Photo by Cara Robbins Americana Highways recently had the opportunity to speak with Tulsa native Max Rainer of the band Wilderado. Wilderado has already had a busy year opening for Mt. Joy and the band will be embarking on a headlining tour in May. This week, it was announced that Wilderado would also be playing […]
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Jane Kramer’s third album, Valley of the Bones, released on March 1st, is a collection of 10 poignant original songs. The songs range from the upbeat and sassy “Waffle House Song” to the slow, lilting feel of “Wedding Vows.” This album is one of stories, of feelings and experiences and after listening to it, I […]
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A nearly sold out show at Cain’s Ballroom last Tuesday night featured The Ghost of Paul Revere and Trampled by Turtles. Previous to that evening, these are two bands that I hadn’t had the pleasure of seeing. Trampled by Turtles has been on my list of bands to see for awhile and finding out The […]
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Follow-up albums can be a tricky thing. Especially when your first album is as highly regarded as You’re Dreaming, the debut album from Minneapolis brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey, otherwise known as The Cactus Blossoms. But the duo has yet again brought their retro pop stylings to the table with ten new original tracks […]
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Venturing into the Cain’s this past Saturday night, I was surprised to see the room less full than I imagined. On this night it was hard to tell if it was the cold weather keeping people away or the usual occurrence of Cain’s attendees skip out on the opener. In this case, missing out on […]
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In the dead of winter, on a cold January night with 40mph winds, it’s hard to motivate yourself to go out and listen to music. Luckily for those in Tulsa, there was some music worth leaving the house for. It just so happens that Sarah Shook and the Disarmers put the Mercury Lounge and […]
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For years, the place to be on New Years’s Eve in Tulsa was the corner of Easton & Main, there you can find the historic Cain’s Ballroom, where the Turnpike Troubadours regularly perform on New Year’s Eve to sold out crowds. New Year’s Eve at Cain’s Ballroom is something that should be experienced by every […]
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This year has been an incredible year of live music for me. I’ve seen over 60 artists this year and attended shows in a variety of venues, from the historic Cain’s Ballroom to the small dive bar known as The Mercury Lounge. Every show has had it’s high points, but there are five shows/artists in […]
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November winds blew and a cold chill was in the air, as people scurried inside restaurants and concert venues last Wednesday night in the Tulsa Arts District. Behind non-descript black doors with a simple white V on them, lies the venue known as the Vanguard. On the bill this evening were artists Gill Landry and […]
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Thursday night was a night full of great music all across Tulsa. The Woody Guthrie Center had the good fortune of hosting rising Americana artist, Caleb Caudle, fresh off a 10 hour drive from Nashville. The theater inside the Woody Guthrie Center is an intimate one. It holds only 59 seats and is modeled to […]
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