Kanye West — Yeezus
Try as you might, but there’s no escaping Kanye West. Turn on the TV,
radio, computer — hell, take a stroll downtown and you might see his mug
projected on the side of a building. It’s an undeniable fact of life in
2013: Kanye West is bigger than Buddha, Krishna and The Beatles (today,
anyway) and he’ll be the first to let you know about it.
06/18/2013 | Comments 0John Moreland — In the Throes
With the soul of a poet and the look of a Sons of Anarchy extra,
Tulsa’s John Moreland has been gifted the sort of gravely, booming voice
that does Bruce Springsteen proud and a similar understanding of the
universal human experience. It’s made for some fantastic records — both
as a solo artist and with his dissolved Black Gold Band — and In the Throes is his best yet.
06/19/2013 | Comments 0Jumpship Astronaut — Lights Burn Out
Oklahoma has never been the haven for electronic rock music that it is
for country, folk and, as of late, psychedelic pop, but from the sound
of Lights Burn Out, Oklahoma City upstart Jumpship Astronaut seems intent on changing that.
06/12/2013 | Comments 0Various artists — Reaching Out
Like so many Oklahomans, the local music scene has responded with
generosity and grace in the wake of last month’s tragedy in Moore. In
the weeks since, droves of local musicians have banded together for
benefit concerts and radio marathons to raise funds for the relief
effort, and with extraordinary results.
06/04/2013 | Comments 0Progress in Color — Get Well
It’s been a long, bumpy ride for Glenpool’s Progress in Color, which saw a record deal with Epic evaporate before even one record could come of it, but it’s led the outfit to where it was supposed to be.
06/04/2013 | Comments 0
Joe Lewis couldn’t have known that picking up a guitar to kill some time during a particularly boring shift at a pawn shop would make his life calling clear. In retrospect, however, it feels like fate. 
