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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 debut album In the beginning there was the riff. Ben...... Read More
Video Premiere: “Chinga La Migra” by Lincka
El icono del pop latinx de Oklahoma cuenta una alegoría sobre la inmigración en la ciencia ficción con su nuevo single y su atrevido vídeo Oklahoma Latinx pop...... Read More
Track Premiere: “Paul & The Devil” by Blue Morrison
New OKC band battles the darkness with bright, infectiously playful indie pop/rock on debut single. It isn’t that Bradley Morris is deceptive in his songwriting, tucking away dark...... Read More
Bitter Beginnings
Mysterious new Oklahoma electronic/alternative duo releases debut single after █████ ██ with an ██████████ ██ Note: Bitter Machine’s debut single “Feel Right... Read More
The ‘Way’-faring Tones of Clancy Jones
Americana singer-songwriter Clancy Jones finds rest and inspiration in rural Oklahoma on ponderous, dusky new record In 2017, Clancy Jones released an EP “out in the ether on...... Read More
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 debut LP When a rock band such as The Odyssey looks toward...... Read More
Video Premiere: “Water” by Gonzo LeBronzo
Get psyched with this trippy, AI-assisted new visual from the rock-and-roll OKC trio teasing its forthcoming debut LP Like the best of psych rock, Gonzo LeBronzo jams out...... Read More
“More Empathy and Urgency”: An Interview with the creators of ‘No Justice, No Peace’
Ambitious new grassroots opera finds the medium to be a unique way to dissect social issues Currently making its world premiere at The Yale, the original Oklahoma-created opera...... Read More
“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 through an inclusive process called soundpainting Founded by Nicole Poole in the wake of the COVID-19 p... Read More
Track Premiere: “Man from Memphis” by The Contraband
Norman country-rockers can’t walk the bill on track from forthcoming studio debut Étouffée, Brute? Drinkin’, druggin’, and gamblin’ used to be the thing of seedy outsiders, t... Read More