Imagine being trapped in a body that just feels wrong, like it’s not yours. That’s how Los Osos artist RawfeyL Gene Burge felt from an early age. “I was 4 years old, and we had just moved to a new neighborhood, and since this was 1964 Texas, I could just wander the neighborhood. Well, across […]
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Film therapy: How neurologically different adults benefit from filmmaking
The lights dim and the crowd grows quiet as the whir of the projector lights up the screen, filling it with the magic of filmmaking, where drama unfolds, bad guys get their comeuppance, and heroes are made. Most Americans love movies, but cinema takes on added layers of meaning for members of Adventure Club SLO, […]
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NTMA features special guest Kenny Lee Lewis of the Steve Miller Band
Think of the New Times Music Awards as the local Grammy Awards, but without future President Kanye West bloviating things like, “I am Warhol! I am the number one most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh. Walt Disney, Nike, Google,” or, “When someone comes up and says something like, ‘I […]
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Image makers: A wine label’s eye-grabbing prowess gets a bottle in your hands and between your lips
All wine labels share one common purpose: They’re trying to sell wine. But the art of creating an effective wine label goes far beyond simple marketing. Wine labels can tell a story, communicate ideas, and create brand recognition that turn wine drinkers into loyal customers (of course, they need a killer product, too). And each […]
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Come for the music, stay for the friends
Live Oak Music Festival is the place to be
Nearly 25 years ago, a group of friends—all DJs at KCBX, many of whom regularly attended the Strawberry Music Festival at Camp Mather in Yosemite—started pondering the idea of a similar festival on the Central Coast. “We started to wonder, can we do something like that here for KCBX?” said Haila Hafley-Kluver, who also had […]
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Come for the music, stay for the friends
Live Oak Music Festival is the place to be
Nearly 25 years ago, a group of friends—all DJs at KCBX, many of whom regularly attended the Strawberry Music Festival at Camp Mather in Yosemite—started pondering the idea of a similar festival on the Central Coast. “We started to wonder, can we do something like that here for KCBX?” said Haila Hafley-Kluver, who also had […]
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Beer and loafing in Las Vegas
Central Coast locals rock this town!
No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride … and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well … maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten,” wrote Hunter S. Thompson in “Fear and Loathing in […]
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Who’s the best?
The New Times Music Awards return to celebrate the Central Coast music scene
Songwriters, musicians, performers, and bands, it’s once again your time to shine. The Sun’s San Luis Obispo County sister paper, New Times, is hosting the third annual New Times Music Awards and accepting entries in five musical genre categories, a songwriting competition, and an album of the year competition. The genre winners must be available […]
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Peace. Love. Dirt.
Meet the little music festival that could
The light filters through oak leaves, dancing along the dusty path to Live Oak’s main stage. There’s just a whisper of a breeze as campers queue up for the early morning Acorn Roll, beach chairs in tow. This is how the mornings start at the Live Oak Music Festival, with people lining up to place […]
