Here's a collection of Oklahoma-infused Christmas music from Admiral Twin , Beau Jennings , Big Love Hospital , The City Lives , Evangelicals , The Flaming Lips , Gene Autry , Kay Starr , Marcy Priest , The Neighborhood , Radial Angel , [...]
The South by Southwest Music Conference gets underway this week and more than a dozen Oklahoma bands will be playing. Ten Oklahoma bands will take part in official showcases: Ali Harter , The City Lives , Colourmusic , Crocodile , Other Lives , Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers , Shiny Toy Guns , Stardeath and White Dwarfs , Stars Go Dim and The Uglysuit Thirteen more Oklahoma acts will be playing unofficial showcases [...]
To be completely honest, as I was walking into St. Andrew's Hall last Monday night amidst the hordes of teenagers and frat boys, my expectations for the All-American Rejects were not very high. In my eyes, what could you possibly expect from a band whose first two singles were the same set of chord changes at different tempos? I was also very doubtful that bandleader Tyson Ritter could really hit all those notes. The City Lives took the stage first and surprised me. Their melodic power-pop was catchy and [...]
The first day of DFest 2008 was jam packed with good bands and good times. I did more show bouncing this year than last. At almost every turn, I had a dilemma on which band to see. This is a very good problem to have. 6pm - The City Lives @ Hadaly Stage The newest signing to Doghouse / Edmond Records played to a crowd of 300+ in the sweltering hot sun. The City Lives features an up-tempo power pop sound that [...]
The first day of panels at DFest 2008 is wrapping up. In lieu of seeing keynote speaker Martin Atkins, I'm relaxing in my hotel room before heading out for the night. NONzine and the Oklahoma Film & Music Office are here. The good people from the Oklahoma History Center's "Another Hot Oklahoma Night" interviewed me for their exhibit with the help of videographer Beau Leland . Just some observations of the day's events: Members of [...]
(Click image for the full poster.) Thousands of musicians and fans converge on downtown Tulsa this weekend for the eighth edition of DFest . I will be there with Mrs. OklahomaRock. I hope to see many of your faces there as well. ( Advanced two-day passes are only $33.50! ) For those of you that cannot make it, we hope to provide you a glimpse into the world of DFest. Throughout the coming weekend and into next week, we plan on bringing you recaps [...]
T his is one of the weirdest Festival City Radio podcasts ( number 93 ) we've done in a long time. There's all kinds of stuff going on in this one. N ew releases for Nov 13, and one from Nov 6 : Duran Duran - " Night Runner (ft. Timberlake and Timbaland )" Malajube - "Montreal 40degrees C" Os Mutantes - " A Minha Menina [...]
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