Tasia Trevino has been in the music industry since 2006. “It was just part of my family from a really young age. It was just sort of a given. I didn’t have an option to be into music or not.” After spending nearly a decade with her band, Ghostporn (eventually called Dowse), Trevino is finally […]
Read More Female-Fronted Bands: Ditching the Dangerous LabelAs technology evolves, new formats for music come in and out of style every few years.
From cassette tapes, to compact discs, to MP3s, and now music streaming, the formats have gotten smaller, and storage space has become seemingly unlimited.
Despite the rapid changes in to how we listen to music, one iteration was so great that it is still popular over a century later: vinyl.
Read More Vinyl Revival isn’t a Trend, it’s Here to StayCut Worms have been compared to a swath of musical legends such as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, and The Everly Brothers.
Max Clarke is the man behind it all.
The comparisons come for good reason — Cut Worms is a project that elicits nostalgia for a more innocent time in music. His jangly guitar riffs, echoing vocals, brass accompaniments, and unassuming melodies create a sound that you’d hear through the speakers of your parent’s record player.
Or, you know, the record player of a really hip college kid.
Nestled in a field on Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo, a local festival is aiming to make it big time. Giving attendees the opportunity to “find themselves,” Shabang is bringing the culture of the central coast to the spotlight.
Read More Shabang: the Local Festival Putting San Luis Obispo on the MapDeemed the “festival before festivals were Festivals™,” Desert Daze is known for its independent (and surrealist) roots.
Organizing an event at a large scale with high potential for failure is hard, especially as an independent organizer.
Let’s take a look back on this year’s Desert Daze to see exactly what went wrong — and what not to do next year.
When the voice of a generation goes unheard, they’ll pick up a microphone.
Punk rock, since its inception, has served as a method for angst-filled teenagers to let out their aggression. Though it is easy to explain away as “hormones,” most of these bands were formed in a direct response to deeply rooted social issues during their time.
Sure, we all know that “Sheena is a Punk Rocker,” but has anybody bothered to ask her why?
Here’s a brief history of how punk evolved with the times.
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