Merge It’s a little disappointing to get what may be the best record of 2007 so early in the year. It sets a dangerous precedent unlikely to be matched. The group’s second full-length release, “Neon Bible,” sounds like its 2004 debut: huge and orchestral, with strings, drones and organs weaving in and out. The album […]
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Dewey Jackson – Live at the Barrel
Delmark Dewey Jackson (1900-1966), a trumpet player and contemporary of Louis Armstrong, specialized in the hot, swinging, New Orleans-style jazz of the Twenties and Thirties that Armstrong made famous. Though Jackson tried the New York scene, then the pinnacle of the jazz world, he eventually opted to return back home to St. Louis. It was […]
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The Doors – The Doors, Et Al
Rhino Before you hit the snooze button on another batch of vintage reissues, dig this: The 40th anniversary mix of the debut Doors album plays at the correct speed in comparison to slightly slow and off-key previous versions. Add a reinstated Jim Morrison vocal on the opening track, “Break on Through (To the Other Side),” […]
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Norman’s Groovefest offers day of music and activism
Norman’s Groovefest has been showcasing local bands and promoting the importance of human rights to people of all walks of life since 1986. Sunday’s show carries the theme, “A Healthy Environment Is a Human Right,” and will coincide with the worldwide Earth Day celebration. “Groovefest has always showcased amazing Oklahoma artists, and this year is […]
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Punk-rock garage sale offering music, movies and memorabilia
Rock culture will be paired up with the bargain-hunting lifestyle Saturday at The Conservatory for the 5th Quasi-Annual Oklahomapunkscene.com Garage Sale/Show & Birthday Party. The idea for the sale came from Jenny Nickell of Norman, whose husband plays in punk band The Dwarves. They had movies, music, magazines and interesting memorabilia to get rid of, […]
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Pink Floyd tribute band comes to OKC with psychedelic stage show
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 […]
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Former members of Toadies, Reverend Horton Heat form OKC’s Burden Brothers
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 […]
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Turkish ceramics get rare stateside showing
Works of art rarely seen on American soil are now on exhibit in Oklahoma City University’s Wanda L. Bass Music Center Atrium. Turkish ceramists Ibrahim Erdeyer and Mehmet Gürsoy have about 35 pieces on display at “Modern Masters: Turkish Ceramics,” running through April 29. RARELY SEEN“The ceramics are very fragile, so you don’t […]
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Patrice Pike builds on her ‘Rock Star: Supernova’ rep in OKC
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 […]
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Guster makes Oklahoma stops on environmental tour
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 […]