The Bert Dalton Brazil Project Santa Fe, N.M.-based pianist Bert Dalton may not look like your prototypical Latin jazz musician, but he’s as experienced and talented as they come. Growing up in Chicago, he was exposed to the Windy City’s lively Latin jazz scene at any early age. It hooked him almost immediately, and he’s […]
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The Moody muse
It only makes sense that Australian-born, Canadian-raised singer-songwriter Ruth Moody has enjoyed her illustrious career, filled with Juno Awards (Canada’s answer to the Grammys), Billboard-charting albums and more than a dozen appearances on A Prairie Home Companion. After all, she’s been groomed for it since birth. “When I was growing up, there was music everywhere. […]
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To the ’core
Credit: Ross Adams Alex Barnard loves the hardcore scene, its DIY aesthetic and underground culture, but he aspired to play for rooms with more than a dozen people in them. He found like-minded, longtime Oklahoma City musicians in Daniel Weaver, Billy Reid and James Hammontree; together, they formed Chud. “All of us have played in […]
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Light it up
Few weren’t charmed by The Darkness’ ubiquitous single “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” when it hit stateside in 2003. The honest-to-God rock ’n’ roll stylings recalling the likes of Thin Lizzy, Queen and Kiss were hard not to appreciate. Even Lady Gaga counts herself as a fan, hand-picking the British glam band to […]
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Kindest cut
Credit: Anna Lee As leader of the local post-punk outfit Paperscissor, Evan Crowley gets a little metaphorical when describing his band’s intense live shows, which have become a sight to behold. “A painter might know what they want a painting to look like, but they have these happy accidents along the way. That’s how our […]
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‘Chicken Fried’ dudes
C. Taylor Crothers When country rock’s Zac Brown Band looked to record a follow-up to 2008’s platinum-selling smash, The Foundation, they heeded the advice of Les Brown, shot for the money and landed a pair of stars. “I remember when Zac had these songs, he was like, ‘Jimmy Buffett is going to sing on this […]
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Hurt rockers
Despite playing a fairly straightforward, unpretentious type of music, a lot of modern- and alt-rock bands treat the stage like a political platform and the microphone like a bullhorn. Hurt front man J. Loren Wince has no patience for such abuse. “Honestly, I wish they would shut the fuck up. They have no idea what […]
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This year’s entries
1. Langston University Marching Band 2. Ace Moving & Storage 3. Mobile Game Party 4. Hot Rod Gangs Of OKC5. Tfcu6. Bloody School Children 7. Dr. Smith Rock Band 8. Central Oklahoma Humane Society 9. Mat Hoffman’s Ramp Car 10. Metropolitan Library System 11. Arts Council Of Oklahoma City 12. Salon 152 13. Todd And […]
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Auss-ome
After years of relentless touring and 13,000 records sold independently, self-made minstrels The Wishing Well show no signs of slowing. A festival fixture in Europe and its native Australia, the orchestral-rock act remains relatively unknown here, but the group hopes its maiden tour of the States will change that. Founding members, vocalist/guitarist Jai Larkin and […]
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’Cherry on top
Only in weird, wild L.A. could a band like Buckcherry party in the same room as recent NBA retiree and former genie Shaquille O’Neal and TV legend Betty White. Truth is, the reason is far more noble than sordid debauchery. The party-hearty guys gained fame in the mid-2000s via vintage, sleazy, hard-rock tunes like “Crazy […]