Category: Features
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 Sloan’s songwriting talents and genre-bending abilities. A message from the Make Oklahoma Weir... Read More
Top 9 Singles of 2019
Chief Executive Weirder Evan Jarvicks counts down his favorite local singles of 2019 A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally written by Evan...... Read More
“We Waited Till We Could Get the CGI Jabba”: An Interview with Broken Vacuum
Bursting with a wild potpourri of influences collected across a lifelong friendship, Broken Vacuum is a genre-busting Tulsa duo that doesn’t suck. A self-described “rockin’ teenage combo,”... Read More
“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 swoon-worthy tunes of rebuttal Ace Stiles isn’t the first Oklahoma crooner to face the dismissa... Read More
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
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: “Alive” by Alison Sloan
photo by Michelle Miles McChristian Alison Sloan is sending a much-needed message of transparency about mental health and room for healing with her single “Alive.” Alison Sloan is...... Read More
BRD Calling
Oklahoma trio is a unique fit of rhythmic jazz Have you heard about BRD? An acronym of its members first names, the Oklahoma jazz trio is: Brian Belanus,...... Read More
Indie Pop EP Construes Blue Hues’ New Muse
Tulsa band finds artistic direction through catchy songs on Marble Games It’s exciting when a band’s sound comes together, and that’s what happens on the Marble Games EP...... Read More