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Santa Cruz County Local Music Highlights
Broken Compass Bluegrass Jubilee
Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 12:00 – 6:00 PM. Woodhouse Brewing, 119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz, CA.
🌿 4 hours of Broken Compass Bluegrass on the outdoor stage! 🎶 ‘Tweener sets from Diggin’ Trails and Blue Dream Bluegrass on the indoor stage! 🔥 Six hours of seamless live music from start to finish! 🪕🎻🍺
Elmo Roots Music Reunion at Henflings Tavern
Friday, August 28, 2026 | 8:00 – 11:00 PM. Henflings Tavern, 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
Fans of bottleneck blues, Southern soul, and laid back Louisiana swamp will enjoy the show featuring Ron Tomasello: Guitar and Vocals; Steve Hunt: Keyboards; Bill Ward: Bass; Kris DiNoto: Drums; Ray Hauck: Percussion
KBCZ Music Festival & 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, August 29, 2026 | 2:00 – 7:30 PM. Garrahan Park, 15555 Hwy 9, Boulder Creek, CA.
A day on the green like no other! This grassroots music and fun festival features The Coffis Brothers // Trestles // Squid Row Orchestra // The Mother Corn Shuckers. 🪕🎻🍺
Handcrafted Marketplace + Local beer & wine + Food vendors + Kids activities 🖼️🍔🍺
Free parking! 🚗🐎🏍️
Friendly leashed dogs! 🐕🦺
China Cats Grateful Dead Tribute
Saturday, August 29, 2026 | 8:00 – 11:00 PM. Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz area premier Grateful Dead tribute the China Cats enjoy a monthly residency at the Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building. The entire Santa Cruz Grateful Dead community comes out in force! ☮️✌️
New Music Spotlight: Wolf Jett
Wolf Jett released their 3rd album “Letting Go” on April 2, 2026. Front man Chris Jones said the album is the culmination of the band’s four year collaboration with producer Jonathan Kirchner and features all-original songs that infuse folk, soul, and Americana into what the band calls ‘Cosmic Mountain Music.’
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