Love it or hate it, local hardcore act Our Sky Is Falling finds that if it bleeds, it leads. BY JOSHUA BOYDSTON The guys behind Oklahoma City post-hardcore outfit Our Sky Is Falling bring more to shows than instruments and amps. They also bring Band-Aids. “We are huge fans of visual bands who go onstage […]
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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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Brush with noise
Ross Adams James Hammontree, singer/guitarist for Paintscratcher, took a bad habit and twisted it into the perfect name for his then-fledging, Oklahoma City-based hardcore group. “The thing I used to do when I was nervous was scratch the paint of a windowsill furiously fast. I thought, ‘That’s a pretty good name for how I want […]
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That’s hard-core
In Oklahoma, artists aren’t always able to unleash their wild side, but Biting the Apple provides an annual exception. From Friday to Saturday at Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, there’s no holding back. Doubling as a fundraiser, Biting the Apple is a juried art and performance exhibition where local creatives can express themselves through provocative […]
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Terrace stamp
A band name isn’t all Florida hardcore band Evergreen Terrace seemingly borrowed from “The Simpsons.” With its number of ex-members (six) more than matching its current ones (five), the band took not only the beloved animated family’s street address for a moniker but also a similar affinity for a vast universe of secondary characters. “It’s […]
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Ungrateful dead
[dead] P.o.e.t.s. have got beef, and it’s with more than just Justin Bieber or Ke$ha. “I guess we are fed up with what we hear on the radio and see on TV … where hip-hop came from and what it is today. We’ve got a lot of anger and disgust toward that. We’re hard-core and […]