This past week’s guest was Ryan Lindsey and his new project, Broncho.

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Lindsey talks about getting his music in movies and commercials and the freedom of jumping between genres.

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Brother Gruesome will release their new self-titled cassette (Slanty Shanty Records) tonight at The Opolis in Norman.

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“…a two man Carnival with seismic drum beats overlain with syncopated guitar melodies” - Independent Cause

SHOW INFO:
• Where: The Opolis, 113 N. Crawford, in Norman
• Openers: Shitty Awesome
• Also: Karaoke Party!

Tracklisting after the jump.

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Three Oklahomans, Thaddeus Johnson (Oklahoma City), Kellye Vetter (Edmond) and Michael Preston (Oklahoma City), have advanced to the Hollwood Week of American Idol: Season 9.

Vetter and Preston have made it to the Hollywood round before, but were eliminated before the Top 24 were selected.

The reality singing competition has been kind to the Sooner state in its past eight seasons:

Checotah’s Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of the show. Since then, she has become a multi-platinum selling artist and multiple Grammy Award winner.

Tulsa’s David Cook won the seventh season of the show. His self-titled debut album went platinum.

Tulsa’s Melinda Doolittle was a finalist in season six. Her debut album, Coming Back to You, was released last year.

University of Oklahoma student George Huff placed fifth in season three. His 2005 album, Miracles, sold over 18,000 copies and his song “A Brighter Day” was featured in the Tyler Perry movie “Why Did I Get Married?”

The video was shot and edited by by Patrick Stan­ton and Doug Lussen­hop. Also appearing in the video is the comedy duo thun­der­Ant, which is Car­rie Brown­stein and Fred Armisen.

Tulsa troubadour Acoustic Ross has blessed us all with a new song for this winter. Enjoy and don’t listen to it while your boss, grandmother or small children are around.

MP3: “F***ing Winter F***ing Wonderland”

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Several Oklahomans were nominated, but only two acts came away winners at The 52nd Grammy Awards last night.

Kings of Leon, which includes Oklahoma-born members Matthew and Nathan Followill, came away with their second, third and fourth Grammy Awards:

Record Of The Year - “Use Somebody”

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - “Use Somebody”

Best Rock Song - “Use Somebody”

The band was also nominated for Song Of The Year for “Use Somebody”.

Carrie Underwood won her fifth Grammy Award:

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - “I Told You So” (with Randy Travis)

She was also nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “Just A Dream”.

It was an honor just to be nominated for the following Oklahomans:

GAP Band founder Charlie Wilson:
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - “There Goes My Baby”
Best R&B Album - Uncle Charlie

Oklahoma transplant Miranda Lambert:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance - “Dead Flowers”

Brooks & Dunn (Tulsa’s Ronnie Dunn):
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”

Alice in Chains, (Atoka’s Jerry Cantrell):
Best Hard Rock Performance - “Check My Brain”

Rascal Flatts (Picher’s Joe Don Rooney):
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - “Here Comes Goodbye”

Norman’s Yolanda Kondonassis:
Best Chamber Music Performance - “Takemitsu, Toru: And Then I Knew ‘Twas Wind”

The Woody Guthrie box set My Dusty Road:
Best Historical Album & Best Album Notes

Co-producer Mason Williams for:
Best Historical Album - Woodstock — 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur’s Farm

Director and co-producer Alfre Woodard:
Best Spoken Word Album For Children - Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales

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Leon Russell is set to join the Zac Brown Band on stage tonight at the Grammy Awards (CBS, 7pm CST).

Russell will make his Grammy stage debut tonight, roughly two weeks after surgery for a brain-fluid leak.

“I’m tired, but otherwise OK; it’s a pretty quick recovery. I’m going to be in the background, and I don’t have to walk a red carpet.” - Leon Russell

The Zac Brown Band, nominated for best country duo/group, new artist and country album, will be playing “America the Beautiful”, Russell’s “Dixie Lullaby” and “Chicken Fried”.

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The video was produced by Lyndon Alvarez, Mark Kuykendall and Lindsey Neal.

This week’s guest is Chase Kerby.

Kerby talks about how his solo music is different from his band The City Lives and writing and recording songs during an ice storm.

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