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SXSW 2024
By Gustavo Raskosky South by Southwest has always been an event that I wanted to experience; however, there was always some roadblock – until this year! I joined fellow KTRU DJs, Keegan Pierce and Steven Burgess, in Austin as we got on our bikes, birds and traversed...
SXSW 2024
By Keegan Pierce Every year around Spring Break, thousands of bands and brands, as well as hundreds of thousands of professionals and partiers, descend on downtown Austin, TX. for the one-of-a-kind festival/conference/expo/billboard that is South by Southwest. Since...
SXSW Festival 2024 Review
By Steven Burgess This year, I attended SXSW with two other KTRUvians (Gustavo and Keegan) as we experienced the explosive music scene surrounding Austin. Being at SXSW, every direction you look, something is happening: movie screenings, promotional events, and...
Pedrum Siadatian Interview
By Devin Gonzalez We recently had the opportunity to talk with Allah Las/PAINT guitarist Pedrum Siadatian about their experience touring, finding musical inspiration and putting out their latest albums “Zuma 85” and “Loss for Words”. How does touring with the Allah...
Bombay Bicycle Club Concert Review
By Gustavo Raskosky As self-described on their website, the members of Bombay Bicycle Club have been writing songs for Saturday nights and songs for Sunday mornings since their mid-teens. I think that’s a perfectly apt summary of the type of energy the group brings to...