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ACL 2024 Weekend 1 Review
By Marty Brandwein Austin City Limits. Weekend 1. Friday. After waiting for only a few minutes to get into the festival, I entered, surrounded by streams of people in cowboy hats, boots, sunglasses, and not much else, speed-walking from one stage to another. Already,...
Peter Hook & The Light Concert Review
By Steven Burgess Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter (“Hooky”) Hook is currently on tour with his band Peter Hook and The Light for their 2024 Substance tour. The Substance tour is inspired by the records of the same name put out by Joy Division and New...
BLK ODYSSY Concert Review
By Steven Burgess Last weekend at White Oak Music Hall, I went to see BLK ODYSSY. The Austin-based collective has been embarking on their The Fantasy House tour as they promote the release of their newest record, 1-800-FANTASY. Before the show, I had very little...
Tomavistas 2024 Review
By Steven Burgess This year, I decided to study abroad through Rice in Madrid. During a free weekend, I got tickets to an annual music festival here in Madrid called Tomavistas. The festival lasted two days and consisted of a 4-stage setup with multiple bands playing...
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...