By Adrienne Bast Local Music Journalist The people of San Marcos had a fun-filled day on April 11, beginning with the 20-year-old tradition of Riverfest and ending the amazing night with some hype beats at San Marcos’ beloved venue, The Porch. River Rave at The Porch was hosted by yours truly, KTSW 89.9, and included four awesome local DJs. The Porch has been a KTSW 89.9 favorite, being a venue […]
By Adrienne Bast Local Music Journalist The music scene since the beginning has been dominated mainly by men. However, women persevered and women like Billy Holiday, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Etta James, Nina Simone, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks and many others became trailblazers for women in the music industry. Thanks to their contributions, we have seen an increase in female presence in music. On the contrary, some genres continue to have […]
By Adrienne Bast Local Music Journalist Alchemy Records, one of the staple shops in downtown San Marcos for all physical music lovers, hosted a concert last Friday. Shelves containing crates of records, usually displayed in the middle of the store, were pushed back to make way for the pit. It [the concert] was a fun-filled night of moshing and jamming out to local hardcore punk bands Mallories, Mental Warfare, Kromathaw […]
By Adrienne Bast Local Music Journalist With so many subgenres of alternative rock, it is no wonder that many local bands have been shaped by the sounds of the genre with their own personal, unique touches. With rock being around, arguably, since the 50s artists, such as Chuck Berry, took influence from the earlier form of the genre, blues. It later became alternative rock once the softer sounds of 70s […]
By Adrienne Bast Local Music Journalist While metal and hardcore may not be a genre for everyone, the energy and emotion emitted from going to a show can wow just about everyone. The prime of the metal scene rose in the 80s but seems to be making a comeback in our local areas, the Austin-San Antonio metroplex, with some new twists. One of my favorites which I had the pleasure […]
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