Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Russ

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Photo by Ellyson Ortega

First time headliner Russ was the last to perform at the 2019 Mala Luna Festival. Russ is known to engineer and produce his own music. He kicked off his electric performance with “The Flute Song” and other songs such as “Pull The Trigger,” “Ride Slow” and “Wife You Up.” Russ also sang his hit songs “Missin’ You Crazy,” “What You Want” and “Losing Control.” Additionally, for the first time in his career, Russ performed his latest hit song, “BEST ON EARTH,” featuring BIA. The crowd was in tune with Russ as he talked about San Antonio and how much love the city has given him throughout the years. He even mentioned he’ll be back in San Antonio when he tours for his third album, leaving his fans anxiously awaiting his return.

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About the Contributor
Ellyson Ortega, Photographer

Ellyson is a third-year sociology major. He’s the distribution manager for The Paisano, and he’s also spent three semesters as an assistant photo editor. He started at The Paisano in the fall of 2017, eager to learn as much as he could as a photographer. During his time at The Paisano, he’s taken pictures of many basketball and football games, places, events and festivals. Whenever he’s not at The Paisano, you can catch him at the gym, watching anime, watching his favorite basketball team play (the San Antonio Spurs), reading books or with his friends he calls “fiends."