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...
KCPR’s DJ Ridsdale had the chance to sit down with SubSessions member Christian Parong and talk about their upcoming event, Life’s a Peach. IR: So, what exactly is “SubSessions?” CP: SubSessions, as of right now, is just a group of friends, and we just like to put...
Across the bay from San Francisco, in a grassy field on the edge of the water was Blurry Vision Fest. The two-day festival was located in a harbor next to the ocean in Oakland and featured artists with styles ranging from lo-fi dream pop to hardcore hip-hop. Venue...
Desert Daze is moving to beautiful Moreno Beach at Lake Perris, California, bringing psychedelic tunes, art, and adventurers. Their 2018 lineup is sure to excite, especially following the brand new Phase II Transmission. Here are some highlights picked out from the newly announced lineup. Jarvis Cocker Hailing from...
Donna is a San Luis Obispo-based rock group consisting of members Davis Leach, Tyler Hentges, Cameron Segel, Ryan Kraemer, Lennon Fanning, and Brenden Sallstrom. They stopped by our studio last week to play some songs, including the tracks “Sleepy,” “Same Old Feet,” “Pacing,” “Never Learn,” and “I Can...
Finding new music can often be an incredibly daunting and dissatisfying task. When I was clueless of anything past what was played on the Top 50 radio stations, it was very difficult to come across content that I actually enjoyed. And when I looked elsewhere, I was often...
Nestled between exposed cliff faces and canopied by a network of twisting limbs among the Los Padres wilderness, camp Live Oak hosted the seventh annual celebration known as Lucidity. Guests embarked on a three day experience of live music, workshops, art and expression in forms both imaginable and...
In the second edition of our series of venue reviews, KCPR content contributor Connor Sullivan takes on the Fox Theater, the premier venue for music and culture in the Bay Area city of Oakland. Due to the historic significance of Oakland in music and it’s place as the...
The night started off with a confusion at the box office. Despite being on the guest list, I needed to have my fellow KCPR member and Jo Anna Edmison there to prove my identity. Lost somewhere deep in the pit of the Fremont taking photos, I knew Jo...
Releasing multiple albums in a year isn’t a new trend, but it seems to be one gaining in popularity. While artists like Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan followed this release pattern in the 1960s, many current artists have decided to follow suit. In 2017, BROCKHAMPTON released three albums,...
Vibe Out is a SLO-based psych quartet that blends rock-steady rhythms with warped guitars and muddy bass lines to form a new, but familiar sound. Last Friday, the group stopped by our studio to perform some songs as a preview for their biggest gig yet, an opening slot...
Kendrick Lamar has taken society by storm through writing about the inequalities of race, the falsehoods of the American dream, and the personal and individual struggles that African Americans face. And the people agreed. Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for Music this past Monday for his album DAMN.,...
Twenty-five year old Sven Gamsky is creating a unique style of music out of his garage in Oakland, California. His artist alias is “Still Woozy,” which resembles the self-described “dreamy” and “out of it” feeling of his life. His music is a mixture of acoustic and electronic instruments...
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