Ethan McConnell Music Director Everyone has seen rollouts for festivals here and there, like Rolling Loud, ACL, Coachella, the big shows everyone yearns to experience at least once in their lifetime. Here at KTSW, I’m not here to give the spotlight to the big steppers; they get enough promotion on their own. All Points East is a festival that takes place in East London’s Victoria Park, hosting […]
Abby McCabe Local Music Director SXSW is one of the biggest media gatherings in the country, and guess what? It’s right in our backyard. Well, more like 30 miles away, but… You get the picture... Whether or not you’ve built a strategy guide for attacking this year's festivities, don’t worry. I’m here to guide you through all the not-so-normal, dynamic, must-see acts rolling into town in just a few short […]
By Marisol Camargo Blog Content Contributor San Marcos—Texas State University’s Vietnamese Student Association is organizing an event to support the Rock Paper Scissors Children’s Fund for their philanthropy project. 2024 is their revival year. The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) is a student organization at Texas State University. Their aim is to raise cultural awareness and appreciation of Vietnamese culture among students. VSA has not been able to do […]
by Ashley Farnie Assistant Music Director I recently attended weekend two of Austin City Limits Music Festival alongside KTSW music staff and experienced some great live music! If you were unable to attend this year, or only caught the artists from weekend one, I will fill you in on what you missed. Unfortunately, because of my student schedule I only attended Saturday and Sunday of the three-day festival but packed […]
By Paige Greene Web Content Manager Are you a fan of bands like Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Blink-182, and My Chemical Romance? Van Full of Nuns is teaming up with Bowling for Soup to present Pop Punk’s Not Dead Fest 2021. The festival will be at Buck’s Backyard in Buda, Texas on Saturday, July 17 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and feature headlining band, Bowling for Soup. Pop Punk’s Not Dead […]
By Ashley Farnie Assistant Music Director Day 2 of SXSW introduced me to so many new artists and I am excited to share them with you! I began my day with another showcase presented by The British Music Embassy, including the artists Tayo Sound, porji and Ego Ella May, Phoebe Green, Jekyll and Family Jools. Tayo Sound and his electric guitar performed a refreshing pop set alongside his band. Sound’s […]
By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor Every year since April 1999 people have gathered in Indio, California, for one of the biggest music festivals in the world, The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This year marks the 20-year anniversary of the festival. For two weekends we see some of the biggest names in music perform at this festival. If you're one of the lucky ones you get to be there […]
By Jessie BonnerMusic Journalist This year, San Antonio’s Mala Luna Music Festival featured some outstanding artists; most notably, the women! Female artists in the music industry are considerably less appreciated than their male counterparts. In general, we as women are constantly judged on many things, from our appearance to our opinions to our education, and women that are constantly in the public spotlight face even more scrutiny. That’s exactly why […]
By Haley RayMusic Journalist After attending Austin City Limits this month, I’ve been taking some time to revel in the true beauty of music festivals. ACL 2015 was my very first music festival and I’ll always hold it near to my heart because it opened a door to a new love. Since then I have been to different music festivals around the country like Voodoo Fest in New Orleans, Panorama […]
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