By Joshua Morrison Blog Content Contributor Each year, thousands of the brightest minds in tech-driven industries flock to Austin to attend SXSW Interactive. The experience is, by all accounts, an electrifying one. Speakers from all corners of the industry come to share their ideas, inspire audiences, network and party. Important things happen at SXSW Interactive. Nearly a decade ago, the conference served as an opportunity for Twitter to take off […]
By Chelsea Moran Blog Content Contributor Spring break trips can be difficult to plan and unless you start way in advance, you may be stuck close to home. Lucky for us, Austin is not only near by but filled with tons of cool places and activities to enjoy over the week vacation we desperately need. If you want to keep your spring break weird then check out these options. 1.SXSW […]
by Ranisha Shipp KTSW Music During SXSW 2015, I had the pleasure of traveling to the outdoor bar & grill for the Polyvinyl Showcase. Why do you ask? I was there to see Canadian pop rock group, Alvvays. During my time on your precious airwaves, I've grown pretty found of their catchy and almost comical lyrics. Anyway, picture this; me looking super cute and somehow managing to make it to the front row. They […]
By: Melissa Bond Reporters from the University Star and KTSW attended SXSW 2015 to cover the interactive, sports, film, and music panels, parties, and showcases. Melissa Bond (Station Manager) & Allison Johnson (Music Director) from KTSW and Nicole Barrios (Editor-In-Chief) & Kelsey Bradshaw (News Director) from the University Star give a rundown of the coverage at the SXSW Music Festival from March 13th-17th in Austin, Texas.
By: Taryn Peters The name Mavis Staples may be unfamiliar to a lot of people my age, but it is highly likely that a song graced by Mavis’ voice is familiar to their ears. With the documentary Mavis!, director Jessica Edwards hopes to make Mavis Staples’ story and musical impact more well-known to those who are missing out, and I agree --- it is definitely a story people should hear. […]
By Kendra Sells Music Reviewer Austin’s uprising stars Quiet Company recently released their 4th full length album, Transgressor. Here we met at their last show of their busiest South by South West yet. The band had a successful week of performances and are preparing themselves to tour throughout the upcoming summer. The Austin Chronicle describes front man Taylor Muse’s vocals as “Death Cab meets Ben Folds” and Sputnik Music describes the band’s sound […]
Interviewer: Brittany Robinson Interviewee: Chris Simpson Austin local, Chris Simpson is best known for his past projects with influential emo-band Mineral and more indie rock inspired band, The Gloria Record. His solo project, Zookeeper, is a 180 turn to his previous music. The songs are shorter, lighter, and tell fresh stories. Zookeeper experiments with new sounds, and is ever changing. Simpson isn’t restricted by a certain genre, because it […]
By Tafari Robertson Music Reviewer This is Tafari Robertson here at KTSW South by Southwest 2015 with Peter Sugar from Homeshake. Did I pronounce that right? I mean it’s a pseudonym, but yeah, we’ll go with Sugar. Well first question, what’s your real name? Peter Sagar. How is your south by southwest going so far? It’s just really crazy. This is the second time I’ve been here, first time […]
Interviewer: Tafari Robertson, Music Reviewer Interviewee: Josh, Sam, Christie, Charlie of Yumi Zouma Hi my name is Tafari Robertson. I’m here with Yumi Zouma from New Zealand for KTSW. Can you guys go ahead and just state each of your names and what you do in the Band? Josh: Josh and a bit of everything Sam: Sam and like-wise Christie: Christie. I mostly sing Charlie: I’m Charlie. I do a […]
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