San Luis Obispo Music Scene

  Three foot pedals, one harmonica, one guitar - one Jesse Loren Strickman. He played his first all original lineup since moving to the central coast at the open mic at Blast and Brew in Atascadero on March 12th from 6-8:30pm. “We certainly had a good lineup. I thought the quality of the music was good. I think Jesse is wonderful. This was the first time I’ve featured him where he’s done a whole 40 minute set,” open mic organizer Steve Key said. In total, nine artists played original songs - some travelling from as far away as Norway - and all brought a unique energy to the mic. But all were bound by their love of music and songwriting. “I’ve always wanted to be a full-time performer and songwriter,” Strickman said. “I’ve had years in the past where I sustained that, but the pandemic put an end to that. But I’m back and this year I have 77 shows booked.”

Addison runs her own booking agency in San Luis Obispo Addison LeClaire Booking: The heart of SLO music What initially made you want to get into the music scene?  I got into the music scene in Cal Poly, through some old friends of mine, probably years ago now. And used to go to their shows just for fun, and I loved seeing the mosh pits. I love meeting people, and I really love the community building aspect of the music scene. What made you realize you want to work in music?  So yeah, I've just got into it through my friends. I would do a lot of one on one photo shoots with my friends. And so I had a lot of photography experience with my own photography business, and that is a really big part of the music scene, is making fliers, getting the word out there. What have you learned in your classes that you have implemented in your work?  Additionally, journalism is really important and focused on community building and communicating just in general. And the music scene defin...