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Local artist Travis McClearen stopped by the station to give us an in studio performance. After spending some time in Colorado for the last few years, Travis has returned to Oklahoma to form Travis McClearen and the Whiskey River Bandits. Without wasting time they jumped in the recording studio and are working on an album. You can check out the video for “Pinocchio” here, just one of the songs Travis […]

Heavy Rotation, Medium Rotation, Light Rotation, Daytime, Evening, Spice and Recurrent. Since I’ve worked at RSU Radio these have been the consistent categories that we have placed our music on the air. Recently, however, we added one more category to truly give us the best mix of alternative music... Local Music! Every hour, right after the :45 break the first song you hear will be from one of the great […]

One thing we’ve always been proud of at 91.3 is bringing you the best in True Alternative music community. That is one thing we will continue to do in 2013, but just like everyone else, we want to improve our station so we have decided to give ourselves a New Year’s Resolution: “In 2013, RSU Radio will bring not only the best of the True Alternative Community, but also our […]

Tulsa celebrated the life of “Dimebag Darrell” with a tribute show Saturday, December 8th at Tankz in Tulsa. In case you were wondering, “Dime” was the guitarist of Pantera (later Damage Plan). He was shot and killed while performing on stage on December 8th, 2004. Since then, cities across the nation have celebrated his life on this day. To put it in perspective, think of “Dime” as the John Lennon […]

It’s that time of year again. No, not the holiday season, but the 55th Annual Grammy Award nominations!!! Justin Bieber didn’t make the cut! Ha! On a more serious note, this year’s nominations show once again that RSU Radio is doing something right. Why, you may ask? Easy, already feature many of this year’s nominees. Here’s a quick rundown of the nominee’s for ‘Record of the Year’ and ‘Album of […]

Now that we are in December, it is officially the season to be jolly. My favorite part of the holiday season is spending time with family, eating some great food, sitting next to the fire and listening to all the new Christmas albums. This year, there are many artists bringing all good tidings. From Gnarles Barkley, to judging on The Voice, Cee Lo Green is known for his catchy songs […]

Gary “Turbo” Webb of RSU Radio’s Metal Meltdown and Midnight Metal Meltdown has been awarded a “Citation of Merit” from OK State Senator Sean Burrage congratulating his recent award as “Specialty Music Director of the Year” at this year’s College Music Journal (CMJ) Convention in New York City. Senator Burrage noted in the proclamation that “This is a most appropriate occasion for the Oklahoma State Legislature to express their sincere […]

The Bourgeois, one of Tulsa’s rising local bands, have been tabbed to open up for a band frequently played here on RSU Radio, The Violet Lights. Just a couple months after playing Cain’s, Free Tulsa, and being asked to do a taping for This Land Press, The Bourgeois will appear at The Downtown Lounge this week. Not being Americana or, according to the band, “the new Tulsa sound,” The Bourgeois […]

What's up everyone, Garrett checking in after our week in The Big Apple. It has been a crazy, fun and even educational week here at the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon. I'm excited to be back and put to use some of the things I took from all the panels. From social media to predicting music trends, RSU Radio is going to have some exciting times ahead of it. Then of […]