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Grouplove Never Trust a Happy Song Atlantic Recording Corporation 2011 Grouplove’s self-titled EP debuted in America after the band re-united and recorded in L.A. Originally just known as Group began with Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi’s romantic getaway to Crete. There they met their other band members and traveled the island for the rest of the trip playing around, writing, and singing...

Jan 24th

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KTSW Hip-Hop

According to KTSW’s website, we are a “college indie formatted station featuring music from all genres including, rock, hip-hop, electronic and more.” Up until recently, hip-hop should not have been included in this statement. The fact that KTSW has always featured a ton of rock, electronic, and (especially) more is absolutely true. When I started this job back in June, we quickly realized the...

Nov 27th

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WIDESPREAD PANIC Widespread Panic rolled into the music capital of the world on their 25th anniversary tour. They started out as a small band from Athens, Georgia playing for fraternities. Now, the band sells out theaters and amphitheaters across the country. Although the 25 years has not all been peachy, they lost their guitarist and longtime friend, Mikey Houser (Panic) a few years ago to...

Oct 31st

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Bon Iver Review by: Allison Johnson Bon Iver, the self-titled follow up to Bon Iver’s 2008 Indie success For Emma, Forever Ago is a little less “Laying with your face on the floor ” says frontman Justin Vernon and a little more “Colorful”. This albums provides the soundtrack to what seems like the end of a bitter winter (the commonly described setting of the band’s first album), and the...

Oct 31st

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JJ Grey and Mofro Georgia Warhorse Released: August 24, 2010 Label: Alligator Records Georgia Warhorse, the fifth album for Jacksonville based band JJ Grey and Mofro proves yet again that they are a force to be reckoned with. Mofro spreads its wings with this album, establishing themselves as multitalented musicians and displaying their talent across multiple genres. However, all of the songs...

Oct 31st

Artist: Sleeper Agent Album: Celabrasion Release Date: September 27th 2011 Lable: Mom + Pop By: Eddie Galvan Tired of the same old cookie cutter girl fronted bands? Sleeper Agent is here to finally break the mold! They hit you with their fast riffs, catchy hooks, and beats that will make you want to dance around your living room. In their debut album “Celabrasion” the band shows the world what...

Oct 31st

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Take Care, Take Care, Take Care—Explosions in the Sky Released: April 26, 2011 The Austin-based quartet finally broke a four-year hiatus with the release of their sixth studio album, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care. Explosions in the Sky have always resented and denied their “post-rock” status. But the band has consistently produced guitar-driven, reverb-heavy instrumental soundscapes with...

Oct 31st

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The bedroom pop subgenre has seen a rise in exposure over the past few years. Acts such as Kurt Vile and Emerald Park create intimate music within a confined space and transcend the experience of the mundane into something that can resonate with all listeners. The newcomer to this setting is Youth Lagoon. He is a 22-year-old musician who shows exemplary use of soothing melodies, a good balance...

Oct 31st

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M83 has been making music for the past ten years that supplies a reasonable backdrop to daydreams and fantasies with their use of bombastic drums, loud synths, and luscious, ambient overtures. Heck, his new album is entitled, “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.” Anthony Gonzales (the frontman of M83) has made it obvious that he wants us to join him on this long journey (it is a double album) and immerse...

Oct 31st

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October 6, 2011 Austin— It’s a beautiful Thursday afternoon and just outside the gate of Stubbs’ amphitheatre there is a small crowd of anxious teenagers waiting to be let inside. These groups of kids have come from all around the Central Texas area today for a special opportunity afforded to them by The Recording Academy and a program called Grammy Camp. Grammy Camp is a summer program “that...

Oct 31st

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Mar 31st

SXSW Music Interviews: Day 5 Lauren Mahoney...

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SXSW Music Interviews: Day 4 Listen as Genna...

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SXSW Music Interviews: Day 3 Genna Eneman, Anna...

Mar 24th

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SXSW 2011 Music Interviews: Day 2 ...

Mar 23rd

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Mar 22nd

And So It Begins!

SXSW 2011 was last week. Starting [right before this post] today, we will be posting all of our coverage compiled last week in Austin, Texas. Check back often for pictures and interviews with bands including: -Gospel Claws -Fierce Creatures -Dinosaur Bones -Bear Hands -Chikita Violenta -The Fresh and Onlys -Grouplove -Bombay Bicycle Club -The Dears and more! Thanks and stay tuned!

Mar 22nd

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SXSW 2011 Music Interviews: Day 1 Gospel Claws...

Mar 22nd

KTSW nominated for an MTVu Woodie Award for "BEST... →

Voting is unlimited and will take place until February 8th when the Top 25 are announced! Please, please, please vote for us… and vote often! This is extremely exciting as only 50 stations in the country were selected! Posted by: Eric Garza

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The Lemurs "Breaking You Down" →

Posted by: Daniel Hughes

Dec 12th

In Case You Haven't Heard...

Arcade Fire were nominated for a Grammy Award for their magnificent 2010 album, The Suburbs. Congratulations, AF! We know you read this. Posted by: Eric Garza

Dec 2nd

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New Decemberists’ track, “Down By The Water,” is super good. We like it here at KTSW. Here is the band performing on Conan via a neat little TBS embed player. Posted by: Eric Garza, Team Coco

Nov 22nd

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Here’s a new Sufjan Steven’s music video for the track, “Too Much,” off of his latest album, Age of Adz. Posted by: Eric Garza

Nov 22nd

Black Mountain

Black Mountain-Wilderness Heart Imagine you made a road trip CD composed of your favorite Black Sabbath tunes then threw in some of your favorite folk songs to change the pace and you have a good idea of Wilderness Heart. The third album from this British Columbia based band reduces its previous albums psychedelic edge and focuses on down and dirty lyrics with a sound to match. The Hair song is a...

Nov 22nd

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Video for Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs,” directed by the great Spike Jonze. This appears to be only an excerpt from a “B-movie/sci-fi” short that Jonze and the band worked on together in Austin earlier this year. I can’t wait to see the rest of the short film. Posted by: Eric Garza

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Nov 8th

New Pains of Being Pure at Heart

On December 14, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart will release their new 7” (and digital) single, “Heart In Your Heartbreak,” featuring “The One” as Side B of the vinyl via Slumberland Records. But you can hear “Heart In Your Heartbreak” online now here! This is all in anticipation of TPOBPAH much-anticipated sophomore album, Belong, which is set to hit...

Nov 3rd

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SXSW 2011

SXSW announced the first wave of artists for next years festival earlier today including: The Appleseed Cast Bombay Bicycle Club Candy Claws Chapel Club Cloud Nothings The Jezabels Klaxons (!!!) MSTRKRFT Miami Horror PS I Love You Small Black Sun Airway Suuns Toro y Moi Head over to the SXSW official website for the full release and stay tuned for more updates! Posted by: Eric...

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