Blake Burton Music Journalist With LEVITATION Fest right around the corner, it’s time to start planning your week because you won't want to miss some of the bands in this year's line up. Call out of work if you have to! It’ll be worth it. In case you’ve missed it, LEVITATION will be happening across multiple venues in Austin, Texas from September 10th to the 13th. Highly sought after artists […]
Desarey Elizondo Lopez Music Journalist Every year since 2008, the live music capitol of the world hosts one of the most vibrant and anticipated festivals of the year: Levitation. From September 10th-13th, Austin shows off all that it has to offer, from iconic artists such as The Garden, Bikini Kill, and Molchat Doma, to vibrant art installations and delicious on-site food and drinks. Levitation will be spread across some of […]
Ethan McConnell Music Director Everyone has seen rollouts for festivals here and there, like Rolling Loud, ACL, Coachella, the big shows everyone yearns to experience at least once in their lifetime. Here at KTSW, I’m not here to give the spotlight to the big steppers; they get enough promotion on their own. All Points East is a festival that takes place in East London’s Victoria Park, hosting […]
Cash Arenas Music Journalist The year 2024 was a great year for a lot of things in music, with albums from some of the most prominent names in music, such as Tyler, the Creator's Chromakopia, Kendrick Lamar's GNX, and, of course, Charli XCX's Brat, which took the world by storm, pioneering the term “Brat Summer”. However, today I want to highlight one album in particular called Submarine by the Marias. […]
Brooke Bousley Music Journalist Since the start of Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Tour, a large majority of the discourse online has centered on everything besides the music itself. Inquiries regarding her appearance have continuously swarmed a plethora of social media platforms not only throughout the Wicked Promotional Tour, but have increasingly worsened since the initiation of her Eternal Sunshine Tour. Comment sections that contain speculations concerning her well-being, debacles over eating disorders, alongside predictions that she would be unable to withstand […]
Allison Kirk Music Journalist Perry Maysun, an upcoming rapper from New York, is rewriting the norms for rappers today. The Beginning of Maysun Maysun began his music career at just 13 years old as a form of self-expression. In an interview with TheVuse, Maysun recalled that growing up, he wanted to do just about everything... but poetry, painting, and music creation have always called him. Now, at only 23 […]
Kathryn Akers Local Journalist Recently, I re-read J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy, the original story of Peter Pan. Immediately after finishing the novel, I listened to Taylor Swift’s music and noticed a lot of parallels and references between Swift’s music and Barrie’s novel. While The Tortured Poets Department has obvious references with song names such as “Peter” and “I Look in People’s Windows,” Swift has been making Peter and Wendy […]
Ethan McConnell Local Music director Around the middle of March, it becomes one of the busiest times of the year for residents of Austin. Why might you ask? SXSW is one of the biggest networking events that takes place covering all parts of the Austin area with opportunities to showcase talents in many different fields ranging from music to innovation in the world of today. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to experience, meeting people from all over the world with different […]
Ethan McConnell Local Music Director It’s around that time when countless bands and artists start their tour runs. I know I would be dead broke if I made the decision to see every single artist I knew coming to town. There is one though that has been on my radar for a good long minute, and I just couldn’t pass up on the opportunity. Jordan Ward came down to a sold-out show at Antone’s after releasing his second studio […]
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