Archive Week: July 1-2
Wednesday
EDITOR’S PICK: Future Dog at Moe’s Alley. Jazz on the dance floor? That’s the mission of this funk, rock, nu jazz organ trio who borrow as much from Dixieland swing as they do from hip-hop. These Santa Cruz-based “ambassadors of the neo-speakeasy” make their debut appearance at Moe’s Alley. 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $5 in advance, $8 at the door. (831) 479-1854.
Stompy Jones in Esplanade Park. Twilight time is swingtime when San Francisco sextet Stompy Jones takes to the stage for Capitola’s Twilight Concert Series. 6 – 8 p.m. Capitola Village Esplanade Park, corner of Esplanade and Monterey Avenue, Capitola. Free. (831) 475-5935.
ArmChair Theatre’s The Good War. Join director Jean Weisz as six readers present commentary, poetry and reminiscences by W. H. Auden, Maxine Andrews, John Kenneth Galbraith, Mike Royko, Gertrude Stein and others about war and our connection to it. 7:30 p.m. Actors’ Theatre, , 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Free, but donation requested. (831) 425-7529.
Double Dagger at The Crepe Place. Baltimore punkers Double Dagger share the bill with Santa Cruz experimental band New Bengal Spice and “post punk” Poison Diamonds. 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz. $8. (831) 429-6994.
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Thursday
EDITOR’S PICK: Deer Tick at The Crepe Place. Providence rockers Deer Tick share the bill with the soulful group Dawes and Bay area folk goth Emily Jane White. 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz. $12. (831) 429-6994.
Music by the Creek. Bargetto Winery’s Thursday night music series kicks off at the Creekside courtyard. 6 p.m.- 8p.m. through August 27. Bargetto Winery, 3535 N. Main Street, Soquel. Free. (831) 475-2258.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at Cabrillo. Four actors play forty characters in this hit musical exploration of relationships produced by Cabrillo Stage, Santa Cruz’s only professional musical theatre company. 8 p.m. Closes July 26. See www.cabrillostage.com for other date/time details. Cabrillo’s Erica Schilling Forum, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. $20 child (6-12), $23 senior (60+), $26 adult. (831) 479-6154.
O.T.S. Trio at Moe’s Alley. Offering what the Santa Cruz Sentinel calls “no-frills souljazz,” this funky local group’s jam is sure to please. 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $5 in advance, $8 at the door. (831) 479-1854.
