Michael Gaither
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James Durbin ‘revives’ his original tunes in a new band (opens the original)
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The phrase “hardest working musician in Santa Cruz” applies to lots of people in a music town like ours. James Durbin is absolutely on that list. For the two or three locals reading this who might know, Durbin came to national prominence after placing fourth on “American Idol” Season 10 in 2011. Post “Idol,” performing as James Durbin and The Lost Boys and rocking out cover tunes has kept him busy in the years since. What people might not realize is that Durbin has also been a prolific songwrite
Railroad Earth releases new album, set to play Felton to celebrate 25th anniversary (opens the original)
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Ten studio records, countless EPs and live recordings, and 25 years together as a band. Their brand-new release, “Will of the Water,” drops Friday. That night, the ensemble Railroad Earth celebrates all of that with a show at Felton Music Hall. Last week, I caught up with Carey Harmon, their drummer and one of their founding members. What always struck me most about this band is that, while they do often share the stage and festivals with bands of a jam band nature — and they certainly can play
Ozomatli’s Raul Pacheco brings solo monthly residence to South Santa Cruz County (opens the original)
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Thirty-plus years is a long time to be in a band. That says something. It also says something when you still like playing with each other and making music. Raul Pacheco co-founded and has been with Ozomatli, the Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning, Los Angeles-based rock band known for their fusion of Latin, funk, hip-hop and reggae, since their beginnings in 1995. The band’s still very much together. Lately, however, Pacheco has taken a momentary side turn to focus on solo material and a new
Singer-songwriter Dallas Burrow brings Texas to El Vaquero Winery (opens the original)
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Dallas Burrow, who plays with his band at El Vaquero Winery this Sunday afternoon, was pretty much born and bred to be a Texas troubadour. The Sentinel recently caught up with him to learn how the native Central Texan has had a life surrounded by music and what he’s bringing to the Aug. 23 show. “I was raised in New Braunfels, Texas,” he said. “In this part of the world, a lot of the roots music scene makes a stop here. Plus, my dad’s a songwriter and was (literally) blood brothers with Townes V
Blues great Sue Foley returns to Moe’s Alley Sunday afternoon (opens the original)
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“You want to make your music cool? Go listen to the blues.” That philosophy has served singer-songwriter Sue Foley well over the course of 16 studio records and countless appearances on other recordings, along with Grammy and Blues Music Awards and nominations. She plays an afternoon show Sunday at Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz. The Sentinel recently caught up with Foley to learn how she went from “sneaking into clubs playing at a young age” to spending a lifetime making and recording music, composi
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