Interviewer: Kendra Sells, Music Reviewer Interviewee: Dent May Hello, this is Kendra Sells with KTSW 89.9 and I’m here with Dent May outside of Wonderland here at SXSW Dent: Wussup Yall? How many shows have you played this week and what has been your favorite one? Dent: That was our 3rd or 4th show so it’s been pretty chill compared to years where we’ve played like 12 to 14. I think my […]
Interviewer: Brittany Robinson, Interviewees: Sam Cromack, Jennifer Boyce, Paul Furness, Dean Hanson, and Daniel Hanson Ball Park Music is an Australian indie rock band with a pop overtone. Their latest release Puddinghead is filled with awesome tunes like “Everything is Shit Except My Friends” and “She Only Loves Me When I’m There”, this band has taken over the Australian airwaves and are gaining popularity all over the world, especially […]
By Janelle Abad Assistant Music Director West coast natives Brodie Jenkins and Johnny Hwin of the dream-pop duo, Cathedrals sat down to talk with KTSW after their performance at Hype Machine's Hype Hotel. Cathedrals recently released their debut EP earlier this year via Neon Gold Records and in the spirit of SXSW, took on an astounding nine shows in nine days. (see the slideshow below for a photo gallery of […]
On a typical 6th Street in Austin during SXSW, you see things ranging from people dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to groups reenacting Britney Spears music videos; however, the real crowd stopper was a humongous (roughly around 750 Ibs.) pig sporting a Washington Red Skins blanket on it's back. This live-advertisement was for none other than the film "Sweaty Betty" premiering at The Alamo Ritz within the hour. The […]
Graduating only last spring from Texas State University, Molly McMichael makes her SXSW debut in the film "6 Years". Since she was apart of the BFA Acting program here, I asked her what tools she had found to be most useful out in the professional world. Molly: Well, in our acting classes, they teach you to have your own acting process. Like what to do when you get a first […]
A small Midwestern town is rustled when the disappearance of a local bully born again Christian goes missing; however, the only person who knows anything about this is John, a gentle soul and beloved member of the community. As days past, the brother of the missing man, Danny, suspects that John has had something to do with it, and becomes increasingly threatening towards him. Meanwhile, his nephew Ben sports a […]
Written and Produced by: Monica Solis Abbie, I first met you on the big screen. You’re from Austin, close to where I live. You have a musician dad, and you would go with him on tours as the “merch girl.” But you were so much more than that. This one girl – Cary Bell – she noticed that you were so much more. She recognized you and your special story, […]
Written and Produced by: Monica Solis This is Lee Fields and the Expressions. Fields says every night feels like the first time. "It's a giving process, the people give...it’s about love," Fields says. "Life is about love. So all of these songs touch these people and it's so inspiring for me; it energizes me.” Fields' musical career was first established in the late ‘60s. When Fields first started, he was […]
By Jordan Gass-Poore' I spoke with the writers/directors of DamNation, Ben Knight and Travis Rummel, during this year's SXSW about the world premiere of their documentary that examines the history and controversy that surrounds America's dams. DamNation won the SXSW 2014 Audience Award in the festival's Documentary Spotlight category. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxdGNbwWhFU
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