A lot can change in a year.
Just ask Jabee. We are sure you’ll hear him gush about his daughter, Sailor Rose, and about his stellar new album, Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt. (If you peak at the album’s cover, you’ll see he combined his smiling child with ten new standout tracks). He might even mention working with Murs or touring the country with El-P and Killer Mike.
Although the Spy Van’s roots are firmly planted in Oklahoma City and Norman, the green machine can’t resist that Tulsa Sound.
It’s a long walk from Oklahoma City to New York, but we’re glad Luke Dick made the trek during the holidays. We’re big fans of his latest album “ABRAÇO” and it was a treat to hear him play “Connected” with his friends David Leach and Nooch in the Spy Van.
The Stillwater-based quartet ADMIRALS have a double batch of awesome cooking up this week. The band’s impressive debut album “Amidst The Blue” is seeing the light of day and the boys are celebrating with a killer release show at The Blue Note.
We knew we were in for a treat when members of ADDverse Effects started pulling out seat cushions to make room for a drum set.
Only a couple hours away from Oklahoma City is Denton, Texas. It’s the homebase for Midlake and it’s only a tank of gas away. However, it still feels surreal to have the band pile into the Spy Van. The sextet is known worldwide and its new album “Antiphon” would fit nicely in any year-end music list.
We must unknowingly be attracting talented Seattle bands to Oklahoma City.
It’s not every day you make it to 100.
And we couldn’t be happier to spotlight Grooms for our centennial episode. To us, it just makes sense. The band has roots in Oklahoma but is making waves nationally. We are trying to do the same thing. We haven’t augmented our roots like when the Muggabears made the trip to Brooklyn and formed Grooms, but we strive to find new audiences throughout the country.
Kyle Reid sure knows how to throw a party.
We know he’d bring along friends for his session but we didn’t expect a horn section. Kyle was joined by Steve Boaz on washboard, Johnny Carlton on bass, John Calvin on guitar, David Leach on trombone and Marcus Spitz is on trumpet. No one here is complaining because the results were spectacular. The Low Swingin’ Chariots only sweetened the session.
I think the only instrument we haven’t had in the band now is a harp. Any takers?
THE VDUB SESSIONS 
