Bands and Musicians

Dorota and Mathew of Matador The Santa Cruz County music scene is vast and constantly expanding. Add your own favorite local band or two! If they have broken up or moved away, put them in the 'Former' category. For DJs see: DJ Artists & Venues.

Individual musicians are listed alphabetically by their last name.

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• 10th Avenue Band Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Chicago-style Dixieland

• 20 Grit Progressive, Metal
  

• 3UPFRONT Punk, Rock, Alternative
  

• 30 Years War Punk, Hardcore
  

• 300 Pounds Rock, Indie, Garage
  

• 7 Come 11 Funk, Jazz, Jam Band

A

• A Bad Love Rock, New Wave

• A Band of Orcs Metal, Death Metal, Thrash
  

• The Abbott Brothers Folk, Bluegrass, Roots Music
  

• The Abbott Family Band Bluegrass, Folk
  

• Abhorrance Metal, Hardcore, Thrash
  

• The Absinthe Glow Acoustic, Alternative, Electro
  

• Acid Tapestries
  

• Acoustic Shadows Alternative, Grunge, Acoustic
  

• Acquire A Cappella A Cappella Singing Group
  

• Danjuma Adamu Afro-beat
  

• Addamantium Hardcore, Rap, Grime
  

• A Fashionable Disease Metal, Hardcore, Free Jazz, Experimental
  

• Against The Spread (ATS) Hip Hop
  

• Aldojha Hip Hop
  

• Alientar Rock, Psychedelic, Experimental
  

• Sharon Allen Americana, Folk, Roots Music
  

• Almost Chaos Rock, Classic Rock, Jazz
  

• Among the Living Punk rock
  

• Angry Prophet Trip Hop, Electronica, Indie
  

• animojams Rock, Reggae, Powerpop
  

• anomie Indie, Live Electronics, Hip Hop
  

• Antarctica Takes It! Indie, Folk, Pop
  

• Wes Anthony Jazz Clarinet
  

• A Quantum Visionary Progressive, Experimental, Rock
  

• Archer Rock, Metal
  

• Arsonists Get All The Girls Hardcore, Death Metal, Experimental
  

• Ascension Ambient, Alternative, Healing & EasyListening
  

• Asyst Rock
  

• Audiafauna Folk, Pop
  

• The Audiophiliacs Alternative, Rock, Pop
  

• Audio Rockets Post-punk, Pop Punk, Psychedelic
  

• Automatic Animal Rock, Metal, Classic Rock
  

• Jesse Autumn Folk, Pop, Celtic
  

• Awkward Landing Punk, Surf, Pop Punk
  

• Aza Fusion, Afro-beat, Experimental
  

• Azi R&B, Psychedelic, Funk
  

• Azkaband Wizard Punk, Rock, Garage

B

• Back To Nowhere Rock, Blues, Jam Band

• The Backup Razor Punk, Rock, Thrash
  

• Bailongo Latin, Tropical, Jazz
  

• Banana Slug String Band Children's Rock, Folk, Reggae, Rap
  

• Barney & the Dinosaurs Jazz
  

• Bar Nickels Alternative, Punk, Surf
  

• Ashwin Batish Indian, Sitar, Fusion, Worldbeat
  

• Battlehooch Experimental, Garage, Rock
  

• BATTLE /MTN\ Rock, Post Punk, Shoegaze
  

• Richie Begin Soul, R&B, Blues, Pop
  

• Bellasomna Electronica, Folk Rock, Live Electronics
  

• David Beaudry Americana, Country, Folk
  

• Beauty in Dischord Punk, Experimental
  

• Beaver Fever Powerpop, Rock, Grunge
  

• bedroom eyes/bookhouse boys Indie, Comedy, Blues
  

• Bethany Curve (the band) Ambient, Alternative, Indie
  

• Birds Are Falling Hardcore, Screamo, Metal
  

• birds fled from me Indie, Folk, Acoustic
  

• blackbird RAUM Folk
  

• The Blackest Covet Metal, Death Metal
  

• Black Light Generator Experimental, Electro, Rock
  

• The Blackouts Rock and Funk
  

• Black Summer Tales Experimental
  

• Blood and Love Rock
  

• Blood of Saints Metal, Hardcore, Death Metal
  

• Blue Caly Thugs Latin, Hip Hop, Rap
  

• Blueprint Modern Rock
  

• Derek Bodkin Acoustic, Folk Rock, Bluegrass, Jam Band
  

• John Bonnet Acoustic, Rock, Pop
  

• bookends Folk, Indie, Rock
  

• Brain Drill Death Metal, Grindcore
  

• The Broads Folk Rock, Blues, Punk
  

• Broken English Dance, Carribean
  

• Brokenpath Metal, Rock, Punk
  

• Bro Montana Electronic, Experimental Pop
  

• Alan Sitar Brown Sitar\composer\actor
  

• Oliver Brown Indie, Punk, Emo
  

• Tammi Brown Jazz, R&B
  

• Velzoe Brown Classical, jazz
  

• Brown Bag Saints Psychedelic rock
  

• Brown Irish
  

• Bob Brozman Blues, Jazz, Gypsy Swing, Calypso, Sega, World Music
  

• Buckeye Knoll Pop, rock, acoustic
  

• The Bumping Uglies Punk
  

• Bob Burnett Jazz, Nu-Jazz
  

• Byron Space Circus Psychedelic, Lounge, Funk

C

• Cadenza Classical, Chamber Music

• Greg Camp Alternative, Powerpop, Surf
  

• Camper Van Beethoven Rock, Indie, Punk
  

• Captain Arab’s Taliband Funk, Rock, Comedy
  

• Carne Cruda Post-Latin, Surf, Cumbia, Son, Soca, Indie, Rock
  

• Cassady’s Hammer Psychedelic, Rock, Folk Rock, Jam Band
  

• Cat & Shout Roots Music, Americana
  

• Catwalk Jazz
  

• centipede Experimental, Black Metal, Folk
  

• Amee Chapman and the Velvet Tumbleweeds Americana, Folk, Indie
  

• Michelle Chappel Folk, Healing & EasyListening, Country
  

• China Cats Jam Band, Classic Rock, Psychedelic
  

• The Chop Tops Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Punk, Surf
  

• City Folk Folk, Acoustic
  

• Jesse Clark Electronic
  

• Coastal Sage Reggae, Roots Music, Dub
  

• Code III Alternative, rap, funk
  

• Combustable Jones Rock, Blues
  

• Comets on Fire Blues, Rock
  

• The Committee Soul, Blues, Funk
  

• The Concaves Rock, Garage, Surf
  

• Cool Band Now Experimental, Psych, Post Punk, Indie
  

• Craigs Brother Punk, Rock, Progressive
  

• The Cranks Regional Mexican, Psychedelic, Americana
  

• C.R.A.P. Punk
  

• Crazy Beard Funk, soul, reggae
  

• Creekwood Acoustic Rock
  

• The CrossCurrents Folk, blues, country, rock
  

• Crucial Unicorn Punk, Hardcore, Bossa Nova
  

• The Crutch Punk, Rock
  

• Nora Cruz Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Soul
  

• The Cruz Missiles Punk, Surf, Psychobilly
  

• Culo a Boca Punk, Psychobilly, Regional Mexican
  

• Cumulus Hip Hop, Rap
  

• Cursed For Eternity Metal
  

• Jayme Kelly Curtis Rock, Blues, Folk, Jazz
  

• Cylinder Rock, Metal
  

• Steve Czarnecki's Soul/Jazz Quintet Soul, Jazz

D

• Danjuma African, Afro-Beat

• Dan P. and the Bricks Ska
  

• Paul M. Davis Indie, Folk, Country
  

• Dead Ghost Experimental, Psychedelic
  

• Lou DeLuca Band Rock, rhythm, blues.
  

• Nathan Dennen Folk Rock, Jazz, Alternative
  

• Depth Charge Revolt Indie, Progressive, Post Punk
  

• The Devil Himself Rock, Metal, Grunge
  

• The Devil Makes Three Rock, Acoustic, Punk, Country
  

• Die Darlings Punk (Misfits tribute band)
  

• The Digbeats Classic rock.
  

• Dirty Penny Rock, Classic Rock, Glam
  

• Disengorified Death Metal
  

• Division Day Rock, Pop, Alternative
  

• DJ Bakenuts Comedy, Experimental
  

• Dobhran Celtic
  

• Gail Dobson Jazz
  

• Sasha Dobson Rock, Folk
  

• Smith Dobson Jr. Pop, Indie, Jazz, Rock
  

• Doctor Psychedelic, Progressive, Jam Band
  

• Dogbone Rock, Punk
  

• Domu Africa African, Percussion
  

• Dough Knees Psychedelic, Grateful Dead Tribute Band
  

• The Down Beets Bluegrass, Acoustic, Folk
  

• Dreambeach Down-tempo, Folk, Minimalist
  

• Drifting Compass Rock, Alternative, Folk Rock
  

• droolpigs Acoustic
  

• Dub Congress Reggae, Dancehall, Dub
  

• Dubscene Reggae, Dub, Blues
  

• Dulcet Tone Alternative, Punk, Rock
  

• Dulcimer Girls Acoustic, Folk
  

• Dun Bin Had Punk, Ska
  

• Tess Dunn Pop, Indie, Acoustic
  

• Dusted Angel Metal, Rock

E

• Ecophagy Death Metal, Thrash, Hardcore

• Breanna Eddy Acoustic, A'cappella
  

• El Chon Folk, Country
  

• El Sonido Garage, Psychedelic
  

• Electric Leaves Indie, Ambient, Rock
  

• Elena Rossman Folk, Indie
  

• Elexa Experimental, Hardcore, Metal
  

• Eliquate Hip Hop, Indie
  

• Enahena Trance, Down-tempo, Rock
  

• Entragian Metal, Death Metal
  

• Epicure Rock, Reggae, Rap
  

• Rin Eric Guitar, Folk Rock, Psychedelic
  

• Estradasphere Psychedelic, Sci Fi, Gypsy, Metal, Jazz
  

• Eviscerate Death Metal, Thrash
  

• The Expendables Rock, Reggae, Surf
  

• Extra Large Dance, Blues, Funk, Soul, World Beat

F

• Fainting Goats Indie, Powerpop, Rock

• The Family Hogwash Bluegrass, Acoustic
  

• Fell Voices Black Metal
  

• Joe Ferrara Acoustic, Jazz, Easy Listening
  

• Fiends At Feast Death Metal, Black Metal
  

• Giacomo Fiore Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar
  

• Fire Sermon Hard rock
  

• Fire’s Fury Punk, Hardcore, Thrash
  

• Fire Whiskey Folk Rock, Post Punk, Americana
  

• Five Eyed Hand Psychedelic, Jazz
  

• The Formaldebrides Punk, Post Punk, Psychobilly
  

• Tom Freeman Electronic
  

• Frequency Jones Funk
  

• Al Frisby Comedy
  

• F.U.B.A.R. Reggae, Blues, Ska
  

• Funkle Sam Funk, Rock, Blues
  

• Funkranomicon Funk, Rock
  

• Funky Dosage Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz
  

• Furreal Rock, Funk, Fusion
  

• Future Dog Jazz, Funk, Electronica

G

• Michael Gaither Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Folk

• The Gales Alternative, Garage, Indie
  

• Gamelan Anak Swarasanti Gamelan
  

• Gargantula Metal, Zouk, Regional Mexican
  

• Gary Gates Band Folk Rock, Tropical, Reggae
  

• Gedina Jean Blues, R&B, Soul
  

• George Orwell Experience Indie, Alternative, Rock
  

• Ghambit Hip Hop, Rap, Neo-Soul
  

• Gina Marie and the Affirmatives Indie, Pop, Lounge
  

• GIRAFFES GIRAFFES! Experimental, Indie, Psychedelic
  

• God of Shamisen Progressive, Metal, Rock
  

• God's Gravy Rock, Funk, Psychedelic
  

• Good Neighbor Policy Punk, Hardcore, Visual
  

• Good People Rock, Indie
  

• Good Riddance Punk
  

• Gabriel Gordon Experimental, Acoustic, Soul
  

• Grand Ole Party Club, Big Beat, Funk
  

• Grandview Funk, Jazz, Experimental
  

• Green Flash Post-Punk, Experimental
  

• Keith Greeninger Folk, Acoustic
  

• Jim Greiner Drums, Percussion
  

• Grito Dolores Rock, Latin, Alternative
  

• The Groggs Garage, Grunge, Soul

H

• Mike Hadley and The Groove Oldies, rock, soul.

• haji p Rap
  

• Kelli Hanson Indie, Folk Rock, Pop
  

• Happy Meal Grunge, Gothic
  

• Harlequin Baby Pop, Experimental
  

• Harmony Grits Bluegrass, Acoustic
  

• Harpin' Jonny & The Primadons Country blues.
  

• Harry & The Hit Men Psychedelic, Soul, R&B
  

• Matt Hartle Psychedelic Rock, Jam Band
  

• Hashishins Psychedelic, Rock
  

• Hell I Feel Metal, Thrash, Death Metal
  

• the Here Indie, Electro, Garage
  

• Here Kitty Kitty Pop Punk, Rock
  

• Hermaphrochrist Hardcore, Grind, Metal
  

• Hermit Convention Indie, Minimalist
  

• Heroin Face Post Punk, Garage, Indie
  

• Heroshima Hardcore, Southern Rock, Metal
  

• Hexbreaker Experimental, psychedelic, ambient
  

• The Highway Murderers Punk, Hardcore, Metal
  

• Karie Hillery Pop, Indie, Rock
  

• HipCity Cruz Roots Music, Acoustic, Folk
  

• Hip Shake Blues, Rock, Psychobilly
  

• The History Lesson Punk, Jazz, Rock
  

• Dallas Hodge Blues, R&B
  

• The Homewreckers Blues, Funk, Roots Music, Psychedelic Rock
  

• Honest Mistake Punk, Alternative, Rock
  

• honeymoon Folk, Americana, Indie Rock, Pop
  

• Horrible Humans Punk, Rock
  

• Larry Hosford Country, Honky Tonk, Folk, Rock
  

• Howlin' Magic Psychedelic, Rock, Experimental
  

• Hod Hulphers Rock, Folk
  

• Hollywood Scars Rock, Glam, Punk
  

• Hot Club Pacific Gypsy Jazz
  

• Humboldt Squid Rock
  

• The Huxtables Rock, Powerpop, Pop Punk

I

• Ideal Social Situation Pop

• i heart metal Acoustic, Indie, Emo
  

• The Inciters Soul
  

• India with StraightAhead Jazz, Scat
  

• Industria Punk, Hardcore
  

• The Inferiors Punk, Hardcore, Garage
  

• Ingredients Experimental, Electroacoustic, Shoegaze
  

• In Love & War Rock, Punk, Hardcore
  

• The Inscape Acoustic, Psychedelic, Folk Rock
  

• Intergalactic Smugglers Folk, Punk
  

• Invisible Eddie Rock
  

• Is Rock, Psychedelic, Jam Band
  

• Isadora's Scarf Alternative, Punk, Rock
  

• The Island Breeze Band Hawaiian, Tropical, Surf
  

• I WANT OUT Punk, Rock

J

• Jackie Rocks Rock, Alternative

• Jimmy Jackson Americana, Alternative, Roots Music
  

• Jade Banger Rock, Garage
  

• James Rabbit Indie, Rock
  

• Jazz Birds Jazz, Jazz Standards, Swing
  

• Jazz-elle Electronic, Dance
  

• Jazzy Devils Jazz
  

• Jermz Hip Hop, Rap
  

• Jetlag Punk rock
  

• Johnny And The Pachecos Metal, Punk, Hardcore
  

• Johnny Fabulous Jazz, Soul, R&B
  

• The Jolly Llamas Rock, Pop, Folk
  

• The Joint Chiefs Funk, R&B, Acid Jazz
  

• The Juncos Acoustic, Folk, Alternative, Americana
  

• Junior Boogie Blues, R&B

K

• Ron Kaplan Jazz, Jazz Standards, Lounge, Swing

• Kha'nos Death Metal, Experimental, Metal
  

• Linda Koffman Folk, Indie, Alternative
  

• Keen Kousins Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Psychobilly
  

• Michelle Kiba Ukulele, Hawaiian
  

• Kicked In Punk, Indie
  

• King Kraken Ska, Jazz, Funk
  

• Sena Knornschild Folk

L

• Lady Bo Blues, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop, Rock

• Kit Lamb Ambient, Experimental, Minimalist
  

• The Last Chordz Punk, Rock
  

• Latin Lingo Salsa, latin-jazz
  

• Launch Octopus Rock
  

• Wilma Laurence Classical
  

• Bill Laymon Bass - Psychedelic, Jam Band, Rock
  

• Christine Le Pop, Acoustic, Soul
  

• Le Boeuf Brothers Jazz
  

• Pascal Le Boeuf Jazz
  

• Remy Le Boeuf Jazz
  

• Ariel S. Lee Alternative, Rock, Pop
  

• Johanna Lefever Folk, Acoustic, Indie
  

• Le Strange Rock
  

• Lisa Lueschner Gospel, R&B, Jazz
  

• Jim Lewin Americana, Bluegrass, Jam Band
  

• The Libra Folk, Acousmatic, Tape music, Ambient
  

• Libros en Fuego Jazz, Fusion, Comedy
  

• Jay Lingo Americana
  

• Greg Lisher Rock, Indie, Pop
  

• Little Ghostthings Psychobilly, Folk
  

• Ardon & Lisa Lockyer Religious
  

• Lonely Kings Emo-rock
  

• Bryn Loosley Pop, Folk Rock, Roots Music
  

• Robert Lowery Blues, jazz
  

• Los Dryheavers Punk
  

• Los Fracasos Latin, Thrash
  

• Los High Tops Rockabilly, Americana, Surf
  

• Los Karaoke Boys Rock, Country, Rap, Metal, Grunge, Dance
  

• Lost Hip Hop
  

• Lost Boys (Punk band) Punk, Hardcore
  

• Love Eternal Roots Reggae
  

• Love Gutter Percussion
  

• Matt Lovik Acoustic, Rock
  

• Joshua Lowe Acoustic, Indie, Folk
  

• The Luxury Sweets Rock, Pop, Powerpop

M

• Machete Fight Rock

• The Maids of Honor Rock
  

• Red Malone Jazz
  

• Mammatus Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic, Experimental
  

• Man/Miracle Rock
  

• Billy Martini Show Rock
  

• Matador Acoustic, Folk, Psychedelic
  

• Matt Masih and The Messengers Jam Band, Pop, Funk
  

• MATRYOSHKA Folk, Melodramatic Popular Song
  

• Patti Maxine Hawaiian, Swing, R&B, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Americana
  

• Danny Mayer Nu-Jazz, Funk, Jam Band
  

• Mayim Vocal, Folk, Soul, Classical
  

• Don McCaslin Jazz, Jazz Fusion
  

• Mary McCaslin Folk, Singer/Songwriter
  

• MC ChANGE Hip Hop, Lyrical
  

• The Pat McCormack Group Surf, Rock
  

• The Medflys Rock, Pop, Comedy
  

• Medicine Road Psychedelic, R&B, Jam Band
  

• The Mermen Rock, Psychedelic, Surf
  

• Midnite Snack Post Punk, Soul, Shoegaze
  

• The Midtones Reggae, Dub
  

• Misery and Company Punk, Psychobilly, Metal
  

• Misty Mountain Folk, Psychedelic, Rock, Garage
  

• Ginny Mitchell Singer/Songwriter
  

• Miznoma Rock, Jam Band, Funk
  

• Mohoram Atta Hardcore, Punk, Grindcore, Metal
  

• Mojo Navigators Psychedelic, Jam Band, 60s Cover Band
  

• Molly's Revenge Celtic, Folk
  

• Moon Cadillac Rock, Electronica, New Wave
  

• Monks Of Doom Rock, Alternative, Experimental
  

• Monsters Are Not Myths Rock, Indie, Acoustic
  

• Moongerms Psychedelic, Surf
  

• Francisco Moreno Folk, Latin
  

• Moroii Experimental, Industrial, Breakcore
  

• Mother Ducker & the Eggs Indie
  

• The Mothers Eggs Indie, Rock, Experimental
  

• Mothersong Children's Music, Singalong
  

• Motorcycle Snakebite Post-Punk, Indie, Folk, Rock
  

• Mountain Animal Hospital Rock, Progressive, Indie
  

• Mountain Drive Bluegrass
  

• Mudfrog Rock, Americana, Jam Band
  

• Mule Train Indie, Country, Punk
  

• Mylo Jenkins Americana, Folk, Indie
  

• Mysteryboy Psychedelic, Folk Rock, Rock
  

• Mystic Chords of Memory Folk, Indie, Country
  

• Mystic Riddim Tribe Reggae
  

• My Stupid Brother Rock

N

• Naomi & The Courteous Rudeboys Funk, Soul, Reggae

• Nate’s Action Playset Rock, Experimental, Live Electronics
  

• Nectarbeatz Hip Hop, R&B, Turntablism
  

• Neighborhood Sinners Punk
  

• Nessie & Her Beard Electroacoustic, Pop, Tropical, Jazz
  

• New Bengal Spice Experimental, Acousmatic, Tape music, Americana
  

• New Society Reggae, Ska, Punk
  

• New Thrill Parade Goth, Experimental
  

• Next Day Progressive, Rock
  

• Night Sweat Soul, Blues, Healing & EasyListening
  

• Nobody's Own Soul, Hip Hop, Acoustic
  

• No Division Punk, Rock
  

• Noise Clinic Post punk, New Wave, Rock
  

• No Jet Left Indie, Grunge
  

• Nomad Rock, Acoustic, Folk Rock
  

• northern rail Country, Rock, Punk
  

• North Swell Indie, Reggae, Rock
  

• Nothing Left Screamo, Punk, Hardcore
  

• Not Yet! Pop Punk, Punk
  

• NOVA Alternative, Metal, Rock
  

• Now And Forever Hardcore, Metal
  

• Nursery Electronic, Indie, Disco House

O

• Amy Obenski Acoustic, Folk Rock, Jazz

• Dale Ockerman Rock, Pop
  

• Odious Mortem Metal, Death Metal
  

• OHMS Alternative, Rock
  

• Ty Oliver Rock, Progressive, Pop
  

• Omani Reggae, Dub, Roots Music
  

• Bob O'Neill Rock
  

• Onola Afro-beat, Funk, Drum & Bass
  

• On The Spot Trio Funk, Jazz, Soul
  

• Organasm Funk jazz
  

• Origami Elephant Garage, Pop, New Wave
  

• Orquesta Gitano Salsa.
  

• Our Satori Rock, Jam Band, Drum & Bass
  

• Mick Overman Americana, Blues, Folk, Jazz

P

• pale robin Folk

• palm yard Pop, Indie, Garage
  

• Paloma Pop, Hip Hop, Latin
  

• Para La Gente Rock, Hip Hop, Soul
  

• Pariah Faction Rock, Progressive
  

• PASS-A-FIST Punk, Hardcore
  

• Perfect Flaw Metal, Rock, Thrash
  

• The PhaRxmacy Rock, Alternative, Powerpop
  

• PHAT CHANTS Classic Rock, Blues, Rock
  

• Barry Phillips Folk, Acoustic, Experimental
  

• Shelley Phillips Folk and Conservatory Traditions
  

• Pitch Change Hip Hop, 2-step
  

• Pleasure Point Horns Ska, Rock, Jazz
  

• Pony Showdown Hardcore, Screamo, Metal
  

• Pop Bottle Bombers Rock
  

• Tiran Porter Rock, Pop
  

• Dan Potthast Ska, Alternative, Acoustic
  

• Primal Jaimal Rock
  

• Proe Hip Hop, Indie, Blues
  

• Prohibition Hearthrob Punk, Acoustic, Hardcore
  

• Psychological Waste Punk, Hardcore
  

• Pterodactobot! Electronica, Hyphy, Metal
  

• Punx R Us Punk, Rock, Surf

Q

• Quasimodal Jazz

R

• Raging Grannies Americana, Folk, Political, Protest Songs

• Freesia Raine Rock, Children's Music
  

• Ranch Dressing Blues, Americana
  

• Rapid Fire Rock, Metal
  

• Rare Times Post Punk, Electro Rock/Pop
  

• Ras Midas Reggae
  

• Rat Trap Indie, Rock
  

• Redwood Fur Folk Rock, Americana
  

• Reed KD Experimental, Folk, Folk Rock
  

• Todd Reid Band Blues
  

• Ribsys Nickel Rock, Reggae, Punk, Surf, Bluegrass
  

• Riders of the Blood Red Dawn Rock, Garage, Psychedelic
  

• Riff Raff Rock, Punk, Pop Punk
  

• Rise of the Revolution Hip Hop, Progressive, Punk
  

• Terry Riversong Acoustic, Folk Rock
  

• The Road Hogs Rock, Rhythm & Blues
  

• Robin Anderson Big Band Big band sound
  

• ROMP Comedy, Rock & Roll, Pop
  

• Ronnie Dobbs and the FUZZ Rock, Alternative, Country
  

• Ross Rock Hip Hop, Rap, Lyrical
  

• Root Awakening Reggae
  

• Jessica Rose Acoustic, Folk, Soul
  

• Elena Rossman Acoustic, Folk
  

• The Rubber Souls Acoustic, classic rock
  

• Rob Rush Hip Hop
  

• Rusted Anchor Punk, Rock
  

• Danny Ryan Acoustic, Freestyle

S

• SA90 Punk, Psychobilly, Rock

• Sadza Afro-beat
  

• SambaDa Afro-Brazilian, Samba, Funk, Dance
  

• San Narciso Post, Indie, Experiemental
  

• Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra Classical, Chamber Music
  

• Santa Cruz Chamber Players Classical, Chamber Music
  

• Santa Cruz County Symphony Classical
  

• Santa Cruz Peace Chorale Chorale, Vocal
  

• Santa Cruz Pipes & Drums Scottish, Irish, folk
  

• Santa Cruz Trash Orchestra Percussion, Found Instruments
  

• Sarah Jane Rock, Alternative
  

• Bud Sasse Acoustic, Folk Rock, Alternative
  

• Jesse Scheinin Jazz, Nu-Jazz, Experimental
  

• Mike Schermer Blues, R&B, American Roots
  

• Scryer Progressive, Metal, Rock
  

• The Sealants Punk
  

• Serendipity Project Hip Hop, Soul, Jam Band
  

• Shadow Pool Metal, Rock
  

• Shady Groove Psychedelic Rock, Jam Band
  

• Ray Shaffer Rock
  

• Sheena Rock, Electronica, New Wave
  

• Terry Shields Bass- Acoustic, Rock, Country, Dance, Metal, and Jazz
  

• The Short Bus Experimental, Punk, Rap
  

• Sick Mess Hardcore, Punk, Grunge
  

• Dror Sinai Drums, Percussion
  

• Sincere Hip Hop, Rap
  

• Sista Monica Blues, Soul, Gospel
  

• SITARI 2600 Electro, Experimental, New Wave
  

• The Skaflaws Rock, Reggae, Ska
  

• Sketchy Business Alternative, Grunge, Ska
  

• Sleepy Sun Psychedelic, Rock
  

• Lois Sloan Folk
  

• Slop Opera Rap, Hardcore, Hip Hop
  

• Slow Gherkin Rock, Ska, Punk
  

• SMALLPAUL Hardcore, Metal, Punk
  

• Smash Mouth Alternative, Rock, Pop
  

• Glenn Smith Trance, A'cappella, Freestyle
  

• Tim Smolens Americana, Pop
  

• Snail Rock
  

• solaren Alternative, Psychedelic, Rock
  

• Solcircle Psychedelic, Jazz Improv, Jam Band, World Music
  

• Sonic Decay Rock, Metal, Progressive
  

• Soul Majestic Reggae
  

• Soul University R&B, Soul, Jazz, Disco, Funk
  

• The Sound Current Reggae, Rock, Funk
  

• Sound Mind Rock, Experimental, Progressive
  

• Sound Tribe Sector 9 Electronica, Rock
  

• Sourgrass Rock, Funk, Blues
  

• The Splatters! Alternative, Rock, Americana
  

• Splitting Seconds Punk, Rock
  

• Spoontree Experimental, Folk, Rock
  

• Paul Sprawl Folk, Blues
  

• The Spurts Powerpop, Rock, Punk
  

• SqueezeDaddy |New Orleans R&B, Zydeco
  

• Gianni Staiano Jazz, Funk
  

• Starcircleanatomy Indie/Post
  

• Stash Brownstone Acoustic, Folk Rock, Indie
  

• Steel Asylum Metal, Rock, Thrash
  

• Stella by Barlight Jazz
  

• Stellar Corpses Punk, Rockabilly, Psychobilly
  

• Stellavision Rock, Pop, Alternative
  

• Karen Stern Folk, Jazz, Blues
  

• Stormin' Norman and the Cyclones Rock and Roll, Country Rock
  

• Stormy Strong Rock
  

• Story Time Project French Pop, Ambient, Electronica
  

• William St. Pierre Jazz
  

• Strung Over Bluegrass, Acoustic, Newgrass
  

• Dustin St. Wright Acoustic, Experimental
  

• Sultradelix Hip Hop, Soul, Funk
  

• The Super Pineapples Ska, Punk
  

• Superior Olive Rock, Progressive
  

• SUPERSECT! Rock
  

• Surgeon Mary Alternative, Rock, Punk
  

• Swingin' Utters Punk rock
  

• Symptoms Of A Wet Guitar Southern Rock
  

• Synonyms for Silence Modern Rock

T

• Take Warning Hardcore, Punk, Rock

• The Taste of Blood Hardcore, Metal
  

• Tater Famine Acoustic, Punk, Country
  

• The Taxi Project Jam Band, Rock, Pop, Jazz
  

• Taylor Rae Acoustic, Pop, Alternative
  

• TERATON Metal, Psychedelic, Progressive
  

• The Terrible Experimental, Progressive
  

• TerrorShark Hardcore, Punk, Thrash
  

• Terry & Terry Acoustic, Rock
  

• Tether Horse Acoustic, Americana
  

• Ariel Thiermann Pop, Folk, Indie
  

• Third Stone from the Sun Classic rock, blues
  

• Thrive Rock, Reggae, Soul
  

• Thrush Rock
  

• Time Spent Driving Indie, Emo, Rock
  

• Yuji Tojo Jazz, Looping, Rock, World Beat
  

• Tore Back Metal, Hyphy, Thrash
  

• Triage Hardcore, Metal
  

• The Triceratops Pop, Folk Rock, Powerpop
  

• Trigger Renegade Rock, Metal
  

• TrumpetDust Reggae, Funk, Hip Hop
  

• TurnThePage Hip Hop, Rap, Lyrical
  

• Twenty Seven Moons Alternative, Folk Rock, Rock

U

• Ukulele Dick Ukelele, Comedy, Jazz, Pop

• Undecyded Rock, Soul
  

• Underwater Demolition Experimental, Funk, Metal
  

• Universal Language Latin, Latin Fusion, World Groove
  

• The URJ Funk, Rock, Reggae

V

• Taylor Rae Vencill Acoustic, Pop, Alternative

• Vibrant EYEris Hip Hop
  

• Villains of Vinyl Rock, Funk, Classic Rock
  

• Vincent's Ear Rock, Psychedelic, Surf
  

• Vishnu's Secret Alternative, Progressive, Pop
  

• The Vox Jaguars Garage, Rock, Experimental

W

• The Wagon Wreckers Country, Rock

• Bill Walker Guitar, Experimental
  

• Rick Walker Looping, Drums, Percussion, World Beat
  

• Wally's Swing World Swing, Jazz, Big Band
  

• WAPITI Garage, Rock, Progressive, Fusion
  

• The Warlordz Hip Hop, Hardcore
  

• Warmth Jazz
  

• Warn-Out Theory Punk, Indie
  

• Wasted N Accused Punk, Ska
  

• Watsonville Community Band Classical, Orchestral, Marching Band
  

• Watsonville Taiko Drums, Percussion
  

• Keith Wieland Jazz, Soul, Funk
  

• Mark Welker Rock, Metal, Progressive
  

• Amanda West Acoustic, Lyrical, Folk Rock
  

• Wet Umbrella Rock, Classic Rock, Grunge
  

• Whatever Fits Rock, alternative, pop
  

• White Album Ensemble Rock, Pop
  

• Who's Holdin' Rock
  

• Whysp Folk, Psychedelic, Acoustic
  

• Wild Rovers Irish Music, Folk Rock, Acoustic, Alternative
  

• Rhan Wilson Comedy
  

• Wolf Crystal Experimental, Minimal
  

• Women with Wings Vocal ensemble
  

• The Woodsmen Rock, R&B
  

• Wooster 2-step, Lounge
  

• Wubakia Psychedelic, Progressive, Jam Band

X

Y

• The Younger Brothers Folk Rock, Acoustic, Indie

Z

• Zaremba Loops Looping, Classic Rock, Electro

• Zaticoy Metal
  

• Zdrastvootie Rock, Comedy

Former

• Alera

• Ambivalence
  

• Chiara Angelicola
  

• anthony d
  

• Asher's Satori
  

• At Risk
  

• The Batteries
  

• The Beagles
  

• Bl'ast!
  

• Burlacitus Undertow
  

• Caradura
  

• The Continental Drifters
  

• The Cool Jerks
  

• Fury 66
  

• The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada
  

• JJ180
  

• Lacy J Dalton
  

• Doobie Brothers
  

• Exploding Crustaceans
  

• Grandpa's Chili
  

• Harper's Bizarre
  

• The Humans
  

• Junk Sick Dawn
  

• Kosono
  

• Lackadaisy
  

• Morning Theory
  

• Netwerk: Electric
  

• The North Route
  

• OUTRAGED
  

• Pele Juju
  

• Phicus
  

• Philistine Tent Revival
  

• The Rastafarians
  

• Residual Echoes
  

• Saddle Up & Boogie
  

• Santa Cruz Hemp All-Stars
  

• The Scapegoats
  

• Time Spent Driving Emo-rock
  

• Schematix
  

• Jonathan Segel
  

• Joe Sharino Band
  

• Shooting Blanks
  

• Patrick Simmons
  

• Sin in Space
  

• Snail
  

• Special Fun
  

• Square Roots
  

• Stalin's War
  

• Stir Crazy
  

• Tao Chemical
  

• Tao Rhythmical
  

• Tequila Douche
  

• Thin Ice
  

• The Tikis
  

• Two If By Sea
  

• T.Y.R. (Tonight You Rock)
  

• Uzi Suicide
  

• Vishnu's Secret
  

• Scott Weiland
  

• Gillian Welch
  

• What-Nots
  

• World Entertainment War
  

• Worlds Collide
  

• Wrestling Worms
  

• Young Murph

Dearly Departed Musicians

• Almighty Aziz

• S.D. Batish
  

• Ralston Brown
  

• Cornelius Bumpus
  

• Smith Dobson
  

• Tom Scribner

Other Resources

• HomeGrown (KZSC) A radio program featuring local and California bands

• GrooveTV
  

• http://www.santacruz.com/Local_Bands / http://www.santacruzunderground.com/bands.php
  

• Santa Cruz Underground Music Wiki

Related Links

• Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County Their site has a large list of local jazz musicians

• Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz
  

• Music
  

• Music Labels & Recording Studios
  

• Live Music Venues
  

• Songs About Santa Cruz
  

• Local Artists
  

• Local Filmmakers & Broadcasters
  

• Local Writers

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