Stoneman rocks Sweet Springs

The melodic interpretations of local artist and singer-songwriter Shane Stoneman could be heard while passing by the Sweet Springs Saloon in Los Osos Friday night.

It was my first time inside the local haunt, better known for its pool tables than the musicians employed to keep its dance floor packed.

Post your style

Welcome to chictopia.com, where Facebook experiences a head-on collision with Vogue. On this site you can upload pictures of yourself in your favorite outfits and view other users’ photos.

The site is geared primarily toward college-aged individuals looking to find deals on fashionable clothing, and see the way their favorite styles will actually look on their bodies.

Echoes in the dark (but shiny)

Dave Banta looks nothing like one would expect after viewing his art.

With his easy smile and an arm around his towheaded 9-year-old daughter in her pale pink dress, one might find it hard to believe that Banta’s art resembles the stuff that nightmares are made of.

Ink, art and booze…for a good cause

San Luis Obispo’s Hep Kat Salon welcomes an art show of a different kind tonight.

The Tattoo Art Show will be hosted by Hep Kat Salon, a beauty parlor with what co-owner Brittany Brown called a 1950s-inspired interior, and Tiger Rose Tattoo from Pismo Beach.

Once more with Dr. Horrible…

After watching part one of Joss Whedon’s new online series, I found myself asking one question: What compels a person to write a musical-comedy about a blogging, love-stricken, super-villain scientist?

Boredom may have something to do with it. Whedon – best known for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel” – wrote “Dr.

From scandal to success

A classical music concert this Saturday at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) will feature dramatically successful works that were disasters when they premiered.

The concert is part of this year’s Festival Mosaic, an annual summer series featuring concerts, art and more.

Multimedia: Dark But Shiny Art Exhibit, photos audio and more

A San Luis Obispo-based artist and sculptor opened an exhibit Saturday, July 12 at the Echo Artspace Performance Center in Grover Beach. The artist, Dave Banta, creates corporate logos, sculptures, paintings and more. His work has been described as anything from “slick” to “disturbing.

Heartache and hard work

There’s something very disarming about Cal Poly student Logan Tavelli’s smile. Perhaps that’s why it was plastered across commercials for NBC’s “Nashville Star.” Maybe you’ve seen him. He looks earnestly at the judges and says, “to make my dreams come true.

We don't care about the young folks

“Young@Heart” is Steven Walker’s documentary about a New England senior citizens’ performance chorus singing its way into uncharted musical territory. Stated simply, rock music may never be the same.

This is not the typical choir by any means, and once you factor in that the average age of its members is 80, it becomes truly unique.

Book review: What I Was

It is said that memories last a lifetime, and in the case of our “century old” narrator, H, it is one particular memory that solely occupies his thoughts as he nears his last days. Through his reminiscent voice and detailed recalling of events, we are told the story that led to his first discovery of love in the fictional novel “What I Was” by Meg Rosoff.

Harmony group Israel Vibration brings good vibes

The Graduate is going to be all “good vibez” when reggae harmony group Israel Vibration showcases its soul-soothing melodies and socially-conscious words Saturday night.

Jamaican-born members Cecil Spence (Skelly) and Lascelle Bulgin (Wiss) met as children in a polio treatment center along with former member, Albert Craig (Apple), all suffering from the disease.