I was about to write that Superchunk’s solid, if unexceptional 1995 release, “Here’s Where the Strings Come In,” is pretty much only for fans of the band and devotees of the genre, totally forgetting for the moment that they used to be all who cared about indie rock. The re-release of the album, which hit […]
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Ponytail — Do Whatever You Want All the Time
Having a singular vision is difficult, especially when it’s so singular that listeners don’t get it. Ponytail’s “Do Whatever You Want All The Time” follows its title a little too closely, featuring eccentric tunes that lost me. While the dual guitar work here is impressive and occasionally interesting, it often takes a backseat to the […]
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We Meat again
Tesco Vee is both a punk historian and piece of punk history. He co-founded the Touch and Go zine (which later became the record label of the same name, signing artists like The Jesus Lizard and TV on the Radio) in 1979, chronicling hard-core bands like Black Flag and Minor Threat. Beginning a year later, […]
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Aye, Robot
Indie pop isn’t the first thing people associate with Albuquerque, N.M. The city is better known for hot air balloons and green chilies, but it did give us folk-rock favorites The Shins. Now, Lousy Robot attempts to tread a similar path out of the desert. It’s made progress in spreading its music nationally through television, […]
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Reckoning
Surprise, surprise! Alternative country rockers Reckless Kelly didn’t have much of a following when they first formed in Bend, Ore., just hours outside of crushingly hip Portland. It’s not that the guys didn’t have the talent; the grunge-happy Pacific Northwest just didn’t have enough avenues to showcase them. “We didn’t have a lot of gigs,” […]
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Beau bridges
Artists’ inspiration can be found in obvious places — politics, religion, love and loss — but few find it as early as Oklahoma native Beau Jennings. On a whim, a third-grade Jennings wrote a report on Will Rogers, not out of fandom, but a visit to Claremore’s Will Rogers Memorial Museum. A few years ago, […]
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Piano man
“The last time I did improvisation in public was in Carnegie Hall, a long, long, long time ago,” McEvilly said. As part of the Metropolitan Library System’s “Noon Tunes” series, he will bring his variations on Mozart’s works at 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the atrium of the Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave. If you’re interested […]
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‘Strong’ songstress
The Alabama native won the contest with a large margin of the 500,000 votes cast online during a six-day period. While traveling back to Oklahoma from Alabama over Christmas break, she received the good news via phone, during a layover at DFW Airport. “I kind of had to hold in my excitement, because it was […]
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Grand ‘ol “Opry”
“In years past, Oklahoma performers such as Jude & Jody, Bob Mills, Conway Twitty and others were featured on Oklahoma television,” said Vince Orza, KSBI president and CEO, in a press release. “The New KSBI TV is dedicated to bringing local Oklahoma entertainers back to television. … This music is a grand tradition in Oklahoma.” […]
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Rock the baby
Reed, a vocalist and guitarist for The Guilt Racket, said that he was happy to be involved with the planning of the show. “I was looking for a way to help out and was approached about doing the concert to benefit March of Dimes,” he said. “It was perfect timing. We got a lot of […]