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 … Continue reading Why Street Performers are the Heart of SXSW
By Claire Hansen Blog Content Contributor Hidden in an alleyway off Fifth Street is a one-of-a-kind nightclub called Kingdom. If it weren’t for the small sign out front, you seriously wouldn’t have any idea it was there. However, the thumping … Continue reading Kingdom Nightclub: Austin’s Underground Shrine
By Nicole Wolf Photojournalist The American Beer Garden Brewing Company (The ABGB) hosted an unofficial SXSW party on March 14, 2018, hosting bands such as Croy and the Boys, Caroline Rose and The Mammoths. The party was free for all … Continue reading Austin Festival Express Showcase
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor It’s that time of year again! Music festivals left and right are announcing their lineups and starting general ticket sales. No newbie to the game is Texas’s own travelling hip-hop fest, JMBLYA! The festival returns … Continue reading JMBLYA
By Hannah Alvarado Blog Content Contributor If you’ve ever been to Texas, chances are you’ve visited 1012 Baylor St. in Austin, Texas. A once-large landmass that stood as cement ruins, abandoned, overgrown and quite the eyesore–until the 2011 South By … Continue reading Living Art: Why the Demolition of Graffiti Park is Problematic
By Ruby Longoria SELRES_d9d906db-8119-40e5-931b-810b4d8f69aeMusic JournalistSELRES_d9d906db-8119-40e5-931b-810b4d8f69ae On tour for their sophomore release Wide Open, the band Weaves put on a performance of tight and bouncy rock tunes for the groovy hipster punks. They took to the stage at Sidewinder Bar in … Continue reading Concert Review: Weaves
By Neil Manning Music Journalist Soccer Mommy took the stage in her overalls and cheetah print tank with a Fender in hand. As Antone’s was still filling up behind me the band began to play. The band began to play … Continue reading Concert Review: Soccer Mommy
By Claire Hansen Blog Content Contributor For some, Valentine’s Day is a dreaded, insignificant holiday and for others, it’s the chance to show appreciation for someone special in their life. This day may take the crown of being the most … Continue reading Five Best Valentine’s Day Dates in the Austin Area
By Jashel Negron Blog Content Contributor Pinballz Arcade may be one of those curious places you have always passed by without ever actually having a reason to go in, so you didn’t. Pinballz Kingdom, located in Buda, is hard to … Continue reading Pinballz Arcade: The Experience
By Jashel Negron Blog Content Contributor Do you ever wish you had a time machine and could go back to when times were simpler? When there were Polaroids, music was played on turntables and diners were the go-to place for … Continue reading Bringin’ the Oldies Back at Blue Starlite
By Kimberly Clay Other Side Drive Executive Producer Other Side Drive hosts, Kyndal Runnels and Christian Haddad, brought Erica and Jess from Girls Rock Austin on-air to talk all about their mission. From their beginnings in the Northwest to spreading … Continue reading KTSW Welcomes in Girls Rock Austin
By Madison Tyson Multimedia Senior Content Producer These photos are a documentation of the protests on January 20, 2017 at the One Resistance protest on inauguration night from 5-8 pm at Auditorium Shores, and January 21, 2017 at the Women’s March … Continue reading #Resist
By Hannah Pierce Music Journalist Riot Grrrl music. The underground, all girl, feminist, punk movement of the ‘90s is about to get a tribute show. Rebel Grrrl Burlesque: A Benefit for SafePlace Austin is set to take place on Saturday, … Continue reading Rebel Grrrl Burlesque Show
By Savannah Olson Music Journalist Since the 1990s, Austin has been given the title of “Live Music Capitol of the World”. With its abundance of music festivals, live shows, and artists that come to live here, anyone who has been … Continue reading Austin Music Venues Face Off Against Local Gentrification
By Layna D’Luna Music Journalist Black metal is a genre of music generally characterized by darkness and its willingness to acknowledge and even worship the suffering of mankind. Unsurprisingly, utilizing this style of music to benefit the local community might seem … Continue reading Metal With Benefits
By Mark Otte News Reporter Thousands of LBGTQ activists gathered at the Texas State Capitol last Friday night to voice their concerns about President Trump and legislation proposed by Texas lawmakers currently in session. After gathering early in the evening … Continue reading LBGTQ Activists Rally at Texas State Capitol
By Jordan Cooper Music Journalist For my first writing assignment as a music journalist for KTSW, I was asked to write a simple review of a song I heard while listening to KTSW 89.9. I chose “Shadows” by Warpaint. Since … Continue reading Concert Review: Warpaint at Emo’s in Austin
By DeMarcus Cobb Assistant Music Director Capyac is a musical outfit from Austin, Texas that finds a way to blend disco, jazz, chillwave, R&B, IDM and Deep House on their debut release, “Headlunge”. You never know what to expect from … Continue reading Potatoes, North Carolina, and Seasonings with Capyac
By Austi Bryant News Reporter According to Ben Loftsgaarden, a Greyhill blog Advisor, 2016 SXSW included “13 days of industry conferences, a 4-day trade show, 8 exhibitions, a 6-night music festival featuring more than 2,200 bands, and a 9-day film … Continue reading South by Southwest’s Impact on San Marcos
By Asia Daggs Blog Content Contributor Originally published on March 28, 2016. Boredom: the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest. If we are doing the exact thing for too long, we become bored. The solution is too … Continue reading Get Up and Get Out
