First General Meeting This Wednesday

Submitted by jinxella on January 23, 2012, 7:14 pm

This Wednesday, the 25th of January, we will be having the First General Meeting of the year! We have a lot to talk about: the Texas Student Media survey is coming up and we need to spread the word about KVRX, we have been doing successful remotes around campus, we've got Pledge Drive and SXSW and concerts coming up. The meeting is mandatory for current DJs and open to anyone who is interested in being a DJ or volunteering at the station. See you there! 7pm, January 25, BUR 112.

KVRX artist hour tonite -- HARVEY MILK

Submitted by rayray on January 21, 2012, 6:52 pm

tune in at 10pm for the artist hour which tonite will showcase the southern rock miserablism of harvey milk. every craggy facet of the band will be explored, from crushing dirge to bell bottom bombast to sad-hearted gossamer. DON'T MISS IT.

The Alabama Shakes

Submitted by sillysamh on January 19, 2012, 2:45 pm

On October 22nd, I took a trip back in time. After being referred to this group by Aquarium Drunkard, I took a listen and was instantly captivated by Athens, AL natives The Alabama Shakes. Although their recordings are a force to be reckoned with, seeing this band live is best way to fully comprehend the nostalgic energy and southern grandiosity that the Shakes bring to the table. The first impression is quickly made by frontwoman Brittany Howard, whs' howls, yelps, and sporadic guitar work serve to clearly define the bands sound. The amount of energy and soul she pours into her performance is clear when she finishes each song sweat-soaked and out of breath. The Shakes are by no means defined by Howard alone though, as she is backed by an extremely tight group of musicians, who play with the tightness and swagger of a classic R&B group (kind of like a humble version of the Dap-Kings). Point being, this show will definitely sell out, and I sure as hell want to be there.

RUST on KVRX tonight at midnight cst

Submitted by Laura on January 17, 2012, 10:02 am

Austin metal band RUST will be making a live in-studio appearance on Equilibria Radio tonight at midnight cst. RUST plays a crushing blend of Southern/doom/sludge metal and will release their first full-length album, The Hate, on January 21. Tune in tonight to hear tracks from that album as well as a live in-studio interview.

Catch RUST live this Saturday, January 21, at the Dirty Dog Bar. Also playing: haarp, Mala Suerte, Turbid North. RSVP on Facebook here.

Up All Night Sports With Scott

Submitted by SRStars on January 10, 2012, 2:58 am

3-4am tonight/this morning, host of Sports With Schmucks Scott Robbins helps your insomnia with the latest in the world of sports. Tune in!

Cave - Neverendless

Reviewed on December 24, 2011 by Joe Aragon. Genre: Rock

The Chicago group Cave return here with some trademark psych jamming. They exhibit here a pounding sound that takes influence from krautrock in particular, but also post-punk, post-rock, and prog. The whole thing is covered in a psychedelic glaze of overdriven amps, wah pedals, and hard-charging rhythms. Cave wisely rely less on the tired instrumental rock formula of loud-quiet-loud and instead go for a loud-louder-loudest formula that leads to a consistent energy build-up on tracks like opener “WUJ” and closer “OJ”. Their song structures are also consistently building, making tracks like the 14-minute “This Is The Best” much more exciting than the latest opus from yesterday’s post-rock titans. Cave have created a unique sound for themselves, something that’s become a harder feet to pull off nowadays in the instrumental rock landscape. This record’s not perfect, as things do tend to ramble (as is to be expected on a 5-track full-length), but it’s a very solid effort from a very good band.

Wooden Wand - My Week Beats Your Year

Reviewed on November 23, 2011 by Travis Bubenik. Genre: Country/Folk, *Heavy Rotation*

James Jackson Toth returns, or has always been here, recording these tracks in lonesome sundown evenings alone or with maybe a pet or a bottle as companions between 2000 and 2010. This is the type of record (like his refuge-seeking songs on "Born Bad") that reveals Toth's coherent conception of low-down, lo-fi folk in its starkest form. Light electric meanderings hang out with late night strummers and Toth sings himself right out of the songs. "Sloppy Drunk" is the essential; booze and reminiscing on the blue yodeler. "Tribulation Fear" (also appearing on Toth's forthcoming release with the Kentucky-based Good Saints) should be sung at every campfire, every time. "I Feel Like Emmett Kelly" is a song that mentions feeling like Emmett Kelly and "sweeping up the spotlights", which is really really awesome. "I Feel Like a Blade of Grass" talks on playing "a little ball high school" and then the road turned to a ribbon of "electrical tape in the cold black rain." Every nuance of these songs are quotable. Recommended for those evenings.

Carolee - EP 1

Reviewed on November 18, 2011 by Ben Cox. Genre: Indie/Alt Rock? *Heavy Rotation*

Alternative Rock is a pretty dangerous label, huh? It's like saying emo: do I mean Drive Like Jehu, or do I mean My Chemical Romance? So with alternative: do I mean Dinosaur Jr., or do I mean Nickelback? Of course, in this case, I mean Dinosaur Jr. Anyway, this girl sent me a demo CD-R with just the first song from this EP on it about a year and a half ago; I thought it was great and played it on my show once, even though it doesn't quite fit my format, then never heard anything else from her and kind of forgot about that song until this EP showed up from local label 12XU. The music here is just under 10 minutes of Dino Jr-like, noisy-but-melodic guitar rock, filled with immediately familiar riffs and delightfully gratifying screeches and feedback. Even when she's emoting, Carolee sounds a bit like she's half asleep and singing from the next room. There are a few calmer moments, like the slower, moodier "Rainout," but I like her most when her guitar won't stop squeling. Sometimes pretty, sometimes jarring, always infectious, "EP 1" is like a more mainstream-sounding counterpart to Dino Jr-loving contemporaries like Milk Music., and anyone who thinks great rock music can't be easily accessible is just fuming 'cause they can't write a fucking rock song. I bet this girl wasn't even alive when the first Dinosaur Jr. record came out. Well, neither was I. Mastered by Bob Weston for MAXIMUM early 90s cred.

Cruddy - Negative World

Reviewed on November 23, 2011 by Annie. Genre: TX Punk, *So Heavy Rotation*

Yes. Please ignore the misleading band name because this album seriously rocks. This is the debut album for the three-piece Austin band, comprised of former/current members of Total Abuse, Serious Traces, Best Fwends and Uppers, and is being released on (Matador co-founder) Gerard Cosloy's recently resurrected 12XU imprint which is also pretty exciting. Anyways, if you want loud, angsty, in your face, yummy punk tracks then this album is for you. Personal favorites include: their cover of Suicide Commando's "Burn It Down", the title track, "Negative World", and the opening track, "Slow News Day."

Final Exam - Final Exam

Reviewed on September 9, 2011 by Ze Houdek. Genre: TX Rock, *Heavy Rotation*

Final Exam, on their self-titled release, sounds like a band that has been around for much longer than one short year. These seasoned pop-rock tunes get stuck in your head quick. They're simple, over-production free, and upbeat as fuck.