Stories abound of how musicians navigated the full-stop nature of the pandemic. For English singer-songwriter Yola, the extended COVID-19 pause gave her a chance to do a deep dive into herself with Stand For Myself, the follow-up album to her critically-acclaimed 2019 debut Walk Through Fire. While her introduction to the public came as a […]
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Family ties
Ciara Brooke and Brody Farrow go together like peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, macaroni and cheese. As a two-person brother/sister band, they are snack-size compared to some music groups, but for a new project rooted in sibling camaraderie, there is no need for a third ingredient. “You’d think we were twins,” said Brooke, […]
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Soundcheck: Jason Scott and The High Heat — Castle Rock
Castle Rock knows it’s amazing. Filled to the brim with crafty songwriting and smart arrangements, it could dazzle. It could toot its horn, but it doesn’t. Will fresh listeners catch Jason Scott’s play on words describing a punchdrunk time clock in opening track “Quittin’ Time”? Will they follow that the “six ideas in rotation” on […]
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Happily ever after
Most people go on honeymoons, but the founders of the Honeymoon Rock Fest are bringing the honeymoon to themselves. The festival’s founder will be wedding her husband on March 17, the day the three-day event kicks off. A who’s who of 90s mainstream rock acts, the festival runs March 18 – 20 at Remington Park. […]
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Soundcheck: Husbands – Full-On Monet
Full-On Monet secretly may be one of the most prophetic releases of the year. Though it comes from writing sessions during the pandemic onslaught of 2020, its reflections on escapism are perhaps even more relevant in 2022. As society anxiously pushes into a hopeful future, the choices and overtones of the past refuse to evaporate. […]
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Sharpening his axe
“I would say my grandpa got me into woodworking,” Chase Jenkins said. “He built my sister and me toy boxes and two story playhouses when we were young, along with many other small projects. A lot of my first wood tools came from him.” Jenkins comprises the one-man operation that is Moonsaw Guitars, an ultra-boutique […]
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Soundcheck: Brad Fielder – Welcome to New Hoyle
Old-fashioned doesn’t necessarily mean outdated, as Brad Fielder continues to prove on his new full-length album, Welcome to New Hoyle. Sure, there are hokey tunes in the bunch that seem like silly nostalgia at first blush, but many of them have strong notes of relevance behind their yokel veneer. These Fielder originals speak to more […]
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Mary Mortem – Do You believe in Thelema
Similar to how Halloween is most celebrated by outsiders who don’t generally engage with holidays, Mary Mortem is a Tulsa musician for music fans who typically avoid Tulsa music. The intensely haunted sounds of Mary Mortem are so far removed from the Tulsa sound and their presence so absent from the local music scene that […]
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The shape of OKC music to come
Looking ahead is terrible business these days. Pretending to know what’s coming in 2022 for the music world after the last 18 months is generally hilarious. As we head into another year marred by you-know-what hanging in the literal air, there’s a lot to be excited about in the OKC music scene. Bear in mind, […]
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Girl country
Country Music Awards vocal duo nominees Maddie & Tae launch their headlining 16-city tour in Oklahoma City. multi-platinum duo Maddie & Tae teaming up for the All Song No Static Tour, which kicks off Jan. at Tower Theatre. The headlining tour also features special guests Callista Clark and CMT Next Women of Country inductee Sacha. […]