By Haley Helenbrook Music Journalist Q: It appears that you guys are on the festival circuit. What are some of the highlights and lowlights of being on the festival circuit? A: Well, we're on the SXSW festival circuit which is a kind of a different thing than what your typical festival is like. It's a really great experience. The worst part of it is that you don't… you're not dealing […]
By Andrew Wright Other Side Drive Host David Beck plays live with Ray Schmitt on Other Side Drive. David and Ray play “Honey Grove” and “ The Great Mystery” amongst other songs. Andrew asks them about performances, their creative process, background and more.
By Branson Fairbrother Assistant Promotions Director KTSW Multimedia staff presents a new video series named Live in Studio C, which will showcase up and coming local bands. We invite artists to come perform a few of their songs followed by an interview conducted by our Other Side Drive hosts. The first band to kick off the series was local San Antonio band, Junkie; a surf punk, lofi band that has […]
By Ezlyh Gutierrez Music Journalist What is your earliest musical memory? "That's so hard. I went to Catholic school until I was, like, seven. And I definitely remember singing in chapel." First song you remember ever writing? "Um, I definitely wrote a song with my dad on piano-- it was about different kinds of jams, berries, and jellies that we liked. I think we just took the lyrics from like, […]
By Janelle Abad Music Director Avant-electronic R&B royalty graced the stages of the inaugural Sound on Sound fest 2016, and she goes by the alias of Empress Of. The Los Angeles based one-woman band arrived to Sherwood Forest the Friday of the festival ready to take on the stage with tracks from her 2015 album, Me. The songstress grinds elements of real, gritty feminism and the lifecycle of love and life […]
By Brooke Adams Music Journalist At Sound on Sound Fest, I fought through mud and food trucks to make my way to the press tent where I met with the Frights. The guys munched on tacos while we talked about their latest release and all things touring. Unfortunately, the Texas rain got the best of Sound On Sound midday Sunday, and the Frights were never able to take the stage. […]
By Janelle Abad Music Director Austin's beloved Zilker Park was flurried with anxious and excited attendees for the 15th Anniversary of Austin City Limits. This year's line-up was stacked with some of the best synth-pop and electronica acts in the industry, including M83, The Naked and Famous, Flume and LCD Soundsystem. These household names have also sparked a light for many of the other breakthrough artists on the bill. One […]
By Alex Ross Other Side Drive Host On Wednesday's Other Side Drive, John Gonzales and Kimberly Clay interviewed San Marcos' own Dancing with Geppetto. Rick Jennings, Ruben Tirado and Fabian Bucio came in the studio to talk about their latest album that came out this past May and the process of creating the album. Listen to hear more about the bands history, their influences and their favorite pizza place in […]
By Sawyer Stull Music Journalist Fresh off of the stage after a stellar performance at The Mohawk in Austin, members of the up and coming Chicago based Doo-Wop rock group Modern Vices were gracious enough to give me some time to pick their brains. I sat down with Alex Rebek (Vox), Peter Scoville (guitar), Thomas Peters (guitar), Miles Kalchik (bass) and Patrick Hennessey (drums) to discuss their music and life […]
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