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H. Barry Zimmerman
Tulsa-based jazz band Harmonious Monk is spreading the good vibes of God, Miles Davis and the hippie nature of wonderment.   "When we play, what is most important is that we are brothers sharing time ...

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Charles Martin
You've got to be bold to include your appearance on TV reality show "Elimidate" as a resume builder in music, but with a name like Scotty Karate, boldness is probably just second nature.   But the epi...

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Jay C. Upchurch
While artists such as Elvis Costello and Sting recently have dabbled in classical music, four classically trained Oklahoma City musicians have joined forces to form what they call a "rock string quart...

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Charles Martin
At the Jan. 8 Elvis Presley impersonator contest at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill, Brian Dunning proved he was the complete package, having: " the moves, " the look, " the attitude and " the ...

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Charles Martin
The duo Sugar Free Allstars is putting out its first album in two years, "Return of Dos Machos!"   The songs pack a heavy punch, with Chris Wiser and Rob Martin doing more with just an organ and drums...

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H. Barry Zimmerman
Something you wouldn't imagine to hear from Tom Araya, lead singer and bassist of thrash-metal giant Slayer: "I live in a small town out in the country close to Dallas now. I got registered cattle and...

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Charles Martin
Scott Booker's long experience managing bands " not the least of which is The Flaming Lips " makes him uniquely qualified to run Great Society, his new record label.   Warner Bros. Records is on board...

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Joshua Michael Torres
Studio 360 is Norman's home for metal: grindcore, death metal, heavy metal, black metal, thrash and anything heavy enough to which one can start a bar brawl.   Originally doubling as a private-party v...

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Joshua Michael Torres
Even if it is a tongue-in-cheek Eighties cover band, Syke! is an act to be taken seriously.   "It was like lots of other bands that ever start: It was everybody sitting around and drinking," said drum...

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H. Barry Zimmerman
Since 1982, Joe Queer has been a part of the punk rock underground as leaders of The Queers.   Today, after being cited as a major influence by Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Blink-182, he wonders...