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Moe's Alley indie concerts

Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz

1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Moe's Alley is a Santa Cruz venue for blues, roots, indie, folk, touring Americana, local bills, and dance nights.

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Wed, Jul 15, 8:00 PM

Folk

Moe's Alley presents Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Almost Acoustic Duo tour with special guest Lenny Kaye! Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm $30 in advance / $35 day of the show 21+ * No Refunds | All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== DAVE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE - ALMOST ACOUSTIC DUO Roots music legends, the Grammy winning Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore, decided to join forces and play music together in 2017. Although Texas born Gilmore was twice named Country Artist of the Year by Rolling Stone, and California native Alvin first came to fame in the hard rocking rhythm and blues band The Blasters, they discovered that their musical roots in old blues and folk music are exactly the same. “a modern-day Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson” - Texas Monthly "Americana legends" – Santa Cruz Sentinel Since that discovery, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore have recorded two critically acclaimed albums, TexiCali and Downey to Lubbock , and continued to tour, rocking the stage together with their band The Guilty Ones. " Alvin and Gilmore stay true to their rustic roots and weave a traditional tapestry that allows them to leave an individual imprint as well." - Lee Zimmerman/Alternate Root “… one of the most enduring musical partnerships on the planet.” – Folkalley.com As they hit the road in 2026, this time they will bring you the Almost Acoustic Duo. Friends for over 30 years, their lively shows feature songs from the duo’s albums, as well as classic original compositions from their individual albums, while swapping songs, telling stories, and sharing their life experiences on stage. A show you won’t want to miss! LENNY KAYE In a career spanning more than half a century, Kaye has remained defiantly uncategorizable. The longest-serving member of the Patti Smith Group, he has also curated the game-changing garage rock anthology Nuggets – “one of the most influential compilations ever” (The Guardian) – co-wrote Waylon Jennings’ autobiography, penned music to Allen Ginsberg’s poetry alongside Paul McCartney and Philip Glass - and produced projects for Suzanne Vega, Soul Asylum, Jessi Colter and more. Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Fri, Jul 17, 9:00 PM

We've got a big Latin music dance party for you! Local favs Flor de Caña are coming back! Friday, July 17, 2026 Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm $15 in advance / $20 day of the show 21+ * No Refunds | All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== FLOR DE CAÑA Flor de Caña, a septeto from Santa Cruz, CA plays high energy dance music, including Cuban Son, Colombian Cumbia and various other Caribbean styles. They blend the obscure with the known, old time with the new, keeping true to the roots while creating their own sound. The impressive rhythm section, composed of upright bass, guitar, cuban tres, button accordion, congas, bongo, timbales, maracas, guiro and bell, is sure to get you moving. On top of that impressive mix you have the high energy of the horn section w/ trumpet & saxophone. Last but not least is the lead vocal and choral harmonies. Add all that together and you have a sound that will inspire all audiences who want to see, hear and experience vibrant latin music. A Bailarrrrrrr!!! Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Sat, Jul 18, 8:00 PM

Folk

Moe's Alley presents The Steel Wheels, the acclaimed Americana, folk-rock band from Virginia with special guests Kentucky Mule! Saturday, July 18, 2026 Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm $20 in advance / $25 day of the show 21+ *Tickets on sale Friday, April 10th at 10am PT* * All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== THE STEEL WHEELS 20 years is a long time to spend doing anything at all. It’s an age for any group of people to sustain a collective effort. For a band on the road, 20 years can be more than a lifetime. Yet, after 2 decades of making music together in living rooms, listening rooms, clubs, theaters, and festival stages, The Steel Wheels are still growing, still pushing, still at it, and they’re marking the occasion with the release of their 9th studio album, “The Steel Wheels”. Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Sun, Jul 19, 3:00 PM

Experimental

Moe's Alley presents a heavy rock n' roll Sunday matinee with Dusted Angel, Phantasmal Abyss and Winter Wind! Sunday, July 19, 2026 Doors: 2pm / Show: 3pm $20 21+ * No Refunds | All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== DUSTED ANGEL Dusted Angel is a band that likes to keep it in the family. Made up of a group of close friends that have known each since the early 80s, stemming from playing in various intertwined bands engraved in the extended Santa Cruz family of friends. Featuring Ed Gregor, guitar (hedgehog, no use for a name), Eric "Dog" Fieber, guitar (Mock, creature, fire sermon) Steve Ilse drums (creature, Herbert, Automatic Animal) Clifford Dinsmore vocals (Bl'ast!, Seized Up, Spaceboy) and Eliot Young (Lost in Line, Seance) on bass. Formed a very long time ago (I don't know..2009 or something), Dusted Angel is a sleeping giant that awakens from time to time to enlighten people with their unique brand of heavy, heavy groove laden music. The advice for fans is to get it while the gettin's good! PHANTASMAL ABYSS There's just something about a three-piece band. A power-trio if you will. Sure, one could go the traditional route of a four-piece, or even a more popular five-piece. But a three-piece is just...classic. Think Rush, Motorhead, Venom, Celtic Frost, etc. No camouflage. No tricks. No gimmicks. Just three musicians making unholy noise together. Hailing from Oakland, CA, Phantasmal Abyss continues the legacy of the three-piece; albeit in a more extreme, and genre defying fashion. Made up by Dara Santhai (Serpent Crown, Larvae), Todd Wilkinson (drums) and Rafael Martinez (Black Cobra/Acid King/16), Phantasmal Abyss has been churning out unorthodox extreme metal since 2021. Steeped in thick riffs, twisting melodies and organic tones that bring Bay Area stalwarts Neurosis to mind, PA adds a bit of dare we say it "musicality" to their extreme metal arrangements. Part blackened, part thrash, and part death, PA offers a fresh and interesting take on an often-overpopulated genre of bands trying to "out-heavy each other". Think Aura Noir meets Morbid Angel with the more DIY attitude of Oakland's crust scene. Since their inception, Phantasmal Abyss has methodically carved their way across the west coast and south west, sharing the stage with Belphegor, Wayfarer, Bewitcher, Perpetual Warfare (Colombia), Arkona, Insanity and Solicitor. Spring 2025 saw Phantasmal Abyss storm into Earhammer Studios with Grammy-winning engineer Greg Wilkinson to record the follow up to 2023’s The Spawn of Lycaon . 7 Songs are audial poison are to be unleashed. WINTER WIND A heavy 3 piece from Santa Cruz/ Salinas established in 2015 for fans of Budgie, UFO, Devil's Blood, Witchfinder Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Wed, Jul 22, 7:30 PM

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Western Wednesday #92 is coming in hot with a special double bill featuring Brea Burns and the Boleros x Tony Hannah! Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Doors: 7pm / Two-step Lesson: 7:30pm / Show: 8pm $15 in advance / $20 day of the show 21+ * No Refunds | All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== BREA BURNS & THE BOLEROS The Arizona desert honky-tonk princess commands the room with her witty and clever, sometimes poignant and heart-wrenching, throwback country songs. Her music will which whisk you away to the dance halls of beer-soaked yore, while also giving voice to the evolution of real country music in the here, now, and the future. For more than a decade, Brea and her Boleros have toured Europe, the United States, and Mexico…sharing stages with legends such as Billy Joe Shaver, Wayne Hancock, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, Dale Watson, Junior Brown, Joshua Ray Walker featuring Ditch Kurtz, and many more. She’s been rockin’ festivals in France and Switzerland and twanging in clubs from California to Tennessee, sharing with fans the intoxicating energy of an artist who is both confident in her performance and joyous. Maybe she’ll stand atop the upright bass like the royalty she is, presiding over her loyal subjects, or let a ripping steel solo melt your face into a pool of honky-tonk love. She may even grab your heart and squeeze it, as you crumple onto the floor, just another victim of a heartbreak-attack. TONY HANNAH Tony Hannah is a Country Artist for the girls who hold it all together; juggling men who act like boys, flings that end in ghosting, late night gigs, and the grind of long shifts that barely cover the rent. She draws on the everywoman idols of the genre–Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Linda Rondstadt–but updates the tropes for twenty-first century malaise. Her characters aren’t mere disgruntled housewives; Hannah croons about women who are “bringing home the bacon, and frying it too.” Women have been working overtime,” says Tony Hannah. “From pulling double shifts to mending heartbreak after heartbreak… it feels neverending. We do it all, alone.” A preacher’s daughter from East Tennessee, Hannah is no stranger to hard work. It’s a work ethic that’s criss-crossed her across the country, doing everything from farm-labor gigs in California, to high-fashion modeling in New York City, to every odd job in between. This duality is on full display on her debut record. With years of national touring under her belt, opening for acts like Margo Price, Jesse Daniel, and Summer Dean, Hannah is ready to do it all on “Love It Or Leave It”, soon to be released in Spring 2026. Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Thu, Jul 23, 8:00 PM

PunkFolk

Moe's Alley presents the triumphant return of Larry and His Flask celebrating the 15-year anniversary of their fan favorite record "All The We Know"! Special guests Diggin' Trails opens the show! Thursday, July 23, 2026 Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm $20 in advance / $25 day of the show 21+ * All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== LARRY AND HIS FLASK After a 7-year hiatus, LAHF is back for the 15 year anniversary of our album “All That We Know“ (Yes, it has been that long). For a little band from a small town in Central Oregon, we were able to achieve amazing things and use our music to see the world! We were very much off the beaten path. When we grew up there was no major airport, no interstate highway and no reason to think that we could ever be an international touring band. Until a few years ago most people had not even heard of Bend Oregon, let alone Redmond (Where LAHF started). We were not from a major music town. We had no ties to the music industry, and we had no money to help us get in front of the “right people”. To get our music out there, we had to hit the road. And so, that is what we did. Most of the time we had no money at all. When we were hungry, we stole food from the supermarket or busked. When we needed a place to sleep, we made new friends in a new town. Everything we achieved was through tenacity and the kindness of our friends, family and fans. We owe everything to you. Thank you! After a daunting tour schedule that would put any band to the test, we needed to go into hibernation. From 2010-2014, LAHF played 200-250 shows a year. On top of that, we busked constantly to earn gas money and food. No town was safe from our brand of Americana Punk and the beer-fueled chaos that followed. We constantly criss-crossed and zig-zagged North America and Europe. We have been through every state in the USA, every province in Canada, and 14 Countries in Europe. After some much-needed rest and recalibration, we are back at it! We couldn’t be more stoked. All the self-imposed trauma and drama has faded into the dark recesses of the deep past and we are now ready to take on new adventures. It has been 7 years since we played a show. And now we have a few coming up. It’s about fucking time, eh?! DIGGIN' TRAILS Diggin Trails is a five-piece Americana rock n' roll band hailing from Santa Cruz, California. With a diverse lineup of talented musicians, the band blends elements of country, rock, bluegrass and punk to create their unique and captivating sound. Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Sat, Jul 25, 9:00 PM

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Moe's Alley presents Fully Fullwood Band ft. Ginger Roots, plus Militia of Love! Saturday, July 25, 2026 Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm $25 in advance / $30 day of show 21+ * All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== FULLY FULLWOOD A truly well-earned recognition as being one of "the Greats" of the music industry, deeply creative and positively innovative, we introduce Fully Fullwood. Fully Fullwood is one of the most popular and well-known bass players in the world and has worked and recorded with every major artist out of Jamaica. His list of credits reads like a who's-who of the twentieth century's most important musical artists. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Michael Rose, Mikey Dread, The Mighty Diamonds, Black Uhuru, Joe Higgs, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Frankie Paul, Big Youth, U-Roy, Sister Carol, John Holt, Judy Mowatt, Ken Boothe, Andrew Tosh, Delroy Wilson, and many more have utilized the outstanding talents of this absolutely amazing composer, producer and musician. The originator and leader of the "Soul Syndicate Band," Fully Fullwood has the distinction of also being a member of reggae superstar Peter Tosh's famous band, "Word, Sound and Power" whom he recorded with and also toured with extensively until the singer's untimely passing. Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Sun, Jul 26, 4:00 PM

Singer-songwriter

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Sue Foley is bringing her band back to Moe's to rock your world! Sunday, July 26, 2026 Doors: 3pm / Show: 4pm $30 in advance / $35 day of the show 21+ * No Refunds | All sales are final * Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com * Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event * Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event ==== SUE FOLEY Sue Foley is a multi-award-winning blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose latest album, One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar, was nominated for the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. Known for her fiery playing and soulful voice, Foley blends Texas blues grit with refined fingerstyle technique, whether on her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster or a hand-built flamenco guitar. Born in Ottawa, Canada, Foley began performing professionally at 16 and made her mark in Austin, Texas, with the legendary Antone’s label. Since her 1992 debut Young Girl Blues, she’s toured internationally, sharing stages with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Billy F Gibbons. Foley is a five-time consecutive Blues Music Award winner for Traditional Blues Female Artist (2020–2025) and a recipient of multiple other honors, including a JUNO Award and the 2024 Maple Blues Lifetime Achievement Award. A passionate scholar as well as a performer, Foley holds a PhD in Musicology and will release her first book, Guitar Women, in 2026. As the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, “Foley has a killer voice, an impossibly alluring blend of sex and innocence to go with those blazing guitar chops.” With One Guitar Woman, she reclaims history and redefines what a guitar hero can be. Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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