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Jarvix’s Big 50: The Best Local Music of 2018
Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs Top 20 LPs Hey y’all! This is Evan Jarvicks, aka Jarvix, aka Make Oklahoma Weirder’s Chief Executive Weirdo. Pleased to see ya, and...... Read More
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 & Borderlines by Joel T. Mosman &...... Read More
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 going to delve deep.) L.T.Z. describes Sophisticated Slabs, his latest...... Read More
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 friendly and adherent to a mainstream alternative sound that a listener’s opinion of its music...... Read More
Track Premiere: Haniwa Dives Into Thoughtful Reservoir of Indie Pop Bliss with “Absolutely”
Haniwa’s sophomore full-length album ‘Violent Sun’ releases August 18th Haniwa is a five-piece “indie power pop” band from Oklahoma City that has been welling with promis... Read More
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, jazz, and even surf rock, the five-piece Norman band has a specific...... Read More
Don’t Call It a Washout: Photos from NMFX
Philly rockers Low Cut Connie at the rainiest NMF to date (photo by David Renner) The prevailing story in the wake of Norman Music Festival 10 (stylized NMFX),...... Read More
OKC Rapper Taps Into The City’s Dream Team – L.T.Z. Review
Don’t be fooled by the rudimentary cover art. Barcelona ’92, the latest full-length release from Oklahoma City rapper L.T.Z., boasts slick tracks and heavyweight guest features that make...... Read More
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 electronic act Midday Static (formerly Midnight Static) to...... Read More