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Jan 7, 2025 | 
kcpr.org | Aidan Dillon
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
kcpr.org | Aidan Dillon
Cal Poly’s Up & Up team proved that the EDM scene is thriving in San Luis Obispo, bringing performances from Matroda, EVO, 8ON and Jax B2B Clarkë at the Madonna Expo Center on October 30. For the second time this year, Cal Poly students won the Up and Up College Festival Series presale competition. The 48-hour contest rewards college towns with the most ticket sales performances from prominent names in the EDM scene.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
kcpr.org | Aidan Dillon
A gentle melodic guitar draws you into the softly sung, fuzzed-out track “Canary,” the debut from the Santa Maria-based three-piece band “Avalynn.” The song was released on Mar. 15 from the mind of Steven Hubert on drums, alongside Michael Espinosa and Andrew Garcia who rotate between guitar, bass and vocals. The band emerged suddenly with its well-crafted yet underpromoted single, which was followed by a period of inactivity.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
kcbx.org | Aidan Dillon
Morro Bay artist Ross Hale speaks of a vision. He’s walking down a dark city street late at night, when he hears the faint sound of music. It draws him down a stairway, through a door and into a room where an eight-piece jazz band is performing on stage. Hale offers this vision as context to his most recent artistic endeavor, The Jazz Band.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
kcpr.org | Aidan Dillon
Our second annual Superbloom event took place from April 26-27, in collaboration with Design Village and Shabang. If you didn’t make it out, our photographers captured some scenes from the weekend’s performances from Amttrak, The Sandspits, Evelyn Neagoy, Lizardsmouth, Los Tranquilos, Traveling Haus and more.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
kcpr.org | Jordan Triebel |Aidan Dillon
California’s Central Coast has become recognized as a prominent wine region with abundant vineyards and wineries. However, San Luis Obispo County produces more than just wine. It’s also a place where artists of varying mediums pursue their passions and goals. In his debut solo album, Cal Poly alumni and music composer Brook Munro tells the story of a vineyard’s harvest season with 12 instrumental tracks.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
kcpr.org | Emily Tobiason |Aidan Dillon
Fall proved to be a great time for live music in San Luis Obispo, with a slate of shows from touring and local bands. From backyards to 3,000-seat venues, music was everywhere. We’ve got your fix of photos for a look into some of these shows in October and November. Caleb Nichols’ album release show in October, with openers The Bogeys and Couch Dog, was a highlight of the local talent and varying sounds in San Luis Obispo.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
kcpr.org | Emily Tobiason |Aidan Dillon
“Big Dog” is a clean slate for Swede and Skogen. It takes a step away from how Erik Methot was used to writing songs and marks a definitive start of what the project is now. Along with Ben Schulze and Cameron Zirbel, the trio wrote and recorded the latest release at Zirbel’s home in San Diego, about five hours south of where they gained a following playing shows in San Luis Obispo. The band last played in San Luis Obispo in September, opening for Drugdealer at SLO Brew Rock.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
kcpr.org | Emily Tobiason |Aidan Dillon
Perhaps summer isn’t the best time for live shows in San Luis Obispo, as flocks of Cal Poly students head home and vacationers spend their time at the beach. But luckily, there’s always the remaining crowd of older students and locals that gives life to the deserted college town. While the Fremont Theater was notably less than sold out for Enjoy’s stop in San Luis Obispo on their West Coast tour, the crowd was always moving for an evening of punk music on August 18.
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Jul 15, 2023 | 
kcpr.org | Aidan Dillon |Sydney Osterbauer |Emily Tobiason
Babe Rainbow at SLO Brew – May 12Babe Rainbow made a quick return to San Luis Obispo after their last performance in October with a sold-out performance at SLO Brew Rock on May 12. As the group began playing, three tall scrolls standing behind the musicians were illuminated by various still images from film slides. Behind the projections was visual artist Dominic Santos, a sort of hidden star of the show.
