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Track Premiere: “Freedom” by Sunhertz
Tulsa’s under-the-radar maestro of bedroom synth pop steps outside for a sunny new single in...
Album Review: Plum by Sky Hemenway
written by Kenna Attaway narrated by Elecktra Stanislava Make Oklahoma Weirder · Album Review: Plum...
Video Premiere: “Little Lake Turnaround” by Brad Fielder
Norman’s resident roots blues weirdo goes fishing for analog gold in absurdist lead single to...
My Podcast is Pink Episode #0
From 2022, our first major attempt at a new local music podcast. We call this Episode 0. We got the...
On Location: Norman Music Fest 2022
A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally recorded by Jarvix &...
“[Strippers] Were Almost as Important as the Rappers”: An Interview with Mars Deli on ‘Pink Palace’
The OKC hip-hop artist strips down sex and power fantasies with dichotomous double act on...
Album Review: I Tried Words by Moriah Bailey
Oklahoma City experimental singer-songwriter Moriah Bailey explores the nuanced limitations within...
Alison Sloan’s ‘Fate’ is multifaceted, musically intricate, and, above all, vulnerable
Alison Sloan’s third studio album, “Fate,” explores the seven deadly sins and perfectly showcases...
Album Review: Nuldeath by Nuldeath
Drawing from an eclectic throwback palette of trip-hop, noise, and shoegaze, OKC trio Nuldeath...
Snapshots: Chronic Nostalgia
Lo-fi photography and type by Elecktra Stanislava A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team:...
Snapshots: ROZ
Lo-fi photography and type by Elecktra Stanislava A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team:...
Snapshots: Kat Lock
Photography and type by Elecktra Stanislava A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this...
Album Review: Songs in the Dark by Mola Mola
Mola Mola wraps heavy lyrics and experimental folk noir muses into brighter colors on the impactful...
Album Review: Battle Jazz Classics II by Don’tblinkoryou’lldie
Oklahoma’s chief chiptune composer bids adieu with a dense, meticulous, fast-paced, and...
Album Review: Thy Will Be Done by Jabee and Thelonious Martin
Thy Will Be Done, the third in a collaborative trilogy, boasts smooth beats, smart verses, choice...
Album Review: III by Chair Model
Chair Model continues a winning streak of commercial pop with impeccable production and stellar...
Album Review: In Us We Trust by Rose Gold
Tulsa emo/post-hardcore band glistens with hope and empathy in 2019 EP “In Us We Trust” A message...
Album Review: Lucky to Be a Legend by Chris “The God MC” Cain
A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally written by Evan Jarvicks...
Video Premiere: “Tangled” by Thru It All
Pop-punk Tahlequah quartet continues a winning streak of fun tunes and elevated visuals on its...
“Be…Who You Want, How You Want”: An Interview with Ace Stiles
Tulsa singer-songwriter’s defiant debut EP bounces back from music industry cynicism with...
Post-Noodle Emopasta, or How Ben Quad Learned to Stop Chasing Its Tail
Now in tour mode, OKC emo quartet Ben Quad is having a breakout year thanks to a game-changing...
Video Premiere: “Chinga La Migra” by Lincka
El icono del pop latinx de Oklahoma cuenta una alegoría sobre la inmigración en la ciencia ficción...
Track Premiere: “Paul & The Devil” by Blue Morrison
New OKC band battles the darkness with bright, infectiously playful indie pop/rock on debut single...
Bitter Beginnings
Mysterious new Oklahoma electronic/alternative duo releases debut single after █████ ██ with an...
The ‘Way’-faring Tones of Clancy Jones
Americana singer-songwriter Clancy Jones finds rest and inspiration in rural Oklahoma on ponderous...
Track Premiere: “The Sky is Falling” by The Odyssey
Tulsa’s celestial songsmiths of rock and roll take shelter on final lead single ahead of its...
Video Premiere: “Water” by Gonzo LeBronzo
Get psyched with this trippy, AI-assisted new visual from the rock-and-roll OKC trio teasing its...
“Creativity Belongs to All of Us”: An Interview with SPARK!’s Nicole Poole and Jessica Ray
photo by Zach Seat OKC-based multi-disciplinary arts collective explores compositional frontiers...
Track Premiere: “Searing Emptiness” by Awful Eternity
New OKC collaborative duo intertwines noise music with dance on forthcoming experimental album...
“The Ah-ha’s of Existence”: An Interview with S. Reidy
Norman’s Lo-fi Hip-hop Hometown Hero Hits the Big Stage at Norman Music Festival Following...
Track Premiere: “Alive” by Alison Sloan
photo by Michelle Miles McChristian Alison Sloan is sending a much-needed message of transparency...
BRD Calling
Oklahoma trio is a unique fit of rhythmic jazz Have you heard about BRD? An acronym of its members...
Indie Pop EP Construes Blue Hues’ New Muse
Tulsa band finds artistic direction through catchy songs on Marble Games It’s exciting when a...
Album Review: Cube of Light by Christina Giacona and Patrick Conlon
Now Available on Vinyl, the 2021 Full-Length Visual Album from Onyx Lane’s Founders is a...
“We Get Each Other”: An Interview with Five Year Gap
Tonkawa Brother/Sister Pop/Rock duo celebrates debut EP at 51st St. Speakeasy After four years of...
Track Premiere: “Your Elbows” by stepmom
OKC’s resident pink-hued four-piece gets playfully weird on new single Yes, stepmom...
Track Premiere: “Astray” by Medisin
Major Tulsa music producer explores loss and rudderlessness through electronic alt-pop songwriting...
The Intuitive Twang of Tim Buchanan
– photo by Daniel Giles Helm – Okie singer-songwriter brings select country songs to...
First Impressions: Fourtitude by Alan Doyle
The latest LP from Tulsa hip-hop outsider Alan Doyle is big on classic, boom bap styles and...
Track Premiere: “5th Dimension” by Xantheartist
OKC trans rapper/songwriter/producer visits the outer bounds of human perception on new freestyle...
Video Premiere: “KPOP Band” by The Nghiems
Longstanding OKC brothers of indie music fantasize a Korean reboot in leisurely sing-song single...
Debut Track: “Sendin’ All My Love” by Poor Sap
OKC indie foursome prepares delectable rooftop pop from doublespeak winks on first single It takes...
Pet Sounds
Tulsa band Pets. stretches its post-quarantine legs with lively new indie rock singles and shows...
Track Premiere: “Museum” by Death By Knowledge
OKC indie rock quartet employs riffy guitars and upbeat drums to ponder time and existence in the...
Snapshots: Don’t Tell Dena
Photography by Cody Ingram Type by Niels Poetry and Prints Gallery Shot on location at Plaza Walls...
Starring Spence Browne as Himself
Hip-hop Family Man Spins Positive Personal Values on Vibe-Abundant Debut Solo LP...
Inferna’s Persistent New Era
Activist Hardcore Punk Band Overcomes Pandemic Isolation and Interstate Distance to Reignite OKC...
Track Premiere: “Waste My Time” by Bad Athlete
Power pop Normanites continue streak of lovestruck hopefulness in surfy new single Imagine a high...
Track Premiere: “Sawed Off Cellphone” by The Fills
Upcoming Norman alt-rockers go full cyborg on new cyperpunk love album It’s a tale as old as...
“Off on a Wander”: An Interview with Child of the Machine
Stillwater-based experimental solo project charters otherworldly homebrew voyages with an eclectic...
Video Premiere: “Time” by Lavish Obituaries
Genre-twisting Tulsa Trio Freely Conjures Strange Imagery in New Music Video for Latest Single...
Track Premiere: “Good Grief” by Mad Honey
OKC alternative dreampop band makes its Cowboy 2.0 debut with contemplative, atmospheric, feel-good...
Snapshots: K.O.
Photography by Cody IngramType by Russtic Typewriters Gallery Shot on location at Trilldren United...
Fire in Little Africa Sets the Spotlight with “Shining”
Prepare yourself for Tulsa Hip-Hop’s living memorial to Black Wall Street with FILA’s...
Factory Obscura’s Mix-Tape Vol. 2 is a Perfect Marriage of Oklahoma Talent
The new six-track mixtape cassette captures a journey of raw emotion through the changing seasons...
Snapshots: Bannister Chaava
Photography by Allen Peters Type by Russtic Typewriters Gallery Shot on location at Commonplace...
Track Premiere: “Wits End” by Alphabet Supine
Multi-city virtual band crafts mellow indie pop sunshine from behind closed windows. If Alphabet...
SIYLA Investigates Pieces of an Unshattered Life
Tulsa/OKC hip-hop artist’s heady new concept LP challenges narrative conventions on...
Track Premiere: “TTYT” by DRMCRSHR x Kodos
Moody synthpop project DRMCRSHR continues collaboration series with new single featuring Kodos...
O2worldwide’s Meteoric Rise Trends Home
OKC suburban music collective talks its atypical sound, Internet word-of-mouth, and finally turning...
Album Review: Scatter Girls! by Scatter Girls!
What Scatter Girls! lacks in melody the band makes up for in awesome unintelligibility. There is...
Snapshots: John Calvin Abney
Photography by John Calvin Abney Type by Russtic Typewriters Gallery Self-Portrait, Tehachapi, CA...
Album Review (+ Interview): Arrived by Chris “The God MC” Cain
Here’s the thing about hitting your stride: It doesn’t have to make sense. On its face, Chris “The...
Track Premiere: “Everyone Speeds on the Turnpike” by The Ocean Majestic
New quarantine duo contemplates the paradox of soul searching in its debut single for New...
Snapshots: Original Flow
Photography by Cody Ingram Type by Russtic Typewriters Gallery Shot on location at Scissortail Park...
Snapshots: stepmom
Photography by Cody Ingram Type by Russtic Typewriters Gallery Shot on location at Paseo Pottery in...
Snapshots: Special Thumbs
Photography by Cody Ingram Type by Russtic Typewriters Gallery Shot on location at & near...
Track Premiere: “High Sign” by Oklahoma Uprising
Joel T. Mosman & co. give the high sign for “radical love” in their fifth and final...
Track Premiere: “Prairiefire” by Matt Magerkurth
Composer and experimental cellist Matt Magerkurth stokes musical flames on inventively fierce new...
Track Premiere: “Forget the 80’s” by Hotel Nights
Singer-songwriter Chase Kerby returns with a renewed spirit and a fresh slate of material as Hotel...
Album Review: Aporia by Deezy
Hip-hop artist Deezy gets the whole team together for a dynamic extended play of visual...
Big Dumb Buildings: The Lost Interview
Recently unearthed from 2016’s audio archives, this is the long-lost interview with Norman...
Choose Your Own Interview: WeRdoZe
Behold! The first in our debut trilogy of new video interviews using the Choose Your Own Interview...
Track Premiere: “Mixed Signals” by The Sweet Talkers
Groove is in the heartache. At least, that would seem to be the case on the darker side of The...
Video Premiere: “Ego Death Rattle” by The Danner Party
If The Danner Party ever lands a spot on Oklahoma concert series Tulsa Little Jam, it will be...
Album Review: Matt Jewett Live
Acoustic punk singer-songwriter Matt Jewett takes some of the edge off with a live album that...
Album Review: Pictures in the Sand by Elderly Smackdown & Randy Rulz
Two lo-fi projects from OKC & Norman’s underground DIY scenes split a wonderfully weird...
Album Review: Spirit Shaker by DIVA
Much like the runaway train mentioned in the opening line of “Follow Me”, a rock riff barrels...
Video Premiere: “Everything Turns Out Alright” by Bronte
While it would be accurate to call Norman-based musician Bronte an electronic music artist, it...
Album Review: Day One EP by Open/Honest
Norman experimental producer nurtures organic lo-fi sounds on latest hip-hop infused instrumental...
Singles Grab Bag #9
Welcome to Singles Grab Bag, a track review series originally started on Cellar Door Music Group...
4 Albums to Send Summer Off in Style
As summer winds down and school starts up, it’s a bittersweet time for many. Summer is...
Video Premiere: “Biggest Mistake” by Kat Lock
Few rising stars of late have made a splash in the music scene here as loudly and swiftly as Kat...
Album Review: S. Reidy – A Mixtape
Norman Rapper S. Reidy Presents Introspective Musical Sketchbook on Scrappy, Poignant New Release...
Track Premiere: “Already Dead” by Beach Language
Beach Language is back with a fresh new album cycle, and with it are some of the band’s most...
Video Premiere: “Hot Sauce and Soppin’ Bread” by Brad Fielder Quartet
Few things bring people together like a good meal, and in “Hot Sauce and Soppin’ Bread...
Track Premiere: “Cosmic Trigger (Remix)” by Combsy x Steph Simon x Keeng Cut
Major worlds of Tulsa music culture combine in a one-of-a-kind collaboration that reincarnates a...
Track Premiere: “The Devil in the Details” by NeoRomantics
Less than a year after its well-received 2018 EP, Homecoming, Tulsa alternative rock band...
Video Premiere: “Time Killer” by Rachel Bachman and the Better News Bears
Rachel Bachman is back with a new song and video, her first release since last year’s...
Top 10 Music Videos of 2018
As originally announced in a prior vlog, here are this blog’s picks for the top ten music...
Top 20 LPs of 2018: 20-11 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs Top 20 LPs (10-1) 20. Exchange...
Video: My Day at Plaza Fest ’18
Plaza Fest is neat!!! The annual Plaza District Festival outdid itself in 2018 for local music!...
First Impressions: Vol. 2 by The Luke Project
This episode looks at the first installment of an ambitious album project aiming to transcribe The...
Back to My Roots: An Interview with Original Flow
Our Chief Executive Weirdo, Evan Jarvicks, caught up with the one & only Original Flow earlier...
First Impressions: The North Face by Broox
This episode of First Impressions considers The North Face, the first album to come out under the...
First Impressions: Coyote by John Calvin Abney
This episode looks at the 2018 full-length album Coyote by John Calvin Abney. Acclaimed by a number...
On Location: Slay the Stage 2018
Oklahoma has seen a number of music festivals springing up in recent years with a focus on...
Tulsa’s The Wright Brothers Live Up to ‘Cosmic’ Muse on Synth-fueled Debut LP
As 1980’s era music continues to be influential on even the youngest of today’s musicians...
Artist Feature: Naturalist
Like pages ripped from a journal, Naturalist makes music that is as direct as it is cathartic...
Instrumental Rock Quartet Lost Cosmos Improvises Space Odyssey with Debut LP
Improvisation in music is much more often heard from the stage than the studio. It seems like most...
Track Premiere: New Band Kauri Orchestrates Post-folk Sound on “Empty Skies”
Steeped in hushed grandeur, the music of Kauri is borne of soul-touching moments and spun into...
Girls Club Dazzles with Spunky Garage Glamour on Sophomore Rock EP
Tulsa seems to be a bit of an underground hotbed of feminist talent. From blog-recommended...
On Location: COOP Showcase @ Tower Theatre, 11/30/17
Article by Evan Jarvicks Photos by Sean Carr Of the three new mid-level venues in Oklahoma City...
Top 20 LPs of 2017: 10-1 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs Top 20 LPs (20-11) 10. Into the...
Top 20 LPs of 2017: 20-11 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs Top 20 LPs (10-1) 20. Eastside...
Top 20 EPs of 2017: 20-11 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs (10-1) Top 20 LPs 20. Bridges...
Top 10 Singles of 2017 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 20 EPs Top 20 LPs 10. “Horses Talk in Their...
Downtempo Music Project Desert Youth Seeks Renewal on Ponderous New EP
It’s hard to put a finger on We Made a Mess of Things. Though it has similar sonic treatment...
Artist Feature: The Big News
The Big News w/ Roots of Thought & Don’t Tell DenaUCO Jazz Lab100 E 5th St, Edmond7 pm...
Track Premiere: Rapper Knoble Savage Throws Lyrical Punches on “Ric Flair” Sequel
Would you get a load of this schmuck? In the music video for his new single, “Ric Flair Pt...
L.T.Z. Doubles Down on Ambitious, Definitive 20-Track Hip-hop Album
(Editor’s note: L.T.Z. asked me to be as critical as possible with this one, so strap in. We’re...
Latest All-American Rejects EP Explores New Identity, Pursues Fresh Horizons
The All-American Rejects have typically been a barometer band, one so consistently pop-radio...
Harumph Hones Americana Jazz Sound On Strong Full-Length Effort ‘Threes’
Few bands straddle genre quite the way Harumph does. With a signature blend of Americana, blues...
Get Fired Calls It Quits, Leaves Behind Punk Rock Resumé
Get Fired at Norman Music Festival X (photo by Sean Carr) Get Fired was an Oklahoma City punk band...
Tower Titans: A Double Show and Venue Review
Photography by Sean Carr “This place is magic,” said one concertgoer at a recent Horse...
Singles Grab Bag #7
The new year has barely started, yet an abundance of quality music is already springing out of...
The Options Break 12-Year Silence With Invigorating, If Uneven, New Album
DOT, the new album from Norman-based The Options, comes over a decade after the band’s last...
Artist Feature: Midday Static
Midday Static w/ Esc Ctrl and guestsVenue Shrine112 E 18th St., Tulsa6:30 PM, Thursday, January 26...
Top 20 EPs of 2016: 10-1 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs (20-11) Top 20 LPs 10. Pop Rocks...
Top 20 EPs of 2016: 20-11 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs (10-1) Top 20 LPs 20. The EP by...
Singles Grab Bag #6
As the year winds down, it’s easy to start summarizing the ups and downs of the past 11...
The Everyone Frequency: Space4Lease Finds Its Voice in a Microcosm of Diversity
Space4Leasew/ Helen Kelter Skelter and Oklahoma Cloud Factory9 PM, Saturday, November 5 Opolis113...
There’s More Than Meets the Eye with John Calvin Abney’s Sophomore Full-Length
With his tussled hair, well-worn guitar, and harmonica rack, John Calvin Abney at first fits an all...
Singles Grab Bag #5
This fifth installment of Singles Grab Bag features seven new tracks from various Oklahoma artists...
Singles Grab Bag #4
Singles Grab Bag features reviews for recent singles in a local sampling of various genres...
Food Truck Tunes: Delmar Gardens Works to Find Its Voice Through Live Music Events
Delmar Gardens Food Truck Park is the latest addition to Oklahoma City’s ever-growing Farmers...
Singles Grab Bag #3
It’s summer in Oklahoma City, which means a slew of great new local music and festivals...
Choose Your Own Interview w/ M. Bailey Stephenson (sun riah)
Photo by Ariel Bridget This interview was used as a basis for a write-up that you can read here. In...
Introspective Rapper Slyrex Rejects Pretense on Standout Sophomore Effort
If sincerity is making a comeback, Slyrex is ahead of the curve. On his sophomore release, the...
Singles Grab Bag #2
This second installment of Singles Grab Bag reaches back a couple of months to gather five great...
Foxburrows’ Latest Grapples with Psychological Burdens Through Upbeat Indie Rock
Tame contains some rather heavy themes within its layered swirl of clean-cut guitar lines, but...
The Notionaries and Lincka Kick Off New VZD’s Concert Series
This Saturday, alternative rock group The Notionaries and indie pop artist Lincka will play...
Music-loving Pastafarians’ Lineup Rivals Official NMF 9 Stages
This weekend, Norman Music Fest attendees will pass by plenty of bars with muffled thumps and...
OKC-based Paseo Street Walkers and Culture Cinematic Embrace Jazz Fusion Concepts on Respective Debuts
Instrumentally smooth brushstrokes paint cool watercolors that extend beyond the canvas of genre on...
Choose Your Own Interview: Dr. Pants
This interview was used as a basis for a write-up on Dr. Pants that you can read here. In this...
David Broyles’ Nerd Rock Project Undergoes a Pantsformation
Dr. Pants (Full Electric Band) ACM Faculty Concert Series 8 PM Wednesday, April 30 2016 ACM@UCO...
Producer/Rapper WoRm’s Compilation Mixtape Revitalizes with Breezy OKC Vignettes
The Refill is a collection of singles, deep cuts, and unreleased material from WoRm’s...
Showboating Serenader John Winston Holds Nothing Back on Sexually-charged EP
With sultry, often R-rated lyrics and flashy vocal overdubs, Oklahoma City’s John Winston...
New Romanello Album Keeps the Party Going with Big Pop Chords and Rock ‘n’ Roll Energy
Unimpressed with today’s wave of copy/paste software musicians, Tulsa’s Tony Romanello and the...
On Latest LP, Kali Ra Transforms Dark Narratives Into a Cathartic Cathedral of Rock
David Goad is a man of vision. As the creative root to his band, Kali Ra, he invokes a keen taste...
Soft-Hued OKC Band Toys with Indie Rock Formula on Smart, Compositionally Focused Debut
With its thoughtful approach to sonic texture and vocal harmony, the new debut EP from Oklahoma...
Orange Sunshine – Midday Static Review
If music is meant to transport the mind and soul to another place and time, then leave it to Tulsa...
If You’re Looking for a Little More Screamo in Your Indie Rock… – Naturalist Review
Within the first 20 seconds of their new EP, Naturalist unleashes a jarring declaration of their...
Ripple Green Brings London Cool to Oklahoma City
British swagger must be contagious because Ripple Green’s latest effort struts like nothing they’ve...
Norman Alt Rockers Costello Take It Slow On Promising Debut
Sparse rock instrumentation and expansive production provide more than ample room for Costello’s...
On the Strength of a Song: How OKC Folk Trio Judith Built a Sound from a Whim
“At that first rehearsal, I was like, ‘Peace out! This sounds terrible! I don’t want to be a part...
Choose Your Own Interview: Judith
This interview was used as a basis for a write-up on Judith that you can read here. In this...
‘The Voice’ Contestant Chase Kerby Strips Down on Pivotal Sophomore Release
Chase Kerby’s voice is tender in a way that isn’t naive or fragile. It’s entrenched in years of...
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