Friday, May 21st, 2010
It was announced today that local music festival Dfest is being postponed. Everyone knows that the economic impact of the overall collapse in 2008 is now reaching Oklahoma, and the Dfest promoters were unable to sustain their sponsorships, or obtain the level of touring talent they needed to maintain Dfest’s reputation.
This is a sad and…
Category General Interest | Tags: Tags: DFest, Flaming lips, Hardwork records, hardwork summer,
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Sweat. Blood. Tears. These are key ingredients in Fiawna Forte’s music. With her album due out next month, she lets us in on what rock and roll means to her, and let me tell you–it’s more than just her lifestyle, it’s who she is.
Ever wonder what separates good from great? What makes people come back…
Category General Interest | Tags: Tags: bruder, Fiawna Forte, Panda resistance, sxsw, the marquee, Tulsa,
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
If you’ve been to a local concert in Tulsa in the past five years and thought, ‘what a great lineup, this is so well organized, why aren’t there more shows like this?’ chances are Jeff Richardson had something to do with it. Jeff has been a key factor in developing Tulsa’s music scene for over…
Category General Interest | Tags: Tags: downtown tulsa, Hardwork records, interview, Jeff Richardson,
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The malls are closing in, and its getting harder and harder to find local businesses that deliver good customer service and competitive inventory. The one thing we can do to support our town, and develop our own identity is to think local first.
Category General Interest | Tags: Tags: economy, Indie, local culture, Music, Record Store, Tulsa, Under the Mooch,
Monday, January 11th, 2010
So whatcha think? Pretty roomy right….
Anyway, here I am. I am still working on a recap of the La Panther Show Saturday. Should be up this afternoon, I think.
P.S. A new layout is on the way, it wont be this vanilla for long…
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
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…
