Music Features

Tom Quinn’s love of Pink Floyd has manifested into tribute band The Pink Floyd Experience. Their intense stage show routinely tours the nation, complete with dazzling lighting effects, projection screens, smoke, surround sound and a huge inflatable pig. “With the surround sound, you feel like you’re in a huge set of earphones where just the […]

Burden Brothers are touring to support “Mercy,” their second album. Drummer Patrick “Taz” Bentley formed the band with Vaden Todd Lewis, formerly of The Toadies. “We’re in it for the long haul, so we’re just drudging away,” Bentley said. “For myself, I can’t believe I’m still doing this. I can’t believe people still pay to […]

Based in Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter Patrice Pike is proud for being known as an “eclectic” artist, mixing guitar-oriented rock with soulful singing.   It must be working because Pike landed a spot on the CBS reality show “Rock Star: Supernova” last year, where she competed for a chance to be lead singer in a band […]

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Dameon Allensworth has given up his legal practice to live the life of a struggling country music songwriter in Nashville, Tenn.   He spent his spare time writing songs in college and being in the band Briar Branch Road, which gained a fan base throughout […]

Dream-pop band Guster is currently on its Campus Consciousness Tour, playing its music and promoting environmental awareness at several universities.   “The Campus Consciousness Tour is more about informing people who come to the show on how they can emit less and help the environment,” drummer Brian Rosenworcel said.   ACTIVISM IN ACTIONBut the guys […]

The 20th Blue Fish Companion party/music show recently was held at Norman’s Red Room.   “It comes with a built-in crowd,” said Quentin Bomgardner, founder. “When I contact people, they want to play Blue Fish and that is why. You want to play in front of people. As a musician, it stinks to play in […]

Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee looks forward to bringing rock to out-of-the-way places that need it most.   “Not that Oklahoma City is the middle of nowhere, but as compared to L. A. or Chicago,” Lee said. “It’s more fun to play Salt Lake City because the fans are so excited because they need that […]

Bands generally recoil from the term “concept album” for fear of being pretentious. But Matt Brown, formerly of The Fellowship Students, declares it proudly.   “The problem is, it’s for music nerds,” Brown said. “When most people buy an album, they listen to four or five songs. There aren’t enough people who will smoke a […]

The Tel Aviv-based trio Monotonix lists ABBA as an influence, but its music feels more akin to punk, especially considering lead singer Ami Shalev’s unhealthy disregard for his body while performing.   Guitarist Yonatan Gat said Shalev always seems to get hurt in New York.   “On our very first tour, he broke his arm […]