He landed a coveted slot at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, earlier this year; booked a center-stage show at Tulsa’s Dfest next month; conducts regular parties at Electro Lounge as part of the Dance Robots, Dance! DJ collective; and will spin between sets from The Stock Market Crash and The City […]
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Okie film industry looks for next catch
If you want to size up an Oklahoma fisherman, you don’t need to look at the size of his rod ” just try to catch a glimpse of his hand. HOMEGROWN HOLLYWOODHOOK, LINE AND SINKERBRING OUT YOUR ‘DEAD’ Fingers have been lost, hands scarred and arms marred. But some state anglers can’t help but reach […]
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Hinder earns BMI award for Song of the Year
It wasn’t your imagination: The ballad “Lips of an Angel” was officially on the radio all the time in 2007. The song earned Oklahoma City rock band Hinder accolades for Song of the Year at the BMI’s 56th Annual Pop Awards held May 20 in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Lips of an Angel” received more airtime […]
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The Fellowship Students plan metro-area performances
Local indie-rock favorites The Fellowship Students ” mute in the metro for more than a year ” are smashing the silence with a 10:30 p.m. Friday show at The 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 N.W. 51st, according to drummer Jacob Becannen. The band’s singer, Matt Brown, plays the lead in “Rainbow Around the Sun,” a psychedelic […]
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Shawnee dedicates day to local musician
It’s not an official holiday yet, but mark your calendars for Monday, a day officially dedicated to local singer/songwriter Samantha Crain by her hometown Shawnee. City Mayor Chuck Mills applauded Crain and her band The Midnight Shivers for putting on live shows that “frenzy the emotions of all who are listening,” in his official proclamation, […]
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Legislature passes resolution for state song
The House resolution passed, and voting for the official state rock ‘n’ roll song is well underway “¦ and, looking at the list, the state’s reputation might already bein danger. Public nominations must be written or recorded by an Oklahoman and submitted online. Nominations will be whittled down to 10 finalists by a Legislature-appointed committee […]
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Electric Primadonnas plan CD release show
Retro-inspired metro garage-rockers The Electric Primadonnas are set to slay crowds Saturday night with songs from “Tambourine Massacre,” the trio’s debut full-length CD. Rather than a full-volume rock assault, the Primadonnas perform a fun, Seventies-esque basement party, opting for more casual and snappy songwriting; twangy, jumbled guitars; messy melodies; and throwback vocals reminiscent of MC5 […]
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Okie alt-glam rockers, the Chainsaw Kittens, reunite for Norman event
Sometimes Tyson Meade wonders if the Chainsaw Kittens ever really happened. It’s been nearly 20 years since the alt-glam rock band formed in Norman. More than a decade has passed since the lauded locals have celebrated any major radio play or had music videos on heavy MTV rotation. The Nineties were a busy time for […]
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OCU drums up free workshop, concert by percussion act Loop 2.4.3.
Delicate bells and cymbals swells are split by interlocking blasts of percolating drums that heave and bellow, in the music of New York-based percussion ensemble Loop 2.4.3. While it only has two members, the group can easily mimic an audio army or a precise drum thunderstorm. Lorne Watson and Thomas Kozumplik are both classically trained […]
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Norman’s Evangelicals on free Bj
Norman indie rockers Evangelicals joined several other celebrated indie bands for a tribute to Björk’s acclaimed 1995 album “Post,” according to the band’s Web site. The band was tapped to record “You’ve Been Flirting Again” for the song-by-song tribute, which has been released as a free download on an alt-music. NOTESIn the album’s artists’ notes, Evangelicals front […]