Music scene · Templeton

Templeton is a Central Coast wine suburb with a modest music life. Acoustic, country, and indie rock fill school auditoriums, church halls, and seasonal events, and acts from the San Luis Obispo area occasionally pass through.

Venues in Templeton are practical rather than flashy. The local restaurant, community center, and park pavilion provide the usual stages for school concerts, church events, and local cover acts. The audience is almost entirely local.

Local and regional artists perform in Templeton, with musicians from the nearby San Luis Obispo scene occasionally passing through.

Getting started means attending school concerts, asking at the community center about open mics, and meeting players in local church groups. Aspiring performers should also look for gigs in the San Luis Obispo area.