Tuesday’s show at Norman’s Opolis marks the first time playing in Oklahoma for the Miami, Fla., indie pop band The Postmarks. Yet the band has ties with Flaming Lips manager Scott Booker and the Edmond-based music label he co-founded, World’s Fair. “We just sort of take each city as it comes along and […]
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That 70’s Show’ star to DJ at Electro Lounge
Danny Masterson, star of Fox’s long-running sitcom “That 70’s Show,” will DJ on May 9 at the Electro Lounge. Masterson, aka DJ MomJeans, started DJ’ing in 2000 just for fun, but it eventually turned into a passion. “I just had a lot of records. I started DJ’ing with a friend at a club. […]
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Various artists – Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Death Proof’
0pt”> Warner Bros. “Grindhouse” bombed big to the surprise of all Hollywood, but if there’s one thing any Quentin Tarantino film can assure you, it’s a great sound track. And “Death Proof”‘ his half of “Grindhouse”‘ is no different. Like other QT discs, it’s a mix of old film themes, bona fide rock classics, […]
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Jarvis Cocker – Jarvis
no finally breaks in at the 29-minute mark. The track seems unnecessarily buried, though perhaps Cocker might be giving authority the finger when he thinks they’re not paying attention anymore. “?Charles Martin
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Neil Young – Live at Massey Hall 1971
Reprise In recent months, Neil Young fans have had much reason to rejoice. In November, Young began releasing albums from what is reportedly a vast vault of archives. The first was a ripping good show from Neil with Crazy Horse in 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City. This, the second in […]
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The Pharmacy joins forces with Norman indie band
Seattle punk band The Pharmacy is in the midst of a sprawling tour that will hit around 70 venues coast to coast. They are stopping at the Opolis on the way through, in part to pick up a tourmate, Mickey Reece, the lone gunman of Norman’s El Paso Hot Button. “We met him in Ft. Worth […]
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Norman roofer moonlights in Hispanic music scene
For many local musicians, it’s hard to keep a roof overhead. For Juan Santana, it’s no problem. When he’s not singing with the Mexican folk group Mariachi Orgullo de America or performing his own songs as a solo artist, he’s actually roofing houses. “He’s an amazing guy. He’s done a lot to grow Hispanic music […]
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Country’s Wade Bowen emerges from tough recording process
Wade Bowen‘s latest record didn’t come easily for the Texas country music artist. He felt lost during the songwriting and recording process. “I went through a lot of stuff, recording this record and writing it,” he said. “I was going through a lot of different emotions and stuff. I think the overall theme is being […]
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The Fratellis – Costello Music
Interscope We can assume there’s no one in the Fratellis named Fratelli. It’s better to think of the trio as a musical gang, kind of like the Ramones, but smarter … and Scottish. In this 12-track debut, the guitars stay up past 11, the tempos start and stop on a dime, and the tunes […]
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Flickerstick’s live act proves VH1 victory was well-deserved
Texas rock act Flickerstick won VH1’s reality show “Bands on the Run,” getting a deal with Epic Records. But with newfound stardom came a stigma: being scoffed at for getting signed without putting in the hard work most musicians have to in order to get discovered. The truth is, the members made a name for themselves all […]