Live Music Previews

Despite being a tabloid fixture thanks to a short-lived engagement with socialite Nicole Richie, modesty is the name of the game for DJ AM.   “I am not famous,” he said. “I am just a DJ and have not done anything worthy of having that title in my book. It does make me feel self-conscious […]

Carrie Webber is part rock, pop, folk, blues, funk and country. Even if she’s hard to label, one well-respected local music source said she’s the real deal.   “Whatever Carrie decides to sing ” no matter what type of music ” she has the versatility and the voice to do it and do it well,” […]

The duo Sugar Free Allstars is putting out its first album in two years, “Return of Dos Machos!”   The songs pack a heavy punch, with Chris Wiser and Rob Martin doing more with just an organ and drums than other bands do with a full rhythm section.   READY, SET, TOURMartin recently recorded with […]

Since 1982, Joe Queer has been a part of the punk rock underground as leaders of The Queers.   Today, after being cited as a major influence by Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Blink-182, he wonders where the fun has gone.   “Calling yourselves The Queers is a gateway to comedy,” Queer explained. “That’s […]

At the Jan. 8 Elvis Presley impersonator contest at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill, Brian Dunning proved he was the complete package, having: ” the moves, ” the look, ” the attitude and ” the pipes of the young Elvis.   His hair blown back in a tall pompadour and dressed in […]

The University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab is doing its part to keep jazz in the public eye and foster young talent.   Currently, the Edmond-based venue is undergoing renovations and continues to bring in big-name talent. It will celebrate its fifth anniversary in March.   EDUCATE & ENTERTAIN“We are consistently making money on our […]

Something you wouldn’t imagine to hear from Tom Araya, lead singer and bassist of thrash-metal giant Slayer: “I live in a small town out in the country close to Dallas now. I got registered cattle and a big ol’ barn out back.”   “We moved here when my wife got pregnant,” Araya said. “She was […]

Studio 360 is Norman’s home for metal: grindcore, death metal, heavy metal, black metal, thrash and anything heavy enough to which one can start a bar brawl.   Originally doubling as a private-party venue and recording studio, Studio 360 became a venue when co-owner Vance Phillips recruited Ryk Weston to promote and book bands heavy […]

Even if it is a tongue-in-cheek Eighties cover band, Syke! is an act to be taken seriously.   “It was like lots of other bands that ever start: It was everybody sitting around and drinking,” said drummer Doyle Dodd.   COVERING BASESThe only influence the band collectively could agree upon was The Cars, but singer […]

While artists such as Elvis Costello and Sting recently have dabbled in classical music, four classically trained Oklahoma City musicians have joined forces to form what they call a “rock string quartet.”   The brainchild of longtime friends Sarah Wilhite and Jenn Mills, The Stringents came to life in 2006 and quickly began winning over […]