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From house shows to the recording studio, Avalynn’s music speaks to the universal experience of college students: the lasting impact of high school friendships and how they take new form during diaspora. Conceived in November of 2023, band members Andrew Garcia, Steven Hubert, and Mikey Espinosa tribute Avalynn’s formation as a result of the pressure of going off to college. While sitting on sticky diner seats inside of Frank’s Hotdogs, Andrew recalled, “It was our last year of high school...

Electric Hour - Sword II   I LOVE this album. Sword II makes the type of rock music that I wish more bands were making in 2025. So many catchy riffs and the guitar tone is just perfect over all. Favorites have to be Sentry, Under the Scar, and Even if it's Just a Dream. Bailee Isackson, Photo Vid Director Mind Palace Music  – @   This album is remarkable because it takes you away into another place, kinda like a palace in your mind (hmm interesting). It’s very folk inspired, a little...

From partaking in his own bands to cramming into crowded venues, Cal Poly graduate TJ Perrin has always been immersed in the music scene. Channeling that passion, his DIY label, PFR Records, was born. Five years after the release of Paradigms I in 2020, Perrin has since released his second musical compilation, Paradigms II. Originally from Arroyo Grande, Perrin graduated in 2014 with a degree in marketing and a minor in graphic communications. As a teenager, he started playing the drums for...