CONCERT RECAP: Pecos and the Rooftops’ Victory Lap Tour Comes Home to Cook’s Garage

The band was on fire and rose to the occasion of their hometown show. They breezed through a 90-minute set nearly effortlessly.

WBB: Bre’Amber Scott’s fifth straight 20-point game propels Texas Tech past No. 25 Texas 68-64

The Texas Tech women’s basketball team got its first home Big 12 victory of the season after defeating No. 25 Texas 68-64. The Lady Raiders improved to 15-4 (3-3 Big 12), and Texas dropped to 13-6 (4-2 Big 12). The Lady Raiders jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. Guard Tatum Veitenheimer completed a three-point […]

NFL: 2023 Super Wild Card Weekend review

The 2023 NFL Super Wild Card Weekend was one the best weekends of playoff football in recent memory. This year’s Wild Card round saw a historic comeback, a clutch 98-yard touchdown by a defensive end and a lot more postseason wackiness. Here is a brief recap and review of all six games. NFC: (7) SEA […]

MBB: Shorthanded Texas Tech loses overtime heartbreaker to Oklahoma

In February 2021, Texas Tech men’s basketball lost three games in a row. In February and March of 2020, Tech men’s basketball lost two home games in a row. In January 2015, Tech men’s basketball started Big 12 play 0-3. Neither of these things happened again until Saturday night when a depleted Red Raider squad […]

YEAR END LIST: Andrew’s Top 15 Festival Sets of 2022

Merry what day is it between Christmas and New Years, let’s keep these list things rolling. In 2022, I attended 4 big festivals, Innings Fest in Tempe, Arizona, KOKE Fest in Hutto, Texas, the first weekend of Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas, and JAB Fest right here in Lubbock. With that comes a lot […]

Football: Texas Tech pounds Ole Miss in Texas Bowl, Shough announces return

“Texas is West Texas,” Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire said after the Texas Bowl win, repeating the “it’s all West Texas” mantra that’s been on billboards and become a saying around Texas Tech. Exactly one year ago, Texas Tech football ended the 2021 season with a 35-7 win in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl over […]

YEAR END LIST: Andrew’s Top 10 Concerts of 2022

What’s up friends, welcome to list season. I don’t know how many of these I’m going to do but it’s getting to the point where it’s now or never on these lists so let’s kick it off with a fun one! Before I started an official position writing and taking pictures for this station, I […]

Album Review: “Pray 4 Tomorrow” by Dumb

When I first heard this album, I was immediately transported to some small room in a house with a stage, listening to one of the bands opening for a friend. This album feels so purely garage-rock that anybody who’s been to a house show or has friends in music, will immediately recognize the sound. They’re […]

Album Review: “The Organic Band” by Babe Rainbow

This year, Babe Rainbow released their fifth studio album, The Organic Band. This album is full of all the classic elements of a psychedelic jazz album and blends funky guitar grooves with ethereal vocals, a common practice in their music. The album opens with the song “Inner Space,” infused with a 70s psychedelic rock sound […]

Album Review: “Myself in the Way” by Turnover

The fifth studio album by the four-piece rock group “Turnover” introduces new sounds to the band and shows off their evolution throughout the years. This album is much more synth-heavy than previous albums like “Peripheral Vision” which relies more heavily on a garage-rock, borderline punk sound. Songs like “Ain’t Love Heavy” on this album employ […]