table of contents meet a board member apurva swami (pg 1) kurt vile and dino- saur jr. review by chloe (pg 2) cozy show artist bios (pg 4) horoscopes (pg 5) dear evan hansen review by harrison (pg 6) playlist by harish and nat (pg 8) meet a board member apurva swami what’s your role in ktru? i’m a djd! i hire and train new djs where are you from? houston! specifically, i’m from the southwest suburb of sugar land how are you feeling? im alright! ready for this semester to be over though how’d you get involved with ktru? i met varsha who does the navrang show when my dad did a concert for ktru. she asked me if i wanted to help out with navrang so i did what are your interests/hobbies/dreams/ fears/etc? lets get into it i like to read (anything!) and i enjoy playing video games. my only fear? bad vibes what are you listening to now? i’ve been obsessed with interpol lately and started getting into muse and modern base- ball! what is your spirit muffin? apple cinnamon dinosaur jr. + kurt vile at the white oak music hall (november 9, 2019) by chloe liebenthal dinosaur jr. are he played. bassist lou among the most iconic barlow and drummer alternative rock bands, murph’s equally import- combining the catchy ant rhythm section con- melodies of classic rock stantly propelled the with the off-kilter inten- songs forward, provid- sity of the 80s sst re- ing a melodic groove to cords scene where they hits like “start choppin’” got their start decades and crushing heavi- ago. powered by a veri- ness to the band’s more table wall of amplifiers, aggressive material, the band tore through such as the fan favor- a set loaded with clas- ites “mountain man” sics like “feel the pain” and “sludgefeast”. by and “freak scene”; many the end of the show, i audience members had felt that i’d gained an been fans since the 80s entirely new apprecia- and sang along with the tion for one of my fa- band’s leader, j mas- vorite bands, although cis. with almost every the sheer volume levels song featuring a lengthy made me glad that guitar solo, mascis’ i had earplugs! just legendary guitar skills weeks after their hous- were on full display. he ton show, dinosaur jr. transitioned effortlessly announced that they’re between gentler ballads working on a new al- and chaotic, noisy songs bum. after seeing the from the band’s earli- energy and skill that er punk years, brining they bring to their live an unparalleled sense performances, my ex- of melodicism and dy- pectations are high! namics to every note after dinosaur back” before leading jr.’s hour-long set, kurt the violators through vile and his backing one last extended jam. band, the violators, although it seemed that took the stage. dino- a large portion of the saur jr. would be a dif- audience was there for ficult act for anybody dinosaur jr., vile’s witty, to follow, but wisely, laid-back songs seemed vile made no attempt to win just about ev- to out-rock them. in- erybody over. his last stead, his unique blend album, bottle it in, was of folk-rock, grunge, and released last year, and psychedelia was an ef- i look forward to seeing fective contrast to the where his music goes all-out sonic mayhem next! that ended the previ- ous set. playing acous- tic and electric guitar, as well as banjo, vile performed hits from throughout his de- cade-long career, such as “pretty pimpin” and “wakin on a sunny day”. the violators provided diverse instrumenta- tion, including synthe- sizer and saxophone, to vile’s rambling songs, which often ran as long as ten minutes. between songs, vile joked around with the audience and discussed his heartfelt lyrics. for his encore, he pulled j mascis back onstage to play guitar courtesy white oak music hall on the deep cut “hunch- cozy show artist bios lomelda if you were to ask hannah read what lomelda means, you’d probably end up with some kind of non-answer and a new topic. it is a guarded secret reserved for those who really pry. it is a high school attempt at describing something vast and powerful yet uniquely quiet and com- plex. and it is ever-changing. lomelda is about memory, intimacy, and the tragedies of distance. as a band, it has appeared in several forms over the years, but always, to hannah, lomelda has been about discovering friendship and connection. close collaborators have become closer friends. and when you see lomelda, when you hear it, it is apparent that hannah cares deeply about the connec- tion made with the people on stage, the connection with you. anti-lilly anti-lilly is a hip-hop artist out of houston, tex- as known for his honesty and thought provoking rhymes. just turning 25, he’s released 5 projects since 2013 with his most recent being “its nice outside” with frequent collaborator and producer phoniks. they first came together in 2014 with the project “sto- ries from the brass section” which have both been well received to underground acclaim. anti has been featured on publications such as 2dopeboyz, booth, xxl, respect, the source, and many more. with over 130,000 streams on spotify a month, over 500,000 views on youtube and also on soundcloud. anti hopes to continue to build his following and travel the world with his music. horoscopes an astrology holiday gift guide written by someone who has bangs so you know it’s good gift them... aquarius - a single tear pisces - a costco sized pack of veggie straws, no not the ranch ones, don’t be an idiot aries - the number of that hot cashier at trader joes who gave them a free pack of dried mango, that shit is expensive taurus - a life size cut out of jeff goldblum to be placed by the front door gemini - a disney + subscription to watch all the vintage hannah montana episodes and what no i’m not crying cancer - their two front teeth leo - a really shitty mixtape that you put literally zero thought into because your life’s been crazy we get it and gift giving is materialistic and not sustainable okay fine virgo - 457 baby goats ahhhhhhhhh libra - a set of butterfly temporary tattoos scorpio - a mini giraffe pillow pet sagitarrius - a set of ikea steak knives capricorn - just do them a solid and cover their ktru shift its friday at 1 pm i know you don’t have class and it would meet a lot to me uwu thanks dear evan hansen review by harrison lorenzen it’s not often follows the life of the you find such an ele- titular character evan gant balance between hansen as he finally comedy, love and a gets what he’s always heart-wrenching grief wanted: a chance to fit in the aftermath of sui- in. starting as a qui- cide. “dear evan han- et outsider and being sen,” stopping in hous- thrown into the lime- ton along its 50-city light by a lost letter national tour, opened and an accidental lie, tuesday, nov. 12 to a evan finds love, fam- sold-out house at the ily, friends, and hap- hobby center. the cast piness that he never brought such emo- dreamed he’d have. tion to the stage that while fighting with his they held the entire conscience over the lie audience’s undivided that he has built, evan attention throughout learns more about him- the performance. from self than he knew he intense sadness to ex- could. the show brings pertly placed comedy, viewers along on the the actors navigated rollercoaster of emo- the constantly shifting tions that evan and his material with ease and community, along with flair. his family and friends, experience following based on the book the suicide of his fel- by steven levenson, low outsider, connor “dear evan hansen” murphy. the set was mini- broadway star mal, with a variety of stephen christopher pieces being brought anthony perfectly em- on and off to create the bodies evan, from his spaces, but the pos- awkward conversations sibilities are endless to anxious twitches. with the assortment of apart from his acting, projections and screens anthony’s voice dom- utilized throughout. inated in the theater. with something for from quiet thoughtful everyone to learn and moments to his larg- enjoy, “dear evan han- est belting phrases, his sen” is a must-see emotions brought tears show if you ever have to the eyes of every the opportunity. audience member in sarofim hall. for more broad- way show updates, oscar, grammy, tune into my ktru spe- tony, and golden globe cialty show “showstop- award-winning song- pers” weekly on mon- writers benj pasek and days from 11 a.m. to justin paul wrote beau- noon on air and online tiful songs to accentu- at ktru.org. ate the emotions of the characters throughout. when the entire cast convenes, accompanied by the beautiful har- monies from orchestra- tor alex lacamoire, the songs are hauntingly beautiful, capturing evan at his best and worst moments. courtesy harrison lorenzen the complete holiday playlist, brought to you by harish krishnamoorthy 1. bodies by drowinging pool - the quintessen- tial holiday song 2. grandma got run over by a reindeer - a more edgy song; may be too explicit for younger lis- teners 3. complicated by avril lavigne - just a really heckin’ good song playlist: get in the holi- day spirit with some tunes ..