Downtown Santa Cruz, the Catalyst Club is nearby to lots of fun things to do before or after the show. I've been going to shows here since I was a kid, but never took advantage enough, of what a great venue it is. Stay in Santa Cruz overnight, it's walking distance to many motels/hotels, and downtown has many fun restaurants and bars to check out. If you can't afford the rates during spring/summer, then hold out till winter, when the rates drastically fall, you can find nice places for $80-100/night. You can also wlak to the Boardwalk amusement park and Santa Cruz warf for more things to do. I live just over the hill in SJ and feel very lucky to have Santa Cruz nearby!
Cozy but not cramped, either venue is a great place to enjoy music. Staff is polite and effective, and the pizza is good too.
They have like 200 people 21+ and maybe two bartenders. Bartenders werent cut out for it, swearing, getting nothing done. Good club if you're 15-18 honestly
Such a great venue, so many great performers have come & continue to come, very open but personal performances space I love the feel & vibe of The Catalyst!
My personal favorite venue. Small enough to have intimate shows, large enough to get the party going.
Great environment great headliners!! Best night of my life?! Maybe but definitely worth going to a show there!!!
The Catalyst is one of the bestif not the best place in the tri county area to see live music. The sound system is top notch. Been coming here for years and will continue to do so.
Wow, magpie salute was fantastic. I brought two friends who absolutely loved the show too. Im looking forward to many more sbows to come from this brilliant band
Great venue to see Cody Jinks that put on one hell of a show! Love that man
Cozy. Great sound. Saw some great bands. Beers at the show cost less than at my local bar.
This is a great venue for small and large shows alike. They have multiple bars and quite a cozy feel.
One of my favorite venues in the Bay. Intimate and fun. Great mix of balconies and floor space. They always have the up and coming or underground acts you are looking for.
I like this venue. Its small but good. Bathrooms have improved they used to be really gross but they hired an attendant
My friends warned me about this place. That they had become way too strict with their customers. I had to see for myself.
I went to see J-Boog with 5 other friends. Nobody was overly drunk. My friend ordered 5 drinks from the bar downstairs. We didn't realize it was cash only. When the bartender saw that my friend didn't have any cash he began to flip out. My friend said "hey hold on for one second I'll have my friend pay for it no big deal". I ran to the ATM while my friend waited at the bar. I was back in less than 3 minutes. I paid the bill and the bar tender proceeded to accuse us of attempting to get over on the club and take drink without paying. He was paid albeit 3 minutes later but the bill was taken care of all while somebody waited at the bar. Because of this all 5 of us were kicked out of the bar. Meanwhile as we are getting escorted out of the bar we had to walk through several huge clouds of weed and the bouncer didn't even trip!! The bar tender was extremely rude and so were the bouncers. Very unprofessional. I will not return. This place is for the kids.