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: “Good Grief” by Mad Honey

Posted on June 3, 2021January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

OKC alternative dreampop band makes its Cowboy 2.0 debut with contemplative, atmospheric, feel-good new single One of Mad Honey‘s greatest strengths is its ability to repurpose negative experien... Read More

Fire in Little Africa Sets the Spotlight with “Shining”

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Elizabeth Wenger

Prepare yourself for Tulsa Hip-Hop’s living memorial to Black Wall Street with FILA’s shimmering opening scene. With its lead single “Shining” and its accompanying music videos, Fire i... Read More

Track Premiere: “Wits End” by Alphabet Supine

Posted on April 30, 2021January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Multi-city virtual band crafts mellow indie pop sunshine from behind closed windows. If Alphabet Supine were a fruit juice, it would be orange. It’s perfect for a light...... Read More

Track Premiere: “TTYT” by DRMCRSHR x Kodos

Posted on April 22, 2021January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Moody synthpop project DRMCRSHR continues collaboration series with new single featuring Kodos. Sweet dreams are made to be broken, or at least they are in DRMCRSHR‘s realm of...... Read More

Singles Grab Bag #10

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by Evan Jarvicks

Welcome back to Singles Grab Bag, a track review series that presents a cross-section of songs in various genres from the Oklahoma music scene(s). Read up on five...... Read More

Track Premiere: “Prairiefire” by Matt Magerkurth

Posted on August 18, 2020January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Composer and experimental cellist Matt Magerkurth stokes musical flames on inventively fierce new recording. In 2017, Soundcloud rapper Lil’ Yachty infamously mistook a cello for a woodwind inst... Read More

Track Premiere: “Mixed Signals” by The Sweet Talkers

Posted on March 19, 2020January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Groove is in the heartache. At least, that would seem to be the case on the darker side of The Sweet Talkers’ disco ball moon. The OKC band...... Read More

Video Premiere: “Ego Death Rattle” by The Danner Party

Posted on March 13, 2020January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

If The Danner Party ever lands a spot on Oklahoma concert series Tulsa Little Jam, it will be rather ironic, since the jams in the Tulsa band’s repertoire...... Read More

Singles Grab Bag #9

Posted on September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 by Evan Jarvicks

Welcome to Singles Grab Bag, a track review series originally started on Cellar Door Music Group. Each single analyzed here comes from a different genre. Together, they offer...... Read More

Track Premiere: “Already Dead” by Beach Language

Posted on June 14, 2019January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Beach Language is back with a fresh new album cycle, and with it are some of the band’s most dance-worthy synth rock outings yet. Lead singles from the...... Read More

Video Premiere: “Time Killer” by Rachel Bachman and the Better News Bears

Posted on January 30, 2019January 1, 2023 by Evan Jarvicks

Rachel Bachman is back with a new song and video, her first release since last year’s full-length album, I’m All I’ves. Readers here will remember that Bachman is...... Read More