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July’s San Luis Obispo pop-up exhibit now open to guests

City of SLO partners with San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum to host fourth plaza pop-up installation –Now through the end of July, San Luis Obispo Full Article
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San Luis Obispo Museum of Art launches new event series

  The event is free and open to the public –The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is launching a new program of events called Full Article
Savannah Fuentes flamenco dancer and producer

Flamenco performance coming to Atascadero

Show features the musical talents of Diego Amador Jr. –Flores de Verano Flamenco en Vivo will perform July 16 at 8 p.m. at the Atascadero Full Article
Headliners are Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ben Harper, Rising Appalachia –The Udsen family of Castoro Cellars has announced the lineup for their 2021 Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival. Saturday, Sept. 18 will be closed out by the legendary Ben Harper and Grammy Award Winning La Santa Cecilia. Sunday, Sept. 19 will feature the return of musician and activist Michael Franti & Spearhead along with Rising Appalachia. Michael Franti is a musician, filmmaker, and humanitarian recognized as a pioneering force in the music industry. Long known for his globally conscious lyrics, Franti has continually been at the forefront of lyrical activism, using his music as a positive force for change. He and his band Spearhead are known for their uplifting and thought-provoking music, and have found global success with multi-platinum songs. Franti performed at Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival in 2017 to a sold-out crowd. [caption id="attachment_127294" align="aligncenter" width="562"] Michael Franti is a musician, filmmaker, and humanitarian recognized as a pioneering force in the music industry.[/caption] Ben Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve regular studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013. In this eighth year, Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival (formerly known as Beaverstock) will again deliver two stellar days of wine-loving peace and jammin’ in the vines, all benefiting Templeton Music Education. In addition to the headliners, the always eclectic lineup will include Rising Appalachia (roots/folk), La Santa Cecilia (Grammy Award Winning Latin), John Craigie (singer/songwriter), Diggin Dirt (Soul/Funk), Tim Bluhm w/ the Coffis Brothers (Americana rock n roll), Arthur Watership (Folk/Americana), Raquel Rodriguez (soul), Gene Evaro Jr. (Soul/rock/funk), Moorea Massa & the Mood (soul), Women of Whale Rock (local all-star female band), Brass Mash (brass band), Samba Loca (afro-Brazilian), AJ Lee & Blue Summit (Bluegrass), and Wolf Jett (Americana/folk). Tickets are now on sale at the festival’s website, two-day passes are $130/pp along with $85 single-day passes. Prices are set to increase on Sept. 1. Whale Rock Music and Arts Festival features back-to-back band performances on two stages, a gallery of local artists, all-ages yoga, kid crafts and games, Castoro wines, Bethel Rd. spirits, craft beers, hard ciders, food trucks, and more. The Udsen family has gifted event proceeds to local, education-based non-profit organizations each year. Total donated over the first seven years exceeds $100,000. The 2020 benefactor is again the Templeton Instrumental Music Boosters Association (TIMBA), a parent volunteer organization dedicated to enhancing the experiences of Templeton High School musicians. The 2021 Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival will be held Sept. 18-19, amidst Castoro Cellars’ Whale Rock Vineyard in Templeton, California. For more information call go to whalerockmusicfestival.com or castorocellars.com. The Whale Rock team is working in close coordination with local and state authorities and will follow all required COVID-19 health & safety guidelines in place at the time of the festival to offer a safe festival experience.

Update: Whale Rock Music Festival sold out

Update posted July 6 –The Udsen family of Castoro Cellars announced Tuesday morning that the popular Whale Rock Music Festival, held in Templeton on Sept. Full Article
Dulcie Taylor Band will be a part of the Atascadero Summer Concert Series -Atascadero local singer-songwriter Dulcie Taylor has several shows in the North County coming up. The Dulcie Taylor Trio will be playing Thursday July 15, from 4-6 p.m. at Stolo Vineyards & Winery in Cambria, and on July 31, the Dulcie Taylor Band will be playing at the Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand as part of the City of Atascadero Summer Concert Series. In March via Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings, Taylor released a six-song EP called Rediscovered. A showcase for Dulcie Taylor’s vocals, Rediscovered is the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Reimagined EP released last year, of which New Times writer Glenn Starkey wrote: “When Dulcie Taylor left the East Coast for California, it was a gift to local Americana fans. This gifted singer-songwriter fit right into the local music scene, playing all around the Central Coast, winning Best Songwriter in the New Times Music Awards twice. These previously released songs have been ‘remixed, remastered, with some rerecording,’ and the results are nothing short of astonishingly beautiful.” Taylor says in explaining the new disc’s genesis: “I find that whenever we’re recording, there are often different paths one can go down at different points in the process. You may like all the paths but mostly you just choose one. It was so much fun (always a good thing) to go back and revisit these tracks and make some new moves with the spirit of the songs in mind. And it’s like time travel – when we’d bring up a track, it put me right back in the studio where the song was cut with the musicians who played on it. It’s very inspiring to create fresh ideas.”

Dulcie Taylor playing multiple upcoming shows in North County

Dulcie Taylor Band will be a part of the Atascadero Summer Concert Series -Atascadero local singer-songwriter Dulcie Taylor has several shows in the North County Full Article
–Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes will bring her latest work, Flores de Verano Flamenco en Vivo, to the Atascadero Grange Hall on July 16 at 8 p.m. 

Flamenco performance coming to the Atascadero Grange Hall

Performance happening July 16 at 8 p.m. –Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes will bring her latest work, Flores de Verano Flamenco en Vivo, to the Full Article
Templeton concerts in the park

Templeton Concerts in the Park lineup announced for 2021

Popular summer events return after being canceled for 2020 –The Templeton Community Services District and Templeton Recreation have announced the 2021 Templeton Concerts in the Full Article
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Atascadero Community Band performs at Atascadero Lake Park

–The Atascadero Community Band performed before about 60 people Tuesday evening at the Atascadero Lake Park. The band performed a variety of music, including a Full Article

Brantley Gilbert coming to Vina Robles

Tickets go on sale July 1 –Multi-platinum hard-rocking country star Brantley Gilbert will play Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Friday, Aug. 6. Tickets go on sale Full Article
Callie Twisselman Mid-State Fair

Callie Twisselman to open for Big & Rich at the Mid-State Fair

King Leg has been confirmed as the special guest for Dwight Yoakam July 22 –The California Mid-State Fair has announced local country music star Callie Full Article
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