Track Premiere: “Waste My Time” by Bad Athlete

Posted on June 24, 2021January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Power pop Normanites continue streak of lovestruck hopefulness in surfy new single Imagine a high school dance, but it’s held in a dive bar and themed after mid-90s...... Read More

Track Premiere: “Sawed Off Cellphone” by The Fills

Posted on June 23, 2021January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Upcoming Norman alt-rockers go full cyborg on new cyperpunk love album It’s a tale as old as rock ‘n roll. Friends form band. Band begins to jam. Jam...... Read More

Jarvix’s Top 10 Oklahoma Music Videos of 2020 (+ 5 more)

Posted on March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 by Evan Jarvicks

In January, I wrote a guest article for KOSU Radio / The Spy counting down my picks for the top 10 music videos made and released by Oklahoma-based artists...... Read More

Track Premiere: “The Hunt” by Kat Lock

Posted on May 21, 2020January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

As COVID-19 continues to shake the world in 2020, music persists. From the balconies of Italy to Fenway Park, musicians have found creative ways to work around the...... Read More

Choose Your Own Interview: Kat Lock

Posted on April 17, 2020January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Our Choose Your Own Interview triple pilot continues with Kat Lock! There’s a healthy discussion of the Norman area singer-songwriter & rock band frontwoman’s most recent EP, You...... Read More

Big Dumb Buildings: The Lost Interview

Posted on April 16, 2020January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Recently unearthed from 2016’s audio archives, this is the long-lost interview with Norman rock music project / narrative experiment Big Dumb Buildings. It was one of the first...... Read More

Album Review: Pictures in the Sand by Elderly Smackdown & Randy Rulz

Posted on February 10, 2020March 12, 2020 by Evan Jarvicks

Two lo-fi projects from OKC & Norman’s underground DIY scenes split a wonderfully weird new EP of off-kilter ditties Elderly Smackdown and Randy Rulz are not familiar to...... Read More

Album Review: Spirit Shaker by DIVA

Posted on February 1, 2020December 30, 2020 by Elecktra Stanislava

Much like the runaway train mentioned in the opening line of “Follow Me”, a rock riff barrels through the beginning of DIVA’s debut EP, Spirit Shaker, bringing young,...... Read More

Video Premiere: “Everything Turns Out Alright” by Bronte

Posted on January 10, 2020January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

While it would be accurate to call Norman-based musician Bronte an electronic music artist, it might send the wrong message. His work is instrumental and composed within a...... Read More

Album Review: Day One EP by Open/Honest

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 by Evan Jarvicks

Norman experimental producer nurtures organic lo-fi sounds on latest hip-hop infused instrumental EP Art itself is inherently subject to the nature of change. Though artists often strive to...... Read More

On Location: Norman Music Fest 2019

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by Evan Jarvicks

Norman Music Festival is not only a great annual experience for the general public, but also one of the biggest events for Oklahoma-based musicians. While acclaimed artists from...... Read More

Album Review: S. Reidy – A Mixtape

Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 by Evan Jarvicks

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,...... Read More