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CD reviews

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

VOTD: Samantha Crain returns


Watch a second clip of the Shawnee singer playing a Tulsa elevator.

By Matt Carney March 13th, 2012

The last time Samantha Crain showed up on OKSee, she showcased a simple, friendly pop tune with bubble gum stickiness for Delo Creative’s “Be Nice to Your Kids” series. Now she’s doing a more nuanced number with a much longer title: “The Last Stanchion Goes Belly Up.” Great storytelling here, Sam.

Also worth a shout-out is Penny Hill’s bass playing, which is so casually cool as to warrant smoking a cigarette:



Deerpeople — “Ulysses”
Here’s another BNTYK installment, this one from chaotic Stillwater indie-rock freakazoids Deerpeople. It’s kinda nice to see them outside of those bizarre costumes, just performing for once — not sarcastic; I just honestly didn’t know what a bunch of those dudes looked like:

But yeah, this one’s called “Ulysses” and it showcased some impressive work on the skins from Jordan Bayhylle.



Johnny Polygon — “My Shit”
Tulsa rapper Johnny Polygon sure dresses well for a guy who rides a bike around 24-hour liquor stores:



Shut Up and Play the Hits clip
I. Must. See. This. Film. Chuck Klosterman spends about half this video setting up a question:



Skrillex — “Bangarang”
I despise dubstep a lot, and for a lot of different reasons, but that doesn’t change how funny and then exciting this music video is. For fans of ice cream, fat guys, fake mustaches and stuff blowing up:



Cymbals Eat Guitars — “Definite Darkness”
Just six days ’til these guys bring the ’90s back to OKC. Watch this one as a primer:



Big K.R.I.T. — “Boobie Miles”
Once again, Mr. K.R.I.T. is not the most compelling rapper, but he’s smooth as Tom Haverford’s velvet drawers in the studio:

 
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