Friday, December 8th, 2006 Ryan Lindsey The Opolis, Norman, OK Ryan Lindsey is ubiquitous in the Norman scene – and yet, I’d never managed to see him. I’d even planned to go to two shows where he was set to appear, but I missed both of them for lame reasons. Third time’s the charm,...
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Thursday, December 7th, 2006 Cody Dunbar Baptist Student Union, Norman, OK I see a lot of coffeeshop singers. Usually they don’t impress me, just like seeing an emo band up at the Pinkeye doesn’t usually impress me. It’s just something I expect to see when I frequent the location. But Cody Dunbar surprised me...
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Band Name: Ammi Album Name: Imitation Best Element: Everything you like about indie-rock, made better Genre: Indie Rock Website: www.ammimusic.com Label Name: Common Cloud Records Band E-mail: feedback@ammimusic.com Oh yes, Common Cloud. You’re probably tired of hearing us rave Common Cloud releases by now, but that’s only if you haven’t actually checked out the...
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Band Name: Dead Leaf Echo Album Name: Faint Violet Whiff Best Element: New wave catchiness Genre: New Wave Website: http://www.deadleafechonyc.com Label Name: Year of The Gallon Records (No URL available) Band E-mail:info@deadleafecho.com Dead Leaf Echo’s Faint Violet Whiff is musically interesting, showcasing many music styles from the past two decades. This EP is well...
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Band Name: The Detholz! Album Name: Cast Out Devils Best Element: Excellent 80s throwback sound Genre: Rock/New Wave Website: www.detholz.com Label Name: N/A Band E-mail: misterb@detholz.com With all of the flair of 1980s new wave and funky hooks, The Detholz! bring an entertaining mix of music to the table. Cast Out Devils opens with...
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Band: Dylan Gilbert Album Name: The Artist & The Scientist Best Element: Variety and Passion Genre: Indie Rock Website: www.dylangilbert.com Label: N/A Band E-mail: dyg379@bellsouth.net A few months back, when I started doing reviews for Independent Clauses, I received a wonderful 6 song EP titled Oh No, Oh Now I Know by North Carolina’s...
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Band Name: E. Deubner Album Name: Death is a Vacatation Through Time Best Element: Solid songwriting Genre: Dark rock Website: www.myspace.com/edeubner Label Name: N/a Band E-mail: withinmyself@hotmail.com I’m not sure how I first heard of outsider music- but somewhere along the line I became aware that there were musicians who were completely destroying the...
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The Times, They are a Changin’ I feel really validated this month. I took a look at the current editions of Wired and Spin, and both magazines held significant sections on how modern music is slowly starting to embrace the internet and alternate ways of releasing music. Wired featured the remix encouragers Beck and...
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Band Name: Ella Rouge Album Name: Ella Rouge Best Element: Strong piano, great melodies Genre: Piano Pop Website: www.ellarouge.com Label Name: Moby Dick Records Band E-mail: www.myspace.com/ellarouge Ella Rouge’s debut fades in with a spacey synthesizer line reminiscent of the Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” which quickly transforms into the mini prog-rock sing-along “That’s Me with...
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Band Name: Ezra Reich Album Name: Milkshake Arcade Best Element: Excellent vocal performances Genre: New-wave Website: www.ezrareich.com Label Name: Common Cloud Records Band E-mail: milkade1@aol.com Taking one look at the cover of Ezra Reich’s new album Milkshake Arcade, it’s clear that the artist is going for a classic pop sound. But while pink milkshakes...
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