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China Cats Very Grateful Halloween Dance Party
October 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$25
China Cats Very Grateful Halloween Dance Party
Saturday, October 28, 7 – 10:30pm
The China Cats, the awesome Grateful Dead Tribute band, perform at the Very Grateful Halloween Dance Party at the Vets Memorial Building.
The place to be for Halloween 2023! Announcing the China Cats Halloween Dance Party at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building Saturday, October 28, 2023! Haunted decor, costume contest, and the best groove you’ll find anywhere for your Halloween themed dancing pleasure!
Dress to impress and get ready for an evening of high energy dance music on the sweeping wooden floor beneath soaring ceilings festooned with vintage chandeliers. Observe the spectacle below from the balcony, take the fresh air outside on the gracious patio beside the fountain.
The China Cats are the Bay area’s premiere Grateful Dead Tribute band, performing with the same lineup of players for more than 14 years. They competently play over 200 songs the Grateful Dead performed during their career.
“One of the premier tribute bands in Northern California. The group has spent years infusing the classic sensibilities of the Dead’s catalog with their own flair and energy” – Good Times, Santa Cruz
“The China Cats aren’t a cover band,” says Nicholas Meriwether, archivist of the Grateful Dead collection at UC Santa Cruz. “They approach the Dead’s work with the same kind of reverence and sophistication that the Dead themselves showed in their own forays into American roots music. “When you listen to the Cats,” Meriweather adds, “old favorites take on new lives, revealing facets that will delight and amaze even jaded listeners. These guys aren’t copycats — their sets demonstrate how the Dead’s music now is a part of the great American songbook, alongside the giants who first inspired the Dead.”
Featuring Matt Hartle on lead guitar and vocals; Scott Cooper on rhythm guitar and vocals; Mike Owens on drums; Roger Sideman on bass; and Steven Sofranko on keys.
Artist sights and sounds: thechinacats.com
Presented by Mountain Music Productions and the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall.
