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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.
05/22/2013 | Comments 0

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.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0

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.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

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.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

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.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0
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Norman group shuns metal-band label


Becky Carman January 29th, 2009

The founding of Norman's Rainbows Are Free was something out of a hip movie scene, wherein guitarist Joey Powell, then working at Guestroom Records in Norman, took notice of Justin Gallas, then a freq...

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nd feels it's best-received at The Deli, a 21-and-over Norman venue "“ the sort of bar that exudes appreciation for rock 'n' roll. The band will perform there 10 p.m. Saturday with The Mean Spirits.

After releasing their self-titled EP last year " "We recorded it to have something to make our MySpace sound better," Powell said " RAF is tentatively planning a record release sometime this year. Probably.

"It'll come out this year. We just don't know when," Gallas said. "We want it to be a good record, clearly. We're not just going to force it out." "Becky Carman

 
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