Shakey Graves Photo: Kirk Stewart Certain musicians enjoy a reputation for being great performers — an innate skill for some, a learning process for more. For Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, it’s been the latter, but his training for a different form of performance art helped perpetuate a now-budding music career. Since his days growing […]
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A time to heal
As America learned of Moore’s utter devastation by the May 20 tornado, the news hit the two members of New Orleans-based Generationals especially hard. “Everybody is aware and thinking about what has happened in Oklahoma,” said Grant Widmer, lead singer and guitarist. “Tragedies like these are particularly resonant for us because of what happened to […]
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Undaunted Durst
Credit: Brad Gregg Those guys are still around. No, really. Limp Bizkit challenged the May 31 tornadoes to “Break Stuff” at Diamond Ballroom and played afterward for an audience of about 20 plucky concertgoers who had braved the storm with them. The nu-metal band, all Florida residents, had an interesting day in Oklahoma. Front man […]
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Jumpship Astronaut — Lights Burn Out
There’s not an acoustic strum, hoot or holler to be found in the EP’s five offerings; instead, you’ll find cavernous ’80s synth landscapes, glitzy guitar hooks and an obvious penchant for catchy melodies, covering the full axis of electro-bent pop artists in the process. Standout track “Something to Outrun” does bear a striking resemblance to […]
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Migration formation
The Blue Door is hallowed ground for most folk artists, but The Stray Birds’ recent fixation on one of the listening room’s more recent products has the bluegrass trio that much more eager to make its debut there Thursday. “We got to meet and open for John Fullbright in Tulsa last summer. We are obsessed […]
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Limber Limbs — Limber Limbs
The Oklahoma City indie-rock trio of Ben Bowlware, Derek Moore and Robert Riggs went by People, People back in 2010 when it released a full-length album of heady, orchestrated material. Although still texturally rich and sonically complex, this self-titled, four-track EP aims at your heart as much as it does your cranium. “Golden Rust” — […]
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Music 4 Moore
The event is $25 to attend (although a free stage will be set up outside), with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the Red Cross of Central & Western Oklahoma. Artists range from the up-and-coming to the highly revered (Wanda Jackson!) — an array of performers so strong that you needn’t anguish over Blake and Miranda. […]
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Blue valentine
Andrew Heilprin might be the nicest musician working today. After half an hour of talking to the beach-pop songwriter who goes by the name Blue-Eyed Son, he asked me to sit in on ukulele at his Sunday show at The Conservatory. Minutes later, he asked to be Facebook friends. That friendly, easygoing style spills over […]
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Kick back
Of all the national touring acts coming through Oklahoma in the coming months, few can relate to the tragedy the state just experienced than the Dropkick Murphys, themselves barely more than a month removed from a disaster. “It’s clichéd, but Boston is a tough town and always has been,” drummer Matt Kelly said of April […]
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Tabloid heaven?
Credit: Brad Gregg Bennifer? Brangelina? Well, there’s a new couple in town. They’re Oklahoma residents, and the gossip hounds just can’t get enough of ‘em. We’re talking about Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. The rumors circulating about their relationship are numerous and cover everything from infidelity to frenemies. According to the National Enquirer, , they […]