Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
đľ The soundtrack to Santa Cruz summer starts May 29. Event Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays returns with FREE live music every Friday through Aug 28. Full lineup + info: eventsantacruz.com/event/event-santa-cruz-midtown-fridays-summer-block-party-2026
We had the chance to grab coffee and sit down with â¨@swanportermusic⊠to talk about her musical influences â and it turned into an overall fun, deep conversation about music in general. I had quite a few questions prepared, but we only got through about one because we got so engrossed in the discussion.
Swan opens up about the artists who shaped her â from Fiona Apple being her #1, to early Britney & BeyoncĂŠ, to discovering Portishead, metal, and early 2000s punk.
She also talks about why Bauhaus, The Cure, and Love & Rockets arenât âdark musicâ to her â and what people sometimes miss about that era. Watch the full interview on the Event Santa Cruz YouTube channel.
Catch Swan Porter live at Legends: Live & Local with David J, Lol Tolhurst and Trestles.
Feb 27 ⢠Santa Cruz
đľ The soundtrack to Santa Cruz summer starts May 29. Event Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays returns with FREE live music every Friday through Aug 28. Full lineup + info: eventsantacruz.com/event/event-santa-cruz-midtown-fridays-summer-block-party-2026
We had the chance to grab coffee and sit down with â¨@swanportermusic⊠to talk about her musical influences â and it turned into an overall fun, deep conversation about music in general. I had quite a few questions prepared, but we only got through about one because we got so engrossed in the discussion.
Swan opens up about the artists who shaped her â from Fiona Apple being her #1, to early Britney & BeyoncĂŠ, to discovering Portishead, metal, and early 2000s punk.
She also talks about why Bauhaus, The Cure, and Love & Rockets arenât âdark musicâ to her â and what people sometimes miss about that era. Watch the full interview on the Event Santa Cruz YouTube channel.
Catch Swan Porter live at Legends: Live & Local with David J, Lol Tolhurst and Trestles.
Feb 27 ⢠Santa Cruz
