Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Do you crave the sound of the needle finding its way into vinyl grooves? Are you familiar with the origins of the acronyms LP and EP? If so, you probably already know that Record Store Day is…
Meet the Blue Men: Two PAC shows and discussion on campus
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Making its Central Coast debut, the Blue Man Group will be taking over the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The quirky multimedia entertainment group will be performing a new theatrical…
East Bay band will bring pop-punk energy to SLO
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net Five-piece pop-punk band The Story So Far is making a name for itself, having performed at Vans Warped Tour UK and toured with New Found Glory. Now, the band, which appropriately takes its name from a New Found…
Putting the ‘canvas’ in canvas shoes
David Liebig arts@mustangdaily.net At once, the colors steal your eyes. Complimentary hues blare from various canvases hung about the bedroom. The abstract swirls of color form neon octopi, dripping skulls. A banner of exotic, tessellate patterns cascades down one wall.…
Here come Mid-State Fair tickets
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net In case you need another reason to spend your summer under the Central Coast sun, the California Mid-State Fair is ready to give you three: Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and John Mayer. Throwback sensation Huey Lewis &…
Award-winning Russian National Orchestra to perform at PAC
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net The Russian National Orchestra, which has been described as “awe-inspiring” and “as close to perfect as humans can get,” will bring its super-human talent to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center Saturday at 8 p.m.…
Jackson Browne to bring his hits to the PAC
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net Veteran singer-songwriter Jackson Browne sings “The Pretender,” but with more than 40 years of experience, he sure isn’t one himself. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s 2013 Acoustic Tour hits the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center…
Two Gallants rocks SLO for the first time
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net What is dark, grungy, cock-rock? It’s what Two Gallants’ guitarist and vocalist Adam Stephens described his music as at Friday night’s SLO Brewing Co. concert. If the antique-looking lamp and suitcase on the small stage, blur of…
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…