By Conner YarbroughMusic Director With the end of February signaling the end of Black History Month, various KTSW teams have collaborated to put together Black History (a playlist) featuring black artists across all genres from throughout the decades. This playlist, however, is more than just another set of songs to set a mood. It is, at its heart, a celebration of the often-overlooked influence that black artists have on every aspect […]
By Samuel Turner Music Journalist Bedridden is a playlist designed for the type of days where you just want to ignore the world and stay in bed all day. Whether your reasons for feeling this way are heartbreak, tiredness or even just feeling lazy, this playlist is for you. Grab some blankets, turn off the lights and turn on some tunes to feel melancholic with. Highlights from this playlist include […]
By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist One month into to 2019 and we’re already seeing so much new music from artists around the country like Ty Segall, Night Beats, Dent May, Cherry Glazerr, Vampire Weekend... and the list goes on. A couple of posthumous releases came out as well, including one from blues singer R.L. Burnside and another from Austin's own Townes Van Zandt. Texas is not a state to […]
By Conner YarbroughMusic Director It’s that time of year again--the time when we’re all reminded either how loved or how alone we are according to the rest of the world (if you care about that sort of thing). It’s Valentine’s Day and the KTSW music department has created its first staff picks list. This month, in honor of the holiday, we’ve created a list of songs that express both the […]
By Danielle Ortega Local Music Journalist This playlist is for the day when you feel so yourself, and you’re feeling yourself! The day when you’ve just got to put on your favorite panties and dance in your mirror. This playlist is for the girlies and the gays and all of the beautiful groovy feelings they elicit. Some stars of the mix: "Beauty & Essex" by Free Nationals: I heard this […]
By Danielle Ortega Local Music Journalist I’ve recently been thinking quite a bit about the zodiac signs, as I have heaps of friends who are very into them, and are constantly telling me about how me being an aries (along with all of my other signs) affects me. I began to research into Zodiac signs and discovered that each sign is tied with an element, and that signs with the […]
By Clayton Chaney Local Music Director If your playlist is starting to repeat, we have just the thing for you. The best music is music that is authentic and there’s no better place to discover pure authenticity than right here in San Marcos. Being right down the road from Austin, the Live Music Capital of The World, it’s no surprise the amount of talent that is brewed in this town. […]
By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist Although many Texas State students have left to go home, and San Marcos sometimes feels empty, here at KTSW we are as busy as ever bringing you new and exciting updates from the world of music to make these long hot days not so unbearable. Here's a fresh NEW playlist!! That's right. I've created a playlist of local artist for your summer trips that […]
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist This may be the mere misinformed supposition of a college student, but I’m willing to hedge a couple bucks on the idea that “Africa” by Toto might be one of the most emotionally rousing and jammable tracks on Earth. That opening synth line? Bobby Kimball’s clear, pleading voice? The woodwind solo? Incomparable. Since turning into something of a meme, “Africa” has become so ubiquitous that […]
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