By Garrett McGinley Blog Content Contributor Starting at college is an exciting personal milestone, and hopefully the beginning of the most memorable four years of one’s life. However, it can also be an overwhelming time of transition and personal growth. … Continue reading Resources for New Students
By Kimberly Clay Other Side Drive Executive Producer Rebecca Farinas of the Texas State Philosophy department and Other Side Drive Executive Producer, Kimberly Clay, invite you to a new podcast series: Philosophy Mixed, a study of the nature of things. … Continue reading Philosophy Mixed: Race and Black Identity in the 21st Century
By Troy Vita Music Journalist We had the pleasure of hosting the alternative Art-Rock group, T Cecil, perform live in Studio C. T Cecil is made up of David Loftin on vocals/guitar, Cody Boyer for guitar/keyboard, Shannon Furr on bass, and Alex Ross (KTSW … Continue reading Studio C – MR Fest Edition: T Cecil
By Asia Daggs Web Content Director Unknown Relatives coming in from Austin, Texas, came to partake in our Live in Studio C sessions. They performed music off of their album, Lagniappe Per Capita, which was released back in January of this … Continue reading Studio C – MR Fest Edition: Unknown Relatives
By Asia Daggs Web Content Director We invited Empire Machines to come perform their music here at KTSW’s series, Live in Studio C. You can listen to the band’s performance of “Wanted Way” below; this single is from their 2015 … Continue reading Studio C – MR Fest Edition: Empire Machines
By Reily Chestnut Sports Reporter Texas State certainly saved the best for last in this 5-4 win over the McNeese Cowgirls. “How big of a comeback was it,” you might ask. Well, going into the bottom of the 7th inning … Continue reading Texas State Softball Steals One From McNeese
By Tafari Robertson Multimedia Director Stonewall Stonewall is a popular all-ages club on the San Marcos square and an essential hub for the local LGBTQ community, featuring drag performances every Tuesday. During MR Fest, Stonewall will be highlighting some of … Continue reading The Official Guide to MR Fest Venues
By Allison Randel News Reporter The Philosophy Department’s Spring Series of the Philosophy Dialogues began Thursday afternoon with a conversation about race in society. The dialogue included a panel of four members of the Texas State community: Dr. Dwight Watson, … Continue reading Philosophy Department Continues to Get Conversation Started
By Kendra Sells Hip-Hop Journalist KTSW 89.9 had the pleasure of attending Mala Luna in San Antonio on Oct. 29 and 30.The festival grounds, hosted at The Lone Star Brewery, saw nearly 30,000 attendees, resulting in a sold-out inaugural two-day weekend … Continue reading Recap: Mala Luna Fest in Photos
By Jourdan Bazley Blog Content Contributor The Pan African Action Committee, or PAAC, is a new group that has emerged at Texas State University. KTSW’s multimedia director Tafari Robertson put his mind to the matter, and worked to bring together … Continue reading The Pan African Action Committee Starts a Multicultural Lounge
By Holly Henrichsen Web Content Manager Tafari Robertson is KTSW’s multimedia director. As multimedia director, Robertson oversees all of the visual content that goes on the KTSW blog and social media. For International Men’s Day, I sat down with … Continue reading KTSW’s Multimedia Director Opens Up About Being a Black Man in America
By Brooke Adams Music Journalist At Sound on Sound Fest, I fought through mud and food trucks to make my way to the press tent where I met with the Frights. The guys munched on tacos while we talked about … Continue reading Tattoos, Tacos and Touring: An Interview with the Frights
By Brent Ramirez Blog Content Contributor If you are within the surrounding areas of San Marcos and you tune your radio to 89.9, you will hear one of the nation’s top college radio stations, KTSW, run by students of Texas … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of What You Hear on KTSW
By Tafari Robertson Multimedia Director Though it has been a while since I last set foot inside designated music festival grounds, the arena is in no way unfamiliar. Growing up in Austin, Texas, home of music festival behemoths such as … Continue reading Five Things to be Aware of Before Attending Mala Luna Fest
In honor of College Radio Day, Tafari Robertson sat down with the Promotions Director and asked about his favorite moment on staff. If you want to create your own moments at KTSW, applications open October 5. Continue reading Stephen McElwee Shares his Favorite Moment at KTSW
By Tafari Robertson Music Reviewer I’m Tafari Robertson here with Greg from Deerhoof at SXSW 2015. I want to talk to you a little bit about how do you transition between your setting recording versus putting together your live show? … Continue reading SXSW 2015: Greg Saunier, Drummer of Deerhoof talks with KTSW
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 … Continue reading SXSW 2015: Interview with Peter Sagar of Homeshake
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 … Continue reading SXSW 2015: An Interview With Yumi Zouma
