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February 20, 2025

In the Pit: How Photographer Jade Hoey Immortalizes the DIY Music Scene in SLO

The air is still, save for the muffled noises of blaring amps seeping down the giant steps of the historic 1897 Warden Block building and pouring out into the dark night on Higuera Street.

Unbeknownst to the occasional bar-goers and wanderers of downtown San Luis Obispo, an otherworldly experience is opening up on the creaky, wooden floors of the unassuming building. Recently repurposed from an office space to the go-to venue for local, DIY bands, it’s better known by those intertwined in the music scene as The Aviary…

By Angie Stevens