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September 5, 2012 //

What do you get when you mix a dog, a fiddle, an upright bass and a Purcell-native named Parker Millsap?

Well, the session above should give you a pretty good hint but we can make it easy on you.

The answer is hot sauce.

We couldn’t be happier to invite the red dirt talents of Millsap into the van to play an unrecorded, new song.

If you enjoy this session then you’ll be pleased to know Milsap and bassist Michael Rose will be performing at The Blue Note Lounge on Friday.

Now, grab your dog and start dancing.

Check out some stills from the session after the jump…

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Tags acoustic, country, disappear, double bass, Ferris O'Brien, fiddle, Fowler VW of Norman, jam, live music, live performance, Nathan Poppe, new, OKC, oklahoma city, Parker Millsap, Parker Milsap, radio station, red dirt, Spy FM, Tim Katz, unreleased song, vanagon, VDub Session, vintage van, VW

Categories Oklahoma City, VDub Session

Episode 61 – Chelsey Cope (8/26/2012)

August 29, 2012 //

Our van doesn’t break down often, but when it does then it does it in style.

Right as Chelsey Cope and company started her Spy Van performance, our fearless driver Ferris O’Brien let out an audible groan as the van halted in the middle of the road.

“Hang on,” he said.

But with a quick push, the van settled in a post office parking lot and the festivities began.

Cope invited her friends Alex Coleman and Alberto Roubert to fill the spaces of her heartfelt rendition of “Journey Down St. Vincent.”

We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Check out some stills after the jump…

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Tags acoustic, Alberto Roubert, Alex Coleman, Chelsey Cope, concert, Drums, Emily Ifill, Ferris O'Brien, Fowler VW of Norman, Journey Down St. Vincent, live music, live performance, Nathan Poppe, oklahoma city, radio station, singer, songwriter, the spy, van, vanagon, VDub Sessions, vintage van

Categories Oklahoma City, VDub Session

Episode 60 – Audra Mae (7/22/2012)

August 22, 2012 //

You know that old expression about how the company you keep determines the trouble you meet?

I could only imagine what sort of trouble Edmond-native singer/songwriter Audra Mae could get into.

Her enthusiastic Spy Van performance of “My Friend the Devil” might give you a pretty good idea of Mae’s meddlesome ways.

Or you can look at her fingernails. Her thumb was painted with her symbol, an anarchistic A for Audra.

We’ve been fans Mae since her impromptu session at Norman Music Festival two years ago.

Both songs she has performed in the Spy Van are from her excellent self-titled album Audra Mae and the Almighty Sound.

Please don’t hold us responsible for all the trouble you get into after giving it a listen, but at least we can promise it will be worth it.

Here’s the Vimeo version of this video if you’re into that sort of thing.

Check out some stills of Audra after the jump.

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Tags Almighty Sound, Audra Mae, edmond, live, live performance, music, my friend the devil, Nathan Poppe, OKC, Oklahoma, solo, Spy Van, vanagon, VDub Sessions, vintage van

Categories Audra Mae, Oklahoma City, VDub Session

Episode 59 – Colin Nance (7/15/2012)

August 15, 2012 //

We wouldn’t be surprised if Colin Nance dreams in zeros and ones.

Nance is a mainstay in the Okie electronic band The Gentle Art of Floating and his recent solo projects are like a one-man band M83.

So, it didn’t come as a surprise when Nance hopped into the Spy Van with an iPad and a boombox in tow.

The combination of cassette tape and his friend Pilar Pueyo made for one of the most inventive sessions we’ve had to date.

Check out some stills from the shoot after the jump…

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Tags ambient, boom box, Colin Nance, dance, devon tower, Dream Cove, dream pop, electronic, Emily Ifill, Ferris O'Brien, indie, jonathan folwer, live performance, music, musical album, Nathan Poppe, OKC, Oklahoma, oklahoma city, shoe gaze, show, Spy FM, vanagon, VDub Sessions, vw van

Categories Oklahoma City, VDub Session

Episode 56 – Josh Roberts (10/17/2011)

July 11, 2012 //

When Josh Roberts isn’t busy recording in Nashville or touring throughout the country, he finds some time to land back in Oklahoma.

We managed to catch him last October for a quick session.

Stay tuned for a new episode next week with Tyson Meade of the Chainsaw Kittens.

Check out some stills after the jump.

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Tags concert, Fowler VW of Norman, Josh Roberts, live performance, live perfromance, music, Nathan Poppe, Norman, Song, Spy FM, sweet superstition, van, vanagon, volkeswagen, VW

Categories Oklahoma City, VDub Session

Episode 55 – Memoryhouse (5/12/2012)

June 19, 2012 //

It took Memoryhouse two years to craft its debut album but only four minutes to wildly impress us inside of the Spy Wagon.

The Toronto-based duo took cover from the rainy weather with guitar in tow, and the result was a dreamy acoustic ballad from the band’s first full-length Sub Pop album, “The Slideshow Effect.” Singer Denise Nouvion and composer Evan Abeele base their songs on photographs.

Maybe that explains whey this VDub Session is picture perfect.

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Tags composer, Denise Nouvion, Emily Ifill, Evan Abeele, Ferris O'Brien, Fowler VW of Norman, live perfromance, memoryhouse, music, Nathan Poppe, Oklahoma, Spy FM, sub pop, the kids were wrong, the slideshow effect, toronto, vanagon, VDub Sessions, vintage van, vocalist, VW

Categories Norman, VDub Session

Episode 53 – John Fullbright (5/3/2012)

May 7, 2012 //

John Fullbright pushes music to a new level.

Seriously, Fullbright helped push the VDub Sessions van when it broke down before his session last week.

We were blown away from his generosity when he not only helped with the van but also belted out this amazing track from his new album.

Fullbright said nothing surprises him at this point.

That’s funny coming from a musician full of surprises.

The Okemah native recently landed an interview on NPR’s Weekend Edition and a feature on Paste’s website.

Not to mention this impressive write-up from the LA Times.

Fullbright’s about to embark on a tour across the country. You better catch this Okie before he’s too folkin’ famous for his own good.

Check out some stills from the shoot after the jump.

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Tags acoustic, blues, bus, concert, Ferris O'Brien, folk, From the Ground Up, Gawd Above, harmonica, John Fullbright, live performance, music, Nathan Poppe, okemah, Oklahoma, Spy FM, Tim Katz, vanagon, VDub Sessions, volkeswagen, VW

Categories John Fullbright, Oklahoma City, VDub Session

Episode 52 – Kristen Vails (3/11/2012)

April 11, 2012 //

Change doesn’t happen by itself.

Lucky for Oklahoma City, we have Kristen Vails working her tail off. She’s spent the better part of four years promoting and revitalizing the district.

Vails is the executive director of the Plaza District. If you haven’t noticed, the Spy Van makes a special trip to every Live on the Plaza event to not only have fun but also to film interviews with Okie artists.

You can thank Vails for setting up these interviews.

For some reason, we’ve waited this long to chat with Vails about her artwork. A lot of her work is based on Vails’ favorite hoofed animal.

Take a minute to learn about an Okie that’s all about artwork.

Check out some stills after the jump.

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Tags art, art show, artist, downtown, drawing, drawing pad, Episode 52, Ferris O'Brien, Fowler VW of Norman, horse, Jonathan Fowler, Kristen Vails, music, notebook, OK, OKC, oklahoma city, original song, original work, paper, pencil, Plaza District, sketch, the pretty black chains, the spy fm, van, vanagon, VDub Sessions, volkeswagen

Categories Art Session, VDub Session

Episode 49 – Jeremy Watson (2/10/2012)

March 9, 2012 //

Last month, we caught up with Okie via Germany artist Jeremy Watson.

It was one of his first showings in our state, so let’s give him a warm welcome and check out what he has to say about his creations.

Check out some stills from the shoot after the jump.

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Tags acoustic guitar, art, bus, DNA galleries, doodle, draw, drawing, Ferris O'Brien, folwer vw of norman, fun, humming, Interview, Jeremy Watson, Live on the Plaza, local, music, Nathan Poppe, OKC, Oklahoma, oklahoma city, online radio station, radio, random, session, Sherree Chamberlain, the spy fm, van, vanagon, VDub Sessions

Categories Art Session, Jeremy Watson

Episode 46 – Red City Radio (1/21/2011)

February 1, 2012 //

You know that old joke in the rock world about bands turning it all the way to 11?

Meet Red City Radio.

They use 11 as toilet paper.

The Okie band’s aggressive and catchy tunes have propelled them to tour outside of the state and even Europe.

They are headed back on tour soon, but we were lucky to catch them for a double song treatment in the streets of downtown Oklahoma City. The first track “An Introduction of Sorts” is off of the band’s latest release “The Dangers of Standing Still” and the second track is off of the 2009 EP “To The Sons and Daughters of Woody Guthrie.”

Hold on to your ear holes and turn this episode all the way up.

Go ahead, scare your coworkers.

Here’s the Vimeo video if you’re into that sort of thing.

Check out some stills of the band after the jump.

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Tags alternative, An Introduction of Sorts, band, bus, Dallas Tidwell, Dead Friends Don't Pay Debts, dog, ep, Ferris O'Brien, Fowler VW of Norman, Garrett Dale, indie, Jonathan Knight, live performance, music, Nathan Poppe, OKC, oklahoma city, paper and plastick, Paul Pendley, punk music, punk rock, Red City Radio, sessions, Spy FM, The Dangers Of Standing Still, The Sons & Daughters Of Woody Guthrie, vanagon, vdub, VDub Sessions, VW

Categories Oklahoma City, Red City Radio, VDub Session