Avery and Lilly take Local Show down the block to join avant-garde San Marcos band Demure for an exclusive tour of their DIY house venue, The Funnyshack. Follow Demure on Instagram: @musicdemure Follow Local Show on Instagram: @localshow.txst Follow KTSW 89.9 on Instagram: @ktsw899 Videography by Brendan Morrow (ig: @urfriendbrend) Audio and video editing by Sammy Smith (ig: @sammy.xtreme) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2UPjR1kq3I
Join executive and local music directors Avery Viers and Lillian Jones as they speak with Window Shop, a San Marcos-based band made up of five Texas State University students, for KTSW FM 89.9's annual Back To School Broadcast. Local Show is sure to entertain with discussion encompassing everything from student life experiences to the rapidly expanding Central Texas music scene!
By Avery Viers Local Music Director MARCH 12, 2023 – I was unaware what I was in for as I walked up the steps of High Noon Bar the evening before the first official day of the South By Southwest music festival. I tagged along with a crew of coworkers planning to capture videography of local alternative psych-rock band, Slurp The World. As band and crew began setting up in […]
Local Show: All the best music, all locally sourced. Join Avery Viers and Sammy Smith, hosts of Local Show, as they spend time with their favorite Texas-based musicians learning about their backgrounds, upcoming projects and everything in between. Local Show aims to introduce its audience to artists in their communities who are creating music that reflects the unique Texas cities we know and love. Local Show is made possible by […]
By Avery Viers Local Music Director The last time I spoke with Lauren Burton of Austin-based band Lola Tried, I had freshly been appointed as KTSW 89.9’s Local Music Director only one month prior. Unsure of what to expect when meeting the band, I scavenged the internet to absorb all of the information I could in the midst of my nervous frenzy. I was about five seconds into our introduction […]
By Avery Viers Local Music Director On day one of the whirlwind weekend that was LEVITATION 2022 I spoke with Donita Sparks, guitarist and vocalist of legendary hard rock band, L7. Sparks and band members Suzi Gardner, Jennifer Finch, and Dee Plakas played at Mohawk on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, as one of the music festival’s final sets. With only twenty-four hours to prepare for my interview with Sparks, I […]
By Ashley Farnie, Assistant Music Director and Avery Viers, Local Music Director On Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, we arrived early for day three of LEVITATION, the established psych music fest hosted annually in Austin’s Red River District at the end of October. We arrived at Mohawk with anxious anticipation, nervously reviewing before our interview with Austin-based grunge band, DIE SPITZ, as they prepared to open for Pleasure Venom and legendary Hard Rock […]
Avery Viers Local Music Director Live From The Living Room: D.I.Y. Venue Makes Triumphant Return to San Marcos Music Scene On November 4, 2022, Earle's Basement, the latest D.I.Y. venue to join San Marcos' vibrant music scene, presented its sophomore production featuring local musicians The Trips, Arbordae, and Say So. Initially established by Texas State University graduate student Ashley Farnie, I was thrilled to be asked to collaborate on the […]
By Avery Viers Local Music Director Hosted Thursday through Sunday of Halloween Weekend each year, LEVITATION has been Austin’s premier Psych Music Festival since its establishment in 2008. In celebration of LEVITATION’s 10-year anniversary, the festival’s planning committee chose to opt for a non-traditional festival format. Compared to traditional formatting of festivals like Austin City Limits at Zilker Park, non-traditional music festival schedules spread their lineup across multiple venues. Despite […]
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