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This week's HD Radio Giveaway Winner
Lexie C., from South Main, won an Insignia Portable HD radio, and can now listen to KTRU on their new radio!
You can win one too by entering our weekly contest.
Bang Bangz
Bang Bangz are no strangers to the studio - Mario's been by in a group called Tax The Wolf - but this time they brought a brand new sound to the show. Electronic, ethereal, and danceable, I picked these two tracks from the session to best represent their style. Dig the vocals, and I think the drums are a little more prominent than you'll get from them live.
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KTRU Alternative Study Break || Ticket Giveaways!
Welcome to the last week of classes, everyone!
Sure, we know dead days aren't until next weekend, but when there are so many great shows going on then, why not hold our festivities a little early so you can take in a concert?
KTRU makes for great studying music, anyways.
These contests are open to both Rice students and Houston community members.
We've got tickets to the following shows:
Old Crow Medicine Show at House of Blues - Friday 11/30
Given away:
9 PM Monday 11/26 during the Americana show
8 PM Thursday 11/29 during the Chickenskin show
Of Montreal at Warehouse Live - Monday 12/3
Given away:
3 PM Thursday 11/29
1 PM Friday 11/30
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All at House of Blues - Tuesday 12/4
Given away:
10 PM Tuesday 11/27 during the Vinyl Frontier
5 PM Monday 12/3
How do you win? Simple! Tune in to KTRU at any of these times and the DJ will tell you when you can call in to win tickets! Our phone number is (713)348-5878, so be sure to save it in your phone. Some DJs will be hosting other contests as well, so be sure to keep an ear out for any special challenges!
Check out the facebook event!
This Week's HD Radio Winner
Mario T. , from Castlewood, won an Insignia Portable HD radio, and can now listen to KTRU on their new radio!
You can win one too by entering our weekly contest.
TUESDAY: Bed Moves Live, Manichean tickets, Devin the Dude Tickets, ABN Tickets, and Doughbeezy
Thanksgiving might be on Thursday, but we've got a musical FEAST for you Tuesday night on KTRU!
To kick things off, The Local Show will be on at 8PM with local three-piece Bed Moves performing live in studio. To top that off, we'll be giving away tickets to Manichean's album release show! Be sure to check out their new album, Lovers.
(Unfortunately, Bed Moves had to cancel their appearance tonight. Tickets are still go, though!)
After that, we move into the world of Hip Hop with The Vinyl Frontier. We'll have a glut of tickets to give out. We'll be running contests to see Devin the Dude on Wednesday, and ScoreMore has hooked us up with tickets to the ABN Reunion Tour show in Houston on Saturday.
And if that weren't enough, South East Beast Doughbeezy will be in the station.
All this on KTRU tomorrow night from 8 PM until 1 AM.
Gorge your ears.
Featherface
One of the unexpected benefits of our cramped studio is that it sometimes convinces bands to strip things down a bit and give us an acoustic performance - Featherface delivered just such a set at this session. Typically a four-piece, these songs performed on acoustic guitar and the occasional keyboard deliver uncommon insight into their raw songwriting talents.
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TICKET GIVEAWAY: Rusko @ Warehouse Live on Friday 11/16
Tune in today from 1-5PM for your chance to win tickets to see Rusko at Warehouse Live this Friday!
Call in at (713)348-5878, or be sure to listen in for other contest announcements during the show!
TONIGHT ON KTRU: Giveaways, Local Show, Vinyl Frontier
Today, from 5-8PM we'll be giving away tickets to see Dr. Dog at Warehouse Live TOMORROW (Wed 11/14) EVENING! Tune in and listen to Arias & Tori from 5-7 PM, and Joey & Ian from 7-8PM. We'll be giving away FOUR PAIRS, so be sure to call in at (713)348-5878.
After that it's the Local Show at 8PM. Come listen to music from Texas with emphasis on Houston. Check out past live performances on The Local Show.
And to wrap up the evening from 10PM-1AM, The Vinyl Frontier will be giving you your weekly dose of underground hiphop. This week, we'll be giving away tickets to see Devin the Dude at Warehouse live on 11/21!
Say Girl Say
Say Girl Say are a wholly unique band in Houston right now - dual ukeleles, great harmonies, and a wild percussion variety all sort of combine into an almost tribal sounding set that's almost as much performance art as it is a show. Bands like this with minimal instrumentation and really articulate vocals are some of my favorite to record, I think this set came out exceptionally well. Right here we've got two tracks, Tundra and Sun Flower, listen to these but catch them live for the total experience.
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