By all accounts, Matt Berninger is a happy man. He’s married with a daughter, and between all the interviews and Reddit AMAs leading up to the album release, The National seems to be content.
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East Bay band will bring pop-punk energy to SLO
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net Five-piece pop-punk band The Story So Far is making a name for itself, having performed at Vans Warped Tour UK and toured with New Found Glory. Now, the band, which appropriately takes its name from a New Found Glory song, will make its San Luis Obispo comeback on Thursday by headlining SLO Brewing Co. (SLO Brew). […]
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Here come Mid-State Fair tickets
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net In case you need another reason to spend your summer under the Central Coast sun, the California Mid-State Fair is ready to give you three: Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and John Mayer. Throwback sensation Huey Lewis & The News, the pop-punkers known for the “Back to the Future” theme song “The Power of […]
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Jackson Browne to bring his hits to the PAC
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net Veteran singer-songwriter Jackson Browne sings “The Pretender,” but with more than 40 years of experience, he sure isn’t one himself. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s 2013 Acoustic Tour hits the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Monday night. “Jackson Browne is an iconic headline act, so when we get a […]
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Columnist cheers and jeers Coachella lineup
Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. In case you haven’t heard yet, the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup was revealed Thursday night. My first impression was mixed. As expected, the festival organizers are bringing in some of today’s hottest names in music, as well as some legacy […]
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Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl takes us to ‘Sound City’
Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. There’s some huge news coming out of the rock ‘n’ roll community. On Jan. 18, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl’s documentary, “Sound City,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film’s debut was accompanied by more than three hours of […]
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Elvis Costello plays at Cal Poly for first time in 30 years
Elvis Costello played songs spanning his entire career as well as covers of country and some of the first rock and roll artists for his nearly sold-out audience at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) Monday night.
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Student band brings humor to any situation
A mixture of Flight of the Concords-style humor, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s bluesy guitar/folk-feel and a Beastie Boys blend of rock and rap, the band creates a new genre with their music.
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Student band brings humor to any situation
Purewater Constuction Band, made up of four Cal Poly students, brings the