This Sunday, October 28th, Giraffage and Ryan Hemsworth are coming to play at SLO Brew Rock! Bringing electronic hip-hop to the central coast, this duo is one that will get your feet moving. After dropping his album Too Real in 2017, Giraffage has been delivering electronic R&B tunes...
Take a trip to the introspective realm of music at SLO’s very own biannual music festival. This Saturday, October 20th, wander out to Laguna Lake for the fall installment of Shabang. The art and music communities of SLO collide for this glorious event, bringing you the best of...
As the clock approached 10 p.m. last Friday, music fans eagerly surrounded the towering stage on the edge of Lake Perris. With looming clouds overhead, the gentle mist quickly turned into a threatening downpour as lightning began to illuminate the rock-studded hills encompassing the venue. Tame Impala were...
KCPR as we know it today started thanks to the determination of Cal Poly students — in 1968. 50 years later, Cal Poly’s radio has stayed true to its student-run roots and even been praised as the number one college radio station in the nation. In honor of...
Searching for your next great escape? Look no further. Turn your gaze toward the seventh installation of the Desert Daze Music and Arts Festival. All lifeforms are welcome to make the voyage to Moreno Beach at Lake Perris, California for an adventurous weekend of camping and music. This...
KCPR’s Marissa McCullough had the opportunity to chat over the phone with Sure Sure, the headlining band for KCPR’s 50th Anniversary event. Marissa McCullough: We want to check in with you before you come play SLO for our 50th Anniversary at KCPR. I just want to start by...
On September 17th, human clickbait/artistic visionary Kanye West set the internet ablaze by cryptically posting on his Instagram a picture of a blank CD-R that distinctly resembled the artwork for his 2013 album Yeezus. Details soon followed that he would be the musical guest for the season premiere...
As San Luis Obispo is becoming a major location along the coast, more artists are coming to town as a halfway stop-off. Here is a guide to some of the biggest concerts coming to SLO County this fall. Houndmouth Tues, Sept 25th 6:00 p.m. SLO Brew Rock,...
KCPR’s Kelly Martinez got a chance to chat with co-writer and producer of the new indie thriller film “Searching,” Sev Ohanian. The movie follows the nail-biting journey of a father (David Cho) as he searches for his missing teenage daughter, Margot (portrayed by Michelle La). This interview contains...
In this edition of “Pretty Good at Songwriting,” KCPR’s Connor Sullivan takes an in-depth look at the lyrics of “Male Gaze” by Pissed Jeans. Matt Korvette, front man of the band, is no stranger to addressing social issues through music, covering topics from privilege to sexism and more....
On Thursday night, Kanye dropped his ninth solo studio album titled ye, and of course, he did it in the most Kanye-esque way possible. West had about a thousand people flown out to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a listening party in honor of the new album. Among the...
Music in my life has come and gone in phases, and the beauty of San Luis Obispo’s hills in the Springtime has me yearning for my late-middle school indie-folk innocence. The band that single-handedly defined this era of my life was Fleet Foxes. I’ll admit it. I spent a...
The third edition of Venue Reviews from KCPR’s Connor Sullivan is finally here. This time around, Sullivan takes a look at a venue that is close to home: SLO Brew. Known locally for their micro brews and their cuisine, the restaurant doubles as a venue for concerts. Parking...
Spotify’s new “Hate Content and Hateful Conduct” policy, in effect as of this month, is designed to promote openness and tolerance by systematically removing hateful content from their promoted playlists and features, as well as algorithmic functions like the Discover Weekly playlist (a program tailored to each individual’s...
Fans of the weird and abstract flocked into the Fremont Theater last Friday to experience the second edition of the Desert Daze Caravan tour. The turnout, though, was less than I anticipated. All of the original openers (Nick Harim, JUUJUU, and SUUN) dropped from the lineup due to...
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