Amplify Hotsheet: Week of May 29
Audra Mae, the L.A./Nashville based singer/songwriter penning songs for artists such as Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, and Miranda Lambert, will be returning to Oklahoma to perform at the Blue Door on June 15th. Concert proceeds will benefit the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO).
Mike Hosty is working on an album and just did some tracks up in Tulsa at Dave Teegarden’s (he was the drummer for Bob Seger). At the recording sessions, Hosty had:
- Jamie Oldaker on Drums (Jamie played with Clapton from 74-85 and is playing with him in Sept at the Crossroads Music Fest In Dallas Sept 21…he played drums on ‘I Shot the Sheriff” “Cocaine” “Wonderful Tonight”)
- Gary Gilmore played the bass (Gary played with Taj Mahal on “She Caught the Katy” And is in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus movie being re released soon. The Stones have released a track of Taj Mahal, with Gary On Bass, from the Rock and Roll Circus sessions on Spotify… Gary also played with JJ Cale and Gary Lewis and the Playboys)
- And Rockn Jimmy Byfield on Guitar (Jimmy wrote a song “Little Rachel” that Clapton had recorded in mid 70’s and also had a band called the Brothers of the Night that were big in early 80’s Tulsa)
Hosty hopes to finish up in July and release by Nov or Dec along with some live tracks with Oldaker where Hosty played bass with my feet while playing Guitar and singing.
The Kelleys are putting on a benefit show to buy school supplies for kids who cannot afford them featuring Schat and The Skeleton Trees, Santiago Ramones, Amon and The Creatures, The Nobodys, Treason 58, The Kelleys, and Our Condolences.
Trish Hosein is an LA-based urban pop musician, spoken word artist, visual artist, and activist known as TRISHES. She’s bringing her art gallery and performance pop-up “The Ego Experience,” to the Tower Theatre on June 9th with OKC-based Jabee. The event focuses on minorities’ relationships with the government, money, and language. Guests will hear music from TRISHES’ five-song EP “Ego” and will experience artwork from local artists like Cread Bayliss and a performance from Layers of Pink. Exclaim! Magazine says “the debut record by urban pop artist TRISHES is a trip… (Ego) is a conscious electro-pop, R&B and hip-hop-rooted communiqué about identity, alienation and humanity.”
The Sweet Talkers has been hard at work in the studio with Johnny Manchild the past few months, and they’ve now completed their first EP album “Electric Affair.” They are set to release on May 31st, and then they play at the Deli with Sophia Massad and New Time Zones June 1. Johnny will be playing keys that night, and they say he’ll be joining them for a special song, so stay tuned.
S. Reidy, a Norman Hip Hop artist is releasing his mixtape “A Mixtape” on May 31. It’s gonna be dope. Stay tuned.
Speak, Memory has a show June 2 with TTing and Giraffe Massacre at the 89th St. Collective.
Amplify Hotsheet: Week of May 22
Paseo Arts fest is this weekend – May 26-28! Below is a lineup of all the musicians performing. Check it out, y’all.
Isaac McClung is in the studio this week finishing up his debut album The Last Wildflowers, and he’s playing Paseo Arts Fest this Saturday at 7:45 on North Stage!
Reddened Monarch Music Festival is a new music festival about love, transformation, and building understanding in Oklahoma City. Check it out on June 12, and stay tuned for updates.
Kat lock is performing at Paseo Arts fest on the South Stage Sunday May 26. Kat says the audience can wear dad rocker chic if they want to match the band. She is also playing Rooftop Hop June 4. Kat is currently working on her EP, which will be announced soon.
Rooftop Hop is a weekly music festival in Chisholm Creek every Tuesday until June 11 6-9! Check out a blog post about the event as well as a Youtube video made by the amazing Adam Ray.
Joe Consedine and Phil Rice released their first track on Spotify. The single is synth pop and Christian music.
Andrew Tycksen recently started a band called Circles and Stories, a moody alternative rock band. It started as a senior project from Tycksen at SNU, but they soon decided that they wanted to make it a reality, and so their 8-song album, Agnes, will drop on all platforms this Saturday, May 25.
For a full list of shows, check out the calendar!
Amplify Hotsheet: Week of May 15
New Time Zones have a couple new shows coming up!
One Two Ten will be releasing their second music video for “Just Not Into You” on Friday May 17th! Check out their first music video, “Only Mistake,” below!
Giakob Lee is playing at The Blue Door May 19, 8:00 p.m. with Guilia Millanta.
Amplify Hotsheet: Week of May 8
Here’s what’s happening in OKC’s music scene this week.
The members of Annie Oakley have some big things planned. They have several shows they’re excited about this month, including a show at the famous Prairie Chicken House in Norman with Beau Jennings & Travis Linville on May 11th, and a sweet show in Mankato, Kansas on May 12th.
Annie Oakley is selling merch on their website! The first five people to use the the code “newstore” at checkout will get 10% off. New merch is on the way. If you happened to miss their packed show at Norman Music Fest, now’s your chance! Below are Annie Oakley’s upcoming shows! Click here for a link to all shows.
| MAY 11, 2019 • MADE IN OKLAHOMA FESTIVAL • MIDWEST CITY, OK MAY 11, 2019 • PRAIRIE CHICKEN HOUSE • NORMAN, OK MAY 12, 2019 • MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT • MANKATO, KS MAY 18 • THE LIBERTY THEATRE • WATONGA, OK MAY 31, 2019 • HOUSE CONCERT • EDMOND, OK |
Don’t Tell Dena is playing May 18th at Heard on Hurd and May 23 at Bison Witches.
Local music blogger Reece Carmen wrote a blog post about some of the most memorable moments from Norman Music Fest. Reece is an impressive teenage blogger with a ton of passion for the local music scene. Check it out below!
In May 2019, Chisholm Creek’s Rooftop Hop will deliver OKC’s live music renaissance to our suburban audience by creating an epic Live Music Rooftop Happy Hour that pairs OKC’s top talent with excellent new dining and bar concepts. Read more about OkSessions’ new project, Rooftop Hop, below!
There are some incredible things going on in the music scene this week! Here’s just a handful of some of the shows this week!
- May 8 – Promoting Yourself as a Creative at Mainsite
- May 9 – Old 97s/Bob Schneider/The Bottle Rockets at Jones Assembly
- May 9 – Paxton Pennington/Blake Pettigrove/Electric Kooliad Disco at the Deli
- May 9 – Bethany Merritt at Saints Sessions
- May 10 – Plaza Backyard Collective
- May 10 – The Flannels At VZD’s
- May 10 – Blues Jam featuring Elizabeth Wise at Main St. Event Center
- May 11 – The Cactus Blossoms at VZD’s
- May 11 – EQ & Some Friends at the UCO Jazz Lab
- May 14 – Chisholm Creek Rooftop Hop
Amplify Hotsheet: Week of May 1
Here’s what’s happening in OKC’s Music Scene this week.
The Allman Betts Band will kick off 2019 with a new Allman Betts Band album and a Worldwide tour that will feature new music, songs from their solo projects and classic Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman tunes in honor of the 50th Anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band. They are bringing their show to the Tower Theatre May 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets are for sale online!
Donald McLean III is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song “American Pie”, an 8.5-minute folk rock “cultural touchstone” about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation. He’s comin’ to Tower Theatre May 4th. Tickets are available online!
Have you heard about Rooftop Hop? For our newest festival series, we will be hosting five bands a night, for 5 Tuesdays – starting May 14th. Really, it’s the best of all the worlds. Live, local music. Happy hour. Rooftops. Summertime. Oklahoma. Join us for Chisholm Creek Rooftop Hop.
The new single from Brooding is now on all streaming platforms. Brooding’s Severin Olsen said the band is taking a new direction, and he’s excited to bring people along for the ride.
Cavern Company is hosting Indie Sessions again on May 3rd. They bring local & touring bands to connect both to the OKC music scene. Plus, free Coop Ale Works beer! You don’t want to miss it!
We Tell Stories features spoken word, rap, song, and storytelling with a live band in a family friendly, chill atmosphere. Happening this Saturday at The Basement.
Me Oh My has a new single “Bring Me On Down,” now streaming on Spotify. They also absolutely killed it at Norman Music Festival this weekend!
Check out this video from VisitOKC all about live music in Oklahoma! Oklahoma City’s music scene is growing faster and faster. If you’re just now catching the vibe, don’t worry. VisitOKC has you covered.
The Backyard Collective is the new series of singer-songwriter performances happening at the Plaza Backyard. The first one featured Sophia Massad, Chase Kerby, and twinkle lights. It was magical. Catch round two of this free event on May 18th.
Hunter Baskett is months away from releasing his debut album “For Her and All My Friends” that he spent over a year writing and recording with
producer Tyler Garcia. Heavily influenced by both classic Country
and modern Red Dirt artists, these songs chronicle the best and
worst times of Hunter’s life. Check out his new single, Lawman’s Gun!
Bobby Chill and The Wave describe themselves as Southern trying to sound like California with their “Beach Rock” music. Check out there most recent EP on Spotify!
Shades of Gray is a musical trio of women who sing vocal harmonies and play acoustic and electric instruments including guitar, mandolin, bass and keyboard, drums as needed.