By Conner YarbroughMusic Director Grab your rain boots, umbrellas and Allegra (or Claritin or Mucinex or Zyrtec or any other allergy medicine of your choice) because it’s officially spring here in San Marcos – if you don’t believe me, run … Continue reading KTSW Music Staff Picks: April Showers
By Conner Yarbrough Music Director We’ve finally made it through the first half of the spring semester and to the week-long oasis that is spring break. In honor of this temporary freedom and any road trips (near or far) that … Continue reading KTSW Music Staff Picks: Road Trip Tracks Playlist
By Conner YarbroughMusic Director What’s better than a San Marcos-based, reggae-inspired rock band? A San Marcos-based, reggae-inspired rock band that makes overwhelmingly tasty pancakes…with cinnamon and maybe a little nutmeg – not once, but twice for the KTSW Band of … Continue reading Band of the Week: Kairos
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, … Continue reading Black History (A Playlist)
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 … Continue reading KTSW Music Staff Picks: Love//Loss Playlist
Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor + Staff Editor In many ways, music is an entity that continually defines and redefines those who care enough to truly indulge in the art form. While it may sound pretentious to brag on … Continue reading Band of the Week: Wezmer
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Local drag queens and fellow Bobcats, the Haus of Heaven, announced that their next show, “The Pink Party: Femme Fantasy,” will take place at 11 p.m. Nov. 3 at San Marcos’ LGBTQ-friendly dance bar, … Continue reading Haus of Heaven Presents The Pink Party
By Conner Yarbrough Music Journalist Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham, known together as Ohmme, are the Chicago-born and -based duo exemplifying the versatility of the electric guitar and its power when mixed with voices like theirs. In an over-the-phone interview, … Continue reading Ohmme Interview
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Sitting down to write a review of Ohmme’s most recent show at Mohawk Austin’s indoor stage is (probably) the hardest time I’ve ever had writing a show review, like… ever. And, it’s not because … Continue reading Ohmme Live at Mohawk Austin
By Conner Yarbrough Music Journalist Artist: Ohmme Album: Parts Release Date: August 24, 2018 Website: https://ohmmemusic.com/ Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, known together as Ohmme, are the Chicago-based duo proving why music, despite the current formulaic pop epidemic, truly is … Continue reading Parts by Ohmme
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor & Staff Editor As one Facebook reviewer describes, Moon Dunes is “straight space yogurt.” While their music seems almost perfectly defined by this galactic comparison, this chill-wave quartet of San Marcos 20-somethings is even … Continue reading Band of the Week: Moon Dunes
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A, and March 8th was International Women’s Day. Each of these events exist to celebrate the contributions … Continue reading Fav Females: Pop/Alt-Pop
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Part three of a four part series. For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A, and March eigth was International Women’s Day. Each of … Continue reading Fav Females: Hip-Hop/Rap
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Well, it’s happened again. The so-called “greatest country in the world” has had yet another mass shooting; this time at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A total of 17 were killed, another … Continue reading Ending American Massacres
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Part two of a four part series. For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A and March 8th was International Women’s Day. Each of … Continue reading Fav Females: Electronic
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 Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Part one of a four part series. For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A, and today (March 8) is International Women’s Day. Each … Continue reading Fav Females: R&B and Soul
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor We just lived through the deadliest year for the American LGBTQ+ community in 20 years, and I wish that I could say that I’m surprised. According to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), … Continue reading 2017: The Deadliest Year for LGBTQ+… Again
By Jacarious Stanley Other Side Drive Host Just 30 miles north of San Marcos is where you can go and see an amazing band: Those Damn Eyes. Two of the band’s members, Meredith Williams, the lead singer, and gutairist Daniel … Continue reading Those Damn Eyes Kick Off Texas Tour
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor On Sunday night the Recording Academy hosted the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A night created to acknowledge and award musical excellence that, in recent years, seems … Continue reading The 60th Grammy Awards: A Recap
