Despite being a tabloid fixture thanks to a short-lived engagement with socialite Nicole Richie, modesty is the name of the game for DJ AM. “I am not famous,” he said. “I am just a DJ and have not done anything worthy of having that title in my book. It does make me feel self-conscious […]
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Genre-hopping Webber among OKC’s best vocalists
Carrie Webber is part rock, pop, folk, blues, funk and country. Even if she’s hard to label, one well-respected local music source said she’s the real deal. “Whatever Carrie decides to sing ” no matter what type of music ” she has the versatility and the voice to do it and do it well,” […]
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Punk rocker The Queers plan OKC performance
Since 1982, Joe Queer has been a part of the punk rock underground as leaders of The Queers. Today, after being cited as a major influence by Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Blink-182, he wonders where the fun has gone. “Calling yourselves The Queers is a gateway to comedy,” Queer explained. “That’s […]
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Rockabilly singer enjoys impersonating Elvis in OKC
At the Jan. 8 Elvis Presley impersonator contest at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill, Brian Dunning proved he was the complete package, having: ” the moves, ” the look, ” the attitude and ” the pipes of the young Elvis. His hair blown back in a tall pompadour and dressed in […]
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Edmond’s UCO Jazz Lab thriving after five years
The University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab is doing its part to keep jazz in the public eye and foster young talent. Currently, the Edmond-based venue is undergoing renovations and continues to bring in big-name talent. It will celebrate its fifth anniversary in March. EDUCATE & ENTERTAIN“We are consistently making money on our […]
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The Good, the Bad & the Queen
Virgin Post-Blur and post-Gorillaz, Damon Albarn has gotten ex-Clash bassist Paul Simonon out of retirement, and brings along former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti’s drummer, Tony Allen. If it’s a supergroup, it’s a low-key one; it ain’t CSNY. Albarn’s vocal and keyboard fingerprints are most prominent, Simonon plays snakily and subterranean throughout, and […]
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Sugar Free Allstars returns to OKC with new album, library tour
The duo Sugar Free Allstars is putting out its first album in two years, “Return of Dos Machos!” The songs pack a heavy punch, with Chris Wiser and Rob Martin doing more with just an organ and drums than other bands do with a full rhythm section. READY, SET, TOURMartin recently recorded with […]
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Visiting OKC, Slayer remains a heavy-metal favorite
Something you wouldn’t imagine to hear from Tom Araya, lead singer and bassist of thrash-metal giant Slayer: “I live in a small town out in the country close to Dallas now. I got registered cattle and a big ol’ barn out back.” “We moved here when my wife got pregnant,” Araya said. “She was […]
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Fatboy Slim-The Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder
Astralwerks Fatboy Slim has been cobbling together sample-rific singles for a decade now. It’s amazing how many of them became instant pop-culture classics: “Praise You,” “The Rockafeller Skank” and “Weapon of Choice,” fun even without watching Christopher Walken waltz his way through an empty hotel. Indifference to 2004’s “Palookaville” has rendered Slim irrelevant for the […]
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R.E.M.-And I Feel Fine: The Best of the IRS Years 1982-1987
Capitol/I.R.S. This latest collection of R.E.M.’s catalogue before its jump to major label Warner Bros. has it all, from “Gardening at Night” to the always-impressive “It’s the End of the World as We Know It “¦ and I Feel Fine.” What’s most interesting is what R.E.M. defines as hits; “Feeling Gravity’s Pull” might leave one […]