by Madeline Carpou You get to Café Du Nord through a descending stairway under a neon-lit awning. It’d been so long since I’d been to a show, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I should have been expecting,…
by Andrew Agena The first time I listened to Duster, I felt immediately teleported through the gritty nostalgia of the 90s and the spacy rock feel of a trip gone right. This unique distorted warbling was influential to many musicians…
By DJ Melanchollie Shrouded in pink smoke and enveloped by beams of blue light, the experimental bedroom pop duo Good Morning graced the stage of the Starline Social Club this past Friday and filled the intimate space with their jangly…
All photos by Henry Thomas By Henry Thomas Chastity Belt Show Review. Febraury 9, 2020 I went into this show knowing absolutely nothing about Chastity Belt except for a 60 second clip of their music video for “It Takes Time”…
By DJ Parkour This was a special one for me, y’all. I’d already seen Hippo Campus twice so attending their show for the third time around at the Catalyst on November 20th felt like reuniting with old friends, even if…
by TABS Our headliner for the night, Westend is a fairly known DJ in the Dirtybird scene, having been on the Line up for the Dirtybird music festival for 2019. Originally from New York, his real name is Tyler Morris.…
All photos by Sarah Tello. by Dariahn Hernandez The dynamic band of brothers from Orange County took the Catalyst stage once more this past halloweekend entertaining a crowd of ghouls and ghosts. Sporting costumes reminiscent of villains found in 90s action…
by DJ Mixolydian Striped tees, Fender Stratocasters, a tight horn section, and one loud drummer. Los Angeles based Funk/R&B/Pop guitarist Cory Wong brought his vintage guitar and fantastic backing band to the Catalyst on October 22 for a night of…
by DJ Fizzi Pop After a long wait, the much-anticipated takeover of music and arts comes to Downtown Santa Cruz this weekend at Santa Cruz Music Festival 2019. With 10+ venues and over 200 artists scheduled to play, there’s guaranteed…
by DJ Hari The weekend of September 13th marked the return of Chicago’s annual Riot Fest. Soon KZSC took to the skies to cover the beloved music festival, which originated as a small, multi-venue weekend of punk and punk-spirited rock…
by kaviar This year I was super lucky to be able to attend Lightning In a Bottle for KZSC. I had heard a lot about the festival, it is definitely beloved in the eyes of many festival regulars, so as…
by DJ Maybe A Thursday night in the midst of week 5 and my mind is everywhere. I’m thinking about midterms, work, how I got called into jury duty, my dirty laundry pile that multiplies at a rate I can’t…
by djsap, DJ Hari, and DJ RIZZYSTAYDIZZY On a warm Saturday, April 27, 2019, thousands of young music fans gathered at Cesar Chavez Plaza in Sacramento for the second annual Sol Blume Festival, spotlighting the up and coming in R&B…
by Timothy Hoffman April 10th, 2019, Two Hip Hop heavyweights and an up and coming emcee took the stage at The Catalyst in Downtown Santa Cruz to deliver electrifying and passionate performances. The artists performing were Cojo, Locksmith, and Murs.…
Event Information: HALCYON presents Walker & Royce [Dirtybird] - Saturday February 23rd, 10PM-4AM; Support from NIMA G and BRI by Tabatha Ruiz A little bit about the DJs: Sam Walker & Gavin Royce fell into mixing music where they first…
From celebrating the sweet release of death to praising and empowering humankind, Leftover Crack and Days N Daze put on an incredibly unique and powerful show. In fact, it was the best show of my entire life. The first band…
by Sunday Valentine On Friday March 1st, Current Joys played at Noise Pop in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall. Current Joys is an indie rock band by the singer Nicholas Rattigan, who is also part of Surf…
by Isabella Balbi Clad in guayaberas and armed with confetti and candy to throw into the crowd, Los Wálters took the Cafe Du Nord stage Friday night, on the Noisepop bill with fellow electronic duo SUMif, and Oakland local psychedelic…
Lofi indie rock trio TV Girl received a warm Santa Cruzian welcome last Friday at the sold-out Catalyst’s Atrium stage. The show marks the group’s return to Santa Cruz after six years and three albums, having played the Catalyst in…
by Timothy Hoffman Its pouring something awful outside The Catalyst in Santa Cruz on February 2nd, but fans of notable hip hop producer and Definitive Jux alumni RJD2 bare the harsh conditions to get into the crowded performance hall. This…
Insomniac Events hosted their annual Valentine's Day themed event Crush SF at Bill Graham Civic Center on February 9, 2019. The line up featured a diverse lineup with genres ranging from Dubstep to Progressive House. The headliner for the event…