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Thrash Takes Over The Belasco

Thrash Takes Over The Belasco: The Final Night of The 2025 Extinction Level Event Tour words & photos by Lily Raesler It’s an unassuming Thursday night, and I’m skipping class to go see a thrash show in LA. Life is good. It’s the…

blog featured show reviews November 20, 2025

The Brian Jonestown Massacre Show Review

words and photos by Sebastian Muniz-Massa Is it F***ed Up to Call A Grown Man "Well Behaved"? 1996, The Viper Room, Los Angeles, California; an industry showcase and a moment for the Brian Jonestown Massacre band to break into the mainstream and secure…

blog featured show reviews November 13, 2025

W’s All Around: WILLIS and Winyah at SLO Brew Rock

words and photos by Leah Hetteberg Having accumulated upwards of 600k Spotify listeners in just a year and a half, Winyah is quickly rising to become the next big name in indie-rock. Self-described as "the soundtrack to late-night drives and carefree adventures", the…

blog music reviews featured show reviews October 30, 2025

Turnstile at Oxnard Elks Lodge & VCHC: The Importance of Remaining DIY

words by Isabelle Prittie / photos by Evan (@emphotos98) On Saturday, May 16th, me and a car full of punk rockers rolled up to the Elks Lodge in Oxnard, California, eager to see Turnstile’s first Oxnard show in years. Everyone in…

blog music reviews featured show reviews October 20, 2025

Show Review: Nourished By Time at The El Rey Theatre

words and photos by Jasmine Garcellano Nourished by Time is the project of Marcus Elliott Brown, a multi-talented artist from Baltimore whose sound fuses funk, soul, post R&B, and DIY house. What started in his basement has evolved into something communal and…

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blog music reviews show reviews music August 21, 2025

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Show Review

words and photos by Logan Martin On the evening of Saturday, May 3rd, I had the privilege of seeing Godspeed You! Black Emperor perform live at Ventura Music Hall, as part of the US leg of their Spring 2025 tour, in tandem with the release…

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blog featured show reviews music June 19, 2025

Show Review: Merce Lemon and Hurray For the Riff Raff at Ventura Music Hall

words by Emma Hacker & photos by Avery Morgan In midtown Ventura, a modest concrete building stands. Formerly the site of a bowling alley, it is now one of my favorite places to attend a concert. Ventura Music Hall, with its intimate…

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blog featured show reviews music May 30, 2025

Show Review: Iceage at the Madonna Inn

words and photos by Kelly Darroch In the heart of San Luis Obispo at everyone’s favorite kitschy, pink hotel, Danish post-punk band Iceage graced the Madonna Inn’s Expo Hall. Although the hall doesn’t share the same floral-lined carpets and cherub decor as the…

blog featured show reviews music May 23, 2025

Shabang Festival 2025 Recap

KCSB's Digital Media Coordinator, Avery, visited San Luis Obispo to check out the annual Shabang Festival! As 2026 tickets begin to go on pre-sale, we hope our review of this year's festival gives you something to look forward to next spring. words and photos…

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blog music reviews featured show reviews music May 20, 2025

Just Like Heaven 2025 Recap

Just Like Heaven, a single day festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, is the place to be if you love the 2000s and 2010s era of indie music. Every May, Goldenvoice delivers a stacked lineup of acts that every millennial gasps at,…

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