Angie Bruss of NewsOK.tv interviews Jeff Moore of the Oklahoma History Center about their rock and roll exhibit, Another Hot Oklahoma Night.
After the jump, check out a long interview with The Collins Kids, as well as video from their performance at the VIP opening of the exhibit.
Guestroom Records host six awesome bands at its two locations today in honor of Record Store Day 2009.
Buy some exclusive records, get some free stuff, enjoy free food and drinks and enjoy the sounds of these bands:
Oklahoma City location, 3701 N. Western (1-4pm):
The Uglysuit, Ali Harter & Mayola
Norman location, 125 E. Main St. (6-9pm):
El Paso Hot Button, Other Lives & Evangelicals
DOWNLOAD:
Ali Harter - “Grandpa”
El Paso Hot Button - “Hot As Fuck”
Evangelicals - “Skeleton Man”
Other Lives - “End Of The Year”
The Uglysuit - “…And We Became Sunshine”
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. And, it opens a whole new world of interaction between bands and their fans.
We’ve compiled a listing of Oklahoma bands, radio stations, venues and music-related Twitter accounts. Check it out after the jump!
Tonight is the world premiere of ‘Johnny Boy’, another movie from the mind of Mickey Reece of El Paso Hot Button.
SHOW INFO:
• Where: The Opolis, 113 N. Crawford, in Norman
• Opener: John Moreland (solo)
• Time: 9pm
• Cost: $3
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A second partial list of bands playing this year’s Norman Music Festival (Saturday, April 25) was announced last night.
More bands are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Oklahoma bands are in bold. You can view the previously announced bands here.
Black Angels, Man Man, Other Lives, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Sherree Chamberlain, Student Film, El Paso Hot Button
Tea Leaf Green was separately announced as the second stage headliner last week.
The second-year festival will feature around 45 artists on five stages in historic downtown Norman. Over 13,000 people attended the event last year and this year promises to be bigger and better. NMF is for all ages and FREE! So, if you like free stuff, sunny sunshine, good music and trains, they you’re in luck.
If you would like to donate money to help keep NMF free, visit normanmusicfestival.com and send money via the PayPal link. They would love your help - no matter how small or large.
Tonight is the world premiere of ‘How Firm a Foundation’, another movie from the mind of Mickey Reece of El Paso Hot Button.
SHOW INFO:
• Where: The Opolis, 113 N. Crawford, in Norman
• Opener: Carly Gwin of Sharktooth
• Time: 8pm
• Cost: $3
Another trailer and a review by Chris Harris after the jump.
Us Two Records will release a split 7″ featuring El Paso Hot Button and Mexicali’s bilingual punks Lipstick Terror today.
This will be the second release from EPHB this year and sixth release in three years. Other EPHB projects on the horizon include a remix album by Trash Yourself! and a new full length in April 2009.
Upcoming dates:
October 8 - The Lounge - Dallas, TX +
October 9 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX +
October 17 - Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Albuquerque, NM
October 18 - Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, AZ #
October 19 - Bar Top 60’s - Mexicali, CA *^
October 20 - Trunk Space - Phoenix, AZ *
October 21 - Plush - Tucson, AZ *
October 22 - Zeppelin’s Underground - El Paso, TX *
October 23 - The Roadhouse - Odessa, TX *
October 24 - The Lounge - Dallas, TX *
October 25 - The Marquee - Tulsa, OK *
November 7 - The Opolis - Norman, OK ~
November 8 - Fun Fun Fun Fest - Austin, TX
November 20 - The Conservatory - OKC, OK %
November 22 - Rubber Gloves - Denton, TX >+ with Monotonix
* with The Chinese Stars
# with El Ten Eleven
^ with Lipstick Terror
~ with Recorder
% with Marnie Stern
> with White Drugs
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OklahomaRock.com is currently featured in the September 23 issue of Boyd Street Magazine (Thanks Becky Carman!).
You can pick up a copy at most Norman-area bars and restaurants.
Second Source for OK Music
Though Boyd Street should be your one and only source for Oklahoma music, OklahomaRock.com has many features that might pique your interest.
by Becky CarmanThis is my last piece for Boyd Street, and my departure is all the more bittersweet, as I don’t yet know to whom I am passing the Music Editor torch. While I have faith that whoever comes next will be passionate, insightful and, hopefully, have good taste (though I’m sure some of you have questioned mine on at least one occasion), I will leave you with a different resource. It has prove invaluable to me since I’ve been interested in the Oklahoma music scene.
OklahomaRock.com is a wellspring of precious information regarding what’s going on with Oklahoma music, and I don’t just mean the contemporary indie pop and rock of my sometimes-narrow expertise. You can visit the site (and its news blog) for updates on everything from Oklahoma City band The Uglysuit to worship artist Charlie Hall to American Idol’s David Cook.
Tonight is the world premiere of ‘Bury the Gold, Eli’, another movie from the mind of Mickey Reece of El Paso Hot Button.
The movie will also show at the Vacant Era Film Festival next month.
SHOW INFO:
• Where: The Opolis, 113 N. Crawford, in Norman
• Opener: Justin Rice
• Time: 8pm
• Cost: $3
Another trailer for your viewing pleasure after the jump.
Recovering from the first night of DFest 2008 was tough. But the enjoyment of the second night was definitely worth it.
7pm - Rainbows Are Free @ R.U.R. Stage
A virtual collection of local rock all-stars, RAF kicked off the night with a loud and psychedelic set — and they sounded great on the outdoor stage’s sound system. Members of The Starkweather Boys, The Non, Gravity Propulsion System, Colourmusic and The Oh Johnny! Girls braved the heat to watch RAF,
8pm - Klipspringer @ McNellie’s
Klipspringer stormed into the dome of douchebaggery known as McNellie’s for a shock and awe offensive. Residential rock god Ty Kamm delivered a confident showman’s performance, thumbing his proverbial nose at the frat contingent. Among the non-douchebags present were Acoustic Ross, members of Gravity Propulsion System and Glister.
Photo: Acoustic Ross
9pm - El Paso Hot Button @ The Blank Slate
Packing out the huge, sweaty room of The Blank Slate, El Paso Hot Button delivered a blazing hot performance. With billows of green smoke rising from underneath, the one-man band had the crowd eating from the palm of his hand. His show-ending stage dive put the cherry on the top of the rock sundae. Members of Callupsie, Black Swan, Gravity Propulsion System, The Oh Johnny! Girls and Dance Robots Dance were seen smiling and rocking out with EPHB.
Video: Tulsa World
9pm - Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers @ Dirty’s Tavern
It was a big week for Samantha Crain. She released her Ramseur Records debut, was named Paste Magazine’s artist of the week and was named KCRW’s Top Tune on Tuesday. She brought her soulful, passionate music to an intimate DFest crowd of 130+. The tone Crain sets during her live show is hard to not be drawn into. Members of Student Film, Mayola, Vandevander and John Moreland and the Black Gold Band also found themselves caught in Crain’s music web.
10pm - Everything @ Everywhere
From 10pm to Midnight was a bit of a blur. Hung around The Continental waiting on Crocodile to play, as the previous band ran over time. Caught a glimpse of 90s-head bangin’ Helmet. Ran back to catch Crocodile again, who had just finished. Sat down at Arnie’s for a bit, listening to the sounds of Hush Hush, Commotion. At this point, the two days of non-stop movement was beginning to take its toll.
Midnight - Ryan Lindsey @ Blue Dome Roadhouse
I said it last year — Ladies Love Ryan Lindsey. Performing with a full band is a departure from the Ryan Lindsey norm, but it was a refreshing experience. A crowd of 200+, including Beau Jennings, members of Callupsie, El Paso Hot Button, Vandevander, Student Film, The Uglysuit, The Stock Market Crash and, reportedly, some A&R reps soaked in the set. As Ryan posed for pictures with some females after the show, a male audience member proclaimed, “He’s so hot!”. Guess some Men Love Ryan Lindsey too.
1am - The Roots @ Hadaly Stage
Although they left thousands of fans waiting over an hour for the beginning of their set, The Roots came on stage and delivered to some very happy and excited fans. Mentally, I was already checked out at this point. But, P.D.A., AM, members of The Starkweather Boys, Black Swan, Vandevander and Gravity Propulsion System took in the show from the side stage.
1am - John Moreland & the Black Gold Band @ Dirty’s Tavern
Looking for a place to rest, we stumbled into Dirty’s Tavern and happily found John Moreland & the Black Gold Band. Their fliers that littered the floor described them perfectly - “PURE UNFUCKED WITH ROCK & ROLL”. The final song of the night “Endless Oklahoma Sky” underscored the entire weekend and speaks to the life of any local band:
Billy, Jack and Joe started a band out in Broken Arrow / drive to all the shows with all the gear in the back of Billy’s El Camino / set up all the amps with a big Oklahoma flag up behind / they ain’t never left the state, but they been back and forth across it a hundred times
Five o’clock comes, get out of work, load up the car, hit the highway / they’ve looked forward to this show all week ever since they played last Friday / head down the block gotta stop at this roadside bar / they played there a time or two so folks know who they are
It ain’t an easy ride / chance at life without compromise / fill in the dreams in a young man’s eyes / night by night, just getting’ by / weekend nights, turnpike after turnpike under the endless Oklahoma sky
Move on to the highway for the four hour trek / maybe show up a little late to play a hell of a set / they walk up to the man and charge to get what they’re owe / if they’re lucky it’ll be enough to get ‘em back home
