J.d. Ramey

Meet the daring locals who are turning Santa Cruz on to the controversial practice of Orgasmic Meditation        It’s just a typical Tuesday night...

To hell and back with Roky Erickson In the spring of 1969, hot on the heels of a bust that would earn Timothy Leary...

Johannes Moser and Enrico Chapela’s ‘Magnetar’ is a big draw for Cabrillo Festival goers When it came time for Mexican composer Enrico Chapela to...

At 40, The Crepe Place is still cranking out delicious vittles …and rock stars The Crepe Place is the indie rock equivalent of the...

‘High art’ takes on new meaning in ‘Weed Museum,’ a pictorial tribute to Santa Cruz’s favorite plant. At the beginning of this month, comedian...

The 11-piece, husband-and-wife-led Tedeschi Trucks Band headlines the Santa Cruz Blues Festival Guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, the husband-and-wife team at the...

Coming out of a cold winter with Cowboy Junkies’ Michael TimminsThe title The Wilderness does a fine job of conveying the stark tone of...

The psychoactive jungle brew ayahuasca plays a starring role in the Psychedelic Science 2013 conference During a 1966 congressional hearing on the banning of...