Becky Carman

Historically, when academic pursuits come to an end, it’s generally important for early 20-somethings to put to rest their bohemian ways, to find gainful employment and eke out some semblance of adulthood. PILGRIMAGE SOLO PROJECT PRECISE DESCRIPTION In contemporary reality, that’s rarely the way it goes, particularly for artists of any type. Upon reaching young […]

Defensibly, the mid-’90s saw the death rattle of “real” punk rock. To the chagrin of purists everywhere, the popularity of bands like Green Day and Blink-182 brought the genre’s message of rebellion to a new audience and its arguable nemesis: commercial pop radio. MESSAGE BOARD NARRATIVE NOD RELEASE PARTY Where the music’s edge has been […]

In the age of overnight Internet fame, “legwork” is often a foreign concept to new bands. The ultimate lack of memorable identity and real working friendships can mean a rapid demise for those who have never seen the Facebook-less actuality of a music scene. RELEVANT CHANGING FACE Thankfully immune to this reality check, Oklahoma City’s […]

A veritable Kevin Bacon of Oklahoma music, it likely takes only a few steps to trace Chris Harris to any other local performer. As owner and recording engineer of Hook Echo Sound, behind the board working sound at The Conservatory or in a producer role at Bell Labs in Norman, Harris has seen bands come […]

Abello will celebrate the release of his debut record 9 p.m. Saturday at the Opolis. “Nothing but Gold” is a 10-song nod to his abiding love of pop music. An album release is not particularly extraordinary, especially in Norman. What is so unusual is that nearly all of Abello’s friends have no idea he can […]

Tinted Windows performs at 7 p.m. April 25 at Plunkett Park at the University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N. University Drive in Edmond. Speaking in the collective “we” and perpetually reinforcing the importance of the fans’ perspective, Taylor Hanson is quite the diplomat. APPARENT SUDDENNESS NO ONE KNEW After 17 years in his eponymous band, […]

It’s an age-old cliché: A rocker leaves the stifling Midwest in the dust and rides westward into the sunset, eager to make it in the big city. In some sense, Beau Jennings is really living that dream. Except in Jennings’ dream, that west is east, the sunset is a sunrise, and nobody would ever accuse […]

Musician, techno-geek and unwitting pirate philosopher, YACHT’s Jona Bechtolt is some heretofore-unseen combination of enigma and open book. YACHT’s mission statement is a jumble of slightly creepy assertions about unity, individualism and politics, and it is also an open invitation to everyone to join Bechtolt and Claire Evans in becoming a member of the group. […]

Cool things about Portland: There’s no sales tax; it’s the hometown of “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening; the Willamette Valley was the destination of travelers on the Oregon Trail; and there’s lots of locally brewed beer. Hailing from a city like that, it’s no wonder that Blitzen Trapper ” Eric Earley, Brian Adrian Koch, Drew Laughery, […]