Moe's Alley Presents: Taj Farrant w/ The Preacher Boy Trio
Tue, 7 Jul, 8:00 PM PDT
Doors open
7:00 PM PDT
Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Description
Moe's Alley presents Australian guitar phenom Taj Farrant with special guest The Preacher Boy Trio!
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$30 in advance / $35 day of the show
21+
**A special Meet & Greet with Taj is available for $50. The Meet & Greet ticket DOES NOT include a ticket to the show. You must purchase a separate ticket to the show. The Meet & Greet includes: early entry to the show, autographs from Taj and a photo with him and the band.**
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TAJ FARRANT
Taj Farrant is not your average teenage musician.The young guitar virtuoso has already taken the global music scene by storm with a talent well beyond his years. Known for his soul-stirring tone, electrifying stage presence, and deep emotional connection to the guitar, Taj has become one of the most exciting young artists in contemporary blues-rock.
Inspired to pick up the guitar at just seven years old after attending an AC/DC concert with his father, Taj’s meteoric rise began shortly thereafter. Viral videos of his jaw-dropping performances caught the world’s attention, earning him appearances on major TV shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Australia’s Got Talent, where he stunned audiences with his raw skill and natural charisma.
Taj has shared stages and collaborated with legendary musicians including Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, and Orianthi. In 2024, he released his debut album Chapter One, a powerful collection of original tracks that showcase his unique blend of rock, blues, and pop influences. The album received critical acclaim and soared to #1 on multiple charts, including the Australian Blues & Roots Chart and several international iTunes and Amazon charts, affirming Taj's place as a formidable new voice in guitar-driven music.
Following the success of Chapter One, Taj embarked on a his first album tour, further cementing his status as a rising star. In 2025, he continued to expand his global presence with standout performances at major festivals, including the Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia. His ability to connect with audiences of all ages through his music has made him a fan favorite and a symbol of the next generation of guitar greats.
Taj Farrant’s story is only beginning—but his impact on the world of music is already undeniable.
PREACHER BOY TRIO
Preacher Boy’s career began with his debut on Blind Pig Records, an album that helped give birth to "alternative blues" as a genre that also included artists ranging from Chris Whitley and Alvin Youngblood Hart to The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and G. Love. Faster and Louder has called him "the godfather of alt blues," while The San Francisco Guardian tagged him as the “Charlie Musselwhite for the Lollapalooza Generation.”
Event Information
Age Limit
21+
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Electric Blues Guitar
Taj Farrant
Taj Farrant
Electric Blues Guitar
Taj Farrant is not your average teenage musician.The young guitar virtuoso has already taken the global music scene by storm with a talent well beyond his years. Known for his soul-stirring tone, electrifying stage presence, and deep emotional connection to the guitar, Taj has become one of the most exciting young artists in contemporary blues-rock.
Inspired to pick up the guitar at just seven years old after attending an AC/DC concert with his father, Taj’s meteoric rise began shortly thereafter. Viral videos of his jaw-dropping performances caught the world’s attention, earning him appearances on major TV shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Australia’s Got Talent, where he stunned audiences with his raw skill and natural charisma.
Taj has shared stages and collaborated with legendary musicians including Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, and Orianthi. In 2024, he released his debut album Chapter One, a powerful collection of original tracks that showcase his unique blend of rock, blues, and pop influences. The album received critical acclaim and soared to #1 on multiple charts, including the Australian Blues & Roots Chart and several international iTunes and Amazon charts, affirming Taj's place as a formidable new voice in guitar-driven music.
Following the success of Chapter One, Taj embarked on a his first album tour, further cementing his status as a rising star. In 2025, he continued to expand his global presence with standout performances at major festivals, including the Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia. His ability to connect with audiences of all ages through his music has made him a fan favorite and a symbol of the next generation of guitar greats.
Taj Farrant’s story is only beginning—but his impact on the world of music is already undeniable.
Dirty Blues
The Preacher Boy Trio
The Preacher Boy Trio
Dirty Blues
Ghost Notes, the new album from Preacher Boy, is a milestone release from a relentlessly pioneering artist who continues to both honor and extend the Americana and country blues traditions that inspire him.
Known for his rough-edged voice, vividly poetic storytelling lyrics, and masterful fingerpicking and slide guitar work, Preacher Boy conjures up a sound that has earned him comparisons to everyone from Howlin' Wolf and Bob Dylan to Tom Waits and Dr. John.
That Devil Music bestowed an early A+ on the release, declaring that "Preacher Boy has never been more compelling or intriguing than he is on Ghost Notes."
Preacher Boy’s career began with his debut on Blind Pig Records, an album that helped give birth to "alternative blues" as a genre that also included artists ranging from Chris Whitley and Alvin Youngblood Hart to The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and G. Love. Faster and Louder has called him "the godfather of alt blues," while The San Francisco Guardian tagged him as the “Charlie Musselwhite for the Lollapalooza Generation.”
After Gutters and Pews, his second Blind Pig title, Preacher Boy relocated to Europe, where his subsequent three releases were written, recorded, and released. His music during this period was described by Melody Maker as "Country blues that marry Nick Cave, Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, and Tom Waits," while MOJO declared that "Preacher Boy is a songwriter of startling originality."
Preacher Boy moved to Brooklyn on the heels of co-writing and recording with Eagle-Eye Cherry and Rick Rubin at New York's fabled Magic Shop. While in New York, he recorded his first solo acoustic album, Demanding to be Next, of which Sing Out said: "Accompanied solely by his keening, propulsive National and Martin guitar playing, Preacher Boy compulsively unwinds a series of often startling, narcotic tales, that prove image-rich and packed with an aura of sweeping drama."
After a break to focus on writing poetry (courtesy of a grant to live and write in Jack Kerouac's former house), Preacher Boy returned to music with a vengeance, releasing three new albums of original material in as many years. Sputnik Music wrote that his new songs “abound with musical tales of desperation and loneliness that would do a Springsteen or a Neil Young proud. The man knows how to write a song and deliver it with gut-punch impact.”
Now, with Ghost Notes, Preacher Boy has delivered a musical summary statement, bringing decades of experience and maturity to bear upon an album of 18 original songs that should rightly be considered his masterpiece.