Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Silver Medals are a brand, spankin’ new outfit here in Tulsa. They are made up of David Bynum (Bass, Keys), Sterling Williams (Drums) and Stuart Dervish (Guitar). They had their debut show at Free Tulsa, and I just happened to stumble across them. Boy, was I happy I did. Their sweet-but-articulate brand of electro-pop is…
Category Bands | Tags: Tags: aqueduct, free tulsa, Silver medals, Tulsa,
Monday, July 12th, 2010
Last night marked the last show for one of Tulsa’s longest living bands, Wighead. Founding member Chris Rusk is moving to
New York City, and leaving his band of quirky musical miscreants behind. Rusk and band co-founder Evan Inman-Butts started Wighead when they were 14 years old. By my estimates thats about 11 years of rock’n’rolling…
Category Show Recap | Tags: Tags: Indie, Quirk-rock, Tulsa, Wighead,
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Johnny’s music varies from rap dominated tracks, to melodic singing laid over dance beats. There are a lot of 80’s inspired, synth parts mixed in with Johnny’s quippy, over confident yet self deprecating lyrics (“I’m sayin’ that I’m different, normally conformity’s the bain of my existence, If you’re a label you’re my enemy, actually I’m just thankful that you’re into me”). Johnny walks a fine line between cocky and self conscious, which makes him a really likable narrator.
Category Bands | Tags: Tags: DJ Green Lantern, emcee, hip hop, Johnny Polygon, The Riot Song, Tulsa,
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
This is Fiawna’s first video release off her new album Transitus. Directed by Sterlin Harjo.
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Ester Drang formed in 1995 with local musicians Bruce Chambers and James McCallister. They played around together for over a decade, building a grass roots following here in Tulsa as well as nationally. They released a single, an EP and a Full Length album before adding Jeff Shoop as a second guitarist for their second…
Category Bands, Upcoming Events | Tags: Tags: alternative, Ester drang, free tulsa, Indie, Tulsa,
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Released in late March 2010, Ithica’s self-titled release has been a long time in the works. It makes sense that the album took from 2007 to 2010, since there are 13 tracks and multiple layers of moody, indie pop music. The concept album follows a couple’s demise, Josh and Julie–Josh attempting to escape his parents’…
Category Album Review | Tags: Tags: Ithica, self titled, Tulsa,
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Category Video | Tags: Tags: bruder, electropop, Tulsa, Video,
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
I have been thinking recently about how Tulsa really is lacking a Euro-pop Electro band to really round out the scene. I’ve seen Bruder’s name popping up a lot recently, most notably opening up at Fiawna Forte’s CD Release show on May 14th at The Marquee. I was pleasantly surprised to see that these guys…
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Well, I think everyone’s getting a little too flowery around here. Spring has arrived, and with it, lots of floaty, dreamy, folky pop. I love this time of year, and that type of music, but for a moment, I think we all need to be reminded of how to get down.
Elecro-New Wave Dance band Guardant…
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,
