Samba Cruz plays Brazilian music, originals and jazz. Band members are Pablo Rivière (guitar and vocals), Vivian Simon (flutes). Repertoire includes bossa nova, samba, baião, choro and other jazz-inflected Brazilian musical forms in the spirit of Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, etc. 5-7pm in the taproom.
It’s a Gruesome Twosome Trivia every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 6:30-8pm hosted by Steel Bonnet’s very own Bryce & Ryan!!
Unquit Day Job (with Special Guest, Eric from The Dadbeats!)
Tony from The Dadbeats will be serving up heaping helpings of millennial nostalgia in a stripped-down, but no less rocking bundle. Playing golden gems and dusty nuggets from across the ages (but focused on 80-90s), you’re certain to hear at least one song that you will sorta remember from high school.
So come down, plan on having a few beers, and join Tony (and fellow Dadbeat, Erik Lowe for a few songs as well!) on a trip down memory lane. You never know what he’ll play (and possibly neither does he!)
Acoustic set inside the taproom 6-8pm
‘Kerry Sheepdogs’ play a mix of Celtic traditional, folk and pub music, along with a few classic rock tunes with a Celtic twist.
5-7pm in the taproom
6:30-8:30pm every 1st & 3rd Monday of the month come enjoy a real Celtic Music Circle hosted by master piper Jay Salter.
Jo Coleman is an indie folk singer/songwriter based in Santa Cruz. She’s passionate about creating out of an authentic place, sharing stories, and curating experiences that might help her fellow humans reconnect with each other and themselves. She loves surfing, redwoods, and literally any kind of chips with dip.
5-7pm in the taproom
Kids play with Bricks, while parents play with Beers!
Hosted by Brick Lab of Scotts Valley from 5-8pm on the 2nd Wednesdays of the month...
October 9th
November 13th
December 11th
Sign up today at The Brick Lab | After School Programs (svbricklab.com)
It’s a Gruesome Twosome Trivia every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 6:30-8pm hosted by Steel Bonnet’s very own Bryce & Ryan!!
Tom Conneely & Birds of Paradise are a San Francisco based band that released their first record “Cappuccino Springs” in the fall of 2022. The band followed up with the home-recorded “Sun Child” less than a year later, and has toured throughout the west coast, from Los Angeles to Portland to Boise and many places in between, including a recent performance at Offbeat Festival in Reno. The Birds are led in collaboration between guitarist and vocalist Tom Conneely and bassist Alois Cerbu, home-recording and engineering both “Sun Child” and their forthcoming record “New Kind Palace.”
“New Kind Palace” is Tom Conneely & Birds of Paradise’s second full length album, though in many ways, it might as well be the first. The release of the “Sun Child” EP in September 2023 marked a radical shift in both substance and form, as the desire for perfection and clarity was abandoned for muddled drum machines and lyrics that dealt with the painfully obvious facets of life. “New Kind Palace” builds on the foundations of “Sun Child” - drawing on its hissy intimacy while exceeding its through line, balancing tactile analog qualities with inventive electronic elements all while retaining an impressionistic lyrical focus against the trance-like qualities reminiscent of Arthur Russell and the lo-fi melodic guitars of The Cleaners of Venus.
After a false starts in ill-fitting studios, the ten songs of “New Kind Palace” were recorded in a variety of bedrooms and makeshift spaces that belay the music’s homespun qualities and intimacy. The recording and production process was entirely one of self-discovery, as handing off the various parts of the production process, from tracking to mixing and mastering, became untenable with retaining the honesty the work required. Mostly tracked to quarter inch tape, the music that constitutes “New Kind Palace” is a testament to self-discovery and trust in one’s self, while uncovering and facing head-on the simultaneous hysteria and transcendence of our inner worlds.
"New Kind Palace" by Tom Conneely & Birds of Paradise will be released by Kestrel Records on March 21, 2025.
