By Madison Tyson Assistant Multimedia Director This spring break, I was able to photograph the SXSW 2018 Music Festival for KTSW. While on Sixth St. in Austin. During SXSW Music, one sees all types of street performers. From rappers to jugglers, from piano players performance artists, and from a one-man-band to a solo singer with only their speaker to back them up. I had to walk up and down Sixth […]
By Victoria Vasquez Photojournalist Cones, Michael and Jonathan Rosen, two brothers from San Francisco, performed their last show of SXSW at Beerland in Austin, Texas. We talked with them after their set to get to know them, see how Austin treated the and get the scoop on some future projects. All images by Victoria Vasquez.
By Luke Baker Journalist Sudan Archives performed on South Congress, at South By San Jose during South By South West. Her music is a mix of EDM, R&B, and Gospel. Her tracks used a lot of tribal drum beats and on stage, she danced around with very flowy motions and an ethereal vibe. Her face would light up when she played a certain melody on her electric violin and the […]
By Jacob Carter and Troy Vita Assistant Music Director, Music Director :) ***DATES LISTED ARE FOR OFFICIAL SHOWCASES, MANY OF THESE ARTISTS ARE ALSO PLAYING UNOFFICIAL SHOWS DURING SXSW*** Guantanamo Baywatch March 17 @ Hotel Vegas - 12:30 a.m. Portland natives Guantanamo Baywatch have been dishing out mischievous surf rock since 2009, and are touring hot off their album Desert Center from summer of last year. Baywatch’s sound is sound […]
By Claire Hansen Blog Content Contributor No matter who you are or where you’re from, South by Southwest (more commonly seen as SXSW) is probably an event you know of in one way or another. Even I had a general idea of what it was before ever moving to Texas. For the most part, it’s one of those things we always see from the outside looking in, mainly because of its […]
By Savannah Olson Music Journalist Another spring break, another South by Southwest to attend. This year, I decided to hit up Urban Outfitter’s DIY space, Space Twenty-Four Twenty, where they set up a stage and held free concerts for the masses at SXSW. The first day consisted of a slew of hip hop/pop artists, with rising stars like the El Paso native Khalid and “Broccoli” writer, D.R.A.M. Two artists stood out […]
By Joseph Bonney Music Journalist On a Tuesday afternoon at SXSW, I approached the venue where New York pop rock band Charly Bliss was performing. As I walked into the venue, I could hear Eva Hendricks singing the song "Love Me". The rest of the band, Spencer Fox (guitarist), Dan Shure (bassist) and Sam Hendricks (drummer) were playing strongly to amplify her voice. After the performance, I approached their manager who pointed me […]
By Lindsey Petterson Music Journalist On Saturday March 18th, Zeta Psi at University of Texas hosted an unofficial SXSW event called Camp West Campus. Bands from all over Texas and the United States came to play sets including Wren (Denton, TX), Glaze (San Marcos, TX), Ratboys (Chicago, IL), and Mom Jeans (Berkeley, CA).The fraternity house ended up being the perfect venue for a show with such a large line up. […]
By Haley Helenbrook Music Journalist Q: It appears that you guys are on the festival circuit. What are some of the highlights and lowlights of being on the festival circuit? A: Well, we're on the SXSW festival circuit which is a kind of a different thing than what your typical festival is like. It's a really great experience. The worst part of it is that you don't… you're not dealing […]
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