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KTRU has won all rounds in the Soundtap Madness tournament to date, but now needs your help to advance to the championship round.  No money is required!  Just a couple of clicks are needed to show your support.  Goto soundtap.com/madness, register and then start listening to KTRU!

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Infinite Apaches

Infinite Apaches

Infinite Apaches are a relatively new five piece who play a definitely psych-rocky mix of pretty much everything good. They told me that their live style is influenced mostly by whoever they’ve been listening to at the time, and I believe it.

These kids get an extra special mention for picking out some exceptional music to play after their set – I let them loose in the library and they came back with Art Blakey, Leonard Cohen, and Roxy Music. Obviously it’s a great sign when a band has unimpeachable taste in music outside of what you might figure to be their genre. Check out these four tracks and see if you can spot how it all comes together.

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Show your love for ktru

Show your love for ktru

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SHIVERING TIMBERS LIVE ON AIR PERFORMANCE TODAY AT 6 PM

Rock group Shivering Timbers will be coming through the station today at 6:00 PM to perform live on the air! Be sure to tune in, you’re not going to want to miss it!

They’ll be playing a show over at Dean’s Credit Clothing at 316 Main today at 11:00 (Show is 18+, sorry kiddos!)

Their haunting, fuzzy garage sound is something we really enjoy here at KTRU, and their music is available for listen on their website.

Deseret

Deseret

From Houston by way of Utah, Whitney Mower fronts Deseret, who dropped by the studio this week to show off some lyrical/musical chops. Dig the slide guitar, subtle phrasing, and the roaring solo in the third track – they have a windy, thoughtful sound. We’re giving you four because they came out so well.

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The GR808 Ticket Giveaway

The GR808 Ticket Giveaway

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Hey guys!

In celebration of hitting over 808 likes on our Facebook Page, we’ll be giving away a whole bunch of tickets to different shows around Houston! These shows all occur in the next few months and are sure to be GREAT.

We’ll start the giveaways tomorrow afternoon at 12:00 PM, staggering the beginnings and ends of each contest. Contests will overlap.

A few rules to remember:

  1. You are allowed to enter into EVERY drawing we run, but you are only allowed to win ONE. This includes on-air contests run during this period.
  2. Entry into any given contest will close 24 hours after it opens (unless otherwise specified).
  3. Winners will be chosen using a random number generator. (random.org)
  4. The more entries we get into these contests, the more tickets we’ll give away to different shows!
  5. Only one entry is permitted for each contest.
  6. The contest will be run through email. Please include your name (first and last) and email when entering, and remember to properly fill the subject line.
  7. Tickets are, unfortunately, non-transferrable.
  8. Entries before and after the contest runs will not be considered.

Thanks for being a fan! Good luck to you all!

-KTRU

To enter to see G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE at Warehouse Live on Friday, 2/8, email [email protected] with “G. Love” in the subject line.

Enter by 12:00 PM on Feb. 6<

To enter to see JUKEBOX THE GHOST at House of Blues on Friday, 2/22, email [email protected] with “Jukebox” in the subject line.

Enter by 1:00 PM on Feb. 6


To enter to see THE XX at House of Blues on Saturday, 2/9, email [email protected] with “xx” in the subject line.

Enter by 3:00 PM on Feb. 6


To enter to see SIGUR ROS at Bayou Music Center on Tuesday, 4/9, email [email protected] with “Sigur” in the subject line.

Enter by 3:30 PM on Feb. 6

 

To enter to see BIG GIGANTIC at House of Blues on Friday, 3/1, email [email protected] with “Gigantic” in the subject line.

Enter by 8:00 PM on Feb. 6

 

To enter to see CRYSTAL CASTLES at House of Blues on Saturday, 4/20, email [email protected] with “Castles” in the subject line.

Enter by 4:00 PM on Feb. 7