Jen Boudevin “Don’t Get Excited,” an exhibition of photorealistic oil paintings by applied art and design student Randy Scudder, will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the UU Gallery, located in the Epicenter. The opening will feature complimentary refreshments and live music by Randy Williams III. “The paintings in this […]
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Jazz band to make Poly go head over heels
The University Jazz Band will take audiences back to the 1930s with its music concert and dance Friday in Chumash Auditorium. Performing authentic big-band classics, Cal Poly’s University Jazz Band is inviting students and members of the community to dance and listen to swing music with San Luis Obispo County’s leading jazz vocalist Sunny Wright […]
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Something new brewing in SLO
Brennan Angel SLO Brew is no longer. No more dim, cave-like atmosphere, bathrooms with broken plumbing and a vacant upstairs on the weekends. With new owners and a fresh ambiance, the building has been transformed into Downtown Brew. “The previous owners are really good people, but they got tired after 18 years,” assistant manager Natasha […]
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The honorable Foos
Mariecar Mendoza “Is there always such a circus around you?” It’s Aug. 26, day two of the Rock En Seine Festival in Paris, France, and someone is about to die. Fans are lunging at fences, swaying dangerously with the groaning planks. Reporters are flushing scarlet with the force of their shrieked questions and shoving press […]
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Musician to offer 'some kind of comfort'
Mariecar Mendoza New York native turned Los Angeles rising musician Jay Nash visited Mother’s Tavern and played guitar for a buddy’s band nearly two years ago – a time vague in memory. On Wednesday, Nash will make it back to San Luis Obispo and is ready to for the spotlight at Frog & Peach. Promoting […]
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Foo Fighters interview tomorrow!
Coming in tomorrow’s edition of the Art Beat will be an interview with Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. Columnist Stacey Anderson interviewed the former Nirvana drummer in Europe before he performed at Rock En Seine Festival in Paris. Grohl talks about the current Foo Fighters album “In Your Honor” and even briefly discusses the “N” […]
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The Top Five of Quarter 1
Ryan Chartrand This quarter is already shaping up to be the rising action of this next generation novel being written between now and the end of next year. With the release of the XBOX 360 only a few weeks away, it’s time to take a look at what the top 5 games ending December […]
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Getting Flogged and loving it
Jim Weise Guinness, politics and punk were celebrated when Flogging Molly performed Saturday night in the Rec Center. The mixed crowd of Cal Poly students, punked-out high schoolers and irritated parents rocked all night to three bands. Go Betty Go, a four-piece all female punk band from Los Angeles, opened the show and riled up […]
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This is the Worst Opinion Column of All Time
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke Editor’s note: “Two Classy Gents” is a humor column that will run every Monday exclusively online. In the grand scheme of things, throughout the entirety of human existence every opinion column ever written has been well-informed, well-written and beautiful. However, we regret to inform you that we, the Honorable […]
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A stand-up's unique perspective
Jeff Clinard is a man of faith, family and funny, which he uses as a noun. Clinard, a 22-year-old native of Irvine, is a communications senior. He is also a member of Smile and Nod, Cal Poly’s Improvisational team. “I really enjoy making people happy,” Clinard said. “Sometimes you have to be able to put […]
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Music professors perform for Poly
The mastery of music is a complex and life-defining task that requires hours of practice and lessons, often including frustration. For two of Cal Poly’s own, however, those hours have yielded a lifelong passion for music. The Cal Poly music department will host a classical recital featuring two of its own staff members Jacalyn Kreitzer […]