Yes, Inferno: Plugged In Session

Shaking up the studios with their unique blend of atmospheric fills and abrupt rhythm transitions, this four-man instrumental band brought it all together with a set that showcased their style and personality.

Don't forget to listen in for Yes Inferno Plugged In Session happening tonight during Live&Local, at 10 pm!

Encore airing will be happening Saturday at 2am.

Yes, Inferno is: Richard Garcia -- Guitar
Cisco Garcia -- Guitar
Ernst Bredvad -- Drums
Chris Saenz -- Bass

 The Plugged In Sessions are a production of KRTU San Antonio's Indie Overnight, playing weirdo indie rock, both local and national, every night from 10pm-5am at 91.7FM More info on the Plugged In Sessions, including full audio and interview content from the Yes, Inferno session is available at indie.krtu.org. And at: http://krtu917fm.bandcamp.com/

Dark Planes - KRTU Plugged In Session

released 24 January 2013
In the esteemed tradition of the Trashmen, the Stooges, and every other band of punks bashing out 3-chord at obscene volumes, Dark Planes have all too willingly filled a void in SA's scene for skuzzed-up garage rock. Though still roughly a year into playing together, the band has come far from their early noise-rock work-outs, which typically consisted of leader John Mata making up lyrics (and occasionally songs) on the spot, while his band-mates thrashed out whatever seemed to make sense behind. Their KRTU performance sees the band locking in to an impressive set of all original songs (save the last one), while still maintaining enough of the mayhem necessary to making this sound work.

Listen through the full session below, and tune in to the full Plugged In session w/ exclusive tracks and interview content with the band this Thursday at 10pm on Live and Local.


Dark Planes is:
John Mata - Vocals/Guitar
Carlos Herrera - Farfisa/Keys
Dale Johnson - Bass
Kory Cook - Drums/Vocals

Engineered and Produced By:
Emilio Alvarez, Brooks Bailey, Kelsea Honiker-Yarbrough and J.D. Swerzenski

Filmed and Edited by:
Julia Jaross, Maria Valenzuela and Emilio Alvarez

Cover Photo By:
J.D. Swerzenski

The KRTU Plugged In Sessions are a production of KRTU Indie Overnight and the students of Trinity University's Audio Production course. More information on sessions is available at krtu-indie@trinity.edu.

Third Root - Plugged In Session

It's been only a year or so since the duo of Easy-Lee Peters (of the Mojoe Family Band) and Mexican Stepgrandfather (also known in the hallways of UTSA as Dr. Marco Cervantes) formed Third Root, and dammit if they haven't been busy since. After the release of their acclaimed debut Stand For Something, the band immediately moved forward into new territory, sharpening their politically and culturally minded message. Our session catches the dynamic duo between releases, digging into some of Stand for Something's most choice material, and honing tracks from their soon to be released mixtape Mind Elevation.

Listen in to the full session below, and keep your calendar marked for the Plugged In Debut this Thursday at 10pm, along with the Mind Elevation Release Party, happening this Sunday.



Third Root is:
MC: Easy-Lee Peters
MC: Mexican Step-Grandfather
DJ: Chicken George
Percussion: Jai Roots
Trumpet: Karl "KC" Centeno

Audio Engineered and Produced By:
Julia Jaross, Evan Cofer, Noemi Rangel, Emilio Alvarez and J.D. Swerzenski

Filmed and Edited by:
Davis Alcorn, Kelsea Honiker-Yarbrough, Emilio Alvarez & J.D. Swerzenski

Cover Photo By:
J.D. Swerzenski

The KRTU Plugged In Sessions are a production of KRTU Indie Overnight and the students of Trinity University's Audio Production course. More information on sessions is available at krtu-indie@trinity.edu.

Last Nighters: Plugged In Session

The Last Nighters were led by Rob Fernandez, lead vocalist and guitar player. Providing synths, keys, and vocals was Niem Harris, which truly gave the band a more electronic sound. Meanwhile, Kendall Marryman handled solely guitar, and Jeremiah Morales brought powerful simultaneous drums and vocals. All these sounds were then beautifully complimented by Nick Federico, who provided bass and more vocals. Mike, a friend of the band, tagged along for some photography of the session.

Listen to all 8-tracks the band laid down during the session, and tune in Thursday Night at 10pm during Live & Local to catch the debut of the Last Nighters full Plugged In Session, including exclusive interview content with the band.



Last Nighters Are:
Rob Fernandez: Guitar/Vocals
Niem Harris: Keyboards/Vocals
Kendall Marryman: Guitar
Jeremiah Morales: Bass/Vocals
Nick Federico: Drums

Engineered and Produced By:
Kelsea Honiker-Yarbrough, Davis Alcorn, Emilio Alvarez and J.D. Swerzenski

Session Filmed By:
Daniel Garrick and Evan Cofer

Floor Manager:
Alec Cudmore

Cover Photo By:
Noemi Rangel

More information on KRTU Plugged In Sessions is at: indie.krtu.org or by emailing jswerzen@trinity.edu

Carly Garza - Plugged In Session

Rising singer songwriter Carly Garza made a stop through KRTU's Studio B, Bringing with her a handful of originals and one unexpected cover. Despite having played publicly for less than a year leading up to the set, Garza's beautifully rich voice and budding songwriting talent were on full display throughout.

Full Session w/ Interview:

Carly Garza: Vocals, Ukelele, Guitar, Looping 

Recorded By; Noemi Rangel, Evan Cofer, Julia Juross. Alec Cudmore, Kelsea Honiker-Yarbrough, Daniel Garrick, Brooks Bailey, Davis Alcorn, Maria Valenzuela, and J.D. Swerzenski 

Mixed By: Maria Valenzuela and J.D. Swerzenski 

The KRTU Plugged In Sessions are a production of KRTU Indie Overnight and the students of Trinity University's Audio Productioncourse. More information on sessions is available at krtu-indie@trinity.edu.

Pillow Talk: Plugged In Session

Led by Jerid Reed Morris on vocals and acoustic guitar, and featuring Nick Richman on Slide Guitar,
Zach Almaguer at the Banjo, and Rudy Villarreal on a customized kit featuring a suitcase kick-drum, Pillow Talk brought their freaky folk styling through our studios, laying down a handful of tracks culled from their past few releases.


We've got the debut Pillow Talk's Plugged In Session happening tonight during Live&Local, 10pm sharp!
Encore airing will be happening Saturday at 2am.

Individual tracks from the Plugged In Session

Trip the Light: Plugged In Session

After lugging his gear half-way across town (by bus and on foot no less), space case Anthony Burchell brought his Trip the Light project up to our studios to lay down a handful of tracks from his latest EP Galactic. Armed with only a lap-top, drum machine, and a Yamaha keyboard pulled straight from your elementary school music class, Burchell wasted no time in blasting into interstellar overdrive during his 5-song set.

We'll be debuting the full session w/ interviews with Anthony this Thursday at 10pm during Live & Local. For now, video of the session, some pics, and a handy Bandcamp EP of all the tracks we recorded, just in case you need a soundtrack for your next planetarium visit.



Stream the full Plugged In Session including interviews w/ Trip the Light


ORION:



HIGGS:

Deer Vibes: Plugged In Session

Deer Vibes describe themselves as experimental indie rock. They have added to this avant-garde sound by incorporating other instruments, such as brass and strings. Michael Carrillo aka Mikey Vibe is the brainchild of this hypnotic, sometimes 9-piece band. Deer Vibes came to Indie Overnight to lay down some old and new tracks with current (a word they use loosely) members Allison:Vocals, Stephen:Trumpet, Richelle:Trombone, Alex:Bass, Isaac:Guitar, Devin:Guitar, and Eddie:Drums.

Check out the debut of Deer Vibes' full Plugged In Session coming up this Thursday at 10pm during Live & Local w/ Kevin Sanchez. To hold you until then, get acquainted with these track highlights and videos shot during their in-studio performance.



Listen through the full Plugged In Session including interviews w/ the Band


Capo 4/Furious Styles:


Paper:

Plugged In Sessions: Chris Maddin

Our bud Chris Maddin stopped in to perform a few tracks and test pilot the addition of video to Plugged In. Get ready, AV nerds.

The Rich Hands - Plugged In Session

Recorded 5/28/2012




Easily the best thing to come from the Northwest Side since the guy who created Spongebob Squarepants, young-buck garage rockers The Rich Hands rolled through the studios to blaze through a set of their latest  ear-bleedingly loud material. Listen or download individual tracks from the session below, and catch the full session w/ interview content with the band during Live and Local on-air at 10pm and this Saturday at 1am.

Nicolette Good - Plugged In Session

Recorded: 3/8/12
Singer-Songwriter Extraordinaire Nicolette Good returns for her second Plugged-In Session, this time bringing in an expanded line-up and to debut a handful of new tracks set to appear on her full-length: Monarch. Nicolette Good: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals Jesse Bashum: Electric Guitar Chris Guerra: Keyboards Eric: Bass Chuck Kerr: Drums

Full Plugged-In Session w/ Interview Content:

No Future: Plugged In Session

Recorded: 3/8/12


The newly re-christened No Future (formerly Leatherbag) made a stop by Studio B to lay down a fistful of road-tested tracks, polished during their recent tour of dive bars and seedy honky-tonks across the south. Equal parts Nick Lowe and the Trashmen, Randy - guitar, vocals, Drew - bass, & Dan - drums thrashed though a set that included surf, punk, pop, and classic garage. They did their best to whip up enough racket to cause a noise ordinance violation, and in the process, we got some pretty stellar recordings. Listen through some of the individual tracks below, download the whole Bandcamp session, and be sure to listen out for the debut of No Future's Plugged-In Session this Thursday at 10pm on Live & Local.

Full Plugged-In Session w/ Interview Content:

Plugged-In Session: Buttercup

Recorded: 3/5/12



Emerging after a nearly year-long slow down in activity, the boys of Buttercup--Erik Sanden, Joe Reyes, and Odie--graced our studios for several hours to record a handful of tracks from their massive back-catalog and chat about everything from Wayne Coyne to their feelings on Minnesota. Listen through 8 of those tracks below, all utilizing the band's newfound power trio acoustic format, and check out the full Plugged-In session featuring interview content Thursday night at 10pm.



Full interview:

Plugged In Session: The Texas Weather

The Texas Weather, a San Antionio band with a very hard name to google, is part local folk musician Merykid and part Polysmith Fusion (aka Mike Randolph). With Merykid on guitar and Randolph on the theramin, The Texas Weather packs a pych-folk punch that sounds quite unlike anything else on the San Antonio music scene.



Tune in this Thursday night at 10pm to hear our Plugged-In Session with The Texas Weather!


Full interview:

Plugged-In Session: Piñata Protest

Late last year, San Antonio's Latin punk rock group Piñata Protest graced us with their presence for a Plugged-In session.



Piñata Protest has cleverly coined the term “punk rock-y-roll" to describe their sound. The San Antonio Current has claimed them to be “one of the most original forces on the local music scene.” The sound of their accordion has been likened to the what the bagpipes have done for the Dropkick Murphys. The bagpipes of the Dropkick Murphys is fitting to Boston's Irish culture in the same way the accordion in Piñata Protest wraps something quintessentially San Antionian into their punk rock sound.

The group features Alavaro del Norte on vocals and accordion, JJ Martinez on drum and vocals, Matt Cazares on guitar, and Marcus Carares on bass.

See below to experience Piñata Protest's unique sound:

The Hawks (of the Holy Rosary)

Recorded 2/28/2011

The Mighty Hawks (of the Holy Rosary) brought a bunch of rough and ready garage punk tunes to the studio, many which should be featured on their as yet unreleased debut.

Track Listing:

1. Be Not Afraid

2. Easy Peasy

3. Please Don't Let me Fudge My Way to the Top

4. Snakes and Hawks

5. First Punch

6. BFF

Opening Interview/Be Not Afraid


Please Don't Let Me Fudge My Way to the Top


BFF

Henry + the Invisibles

Recorded 8/22/2010

SA's own one-man phunk band dropped by the KRTU studios to lay down some tracks from his latest EP. Henry and the Invisibles creates his unique sound through a complex web of live loops of his voice, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion and other random objects such as coffee cans, chairs and water jugs. The end result: this one-man band sounds like a 5-piece funk band!

Track Listing:

1. Yo Future

2. Power of Ten

3. My Love is For You

4. Up and Over

5. Soulshaker

Video from the Show:

Dig local music? Then don't forget to tune in to KRTU Thursday nights at 10 to hear our Live and Local show!

Marcus Rubio and the Gospel Choir of Pillows Plugged-In Session

Marcus Rubio and the Gospel Choir of Pillows was started some time in 2006 by, you might be able to guess this yourself, Marcus Rubio. Last week we aired the Plugged-In session for Rubio's latest project, Ominous Omnibus. Well, if you liked that sound, here's where you can explor it's beginnings. Even before The Gospel Choir of Pillows project, Rubio had been active in the San Antonio music scene-- playing shows at his local neighborhood swimming pool when he was 13, and eventually joining forces with Bedland Records producer Joe Reyes to release two LPs, My Head Blew Up (And Turned Into The Sky) in 2005 and Rhapsody in Plaid in 2006. Then, The Gospel Choir of Pillows released it's first LP, The Life of Pillows, in 2007, which was followed by the conceptual album Oceanic Tremors in 2008.



Rubio cites "String, Horn, and Woodwind Arrangments, Minimalism, Chromaticism, Ligeti, Latin/Tropical Grooves, certain amounts of twang, Will Oldham, David Grubbs, Jandek, unabashed noise, POWERelectronics, all things featuring the words "Jim O'Rourke", Underground Rap, Paul Simon, Calypso, Power-Pop" as musical influences for this project. As can be expected, such a motley group of influences yields a diverse and interesting sound for The Gospel Choir of Pillows.

HERE you can find the audio for our Plugged-In Session with Marcus Rubio and the Gospel Choir of Pillows. Enjoy!

Ominus Omnibus Plugged-In Session

For this week's Plugged-In session, we are featuring the latest Marcus Rubio outfit, Ominous Omnibus.



Ominous Omnibus is a drone/folk project featuring Marcus Rubio, Hanna Campbell and Jackson Floyd. 

Their sound is shaped by their love for open tunings, droning electronics, sparse orchestration, and vocal harmonies. The group was started last year by Rubio and Campbell, who quickly enlisted the help of Floyd, a long-time collaborator with Rubio. 

Tune in at 10pm to hear the latest project of San Antonio's teen prodigy all grown up.

Black Magic and the Full Exposé

Here's some info on the band we'll be featuring in this week's Plugged In session: Black Magic and the Full Exposé.



Black Magic and the Full Exposé is comprised of the five lovely local musicians pictured above, Alex Wash, Carly Garza, Andrew Maley, Chuck Kerr, and Ryan Teter. Something I love about music in this day and age is that bands have the tendency to create their own sound, and thus invent a new genre with it's own colorful name. The group has deemed themselves to be part of the "whorehouse rock" genre... if you don't know what that means, then you'll have to tune into the session to find out!

We'll air the Plugged In session this Thursday night at 10pm, as always. Be sure to tune in!


Also, on a side note: you may have heard that Girls and Unknown Mortal Orchestra are coming to play at the White Rabbit in March. We may or may not have tickets to give away to this show! Stay connected to all of our social media outlets to find out when you can win tickets to this siq show.