We must unknowingly be attracting talented Seattle bands to Oklahoma City.
We’ve got a tasty treat for anybody who grabs a party favor at our 2013 Mainsite art show. It’s a mix CD with a few of our favorite sessions. Here’s the track list:
- Kopecky Family Band – Are You Listening?
- Samantha Crain – Traipsing Through The Aisles
- Tallows – Flat Bones
- Tyson Meade – Postcard From Heaven
- The Polyphonic Spree – It’s The Sun
- JD McPherson – Scandalous
- The Vaccines – Do You Want a Man?
- Broncho – Try Me Out Sometime
- Kyle Reid – Shot of Whiskey
- Ali Harter – Lee County
- Parker Millsap – Disappear
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.
Check the newsstands at your favorite Oklahoma City eateries for a copy of the latest Look@OKC. George Lang and Jonathan Sutton wrote some nice words about the first 100 episodes of the show. Read the articles here.
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?
Brooklyn rockers The So So Glos made a pit stop during their latest tour and hit us with a blast from the past. Five members strong (Adam Reich of Titus Andronicus joined the frenzy), the band covered The Kinks classic “All Day and All of the Night.” And because the guys are a bunch of sweethearts, they threw in a tiny cover of “Oklahoma U.S.A.” as well.
The So So Glos have been a band since childhood and it shows in their camaraderie and attitude. You have to check out this documentary to really get a feel for the band.
Be sure to pick up the band’s latest album “Blowout.” It’s a doozy.
Nashville’s Those Darlins completed wrapped up our sessions at the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Guthrie.
Jessi Zazu and Nikki Kvarnes performed a stripped down version of “Too Slow” off of the band’s new album “Blur The Line.” The band frequents the Norman Music Festival, and we can say that we’d love to have them back sooner rather then later.
Thanks to the ladies for braving the AC-less Spy Van and giving a killer performance.
Nothing is hotter than Guthrie, Okla.
Not fire. Not magma. Not even a swimsuit calendar covered in jalapenos.
That’s why we can’t thank Justin Hayward-Young of The Vaccines for braving the heat and performing a brand new song for us in the Spy Van. “Do You Wanna Man?” It’s off of the band’s 2013 “Melody Calling EP.”
We are still a little shocked to have one of rock’s most exciting talents in the van. Thanks again to The Vaccines and the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover for making this happen.
It can’t be easy making things look this easy.
Tulsa duo Desi and Cody hopped into the Spy Van and flexed their effortless charm. It’s almost as if these songs just fall from the sky and into the pair’s hands. We couldn’t be happier with this breezy, warm performance of “Roll With It.”
Make sure to check out Desi and Cody’s Kickstarter. There’s very little time left and the above video should be all the motivation you’d ever need to donate.
THE VDUB SESSIONS 