Big Bad Wolf
Come howl with us!
Hailing from Aptos, in Santa Cruz County, California, Big Bad Wolf howls with a special off-the-beaten-path brand of tasty and danceable blues-based classic rock from groups and artists like Creedence, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Jon Hiatt, John Fogerty, The Hollies, and many more. A party with The Big Bad Wolf is always a high octane, rip-roaring good time.
events
Monday, March 24
Capitola
9:00-midnight
Thursday, April 3
Santa Cruz
8:00-10:30 PM
Friday, April 4
Watsonville
6:00-9:00 PM
Monday, April 7
Capitola
6:00-9:00 PM
BOOKING
To book the Big Bad Wolf, contact:
Mark Hull at (831) 254-2552
Eric Malmberg at (831) 428-2609.
Jefferson Hancock at (831) 291-2078
ABOUT BIG BAD WOLF
Hailing from Aptos, in Santa Cruz County, California, Big Bad Wolf howls with a special off-the-beaten-path brand of tasty and danceable, blues based classic rock and R&B. band is made up of four local veteran musicians from the area who’ve been jamming together since 2017.
All four members agree that an important strength is to choose songs that people recognize but don’t often hear. The Big Bad Wolf's collection of classic covers ranges from Beatles to Bowie to James Brown to CCR with many interesting stops in between. A party with the Big Bad Wolf is always a high octane, rip-roaring good time. The number one word fans use to describe The Wolf is “FUN!”
Jefferson Hancock, guitar and vocals
Jefferson has been jamming in local bands around Santa Cruz for many years. Raised on the Beatles and Creedence Clearwater Revival, he’s known for his distinctive ability to mimic many of the great rock singers, most notably John Fogerty. His guitar style emulates 70’s hard rock.
Mark Hull, guitar and vocals
Mark has been playing in bands since his teens and thanks his mom for insisting at age 11 that he play a musical instrument. His musical roots are deep in the soil of the golden era of rock and roll. The Americana sound, the Beatles, and the blues all continue to influence what and how he plays today.
Don Rutter, Drums
Don Rutter, aka “The Santa Cruz Hammer,” has been playing in the Santa Cruz area for many years. He’s played with many different bands including The Beach Cowboys, Rio Road Band, The Lou DeLuca Band, The Pat McCormack Group just to name a few. He has played the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay area and beyond, before joining The Big Bad Wolf.
Eric Malmberg, Bass
Eric is a well known bassist in the Santa Cruz area. He plays regularly with several different groups including Alex Lucero's band, Anthony Arya, and, formerly, the Blues Suspects.
Steve Slivkoff, drums
Steve has moved away from the area. We will miss him greatly, wish him well, and hope he comes to visit us soon.
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SONGS WE PLAY
A Little Bit of Bad – NRBQ
Barefootin’ – Wilson Pickett
Birthday – The Beatles
Black Friday – Steely Dan
Buffalo River Home – John Hiatt
Center Field – John Fogerty
Chain Lightning – Steely Dan
Come Together -- The Beatles
Dead Flowers – Rolling Stones
Dirt Track Date – Southern Culture on the Skids
Desert Skies – Marshall Tucker Band
Down Home Girl -- Rolling Stones
Drive – Joe Bonamossa
Don’t Change Horses in the Middle of a Stream – Tower of Power
Everybody Looks Good at the Starting Line – Paul Thorn
Farmer John – Los Lobos
Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Get Back – The Beatles
Get Out of My Life Woman – Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Gimme Little Sign – Brenton Wood
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hot Rod Heart – John Fogerty
I Feel Good – James Brown
I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Put a Spell on You – Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Saw Her Standing There -- The Beatles
I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty
Jean Genie – David Bowie
Keep on Running – Spencer Davis Group
Last Dance with Mary Jane – Tom Petty
Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
Life During Wartime – Talking Heads
Lodi – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress – The Hollies
Long May You Run – Neil Young
Midnight Special – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Miss You – The Rolling Stones
Mister Soul – Buffalo Springfield
New Speedway Boogie – Grateful Dead
Oh Darlin’ – The Beatles
One After 909 – The Beatles
One Headlight – The Wallflowers
Out of Time – Rolling Stones
Outside Woman Blues – Cream
Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen
Poke Salad Annie – Tony Joe White
Pouring Gasoline on a Burning Man – The Bone Shakers
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
Run through the Jungle – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Running Down a Dream: Tom Petty
Seventh Son – Johnny Rivers
Shape I’m In – The Band
Show Me: Joe Tex
Slow Down – The Beatles
Slow Turning – John Hiatt
Some Change – Boz Skaggs
Spanish Moon – Little Feat
Spill the Wine – Eric Burdon and War
Squeeze Box – The Who
Stuck in the Middle
Subterranean Homesick Blues: Bob Dylan
Suzie-Q – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Take it Easy – The Eagles
Take Me To the River – Talking Heads
The Old Man Down the Road – John Fogerty
The Weight – The Band
Them Changes – Buddy Miles
Three Button Hand Me Down – The Faces
Ticket to Ride -- The Beatles
Tore Down – Eric Clapton
Twisting the Night Away – The Faces
U.S. Blues – Grateful Dead
Unchain My Heart – Ray Charles
Walking the Dog – Rufus Thomas
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
You Can’t Do That -- The Beatles