Music

This event has ended. To support current and upcoming events, please visit the organization's website for more information. Cuesta College Music Department performances this month include Cuesta Choirs October 14, Jazz Ensemble…

This event has ended. To support current and upcoming events, please visit the organization's website for more information. Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) at the Old Vic in Santa Barbara opens its 44th…

This event has ended. To support current and upcoming events, please visit the organization's website for more information. Festival Mozaic presents pianist and composer Stewart Goodyear in a recital featuring one of his own…

Want to know more about a "hidden heartbeat of SLO," as KCPR's Claudia Munoz describes SLO's indie music scene? An Instagram page will take you there, and Munoz has the…

The San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (aka SLO Winds) is a merry concert band of about 50 of the most accomplished wind and percussion players in the area. "We play the…

Some of my favorite Motown songs may not be yours, but that doesn’t matter because nearly everything Motown Records released was a favorite—one reason they made so much money. Let’s…

Let's talk about one of the most talented and inventive pop music stars that ever existed: the extraordinary Roy Orbison. Born in Vernon, Texas in 1936, the emotional operatic ballad singer-songwriter…

Soul music: a compelling, distinct, and dynamic kind of music very popular in the 1960s. Here’s a good example: Sweet Soul Music, Arthur Conley Originating in the African American community…