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Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Presenting...Texas Blues/ Classic Pop Icon "Bugs Henderson " is available for bookings.
Bugs Henderson
Master guitarist Bugs Henderson's signature sound began to define itself in Tyler and Dallas during the 1970s with the blues. Henderson went from small clubs to playing on stage opening for artists such as the Allman Brothers, B.B. King, and Leon Russell. With his love for the blues, Bugs got tired of the wide-open riff-oriented rock, and friend Freddie King began pushing for Henderson to start his own band. Bugs the assembled his first record, "At Last," which was followed by 14 albums spanning over four decades. Bugs offers hundreds of original songs and his own interpretations of covers during a performance.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Amanda Cunningham
Hi all! I am very happy to be a part of this project called Acoustic Oklahoma. There are over 150 artisit right now, but here is my song's video :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZWOVL-nTtc
Check it out if you like !!
xo,
Amanda
Monday, January 3, 2011
OKC Punk Band Caught in Police Standoff
They Stay Dead was practicing in northwest Oklahoma City when they were caught in a police standoff yesterday.
They Stay Dead includes vocalist and guitarist Matt Owsley, guitarist Ryan Costello, bassist Dave Klein and drummer John Hernandez. Owsley, Costello and Klein were most recently in Euclid Crash.
Flaming Lips to Release New Songs Every Month
Frontman Wayne Coyne says: "The dilemma is whether we're going to release it on vinyl, cereal boxes, or some of it on toys that we make."
Photo by Zach Vowell
Last year, Kanye West spent a few months giving away a free song every Friday night, making every Saturday morning feel like Christmas. And this year, the Flaming Lips may do something similar. Wayne Coyne tells Rolling Stone that the band hopes to release a new song every month in 2011. According to Coyne, the process of creating a whole new album the traditional way seemed daunting, and the song-a-month system represents a more exciting way of getting their music out into the world. They also plan to film the recording.
Coyne tells Rolling Stone, "Not that I think the old way was boring, but to spend another two years with the same 13 songs, it's just like fuck. I think we're going to just start to do things and put it out. Once we get 11 or 12 songs together, maybe we'll do something else with it. We want to try to live through our music as we create it instead of it being a collection of the last couple years of our lives."
According to Coyne, the new songs could take a number of different physical forms: "The dilemma is whether we're going to release it on vinyl, cereal boxes, or some of it on toys that we make. Sometimes, the music is the simplest part of any of these things. We'll be making these little videos that connect in the end to a bigger movie we'll be making next year as well."
Posted by Tom Breihan on January 3, 2011 at 10:55 a.m.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
New Years Eve Porty... at Ell's.... with Stillwater rockers... Nick Gibson, Chris Booth, Randy Burch with Jake Moffat opening
From Chris Booth...
Location: Ell's, Stillwater OK
Time: 10:00PM Thursday, December 30
Heard ole Jake Moffat is opening for this awesome show... 9:30pm showtime
Monday, December 27, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
North Texas’ top five albums of 2010
5. Truth on Tape by Smile Smile(Kirtland Records): The second album from the up-and-down pair couldn’t be more honest and delightful. Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme have found the perfect spot between conflict and teamwork. Every song chronicles one dimension of heartbreak, with Hirunrusme’s piano weighing down Hamilton’s acoustic to create light, but sad, songs. Their harmony is exact, as if they were paired together by a label.
Spooky Folk violinist Petra Kelly
4. Spooky Folk by Spooky Folk (I Love Math Records): You could argue that no local group did more with 2010 than Spooky Folk. The five-piece Denton band was the talk of the town for much of the year after releasing their self titled debut album on I Love Math Records. The masterful freshman effort catapulted the band from relative obscurity to the forefront of the local music scene.
3. Fatty Lumpkin by Fatty Lumpkin:This trio from Denton stands out from the rest of our picks for top album of 2010. This funky jam band’s first full-length self-titled album has all the ingredients to get your booty shaking. Each member of the band is a master of their perspective instrument and takes the time to craft each riff, beat, and bass line to perfection, and when you think you've had enough, they go and blow your mind with their precise time signature changes. Fatty Lumpkin infuses rock, blues, jazz, and funk in just the right way on each track, none of which you should skip. Just listen to the album in its entirety from start to finish and you will see why Fatty Lumpkin belongs on this list.
2. Suburban Nature by Sarah Jaffe(Kirtland Records): Sarah Jaffe, the jewel of Kirtland Records, broke out in a big way in 2010 with the release of her first full length album, Suburban Nature. She was already Denton’s worst kept secret heading into the year, after a series of impressive EPs. But from the moment we first heard “Clementine,” the album’s first single, we knew this one was going to be special, and it was. Not only wasSuburban Nature one of the best local albums of the year, it was among the best and most intriguing releases nationwide.
O Ye Devastator by Doug Burr
1. O Ye Devastator by Doug Burr (Spune Productions): He’s as polished an artist as there is in DFW. Doug Burr is known for his deeply moving lyrics and outstanding story telling ability. Both qualities are present on Spune’s release of O Ye Devastator, an 11 track emotional journey through the good and the bad of life, love, and the conficts with God himself.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Flaming Lips To Unveil New Music, One Song At A Time
Shantel Mitchell for NPR
Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips performing live at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn.
This time last year, The Flaming Lips rang in 2010 in epic fashion by covering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The band then did an encore performance of the album during its memorable set at this past summer's Bonnaroo. For New Year's Eve this year, the Lips plan to run through their seminal 1999 classic The Soft Bulletin for a home crowd in Oklahoma City. For most other groups, that would be enough to warrant a break to relax and recharge the batteries. But the exuberant psychedelic rock band has even bigger plans in 2011.
As Rolling Stone reported this morning, The Flaming Lips will jump right back into recording new material with longtime producer Dave Fridmann, as soon as January. But instead of a traditional album, singer Wayne Coyne says the band will release songs every month of the year, as soon as each is completed, while filming the creative process.
A lot of artists have looked for ways to get music to their fans much faster. But for The Flaming Lips, it sounds like the band wants more creative immediacy than a typical album release cycle might allow. These videos will likely be cobbled together to make a larger film. As for distribution, Coyne hints that the music could take the form of vinyl, or even little toys.
For a band always looking to adapt musically, The Flaming Lips' members have once again found promising ways to engage their fans and put their own spin on it. Should be something fun to look forward to in the new year.
RDR CD REVIEW: My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (Broken Bow Records) 2010
Reviewing Jason Aldean's previous album, Wide Open, back in May 2009, Red Dirt Report wrote that Aldean, having endured a sophomore slump, was back on his third album "with a new energy" in the form of a "crisp, rockin' new album."
And Wide Open was a monster. Incredibly popular and loaded with hits. Songs like "She's Country" and "Big Green Tractor" stick with you long after hearing them.
Well, upon listening to My Kinda Party I just don't get that same impression. Granted, it's song-heavy – 15, all told – and there are some solid, straight country songs here. But even though he brings Michael Knox back to the production booth, Aldean's heart just doesn't seem to be in it.
Aldean likes his guitars on the heavy side when he can get them. On album opener "Tattoos On this Town" he stays true to that tradition. Sounding similar to his song "Amarillo Sky," this Georgian does embrace a certain, comfortable style that can get repetitious at times.
This is also evident on the title track, "My Kinda Party," a song that is bona fide redneck rock but is lacking in a certain soulfulness that would have given this lyrically run-of-the-mill track a bit more bite.
Teaming up with Texas pop star Kelly Clarkson on "Don't You Wanna Stay," Aldean offers up an overwrought power ballad that shows his willingness to take chances and his willingness to make mistakes. Clarkson's got the pipes, it's Aldean that struggles to keep up.
I knew country rapper Colt Ford had to be involved on the clunky "Dirt Road Anthem," which he co-wrote, and with Aldean sounding awkward as he talks-raps lines over a rippling bass line reminiscing about life in the country. Ford can pull it off, Aldean, on the other hand, needs to ditch the rap stuff no matter how tempting it is.
Up-and-coming country singer Josh Thompson co-wrote one of My Kinda Party's better songs called "Church Pew or Bar Stool." A slower-tempo track which showcases Aldean's unique voice and traditional themes of struggling with life and deciding between "a shot glass or revival." This song is one of the better songs in his growing catalog.
Oklahoma gets some well-deserved attention on the middling country rocker "Fly Over States." This one written by Neil Thrasher and Michael Dulaney really captured the idea of the Heartland, often forgotten by coasties.
Singing: "On the plains of Oklahoma / With a windshield sunset in your eyes / Like a watercolored painted sky / You'll think heavens doors have opened / You'll understand why God made / Those fly over states."
Songs like "Just Passing Through" and "Days Like These" are decent while Aldean shows his vocal strengths (and musical direction) really standing out on pedal-steel-flecked "open road" songs like "Texas Was You." This sounds influenced by the Texas/Red Dirt scene.
This isn't Aldean's strongest album to date but it still shows the Peach State native can still belt out big numbers and twang his way through mid-tempo country rockers with ease.
Grade - B
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Octane Blue New Year's Even Blowout
This just in - KMOD's Lynn Hernandez will be emceeing the Octane Blue New Year's Even Blowout and Fishbonz Owasso - how cool is that? Tell all your friends - FB Owasso is the place to be on NYE!!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Oklahoma Tourism Commission and the Film & Music Advisory Board
In our efforts to keep you informed of our activities, as well as recent developments in our film and music industries, attached please find the Activity Report for November 2010.
This report is prepared for the Oklahoma Tourism Commission and the Film & Music Advisory Board, our two governing bodies. Some of the information included in the reports:
- Points of Interest
- Public Relations/Industry Development
- Industry Services and Technology Development
- Production/Potential Production in the state
- Media Mentions/Press/Ads that ran in a particular month
- Upcoming Activities
For those of you who have not yet registered for Reel-Crew, our online production guide, please do so at http://oklahoma.reel-scout.com/crew_login.aspx
As always, we thank you for your continued support and participation as we continue working to build our industries in Oklahoma.
Happy Holidays!
Abby Kurin
Development Coordinator
Oklahoma Film & Music Office
(405) 230-8440
A Very Static Christmas
NewsOK's music performance and interview series, "Static", has a special treat for this holiday season.
This special episode includes appearances by Jabee, Dr. Pants,Daniel Walcher, Skating Polly, Matt Stansberry, Joe Stansberry, Sherree Chamberlain, Brine Webb, K.C. Clifford,Jami Smith, Cami Stinson, Cara Black and Jeremy Thomas.
Jabee and Dr. Pants - "Christmas in Hollis":
Daniel Walcher and Skating Polly - "Happy Xmas (War is Over)":
Matt and Joe Stansberry - "White Christmas":
Sherree Chamberlain and Brine Webb - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas":
K.C. Clifford and Jami Smith - "Draw Near":
Cami Stinson, Cara Black and Jeremy Thomas - "Silent Night":
Saturday, December 18, 2010
15th Annual Red Dirt Christmas at Cain's Tonight!!
Brad Piccolo reminds us ~ 15th Annual Red Dirt Christmas at Cain's Tonight!! (12-18-10). Doors open at 7:00pm. Red Dirt Rangers, Stoney LaRue, Turnpike Troubadours, John Fullbright, Travis Linville, Jesse Aycock and more will be there. Happy, happy, joy, joy
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Camille Harp - Libby's Friday night!
Hey friends! Hope you'll join us this Friday night, Dec. 17th at Libby's in Goldsby. (Exit 104 just 5 minutes South of Norman). Music will start at 9pm and good times will be had by all!
If you're looking for New Year's Eve plans, I will be playing solo at Othello's in Norman. There will be a dinner pianist until around 8:30 and I will start around 9 or a little after. Seating is first come/first serve and there is NO COVER!
See you kids soon!
camille
If you're looking for New Year's Eve plans, I will be playing solo at Othello's in Norman. There will be a dinner pianist until around 8:30 and I will start around 9 or a little after. Seating is first come/first serve and there is NO COVER!
See you kids soon!
camille
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
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