Bad service, the workers and bartenders are rude, I didn't even bother buying a drink from one of the lady's when I was just asking a simple question about a drink, she was rude and I took my money and walked away.
They all seem like drunks.
Besides that their are SOME good shows, but I feel the cat has a early curfew so it's not the place to go if your trying to get the whole club experience. You only get a little taste !
However it is cool because sometimes you get the chance to meet some artists in the back, although once when a artist said hi to me a worker I believe named Colin ? , ruin the experience by drunkingly yelling at me to not say hi back and to go away when the artist encouraged me to come up and none of the other security guards had a problem, maybe he was on some power trip ??
He ruined a chance of a life time for me I thought!
Also it wouldn't be the end of the world to clean the cob webs or mop the floors every once in awhile and keep the workers sober! Then you might have a better time .
I enjoy this venue as it is large enough for a crowd, but small enough to not feel overwhelming. Â Drinks are expensive, as any venue is, but they also have pizza to offer. Â If you aren't into getting tossed around, there is a balcony above to stand and watch the show. Â
One piece of advice, maybe steer clear if you are not interested in other people's herbal leftovers, as every show I have ever attended here has been full of stoners.
Despite being a launching pad- a practice venue- for nationally touring bands you still have to pay a hefty ticket price to see these bands practice. Â What's more, advance tickets with service charges are the same as the DOS price, except when you arrive for the show, then it's an extra $1.00 above what's listed on the website for DOS. Â I guess the undocumented incentive to buy pre-sales is to save a buck? It's weird. It's Santa Cruz.
Review Source:Came here to see New Found Glory the other night with two friends and it was a pleasant experience.
I was expecting it to be a pain to get inside and settled (since most small venues have a painful check in process), but we surprisingly got in within 15 minutes of the doors opening and only had to wait in line before that for about 20 minutes. Â Not bad. Â
We had bought our tickets ahead of time and it was easy to tell which line we were supposed to be in since there were signs directing us. Â We were given two stamps on the inside of our wrist (to show that we were over 21). Â My friend and I both had our bags quickly checked with no hassle. Â
What I really liked was that there was more than one floor to this venue and you're free to roam around as you please. Â Obviously you need to show your stamped wrist if you're wanting to go into the bar area but there are plenty of other places to sit/stand if you aren't of age. Â My friend and I got a water and Diet Coke which only cost us $3 (granted the Diet Coke was in a can and the water was bottled, but oh well, they were cold at least).
The floor area is fairly large and I was able to stand comfortably for the majority of the show. Â Of course there was the usual circle pit going on (which was large) but even with that happening I was still able to stand in the back and get a great view without getting knocked around or pushed. Â Nice! Â The sound quality was great too and I could hear every word sung without complaint. Â
I would definitely come back again. Â Actually, I am coming back next month for Black Flag. Â Woohoo!
I just saw OF here last night and had a great experience. I read these reviews and was apprehensive about the venue.
The doors opened on time and got in, through security and standing to see the show by 8:30. The venue was way bigger than I expected I thought I was getting myself into a matchbox type of situation but I was pleasantly surprised because the venue was VERY big and unless someone who was very tall was standing in front of you, it was easy to see the stage.
Every person who worked there that I came in contact with was very pleasant and the security was on top of their shit promptly breaking up several fights that broke out.
I had a great experience here and would most definitely come here again.
This summer it is my goal to see a show at every venue in the San Francisco Bay Area. This week brought me to The Catalyst in Downtown Santa Cruz, a mid-sized venue on Pacific Street. I was there for work, so I didn't know either of the bands, Local Natives and Super Humanoids. I enjoyed the show and the venue. If you get there before doors open and are of age, they have a bar upstairs that is separate from the venue so you can play some pool and have a couple drinks. For a live music venue, the drinks are very affordable. I had a rum & coke and a beer for $9. If you use a credit card, there is a $10 limit so be prepared for that. If you are drinking in the show, you can't bring the drinks out on the main floor. Usually this bothers me, but the fact that you can go upstairs and have a really good view of the stage makes the rule alright with me. The acoustics are great for a smaller venue as well. I had no problem finding free parking, as there is a small lot across the street and ample free street parking after 8. All the staff I talked to was very friendly, from the cute female bartender to the handsome security staff. I'm definitely looking forward to attending more shows here this summer.
Review Source:I went here on 04/18/13 to see Tegan and Sara.
Venue - 4
I looove small venues. Everywhere is a good place to stand, but I wish they had more seats. Parking was decent as well. We parked on the street. The meters shut down at 8pm, so free parking after 8pm!
Staff - 5
The staff were great. Maybe they were happy to have a venue FULL of lesbians haha. They were all very nice and cool.
Crowd - 0
I have never been around so many disgusting people in my life. People making out all over the place, spilling drinks, and blowing pot smoke on people. Stay classy Santa Cruz.
Amateur Hour at The Catalyst...
My buddy and I drove from San Jose to see Del the Funky Homosapien at The Catalyst. Â We had "Will Call" tickets, meaning we had to pick them up at the ticket window.
We got there at 9PM (doors open at 8), only to find a line of people that was nearly wrapping around the block. Â We asked if there was a separate line for Will Call, as we had already paid for our tickets. Â Nope, the lines were combined with people buying tickets at the door.
We end up saying all right, lets go to the record store nearby and we will come back in 30 and the line should be better. Â WRONG! Â The line was even longer. Â At this point it was about 9:45, and we actually went and got in the gigantic line (combined Will Call and at the door ticket buyers). Â We waited for a good 45 minutes, and the line barely moved. Â At 10:30 (with the show starting at 9!), we still had probably a good hour of waiting before we got in.
At this point, we simply left. Â I have never been in a slower line in my life... if I were at a themepark, I would have gotten to ride the roller coaster way before actually getting into this trashy looking venue that I already paid to get into.
Yes, I should have simply printed the tickets online instead of doing Will Call, but I cannot say I expected to have a ridiculous experience such as this. Â Never have before, and hope to never have one again.
Seriously, how difficult is it to let people into a venue, and to have a separate line for Will Call (like every place else)? Â I see this issue echoed in other reviews, and I strongly suggest you do not waste your time seeing a show here. Â It's unfortunate when a place turns out to be Amateur Hour but has an act you really would like to see. Â I should have looked at, and heeded, the reviews before purchasing tickets!
By far my favorite venue ever. I've been going here since I was 16 and am now a bit older. I love the fact that, since I have been of legal drinking age, they have the upstairs balcony area exclusively for 21+. If you get up there early you can grab a table right in the front, above the stage! It doesn't get any better than that! You can chill, practically front row, listening to your favorite band without having to deal with the massive group of sweaty 16-20 year olds all huddled together, on the main floor. SPECTACULAR! I absolutely love it here. I travel all the way from sf to see shows at The Catalyst, worth it every time.
Review Source:One of the bouncers (I think his name was Robert- the bald shorter one) was incredibly confrontational to a male friend of mine for no apparent reason. I don't know if it was because he made him insecure or what, but he immediately got up in his face as my friend was walking in with our group of ladies and started mumbling weird threatening things about "watching himself".
My friend, as a rational adult, turned around to leave (the bouncer appeared mentally unstable), and as he walked out, the bouncer was on his heels, calling him a fa**ot (within earshot of his girlfriend, no less). My jaw literally dropped. I have NEVER seen someone so poorly treated for no reason, and I will NEVER attend a show at the Catalyst as long as that guy is working there.
This is lawsuit worthy stuff. Make the trip to San Jose, spare yourself the harassment. His behavior that night cost them 5 VIP tickets.
You know a venue is truly terrible when it dissuades you from going to see your favorite band. I've worked in customer service for ten years, and I know how hard it is to deal with crowds on a daily basis. But these people are unnecessarily rude and disrespectful, and have no problem treating you like complete trash even when you are a paying, respectful customer. I've tried to go here a few times and had my night ruined every single time, so I give up. With the catalyst, just because you pay for a show doesn't mean you'll get to see it - they often kick people out for no apparent reason and don't believe in listening, reasoning, or basic courtesy.
Review Source:People on here complain a lot. Â I like this place! Â This is especially true since they have started updating the upstairs area and have made people stop smoking inside (yuck!). Â The new pool tables are really nice and the atmosphere at the bar is much more welcoming than it has been in years past. Â I'd stick around to watch a baseball game.
I have been seeing concerts at the Catalyst since 2004 and have seen LOTS of great shows there. Â The CROWDS as well as the bands definitely influence the general feeling in the building and there are distinct differences in every single show I've seen there. Â One thing is always true: Â I always have a great time! Â (Sometimes TOO GOOD of a time.) Â
I've always enjoyed the staff, but understand that they have a serious job to do - so they are very "to the point." Â I've never had a negative encounter with bar staff or security. Â Expect to get searched at the door for big shows, especially if there are a lot of amateurs, I mean, youngsters expected (reggae and hip hop especially, it seems). Â I suspect this is for safety and whatnot. Â I understand and appreciate that. Â They are busy and it is a very big club, so I get it. Â The alcohol selections are good and the drink prices are reasonable. Â The stage is very visible from everywhere in the concert hall.
All in all, this place is fun, unique, and we are lucky to have it here. Â I will be back for the next big show. Â Probably the one after that too.
so hey fucked up again. discriminated again. nothing changes with these people. its okay though. Reggae music is about the people, and I KNOW that they will not perform anywhere where oppressors are going to keep opressing. did people get fired no. the same girl who made the comment the first time was there and siad on i heard about you and the indian girl was still there and she wasnt suppose to be. i left i didnt like the vibe. everything. its sad.
oh yea and the manager said they do selective searches?? hmmmm.... lol not coming back and getting hte artist to leave to lol
This is my 2nd time at the Catalyst and let me tell you i was not impressed. I've been to venues all over the bay area and i can tell you I probably won't be back. From the minute I set foot in the establishment the vibe from the employees was pretty obvious; they did not want to be there. I get it, you probably deal with a lot of assholes but hey guess what not everyone is an asshole. Also they are pretty invasive with their pat downs and purse checks. My boyfriend said they searched all his crevasses and this girl started opening up items in my bag. UMMMMMMMM. I have NEVER Â had any other venue open up my PERSONAL BELONGINGS. Absolutely ridiculous. I get you need to search for god knows what but there should be some boundaries. And I want to ask, Do they not do the same searches on everyone else??? Because the amount of tokin' going on; I can't believe with TSA like searches that they could let all that mary jane pass through.
So once inside they have two sections, a side where you can drink and the under 21 side. This bouncer bro stamped my "21 and over stamp" right over the admission stamp. Way to go bro. The whole night I kept getting harassed about it. I'm 26, I know I look young but that shit is getting old.
This club has a lot of potential. They really need to read their yelp reviews and maybe train their staff to be a little nicer.
I've seen some good music here but customer service is seriously lacking. Â
In addition to just a generally unfriendly vibe every time I've gone - If you advertise a show for one price but the ticket agency has it for a different *higher* price you don't say "oh. well, i don't know. i don't think it was ever that price. Â i don't' know what to tell you." Â
Bullshit. Â Your website and the site for the ticket agency both read the lower price. Â That price should be honored. Â Shows are generally inexpensive so before anybody goes on thinking I'm just being cheap, let me be clear, it's not about the money for me, it's about the principle.
Good bands, variable sound quality, decent beer. Â Just watch the price nonsense and don't expect much in the way of helpful behavior. Â
Take note Catalyst, you can do better. Â Some of us are adults who don't appreciate the flippant brush offs and surly outlook and will take our money elsewhere.
I've been to The Catalyst numerous of time to check out hip hop shows. In all honestly, I hate taking the drive to Santa Cruz, especially with plenty of venues in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. Nevertheless, I've been here at least 10 times and each time I tend to have a decent time.
The Catalyst sells their online tickets through TicketFly, which doesn't rape you as bad as Ticketmaster or LiveNation. I'm pretty sure you can also purchase your tickets at the box office and skip the fees altogether. A benefit to The Catalyst is that you'll more than likely find street parking as opposed to San Francisco. Depending on what time you arrive, you may have to feed the meter for an hour or so.
The venue itself varies, as sometimes the staff is very well organized; however, most recently it was a total mess, as my friend purchased a VIP package and no one knew anything about it and he didn't get any of his merchandise or VIP privileges. The venue layout is a little different as it has an adjoining room that is often rented concurrently during show nights. However, the main room does have two balconies which allow for a great view of the stage. Additionally, there's two bars and plenty of room for merchandise vendors.
The sound setup has always been fine, but depends heavily on the type of show, as hip hop is very bass heavy. I'll be the first to admit that The Catalyst has some serious flaws, but at the same time, it's a very good venue and an alternative to San Francisco. Furthermore, The Catalyst is able to draw big hip-hop names, perhaps because of the UC Santa Cruz..
Pros:
+ 90 minutes from San Francisco
+ Reasonable service and fees from online ticketing
+ Free street parking
+ Convenient location (downtown)
+ Balconies in main room
+ Great view overall
+ ATM
Cons:
- Â Average staff service
- Odd layout
- 1 set of bathrooms in the main room
- Cash only bar
They get two stars because they have amazing performers here.
They get minus three stars because the atmosphere is awful, the bathrooms are absolutely disgusting and the people that frequent this place are oftentimes drunken sixteen year old idiots (for this reason try and go to the shows that are 18/21+). When you see a show in the main area, be prepared to have your feet stepped on, your body bruised and your vision obscured by ridiculously rude and tall people who feel a need to stand directly in front of 5'3" girls who then can't see anything.
If you can, try and see someone perform in the little room off the left side of the main entrance. I saw Murs here and it was an incredible experience. The stage is lowered so it feels like he's actually interacting with the crowd, not performing AT the crowd. The people in here were way more relaxed too-there was none of that feet stomping or obnoxious pushing. I think the only way I would come back to this place is if the performer was in this little room-I'm just too old to be pushed around by drunk teenagers!!!
Finally checked out the Catalyst for the first time to see Alkaline Trio for the fifth time. This venue is about the size of Slim's in San Francisco. Decent artists of all music genres roll through the Catalyst, whether it be rock, rap/hip hop, or reggae.
Alcohol is within stumbling distance, as there are two bars on the ground floor and one bar on the balcony level. You can only drink alcohol behind the lovely orange vinyl, construction fence they use to corner off the cool alkies like a herd of cattle. Eh, at least you won't get drinks spilled on you during the show.
This venue is general admission, with a few seats/tables available on the second floor and standing room or wooden benches against the wall on the first floor. I prefer standing in the front row right against the metal barricades at shows, but it's ergonomically painful to do so at the Catalyst. The stage is over five feet tall so if you're standing in the first few rows, you have to crane your neck up for like 3+ hours. Seems like the stage was built to allow visibility for people standing in the back. My neck doesn't appreciate this. Minus one star.
I didn't have or see any problems with the Catalyst security staff. The dudes standing in the front did a good job helping crowd surfers down and kept obnoxious concert goers in check (i.e. fights).
Would I come back? Maybe if there was a band who's only northern California show was only at the Catalyst. If the band also played a show in SF, I'd very likely go there instead. My neck seriously hates this stage.
Went there to see Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot.
Did not go to the upstairs but from what I heard it was for the better,
The main stage itself was nice big floor and 2 spots up top in the balcony with little chairs and little sticky tables!
If your on the floor be prepared to enjoy the hotbox that ensues.
I'd go again just to see a band i love and had no other options.
Firstly, make sure you bring extra cash. Their ticket prices aren't straightforward. For instance, the advertised $40 at the door, was actually an even $42 ("with tax"... BULL). It's not a big deal, but just advertise as $42 if you want $42, you know? (I'm not about to use your stupid ATM machine cause I'm $2 short)
Once you have your ticket, be prepared to have your right wrist looking like a passport by the time you leave. Stamp for this, stamp for that...
The place is filthy. It smells like BO and piss with a hint of orange peel. But the staff was mostly friendly and cordial.
Sound was great. Lighting was lame. Band was awesome (Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot).
The Cat is an interesting place. Â Sometimes they have big names roll through. Â Other times, it's the lamest performers ever. Â The bar itself also ranges from hip to shady. Â I think a large part of this depends on the crowd you just happen to get that night. Â
The last time I went in was for Halloween. Â Though it started kind of dead, it eventually got a little better. Â We went because there was no cover and no line to get in. Â My guess is that as the other bars closed, the Catalyst started to pick off those who wanted to keep the party rolling.
The venue has a large bar/stage/dance floor immediately through the doors to the left. Â It also has a billiards area upstairs, where you can apparently smoke (which I thought was illegal in California...). Â They serve pizza outside and immediately at the door, and most major artists perform inside the larger stage area at the back of the venue.
The Catalyst in one of the nastiest, gross, disgusting places I've ever been to in my life! I was on tour with a band that performed here and I didn't find anything pleasant about this place. Even backstage was filthy and the upstairs dressing room had bloody handprints on the wall (staircase) with a caption in something that looked like the devil's language. I've seen cleaner restrooms at gas stations and I've never seen girls go in and out of the stalls and there isn't even toilet paper. The band arrived for soundcheck around 6ish, I spent the day wondering where I was gonna use the bathroom and I was so thirsty but refused to drink anything in there! Â The health dept. needs to condemn this club.
And all the reviews about the staff are on point! That place is possessed!
I like my music in small venues where you can really hear the sound and you can actually see the band. The bartenders are friendly and lots of really good bands play here every few months. Occasionally you will see a really horrible opening band (Cylinder). Although the smell of the pizza from out front might drive you away from the place. I actually am having a hard time explaining how horrible it smells. Body odor, rank socks, and dog shit might actually do it justice.
I come here at least three times a year. Tips for those of you who are new.
1. Bring your ticket and come early, but avoid the front of the venue walk around to the local businesses
2. Run past the window where the serve pizza with your nose plugged
3. Find really good floor or balcony position
4. Enjoy the show without getting too stoned from the hotbox (It is Santa Cruz)
The largest venue in the Santa Cruz area to see a live show.
A really wide variety of bands play live shows at the Catalyst, everything from Andre Nickatina to Social Distortion. There are several different areas within the Catalyst, so the size of the show depends on what room they are playing in. Some of the shows are 16 and up which means you are going to have to deal with herds of acne faced stoners, but thankfully there is normally a separate section for 21 and up.
If there is not a concert going on head upstairs for some pool and drinks. The bartenders are cool and the drinks are nice and strong. The atmosphere on non-concert nights is always really chill.
Found out that the Bar manager's name is Paul Drumm.....I urge anyone who has had a similarly bad experience with him or received poor service in general there to contact the owners of the club.
The owners names are Joel Nelson and Dave Farling.
Working on getting contact info for these two....will post soon as I have more than just this.
In the meantime,post on Yelp here if you too have encountered any problems with this individual.
He shouldn't be allowed to be in a managerial position here or anywhere, because the title "Manager" alongside his name is an insult to all the good managers in our industry.
The Catalyst's stage is propped up pretty high, making the viewing a little awkward, but other than that pretty good place. Unfortunately they don't book enough "good" music; they seem to have Andre Nickatina there practically weekly, and every other night seems restricted to dubstep or Sublime tribute bands.
On a lighter note, lots of fun seeing Gogol Bordello, I'm hoping to have more fun at Wolf Parade in a couple days!
I came to the Catalyst with the squad to see Bone Thugs n Harmony; I've literally waited 10 years to see them. Â Much has changed since the passing of nearly a decade. Â It is kind of tragic to see a Grammy winning artists who has pioneered the sing-song flow in rap, selling out world-wide being reduced to a small venue that was not even full. Â However, they gave a great performance, despite starting one hour after the time they were supposed to perform.
atmosphere: 4/5 Â This venue is real small. Â It more of a venue where up and coming artists play;imagine a middle school auditorium. Â However, because it is small, it is very intimate. Â You don't have to push n shove to get to the front and everyone more or less are hardcore fans. Â There is a lot of room to sit on the sides and you can even go upstairs to the side balconies to watch.
acoustics: 3/5 Â Because this place was small, I could guess the budget isn't that great to retrofit it. Â The sound overpowered the voices so its hard to hear some of the lyrics.
I don't suggest you come here in your skinny suit expecting state of the art sound mimicking the cd playing in  your bose system at home.  instead, go down a couple pitchers of brewskis then return when you are slutty slit eyed and wobbly of knees.  Try to stay away from the bar here...as most venue bars, the drinks are pretty overpriced.  $8 for jaeger bombs...christ.
If I have general admission tickets to a show, I don't go early so I was surprised when I saw the line that wrapped around the block for the Phoenix show the other night. Â Once I got inside, after an ID check, body search and then one more stop with the guy who checked tickets, I understood. Â
You can't drink on the main floor unless you stand in a little boxed off area where the bars is or you go upstairs. Â The upstairs area is smaller, 21 and over only, has some seating and allows alcohol. Â I assume the line was for people who wanted to grab a spot with a decent view upstairs.
I had no issues with the sound, aside from one bouncer that kept yelling up to another bouncer during the show. Â They must've been BFF's. Â It got incredibly hot in the front by the stage but once we moved back, there was a lot more air circulation. Â Phoenix was amazing, as expected, and I had a great time overall (Thanks, Irene!).
SO IMPRESSEd with the Catalyst.
JUST saw Matisyahu last night, what an incredible show!
I always wondered how so many performers only hit up SF and Santa Cruz. There's really nothing available in the south bay at all.
It's pretty decent despite some rough edges to the joint. I mean who really cares if the paint isn't perfect. It's Santa Cruz for heaven's sake.
The sound is incredible, EAW speakers all the way man. You feel the full spectrum of frequencies from your high tweets to the freakin bombs quaking the walls.
wicked yo, definitely stoked to come back.
dec. 9th - ice cube?!
All these people calling it a "small" venue have an interesting definition of small; I'd call it medium sized - around 600-1000 person capacity.
It's a total dive; looks like no one's done any work on the place in 30 years, and the bathrooms are nasty. Â The stage is about 5' off the ground though, so your view of the band won't be blocked, and there are balconies on both sides of the room for the overhead view. Â When we were there, the sound was pretty good - clear & well balanced, and not stupidly loud, which was nice (and rare).
Bar prices were pretty average - $5 beers.
I saw The Expendables here last night along with Strung out & Pour Habit, I think that's what their called. The show was amaaaaazing.
The Venue -- is pretty small but spacious enough to stand around and still watch. The view from the top which is 21+ because there is a bar area is a good view. You can watch the show without being pushed around or invading someone's space.
The Staff -- quick and efficient. The stamp you for entry and stamp you if you're 21 which allows you privileges to the bar area/upstairs. The Bartenders are so fast! It's amazing. I didn't have to wait 30 minutes for one bartender to come around to take my order. I think the prices are fair. Coronas & Heini's were about 5 a pop! Not too bad.
The bathrooms are a bit dirty and I think by the end of the night they were all clogged because there was only about one or two stalls working and the line was out the door!
No entry for those who are not 21. Since it was a 16+ event, therre were some immature jerks doing inappropriate things. I hate events like that even though it was a good show.
Have you ever been torn between going to a sweat lodge or listening to live music?
Well by attending a show at the Catalyst you don't have to decide.
I mean seriously it was at least 90 degrees downstairs and probably 95 upstairs in the drinking corral. Yes they have drinking corrals so that this can be an all ages venue, stupid if you ask me as there are not 18 year olds that like Ryan Adams.
Oh and there is nothing sadder than seeing a sloppy drunk menopausal hippie lady, ewww.
Shooter Jennings,Buthole Surfers,Maceo Parker,Ministry, Hank 3, G Love, Robert Earl Keen, Sick Of It All, Devil Makes3, what more could you ask for in a dog $#@! town like Santa Cruz? If you go up towards the front the sound is good (Not Filmore,GAMH,War field) but it's better than sitting in some coffee house listening to a weak ass jazz combo.
 You can smoke cigarettes upstairs,you can smoke reefer downstairs. What more could you ask for in sleepy little Santa Cruz?
After many years of trying to lovemy town's biggest venue (next to Moe's Alley), I have developed an informed opinion of the Catalyst. My advice: Avoid this venue for any and all reasons, if you can.
Sound Quality: The lowest of any "pro venue" I have ever been to. When I saw Lauryn Hill here, she almost walked off stage cause the sound was so bad she couldn't hear herself. Same with Damien Marley and Modest Mouse. The only good show I've seen here (out of maybe 30) was The Mars Volta.
Employees/Bouncers: The worst part of the Catalyst experience. The men who work the door walk around brooding, screaming and assaulting young show-goers. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've seen them be absolutely sexist, rude, violent, offensively abrasive, and generally horrible and mean. Sounds dramatic, but I can't stress that part of it enough.
Ambiance: full of tension, egos, and really dirty and smelly. Even the "green room" which is supposed to be the nice part reminds me of a BART public restroom.
Shows: They book great acts! But shit, they never go on until about 2 hours after they're meant to. (Tracey Chapman started 3 hrs later).
Honestly, I've always left disappointed at the sound quality, which would be less irritating if the Ticket Prices weren't always way overpriced. None of this is to mention the endless mess-ups that Will-call has put me (and my credit card) through. The food that was there before Pleasure Pizza came gave me a stomach parasite. Â Yum.
My friend Lani Trock, a singer/songwriter from Hawai'i who lived in Santa Cruz and now live and performs in LA wrote a song about the ass grabber who helped himself to her behind when she worked as a cocktail waitress at the Catalyst's bar: "Super Booty Ass Grabber". Her MySpace: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myspace.com%2Flanitrock&s=6cc765c718471b207a1afbfe68ac5f491d8c01bbd186b3f87cf2e5d209ab971a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/l…</a>
Only at a Santa Cruz venue would the surface area of my forearms be subjected to being entirely tatted up by a barrage of check point stamps, each ridiculously large enough to warrant their own zip code. Â Give me a couple more nights with the layers of bouncers working the Catalyst and I'm going to look like a freaking Yakuza. Â
Before I up and die of ink poisoning though, let me tell you, I spent two hours last night with a whole lot of granolas who would appear to have spent a rather healthy proportion of their adult life smoking something goooood. Â I have never seen such, ehm, interesting forms of dancing, but it was rad to see in the flesh. Â
On a whim, my buddies and I (the same ones who shared a delightful evening with me in the dungeons of Vive Sol) drove out to see Patty Griffin on tour. Â I had never heard of her before yesterday, except for the fact that up until about an hour before curtain, I was really hoping that it wasn't that one red headed comedian chick from News Radio...
Not. Even. Close.
Turns out, she's a folk singer with fiery red locks and a pure, but changeable voice. Â Itunes doesn't do her justice -- her voice is absolutely soulful and beautiful LIVE (despite the venue's demeritorious sound equipment), but one minute she's Norah Jones Gone Bluegrass, another minute she's a country rock star. Â I prefer the former since she tends to go really shrill when rockin out. Â
If you're looking for a kick back evening, Patty Griffin will be at the Warfield Friday 3/16.
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