EDM is SLO’s Recent Music Trend - and Here to Stay
A smoky haze outlined performers on stage - spilling out their souls through the sound of music. Ten thousand music fans poured through the gates of Dairy Creek Golf Course in San Luis Obispo in May of 2024 with over 50 live acts. The tradition began with a dozen or so Cal Poly students in 2014 atop Cuesta Ridge from an illegally held concert, and grew exponentially and went on to become the Shabang Music Festival which celebrated its 10th anniversary. Over a two-day period, over a dozen EDM artists - local and nonlocal - showcased the recent trend in music which has taken the industry by storm. Photo by Wendy Wei - Pexels The differentiation between a fad and trend is the duration in which a genre maintains popularity; EDM (electronic dance music) has long since passed that threshold. EDM became popular in Europe in the 1980s before making its way to America, bringing immensely popular styles of music - particularly to younger audiences - including house m...