Music scene · Interlaken

Interlaken's music fits its role as a rural unincorporated area in Santa Cruz County. School bands, church choirs, and local cover groups play parades, fairs, and weekend gatherings. Santa Cruz musicians sometimes drive over for small gigs.

Interlaken offers modest places to play. A local restaurant, American Legion hall, park pavilion, and high school auditorium host many events. The community center books acoustic acts, while Santa Cruz supplies larger stages.

Local and regional artists perform in Interlaken, while musicians from the nearby Santa Cruz scene occasionally pass through.

Aspiring players in Interlaken can learn through school bands, church choirs, and informal jams. Posting flyers at the community center and local restaurants may lead to fair or pavilion gigs; trips to Santa Cruz expose artists to working bands.