Patrick McGoohan plays the drums, Dale Ockerman throws a party and the White Album Ensemble schedule a free gig. Midnite's Vaughn Benjamin unplugs, 'An Inconvenient Truth' plays for free and Black Heart Procession's Pall Jenkins gets his saw on. On the eve of his Santa Cruz appearance, political comedian Will Durst muses on George W.
Bush, his morning radio gig and equal-opportunity hatred. Pato Banton and Sol Horizon kick off Metro's Music in the Other Park series; the resurrection of Junie Morrison. Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond.
George Clinton brings his P-Funk armada to town; Scott Walker comes up with the century's most disturbing album. Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond. Does Dave Alvin sing like Mark Knopfler?
How critical comparisons can ruin your day. Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond. Celebrating the return of Mule Train, Ravi Shankar, the White Album Ensemble and '80s hitmakers ABC.
Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond. A new documentary about the Minutemen reveals how three San Pedro kids changed the music world; plus Santa Cruz Film Festival winners. Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond.
Pyrotechnics and a blues fest preview highlight the weekend's activities. Keak Da Sneak, true to his name, sneaks in and out of the Catalyst in no time flat, while local artist Koak puts the 'sicko' in Cinco De Mayo. Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond.
Pharoah Sanders--like Big Jay McNeely on steroids, only friendlier. Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond. 'The Sound of Young America' leaves KZSC; Johnny Winter resurrects himself at Moe's Alley.
Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond. Jello Biafra may have lost the Dead Kennedys, but he's not letting go of his Gary Wilson album. E-40 takes over the Clear Channel's KDON, Santa Cruz's Great Lost Poet Salon, Catalyst performances by Steel Pulse and Dead Prez's M1, and the announcing of the Cabrillo Music Festival's headliners.
A preview of coming attractions. Also, Shakespeare Santa Cruz prepares for its 25th season. Tracing the "new ambuiguity" in Jesse Thorn's radio show; plus Grizzly Man and pro-Bush songs!
Clowns, mimes and Cirque du Soleil.
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