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As White was gearing up to celebrate the store’s anniversary, he and the staff were preparing for Record Store Day (RSD).

Bruce Cockburn had been recording more than 20 years when I "discovered" him and his 1991 album Nothing but a Burning Light, which positively floored...

Despite the gloomy weather we've been having—thunder and lightning in June? Really?—the music scene is starting to heat up like it thinks it's summer. The...

Melanie Senn was born in Camden, New Jersey (the resting place of Walt Whitman), but was raised in California. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Latin American Literature from UCSB, and after living a couple years in Mexico, Argentina, and Chile, got her master’s degree in English. She had a 25-year teaching career, including 17 years at Cal Poly where she taught essay writing and argument. Now she dedicates her time to writing and audio storytelling and hanging out with her with her two t...

As portmanteaus go, "rockabilly" is definitely my favorite, followed closely by "brunch." Mm ... brunch. There's something about the rock and hillbilly mashup that speaks...

As we got back to some sense of "normal" in 2022, we saw an explosion of great music as artists' pent-up desire to make it met an audience thirsty for good times and good tunes. The KCBX family — both staff and DJs — is pleased once again to share some of our favorite albums from the past calendar year, and what made these releases special.

If you were at SLO Brew Rock last Friday, Nov. 4, for the 14th annual New Times Music Awards (NTMAs), you witnessed a magic night...

If you love the local music scene, there's one place to be this weekend. Friday, Nov. 4, is going to be a night to remember...

With a baby face and a 6XL frame, Joshua Ray Walker appears to be an unlikely country music hero, but his star is unquestionably on...