San Francisco-based ambient project Tycho flooded the Fremont Theater with their wavy set Thursday, September 21st. Led by frontman Scott Hansen, Tycho generates lush soundscapes by blending downtempo vintage-style synthesizers and atmospheric melodies. Influenced by the likes of DJ Shadow, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, and Boards of...
KCPR’s DJ Dionysus sat down (in different states, at different times; this was an email interview) with Suzie’s Mark Ritsema to chat about his recent release – Deluxe. This is the first incarnation of a new series, The Undertow, which focuses on new music with the ability to...
Cherry Glazerr played at SLO Brew for us last week on their Apocalipstick tour with Winter, an adorable dream rock band with similar Burger-like roots. The band has seen some shit. Frontwoman Clementine Creevy formed the group in 2013, and soon after they were shining under a spotlight...
Seth Haley, also known as Com Truise, is an artist from New York who specializes in synth-wave, a sub-genre of electronic music that mostly concentrates on melodies made by an analog synthesizer. This tool was most popularly used in the ’80’s, but can also be digitally created. Com...
Little-known fact: Revenge of the Nerds (1984) was slated for a remake, originally set to be released in 2007. After just two weeks of filming, the production was cancelled. The movie’s filming location, Emory University, reportedly kicked the production off campus after reading through the script because they...
It has been ten years since Outside Lands first blessed the Bay Area with three days of music in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Outside Lands has curated a diverse lineup, combining electronic, rock, hip-hop, and everything in between. With headliners like The...
You don’t have to search high and low to discover the local art and culture of San Luis Obispo. It’s sprinkled everywhere, from events and gatherings to the almost unnoticed cow sculptures that populate the city. Wild and wicked designs of artists and muralists alike can be found...
Why paddle from Alaska to Mexico? Why not? One year ago, the Higginbotham brothers, Casey and Ryan who both graduated from Cal Poly, found themselves paddling miles off shore through the endless Washington State rainfall in the Pacific Ocean. They used their bare hands as paddles as they...
What exactly is KCPR? Many locals in the San Luis Obispo area and students at Cal Poly might recognize this four-letter call sign as merely the presence of an FM and online radio station here on campus, but when you get down to it, KCPR is much more...
Death is a curious concept. We see and hear of death every day, from movies and television to newspaper headlines. We all know someone who has died— an acquaintance, a pet, even a close family member or friend. We all know death is inevitable for each and every...
If you’re somewhat interested in photography, the outdoors, and remote, powerful landscapes, chances are you’re familiar with Chris Burkard’s work. An accomplished photographer from Pismo Beach, California with a 2.6 million follower base on Instagram, who recently debuted his film “Under An Arctic Sky” at the Fremont Theater this...
Electricity filled purple-lit skies and eager eyes as nearly 20,000 guests trickled into the annual, highly-anticipated music and arts festival, Lightning in a Bottle. Born in 2004 from the roots of a birthday party gone well, the DoLab has continued to craft and create an unparalleled experience known...
Those who like camping often enjoy researching a fun hike at a national park, making a reservation for a campground, looking forward to s’mores around the fire ring, dinner served on a picnic bench, and mentally preparing for what creepy bugs could be hiding in the campground bathrooms....
After six long years, rap revolutionaries Gorillaz released their fourth album, Humanz, on April 28th. It’s massive: 26 tracks – six of which are interludes, plus one introduction – featuring 22 different artists in addition to the four virtual virtuosos (cyborg spitters? mechanical MC’s?) of the band itself....
Welcome to Utah: ski destinations, salty lakes, birthplace to a religion, numerous national parks and monuments and, as of recent, controversies surrounding them. Right before leaving office, former President Barack Obama dedicated a plot of land in Utah as a national monument – a 1.35 million acre plot named...
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