El Ten Eleven intrigues with big sounds from small band

Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist.  Indie rock duo El Ten Eleven kicked off its 2012 winter tour Thursday at SLO Brewing Co., bringing its awe-inspiring sounds — soaked in jaw-dropping effects — to the…

Cal Poly alumni making names for themselves in music

  Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. Welcome back to school! To kick off the quarter, here are some Mustang musicians that have excelled in the music industry. They’ve received national attention, and have achieved…

Ten songs to get in the holiday spirit

Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. It’s an exciting time of year. After finals week, fall quarter will finally be over with, and we can return home to celebrate the winter holidays. To help you…

A special church, an American holiday and a famous statue

Erica Husting is a journalism junior and a Mustang Daily study abroad columnist.  My train departed for Rome at 11:40 on Sunday morning. But at 7:30 a.m., there was still one thing I had to do before I left the…

5 must-have classic rock albums

Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. A sure sign of good music is that it endures the test of time and remains popular for generations. Music that persists, with songs that speak to us and…

Ten lessons from a quarter abroad

Journalism junior Erica Husting (1-5) and business administration junior J. J. Jenkins (6-10) both studied abroad this fall quarter – Husting in Italy and Jenkins in Spain. These are the lessons they took away from their time abroad. Lesson 1:…

Tres días: how to have a successful weekend in Barcelona

J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist Words can’t do Barcelona justice. That’s why you just have to see it to believe. But the key to any weekend trip in a foreign city is…

Thanksgiving dinner: an exercise in moderation

Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily health columnist. Distant relatives have purchased their plane tickets, Dad pre-ordered the turkey a week ago and all football games planned for Nov. 27 are TiVo’d. Anyone else ready for Thanksgiving?…

What’s brewing at SLO Brew: four shows not to miss

Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. As this quarter comes to its closing weeks, it’s important to remember to balance an intensified study schedule with some down time. For music fans such as myself, down…

Climbing St. Peter’s Basilica, delving into San Lorenzo

Erica Husting is a journalism junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist.  It took 551 stairs to reach the top of the cupola. I was literally hovering over Rome. I had made it to the top of St. Peter’s Basilica…

Catalonia caught in the crossfire

J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist.  If you thought the United States presidential election was heated, the politicization of daily life in Barcelona is a full-blown wildfire. On Nov. 25, the citizens of…