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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Andrew Blanton Releases Way Out in the West “At times when I’m lonesome I howl up at the moonAnd drive down these dark roads And dream of what I’ll do” That’s what singer songwriter Andrew Blanton sings on the title track and 4th song of his Way Out in the West release, and dang it […]
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Matt Heckler brought his Blood, Water, Coal tour into Oklahoma City this past Friday, gracing the Ponyboy stage along with his current touring partner, Justin Dye. Heckler has been hitting the road this year bringing music from his most recent and aforementioned Anti-Corp Music release, to the people in smaller regional tours. I’d been really […]
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Joe’s Truck Stop — Yonderings Ohio’s Joe Macheret and Joe’s Truck Stop are roaring into spring with a brand spankin’ new album titled, Yonderings. Self released, the album was recorded in August 2021 by David Mayfield, (David Mayfield Parade, Cadillac Sky), who drove down to Lebanon, Ohio, set up his mobile studio inside a 50 […]
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Mammoth WVH and Dirty Honey at Diamond Ballroom We like to keep on keepin’ on with, as we like to say, ‘the same three guys and the same three chords.’ – Billy Gibbons Teachers want to teach you theory, and that’s fine, but when it comes to rock and roll, you only need three chords. […]
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