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Jane Mays, a folk singer/songwriter and coffee shop regular, has released “Hungry,” a full-length album of elegant, piano-based songs highlighting her sweet, slightly fragile voice. With an appealing mellow, mid-range delivery throughout “Hungry,” the Oklahoma City performer sounds at ease while singing “Battlefield of Blues” and the album’s title track. The inspirational “Fly Home” is […]

He landed a coveted slot at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, earlier this year; booked a center-stage show at Tulsa’s Dfest next month; conducts regular parties at Electro Lounge as part of the Dance Robots, Dance! DJ collective; and will spin between sets from The Stock Market Crash and The City […]

It wasn’t your imagination: The ballad “Lips of an Angel” was officially on the radio all the time in 2007. The song earned Oklahoma City rock band Hinder accolades for Song of the Year at the BMI’s 56th Annual Pop Awards held May 20 in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Lips of an Angel” received more airtime […]

Local indie-rock favorites The Fellowship Students ” mute in the metro for more than a year ” are smashing the silence with a 10:30 p.m. Friday show at The 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 N.W. 51st, according to drummer Jacob Becannen. The band’s singer, Matt Brown, plays the lead in “Rainbow Around the Sun,” a psychedelic […]

It’s not an official holiday yet, but mark your calendars for Monday, a day officially dedicated to local singer/songwriter Samantha Crain by her hometown Shawnee. City Mayor Chuck Mills applauded Crain and her band The Midnight Shivers for putting on live shows that “frenzy the emotions of all who are listening,” in his official proclamation, […]

The House resolution passed, and voting for the official state rock ‘n’ roll song is well underway “¦ and, looking at the list, the state’s reputation might already bein danger. Public nominations must be written or recorded by an Oklahoman and submitted online. Nominations will be whittled down to 10 finalists by a Legislature-appointed committee […]

Retro-inspired metro garage-rockers The Electric Primadonnas are set to slay crowds Saturday night with songs from “Tambourine Massacre,” the trio’s debut full-length CD. Rather than a full-volume rock assault, the Primadonnas perform a fun, Seventies-esque basement party, opting for more casual and snappy songwriting; twangy, jumbled guitars; messy melodies; and throwback vocals reminiscent of MC5 […]

Sometimes Tyson Meade wonders if the Chainsaw Kittens ever really happened. It’s been nearly 20 years since the alt-glam rock band formed in Norman. More than a decade has passed since the lauded locals have celebrated any major radio play or had music videos on heavy MTV rotation. The Nineties were a busy time for […]

The six members of the impossibly catchy metro rock band For the Atlantic range in age from 16 to 20, and despite having formed just months ago, seem primed with urgently addictive songs and instant appeal.  For the Atlantic will take the stage Saturday night at the Bricktown Ballroom, opening for: Warped Tour veterans My […]

Norman indie rockers Evangelicals joined several other celebrated indie bands for a tribute to Björk’s acclaimed 1995 album “Post,” according to the band’s Web site. The band was tapped to record “You’ve Been Flirting Again” for the song-by-song tribute, which has been released as a free download on an alt-music.   NOTESIn the album’s artists’ notes, Evangelicals front […]