[mp3] Jason Boland & The Stragglers: "Somewhere Down in Texas" How many times have you heard "I like everything except rap and country." If you take country music at face value, that cliched adage probably doesn't miss the mark by much. Yet, because there are so many mainstream "hat country" artists muddying the waters, it's extremely easy, almost a guarantee, that you will skip over the new album Rancho Alto from relative unknown (even for this country fan) Jason Boland & The Stragglers . This is an album [...]
The newest issue of Oklahoma Today is officially on newsstands today. This issue is a special Oklahoma country music collector's edition, with six different covers available. "With our state's incredible history and talent in every conceivable facet of country music, even we are a little surprised it took us fifty-five years to produce this issue. It includes a state-of-the-genre feature written by Holly Bailey, senior political reporter for Yahoo! News; a discography by Ryan LaCroix; and a history piece on Roger Miller by Randy Krehbiel. Thanks [...]
Inspired by Oklahoma Today 's September issue focusing solely on country music, we'll be counting down the Top 100 Oklahoma Country Songs over the next several weeks. Every weekday, we will unveil another five songs that helped shape the way Oklahoma country music is heard by the outside world. 70. Roger Miller - "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd" (1966) Purchase: iTunes Erick [...]
Admittedly, I can't write about whiskey with nearly the grace of Romeo. Hell, when you ask for nose my only answer is, " I dunno. It smells like whiskey. " I'm not sure I've ever actually tasted "charcoal" or any nutty undertones in my whiskey, though I will readily admit some are quite sweeter than others. Perhaps my whiskey palate has been damaged or so trained to ignore the bad that comes from bottom shelf bourbons that it's almost mute. Either way, I wanted to drop a few lines about a new whiskey from Jim Beam called " [...]
Kid Rock recently name dropped Stillwater's Jason Boland in an interview with a German digital radio station, Rock Antenne . Kid Rock talks about how one of his songs is a continuation of a song by Boland. The mention is at the 5:02 mark. "Telephone Romeo" appears on Boland's 2009 album, Pearl Snaps , while "Purple Skies" will be on Kid Rock's upcoming album, Born Free .
I gave AIV the train song idea and ended up not being to get my shit together and my head above water at work to do the post and I was a little disappointed by that. So I decided that this week I'd drop another classic country and western song genre on you guys and write the post before I told AIV the idea so I would get to post this time. This week is Truckin' Songs. My daddy was a trucker when I was born and somewhere there is a picture of me knee high to him standing beside [...]
So we got a suggestion on Twitter to do a Top 5: Drinking Songs and I wanted to run with it but there are so many different kinds of drinking songs it's hard to make a single list. So I am running with the suggestion but it ain't gonna be just one list. The week's list is all about those times in life when hearing song sent you over the edge and out to the bar. Be it too much stress and some song was that straw the broke the camel's back or you were in an awesome mood and [...]
I have always love road trips and from a very young age loved sitting in the back of the old station wagon in that flip up rear seat, facing traffic and digging whatever 8 tracks my dad would put in. I have a lot of good memories involving driving around Texas aimlessly with my best friend, trying to get lost but never managing it or driving three hours to just to prove to someone that some hole in the wall had the best BBQ. The spontaneous road trip was a staple of my life for a lot of years. It's [...]
Nominees for the second annual Urban Tulsa Weekly 's Absolute Best of Tulsa Music Awards have been announced. Chuk Cooley and the Demon Hammers and Restless Ribbon lead the pack with five nominations apiece. Stars Go Dim , Eric & the Adams , Fiawna Forte , Apagee and Josef Glaude & James Ruggles [...]
Some days things just work together. While I was writing up the review of A Damn Good Ride I dropped by Jeremy Steding's website to look for his bio and such and found out he was playing in town that night. I grabbed a phone number off the site, made a call, and set up some time with him before the show. As luck would have it and one thing leading to another I wasn't as early as I wanted to be but since it was a Thursday night show there wasn't an opening act and [...]
Brandon Jenkins releases his latest album, Brothers of the Dirt , today. You can purchase the album at LoneStarMusic.com . The album features guest appearances by Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland, Cody Canada, Mike McClure, John Cooper, Randy Rogers, Brian Haas, Steve Pryor, Brady Black, Travis Fite, Ron Morgan, Pat Savage and Brad Absher. "...a nice, layered collection of mature country-rock "red dirt" songs." - Buddy Magazine Tracklisting and song-by-song commentary after the jump. (more...)
So I was sitting around work yesterday sort of getting work done when Autopsy IV asked if I would consider being a contributor for 9b. Yeah, like that was going to take any consideration at all! So I played it cool and took about five minutes before answering and here I am. I figure most of you have seen my guest posts and the recent intro mixes that AIV has so kindly posted but probably have very little idea who the hell I am. I am an old Lucero message board hand who has been reading 9b since [...]
No Justice landed their second No. 1 single ever ("Don't Walk Away") in this week's Texas Music Chart (May 4, 2009). The song, featured on 2007's Live from Billy Bob's Texas , tallied 1,364 spins in the past week. The band previously topped the chart in the week of June 18, 2007 with "Never Come Back". Other Oklahomans representing strongly in this week's chart: 12. Brandon Jenkins - "Till The Morning Comes" (904 [...]
As Twitter gets bigger and bigger every minute ( the site gained five million new accounts in March ), bands are realizing how useful the service can be. Tweet about upcoming shows, tweet while you're recording, tweet about new music and videos and get instant feedback. It's all relevant and interesting to your fans. Follow us on Twitter - @oklahomarock After you get figure out the @'s, #'s and RT's of Twitter, it's ridiculously easy to use. [...]
In an interview with Red Dirt Report , Philip Randolph, the manager of Wormy Dog Saloon in Oklahoma City, says the venue is looking beyond the country genre to book more rock and metal acts. "We're going to be doing more roots-rock, local talent and heavy indie rock," Randolph said. "We're simply trying to book more rock n' roll acts." Bands on the venue's upcoming schedule includes local acts like Taddy Porter , Welcome the Silence and [...]
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber hosted a luncheon and panel discussion this week, discussing the steps Oklahoma needs to take to establish a stronger music community and viable entertainment market. The four-person panel was comprised of: • Jill Simpson , director of the Oklahoma Film & Music Office • Scott Booker , director of ACM@UCO • Jay Shanker , McAfee & Taft entertainment industry attorney • Mark Parker , director of instrumental programs at OCU ...panelists [...]
A lighter release week, but still a few goodies. The new Dragonforce record with the awesome cover is out. B.B. King proves he's still got it with some new material at the young age of 82. Delta Spirit , a personal California favorite of mine, is what I'm looking forward to. And if you're a Johnny Cash collector, the new 2-disc collection of material he did with George Jones should do you good. :: Alias , Resurgam (Anticon) :: [...]
Jason Boland & the Stragglers release their fifth full-length, Comal County Blue , today. The album was produced by Lloyd Maines . The first single "Comal County Blue" currently holds the top spot on the Texas Music Chart . You can purchase the album at thestragglers.com or Amazon.com . Stream the album at Galleywinter (click on the Music Player on the left). his most soul shatteringly personal album ever - LoneStarMusic Magazine [...]
I am a member of the International Mix Tape Project . For the uninitiated, The International Mixtape Project is a global community of music-oriented souls that exchange monthly compilation tapes and CD-Rs. You can visit the site at www.InternationalMixtapeProjec t.com , then click on Rules to find out more about IMP. Well, some months are busier than others, and it stands to reason that some month's mixes are better than others due to the amount of time I get to spend on them. If I have the time I do some sort of theme, and if I'm [...]
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