Album Review: S. Reidy – A Mixtape
Norman Rapper S. Reidy Presents Introspective Musical Sketchbook on Scrappy, Poignant New Release Most music is best enjoyed when it isn’t being forced into genre and artist comparisons, and S….
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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 (Cookin’ and Drinkin’)”, Norman songwriter/musician Brad Fielder and some of his longtime bandmates gather…
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Track Premiere: “The Devil in the Details” by NeoRomantics
Less than a year after its well-received 2018 EP, Homecoming, Tulsa alternative rock band NeoRomantics is back with a new single that, fittingly, lingers in the transitive place between what…
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First Impressions: Welcome to the Alter by Alterblood
Happy Halloween! This episode of First Impressions considers a metal album out of the Tulsa area. Welcome to the Alter by Alterblood is as heavy as it is glorious, and…
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First Impressions: Vol. 2 by The Luke Project
This episode looks at the first installment of an ambitious album project aiming to transcribe The Bible’s third Gospel into song. Vol. 2 by The Luke Project clocks in at…
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First Impressions: The North Face by Broox
This episode of First Impressions considers The North Face, the first album to come out under the Broox name. Formerly known as Moufpece Da Rippa, OKC hip-hop staple Broox marks…
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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 of publications, the album also marks Abney’s first appearance in Rolling Stone as…
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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, it’s not out of the ordinary to see a band so obviously reference the synthesizer-heavy…
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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 records that capture improvisation are live albums from the likes of jazz…
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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 Vagittarius to the slew of bands to come from the Daddyo’s camp, there is a…
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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, the new five-track EP from Oklahoma-grown artist Desert Youth doesn’t fit squarely…
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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 full-length, as…
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