Kevin and Anita Robinson definitely fall into the “so cute it makes you sick” couples category. They’ve been married for more than 10 years, after meeting in their native Alabama. They were introduced through mutual friends at a small music club, then fostered a relationship by exchanging mixtapes. They decided to start playing music with […]
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Irate feelings
The sandy shores and clear water of Hawaii, the home state of the six members of Iration, help to bring life and inspiration to the band’s unique, reggae-rock blend. “I would describe it as feel-good music,” bassist Adam Taylor said. “It’s all around you and fits the lifestyle well, so it was natural for us […]
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Wind chimes
OKC’s Windsong Chamber Choir will premiere 12 newly commissioned pieces in a free concert, “Cantica Sacra: Music of the Mary Heath Endowment,” at 5 p.m. Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4400 N. Shartel. The concert will feature a cappella performances, ensemble accompaniment and a full orchestra throughout the course of the show. Oklahoman Mary K. […]
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Social’s security
When Broken Social Scene holes up in a house to write and record and album, it’s something like “The Waltons,” only more crowded, Canadian and with a pack of melodramatic musicians with whom to deal. Bass guitarist Andrew Whiteman — who was invited to join the baroque-pop collective a year after it began touring — […]
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Blasting off
ACM@UCO is not quite 2 years old, but it’s already paying dividends for its students. See The Rockettops, an indie-rock quartet taking what its players have learned and packaging it into a model for other students to follow. Singer Jordan Smith, bassist Michael Bewley and guitarist Earl Moreno met at the school and formed the […]
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Meet the Robisons
For the way Bruce and Charlie Robison’s careers have gone, you’d think they must have been plotted since birth. Wrong. “We never planned for anything like this,” Bruce Robison said. “We were off to college and had no thoughts of playing music. When we both dropped out of college and decided to move to Austin, […]
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Sharing is caring
This is the plight of the organizers for the Norman Music Festival, a free event since its inception four years ago. With 200 bands performing over three days in downtown Norman, organizers hope to scratch up extra funds to ease their stretched budget by hosting a wine-share Friday during the Second Friday Circuit of Art. […]
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Masterful moves
Oklahoma City Ballet presents a showcase of four pieces in “Masters and Moderns.” The show includes two masterworks from two of the 20th century’s most influential choreographers, plus two world premieres from two artists making a name for themselves in 21stcentury dance. “Masters and Moderns” came about out of a desire to be able to […]
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Standard-bearer
Songbook standards will never go out of style, as long as a select few are willing to hold their torch high. In Oklahoma City, that’s vocalist Darla Zuhdi. “The standards capture the essence of love,” she said. “Since I was a child, I have always loved this type of music because it fills my soul […]
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The last Samurai
Not everyone’s comfortable sending out a photo of themselves in a Donald Duck onesie or that Halloween Catwoman costume as a 8-year-old. But this is the situation The Samurai Conquistadors found themselves when they returned from a yearlong hiatus. The jazzy, atmospheric rock quintet from Norman formed nearly four years ago when most of its […]