Oklahoma

The last time we saw Choctaw singer/songwriter Samantha Crain in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was August of 2022, when she opened Union Transfer for Murder By Death.  And while Adam Turla’s indie rock outfit are preparing to return to the Eraserhood venue for their last-ever...

“You forget that places like Philly and California have a lot of people who love country,” Kaitlin Butts tells me during a recent phone chat.  At the time, the Nashville-based, Oklahoma-bred singer/songwriter is about half-a-dozen dates into The Roadrunner! Tour, which will be making a headlining stop at MilkBoy...

“The first word that comes to mind is ‘mega-chill,’” says Danny Davis (frontman for indie rockers Husbands) of his new home and life.  Prior to releasing Cuatro, Husbands’ fourth full-length, Davis (a native of Oklahoma City) quit his 9-to-5 engineering gig and moved to Costa Rica, where he also...

“We want to make sure everyone knows we’re making music for ourselves, but it connects with people because we’re like them,” says Max Rainer, frontman of folksy indie-rock trio Wilderado.  The Tulsa-based band, who have been at it since 2015, seem to be doing quite a good job of...

With their latest album, Bad Behavior, Oklahoma-based indie rockers BRONCHO attempt to comment on the current cultural chaos of American life without necessarily choosing a side… or even an attitude… The album, released last month on Park the Van Records, blends the swagger of southern rock with the giddiness...