Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets in Tulsa Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets rolled into the beautiful Tulsa Theater last night for a Sunday evening of impeccably played, psychedelically dripping, early Pink Floyd classics and relics. Long before they became the preeminent and influential prog-rock radio stalwarts they’re best known for throughout the 70s to present, […]
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Gov’t Mule — Jones Assembly in OKC Gov’t Mule rolled into Oklahoma City this past Tuesday night delivering their “Heavy Load Blues” to a nearly packed house at the beautiful Jones Assembly on the outskirts of downtown. Touring in support of their 12th studio release, Heavy Load Blues, released back in November of 2021 on […]
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Benjamin Tod returns this month with his third solo recording, Songs I Swore I’d Never Sing on Anti-Corp Records. The album’s somewhat ominous title references a 10 song collection of deeply personal songs that many, including Tod himself, probably didn’t expect to find a collective home. Tod explains, “These songs are timestamps of my life,” […]
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Rhythm and percussion ensemble, Planet Drum returns with In the Groove, a brand new collection of the world’s rhythmic pulse on Friday August 5th. A collective of premier percussionists from around the world, Planet Drum’s origins date back to Mickey Hart’s collaborations with Indian tabla player, Alla Rakha, who also introduced Hart to his son, […]
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You might not have known it, but Oklahoma City was the place to be this past Sunday night. More specifically, Beer City Music Hall in downtown OKC was the destination, with the feature attraction being a triple bill of Joshua Ray Walker, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers and Aaron Vance. I hadn’t had a chance […]
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Patty Griffin returns with TAPE, a ten song compilation this Friday June 10th via Thirty Tigers. There’s a handful of artists I’ve followed over the years, that I can tell you exactly where I was the very moment I first heard them. Patty Griffin was one of those. In 1996 I was running a corporate […]
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The Who — Oklahoma City Paycom Center Until Tuesday, I’d only seen The Who perform one time, way back in 1982, on their first final tour. My old man took me, and if he’d told me back then, “Dave, you’re going to see these guys again in 40 years,” I’d probably have silently chuckled, smiled […]
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Singer Songwriter Joshua Polaschek self-released his debut recording, Love and Time via Bandcamp back in April. Polaschek is an Americana artist hailing from Cresco, Iowa and now based in the Oklahoma City metro area. An Army vet, Polaschek moved to OKC following his service back in 2014 and embedded himself in the local music scene, […]
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Songs of Townes Van Zandt Vol. III Neurot Recordings in conjunction with My Proud Mountain announces the third record of the Songs Of Townes Van Zandt series, which was started in 2012, featuring various artists covering the works of beloved American singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol. III features new renditions […]
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Charles Mingus — Mingus Three centennial reissue The legendary Charles Mingus has received the Centennial Birthday treatment courtesy of Rhino Records with a deluxe edition re-release of his 1957 trio album, Mingus Three this past week on April 22nd. The set includes the original 7 track album as well as a second disc comprised of, 8 […]
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