In San Luis Obispo, an underground movement is unfolding — a group of student producers are shaping the local music scene.
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Meet the women taking on the male-dominated music scene in SLO
Electrical engineering junior Abby Neal grew up with music, surrounded by her dad’s collection of over 500 vinyl records. When Neal was a child, she would pretend to play a guitar cut out of cardboard, using her family’s dining room table as a stage. Now, Neal is no longer pretending. She’s on-stage nearly every weekend […]
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An exclusive interview with local surf rock band, The Sandspits
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on KCPR.org, the website of Cal Poly’s radio station. Combine the Central Coast surf scene with catchy beats and energized lyrics and you have the San Luis Obispo-centered surf rock band, The Sandspits. Cal Poly engineering students, bassist Abby Neal, singer Lucas Erickson, guitarist Nilav Maulik and Los Angeles […]
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Keeping the culture: An Instagram page documents SLO’s indie music scene
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on KCPR.org, the website of Cal Poly’s radio station. A red Solo cup being held up to the night sky has become a familiar image for many music lovers in San Luis Obispo. This is the profile picture for @slo.underground, an Instagram account dedicated to spreading the word about […]
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The Audio Files: SLO Brew may be closing, but the show’s not over
The music scene will live on.