Hey, hey. My, my. Of all the concerts Brian Beuchaw has attended in his decades as a music fan in Oklahoma City, one memory in particular stands out. “I got to see Johnny Rotten’s asshole,” Beuchaw said, recalling the time the former Sex Pistol’s band Public Image Ltd played the State Fairgrounds in 1992 on […]
The White Stripes
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doubleVee’s Jack the Rider takes listeners along an unbeaten path
The album is a collaborative effort between the creative minds of Allan and Barb Vest.
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Punk-rock sister outfit Bleached brings U.S. tour to 89th Street Collective
The band released its new studio album, Welcome the Worms, on April 1.
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Garrison Keillor’s farewell tour stops Oct. 20 at Hudson Performance Hall
Keillor retired from A Prairie Home Companion in July.
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Oh, Brother!
Nashville noise-rock duo Jeff the Brotherhood released its breakout album, “We Are the Champions,” this past summer, but already has stepped back into the studio to record a follow-up that promises to be just as outrageous. “It’s the logical next step,” said guitarist/singer Jake Orrall. “We weren’t trying to think about it too much. We […]
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Foot joy
It’s not always just about the music, as Oklahoma City country rock band Left Foot Sally will tell you. It’s also being a salesman, but not just tickets and albums. “One of the bartenders came up to us and said, ‘You guys drink beer, and the drunker you get the better you play,’” bassist Dustin […]
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Holly would
Who’d have thought some of the best modern Americana would come from a Brit? Award-winning duo Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs is led by Golightly, a singer/songwriter named after the lead in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” The Londoner has worked with acts as huge as The White Stripes. As she tells it, her virtuosity with traditional […]
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O yeah!
After all, this is the group that named a song “Peggy Sue Pepperoni Pants” and seriously considered naming its debut album after a Harley-Davidson T-shirt slogan. So when I asked its members to let their iPods do the talking, they were all about the unconventional interview style. For every question I asked, they answered with […]
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Crown heights
Oklahoma City’s Wanda Jackson carries a storied past, but she’s not dwelling on it. She’s a legend, an icon, a slice of rock ’n’ roll history, and while those things are well and good, all she’s ever really wanted is a crowd to hear her sing. Nearly two years ago, she was inducted into the […]