You may be used to hearing local music in coffee shops and small mom and pop stores, but how about a basement? “The Basement” in the Claremore BCM near RSU is hosting a Christmas Extravaganza. This year’s show features local bands Brother Rabbit and Monty Wu! Organizers of the event say that it’s about more than just putting on a great show. "It is completely awesome being able to feature […]
Legendary singer-songwriter and front man of the iconic indie-folk band Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Mangum is rereleasing the band’s discography on vinyl. The set will include every album and EP from the band, as well as previously rare 7” singles and unreleased music from the In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and On Avery Island era. A percentage of sales will benefit the non-profit organization Children of the Blue Sky. […]
RSU Radio may be home to true alternative music, but it’s also the home of a living legend in the world of Americana. Don White has been making music for decades, been signed to a major label, and has performed alongside fellow legends Rosanne Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and many others. But his latest project, Daddy Bo, was made with a performer a little closer to home, […]
Over 40 of New York’s most important music venues… over 1000 bands... one week... two members of RSU Radio. Metal Meltdown host Turbo and myself, Music Director Cody Nix, took New York by storm last week as we attended the College Music Journal Music Marathon and Film Festival. The festival, which took place all over Manhattan, featured over 70 panels and “meet and greets,” hosted by music and radio professionals, […]
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Our own music director, Cody Nix and metal director, Gary “Turbo” Webb will have the opportunity next week to catch over 1,300 artist performances and cutting-edge films when they fly to New York City to attend, what some consider “the most important platform for the discovery of new music”…the College Music Journal Music Marathon and Film Festival. Over 120,000 fans, music industry professionals, bloggers, press and musicians are expected to […]
Stockholm, Sweden’s own Friska Viljor’s latest album is a new direction for the indie rock duo, and is one of the most fun albums you’ll hear this year. The band was formed, oddly enough, on heartache and loss. According to member Daniel Johansson, “Heartache has always been one of the prime catalysts for artistic work, and every artist sees their own suffering as something unique, and their thoughts and work […]
Broken Arrow Metal band Two Minutes Hate has been tearing up the Tulsa scene for around 5 years. Unfortunately, they’ve run into a snag; they are lacking a drummer. After 1 EP, 2 album releases and countless shows, bassist Espinales says, “Drummers are hard to come by…there’s actually a few bands struggling with that right now.” Even without a drummer, the band still manages to remain active. “Right now, we’re […]
Tulsa’s metal scene is stronger than most would give it credit for. With well-known bands like Inoperable, Submerged in Dirt and Hardtop for Kennedy, one is never short on the chance to catch quality local metal shows. However, a popular sub-genre of metal that is under represented is Thrash. Enter Death Inquisition. When asked why there were so few Thrash bands in the Tulsa scene, Mutilator, bassist for Death Inquisition, […]
