Live music is losing its sense of belonging in San Luis Obispo, and putting a noise ordinance on bars like Libertine only pushes it further out of the community. What other spaces are available for the arts and emerging house bands to debut?
Tag: Live Music
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Ticketmaster is Ruining Live Music
Ticketmaster has caused several stirs online for inflated prices, glitches, site crashes, presale code drama and hour long waiting rooms. Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” presale showed the world just how incompetent Ticketmaster is. The problems continue because even though Ticketmaster has repeatedly displayed that they are unable to keep up with the large demand from […]
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Shots for Shows: Local venues advocate for COVID-19 vaccinations through live music
The Fremont Theater’s “Shots for Shows” campaign gave the chance for people to unite over live music in a unique way during the COVID-19 pandemic — through getting vaccinated. Both first-time COVID-19 vaccine recipients and those returning for their second dose were offered tickets to musical shows at one of their two venues, The Fremont […]
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SubSessions has finally had enough of noise ordinances. Their solution: A silent disco
SubSessions will be holding its first official silent disco, Silent Sessions, on Saturday, Feb. 23. The 18+ event, sponsored by event production company HUSHconcerts, will take place from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the San Luis Obispo Guild Hall.
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Up close and personal with Battle of the Bands winner The Bogeys
Upcoming shows include a live performance at the University Union Plaza March 1.
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Cal Poly graduate raising awareness for sexual assault through songs and jewelry
Julia Freifeld wears a handmade sea glass necklace everyday, a testament to her life goal: to make a societal change regarding sexual assault. Through jewelry and music, Freifeld shares her passions and brings awareness to an issue that affects one American every 98 seconds. Freifeld graduated Spring 2017 with a degree in psychology. She now […]
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Local bands perform under the stars
San Luis Obispo bands gave a night performance at Architecture Graveyard.
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New student band hits KCPR open mic night stage
Making a band was the natural next step from jamming together
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Is Coachella worth the price?
Many festival-goers find it easy to rationalize such an expensive purchase.
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HIRIE shines warmth and positivity on SLO Brew
“Irie” is a reggae term that embodies sensations of warmth and positivity. It is seen as a mindset to strive toward, and it is the inspiration behind the San Diego-based band HIRIE. The “H” in the name pays homage to the Hawaiian roots of the band’s front woman. Inspired by the spirituality surrounding irie, the […]
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Mark Morris Dance Group leaves interpretation up to audience
The dance group showed audience members the abstractness in human emotion seen through the movement of the body.