On Thursday, Shabang released its lineup for the 2025 Shabang Live Music and Arts Festival, with headliners Jungle and Wallows.
Author Archives: Kat Orozco
Kat Orozco is a journalism major and a content writer, news reporter and DJ for KCPR. She has always been passionate about writing and music, so she joined KCPR to combine her two defining interests. Coming into college, she wanted to become a trusted voice for her local community that highlighted student life and campus happenings. In her free time, she loves going to live shows and making music with her friends.
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Cal Poly Multicultural Center celebrates its 27th Culture Fest
Cal Poly’s Multicultural Center hosted its annual Culture Fest on Saturday, Oct. 26. The festival invites multicultural clubs and organizations to booth in the University Union to connect with students, often with food and music. Mustang News reporter Kat Orozco speaks with dance coordinators to learn how each dance team prepared for the event.
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Inside the thrilling world of Shabang’s marketplace vendors
Human interaction buzzes within festival crowds — shouting the wrong lyrics with your best friends, engaging in spontaneous dance with a person you just met and allowing the hum of a guitar to resonate through your body.
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Fostering community through sound: Music lovers celebrate Shabang’s 10th anniversary, together
In between songs at her Shabang set, Kate Bollinger — bundled in a draping black trenchcoat, hair floating with the blustering wind — giggled to herself before looking out to her soggy crowd pooling around the Laguna Lake stage.
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Cal Poly students respond to the university’s efforts to becoming an HSI
Recently, Cal Poly vocalized its efforts on trying to become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Throughout October 2023, the campus hosted a series of events and symposiums to discuss how they are approaching this transition and the importance of being a diversity-achieving and inclusive institution.
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The Sights and Sounds of Autumn: A Look into the Art and Music of Fall Quarter
With the fall quarter approaching, new faces and an exhilarating nightlife are bringing the streets of San Luis Obispo back to life. Read on for KCPR’s guide to the events and performances of the season. Art Exhibits and Markets “Through the Eyes of a Monarch” SLO County Arts is collaborating with the Shanbrom Family Foundation, […]