Rock this way — Aerosmith in Paso

A loud and prolonged screech during the song “Cryin’” threatened to pierce eardrums at the Mid-State Fair’s main arena Wednesday night, leaving no doubt that throat surgery hasn’t hampered Steven Tyler’s legendary rock and roll vocals.
At 59, you’d figure Tyler’s voice would have to suffer the fate of some of his peers who’ve lost range. […]

In the lineup, Lunchroom Lady rules

Out in the lineup, the Lunchroom Lady was cooking.
She was probably in her 50s, a bit on the heavy side and, well — she looked like the lady who plopped Tater Tots on your tray in junior high school. But man, if you were going for the same wave as the Lunchroom Lady, your best […]

Rock Savants win at Winery Music Awards

Central Coast favorites Dominic Castillo and the Rock Savants seized first place Saturday at the Winery Music Awards.
The San Luis Obispo rock band edged out Arizona singer-songwriter Amber Norgaard as the top-place winner. The quartet advances to the final competition on Oct. 7, where they’ll compete for cash, studio time and other prizes.
Tom Cartwright, president […]

Best time of the week/free photos

By far, Friday evenings are the best.
Because there’s no other moment when you have so much free time ahead of you. In fact, if you could pinpoint the greatest moment of any week, I’d say it absolutely has to be the very moment you step out of your workplace on Friday evening.
Saturday is, of course, […]

Gonna need a bigger boat

Just days before the 4th of July, business owners are worried that shark sightings will hurt sales on their busiest week of the summer.
Sound like recent news from Avila Beach and Pismo? Well, yeah. But it was also an integral part of the plot for “Jaws,” Steven Spielberg’s first really big movie, which ironically will […]