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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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Guitar-shredding phenom Marnie Stern delivers high energy


Kevin Bogle June 28th, 2007

Marnie Stern plays the guitar. Not just plays, but destroys it. Super-fast, two-handed, finger-tapping rock guitar lines that prickle the hair on the back of your neck the first ti...

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Marnie Stern plays the guitar. Not just plays, but destroys it. Super-fast, two-handed, finger-tapping rock guitar lines that prickle the hair on the back of your neck the first time you hear it.

Stern is currently on her "Bye Bye iPod!!" summer tour through the United States and United Kindgom, and bringing their brand of propulsive anarchy to The Conservatory on Saturday night.

Previously, all of Stern's shows have been solo with musical backing tracks provided only by her iPod. This time, however, she's ramping things up with a full band.

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"We're doing a good job recreating the album, but more importantly, recreating the presence and the impulsiveness of the record. We're going to keep the energy level really high," Stern said.

The words the New Yorker attaches to her music are "intelligent and cryptic," not surprising given that, while recording, she would visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art weekly to look at Egyptian artifacts. Song titles and lyrics reference Plato, Marcel Duchamp and Arthur Rimbaud.

"This album is a tryst into my world " the movies, music, and art that I like," she said. "Kevin Bogle

 
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