Music

Last weekend Santa Maria Civic Theatre brought down the house with its outstanding opening of Rent, the terrific rock musical based on a modern-day version of Puccini’s opera La Bohème that…

Subscriptions for the SLO Symphony’s five-concert 2025-26 season are now available, with acclaimed soloists from around the world joining the orchestra in performances at the Performing Arts Center SLO. Single…

Cal Poly Arts presents two of the most influential voices in American roots music on Friday, May 23 at the Performing Arts Center SLO. Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite share…

A leading concert organist of her generation presents a collection of classical and musical theatre pieces as part of Cal Poly Arts’ Forbes Organ Series on Thursday, May 22. Amanda…

Unwind, unplug, and kick back in the “Earthquake Capital of the World” on Mother’s Day weekend May 8-11. The Bluegrass Music Society of the Central Coast presents the 25th annual…

A few days before their appearance on the second day of the 2025 Shabang Music Festival, members of the local band Toad sat down with SLO Review contributor and Cuestonian…

Santa Maria Civic Theatre presents Rent—the groundbreaking musical, rock opera, and pop cultural phenomenon—May 9-25. Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize winner follows a year in…

Cuesta Choirs will join the acclaimed University of British Columbia University Singers in a special collaborative performance on Thursday, May 8 at the historic Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa…

Get ready for a night of high musical fusion on May 10 when the Clark Center presents Red Hot Chilli Pipers, a world-renowned Scottish ensemble that has taken the global stage…

Paso Robles High School Band Backers presents its largest fundraiser of the year on Saturday, May 10 at Sculpterra Winery. The annual Bearcat Serenade transforms the winery into a lively…