KVRX Blog

October 19, 2026

Alan Holmquist was loudly strumming his guitar in his dorm room when childhood best friends vocalist Cogan McBride and drummer Tomas Gerlach heard him across the hall. Used to writing …

October 15, 2026

The festival is delayed today, as am I. While cleanup crews scramble to consolidate the muddied wasteland of Zilker park into manageable heaps, I scramble to figure out how to …

October 6, 2026

Weekend One of ACL 2026 is certainly one for the books. Affectionately deemed "Mudfest", this first leg of the festival proved that although tempestuous weather may dampen Zilker park, it …

October 5, 2026

Sheets of rain splinter-splash over plastic-sheet wrapped patrons, packed tight together under hydrophobic polyester. Grey. Utterly. Contrasted sharply by tie-dye sparkle glimmers and golden pashminas—frays wet and hanging. I am …

March 21, 2026

During SXSW this past spring, DJ Hippiestank and DJ Swirly had the chance to talk to a local student band, In The Shade, right before they played an unofficial SXSW …