By Ana Belen Cobos Live Blogger Since 1 p.m., at Dahlia Woods Gallery, I’ve observed the open support San Martians give artists. Some girls said she was speeding on the freeway from the anticipation of making it on time to see TXNY perform. And then there’s Blu Moon. I’ve seen Blu Moon vocalist, Kendra Sells present during almost all of the other artists performances at Dahlia Woods, dancing along wholeheartedly. […]
By Asia Daggs Web Content Director It is Saturday morning and we are up early preparing The Square for the biggest day of MR Fest. The managers, executives and assistants met up early this morning to move equipment to all of our 10 venues and register dozens of volunteers. The atmosphere is high-energy and optimistic as volunteers rev up for the 10th annual MR Fest. The volunteers are in overdrive […]
By Lindsey Petterson Music Journalist Austin based indie-rock band, Taiga, originally formed in 2012 as a two piece. The like-minded founding members include Brad Pendleton on guitar and Jack Alden on drums. Their debut was an EP called For Starters… Briefly after the release the band added another member to play bass, Owen Platt. In 2014 the three-piece outfit released another EP titled A Dreamer’s Debt. Greg Shamburek joined […]
By Allison Johnson Blog Content Contributor If you’re a frequent music festival go-er, you probably already know how to prepare for the majestic mayhem. But if not, I got you. Item #1: Water bottle Water is so important to bring to a music festival. Bring a reusable water bottle if you have one. MR Fest is April 29th and 30th so it will most likely be hot. If you’re walking around venues all […]
By Allison Belcher Assistant Music Director Bogan Villa (pronounced viLL• ah) is a soulful, three piece psychedelic rock group hailing from San Marcos, Texas. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Will Webb Wells, bassist Brandon Alvis, and drummer Matt Ewaniszyk. The power trio came together in January of 2016, and have blown up locally ever since. Alvis met Wells at Valentinos, a pizza joint and MR Fest venue located […]
By Asia Daggs Web Content Director Unknown Relatives coming in from Austin, Texas, came to partake in our Live in Studio C sessions. They performed music off of their album, Lagniappe Per Capita, which was released back in January of this year. The band will be performing at MR Fest this weekend! You can catch their set on Saturday at 6pm at Buzz Mill. Check out Unknown Relatives' session below. Video […]
By Alisa Pierce Assistant Web Content Manager Going to concerts is fun, but sometimes it can be hard to enjoy the moment. MR Fest is a great event for all to enjoy, even if you haven't been going to concerts lately. Here are some tips on how to maximize your concert experience. Stay Off Your Phone It might be tempting to Snapchat your concert experience at MR Fest, but you […]
By Asia Daggs Web Content Director We invited Empire Machines to come perform their music here at KTSW's series, Live in Studio C. You can listen to the band's performance of "Wanted Way" below; this single is from their 2015 EP, Animal Skins. Empire Machines will also be performing at this year's MR Fest. You can check them out at Stonewall at 7 P.M. this Saturday! Here we present, “Proper […]
By Jenise Jackson Blog Content Contributor The 10th Annual MR Fest is approaching quickly and we are looking forward to another year of great attendance numbers. While KTSW has a lot of great entertainment lined up, we wanted to make sure we could keep the entire San Marcos community involved, including families with children. So if you are thinking about attending the festival, but want to be in a more […]
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