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Music Features

Bat-or Kalo prepares for her Folk Alliance International debut as her blues-rock trio readies its next chapter

By Ben Luschen
Feb 7, 2018

Tags: Music Features, Andy Adams, Bat-Or Kalo, Beau Roberson, blues”, carter sampson, Chad Roper, Chloe Johns, Chris Blevins, Chris Lee Becker, Dan Martin, Dustin Pittsley, Erik the Viking, Erin O'Dowd, folk, Folk Alliance International, Folk Alliance International Conference, folk music, Horton Records, Israel, Jacob Tovar, Jared Deck, Jared Tyler, Jason Scott, jesse aycock, KALO, Kalyn Fay, Kansas City, Ken Pomeroy, kyle reid, Lauren Barth, Levi Parham, Mike Alexander, Paul Benjaman, pilgrim, Steve Aycock, Steve Liddell, The Bitter End, The Oklahoma Room, vzd's restaurant and club, VZD’s Restaurant & Bar, vzds
Music Features

Steve Earle and the Dukes wrap up 2017 with a show at Tower Theatre

By Ben Luschen
Dec 13, 2017

Tags: Music Features, Allison Moorer, Bernie Sanders, Blake Shelton, blues”, country music, Guitar Town, guy clark, Miranda Lambert, nashville, outlaw country, radio country, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Steve Earle and the Dukes, Tower Theatre, Townes Van Zandt, Waylon Jennings, willie nelson, Willie's Fourth of July Picnic
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Blues musician and real-life ‘most interesting man’ Watermelon Slim makes an extended return to Oklahoma

By Ben Luschen
Aug 10, 2017

Tags: Music Features, americana, Bill Homans, Blackbird on Pearl, blues”, John Lee Hooker, Mississippi, Oklahoma State University, stillwater, vietnam war, VZD’s Restaurant & Bar, watermelon, Watermelon Slim, Willies Saloon
Music Features

Amy Black returns to Oklahoma City on the heels of her new Southern soul album Memphis

By Ben Luschen
Jun 16, 2017

Tags: Music Features, Amy Black, Ann Peebles, blues”, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Electraphonic Recording, history, memphis, nashville, Otis Clay, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Ruby Johnson, soul, The Blue Door, The Staple Singers
Music Features

Jazz in June welcomes Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Mike Hosty & Jamie Oldaker and more

By Ben Luschen
Jun 14, 2017

Tags: Music Features, andrews park, blues”, Brookhaven Village, Chucho Valdés, cuba, Dave Holland, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dick Hyman, Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Eric Clapton, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Harold López-Nussa, Harold López-Nussa Trio, Ira Gitler, Jamie Oldaker, jazz, Jazz in June, Jim Johnson, kgou, live music, Lonnie Smith, mike hosty, National Endowment for the Arts, nea, NEA Jazz Masters, norman, Rubén González, The Weekend Blues, tulsa sound
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The Unlikely Blues Band releases its debut EP after years of live music

By Ben Luschen
May 12, 2017

Tags: Music Features, B.B. King, Ben “Doc Woobie” Canady, Big Mama Thornton, blues”, byron's liquor warehouse, Castle Row Studios, Chuck Lunn, doctors, Eric Clapton, Festival of the Arts, French Hickman, Garrett Starks, Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Kim Hasan, lawyers, Mojo’s Blues Club, Muddy Waters, paseo arts festival, Penn Square Mall, Shelby Deuce, The Unlikely Blues Band, Tom Robertson, Will Rogers Park Amphitheater, Willis Peoples
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Cover Story: Historic howl: Miss Blues shouts her roots from the cotton fields to the history books

By Ben Luschen
Mar 31, 2017

Tags: Music Features, Alonzo Pettiford, B.B. King, blues”, bo diddley, carlton dorsey, Cover story, D.C. Minner, Deep Deuce, dorothy ellis, Frank Sinatra, history, jazz, Korean War, live music, Medicine Park, miles davis, miss blues, music, Muskogee, oklahoma, oklahoma blues hall of fame, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma Gazette, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, rentiesville, rockin' aces, selby minner, shout blues, Texas
Music Reviews

The Claudettes bring a blended sound to Norman's The Depot

By Brian Daffron
Mar 16, 2017

Tags: Music Reviews, Berit Ulseth, blues”, Bobby Timmons, Buddy Guy, jazz, Johnny Iguana, Junior Wells, Matt Torre, Mose Allison, The Claudettes, The Depot, Zach Verdoorn
Music Features

“Walter and I get all kinds of crazy ideas in our heads,” O’Dell said. “We’ve done several programs with him here. He’s always calling me up and saying, ‘You need to interview this guy.’”

By Ben Luschen
Feb 24, 2017

Tags: Music Features, Black History Month, blues”, country, culture, folk, funk, jazz, larry o'dell, live music, museum, music, oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gazette, Pop, rock, tulsa
Music Features

Drummer Walter Taylor III uses the Blu Fonk movement to bring the blues back to Oklahoma City

By Ben Luschen
Dec 22, 2016

Tags: Music Features, “Sir” James Walker Sr., Ashley Monroe Taylor Jr., Bistro 46 Restaurant & Grille, Blu Fonk, blues”, Danny White, International Blues Challenge, jazz, Larry Banks, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, UCO Jazz Lab, Vernon King, Walter Taylor III
Music Features

Local blues and rock band KALO launches crowdfunding campaign for new album

By Ben Luschen
Sep 28, 2016

Tags: Music Features, Bat-Or Kalo, bell labs recording studio, blues”, Chainsaw Kittens, Elvis Presley, Israel, KALO, kickstarter, Mack McKinney, Mark Twain, Mike Alexander, Mississippi, New York City, rock, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Bitter End, Trent Bell
Music Features

Bricktown Blues Festival features a variety of musical genres that span the blues tradition

By George Lang
Jun 15, 2016

Tags: Music Features, blues”, Bricktown, Bricktown Blues Festival, Dirty Red & The Soulshakers, Dustin Pittsley, event, Evin Brady, festival, Justin Witte & the Horn Wreckers, Little Joe McLerran, live music, music, Otis Watkins & the Bushdoctors, Paul Benjaman Band, pilgrim, Shane Henry, The Flat Land Band, tulsa sound, Tyler Lee, Wink Burcham
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Summer Cannibals is the newest band to pick up the Kill Rock Stars torch

By Ben Luschen
May 27, 2016

Tags: Music Features, Bikini Kill, blue note lounge, blues”, Charlie Christian, concert, country, Devon Shirley, event, family, festival, Full of It, interview, jazz, Jenny Logan, Jessica Bordeaux, Kill Rock Stars, live music, local band, local music, Opolis, Patti Smith, poolboy, Portia Sabin, punk, rap, riot grrrl, rock, Sleater-Kinney, Summer Cannibals, The Blue Door, The Criterion, The Thermals
Music Features

Hunter Hayes challenges the status quo album format

By George Lang
May 26, 2016

Tags: Music Features, blue note lounge, blues”, Charlie Christian, concert, country, country music, event, family, festival, Frontier City, Hunter Hayes, interview, jazz, Keith Urban, live music, local band, local music, punk, rap, rock, spotify, Starlight Amphitheater, The 21 Project, The Blue Door, The Criterion
Music Features

Charlie Christian International Music Festival celebrates music pioneer's 100th birthday

By Ben Luschen
May 25, 2016

Tags: Music Features, All Funk Radio Show, Anita Arnold, benny goodman, Benny Goodman Sextet, BLAC Inc, Black Liberated Arts Center, blue note lounge, blues”, Calvary Baptist Church, Charlie Christian, Charlie Christian International Music Festival, concert, country, Deep Deuce, Douglass High School, Edward L. Gaylord Downtown YMCA, electric guitar, event, family, festival, Grady Nichols, guitar, Iesha Thomas, interview, jazz, joanna johnson, Landon Torbett, live music, local band, local music, Lynn Wheelwright, miles davis, music, Prince, punk, rap, Robert Banks Band, rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Slaughter's Hall, The Blue Door, The Criterion, The Joe Settlemeirs Band, tuberculosis, VirLinda Stanton, Wayne Goins