Metro pop-rockers The Stock Market Crash have a major crush on their Oklahoma City audience. To show their love, band members are giving away hand-painted valentines Friday night in the form of a limited-edition single containing five new songs. Friday’s show at The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, will be the band’s first in six months, […]
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Hinder hits sales milestone
As they prepare to record a sophomore album, Oklahoma City party-rock band Hinder has reached a new album sales milestone and broken a mobile music format record, according to the band’s publicist. Hinder’s debut album, “Extreme Behavior,” released in September 2005, was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on Jan. 24, due […]
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Guitarist Singleton promises rowdy roots-rock show
Texas guitarist Nathan Singleton leads a roots-rock band, His Sideshow Tragedy, that has drawn comparison to Bob Dylan and Old 97’s, and is returning to Oklahoma City on Friday for a show at the Wormy Dog Saloon in Bricktown. The band’s live show is loud and rowdy, he said, and departs from the more subdued […]
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Banjo museum moving to Bricktown
The National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum is relocating from its home in Guthrie to a century old building in Bricktown, according to a report from the Associated Press. The $1.3 million building, located on Sheridan along the main entrance to Bricktown, will undergo a $2 million renovation this spring. The museum’s executive director, […]
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Local blues act slated for TV appearance
Oklahoma City alt-blues rock outfit Blake Lankford and the Coats will be making a TV appearance at 10 p.m. Sunday during KOKH-TV Channel 25’s evening sports show, “The Locker Room.” The band plays regularly in the metro at places like:” Route 66 Road House, ” The Office Club and ” Drinkz in Bricktown. According to […]
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As I Lay Dying aims for crowd-pleasing live show
San Diego metal marauders As I Lay Dying have returned to Oklahoma City for another ground assault. Since forming in 2001, the band has collected droves of mostly younger metal fans worldwide. “They are just so heavy and loud “¦ and fast,” said Jonathan Meyers, a 14-year-old metro skateboarder. “It’s too heavy for a lot of […]
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Actor Jeff Daniels moonlights as acoustic guitarist
It’s easy to scoop all actor-turned-musicians and dump them into the same bin. After all, attempts by the likes of Steven Seagal and Keanu Reeves don’t exactly inspire confidence in those who take a musical tangent from Hollywood. But actor Jeff Daniels, who is playing an acoustic show Saturday night at the Sooner Theatre in […]
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Electro-rockers Peachcake promise dynamic live show
Care for a slice of synthesizer sounds sprinkled with electronic beats that crumbles with sweet garage-punk vocals? Grab a fork and help yourself to a slice of Peachcake, a buzzed-about band that cooks quirky songs with a colorful stage show. The Arizona-based “band,” according to Stefan Pruett, one of Peachcake’s founding members, started in 2004 […]
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Sled heads find downhill glory at local parks
To many in the metro, snow blows. The frosty weather and ice are just annoyances to suffer on the way to the mailbox and an extra irritation to survive on the drive to work. But to some, like Mary and Tom Dempsey, crisp air and packed powder mean one thing: sledding. Although Tom Dempsey said […]
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Unsigned metal band Novella writes own ticket across country
In the downtime between national tours with his metal band, singer Tyler Konersman can be found delivering pizzas in St. Louis. The other members of the ferocious Missouri five-piece each do what they can to pad their bank accounts before climbing back in the van for weeks of shows at clubs in Kansas, New Mexico, […]