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SUMMER GUIDE Hello, Oklahoma!
Not long ago, a roundup of notable concerts hitting Oklahoma in a given summer would have been depressingly Tulsa-heavy. Our neighbor to the northeast is well-represented on the list below, but at the risk of jinxing an encouraging trend, fans of music in many genres can get their concert fix without ever leaving the OKC […]
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Album review: Gum – Gum
Confidence — lots of it — is required to make a statement as centered as Oklahoma City indie rockers Gum do on their eponymous debut.
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In the shadow of its own masterpiece, Interpol rediscovered its creative spirit
El Pintor is an anagram, a clever rearrangement of Interpol that just so happens to translate to “the painter” in Spanish.
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Fablecar — Fablecar
“Diamond Slice” sounds like a song that Pink Floyd would have written in 1999, had the band been recording then, thanks to a “Money”-inspired groove. The following anthem, “Threes,” hits more in line with Interpol — or, maybe more appropriately, Joy Division. With the ease that it’s executed, I can only imagine this is where […]
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Interpol’s most wanted
No one wants to live life under a microscope, and Interpol knows this better than most. The revered indierock trio rose to prominence following the 2002 release of its beloved “Turn on the Bright Lights,” and every move since has been scrutinized by anyone with a penchant for Joy Division and a keyboard with which […]