John Moreland & The Black Gold Band released their newest album, Things I Can’t Control, this past weekend at FreeTulsa.
The album is excellent and only costs $8! Get it now at BandCamp!
Tracklisting after the jump.
Countless musicians and fans converge on downtown Tulsa today and tomorrow for the inaugural edition of FreeTulsa.
Admission is $10 per day.
Below, watch some great videos of FreeTulsa artists Brine Webb and Deerpeople!
After the jump, get a handy hour-by-hour FreeTulsa show schedule.
A new music festival, FreeTulsa!, is filling the gap left behind by DFest. The festival will take place on July 30 & July 31 in downtown Tulsa’s Brady Arts District.
Recently announced acts:
8bit Cynics, Able the Allies, Algebra, Another Monday, Apollo, Audra Mae, Baron Von Swagger, Beneath, Benjamin Lyman, Brandon Clark Band, Brother Rabbit, The Calamities, Campus on Fire, Cavedoll, Chris Lee Becker and the Souvenirs, Dante & the Hawks, The Dawn Armada Band, The Del Toros, Dick Bath, The Don’t Care Bears, The Dull Drums, Eric & the Adams, Floodcar, FM Pilots, Gogo Plumbay, HipHopotamus, Hundredsomethings, Hurricane Mason, Imperius Rex, Ithica, Jayton, Jesse Aycock, John Moreland, Junebug Spade, Kawnar, Milos Fare, Misions, Mongo, Night of the Comets, OK Sweetheart, Paul Benjaman Band, Phillip Zoellner Band, Pilgrim, The Pretty Black Chains, RadioRadio, Rats! Rats! Rats!, The Righs, The Roundup Boys, Rude Amps, The Seven Degrees of Stephen Egerton, Slorder, Travis Fite, Tribe of Souls, Unmarked Cars, Walking City Outlaws, The Way It Was, Wink Burcham, WM Joseph Band, Zsa Zsa Ketzner
You can view the previously announced bands here and here.
Live music promoters Jeff Richardson (Hard Work Records) and Marc Matheos (owner of Crystal Pistol and The Marquee) have joined forces to put on an all-ages two-day music festival featuring top bands from Tulsa and surrounding areas.
Acts will play on nine stages, including two main outdoor stages, The Soundpony, two stages at the Crystal Pistol, Bob’s (Cain’s second stage), The Marquee, Hunt Club outdoor stage and Lola’s.
Stephen Egerton releases his solo project The Seven Degrees of Stephen Egerton today on Paper + Plastick.
The album features guest vocals from the likes of Milo Auckerman (Descendents), Joey Cape (Lagwagon), Mike Herrera (MxPx), Chris DeMakes (Less Than Jake), Jon Snodgrass (Drag The River), John Moreland and more.
“The Seven Degrees Of Stephen Egerton is the sound of a triumphant return from one of punk’s most respected, rarely mimicked, and never gimmicky personalities, and a fitting epilogue should Descendents/ALL decide to throw in the towel for good.” - AltPress
“These are great pop songs that should be played on radios all across the country. They are anthems for summer that will make you feel happy and want to dance and should be staples in heavy rotation on iPods and playlists around the country. This is not only a must have for fans of pop punk, but it is an album that fans of great pop songs all over should own, pour over, and enjoy.” - Oklahoma Lefty
“…this album shines on its own as one of the greatest pop-punk/rock albums in recent memory. Fun, catchy and never ceasing to be unique, I have a strong feeling this is going to be on many “best of” lists come the end of the year.” - Dying Scene
Tracklisting and release show info after the jump.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be counting down the Top 100 Oklahoma Albums of the 2000s. Every weekday, we will unveil another ten Oklahoma albums that helped shape the way Oklahoma music is heard by the outside world.
We asked three dozen musicians, fans and journalists for their opinions on the top albums of the past decade. With their guidance and our own opinions, we compiled what we hope is a decent and fair list.
Hopefully, there’s a good bit of reflection, discovery and enjoyment when listening to these albums through Lala (when available). Enjoy!
70. Engine Orchestra - Become My Army (2009)
“Like the winter bite that spawned it, “Become My Army” is dark and icy throughout, an impressive first outing from an Engine build that could break down beautifully with future wrenching.” - Joe Wertz (Oklahoma Gazette)
Red City Radio will release their five-song EP, To the Sons and Daughters of Woody Guthrie (Eyeball Records), tonight at The Conservatory in Oklahoma City. The EP was produced by Stephen Egerton of Armstrong Recording.
Red City Radio is hard work, not high art. Rather than spend energy with reinvention or novelty, the group is working to perfect that which works best. To the Sons and Daughters of Woody Guthrie is rock ‘n’ roll made by hard workers for everyday audiences who’ve eagerly earned the release it provides. Woody would be proud. - Oklahoma Gazette
SHOW INFO:
• Where: The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, in Oklahoma City
• Openers: John Moreland and the Black Gold Band & Jabee
Tracklisting after the jump.
Discover Oklahoma featured an entire episode on Oklahoma rock music a few weeks ago.
Segments include features of Cain’s Ballroom, Wanda Jackson, Steve Ripley, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and many more.
Discover Oklahoma airs Saturdays at 6:30pm on KOTV-6 in Tulsa, KWTV-9 in Oklahoma City and KSWO-7 in Lawton.
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.
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