By Clayton Chaney Music Journalist There’s no way to celebrate spring like Old Settler’s Music Festival! Come join the party at the 31st annual event this weekend (April 19 through to the 22). This year’s fest will be held at … Continue reading Old Settlers Music Festival Preview
By Samuel Cravey Music Journalist Artist: Durand Jones Album: Durand Jones & The Indications Release Date: July 1, 2016 Website: https://www.durandjonesandtheindications.com/ Durand Jones & The Indications’ self titled album is a time portal straight to the heart of 1970s soul … Continue reading Durand Jones: Durand Jones & The Indications Review
By Cheyenne Young Music Journalist Artist: Johnny Goth Album: Day Dreams EP Label: Johnny Goth Release Date: March 1, 2018 Somewhat of a mystery in the industry, Johnny Goth has been self-producing music for years now. Playing, quite literally, to … Continue reading Johnny Goth: Day Dreams EP Review
By Troy Vita Music Director Artist: Lucy Dacus Album: Historian Label: Matador Release Date: March 2, 2018 Lucy Dacus (day-kiss, not dah-kiss) burst onto the indie rock scene in 2016 with her self-released album No Burden, which caught the attention of Lollapalooza, … Continue reading Lucy Dacus: Historian album review
By Austin Cowan Blog Content Contributor Once again, Fort Worth is expressing its musical creativity by hosting Fortress Fest. This annual two-day festival contains a variety of music genres and music artists. Any concert lovers will find themselves in paradise … Continue reading Save the Date: Fortress Festival
By Iliana Ramirez Music Journalist Artist: DEGA Album: Dega Label: Lemonade Records Date Released: February 23, 2018 Website: https://www.dega.band/ Debut albums are crucial to a band’s career as they give listeners a first glimpse of what their sound is. With … Continue reading DEGA: Dega
By Kimberly Clay Programming Director Program Director, Kimberly Clay, got a chance to interview songwriter and musician Holly Miranda over the phone in the KTSW studio. Holly is currently on tour across the U.S. and will be traveling abroad to … Continue reading Holly Miranda on Tour
By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist Artist: Andy Pickett Album: Andy Pickett Release Date: November 24, 2017 On March 16, Andy Pickett played at The Electric Church for their unofficial SXSW showcase. I had never seen or heard his music before, but I … Continue reading Andy Pickett: Self-Titled Album and Concert Review
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A, and March 8th was International Women’s Day. Each of these events exist to celebrate the contributions … Continue reading Fav Females: Pop/Alt-Pop
By Luke Baker Journalist Sudan Archives performed on South Congress, at South By San Jose during South By South West. Her music is a mix of EDM, R&B, and Gospel. Her tracks used a lot of tribal drum beats and … Continue reading SXSW: Sudan Archives
By Samuel Peirce Music Journalist Artist: Naked Giants Album: SLUFF Release Date: March 30, 2018 Label: New West Website: https://www.nakedgiants.com/ Seattle, Washington’s Naked Giants brand of psychedelia-drenched, punk-rock n’ roll has yielded them some impressive releases so far (2016’s R.I.P. EP), … Continue reading Naked Giants: SLUFF Review
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Shy Kids Album: in a state Release Date: February 23, 2018 Label: Culvert Music Website: https://www.shy-kids.com/home After gaining some mainstream commercial success in their hometown of Toronto, Canada, following the release of their 2015 … Continue reading Shy Kids: in a state Review
By Madeleine Rice Music Journalist Artist: Vance Joy Album: Nation of Two Label: Liberation Music Release Date: February 23, 2018 Where music lacks, words tend to fill in the gaps. Where vocals are unique or objectively undesirable, originality of sound takes … Continue reading Vance Joy: Nation of Two Review
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Part three of a four part series. For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A, and March eigth was International Women’s Day. Each of … Continue reading Fav Females: Hip-Hop/Rap
By Nicole Wolf Photojournalist The American Beer Garden Brewing Company (The ABGB) hosted an unofficial SXSW party on March 14, 2018, hosting bands such as Croy and the Boys, Caroline Rose and The Mammoths. The party was free for all … Continue reading Austin Festival Express Showcase
By Caroline Janes Music Journalist Artist: American Pets Album: Doing the Best We Can Release Date: February 16, 2018 Website: http://www.americanpets.net/ For all of you Young the Giant and Strange Birds fans, I have the band for you. American Pets … Continue reading American Pets: Doing the Best We Can Review
By Cheyenne Young Music Journalist Artist: Cecil Frena Album: The Gridlock Label: Hovercraft Release Date: February 9,2018 Creator of both Gobble Gobble and Born Gold, Cecil Frena has been putting out music under different names for years. The Canada-born artist … Continue reading Cecil Frena: The Gridlock Review
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Part two of a four part series. For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A and March 8th was International Women’s Day. Each of … Continue reading Fav Females: Electronic
By Alex McMann Rap Music Journalist A few weeks ago, I was able to see a local San Marcos artist, Bogan Villa, at Wake the Dead Coffee House. The show was set in a smaller room off to the side … Continue reading Concert Review: Bogan Villa
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Marie/Lepanto Album: Tenkiller Release Date: January 26, 2018 Label: Big Legal Mess Website: http://www.marielepanto.com/ Marie/Lepanto is the name of the Arkansas street that marks the halfway point between the childhood homes of Will Johnson … Continue reading Marie/Lepanto: Tenkiller Review
