interview Archive
24 Apr 2024
The Gospel According to Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
With a stage name like Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, you’d expect that the man would be an evangelist of some kind. And you’d be right. But Wirtz – born William […]
19 Apr 2024
Los Straitjackets: Who Are Those Masked Men?
Surf music is often associated with a specific time and place. The rock subgenre featuring instrumental tunes built around sonorous electric lead guitar enjoyed its heyday in the late 1950s […]
18 Apr 2024
Twilley Don’t Stop (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Now and Always Amidst all the closet-clearing archival sets, the most notable release of new music from Dwight Twilley in the 21st century would be 2014’s […]
17 Apr 2024
Twilley Don’t Stop (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Looking for the Magic Meanwhile, encouraged by the success of their first single and undaunted by the problems that sank their first album, Twilley and Seymour […]
16 Apr 2024
Twilley Don’t Stop (Part 1 of 3)
Power pop enjoyed its commercial heyday in the early 70s thanks to enduring music from Badfinger, the Raspberries and similar artists. But during and after that brief period, the style […]
14 Apr 2024
Flat Sun Society: We Call it ‘Thresh’
Calling both Santa Cruz and Big Sur home, Flat Sun Society makes psychedelic music inspired by the jam band scene, but incorporates other musical elements. “Something that we’re always working […]
13 Apr 2024
Santa Cruda: Holy Hangover!
Most bands found themselves taking a hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With venues closing, opportunities for bands to play in front of audiences vanished virtually overnight. But some musicians […]
12 Apr 2024
Floratura: Ready to Say Something
Tatiana Peña and Adrian “Treetop” Marquez initially teamed up as a musical duo in the late 2010s. “We started our musical journey together through protest,” says Peña. “We traveled the […]
11 Apr 2024
The New Horizons: Music of Many Colors
2017 was a busy year for Jimmy Palafox. Not only did he graduate from high school; he launched two new bands: Santa Cruz Latin Collective and The New Horizons. “I […]
10 Apr 2024
Santa Cruz Latin Collective: Keeping the Music Alive
While the Santa Cruz Latin Collective came together in 2017, its roots extend back to the early 1970s. The Bay Area has a proud history of Latin and Afro-Cuban music, […]