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Collaborations in hip hop happen frequently and are often a product of management decisions that produce a mediocre sound. However, the new collaboration between ¡Mayday! and Murs, titled ¡Mursday!, has the potential to convert new listeners to the genre. In addition, the spirit of this release could rekindle the love for hip hop that veteran listeners had from the beginning. ¡Mayday! is on the rise to be one of the most exciting hip hop bands to watch and the proven skills from rapper Murs are the perfect concoction for success. Sonically, this album…continue reading →

Glass Towers are an indie rock band straight out of Australia, but are making a name for themselves here in the states. Their music has been described as sun-drenched indie rock with a hint of darkness and weight. Their debut album is called Halcyon Days and is guitar heavy with catchy choruses and an upbeat style. The lyrics however, are not all fun and games. There is a definite edge to the content and most of the album deals with the universal problems faced by youths growing into young adults. This could be…continue reading →

The First Black Music Month Celebration at the Muskogee Civic Center will be held Saturday beginning at 7:00 pm in Muskogee. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of Black Music Month, New Orleans born and Tulsa raised, jazz saxophonist and Oklahoma Hall of Famer, Eldredge Jackson will perform along with Oklahoma native Starr Fisher. Beginning her career at the age of 15, Fisher has graced the stage with artists such as Count Basie, the O'Jays, Tower of Power, Vince Gill and the late Wayman Tisdale. The concert begins at 8pm and is free to…continue reading →

There are some things that YouTube just cannot do justice to. Capturing the intensity and emotion of a live Avett Brothers’ show is one of them. This past Saturday they rocked the Cox Business Center in Downtown Tulsa. Langhorne Slim and the Law, the Pennsylvania based opening band, was more than enough reason to arrive early. To set the stage, Seth Avett and Langhorne himself, Sean Scolnick, walked out to a spotlight with nothing but two voices and an acoustic guitar to perform Be Set Free. It was a fitting open to a…continue reading →

“I had no idea that people didn’t play their own music…” (Dick Clark). So who did play all those classic hits? The multi-award winning film The Wrecking Crew details the careers of some of the best musicians that you’ve heard, but probably never heard of. This group of world-renowned, but still relatively unknown artists was responsible for the greatest popular recordings of the 20th century. Glen Campbell, Cher, Dick Clark, members from the Beach Boys and more detail one of the record industry’s best kept secrets in this full-length documentary. The film was…continue reading →