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Cover art with a red rose and green background reading “Don’t Be Shy,” Dawson Baker Bands single

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Dawson Baker Band

Isabella Caballero Music Journalist Dawson Baker Band is an upcoming band based in San Marcos, Tx. Performing in indoor and outdoor venues across Texas. Dawson Baker Band is mainly country genre with a Americana vibe giving you exactly what you want to hear. Managed by Dakota Howe from Texota and having music management from Tomball, Tx where it all began. Dawson Baker Band started as a hobby turning into a […]

todayFebruary 26, 2026 42 1

The photo shows vocalist and leader Mateo Torres, wearing a gray New York hoodie with another black outer jacket and black pants, and standing outside in a daylit forest with an out of focus shot of a tree branch in front of him.

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metalloid: Shoegaze in San Marcos

Desarey Elizondo Lopez  Music Journalist    Have you ever been to a local show and thought that it needs something different? Maybe need a new band to spice things up? The local scene can become oversaturated with the same genres and sounds, but it also has the ability to become the perfect environment for fostering some of the most unique and talented acts. It’s out of this scene where the […]

todayFebruary 15, 2026 257 24

A Collage of Connor Zatopek and His Singles Discussed in This Article

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An Interview With Connor Zatopek

Kathryn Akers Local Music Journalist I met Connor last spring semester through a mutual friend. At the time, I was unaware he was a musician. Shortly after meeting Connor, he, our mutual friend, and I were at a fast-food chain in San Marcos. Connor brought up that he was promoting his recently released single, “Drunk on You.” Curious to see what his music was like, I listened to his new […]

todayFebruary 4, 2026 203 23 4

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The Lights Stay On at Red River

Ethan McConnell   Live Music Director   With the new year coming in, there comes a new wave of music to flourish through into the world. Not only with  release of new music, but also announcements of festival line ups come out to help the people determine which will be more worth it branching from SXSW, the Gov ball or Sick New World, Coachella, etc. Regardless though, there are things to be looking […]

todayJanuary 18, 2026 114 8 3

image of half the crowd and half the stage at Stubbs indoor venue. The band blah spa is on the stage.

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Free Week with Sweet Limb and Blah Spa

Emma Paff  Music Journalist   Free week began in Austin at Emos in 2003, as a way to keep the venue up and running during the slower winter months. 23 years later, the tradition spread across Red River Street. This year, 12 different venues hosted local musicians and bands allowing concert seekers to enjoy live music with no entry fee. My first Free Week began around 9pm on Friday, January 9th.   A cool breeze comforted the vibrant […]

todayJanuary 17, 2026 101 6 2

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Santa Wears Cowboy Boots Here at Holiday Hootenanny 

Ethan McConnell   Local Music Director   As finals close out, students are turning in their last assignments, packing bags for trips, and driving back home for the holidays to prepare for a well-deserved break from Texas State campus. As far as shows go locally around this time, it dims down a little due to the holidays coming up but within that our saviors at Resound gave one last little glimmer of […]

todayDecember 17, 2025 44 13 7

A photo of the band, Cuerno TX, taken with a wide lens. The dominating color of the photo is red.

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Cuerno TX rising in the local hardcore scene

Sofia Slack Music Reviewer There’s something electric about finding a band right as they’re figuring out who they are. That’s exactly what it felt like the first time I saw Cuerno TX, a hardcore group that formed in 2024 and has already become one of the most exciting acts in the local scene.  The band is made up of  Leonardo Saldivar  on vocals, Michael Flores  on guitar, Jack Furbee  on drums, and  […]

todayNovember 27, 2025 2861 36 3

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Where’s The Music?

Juniper Wolff Local Music Journalist San Marcos, Texas, is a small college town home to a fantastic music scene, but where has it been this fall? Typically, at the beginning of the school year, there are a ton of shows and festivals, but it has been dormant this fall. Right now, we are in a “dark age” considering the lack of music for the time being, but we are headed […]

todayOctober 6, 2025 36 1

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A Slick Witch’s Keepsake at the Railyard

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 […]

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