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Texas guitarist Nathan Singleton leads a roots-rock band, His Sideshow Tragedy, that has drawn comparison to Bob Dylan and Old 97’s, and is returning to Oklahoma City on Friday for a show at the Wormy Dog Saloon in Bricktown. The band’s live show is loud and rowdy, he said, and departs from the more subdued […]

Oklahoma City alt-blues rock outfit Blake Lankford and the Coats will be making a TV appearance at 10 p.m. Sunday during KOKH-TV Channel 25’s evening sports show, “The Locker Room.” The band plays regularly in the metro at places like:” Route 66 Road House, ” The Office Club and ” Drinkz in Bricktown. According to […]

It’s easy to scoop all actor-turned-musicians and dump them into the same bin. After all, attempts by the likes of Steven Seagal and Keanu Reeves don’t exactly inspire confidence in those who take a musical tangent from Hollywood. But actor Jeff Daniels, who is playing an acoustic show Saturday night at the Sooner Theatre in […]

San Diego metal marauders As I Lay Dying have returned to Oklahoma City for another ground assault. Since forming in 2001, the band has collected droves of mostly younger metal fans worldwide. “They are just so heavy and loud “¦ and fast,” said Jonathan Meyers, a 14-year-old metro skateboarder. “It’s too heavy for a lot of […]

Care for a slice of synthesizer sounds sprinkled with electronic beats that crumbles with sweet garage-punk vocals? Grab a fork and help yourself to a slice of Peachcake, a buzzed-about band that cooks quirky songs with a colorful stage show. The Arizona-based “band,” according to Stefan Pruett, one of Peachcake’s founding members, started in 2004 […]

In the downtime between national tours with his metal band, singer Tyler Konersman can be found delivering pizzas in St. Louis. The other members of the ferocious Missouri five-piece each do what they can to pad their bank accounts before climbing back in the van for weeks of shows at clubs in Kansas, New Mexico, […]

Hinder front man Austin Winkler was arrested in Arkansas on a drunk-driving complaint, the Associated Press reported.   An Arkansas patrolman pulled over a sport-utility vehicle spotted driving with no headlights at 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 21, the AP reported. The patrolman later identified the driver as Winkler, 26, lead singer of the Oklahoma City […]

Even with slumping sales, 2007 was still a great year for new music, much of which never would have met my ears, were it not for the Internet. Here are seven for ’07, detailing my of my picks of this year’s album peaks and pits. No. 1Ryan Adams“Easy Tiger” The always restless and brash Adams […]

Oklahoma bands and musicians garnered nearly a dozen nominations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has announced. Some of the nominations earned by Okies ” past or present ” include: ” Carrie Underwood’s “Oh Love” (with Brad Paisley) for best Country Collaboration with Vocals and best Country Song, and “Before He Cheats” […]

Apparently, when Ryan Walker isn’t slinging footwear at Shoe Gypsy in Nichols Hills, he is off somewhere writing gorgeous, quirky songs or recording near-brilliant albums with Oklahoma City indie band Emelo. The band’s album, “Tranquilizers, Brain Screwdrivers and a Book Full of Cheery Poems,” will be un-bagged formally Friday at VZD’s. Recorded and produced by […]