For such a breezy, feel-good band, Chelsea Days sure seems to be haunted by mortality. On track after track of its self-titled studio debut, sunsetted memories and future ghosts swirl in shimmering depths of existentialism. The songs are never outright depressed, but neither do they ever quite find joy. They simply swim with the tide, […]
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Soundcheck: Primal Brain – It’s Still All a Game
Parsing through Primal Brain’s music is like trying to analyze graffiti on an empty billboard. Bordering on incomprehensible without the aid of a lyric sheet, its furiously fast-paced punk songs are brash and forceful in their rebellion. Within the noise are messages of anarchy that never beat around the bush. They are exactly what they […]
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Liberty libretto
The phrase “no justice, no peace” has become such a commonplace call-and-response chant in Oklahoma City protest marches over the past few years that it has become as shorthanded as “Boomer Sooner” in some circles. Though not a new saying, it carries the baggage of polarized present-day discourse due to its renewed popularization alongside the […]
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Soundcheck: Poppa Foster and The Grits – Gravy Baby
This is the one. For many years, Christopher Foster has been a rambling Tulsan, bringing his New Orleans ivory tickling and bandleading to a bustling assortment of musical projects. Not often the type to take the spotlight, he has lent his funky Southern ear to produce local recordings for the likes of Dane and The […]
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Soundcheck: Keathley – Burning Bras
Keathley describes her newer songs as “angry girl music.” It may not seem so at first blush, but listen in. The primal scream album art will begin to click. During the opening seconds of Burning Bras, the new full-band EP from the Guthrie-born singer-songwriter, the soft sweetness is undeniable. Starting track “Lucy” begins with hushed […]
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Getting filthy
Currently on tour to support their 12th album, Existence is Futile, Cradle of Filth’s founding member and vocalist Dani Filth spoke with Oklahoma Gazette ahead of their May 20 show at Diamond Ballroom. OKG: Working with a diverse group of musicians that has revolved over the years, how are you able to keep the Cradle […]
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Soundcheck: Cliffdiver – Exercise Your Demons
The light at the end of the tunnel is often portrayed as some pure, weightless clean slate, some sunny finish line to be accompanied by glorious choir and trumpet fanfare when reached. More reasonably, though, it probably sounds something like Cliffdiver. The Tulsa-based self-described “elevator emo pop” septet is a stirring blend of soul-scraping vocals, […]
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Climbing and comfortable
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Caroline Jones is a force to be reckoned with. Her sophomore album, Antipodes debuted on the iTunes Country Chart at No. 4 and her sassy single “Come In (But Don’t Make Yourself Comfortable)” quickly climbed the charts to become Jones’ first Top 40 country hit. Caroline joins the Zac Brown Band […]
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Doing the work
It’s been a quarter century since Blue made LeAnn Rimes the youngest Grammy Award-winning artist at the age of 14. Since, the multitalented artist has won a multitude of awards, not only for her music but for her advocacy and humanitarian work as well. On Sept. 16, the acclaimed performer will release her 19th studio […]
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Calculated move
From the first notes of the song “Tornillo,” which opens the new album of the same name that Whiskey Myers will release on July 29, it’s apparent that some new musical twists are in store from the veteran band. Horn parts straight out of a spaghetti western open the song, before it segues into “John […]