Emily Whitehurst began her career as the frontwoman of punk rock band Tsunami Bomb. Now, she creates electronic pop music through her synth-driven solo project, Survival Guide. Emily recently moved to San Antonio and plans to release her first self-written album this year. Survival Guide joins eight other artists on the lineup for KRTU’s Spring Showcase at Paper Tiger on March 7. Photo by Craig McGreggor.
San Antonio-based chicana punk band Fea formed in 2014 after drummer Phanie Diaz and bassist Jenn Alva left their former project, Girl in a Coma. Lead vocalist Letty Martinez and guitarist Bobby Rivas join Phanie and Jenn to complete the group.
Bassist Jenn Alva is one of the founding members of Fea and formerly a member of Girl in a Coma. Fea is one of 9 groups performing at KRTU’s Spring Showcase at Paper Tiger on March 7. Photo owned by Fea
Rap group Minus Gravity is currently based out of Los Angeles, but each of its members, Mic Apollo, Sir Blaze and Rob Wil, is proudly San Antonian. After recently signing to Capitol Records, the group has recorded heavily in anticipation of their forthcoming EP due early this year. Minus Gravity will be joining eight other artists at KRTU’s Spring Showcase March 7th at Paper Tiger. This interview was broadcasted on KRTU’s Live and Local with Albert Salinas. Photo owned by Minus Gravity/Capitol Records
San Antonio-based rock band The Rich Hands is approaching its ten-year anniversary. Over the past decade, guitarist/vocalist Cody Mauser, bassist Matt Gonzalez, and drummer Nick Ivarra have developed their sound from rough-around-the-edges garage pop to straight-ahead rock and roll. The Rich Hands will be playing at KRTU's Indie Overnight Spring Showcase on March 7th at Paper Tiger. Photo by Wolf Robinson
Sisyfuss, the solo project of local multi-instrumentalist Josh Quijada, combines pop music with the artist's DIY San Antonio roots. Josh has been recording as Sisyfuss since 2017 and recently released the album The New Happiness, for which he wrote, performed, recorded and produced all but one song entirely on his own. Sisyfuss will be playing at KRTU's Indie Overnight Spring Showcase on March 7th at Paper Tiger. Photo by Kathleen Creedon
KRTU and Paper Tiger present the Indie Overnight Spring Showcase. The all-ages concert features Minus Gravity, Fea, Blushing and more. Even better, it's free. Put it in your calendars: March 7th @ Paper Tiger. A full lineup will be released in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more info.
Earlier this year, Albert Salinas took over “Live and Local.” The show had previously been hosted by Jeannette Muniz.
Kathleen Creedon is an intern with KRTU and is currently a junior at Trinity. She’s the photographer and blog master for Indie Overnight.
Welcome to KRTU's Heavy Rotation for the month of December. As each month comes to a close, the KRTU interns share their favorite albums, songs and artists that they've been spinning throughout the month, allowing readers to delve into some groovy tunes of your own. All artists, albums and songs will be linked to their respective streaming services for your listening pleasure.
Illustrations by Julia Poage
Vansire is a Minnesota-based project fronted by Josh Augustin and Samuel Winemiller. The duo released their sophomore album, Angel Youth, in April. Josh is currently studying at Oberlin Conservatory, and Sam is studying architecture at the University of Minnesota.
Dominic Anthony is a junior communication and media studies major at Trinity. He is the music director for Indie Overnight and the host of The Hippie Coffee Hours (Wednesdays 11 p.m.-1 a.m.)
Album art owned by Vansire.
