One needn’t be a member of high society to mingle over cocktails in an urban loft decked out with the finest vinyl and audio gear that money can buy. Thanks to ListenUpOKC, a casual all-ages lounge in Oklahoma City’s Automobile Alley district, anyone can keep up with the Joneses, especially those named Quincy, Davy, and […]
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The head on the door
For as sprawling as Oklahoma City is, it feels like so much of the young, hip indie-rock scene tends to forget that south of the Oklahoma River is still the same city. With the pop and rock scenes largely relegated to central and north OKC, you might be forgiven for thinking that the music ends […]
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Out on the range
Recorded during the pandemic, The New Pornographers released their ninth album, Continue as a Guest, last month. A.C. Newman took time just before hitting the road to chat with Oklahoma Gazette about the ninth album and the road ahead. OKG: We get to enjoy the first week of your tour. Are you guys practicing heavily, […]
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Come back to life
For a locally focused, working musician, there’s practically nothing more desirable than a solid, reliable, and most importantly, paying gig. Throw in a free meal and some beer and it’s basically the Holy Grail. Even with OKC’s music scene ramping up, and venues of all sizes hitting their strides, there might be nowhere in the […]
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Selfless summit
When the chance to start a live music event landed in Mike Hilliary’s lap four years ago, he recognized the potential to pay it forward to Norman’s less fortunate. “This offer was a big deal,” Hilliary said. “I saw this as an opportunity to use music and community to help.” Bob Thompson, the long-time owner […]
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Kendra Mars – Remember When I Was Your Dad
“I’m takin’ rap back to pissy floors and crack in the walls,” proclaims “RAP-TURE,” one of four new cuts on Remember When I Was Your Dad?, the debut EP of Kendra Mars. The line isn’t unearned. The Muskogee artist is bold, crass, and unapologetic on the mic, and this is just one of numerous such […]
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Favorite sons
The Turnpike Troubadours are rolling down the highway to play two Tulsa dates. Bassist, vocalist and cofounder of the band R.C. Edwards has come a long way but still remembers his roots. “I was just telling a buddy recently that The Red Barn in Durant is definitely one of the first places we got started […]
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On the road again
When Drive-By Truckers went into the studio at the end of July 2021, it was coming off releasing an unintentional trilogy of albums rife with socially conscious messages—2016’s American Band, 2020’s The Unraveling and The New OK. The band plays The Jones Assembly March 21. All three albums were overflowing with trenchant musical observations about […]
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Crossing the Rio Grande
A popular fixture in the music scene since the late 1980s, Ian Moore is known for his hard driving, bluesy, Jimi Hendrix-style of shredding. Moore, with Jeff Plankenhorn sharing the stage, will play Auditorium at The Douglass March 10, and at the T-Town Git Down & Midnite Choogle at the Tulsa VFW Post 577 March […]
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Drinking Anthems
Flogging Molly are celebrating their first quarter century as a band by heading out on a headlining tour to support their new album, Anthem. Singer/guitarist Dave King and fiddle player (and future wife) Bridget Regan formed the band and, 25 years later, having survived the pandemic, these veteran Irish rockers are ready to roll into […]