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Our programming for spring 2013 has ended, so now our eyes are set on the fall semester. That means we’re looking for fresh meat talent. Radio UTD is more than a club, we’re a fundamental facet of UTD student life. Joining us is joining a family; a weird, loud, fun »
You read that right – Radio UTD is now in the smartphone game. Thanks to our Systems Administrator, we now have a fully-functional iOS app available for free in the App Store on iTunes and your iPhone. Previously, our broadcast was only available by accessing this website in a browser, »
Aziz Ansari is a funny, funny man. That’s his job, actually. He started out as a stand-up comic in 2004, followed this with a stint in sketch comedy series Human Giant on MTV, and then landed a lead role in the critically-acclaimed TV series, Parks and Recreation. As busy a »
Pictured above is Holy Moly, one of the 25+ bands that will be playing the second annual Deep Ellum Big Folkin’ Festival. They’re just one of the many great folk music acts that’ll be playing the festival. Also appearing will be William Beckett formerly of The Academy Is…, Parallel Play, »
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have been together for 30 years. I haven’t even been together for that long. To say Cave et al. are familiar with touring would be an understatement; these guys might as well have invented it. Despite (or maybe in spite of) their age, the »
From the moment I saw a tattoo of the state of Alabama on singer Brittany Howard’s arm, I knew she was serious. And after hearing just one of their songs, I knew Alabama Shakes was seriously talented. Their soulful, rhythmic, lyrically-serious-yet-musically-fun brand of Americana received its due recognition and praise »
Coheed & Cambria is one of the biggest names in progressive rock today. Their intricate instrumentation, pop sensibilities, and – perhaps most importantly – headbang-able, ass-kicking nature all back a detailed and fantastic sci-fi saga written by lead singer and songwriter Claudio Sanchez. They’ve once again furthered the story through »
Cotton Jones is a band that blends. Elements from country, folk, psychedelic, indie, and a handful of other genres are all tossed in to a metaphorical blender and the resultant mixture is sung with emotional force and beautiful harmonies from lead singer Michael Nau and wife Whitney McGraw. Beyond that, »
If California’s indie folk troupe the Mountain Goats was a human being, it’d be just over the legal drinking age. Few bands can say that, and even fewer have maintained an identifiable, original sound over the span of two decades and fourteen studio albums. They released their fourteenth, entitled Transcendental »
of Montreal is a well-established rock band at this point. Formed in Athens, Georgia (no, not in Montreal) in 1996, the band is a member of the legendary Elephant 6 collective – a group of indie bands from the 90′s that were well-received and influential. of Montreal has released a »
