2024 SHABANG MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Fostering community through sound: Music lovers celebrate Shabang’s 10th anniversary, together

And just like how the harsh cold of the afternoon rain cannot describe the Shabang experience without the mention of the golden sun’s return, what fills the festival with life and sets it apart is not only the die-hard music fans showing up to rail ride the barricades of their favorite artists, but also the ones yearning to find community connection.

Inside the thrilling world of Shabang's marketplace vendors

Human interaction buzzes within festival crowds — shouting the wrong lyrics with your best friends, engaging in spontaneous dance with a person you just met and allowing the hum of a guitar to resonate through your body. Yet, Cuesta Ridge, Laguna Lake and Funk Safari were not the only locations to experience this engagement at the Dairy Creek Golf Course from May 3-4, during the annual Shabang Live Music and Arts Festival. 

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SLO-Fi Host Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein and KCPR Content Writer and DJ Sydney Osterbauer interview four women who have been vital to the success of San Luis Obispo's music scene over the past 4 years. ------------------------------------------------ Tasha Lee, bassist from Couch Dog, has been rocking house shows in San Luis Obispo since 2019. For the past 5 years, she's helped contribute to writing and performing music meant "for dancing, crying and kissing." Skyllar Evans, lead singer for Plywood Love, was born and raised in the Central Coast. She's watched the ebbs and flows of our music scene throughout the years and now is entrenched in it as one of the most powerful, soulful voices. Caitlyn Shank, lead singer for Earthship, knows a thing or two about ailens. Earthship is her first band, so she brings a fresh set of eyes onto the issues and experiences that arise from being a women in a popular music scene. Cate Armstrong is passionate about mental health advocacy and works for Transitions-Mental Health Association as an Assistant Center Supervisor. In her spare time, she writes vulnerable and raw songs about her emotional experiences as a solo artist. Cate formerly sang for Purple Hibiscus, a popular local band in San Luis Obispo during the 2021-2022 academic year. ------------------------------------------------ We have interviewed each and every artist here before! Go look through SLO-Fi's catalog to learn more about who they are and how they started! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35phzmnoISHrsTQc8SkY88?si=66d6fba145774a80 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slo-fi/id1647426286 Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/slo-fi--5675577 Check out our website! https://kcpr.org
Women's Roundtable: Experiences in the Music World
Local punk band Typewriter joined us in an intimate, high energy performance with the Burnt Dog Sessions team. The band often plays around the Central Coast at hardcore venues like Dark Nectar and Hello Village – and lucky for us, the KCPR studio! 🎸 – Credits: Opening graphic by JP Boiler and Ryan Nolan Audio engineered by Madeline Colbert, Penny Alioshin, and Sam Kohn Video filmed by Jordan Triebel, Kate Hernandez, and Noel Lopez Video edited by Jordan Triebel and Noel Lopez Audio mixed by Sam Kohn
Burnt Dog Sessions Presents: Typewriter
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The vibe is SHABANGIN'

What's the vibe of Shabang this year? Reporter Emma Montalbano asks this question to many attendees to get a closer look.

Shabang day two recap

Rain or shine, Shabang still continues. Reporter Emma Montalbano takes a look at how the festivities kept going through the storm.