Charles Martin

Now eight members strong, Dance Robots, Dance! is celebrating one year of Robotic Wednesdays at 9 p.m. tonight at The Electro Lounge, 3929 N. May. The weekly gig began as an attempt to bolster the anemic local rave/dance scene by drawing in members from the indie-rock scene. One year is a big milestone for the […]

Going gospel is a tricky proposition for any secular songwriter, especially for one who isn’t planning on making a permanent career shift to the Christian market. Tulsa rock veteran Philip Zoellner went into the studio to do just that, and emerged with “Ride into the Sky,” a full-length album that goes down just as smoothly […]

Dweezil Zappa has put together “Zappa Plays Zappa,” a show to celebrate the vast catalogue of music of his father, rock icon Frank Zappa, who died in 1993. “If you want to gain an audience, you need exposure,” Zappa said. “Frank won’t ever be on the radio like Beyoncé. (After seeing the show), hopefully, the […]

London’s The Veils is calling Oklahoma City a temporary home because Chris Salyer, proprietor of CD Warehouse, provided the members with a headquarters for the remainder of their U.S. tour. “It is where he keeps his cars,” vocalist Finn Andrews said of their temporary residence. “It’s a garage.” “It’s more than a garage,” bass player […]

Rockabilly had all but died before a trio of big-haired kids from New York named Stray Cats injected new life into the genre in the Eighties with singles like “Rock This Town” and “(She’s) Sexy + 17.” With rockabilly enjoying a resurgence in popularity, the Stray Cats are rocking again and strutting into the Zoo […]

With a beefed-up list of more than 150 acts and a move to a bigger venue, the two-day festival and music conference known as Dfest will celebrate the state’s centennial in style, Friday and Saturday in Tulsa’s Blue Dome District. Now in its sixth year, the festival also is breaking with tradition to bring in […]

New bands are born every second, so every little step to set one apart helps. Recently, high-energy modern rockers Hush Hush, Commotion got a big nudge in the right direction. The Oklahoma City five-piece won first place in this year’s KHBZ-FM 94.7 “The Buzz’s” March Bandness Battle of the Bands. The band took the prize […]

The Zoo Amphitheatre is seeing its best days since the PM Group took over operations six years ago. “We really revamped the amphitheater so it looks good, feels good, sounds good, so people want to come to it,” said Howard Pollack, a senior partner with the PM Group. Howard said it’s long been an underutilized location, […]