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IndianGiver — Plafond EP

If you were to peruse the “About” section of IndianGiver’s Facebook page, you’ll notice how the instruments attributed to each of the Oklahoma City band’s five members are described with downright flippancy: Dylan Jordan plays “sticks & animal skins,” while Jazzton Rodriguez earns his keep with “shanties & loud noises,” and so on.
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Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service

Few indie bands have had the impact on current music that The Postal Service has. Even fewer have done so with only one album.
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Big Worm — Bench All-Stars

Fans of the comedy classic Friday may recognize the name Big Worm, but the Big Worm behind Bench All-Stars is rooted not in South Central L.A., but on the streets of Oklahoma City.
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Code 22 — Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!

The guys of Oklahoma City’s Code 22 seem like a likable group of fellas. Their latest release, Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!, is likable enough as well — so likable that on first listen, I took its clean, acoustic sound and clear, unstressed vocals as an alternative praise-and-worship band.
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Eureeka — Polysynthetic Fields

It’s always refreshing to hear music that embraces its own eccentricity, yet presents it in an accessible and meek fashion. Eureeka — the Norman-based duo of Jordan Vargas and Devin Wahl — has tapped into this rarified air on its self-released EP, Polysynthetic Fields.
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In which a podcaster drunk-dials a rock star.

Stephen Carradini July 13th, 2011  

No Fun Intended’s live podcast Thursday at The 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 N.W. 51st, has scored one hot guest: The Flaming Lips’ ringmaster, Wayne Coyne.

It started when Ryan Drake, who runs the podcast with Allan Pellegrin, mentioned Coyne in a tweet.

“I think it was around the time he joined Twitter,” Drake said. “I don’t think he knew how to use Twitter, and he accidentally followed me because I said something about him.”

Several tweet conversations later, Coyne agreed to a podcast interview.

Well, in principle. Then it fizzled out until Drake ran into Coyne at The Drunken Fry and scored his number.

“I’ve drunk-dialed him so many times,” said Drake, who has expanded from initial drunken podcasts into stand-up comedy. That’s why Drake told Coyne the live interview needed to be on a Thursday, when OKC Comedy has a standing Speakeasy gig.

Although it wasn’t yet spring, July 14 was the first date that both No Fun Intended guys and Coyne were available. In the meantime, No Fun Intended kept busy interviewing people like rapper Johnny Polygon and comedian Rob Delaney. The podcast currently sits at approximately 2,000 listeners, although Thursday’s interview with Coyne could raise that.

Aside from the Q-and-A, the 8:30 p.m. event includes music from Deerpeople and comedy by BradChad Porter. Admission is free.

For more information, call 463-0470. —Stephen Carradini

 
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