By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist With summer fast approaching, it's time for the season of concerts and festivals. Any seasoned concert goer should have no problem navigating the waves of people in the crowd but for the newbies buying their first tickets ever, it’s important to know how to stay safe and in one piece because any crowd can turn into a cyclone in an instant if you aren’t careful. […]
By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist TikTok has been a driving force in social media for going on almost 14 years now and one thing within its wealth of short form content that has people coming back is music and dances. These dance trends have been all over social media and still drive people to the platform. Some have even made the news. From pop culture phenomena like the “Wednesday” dance […]
By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist March is a time for spring flowers, sports and, in this year’s case, some incredible album releases. From a new Playboi Carti album to a surprise drop from long-time prog outfit Jethro Tull, everybody got a good taste of new music this month. I especially got a good mouthful, and I want to share my thoughts as I sink my teeth onto four heavily anticipated new […]
By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist What do you get when you mix wispy dream pop with pop funk and heavy shoegaze? You have a good time at The Railyard that’s what! Last weekend the bar and grill hosted Austin natives Keepsake, the San Marcos home team Slick, and Witches Exist who have returned to Hays to showcase their new EP “shelter in the cocoon” with F.U.N.S producing the show. The […]
By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist “Make every moment your own, you never know who it can reach” – Ian Vara (Dawn Atlas) How do bands gain a foothold in San Marcos? What do bands need to do to find gigs, record studio albums/singles and how do they become BIG? One local San Marcos band, consisting of Texas State students, have the answers. Dawn Atlas has had multiple years on stage, […]
By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist In the wake of Kendrick Lamar winning five awards for “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Grammy’s, curiosity struck as to how the diss track turned cultural phenomenon took off like it did. It wasn’t just the clever yet nuclear lyrics that atomized Drake, or the catchy Mustard produced beat that made this track ascend past the genre of hip-hop and the entire musical category. […]
By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist Upon hearing of Twin Shadow being one of the showcased artists in 2025’s SXSW Music Festival I got excited, but not without hesitation. Like a lot of people, I was exposed to Florida native George William Lewis Jr’s music through snippets of his discography. Mainly his song “Saturdays” featuring the hit sister band Haim and his song “To the Top” featured on the Telltale published […]
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