On this episode we introduce the new hosts of SLO-FI Perris and Lauren! Join them as they interview this year's battle of the bands winner Toad!

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

Follow Toad on instagram @toadband_

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SLO-Fi Team:
Perris Campbell: Host
Lauren Jones: Host
Kristen Conliffe: Video Editor
Sydney Cates: Audio Editor
Ben Shane: Podcast Director

J.P and Sam talk with Benny G and the Sweet Spots, a groovy R&B band that have been on the rise since they started in 2024. With a stacked roster and impressive improv skills, which will be demonstrated in this episode, they are a must see in the SLO scene.

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

Follow Benny G and the Sweet Spots on instagram @thesweetspotsslo.

For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

SLO-Fi Team:
J.P Boiler: Host
Sam Kohn: Host / Audio Editor
Ben Shane: Podcast Director

J.P and Sam talk with Krooks, who have been rocking around San Luis Obispo for the last three years. With a fresh roster of musicians and an evolved sound from their early days of surf rock, they are one of the hottest bands in the town.

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

Follow the Krooks on instagram @krookslol. You can also listen to them on Spotify or your preferred platform for streaming music!

For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

SLO-Fi Team:
J.P Boiler: Host
Sam Kohn: Host / Audio Editor
Ben Shane: Podcast Director

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

On this episode we finally get to interview the renowned Griffin Breshears, lead audio engineer at the Bliss Forest Studio. If you have listened to SLO-FI for a while you are probably familiar with his name as he has helped record with Couch Dog, Plywood Love, Cate Armstrong and more! 

You can follow the Bliss Forest Studio on Instagram @blissforeststudio

For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

SLO-Fi Team:
Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein: Host
JP Boiler: Host
Ben Shane: Host/Podcast Director/Audio Editor
Ryan Nolan: Video Editor 
Sam Kohn: Assistant Director 

FOR THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION GO TO https://www.youtube.com/@KCPR913

TIMESTAMPS:

(01:15) How the roundtable came together 
(02:48) - Guest Introductions
(04:29) - The bond shared by women in the SLO music scene
(06:10) - How they are treated differently from their male counterparts
(10:05) - Feeling both supported and misunderstood
(13:29) - The pressure of being vulnerable on your own
(14:53) - Sexualization of women in music
(18:04) - Developing strategies to navigate being a women in music (and in life)
(22:44) - Being strong and making the “younger you” proud
(25:01) - Who Inspired them growing up?
(27:06) - The magic of having a role model that looks like you

Ahhh, SLO-Fi. How wonderful you are.

On today's episode, Rachel and KCPR Content Writer and DJ Sydney Osterbauer interview four women who have been vital to the success of San Luis Obispo's music scene over the past 4 years.

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Tasha Lee, bassist from Couch Dog, has been rocking house shows in San Luis Obispo since 2019. For the past 5 years, she's helped contribute to writing and performing music meant "for dancing, crying and kissing."

Skyllar Evans, lead singer for Plywood Love, was born and raised in the Central Coast. She's watched the ebbs and flows of our music scene throughout the years and now is entrenched in it as one of the most powerful, soulful voices.

Caitlyn Shank, lead singer for Earthship, knows a thing or two about ailens. Earthship is her first band, so she brings a fresh set of eyes onto the issues and experiences that arise from being a women in a popular music scene.

Cate Armstrong is passionate about mental health advocacy and works for Transitions-Mental Health Association as an Assistant Center Supervisor. In her spare time, she writes vulnerable and raw songs about her emotional experiences as a solo artist. Cate formerly sang for Purple Hibiscus, a popular local band in San Luis Obispo during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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We have interviewed each and every artist here before! Go look through SLO-Fi's catalog to learn more about who they are and how they started.

Get the ultimate Shabang 2024 recap right here on SLO-Fi.  This episode will cover the artists and exhibits we saw at the Dairy Creek Golf Course this year, including interviews with Margo Sinclair and Couch Dog!

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-Fi, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

SLO-Fi Team:
Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein: Host
Ben Shane: Host
J.P Boiler: Host
Pat Blaine: Audio Editor
Noel Lopez: Video Editor
Sam Kohn: Podcast Director

Get ready with us for Shabang 2024!! This episode will cover a collection of artists and exhibits you'll find at the Dairy Creek Golf Course this year.

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

Go to shabangslo.com for more informaiton on the event, including tickets and volunteer opportunities.


For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

SLO-Fi Team:
Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein: Host
Ben Shane: Host
J.P Boiler: Host
Pat Blaine: Audio Editor
Noel Lopez: Video Editor
Sam Kohn: Podcast Director

Click here to watch our video tour of the studio on Youtube.

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

We welcome back to the pod a friend of the show –– Ivan Ditscheiner!! Ivan has been a staple of SLO's music scene over the past 360 days. He has been a judge for Shabang's Battle of the Bands, recorded and mixed albums from bands such as Krooks and Couch Dog, and has worked with media outlets like Wav.zine and... KCPR!

In this episode, we give you a tour through Ivan's nonprofit recording studio, "The Rec Hub". To help explain some of the audio gear, our editor Pat Blaine joins the show!

While we were in the studio, we had a chance to talk with Margot Sinclair as they recorded their newest EP with Ivan. We talked about how their band formed and why they choose to come to The Rec Hub over anywhere else.

Go to therechub.org to learn more about who runs the studio, and how it began.

For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

SLO-Fi Team:
Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein: Host
Ben Shane: Host
Pat Blaine: Audio Editor
Noel Lopez: Video Editor
Sam Kohn: Podcast Director

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

Joining Rachel today is Ben Shane, who will be cohosting SLO-Fi for the foreseeable future!

Ben and Rachel interview The Let Downs, a local punk band in San Luis Obispo with a huge, booming sound that pierces into your chest at any performance. The best part about them? It is only two guys: Cameron Porter (Drums/Production) and Alejandro Reyes (Vocals/Guitar).

Listen to the episode to find out how they craft their sound, how they formed, and what comes next for the powerhouse duo.

You can find The Let Downs on Spotify here!

Follow The Let Downs on Instagram @_theletdowns

For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

SLO-Fi Team:
Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein: Host
Ben Shane: Host
Pat Blaine: Audio Editor
Sam Kohn: Podcast Director

A raw, unfiltered conversation with the members of Plywood Love.

KCPR 91.3 presents SLO-FI, a podcast about the unique local music culture of San Luis Obispo. Nestled on the Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo has become a music destination, as well as a cultural hub for local artists, bands, and music venues.

On SLO-Fi latest episode, our hosts JP and Rachel break down every question you have about how Plywood Love started, who inspires them, and why they hate a particular man named Aidan.

You can get tickets to see Plywood Love at Shabang's "Battle of the Bands" on April 4, 2024 HERE!

Follow Plywood Love on Instagram @plywood.love.

For more information on SLO-Fi or any KCPR 91.3 podcast, visit kcpr.org/podcasts or check us out on Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kcpr913. You can also find us on your preferred streaming platform.

This episode was produced by Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein, JP Boiler, Pat Blaine, and Noel Lopez.