Carnival rides, good ole Uncle Si of southern reality TV show "Duck Dynasty," 90's alternative rock dudes The Toadies, roasted nuts, 4 dollar cups of wine, beer gardens, country singer Robert Earl Keen, electronic bull rides, and a whole day dedicated to Latin rock and funk music...what do all of these have in common? CRAWFISH. Texas Crawfish and Music Festival,TCF, enlivened Old Town Spring, a small, homely town just 30 […]
Artist: Kabomba By Ariana Hernandez At this year’s MR Fest (My Radio Festival), San Marcos’ very own Kabomba! will be making their second appearance at the festival by filling Superfly’s Lonestar Music Emporium with “gypsy-funk-punk” sounds. The seven piece band sprung up from San Marcos in August 2009 when members Bryce Gorski, Neal Denton, Matt Schuster and the original drummer were all in a philosophy of arts class at Texas […]
Set in the world of underground dubstep, “Snap” tells the story of Jim, a shy, intelligent musician whose crush on a social worker takes a dark and violent turn. The psychological thriller, starring Jake Hoffman (son of actor Dustin Hoffman) and Nikki Reed, made its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. I spoke with the directors of "Snap," Youssef Delara (left) and Victor Teran (right), who also wrote the […]
Monica Solis KTSW News Discover some of the best advice and analogies SXSW film 2013 had to offer in a few, short clips. "Prince Avalanche" actor Paul Rudd makes fun of the notion of character development "Mud" actor Matthew McConaughey says he is not doing anything outside of acting anymore because there's three things only to focus on. "A Band Called Death" bandmembers of Death explain the importance of honoring […]
Monica Solis KTSW News You've heard about "Sound City," the documentary Dave Grohl directed which takes a look into the little, but powerful studio - Sound City in Van Nuys, California where musicians such as Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks with Fleetwood Mac, and Grohl with Nirvana produced hit records. Feel fee to refer back to my review on the KTSW blog titled "SXSW Film 2013:Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' ignites the […]
Monica Solis KTSW News "In Your Dreams" Stevie Nicks gets real Step into the studio with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, 70's rock'n'roll muse, voice, and songwriter. "In Your Dreams:Stevie Nicks" directed by Dave Stewart and Nicks, documents the making of Nick's most recent album In Your Dreams, her first in ten years. Get a glimpse here (video courtesy of SXSW) : Nicks graced the red carpet with director Stewart for […]
"The Punk Syndrome" : Contagious and Outrageous Punk rock is...punk rock is in -your-face issues, punk rock makes you lose yourself in the crowd, in the energy; it does not bow down to anyone or anything. This is the essence of Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat, translated as Pertti Kurikka's Name Day, a punk rock band reining from the Nordic lands of Finland. The band consists of Pertti Kurikka(guitar), Toni Valitalo (drums), […]