Who Wants a Bearhug?

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Last night Bearhug and Mount Righteous packed Soundpony to its gills. To illustrate this point, there were people sitting on the bar, people looking in through the windows, and even crowd-surfing!
The crowd was more thinned out when Bearhug went on, but they certainly amplified the energy level of the audience. With song titles like “Get…

Bearhug and Mount Righteous

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Tonight, January 23rd,  at Soundpony a treat for the ears! Relatively new local band Bearhug will open for touring band Mount Righteous from Grapevine, TX.
Bearhug, who doesn’t have a Myspace yet, or maybe they’re boycotting, is made up of Tulsa music veterans Brian Voris (Crackerwagon), Tony Delesdernier (Congratulations!, Wighead), Jeff Dipesa (Wighead), and Tyler Hall…

BRONCHO

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

broncho-Insert Coin from Charles Elmore on Vimeo.
Charles Elmore’s video of BRONCHO’s show at Crystal Pistol,  January 16th 2009.

Dead Sea Choir and Giant Cloud

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Tonight! January 21st at the Soundpony, our own locals Dead Sea Choir performing with Giant Cloud from New Orleans.
Dead Sea Choir provides a rich sonic-scape filled with keys, flutes, violins, synthesizers, and guitars. Choir is a great descriptor for this band, because it sounds like a choir of instruments coalesces to create a soothing, but…

In case you missed it…

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Last Friday, Brother Gruesome and Kite Flying Robots rocked the stage at Soundpony. In case you missed it, here’s some pictures. Brother Gruesome just released a cassette, which is available here. I will be reviewing it in my next post (yes, I still have my old cassette player)! Until then, enjoy these photos.

Kite Flying Robot

Native Lights ‘Blackwater’

Monday, January 18th, 2010

People familiar with the Tulsa indie scene would not hesitate to call Native Lights a ’super-group.’ They are strung together with members from some of the most epic bands this town has birthed. Johnathon Ford of Unwed Sailor, Aaron Hamby of Callupsie (who recently departed the band after this recording), Nathan Price of Vandevander, and…

BRONCHO and Ishi

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Last night the new band BRONCHO (pronounced Bron-CHO) played for the first time in Tulsa. They are made up of Jonathon Ford of Unwed Sailor/Native Lights, and Ryan Lindsey of the Starlight Mints.  I should warn you, if you are expecting anything like any of the aforementioned bands, you will be disappointed.
BRONCHO sets up with…

Blog Launch Show Announced!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

I have so much information to purvey! I will try to keep it simple and succinct…
We are throwing a party to ofiicially launch this blog! Here is the info…
This show is going to be great! I will tell you a little about the bands:
Fiawna Forte–There are literally no words. Fiawna is a whirlwind femme-fatale who…

Tonight: Surf and Barf!

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Tonight at The Eclipse (1336 E 6th St.) come get an earful!
La Panther Happens–If you’re looking for a 60’s style surf band with a dark side, La Panther is your ticket to poppy hooks and Beach Boy harmonies. Jhohn Casio, formerly of Elliott the Letter Ostrich, and Chris Rusk of Wighead pair their falsetto voices…

New Band: BRONCHO

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Coming up on January 16th at The Crystal Pistol (417 N. Main) is a show that I am really excited about.
PTiaradactyl, BRONCHO and Ishi (Dallas, TX) will be playing and there are a lot of reasons to be excited.
1) Ptiaradactyl. They are a fun, prehistoric take on divas (hence “tiara”), metal and madness. Last time…