So, here we are…

General Interest

We’ve all said it a thousand times: Why can’t Tulsa be more like  a real city?

Well, I have the answer, but knowing the answer won’t make it happen. There are several factors contributing to why Tulsa can’t be more like Austin or St. Louis. Many of them have to do with a lack of our own local culture. Another, larger problem is a lack of venues in which to showcase said culture. There are a few steadfast venues such as the Soundpony, but in this economy, local businesses have taken the hardest hit. I tried to solve this problem by opening my own venue, The Collective. Sadly, we were victims of bad timing and bad circumstances. Almost a year after our closing, I am ready to start contributing to Tulsa again. This time, however, in a much smaller way.

There is one fallacy in the above paragraph, can you find it? We  DO have our own culture! But, who is talking about it? Who contributes to it? How can you find it? This will be the purpose of this blog. There are several music blogs, such as the lovely Jennifer Chancellor’s Barrelhouse Beat, but I am going to focus on music lesser known. Maybe there are bands that play in Tulsa that you would love, but you don’t know they exist! I have a link to the “Independent Cause Picks” Calendar on the right so you can see when and where independent shows take place.

Feel free to email me about your band, your friend’s, or a band you saw and loved, independentcause@gmail.com

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