitar, harpsichord, vibraphone, accordian, piano, bass guitar and melodica. When working on those albums, one can only assume that he lays down the parts one by one to build up the track in layers. Tiersen is not a recluse however. There have been many concerts of his music, performed using a substantial number of musicians. Tiersen himself frequently plays the piano or accordian during such live performances.

Show time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $18.90 advance
Advance Tickets: Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 • www.ticketweb.com
Artist's Web Site: www.yanntiersen.com

 

 

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

BRUCE COCKBURN

Show time: 7:30 pm
Advance tickets $25 General Admission available at www.snazzyproductions.com
There is a $2.00 per ticket service charge with a minimum of $3.00 service charge per order
Tickets are NOT sold online on the day of the show, but may be available over the phone from Patty the ticket master at (831)479-9421!
Tickets bought at the door will be $4.00 more than tickets bought in advance
This show is presented by The Rio Theatre, Pulse Productions and Snazzy Productions

 

Monday, April 19th, 2010

A LIVE TAPING OF “THIS SHOW WILL GET YOU HIGH”

PRESENT BY UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE AND COMEDY CENTRAL

What: A free, live sketch comedy show from Upright Citizens Brigade and COMEDY CENTRAL. Anyone is welcome to attend the taping of "This Show Will Get You High.”

Who: A sketch comedy show starring:
Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, Walk Hard)
Paul Rust (I Love You Beth Cooper, Inglorious Basterds)
John Gemberling (Fat Guy Stuck in the Internet)
Brett Gelman (Human Giant)
Betsy Sodaro (UCB Theatre)
Jessica Williams (Just for Kicks)
Plus other stoney surprises!

Show Time: 8:00 pm

ALL AGES Welcome and FREE ADMISSION – NO TICKETS NECESSARY, JUST SHOW UP! limited seating

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

FRESH (sneak peek)

Through the cloud of gloom and doom, hope brightly shines. Meet farmers, thinkers and businesspeople all across America working to create a new model for modern agriculture — one that embraces fresh, healthy and local, and that confronts today's unresolved health and environmental issues. (2009, 72 min.)

Whole Foods Market Presents: Let’s Retake Our Plates Earth Month Film Series
Feast your eyes on a collection of films about our food supply and the visionary people who are making it better, one bite at a time.

Show time: 7:00 om Doors open at 6pm for free tastings with local producers.
Tickets: $5, and 50% of all sales will be donated to Ecology Action.
Tickets will go on sale starting April 5th at the Whole Foods Market stores in Santa Cruz and Capitola.
For more information, including a complete list of movies screening in the Bay Area, visit www.letsretakeourplates.com/films

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

END OF THE LINE

Plunge into the dark side of fish as food in this feature film revealing the impact overfishing has on our oceans. A wake-up call that examines the effects on marine life and the profound implications of a future world without fish. (2009, 85 min.)

Whole Foods Market Presents: Let’s Retake Our Plates Earth Month Film Series
Feast your eyes on a collection of films about our food supply and the visionary people who are making it better, one bite at a time.

Show time: 7:00 om Doors open at 6pm for free tastings with local producers.
Tickets: $5, and 50% of all sales will be donated to Ecology Action.
Tickets will go on sale starting April 5th at the Whole Foods Market stores in Santa Cruz and Capitola.
For more information, including a complete list of movies screening in the Bay Area, visit www.letsretakeourplates.com/films

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

INSPIRE

The heart behind INSPIRE is simple: to worship God and to start a conversation, a movement. Join us as we gather at The Rio Theater in Santa Cruz, California for a "no strings attached" night of worship led by musicians from several churches and denominations. Let's tear down the walls between congregations, churches, and denominations. With no hidden agenda nor expectation on you. We invite YOU to hear an unbelivable testimony from Tom Kirkendall and most importantly join us in worshiping Jesus Christ our Savior.

Dont expect to find tradition hymn books, The Inspire Band will be playing original songs as well as known songs by Hillsong United, Jesus Culture, The Glorious Unseen, David Crowder Band, and much more.

Show Time: 7:00 pm
Ticket: FREE

 

Saturday, April 24, 2010

numbskull presents

"The Union Express"

surf movie world premiere

plus live performance by Timmy Curran

Show time: 7pm
Tickets: $10 advance $12 day of show
Advance Tickets: available at streetlight records 831-421-9200 and ticketweb.com

 

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Sista Monica's " Singin' in the Spirit "

This "Heart Soul & Gospel Festival" marks the CD release of an historic LIVE recording "Singin' In The Spirit" that was performed in Santa Cruz, CA. The new CD being released Sunday, April 25, 2010 is named after the concert "Singin' In The Spirit". It was produced by SIsta Monica Parker and her 50 voice Gospel & Inspirational Choir. It offers songs of love, hope, praise and faith that touches and inspires the heart and soul. The songs selected will make you want to clap, dance, sing and shout with excitement in the spirit. This is an all family, all ages community event.

The festival kicks off with doors opening at 5:00 p.m. and the concert starting at 6:00 p.m. There will be gospel mimes (from City Of Refuge - San Francisco, CA), Soul singer Earl Thomas from northern California, Blues belter Candye Kane from the San Diego, CA area, Gene Viale (singer & author of "I Remember Gospel"). He is a former Rev. James Cleveland Singer, then Singer and Hammond B3 player Charlene Moore from City of Refuge, David Dupart -Hammond B3 player on the LIVE concert, Cate Munch - ASL, Danny B. piano player and co-writer of the hit Sista Monica song "It's Good To Be Alive", David Tucker -drummer, Don Caruth -guitar, Chris Akin -bass, Danny Sandovol- tenor sax, and Sista Monica Parker celebrating the release of her first LIVE gospel CD and her 7 years past a huge battle with cancer. It's her birthday weekend party too!

Show time: 6:00 PM
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door
Advance tickets $20 at Logos Books, Gateways Books and Streetlight Records
Artist's website: www.sistamonicas.com

 

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

FOLLOW ME

Presented by the Bicycle Trip

Show time: 7:00 pm
Tickets: $5 at The Bicycle Trip

 

 

 

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Jean-Michel Cousteau

The Great Ocean Adventure

For more than four decades, explorer, environmentalist, educator, and film producer Jean-Michel Cousteau has used his vast experience to communicate to people of all nations and generations his love and concern for our water planet.
Since first being “thrown overboard” by his father at the age of seven with newly invented Scuba gear on his back, Cousteau has been exploring the ocean realm. The son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, Cousteau spent much of his life with his family exploring the world's oceans aboard Calypso and Alcyone. After his mother's death in 1990, and his father's death in 1997, Cousteau founded Ocean Futures Society in 1999 to carry on this pioneering work.
A response to his father's call to “carry forward the flame of his faith,” Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society, a non-profit marine conservation and education organization, serves as a “Voice for the Ocean” by fostering a conservation ethic, conducting research, and developing marine education programs. Cousteau serves as an impassioned spokesman and diplomat for the environment, reaching out to the public through a variety of media. He has produced over 70 films, and been awarded the Emmy, the Peabody Award, the 7 d'Or - the French equivalent of the Emmy, and the Cable ACE Award.
The specific matter and content of Mr. Cousteau's multimedia presentation will be provided a few weeks prior to the event

Show time: 7:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $21.50 adults and $10.50 kids under 12 , available at Streetlight records 831-421-9200 and Ticketweb

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Yoga Unveiled

Evolution & Essence of a Spiritual Tradition
"Yoga Unveiled is a one-of-a-kind documentary film that covers the most comprehensive overview of the yoga tradition in its true essence. An artistic and inspirational triumph, it should be viewed by all!"
Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Harnessing the colorful commentary of the most prominent yoga scholars, teachers, and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of yoga's passage to the West, describes its numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters, and explores yoga's astonishing medical potential.
Stunning cinematography, ornate visual displays, and stirring music create a truly enchanting viewing experience. The great devotees of yoga grace the screen with their profound wisdom and delightful manner.
Yoga Unveiled also features commentary by Krishna Das, Dr. Herbert Benson, Edwin Bryant, Subhash Kak, Vasant Lad, Dr. Timothy McCall, Larry Payne, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Father Joe Pereira, Swami Sivananda, Dr. Martina Ziska, and Dharma Mittra.
Yoga Unveiled is a unique look at the oldest spiritual practice in the world. Key Features...
Film Screening followed by Q & A with Writer & Producer

Show Time: 6:30 pm
Tickets: $8 at the door

 

Saturday, May 15, 2010

BREATH MADE VISIBLE

BREATH MADE VISIBLE is the first feature length film about the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance's power to teach, heal, and transform at all ages of life.

This cinematic portrait blends recent interviews with counterparts such as the late Merce Cunningham, archival footage, including her establishment of the first multiracial dance company in the U.S, and excerpts of current performances such as "Parades and Changes" at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, to weave a stunning, inspiring account of one of the most important cultural icons in modern dance.

BREATH MADE VISIBLE 2009, 80 min. Switzerland, USA, Directed by Ruedi Gerber

"Ms. Halprin becomes quite as rich a subject for film as Ms. Monk: another odd face, another wonderfully calm (though ardently enthusiastic) and open talker, another (and senior) artist who responds to both politics and scenery."
-NY TIMES

"Engaging. Illustrative. The quintessential Left Coast choregrapher Anna Haprin has helped push the boundaries of modern dance."
-VARIETY

"An intelligent, beautifully photographed, smartly edited film."
-BACKSTAGE

Tandy Beal will moderate a Question and Answer session with Anna Halprin immediately after the screening.

Show Time:8:00 pm
Tickets: $10 at the door night of show
Advance tickets: $10 available at Bookshop Santa Cruz

 

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Race Across the Sky

a documentary featuring racers Lance Armstrong and Dave Wiens from Citizen Pictures

At 10,000+ feet, against the misty backdrop of a former mining town, Leadville, Colorado, 1228 cyclists line the starting line. For many, it will be the most difficult race of their lives. For some, a bragging right to say they raced alongside the best in the world. Some imagine victory. Most hope only to finish. But everyone will count.
The race that started 25 years ago as a running race to drive tourism in Leadville has now grown to a lottery cap of 1000+ competitors, many of them the world’s most elite cyclists. But the Leadville Trail 100 "Race Across the Sky" Mountain Bike Race is not just a race of man against man: it’s man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. elements, man vs. time. A clock set for 12 grueling hour’s slugs through 100 miles, over 14,000 vertical feet of climbing, some two miles above sea level, through extreme climate changes ranging from heat to hail, from rain to snow. To the racers, the risks of injury, fatigue and mechanical failure pale next to the chance that they will fall behind the 12 hour cut off mark and be eliminated.
Rivalries include six-time defending champion Dave Wiens vs. international star / seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Inspirational stories of human triumph include a Leadville woman rider who was critically injured by a car while training for last year’s race, another who suffers from multiple sclerosis, and 45+ rider who has raced all 15 years.
Whether they’re international stars of the sport or everyday folks with the will to finish a race whose difficulty is on par with the Ironman, the grit to push to their own physical and emotional limits strikes an elegant symmetry between racer and environment and a struggling former mining town whose very existence now relies on the tourism generated by this race.

Show Time: 6:00PM doors 7:00PM show
Tickets $15 at the Bicycle Trip, $17.50 at Santa Cruz Tickets (coming soon), $20 at the door

The Rio Theatre is a proud sponsor of the 2010 Amgen Tour de California/Santa Cruz Stage 3

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Of Unknown Origin

A FREE Profile Performance celebrating the choreography of the 2010 Artist of the Year, Robert Kelley . Dancers will be performing Kelley’s new world premiere, “Of Unknown Origin,” with an original score performed live by Nancy LeVan and Bill Walker. Festivities will also include a performance of “Constant Currents” by Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s junior company. Advance reservations are not required; seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis the night of the event.

The Artist of the Year program is sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission and the County of Santa Cruz Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services. For more information, please call the Parks Department at (831) 454-7901 or visit www.scparks.com.

Show time: 7:00 pm
Tickets: FREE

 

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

" OUT OF THE BLUE "

80-Minute Documentary Film
Produced and Directed by Chris Thompson
A Soundvision Media Films Release

In the late 1930's, the sport of surfing finally arrived to stay in Northern California when a small group of surfers from Los Angeles at college in San Jose began to venture over to the coast and surf the frigid waters of Santa Cruz. A few local kids soon became inspired to take up the sport for themselves with no formal instruction, making their own equipment and banding together to help each other along and overcome the elements. Eventually, more would join in and the Santa Cruz Surfing Club was formed, complete with a boardhouse and clubhouse that became the center of the social scene on the beach until World War II changed their lives and brought a sudden end to a memorable era in California's history. Directed by local filmmaker Chris Thompson,“Out of the Blue” features archival footage and interviews with the dozen surviving club members – several of whom will be making a personal appearance to answer questions from the audience.

Show time: 7:00PM Doors at 6:30PM
Tickets: $10 at the door

 

Friday, May 28, 2010

She & Him

The Chapin Sisters will open the show
THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT
She & Him make music for an eternal springtime, when the temperature is warm enough to go riding with the top rolled down and the radio turned up. Zooey Deschanel (singer/songwriter) and M. Ward (producer) are as comfortable and complementary a musical pair as Les Paul and Mary Ford; hearing them again on Volume Two feels like getting together with two old friends.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $22 , $25 at the door
Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and Ticketweb
Artist's Web Links:
www.sheandhim.com
www.myspace.com/sheandhim
www.facebook.com/sheandhim

 

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Dust & Illusions, 30 years of Burning Man history

A feature-length documentary
This is the only screening programmed for Santa Cruz. The film, DUST & ILLUSIONS,explores the entire history of the Burning Man event. Whether you have been to Burning Man or not, or are even interested in the subject, the film goes beyond the simple event in the desert, and looks at how ideals/utopias we've had in our youth evolve through an entire lifetime. Specifically, the documentary starts in the late 1970s with 2 groups of people out of the San Francisco underground movements all the way to the multi-million dollar business Burning Man has become, and how politics might have replaced philosophies.

Show Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $15
Advance Ticket Prices: $8-12
Advance Tickets Online HERE
Event Web site: dustandillusions.com

 

 

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

numbskull presents

Henry Rollins

Show time: 7pm
Tickets: $22 advance $24 day of show
Advance Tickets: available at streetlight records 831-421-9200 and ticketweb.com

 

 

 

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

GET RAD!

A Santa Cruz Surf Film by Kyle Buthman
What do Santa Cruz’s best surfers do when an El Nino fueled Winter brings non-stop swell and dredging sandbars to their favorite breaks? They GET RAD!
Whether pushing the limits of paddle surfing at maxed out Mavericks to backdooring mutant slabs at the Santa Cruz Harbor Mouth, the boys were on it this Winter. The latest release from Buthman Media, GET RAD! documents the madness that was the 09/10 Winter.
Starring frothing upstarts Nat Young and Austin Smith Ford, seasoned vets Pete Mel and Josh Mulcoy, and consistent standouts Bud Freitas and Tyler Fox. GET RAD! provides a unique vision of the mind blowing waves and surfing that have helped put Santa Cruz on the map.

Show Time : 7:30 pm
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door, kids eight and under free. Ticket includes raffle ticket and are availible at Pacific Wave, Freeline Design and Elizabeth's Market .
More info call 831 325 5548.

 

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Castles in the Sky

O'Neill Surf Shop Presents

Castles in the Sky is a completely new approach to surf filmmaking. Filmed in five countries over three years, the movie delves into the true heart of the locations while the surfers travel through them with a sense of open-minded awe. With never-before seen waves, an original score, and some of the best surfers in the world contributing their art, passion and athleticism, this is as close to the experience of pioneering new coastlines as you can get without getting on a plane.

Features:
INDIA - David Rastovich _Mitch Coleborn_Kalani Robb
ICELAND - Dane Reynolds _Tim Curran_Dan Malloy
PERU - Rob Machado_Clay Marzo_Kai Barger_Christo Bol_Peter Mendia
VIETNAM - Mike Losness_Dion Agius
AFRICA - Jordy Smith_Craig Anderson_Mikala Jones_Marlon Gerber

Show time: 8:30 pm
Tickets: $5
Advance Tickets available at O'Neill Surf Shops: 41st Ave 831-475-4151 and Downtown SC 831-469-437

 

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The Waifs

The Waifs 2003 album Up All Night reached double platinum in Australia and reached the top five of the Australian album charts, and the band won four ARIA Awards in October 2003.The Waifs have enjoyed two top fifty singles in Australia, London Still in 2002 and Bridal Train in 2004. The band so impressed Bob Dylan when they supported him on his 2003 Australian tour that he asked them to join him in his 2003 North American tour, including a gig at the Newport Folk Festival. Artist's web site

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: Gold Circle $40.00 (advance) General Admission $23.00 advance) Purchase Tickets

 

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Santa Cruz Bodybuilding & Figure Championships

Show time: 6:00 pm
Tickets: $20
Advance Tickets: wbfa.vbotickets.com
More Info: 916-764-8770

 

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

CocoRosie

The luminously lovely indie folk-tronic duo CocoRosie consists of the Casady sisters, vocalist/guitarist/harpist Sierra and vocalist/percussionist Bianca. Both sisters had an early love of music that they pursued as they grew up, albeit in different ways: Sierra began operatic vocal training while she was in high school, while Bianca sang and wrote songs but kept them to herself. That is, until she reconnected with Sierra, who joined Bianca at her Paris apartment, and they started playing and recording songs together. The fruits of their labor, La Maison de Mon Reve, was released in spring 2004 by Touch and Go and was predated by a string of dates in New York with Devendra Banhart, the Gena Rowlands Band, Battles, and Ratatat. Their second album, Noah's Ark, which featured cameos by Devendra Banhart and Antony of Antony and the Johnsons, arrived in fall 2005. 2007's The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn was a more polished but still eclectic effort.

Touring in support of their forthcoming album GREY OCEANS, to be released May 2010

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $15, $18 at the door
Advance Tickets Available at: Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and Ticketweb
Artist's Web Site: www.cocorosieland.com

 

Wednesday July 14th, 2010

IDIOSYNCRASIES

a film by Patrick Trefz
Lightnin' Mike opening
‘Idiosyncrasies’ presents an exploration of some truly unique minds, revealing what’s behind the impact of some of surfing’s most influential underground individuals. Through their art and music, surf craft and lifestyle choices, Patrick Trefz offers an intimate look into the vital and intriguing lives of these iconoclasts– ranging from twenty-year old Leanne Curren to sixty-one year old Harbor Bill Mulcoy. Idiosyncrasies reveals its subjects

Patrick Trefz lives and works in Santa Cruz,CA
Trefz is director of the films 'Bicycle Trip' and 'Thread'; author of the books "Santa Cruz: Visions Of Surf City", and "Thread"(powerhousebooks); featured artist in the exhibitions "Cross The Nation", "Any Given Wednesday", "The Art & History of Surfing" among many others. Trefz' work has been featured in The Surfers Journal, Surfer Magazine, The New York Times, LA Times, Surfers Path, Men's Health, Australian Surfing Life, and many other publications.

Show Time: 8:00pm
Tickets $10
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.brownpapertickets.com
Event/Artist's Web site: www.idiosyncrasiesthefilm.com

 

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Best Worst Movie & Troll 2

Double Feature

Best Worst Movie is the acclaimed feature length documentary that takes us on an off-beat journey into the undisputed worst movie in cinematic history: Troll 2.

In 1989, when an Italian filmmaker and unwitting Utah actors shot the ultra-low budget horror film, Troll 2, they had no idea that twenty years later they would be celebrated worldwide for their legendary ineptitude.

Two decades later, the film's now-grown-up child star (Michael Paul Stephenson) unravels the improbable, heartfelt story of the Alabama dentist-turned-cult movie icon and the Italian filmmaker who come to terms with this genuine, internationally revered cinematic failure.

Is Troll 2 really the worst movie ever made as claimed by IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes? Or is Troll 2, as some would claim, a misunderstood masterpiece that never fails to entertain... a work of genius? Twenty years after Troll 2 was made, the feature length documentary BEST WORST MOVIE explores the Troll 2 phenomenon through the personal story of the cast of characters that took part in its creation and why it is celebrated by fans worldwide.

In the summer of 1989, Italian director Claudio Fragrasso cast small-town dentist Dr. George Hardy and a group of unwitting Utah actors in an ultra-low budget horror film, which eventually became the undisputed Worst Movie in History. Soon after Troll 2's initial release, Dr. Hardy decided he was better suited battling tooth decay than goblins. He retired from acting and returned to dentistry in his hometown of Alabama unaware of the legions of fans that would one day recognize him as a cult movie luminary.

Nearly 20 years later, Troll 2 has suddenly become "awfully" popular. A corn-on-the-cob sex scene, pudgy-potato-sack clad midgets, and a peculiar plot about evil vegetarian goblins attempting to transform a young boy's family into edible plants is unintentionally hilarious, yet strangely captivating and highly entertaining.

Dr. Hardy finds his days of drilling cavities are met by nights of signing hundreds of autographs at record-setting revival screenings throughout the world. Unlikely byproducts celebrating the BEST WORST MOVIE include fan sites, music videos, dress-up dinner parties and even homage in one of the most successful video games, Sony PlayStation's Guitar Hero 2.

But what does the director of Troll 2, Claudio Fragasso, think about his film becoming "awfully" popular? Meet cast & crew and learn how it feels to fail miserably and years later be applauded for it. Best Worst Movie is story of one of cinema's greatest tragedies... or triumph's -Troll 2. The result is a hilarious and tender off-beat journey and a genuine homage to lovers of bad movies and the people that create them.

Show Times: Best Worst Movie 8:00 pm & Troll 2 10:00 pm
Tickets: $10

 

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Paul Thorn

The first thing you notice is The Voice, unique and distinctive, the voice of a man who has walked a long, hot span over dusty Mississippi country roads. At turns soulful, raw, melancholy, brazen, funky, circumspect, serene, brooding, and mutinous, the voice expresses the range of human emotions, from forlorn grimness to incandescent optimism. And after repeated listens, you realize that his is not merely the voice of a poet but also of a merciful prophet, a summation not unjustified. Those who follow the career of Paul Thorn believe he is both. Artist's web site

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: Gold Circle $40.00 (advance) General Admission $22.00 advance) Purchase Tickets

 

 

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

CIRCA SURVIVE

with The Dear Hunter & O' Brother
Whatever you think Circa Survive's new album means, you're right. However you understand the lyrics, in whichever way you construe the melodies, whatever emotions rise within you, whether it generates nostalgia or pain or hope or something you can't name, Blue Sky Noise expands to encompass any possible perception of itself.

The Doylestown, PA-based band's multi-faceted sound has always allowed infinite space for interpretation, melding intricate prog and mind-bending psychedelia with massive riffs and singer Anthony Green's reflective, intimate lyricism. With Blue Sky Noise, Circa Survive have crystallized their complex sound and equally involved ideas about the world around them into their most confident and focused collection to date. Songs like "Imaginary Enemy" and "Get Out" are elaborately orchestrated and intensely powerful, offering the purest expression thus far of Circa Survive's singular identity.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $16
Available at Streetlight Records 831-421-9200 and www.ticketweb.com

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Joan Armatrading

Joan is back with a new album and show for fans old and new. A consummate performer, Joan Armatrading is indeed the whole package, an excellent song writer, a powerful vocalist and a great guitarist!

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $38
Special Ticket Prices: $50 Gold Circle
Advance Ticket Prices: $35
Ticket Physical Point of Sale Location: Streetlight Records
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.pulseproductions.net
Artist's Web site: www.joanarmatrading.com

 

Friday, August 20, 2010

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants is a band from Brooklyn, New York that was founded twenty somethin' years back by John Linnell and John Flansburgh, and are often joined on stage and on recordings by Dan Miller, Danny Wienkauf, Marty Beller, Dan Levine and Curt Ramm. We recently won the 2009 Grammy for Best Children's Album (Music) for a kids project called "Here Come the 123s." TMBG perform frequently, make videos and podcasts, and do a fair amount of television work.

The band is just about to release a full length album and an animated DVD called "Here Comes Science." You can pre-order it on Amazon right here, and on iTunes here. The DVD features original animations by over a dozen original artists, and is really a glorious creative thing.

This fall TMBG will be on the road doing a wide variety of shows across the entire United States. Family shows, special performances of the platinum album Flood in its entirety, and a new show of unknown proportions will all be wheeled out. In the midst of the tour, They Might Be Giants will have a new children's picture book entitled "Kids Go!" illustrated by Pascal Campion. That project also includes a DVD of the song.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $25
Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and TICKETWEB

 

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

BAG IT

Is Your Life Too Plastic?
Our story follow Jeb Berrier, an average American guy who is admittedly not a "tree hugger," who makes a pledge to stop using plastic bags. This simple action gets Jeb thinking about all kinds of plastic as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of plastic in our world. When Jeb's journey takes a personal twist, we see how our crazy-for-plastic world has finally caught up to us and what we can do about it. Today. Right now.

BAG IT is a film that examines our society's use and abuse of plastic. The film focuses on plastic as it relates to our society's throwaway mentality, our culture of convenience, our over consumption of unnecessary, disposable products and packaging - things that we use one time and then, without another thought, throw them away. Where is AWAY?? Away is over flowing landfills, clogged rivers, islands of trash in our oceans, and even our very own toxic bodies. Jeb travels the globe on a fact-finding mission - not realizing that after his simple resolution, plastic will never look the same again.

Show Time 7:00PM
Tickets: $7.00
Special Ticket Prices: $5.00 for Surfrider Members
Event Web site: www.bagitmovie.com

 

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Julian Wilson's Scratching The Surface

“Scratching The Surface,” the highly anticipated first feature-length HD surf film starring Julian Wilson, debuts this month with a free showing at the Rio Theater. Julian’s sponsors, including Quiksilver, Red Bull, Oakley and DC Shoes, have teamed up to help produce the film. “I’m really proud of this film and grateful I had the opportunity to create something unique in surf filmmaking,” said Julian. “I wanted to make a film before I got sucked into full-time competition and the demanding schedule that goes along with it. So instead of competing last year, I put my heart and soul into this project because I didn’t know when I’d ever get the chance again.”

Directed by Matt Beauchesne at Irons Brothers Productions, “Scratching the Surface” documents the adventures of Julian, along with friends and fellow professionals Dane Reynolds, Taj Burrow, Dusty Payne, Mick Fanning and others as they spend a year hitting some of the world’s most beautiful surf spots. Destinations include South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, California, Hawaii, France, Spain and Brazil. A large part of the film was also shot in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia on a boat trip with Dane, Dusty and Taj.

“Scratching The Surface” also teamed Julian and Matt with Brain Farm Cinema, whose goal was to evolve the way surf films are made by utilizing helicopters and The Phantom Camera, shooting entirely in HD, and
incorporating an energetic and unique soundtrack. To get an early peek of this groundbreaking film, the “Scratching The Surface” trailer and webisodes can be viewed at www.julianwilson.com.

“Our goal with this film was to be creative, have fun, and enjoy capturing what it is like to be Julian Wilson,” says Matt Beauchesne. “Julian has a bright and vibrant personality that we wanted to carry over into the film’s overall
feel. He is living every kid’s dream and we wanted to shoot this film through his eyes.”

Show Time: doors open @ 7pm
Tickets: Free
Event/Artist's Web site: julian wilson.com

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Jenny & Johnny

Jenny and Johnny = Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice.
Immediate support - Ganglians
1st of 3 - Farmer Dave Scher (special)

Jenny and Johnny first started working together in Los Angeles in 2005, after being introduced by Conor Oberst. Rice had traveled to Nebraska to make his first record before moving to L.A. , where Lewis was beginning work with Mike Mogis on her solo debut Rabbit Fur Coat. They both ended up playing on each others recordings, and struck up a lasting creative relationship. Rice joined Lewis' band for the Rabbit Fur Coat world tour in 2006, and has played live with Lewis at every show of her solo career thus far. Jenny contributed both songwriting and singing to Johnathan's Further North in 2007, and he was quick to return the favor as one of the producers of Lewis' album Acid Tongue and again joining her on the road. During the Acid Tongue sessions, the band cut the song "Carpetbaggers" with Elvis Costello. The legendary songwriter was so inspired with the collaboration that he enlisted Lewis, Rice, their Acid Tongue crew, and the Imposters to help make one of his finest records of recent years, 2008's Momofuku.

Jenny and Johnny locked out Mogis' world-class ARC studios for five weeks of tracking, vocals, and mixing during the worst Midwestern winter since the 1860's. The front door of their guest house actually froze shut, so they used an alternate route to get to the studio every day. Cut off from the outside world in a blizzard's haze, the record's personality began to emerge. Gone were the vintage, classic-rock textures of their previous two albums, and in came a brand new sound which was tougher around the edges. The exuberance of love songs like Scissor Runner mask some of the record's darkness, with Lewis chronicling the economic demise of her beloved California in Big Wave, Rice's haunting vocal on Animal, and both songwriters raising a middle-finger kiss off in the acerbic My Pet Snakes. The overall result is genuine and original pop music for Right Now. This is not a Rilo Kiley record, a Jenny Lewis record, or a Johnathan Rice record. This is Jenny and Johnny. They're having fun now, and they want you to, too.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $15.00
Advance Tickets: Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and Ticketweb

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses

Ryan Bingham has spent most of his life on the road, first on the rough-and-tumble rodeo circuit, then moving from town to town on the equally volatile roadhouse musical circuit. Those travels have given him plenty of material to draw from - and plenty of reason to stop for a moment to dig in his heels and take a stand.His song in the film Crazy Heart won best original song at the 2010 82nd Academy Awards.

Show time: 7:30 PM
Advance tickets: Gold Circle $35.00 General Admission $21.00
Advance tickets at www.snazzyproductions.com

 

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women

Dave Alvin, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and self-described "barroom guitarist," is widely considered to be one of the pivotal founders of the current Americana music scene.
Since forming the highly influential roots rock/R+B band The Blasters, with his brother Phil in 1979, and throughout his long and critically acclaimed solo career, Dave Alvin has mixed his varied musical and literary influences into his own unique, updated version of traditional American music. Combining elements of blues, folk, R+B, rockabilly, Bakersfield country and garage rock and roll. Artist's web site

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: Gold Circle $40.00 (advance) General Admission $22.00 (advance)
Advance Tickets: Purchase Tickets Online HERE

 

 

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Paula Poundstone

Santa Cruz favorite Paula Poundstone returns for another hilarious evening at the Rio Theater - Get tickets early!

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $28.00
Advance Ticket Prices: $25.00
Ticket Physical Point of Sale Location: Streetlight Records
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.pulseproductions.net
Artist's Web site: www.paulapoundstone.com

 

Sunday September 26, 2010

Robert Fisk

“LIES, MISREpoRTIng and CaTaSTRophE In ThE MIddLE EaST”
with Khalil Bendib

Robert Fisk is Middle East Correspondent for “The Independent” and one of Britain’s most distinguished journalists. His reporting has covered major revolutions and wars in the Middle East and North Africa, from the Iranian revolution and civil wars in and invasions of Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq War, Gulf Wars I & 2, Kosovo, and Algeria. Fisk won the 2000 Amnesty International award for his reports from Serbia on NATO’s bombardment of Yugoslavia. He received numerous awards for his reporting from the Middle East, including the 2006 Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom. His books include “The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays” (2008), “The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East” (2007), “Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon” (2002), “In Time of War: Ireland, Ulster and the Price of Neutrality” (1996). Fisk brings unparalleled insight into and encyclopedic knowledge of history and current events, keen analysis, engaging story-telling, and razor-sharp wit to bear on events in the Middle East. Khalil Bendib is an Algerian American, a widely syndicated cartoonist, radio talk show host, and commentator. Bendib’s radio program “Voices of the Middle East and North Africa,” appears on KPFA Radio in Berkeley, Fresno, Tampa and other cities. VOMENA consistently brings listeners deeply informed and authentic voices that take listeners beyond the headlines into the richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, exploring the complex web of class, gender, ethnic, religious and regional differences which separate and distinguish the ways of life and political and ideological perspectives of people in that part of the world.

Sponsored by the Resource Center for Nonviolence and the Palestine Israel Action Committee. FMI: 831-423-1626

Show time: 7:30 p.m.
Tickets:
General Seating $10.00 -$20.00 slidingscale ($5.00 for unemployed, seniors, & students available in advance from RCNV).

Preferred Seating $25.00 – $50.00 (sliding-scale)

Preferred Seating at 7:30 program & Special Reception at 9:00 p.m.
One person- $75.00 – $100.00 includes preferred seating and the post-event reception, one Fisk Book of your choice for author signature and two complementary tickets to “Little Town of Bethlehem” screening at Del Mar Theatre on Tuesday, October 19, 7:00p.m.

Two people- $125.00 – $175.00 slidingscale donation, includes preferred seating and the post-event reception for two, one Fisk book of your choice for author’s signature and four complementary tickets to “Little Town of Bethlehem” screening at Del Mar Theatre on Tuesday October 19 at 7:00 p.m.

For tickets contact the Resource Center for Nonviolence 831-423-1626, www.rcnv.org by PayPal or e-mail to robertfiskinsantacruz@gmail.com

 

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Robert Earl Keen and Fred Eaglesmith

Robert Earl Keen: Keen emerged in Texas in the 1980s and 1990s striking an unusual balance between sensitive story-portraits and raucous barroom fun. Unified by a mordant sense of humor that strongly influenced the early practitioners of what would become known as alternative country music. Artist's web site
Fred Eaglesmith : Born to a farming family in rural southern Ontario. Often employing his difficult upbringing as raw material for his heartland narratives, Eaglesmith is known for writing songs about machines or vehicles, including songs about trains, tractors, trucks, cars, and engines. Rural life, dogs, guns, drinking and farming/ranching are other common themes. Artist's web site

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: General Admission $30.00 (advance)
Advance Tickets: Online HERE

 

 

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Justin Townes Earle

TOUR CANCELLED
Justin Townes Earle is an anomaly. He's tall as the day is long, all angles and elbows and a hard stare, both welcoming and deadly serious. He's Nashville North, all set up in lower Manhattan now, just like his hero Woody Guthrie, with twang and charm intact.

That hard working earnestness has paid off, to say the least. Justin won the Best New and Emerging Artist at the 2009 Americana Music Awards. His record, Midnight at the Movies, was named one of the best records of last year by Amazon, received four stars in Rolling Stone and found a sweet spot in the blackened hearts of fans and critics alike. GQ Magazine named him one of the 25 best dressed men in the world in 2010. He also appeared on HBO's Treme with his dad, troubadour Steve Earle, on whose Grammy Award-winning Townes record Justin also guests.

The aforementioned Woody Guthrie once said, "Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple." On Harlem River Blues, Justin chose the simple route. The record's not a wall of sound produced to the rafters. It's rockin' and reelin' at times, sweet and slow at others-and it's great. Like good fried chicken, a well-cut suit and a handmade guitar, there's heaven to be found in the beautifully crafted simpler things.

Compared to the much-lauded Midnight at the Movies, Harlem River Blues is more mature and increasingly nuanced, while still embracing the raw voice and clean sound of previous standout tracks like "Mama's Eyes." Harlem River Blues kicks off hot with the title track's choir of backing singers and electric guitar, slow dances through a decrepit tenement on "One More Night in Brooklyn," and swings à la Jerry Lee Lewis on "Move Over Mama." "Working for the MTA" is a modern day railway ballad, embracing the labor movement in classic folk singer style over some heartbreaking pedal steel from Calexico's Paul Niehaus. With percussive guitar, killer standup bass lines by Bryn Davies and a guest appearance from Jason Isbell, this record hums along like a 6 train jumpin' the tracks and heading straight for the Tennessee state line.

Harlem River Blues straddles not only the Mason-Dixon, but time itself. As versed in Mance Lipscomb as he is in M. Ward and sporting Marc Jacobs suspenders, Justin Townes Earle is a man beyond eras. With Harlem River Blues, a record that's perfect for late Indian summer nights on either the front porch or fire escape, Justin's found yet another way to be a timeless original.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $22 Door
Advance Tickets: $18 including city tax Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com

Artist's web site

 

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

TOKYO POLICE CLUB

Tokyo Police Club took its first baby steps toward finding that voice with its formation in 2005. The band was off and running the following year, releasing the debut EP A Lesson In Crime to instant and universal acclaim. One more EP (Smith), a digital-only single ("Your English Is Good") and a few world tours later, Tokyo Police Club's first full length album, Elephant Shell was released in April 2008. Elephant Shell's release ...was preceded by multiple sold out shows in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto, and followed by appearances on The Late Show With David Letterman, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and, bizarrely enough, Desperate Housewives. Critical response to the full length was even more enthusiastic and diverse, with the likes of GQ ("Strokes-caliber catchiness"), Elle ("a smart, furiously played sugar-rush debut"), Rolling Stone ("poised to become the biggest Canadian export since Molson") and more giving thumbs up. The guys circled the globe in support of Elephant Shell for approximately a year and a half, finally coming off the road in August of 2009.

All of which brings us to Tokyo Police Club unveiling Champ to ears and eyes the world over, as the band embarks on a tour as special guests of Passion Pit that will take them through the end of June. Barely hours after that tour concludes, the boys will kick off a headlining tour that will find them headlining through the summer, combining Champ material with the numerous fan favorites in their live set. "There's really not one thing to sum it up," says Monks of the record. "Musically we didn't follow any kind of framework or preferred kind of song. Any direction we went is a direction that just felt fun.

"Or you could say," he concludes, "It just sounds like us."

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $15 /$18 @ Door (all tickets are subject to an additional 5% city tax)
Advance Tickets Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com
Artist's web site

 

Friday, October 8th, 2010

SHADOW SHADOW SHADE
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Obsessively hung up on stories about the aftermath of the Great War, Brian Canning began writing letters and diaries for things yet to happen. Steven Scott arrived at Brian's apartment one day around that same time, head full of carnivals, dust bowls and steam. Meanwhile Brent Turner was dreaming of tubas and drum lines and was deathly afraid of the apocalypse; he met up with the two soon thereafter. Their friend Aaron Burrows was most likely holed up downtown somewhere, reading scores and contemplating a Russian mass spectacle, but he'd undoubtedly be along soon. Elsewhere, Tom Biller was at Beer, Wine and Fish-a super-creative millennium falcon of a recording lab with machines buzzing and whirring and breaking constantly. He had worked with Jon Brion for a few years and would eventually work with Liars, Karen O. and Warpaint. The only thing missing from his resume was a band to call his own. Claire McKewon kept herself busy chasing superlatives down any dark road she could find them. A full-ride opera scholar, she split her fascinations evenly between Wagner, Schopenhauer and the intoxicating flowers of the central Asian steppe. In her spare time she was building a women's choir dedicated to Brian Wilson songs. Sam Johnson was the last one to come along. Leaving no document, film or recording unturned, Sam was the artisan infantryman, simultaneously leader and laborer. He would often be found in the shadows mastering any instrument the band could think to send his way. The seven eventually convened in 2008 as a recording project in the way bands usually do-through a recognition of contiguous interests and mutual ambitions. Soon thereafter, Los Angeles promoters took notice and urged the group to perform live. Before long, Shadow Shadow Shade was filling the most unlikely venues-setting up shop in halls full of taxidermied mammals, in the vicinity of Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist canvases, and in the shadows of Frank Gehry massifs. For a group that seemed to have its eyes set on almost everything it came in contact with, things were finally starting to make sense. Shadow Shadow Shade recently finished its debut LP, for release later in 2010.
Support: to be announced at a later date

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $15 (all tickets are subject to an additional 5% city tax)
Advance Tickets Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com
Artist's web site

 

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

The Blushing Barefoot Burlesque

Prepare to be tantalized, teased and satisfied by the Blushing Barefoot Burlesque performance troupe as they present you with, Smitten, a composition of comedic flare and sensuality perfectly blended to offer an exciting night of dance, theater, and original vocal performances that may enhance your love of burlesque or perhaps just make you smitten yourself. Accompanied by the transformed sound of the established Northern California band NPK, the troupe is going on the road to expand its vision and communicate a new voice and form of expression via the classic styling’s of burlesque. Of course the BBB extends a personal invitation to you … come and be a part of this burlesque extravaganza!!

The Blushing Barefoot Burlesque is comprised of 18 highly talented female artists, vocalists, actors, dancers, and poets who have transformed together in Northern California with the inspiration and creative intent to bring forth self expression of experiences shared by all women. Ardently fundraising since January, 2010, to debut their first full-feature performance, Smitten was well received at the Garberville Theater in April and again in May at the Arcata Theater Lounge. The troupe is thrilled to bring their first production on the road to the grand stage of the Rio Theater.

Show Time: Doors 8p.m. show 9 p.m
Ticket Prices: $25
Advance Ticket Prices: $20
Available online at TICKETWEB

 

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Reel Rock Film Tour

The fifth annual REEL ROCK Film Tour launching in September 2010 brings the best in climbing and adventure films to local audiences across the globe. REEL ROCK shows are spirited events where climbers and outdoors lovers come together to celebrate and sample the ultimate in adventure filmmaking. Prize giveaways, appearances by top climbers, and fundraising for non-profit organizations are always part of the party at REEL ROCK eve...nts.

The REEL ROCK Tour is the largest climbing event in the world. In 2009, REEL ROCK screened in over 120 locations world-wide, drew over 35,000 audience members, raised over $15,000 for non-profits, partnered with more than 120 retailers, university outing clubs and climbing gyms, and won copious media coverage and critical praise.

This year, REEL ROCK turns five, and co-founders Sender Films and Big UP Productions are celebrating by taking you on a global ride like never before. From death-defying speed link-ups of the wildest faces in The Alps, to Olympian displays of strength and tenacity on the hardest boulders ever climbed, REEL ROCK 2010 features a breathtaking journey through the vertical realm with the heroes of rock and snow.

Show time: 7:00 pm
tickets are available at Pacific Edge(831) 454-9254

Friday, October 15th, 2010

The Morning Benders

Equally indebted to the Shins and Brian Wilson, the Morning Benders mix sunny pop songcraft with jangling guitars, collegiate wit, and a contemporary indie ethic. Frontman Chris Chu launched the group as a solo project in 2005, using a single microphone and laptop to record his first batch of songs. The Loose Change EP arrived in September 2006, and Chu subsequently opened the Benders' doors to several of his UC Berkeley classmates, including drummer Julian Harmon, bassist Tim Or, and guitarist/organist Joe Ferrell. A second EP, Boarded Doors, appeared in early 2007 and was well received by such Bay Area publications as The SF Weekly, prompting Chu to take a part-time job as a studio engineer in order to finance an additional record. Largely produced, engineered, and mixed by Chu himself, the full-length Talking Through Tin Cans arrived in May 2008 on the newly minted +1 Records label.

Talking Through Tin Cans fared well in indie pop circles, and the band toured heavily in support of its release, occasionally serving as the opening act for bands like Death Cab for Cutie and the Kooks. After releasing an album of acoustic pop covers, the Morning Benders pulled up stakes and moved to Brooklyn, where their '60s SoCal hooks gradually gave way to a more experimental sound. With Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor serving as co-producer, the bandmates introduced their new approach with 2010's Big Echo, an ambitious album that fused Chu's pop melodies with atmospheric textures.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $15 + 5% city tax @ Door
Advance Tickets: $12 + 5% city tax
Advance Tickets Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com Tickets on-sale Aug 21

Artist's web site

 

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Pacific Rim Film Festival

1:00 Asian American Voices: Shaping Silicon Valley, Strengthening Community, Sharing Hope
A Village Called Versailles

3:00 Old Partner

5:00 Remember the Boys
The Insular Empire

7:30 Mexican Folkloric Dance: Rafael Zamarripa’s Artistic Trademark

Filmmaker Olga Najera-Ramirez in person, Grupo Folklorico performance

Tickets: FREE

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Pacific Rim Film Festival Benefit Finale

This year the festival has a special evening planned for lovers of Hawaiian culture. Celebrated musician Eddie Kamae and Myrna Kamae present their film 'Those Who Came Before', a documentary which pays tribute to the Hawaiian legends who were committed to the preservation of Hawaiian culture through their music and poetry. Prior to the film, Eddie will perform with the Keiki Palaka Band and we'll be treated to a dance performance from our own local halau, Te Hau Nui.
This documentary is dedicated to the well-known author and historian James D. Houston, close friend and writer of seven documentaries in The Hawaiian Legacy Series

Show Time: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $15
Advance tickets available at: Aloha Island Grille, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Logos Books & Records and online at brownpapertickets.com

 

Thursday, October 21, 2010

MINUS THE BEAR

Tim Kasher of Cursive

Show Time: 8pm, doors 7pm
Tickets: $18 advance $20 door
Advance Tickets at ticketweb.com & streetlight records 831-421-9200
numbskullshows.com presents

 

 

 

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Cat Power

Chan Marshall stops time. She sits at a piano or lays her guitar across her lap, and whether it's a noisy club overflowing with drunks or a coffee house full of laptoppers, Chan Marshall draws all the attention in the room and makes the world stop spinning. As Cat Power, Marshall's music seems to rise from nowhere, envelop the room, then vanish; listeners know they've been hit by something but they're not sure what.

For 'The Grea...test' (not a greatest hits, but the brand-new studio album), Marshall returned to Memphis, pursuing this time the slinky Hi Records sound of the 70s, famed for its sensuous feel and beguiling rhythms. She got Al Green's guitarist and songwriting partner Mabon "Teenie" Hodges to play guitar on the whole album (Teenie co-wrote "Love and Happiness" and "Take Me to the River," among other soul classics). With Teenie came his Hi Rhythm bandmate (and brother) Leroy "Flick" Hodges, who plays on half of the album (Memphis A-team bassist Dave Smith supplements). Anchoring the band is Steve Potts, whose reputation on drums was solidified when the surviving members of Booker T. and the MG's asked him to replace their late drummer, Al Jackson. Other top Memphis musicians guest on keyboards, horns and strings. Cat Power went right to the sources, and has created her own paean to the songs and styles she grew up on.

'The Greatest' adds to Cat Power's singular sound all the elements that make an Al Green record great: Memphis horns, funky string arrangements, smooth background vocals. "Lived in Bars" is a hypnotic song that seems to start in the middle of the night and flow backward like water upstream to the source of a good time. Many songs hearken back to earlier in Cat Power's career, like the surface simplicity of "Willie"-much more complicated upon deeper listen-and like "Where Is My Love," which sounds like it could be the first song she ever wrote, and also the one to which she has always aspired. "Living Proof," on the other hand, has an almost gospel-like swing that stands in contrast to the quieter songs. The ethereal title track is the missing link between Big Star 3rd and the 21st century; if Alex Chilton were today a beautiful young woman, he'd sound like this.

Recording in Memphis is actually a return performance for Chan Marshall. She first came to the city of Southern Soul in February 1996 to record her second album, 'What Would The Community Think?' The engineer on that session was Stuart Sikes, who recorded many sessions at the Easley-McCain Studio. Sikes leapt from indie-rock notoriety to mainstream prominence with his work mixing Loretta Lynn's Jack White-produced Van Lear Rose, which won a Grammy.

This album was recorded at Ardent Studios, the renowned home to the Big Star legacy, also used by Stax as their alternate studio, and graced by everyone from Bob Dylan to the North Mississippi All Stars. And now, also, Cat Power.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $30 (all tickets are subject to an additional 5% city tax)
Advance Tickets Available from www.ticketweb.com

 

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

THUMRI & KHAYÄL. INDIAN VOCAL MUSIC WITH PURNIMA CHAUDHURI

WITH INDRANIL MALLICK, TABLA
Purnima Chaudhuri, vocalist is a high respected senior artist whose performances are in demand in India and worldwide. She specializes in the delightful Classical and semiclassical forms of Hindustani music known as Khayal and Thumri. Her appearances at numerous national and regional festivals and conferences, on the BBC, and on television, are well known, and she has concertized extensively in India (Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Patna, Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar and Goa, to name a few). Internationally, she has been a featured artist in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Paris, Amsterdam and Latin America. In the UK, the Asian Music Circuit sponsored her appearances at the Asia Festival of The Commonwealth Institute, London Collegium in London, and the Universities of Oxford and Sussex. In the United States, she has performed for a Thumri evening organized by the Indian Embassy, Washington, D.C., and in New York city, Toronto and Ottowa. In a previous visit to California, she was a featured artist at the University of California World Conference of Indian Art & Culture (Sponsored by India Council for Cultural Relations) and the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael. Khyal is an expressive Hindustani improvisational vocal form that may be traced back to medieval Persia and based on Dhrupad music. The literal meaning of Khyal in Hindi/Urdu is 'thought' or 'imagination'. Thumri is a widely enjoyed semiclassical vocal form first enjoyed as a courtly art in mid nineteenth century Uttar Pradesh.

Purnima Chaudhury holds the degree Sangeet Pravin (M. Mus) from the Pravag Sangeet Samity in Allahabad. The Indian government has awarded her a Senior fellowship in the field of the music of Benares. Other conferred titles include 'Suramani' and 'Kashi-Ratna'. Her voice was featured in several films, including one about the famed musician Ustad Bismilla Khan, 'Meeting a Mile Stone'. Her performances are particularly prized for their emotional delicacy and vocal nuance. Indranil Mallick, tabla, is a rising star in the world of North Indian Classical music.

Show time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $10 general; $8 senior; $6 students; $3 music students, staff and faculty
Advance Tickets: HERE
Artist's web site

 

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Reverend Billy

And The Life After Shopping Gospel Choir
"Earth-a-lujah Earth-a-lujah Tour"

The New York-based, 20-strong anti-shopping singers-with-preacher enter the Disney Hall hell-bent on rousing the faithful from the snooze of the Shopocalypse. After "Marrying the Moon" with the former porn star now sex-positive-goddess Annie Sprinkle and her magic professor girlfriend Beth Stephens - it's on to the mall-endangered lush ...hills of Santa Cruz.

The final destination for the portable post-religious Chautauqua is the mission district of San Francisco, in the burlesque house turned house of worship, the Victoria. Fire and brimstone excerpts:

"As natural disasters accelerate, we honor and celebrate the BIGGEST LIVING THING, this wet blue ball in space that turned out to be LARGE AND IN CHARGE. You are either for the Earth or against the Earth. You either shop at Wal-Mart or you're flirting with a beautiful farmer at the weekly market.

"In each city we will embrace the Local heroes, the swappers and thrifters, the GIFT ECONOMY RADICALS. The Life After Shoppings labored over the last year in a (ultimately successful) holy battle with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Chase delivered billions of dollars to big coal companies for the deadly mining process called Mountaintop Removal. Now the Church is looking for new converts, new ways to slow down our consumption. Earth-a-lujah!

About Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping
The Church of Life After Shopping is a radical performance community dedicated to the Earth's recovery, fair and just economies, and the return of free expression to public space. We pursue these goals through resisting Consumerism and Militarism and the corporations who profit from these systems. Amen!

It should be noted that after the injunction by the Los Angeles Municiapal Courts against Reverend Billy - enjoining him from coming within 750 feet of the edge of Starbucks property - this legal directive has now lapsed. The document, which ordered "William Talen" to cease and desist from "... stalking, annoying or in any way harrassing the computerized cash registers of the Starbucks Company" is now dated. The Reverend and the Life After Shopping singers are now free to exorcise the demons from the cash tills of fake bohemia.

Show Time: 7:00 pm
Advance Tickets: at the door $12 (all tickets are subject to an additional 5% city tax)

 

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

New Film : WHO IS J.O.B.

Red Bull presents The story of how a towheaded, semi-deaf haole born on the North Shore of Oahu to a wild Australian father became one of the most controversial surfers renown for his presence in the barrel. A peek into how Jamie O’Brien was weaned to throw himself over Pipeline ledges translating into a life-long adventure. Draining bombs, tweaked airs, broken legs, Tavarua, Nias,
Teahupoo, P Pass, Chungu, and Hawaii;

Show time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $5 at the door night of film
Website: www.whoisjobmovie.com

 

 

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Vieux Farka Touré

w/Santa Cruz locals AZA

With international acclaim still pouring in from his second full-length, Fondo-one of iTunes best World Music albums of 2009, and a staple on critics' year-end pick lists as chosen by the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Village Voice and the BBC among many others-Vieux has not only distinguished himself from his famous bluesman father, Malian legend Ali Farka Touré, but begun to transcend the limitations of the worl...d music genre itself.

The release of the concert album VFT Live (Digital: 6/8/10, Physical: 6/29/10) affirms that Mali's young lion has become a legend in his own right, emerging at a crucial point in history, just as the Western world is finally beginning to take notice of West African acts like Amadou & Miriam and Omou Sangare. Not only does VFT Live capture the excitement of Vieux's much- anticipated World Cup performance, but it confirms what tens of thousands of music fans around the world already know: VFT's live show is championshipcaliber.

Though Vieux' rise to the top has happened fairly rapidly, he's paid his dues every step of the way. In 2005, his eponymous debut album established him as an up-and-coming talent and symbolically represented the passing of the torch from father to son. A 2007 remix album, UFOs Over Bamako, recontextualized Vieux's trance-inducing, bluesy style into an electronic dance format, introducing the guitarist to international audiences. After signing with American-based world music label Six Degrees, Vieux released his breakthrough sophomore effort, Fondo, in 2009.

Unanimously hailed as one of the best contemporary African music releases of the year, Fondo saw Vieux emphatically emerging out of Ali's shadow with excursions into jam-rock and electronic virtuosity, fused with the sublime elements of Malian and West African rhythms. Fondo largely made the boundaries between rock and world music immaterial - unlike many African music albums, it didn't require an advanced degree in musicology to appreciate (though that certainly doesn't hurt), just an ear for undeniable grooves and eminently hypnotic rhythms. To its credit, Fondo is as much a "guitar album" as a "world music album," yet it managed to be accessible without catering overly to Western sensibilities.

More info here...

Aza

Aza is a musical band that was founded in Santa Cruz, CA by two members: Fattah Abbou and Mohamed Aoualou. Both are from Morocco and currently live in Santa Cruz, CA. They've played and studied music for over twenty years before moving to the USA seven years ago. Fattah and Mohamed are Berbers; and the Berbers or Imazighen (preferred term) are the indigenous people of North Africa whose history records date back to 3300 years ago. The band's activities are not limited to music but also promoting the Amazigh Culture. Fattah and Mohamed's efforts have always been part of the Amazigh movement and struggle to revive a culture that has been marginalized for centuries. Our goal is to raise awareness about the Amazigh culture, that it may take its place in the network of various cultures of the world. Through its artistic activities AZA has been able to introduce the Amazigh culture to people of varying ages and arouse their curiosity to know more about it.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $15 + 5% city tax
Advance Tickets Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Santa Cruz Comedy Presents

JACK-O-LAUGHTER

Santa Cruz Comedy presents "Jack-O-Laughter" at the Rio Theatre. A special pre-Halloween performance featuring five of the Bay Area's most talented comedians sharing the stage for one night only! Headliner Kevin Camia has appeared on Comedy Central's 'Live at Gotham' and was named 'Best Up & Coming Comic' at Rooftop's Aspen Comedy Festival. Nationally touring comedians Brendan Lynch, Emily Heller, Trevor Hill, and John Brown will also be bringing their unique comedic minds to Santa Cruz. Start your Halloween festivities with a big bag of funny. No trick. All treat.

Show time: 9:00 pm
Tickets: $15 ADVANCE AND $20 AT THE DOOR
Advance tickets online : TICKETWEB

 

 

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

THE WAY I SEE IT

Ski Flick by Matchstick
Here it is. The most anticipated ski film of 2010. MSP takes you into the action with ÒTHE WAY I SEE IT.Ó This work of epic proportions features top-shelf skiing and cinematography swirled around an eclectic soundtrack. In addition to fueling your fire, this film provides several unique perspectives on our sport, and in the end brings you more epic skiing than you can shake a pole at. The winner of Powder MagazineÕs 2009 ÒMovie of the YearÓ brings you the best athletes on the planet, doing what they do best Ð skiing faster, spinning while flipping and grabbing, and of course, stalking the deepest stashes of snow in the world. The MSP team scoured the globe in search of what makes this sport so specialÉ the adventure, the passion, the camaraderie, and the fun. ÒTHE WAY I SEE ITÓ showcases the greatest deep powder, steep lines, and massive park features from British Columbia, Japan, Alaska, Colorado, Switzerland, Idaho, Washington, and many other locat! ions worldwide.
Featuring the skiing of: Mark Abma, Sean Pettit, Eric Hjorleifson, Henrik Windstedt, Bobby Brown, Colby West, James Heim, Richard Permin, Cody Townsend, Rory Bushfield, Ingrid Backstrom, Gus Kenworthy, Jacob Wester, Russ Henshaw, and others.

Show Time doors 7:00 pm Film at 8:15 pm
Ticket Prices :$15.00
Ticket Physical Point of Sale Location: Rio Theater, Day of Show

Check this out!
For everyone who purchases a ticket for “The Way I See It” you will receive 1-free ticket ($20.00 value) to the Ski & Snowboard Festival put on by SNOWBOMB at either San Francisco, November 6-7, or, Silicon Valley, November 13-14 2010. Not only does this give you access to 1 million dollars worth of incredibly discounted gear but each person that enters will receive 3-free lift tickets to Bear Valley, China Peak and Dodge Ridge. The festival includes wine and brew tasting, BMX ramp exhibition, free Ski mag subscription and a free combo meal by Wahoo’s Fish Tacos. You would be crazy not to see this flick!
www.sfskifest.com
Sponsors: 500mph Films, Snowbomb

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Race to Nowhere

Hard-Hitting Documentary Exposes the Silent Epidemic in our Schools

"The intense pressure that our culture places on students, and students place on themselves, to excel academically, at the expense of enjoying learning for its own sake, can have severe effects on students' mental and emotional health, their sense of self, and their integrity," cautions Percy Abram, PhD, Head of School at Gateway in Santa Cruz. "It is important for schools, parents, and students to work together to build esteem, resilience, and a passion for learning that can be sustained well beyond the high school and college years."

Our high-pressure, high-stakes culture has invaded our schools and children's lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out youth. Educators, parents, and students are embracing Race to Nowhere, a new documentary film that exposes the insidious silent epidemic in our education system. The film tells the stories of young people pushed to the brink, burned-out educators, and deeply frustrated parents.

Race to Nowhere opened in New York and Los Angeles theaters in early September. Now, Gateway, Georgiana Bruce Kirby, Mount Madonna and Santa Cruz Montessori schools are collaborating to bring this film to the Central Coast on Thursday, November 4th for a FREE showing at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz. The screening will coincide with others on the same evening throughout the nation. A panel discussion will follow the screening.

Vicki Abeles, the film's producer and director, was inspired to make Race to Nowhere out of concern for her children. A mother of three and former Wall Street attorney, Abeles awakened to this crisis in a hospital emergency room as her 12- year old daughter was being treated for stress-related illness. She saw firsthand how the pressures were overwhelming not only to her own kids, but to students everywhere - in every kind of school environment and community.


Show Time: 7:00 pm
Admission: Free
For more information about the film, visit: www.racetonowhere.com
For more information about the local showing, please contact: Lara Kilpatrick • 408-846-4032
Lara.Kilpatrick@MountMadonna.org

 

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

MINE: The Movie

Gala Screening to Benefit Santa Cruz SPCA
Hailed as “absorbing,” “a must see,” “Oscar material” and “the best movie at SXSW,” MINE is a feature-length, independent documentary about the essential bond between humans and animals, set against the backdrop of one of the worst natural disasters in modern U.S. history: Hurricane Katrina. This gripping, character-driven story follows New Orleans residents as they attempt the daunting task of trying to reunite with their pets who have been adopted by families all over the country, and chronicles the custody battles that arise when two families love the same pet. Who determines the fate of the animals—and the people—involved? A compelling meditation on race, class and the power of compassion, MINE examines how we treat animals as an extension of how we view and treat each other.

Geralyn Pezanoski, Co-Founder of Smush Media, has 12 years of experience in film and video production and makes her feature directorial debut with MINE.

Film producing credits include the narrative short, On A Tuesday (Santa Barbara & LAIFF) and Motherland (SXSW), and directing credits include the doc series Firehouse (Sony Pictures Entertainment). She lives in San Francisco with her husband Peter and their dog Nola.

The Santa Cruz SPCA, with the help of countless staff members, volunteers, foster homes, and the generosity of Doris Day, enacted one of the largest airlifts of dogs and cats from the Hurricane Katrina disaster site. Over 180 animals were saved, reunited and re-homed due to their valiant efforts. The Santa Cruz SPCA is an entirely donation-run, non-profit, no-kill shelter, that fights to insure the best possible quality of life for animals and to promote respect and reverence for all. Their mission is to strive to prevent cruelty to animals, to stop pet overpopulation, to promote community responsibility and for the humane care, treatment and well-being of all animals through adoption, education, information, and action. Proceeds from this presentation of MINE: The Movie will benefit the Santa Cruz SPCA.

Show Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $20
Advance Ticket Prices: $15
Advance Tickets Available at: Santa Cruz SPCA
Online Ticket Point of Sale: www.santacruzspca.org
Web site: www.minethemovie.com

 

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Stars

Sharing a fondness for sophisticated soul and pop artists like the Smiths, New Order, and Marvin Gaye, vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist Chris Seligman formed Stars in Toronto. Along with friends Evan Cranley (also of Big Rude Jake) and Amy Millan (who contributed to the soundtrack for the film Drowning Mona), the band relocated to New York City before returning to Canada, this time settling in Montreal. Their debut full-length, Nightsongs, was released in early 2001, with the Comeback EP following later that same year. The band's mix of pop and indie rock made Stars a popular act in Montreal, not to mention an important part of the city's burgeoning indie scene, and their success began spreading into other cities as well.

Before 2002 came to an end, the band headed back into the studio to record a sophomore effort. The soft-hued Heart was released to critical acclaim in the U.K. before Christmas; Heart appeared stateside on the Canadian label Arts & Crafts during summer 2003. The ambitious Set Yourself on Fire followed two years later, and all of its tracks were creatively remixed by the band's peers. Stars released those remixed songs on a new album, Do You Trust Your Friends?, in 2007. During July of that year, as a preemptive measure to beat any blog leaks of their next record, Stars made In Our Bedroom After the War available for download two months before its actual September release date. They also created their own label, Soft Revolution, which released the band's next studio album, The Five Ghosts, in 2010.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $18
Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com

 

Sunday, November 14 , 2010

Wild Cat Adventure

Our Wild Cat Adventure presentation features 5 live wild cats. The program is sponsored by the Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (68-0481714). The goal of the Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund is to educate the public about the decreasing population of wild cat species around the world, to provide funding for worldwide wild cat conservation projects and to provide safe refuge for captive born wild cats.

You may see a cougar, king cheetah, Canada lynx, Siberian lynx, serval, Geoffroy’s cat or caracal.

Each cat is shown on the stage as information about its habits, habitat and survival issues is shared with the audience. Individuals will learn what they can do to help save these magnificent animals from extinction.

Rob and Barbara Dicely are educators with over 25 years of teaching experience. They have been presenting wild cat educational programs throughout the Bay Area for over 19 years, with over 600,000 guests in attendance.

If you enter the following www.wildcatfund.org/press_images,
you will be able to access pictures of our cats. These photos are for your use. Please do not give this website out to the public.

Show time: 3 PM
Tickets: adults - $10 children under 12 - $5
To reserve tickets call 707.874.3176 or email wildcat@wildcatfund.org
Space permitting, tickets will be available at the door.

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Halliday Lecture in Astronomy

The Search for Other Earths
Astronomers are now discovering Earth-like worlds orbiting nearby stars. Greg Laughlin, Professor of Astronomy at UCSC will take the audience on a guided tour of the bizarre menagerie of planets that have been detected so far, and he will show how he and his UCSC colleagues are using the new Automated Planet Finding Telescope at Lick Observatory to push the envelope in locating potentially habitable planets orbiting the Sun's nearest stellar neighbors.

Professor Gregory Laughlin is at the forefront of the ongoing quest to detect and characterize planets orbiting other stars. He is a co-director of the Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey, which uses the Keck Telescope in Hawaii and the new Automated Planet Finder on Mt. Hamilton to discover new planets orbiting nearby stars. He is also an expert in using space-based observatories including NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to monitor the severe storms that occur on extrasolar planets whose orbits bring them very close to their parent stars.

Show Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM
Tickets: Free
Event Web site: www1.ucsc.edu

Tuesday & Wednesday, November 23th & 24th, 2010

Warren Miller's Wintervention

Warren Miller Entertainment, the largest action sports filmmaking company on the planet, is coming to Santa Cruz November 23 & 24! Narrated by skiing icon Jonny Moseley and presented in striking high-definition, Warren Miller films showcase incredible cinematography that will get you craving vertical lines, deep powder and epic adventure. This year's film takes you on a breathtaking global tour of some of the world's most impressive terrain, including Canada, Antarctica, California, New Zealand, Utah, Austria, Alaska and more. Warren Miller film premieres are an experience and a phenomenon not to be missed. Check out WarrenMiller.com for more information.

 

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Innersection

World Premiere
Innersection is a user-generated surf film project, the climax of four rounds of competition, 25 qualifying surfers, and a year of interviews and behind the scenes stories.

This projects stands at the forefront of a long tradition of surf films popularized by Taylor Steele himself. It is the next evolution of Momentum, Campaign and Stranger Than Fiction — the year’s defining high-performance surf film. Innersection speaks to the vast, widespread community of surfers. Winners range from large meccas like Australia, the US and Hawaii, to smaller areas like New Zealand and Indonesia.

Featured Surfers: Alex Gray, Joel Parkinson, Marlon Gerber, Flynn Novak, Ben Bourgeois, Gabriel Villaran, Ry Craike, Brenno Dorrington, Marco Giorgi, Kelly Slater, Josh Kerr, John John Florence , Clay Marzo, Pat Gudauskas, Ozzy Wrong, Peter Devries, Craig Anderson, Matt Meola ,Cory Lopez, Luke Cederman, Nate Tyler, Mike Losness, Dylan Graves ,Mikala Jones, and Nat Young.

Show time: 7:30 Doors open at 7pm
Tickets: $5.00 and tickets will be available at O'Neill Surf Shop on 41st Ave in Capitola (831) 475-4151 and in Downtown SC 110 Cooper St. (831) 469-4377.

Event web site: www.innersection.tv

 

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

After years of recording in relative seclusion in the hills of Los Angeles , Ariel Pink (the first non-Animal Collective member on the Paw Tracks roster) makes his official Paw Tracks debut with "The Doldrums". Originally a handmade CD-R release a couple years back, "The Doldrums" by Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti was discovered by the Animal Collective during one of their west coast tours and became an immediate favorite.

Recording at home with only a guitar, keyboard, and 8-track (the drum sounds are all unbelievably created with his vocals), Ariel Pink blends Lite FM and warped lo-fi pop into something beautiful and confusing, yet highly addictive.

Teen Inc. plays support

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $12/ $15 @ door (all tickets are subject to an additional 5% city tax)
Tickets Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com

Ariel Pink's web site
Teen Inc, on myspace

 

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Jeremy Jones' Deeper

Presented by O'Neill

Teton Gravity Research is proud to announce the Santa Cruz premiere of Jeremy Jones' Deeper, presented by O'Neill.

Contact: email us at: filmtour@tetongravity.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Brooke Fraser

Brooke Fraser translated her pensive, Christian-themed folk-pop into massive commercial success, emerging as one of the best-selling New Zealand singer/songwriters in history via her 2003 debut LP, What to Do with Daylight. The daughter of Bernie Fraser, a onetime star with the New Zealand All Black rugby squad, she was born in Wellington on December 15, 1983, studying piano from the ages of seven to 17. At 12, Fraser composed h...er first original song, and a few years later she taught herself guitar. Following a breakout performance at the Christian music festival Parachute in 2000, Fraser relocated to Auckland, signing a management deal with producer Matty J and inking a multi-album deal with Sony; What to Do with Daylight followed in late 2003, debuting atop the Kiwi pop charts and ultimately going platinum seven times over. Fraser traveled to Los Angeles to record the follow-up, Albertine, which also debuted at number one when it was released in December 2006.

Support to be announced at a later date.

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $12/ $15 @ door (all tickets subject to an additional 5% city tax)
Advance Tickets Available at Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 & www.ticketweb.com

 

Friday, December 10, 2010

John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension

Kuumbwa Jazz presents
“One of the greatest and one of the most important musicians of our times.” – Zakir Hussain

Guitarist John McLaughlin is world-renowned for virtuosic compositions punctuated by spiritual imagery and lightning fast lines. Having influenced generations of musicians and guided the technical and spiritual evolution of jazz guitar for decades, he more recently reconnected with John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. His new release and tour (To The One, Abstract Logix, 2010) are the culmination of that inspirational moment. Surrounded by venerable British multi-instrumentalist Gary Husband (on keyboards, drums and percussion), drummer Mark Mondesir and Cameroonian bassist Etienne M'Bappe, McLaughlin offers up original compositions performed with his signature passion, fire and intensity.

Showtime: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $40/Gold Circle, $30/General, No Jazztix or Comps * (Tickets on sale beginning Oct. 14)
Advance Tickets Online at: www.kuumbwajazz.org And Logos Books & Records, 1117 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, (831) 427-5100.
More information: (831) 427-2227 or www.kuumbwajazz.org
Band website: www.johnmclaughlin.com
Sponsored by Fitz Fresh
* Ticket price does not include city tax or service charge

 

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Rhan Wilson presents the 6th annual "An Altared Christmas"

"Wilson's first twist is to present many of those Christmas tunes played ad nauseum in almost every retail environment in America this time of year in a new format, namely a minor key" says Wallace Baine of the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Occupying a curious middle ground between rock concert and theater, "An Altared Christmas" re-...interprets these classic tunes, often exposing a very different story than we have come to expect. Imagine the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" sung as an insane old woman suddenly remembering what it was that made her that way, or a turned on Santa Claus reading a letter from an amorous admirer in "Santa Baby".

"Deck the Halls" tells the story of a tired, overworked single mom juggling the many chores the holidays present.

But it's not all fun and laughs. Rhan brings in some of the best local and Bay Area musicians to present soulful and rocking versions of Christmas tunes, as well.

Bluegrass mandolin, fiddle and percussion master Joe Craven (David Grisman) joins the ensemble this year as does Dale Ockerman (Doobie Brothers, White Album Ensemble). Grammy nominee Tammi Brown and Will Russ, Jr. bring in the soul factor, while regulars Patti Maxine, Celina Gutierrez, Rick Zeek, David Wallis, Janet Roitz, Olaf Schiappacasse, Ukulele Dick, Richard Stockton, Sven Davis, Michael Horne, Peter Wilde and more!

Show time: 8pm
Tickets: $21 advance and $26 at the door
Advance Tickets Available: Streetlight records 831- 421-9200 and ticketweb.com
Website: www.altaredchristmas.com

 

Sunday, December 12th, 7:30 pm

Asleep at the Wheel

Kuumbwa Jazz presents
“Everything this act has ever released is simply spectacular.” – Dallas Morning News
Nine-time Grammy winners Asleep at the Wheel have released a full 25 records over 40 years in the business without ever having to rest on their laurels. Over 20 of the group’s singles have earned high ranking in the Billboard country charts, and rumor has it that Van Morrison put in the “good word” that initially landed them a record contract. Part of their secret has been a rotating cast of the finest musicians ever the grace that storied genre, western swing. But lately, they’ve branched out to work with everyone from the Blind Boys of Alabama to Willie Nelson. From lap steel and banjo to a full-tilt horn section, the group spares no expense in assuring that every performance is a night to remember. Don’t miss this rare Santa Cruz appearance.

Showtime: 7:30 pm
Tickets: $35/Gold Circle, $25/General, No Jazztix or Comps * (Tickets on sale beginning Oct. 14)
Advance Tickets: Online at: www.kuumbwajazz.org And Logos Books & Records, 1117 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, (831) 427-5100.
More information: (831) 427-2227 or www.kuumbwajazz.org
Band website: www.asleepatthewheel.com
Sponsored by Gayle’s Bakery and Rosticceria
* Ticket price does not include city tax or service charge

 

Monday, December 13, 2010

The Santa Cruz World Choir and Orchestra

"World of Many Colors" Holiday Concert

Presented by Rock Arbor Music
Not your typical choir concert, this special debut performance of the Santa Cruz World Choir & Orchestra will raise your spirits higher and change the way you look at choral music forever! Your heart and soul will be energized with a sampling of the most magnificent and magical World Music of the holiday season from many nations.

The Santa Cruz World Choir & Orchestra, a multi-generational, multi-cultural choir and ensemble performs traditional and modern music from around the globe in a variety of languages. Our repertoire features several original compositions and arrangements by the director, Stephen L. Bigger. The energetic program includes: O Magnum Mysterium by California composer Morten Lauridsen, Gloria in Excelsis Deo -- an enrapturing Baroque piece by W.A. Mozart, Convidando -- a holiday song of Colonial Latin America, Desh -- a dynamic, percussive Indian raga, Carol Medley -- a Quincy Jones style arrangement, plus selections from China, Latvia, and Kenya.

Our choir consists of 32 singers accompanied by 17 musicians on strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, as well as world instruments. The Santa Cruz World Choir & Orchestra is under the direction of Stephen L. Bigger, B.A. Music, MENC, MTACSC, ACDA, CAAE, ASCAP.

This will be our first and only public performance in 2010, so don't miss this!

Show time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, Doors at 6:30pm
Tickets: $17 • Seniors (over 65) and Kids (under 12): $10
Advance ticket price: $15.00 Ticketweb
Event web site www.santacruzworldchoir.com

 

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

"Go Tell It On The Mountain"

The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show

Featuring special guest Ruthie Foster
Versatile . . . defying classification . . . in demand around the world . . .
The multiple Grammy® award-winning Blind Boys of Alabama perform at the Rio Theatre with their singular brand of music making. It's part gospel, part blues, part country, but all top-notch entertainment! Their Go Tell It On The Mountain program features favorite selections from the CD of the same name, as well as familiar seasonal standards performed in signature Blind Boys style.

*Winners of 5 GRAMMY Awards
(2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009)

*Honored with the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award (2009)

*Gospel Music Hall of Fame Inductees (2003)

*Winners of 4 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards (2003, 2006, 2 Awards in 2009)

*3 U.S. Presidential Administrations have invited The Blind Boys to the White House: President Clinton in 1994, President Bush in 2002 and President Obama in 2010
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*Featured performance on the 2005 GRAMMY telecast with Mavis Staples, Kanye West and John Legend. Other on stage and recording collaborations include work with Prince, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Allen Toussaint, Ben Harper
and many more.

*Featured appearances on 60 Minutes, Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Today Show, CBS Saturday Morning and Austin City Limits.

*The Blind Boys' version of the Tom Waits song, "Way Down In The Hole", was used as the main title theme for the popular HBO series, The Wire.

"They proclaim their reverence in close harmonies and gutsy improvisations that leap heavenward."
The New York Times (October 2009)

"The fusion of the Blind Boys' Deep South gospel with New Orleans funk, R&B and jazz creates a superweapon of roots-music uplift...will raise goose bumps even on the tatted-up arms of resolutely futurist hipsters."
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone

"Seeing the Blind Boys of Alabama in concert is part living history, part concert, all uplifting experience...the best moments come when the group joins forces for stirring harmonies."
David Malitz, The Washington Post (January 2010)

"There's no denying the power of spirit that suffuses the legendary gospel quintet's latest disc. Typical gusto, honest, soulful music."
Mojo

Show Time: 8:00 pm
Advance Tickets: $40 gold section and $25 general admission (all tickets are subject to an additional 5% city tax)
Available from Streetlight Records 831.421.9200 and www.ticketweb.com

 

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

RUBBER REVOLVER

The White Album Ensemble's 6th annual "White Christmas" show
This show will include the complete Beatles' Rubber Soul, and Revolver albums as well as the 1966 singles, 'Day Tripper', 'Rain' and 'Paperback Writer".
A string quartet,;special guests Drew Harrison, vocals; Steve Robertson, tabla and percussion; and Trey Sabatelli on drums will enhance the evening's festivities.
This has been the WAE's most popular show, selling out the Rio three nights upon debut, and garnering rave reviews ever since. there will be a raffle benefitting Guitars, not Guns, a pro- youth, non violent non profit organization.

Showtime: 8 PM doors 7 PM
Tickets: $25, and $40 available at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz and online www.ticketweb.com
WAE productions, More Music and Guitars not Guns present

 

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Let Abbey Road Be

The White Album Ensemble's second night of their 6th annual "White' Christmas shows features the very last two Beatles albums, Let it Be, and Abbey Road performed live, plus the singles of '68, and '69. many feel that Abbey Road is a jewel, the pinnacle of the Beatles artistry, while Let it Be could be viewed as a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack to the split up of the worlds most beloved band.
there will be a raffle benefitting Guitars, not Guns, a pro- youth, non violent non profit organization.
A string quartet, and special guests Drew Harrison, vocals, and Trey Sabatelli, drums will enhance the evenings festivities.

Showtime: 8 PM doors 7 PM
Tickets: $25, and $40 available at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz and online www.ticketweb.com
or at the Rio box office, unless sold out.
WAE productions, More Music and Guitars not Guns present

 

Friday, December 31, 2010

Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours

featuring Polly Esther McClain
New Years Eve at The Rio in Santa Cruz, CA! This is a one of a kind show as we welcome Flem back from retirement for ONE NIGHT ONLY! That's right. Antsy and Flem REUNITE for this special New Years Eve concert in the town that practically put Antsy McClain and The Trailer Park Troubadours on the map: Santa Cruz, California. Also appearing for the first time in 6 years: Smotes and Eddie, The Roadies!
Also, special Guest Lorinda Sue Hunter.

Show time: 9 PM
Online Tickets here: Ticketweb
Special VIP seating available - While seats last - Don't hesitate.
Be listening to our friends at KPIG as they discuss details of the show and interview Antsy live.

 

 

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