We will be doing 2 separate giveaways for Dom Kennedy tickets! The show is this Saturday, December 12th at Warehouse Live. Tune in Tuesday, December 8th during the Hip Hop show (10 PM - Midnight) and Friday, December 11th between 5 PM and 6 for a chance to win. The giveaway is courtesy of Scoremore Shows; check out the rest of their upcoming shows here.
Yesterday we broke new ground on the Jazz Show, with a very special in-studio guest, Houston indie-rapper Fat Tony. It was an fantastic twist for the show as we connected the dots between Jazz and Rap, talked influences and even got a live on-air performance! Between talking with Tony and playing some of his brand new music, we spun jazz classics sampled for rap hits by artists like Bob James, Donald Byrd, Issac Hayes, Bobbi Humphrey, Dorothy Ashby, The Young-Holt Unlimited and much, much more. All in, it was an awesome show. If you missed it, you can hear Fat Tony's newest single "MacGregor Park," and watch the video here. Also, you can listen to some of the unknown classics we played here, here and here.
Tune in to "The Revelry Report" this Tuesday December 8, 5-7PM CST for your chance to win a pair of two-day passes to Day For Night (Dec. 19 & 20)!! Artists including Dan Deacon, Death Grips, Flying Lotus, and New Order will all be there. As preparation for the festival, in addition for your chance to win tickets we will air interviews with festival performers Shamir and Alex Dugan of The Vanity!! Put KTRU's number of 713-348-KTRU (5878) on speed dial now to win those tickets!
Shamir
The Vanity
Tune in to KTRU Saturday December 5 from 2-4 PM to hear an interview with Kate Priestley of Austin-based, Future-soul group KP and The Boom Boom! They have a performance that night at notsuoH along with bands Cake Rangers and Steve Cox's Beard (of which SCB won our Battle of the Bands last year!
Houston based Pakistani author Saadia Faruqi through her book Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan offers a glimpse to the diverse and rich mosaic that showcases the beauty, the culture, music and people of Pakistan. Besides other Pakistani music Saadia Faruqui will also introduce Pushto song
Tonight on the metal show (11 PM - midnight) we will be giving away tickets to see Lament Cityscape and Take Over and Destroy at Black Barbie this Thursday. Funeral Horse, Sleeping Ancient, and Defile are playing support. Tune in!
Show details available over at Facebook.
There are two remaining opportunities to win tickets to see Nik Turner's Hawkwind at Fitzgerald's this Friday.
Good luck!
Show details: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1013579-nik-turners-hawkwind-space-houston/
Thursday on-air ~8:30 AM we will be giving away tickets to see Seattle-based punk band Lysol. Rounding out the lineup is Kansas City "slutty strutters" Beta Boys, DFW "nasty boys" Baja and the Blasters and "Dean and the Beans" Nut Boys. The show is this Friday at Notsuoh.
Event page: http://notsuoh.com/calendar/2015/11/6/lysol-seattle-beta-boys-kc-baja-and-the-blasters-dfw-nut-boys
Experience South Asian food and culture with the talented Rice U student group SAS on Saturday 11/21 starting at 6 pm @ Grand Hall, Rice U. Buy the tickets in advance!! Event open to Rice students, staff and faculty and also to the Houston community. Join Dhamaka 2015 and have fun South Asian style!!
Tune in to KTRU Rice Radio starting Monday November 16 to hear the rest of our recap show of Fun Fun Fun Fest X!!! Below is the schedule of interviews!
Monday November 16 (All Times CST)
FFFX Recap Show: 9-11 AM (Broncho / The Charlatans)
1-3 PM (Doomtree / Rozwell Kid)
3-5 PM (Andrew Jackson Jihad / Ringo Deathstarr)
Tuesday November 17 (All Times CST)
The Revelry Report: 5-7 PM (Neon Indian)
7-8 PM (Bayonne)
Hip-Hop Show: 10 PM - Midnight (Afrika Bambaataa)
Murder by Death & Peaches interviews TBD, keep in tune!
