Operating since 1992, Moe's Alley is a 300-capacity club on Commercial Way in Santa Cruz with a spacious dance floor, full bar, and outdoor patio called The Yard. Blues was the original backbone, with West Coast heavyweights like Tommy Castro, Coco Montoya, and Jimmy Thackery anchoring the early calendar. Over three decades, the programming expanded to embrace salsa, reggae, Afropop, bluegrass, and funk, reflecting Santa Cruz's eclectic musical appetite. The venue books live music six nights a week, Tuesday through Sunday, and a recent renovation added murals, outdoor speakers, and an Agave taqueria stand to the patio.
Blues (7)Reggae (6)Alternative (4)Rock (3)R&B/Soul (3)Punk (2)
Upcoming Shows
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Recent Shows
Shows from the last 90 days
Thu, Jun 4
Reggae
Third World + Kumar Fyah + The Rudians
8:00 PM
Wed, Jun 3
Country
Kentucky Mule + The Henry Warde Band
8:00 PM
Tue, Jun 2
Acoustic Rock
Kyle Gass Company + Chris Jones
8:00 PM
Sun, May 31
blues, jazz, bluegrass, punk, folk rock
YES MA'AM + Little Foot
7:00 PM
Sat, May 30
rock
Rezurex + Dark Ride + Bones Shredder + A Band of Orcs
8:00 PM
Fri, May 29
Punk Rock
The Darts + SERVICE + The Hellflowers
8:30 PM
Thu, May 28
funk, soul, rock, reggae, bluegrass, electronic
Family Mystic + Trianna Feruza & The Heavy Hitters + Blü Egyptian
8:00 PM
Wed, May 27
rock, country, blues
Supersuckers + Scott H. Biram
8:00 PM
Sun, May 24
Rock
Trianna Feruza & The Heavy Hitters + Grace & The Grit + Space Heater & The Akoustiks
7:00 PM
Sat, May 23
Electronic
DJ Collective
8:00 PM
Fri, May 22
Blues
Eric Lindell + Anthony Arya
8:00 PM
Thu, May 21
Reggae
HIjinx + Lot 49 + Dub Souljah
8:00 PM
Wed, May 20
Country
Hearts Gone South + Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
8:00 PM
Tue, May 19
Reggae
Yellowman + Drunken Starfighter
8:00 PM
Sun, May 17
funk
Cimafunk
8:00 PM
Fri, May 15
Reggae
The Heavy Heavy + Lou Hazel
9:00 PM
Thu, May 14
reggae
Rik Jam + Dalwayne
8:00 PM
Wed, May 13
folk, rock, Americana
Nat Lefkoff + Dead Nettle + Good Friends
8:00 PM
Tue, May 12
funk
Dusk Dept. + Floratura
8:00 PM
Sat, May 9
Ska-punk
Coffee Zombie Collective + Rock Shed Rangers
9:00 PM
Fri, May 8
Indie Rock
The Brothers Comatose
8:00 PM
Fri, May 8
Afrobeat, Soul, Funk
Mitchum Yacoub & The Brass Empire + Divina + Ses Eye Ohm
8:30 PM
Thu, May 7
Psychedelic Rock
Dead Meadow
8:00 PM
Wed, May 6
Mariachi
Mariachi El Bronx
8:00 PM
Sat, May 2
samba-reggae-funk
SambaDá
9:00 PM
Fri, May 1
Disco
PEOPLE'S DISCO featuring Daniel T.
8:00 PM
Thu, Apr 30
Indie Rock
The Centuries
8:00 PM
Tue, Apr 28
Electronic
Dumbo Gets Mad
8:00 PM
Sun, Apr 26
Stoner Metal
Acid King + Mammatus
4:00 PM
Sat, Apr 25
Funk
Boot Juice + Trianna Feruza & The Heavy Hitters
9:00 PM