Oklahoma City folk siren Ali Harter has assembled a new record, and with the help of a few local musicians, it sounds like her country-inspired Americana cuts even deeper than her previous releases. The new album, “Worry the Bone,” will be debuted Friday at a CD release show at The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western. LINEUP […]
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Ska-inspired Rx Bandits schedule OKC checkup
If you need a prescription for layered melodies, frenetic drums and a bouncing horn section, Southern California’s Rx Bandits are an easy pill to swallow. Born from the late-Nineties SoCal ska scene, the band takes the best parts ” horns and jazzy licks ” and leaves the happy-go-lucky sugar pop behind. The result is pure […]
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dead’ invades OKC
Now in its seventh year, the deadCENTER Film Festival has something ‘reel’ big planned this weekend: more than 100 movies! When filmmaker Justan Floyd started the deadCENTER Film Festival seven years ago, his only help was from his brother, Jason, and his mom, who made T-shirts and helped sell Snickers candy bars, nachos and […]
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Thriving Guestroom Records opening OKC location
Despite more and more music being purchased online, independent Norman record store Guestroom Records has done well. So well, in fact, that co-owners Justin Sowers and Travis Searle are opening a second, bigger store in Northwest Oklahoma City. What makes their business work, Searle said, is that their business model never hinged on selling $20 […]
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Umbrellas plan post-tour homemade EP
Umbrellas play gorgeous music that is full and melodic, bordering on orchestral. The band’s latest album, “Illuminare,” was recorded in a defunct comedy club in downtown Tulsa and released by California indie label The Militia Group. The band will finish its current tour up with an all-ages stop Friday at the Opolis in Norman, before […]
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Flaming Lips contribute to ‘Spider-Man 3’ CD
Moviegoers checking out “Spider-Man 3” might hear something strangely familiar. Or familiarly strange. Oklahoma’s The Flaming Lips have contributed an original song, “The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How to Be in Love,” to the sound track. The song is spacey, fun and quirky in the typical fashion of the Fearless Freaks ” a punchy digital […]
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OU student radio station hits AM dial
University of Oklahoma student radio station, The WiRe, has officially hit the airwaves. Now broadcasting on 1710 AM, the WiRe has expanded its reach past the campus to much of Norman. Program and Music Director John Cope said the station filed paperwork for an FM frequency, which didn’t work out. “It was either […]