New album. New band name. Let’s Eat The Rich. written by Elecktra Stanislava narrated by Elecktra Stanislava You may know the band by another name: CJ and Stieg.... The post Album Review: The Sum of Their Actions by LETR first appeared on MAKE OKLAHOMA WEIRDER ..read more

Tulsa's under-the-radar maestro of bedroom synth pop steps outside for a sunny new single in search of serotonin written by Evan Jarvicks narrated by Evan Jarvicks What happens when a bedroom pop artist exits the bedroom? Gone are the fuzzy comforts of four walls and solitude in a climate-controlled environment. Sometimes, though, the bedroom can become a cage to prevent a person from living a fuller life. While there is a freedom in self-determined seclusion, especially for introverts, there is also a freedom in allowing oneself to explore the outside with no agenda but to seize the da ..read more

Oklahoma City's Eastside incubation station is a homegrown breeding ground for multidisciplinary creation Written by Archiebald Browne Photos by Taeya McArthur Narration by Original Flow The love for music and art has always flowed seamlessly throughout Oklahoma. With the state in the middle of the nation, all forms of art and music fall here and create a mixture of art not seen anywhere. 405Nation, with its headquarters in the heart of Eastside Oklahoma City, is a platform and label where creatives from Oklahoma can come to create unique expressions of themselves. Chris “The God MC” Cai ..read more

written by Kenna Attaway narrated by Elecktra Stanislava Make Oklahoma Weirder · Album Review: Plum by Sky Hemenway A spring afternoon is the perfect setting to listen to Plum by Sky Hemenway. The sun shines into the living room as the Bluetooth speaker powers on to play “Happier”. Then, slowly, as the EP comes to a close with “Stupid Fucking Things”, there is a sense of personal growth. There is a realization that life is full of ups and downs, but that doesn’t take away from the growth along the way. Plum is a great example of indie bedroom pop. Within the album, velvety syn ..read more

From 2022, our first major attempt at a new local music podcast. We call this Episode 0. We got the kinks worked out and started recording Episode 1 and beyond in 2024. Stay tuned for our official launch this summer/fall. Featuring musical guest Death By (formerly Death By Knowledge) and podcast editor Santiago Ramones. Recorded in collaboration with Circle Lotus Media. Credits: Host – Evan Jarvicks Announcer & Live Sound Engineer – Elecktra Stanislava Audio/Video Capture & “Studio” “Rental” – David Joachims Additional Equipment – Caleb Gray Post-production, Editing, Mixing & ..read more

A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally recorded by Jarvix & Elecktra in 2022 and is being released as part of MOW’s “VVeirder VVinter Vault” of 2023/24. Following a 2-year pandemic hiatus, Norman Music Festival made its return in 2022. Just as we did in 2018 and in 2019, we followed three different artists from three different genres across three different days of the fest.  Thursday with On Holiday Friday with Hotel Nights Saturday with Original Flow The post On Location: Norman Music Fest 2022 first appeared on MAKE OKLAHOMA WEIRD ..read more

The OKC hip-hop artist strips down sex and power fantasies with dichotomous double act on feature-heavy concept LP. A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally written by Jeremy Martin in 2022 and is being released as part of MOW’s “VVeirder VVinter Vault” of 2023/24. “Hey, we’re making an album about a strip club, and you’re not rapping as yourself.” Love, sex and money get tangled up in Pink Palace. Inspired by a breakup, the official solo debut album from MC/producer/Sativa Prophet Mars Deli finds intense introspection in a strip club. “I didn’t want to ..read more

Oklahoma City experimental singer-songwriter Moriah Bailey explores the nuanced limitations within the intersection of communication and femininity A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally written by David Dickinson in 2023 and is being released as part of MOW’s “VVeirder VVinter Vault” of 2023/24. In her new album, I Tried Words, Moriah Bailey explores a wide range of dualities:  yes/no, future/past; darkness/light; giving/taking; masculinity/femininity; wants/needs. A great deal of this thematic layering is further focused through the social a ..read more

Alison Sloan’s third studio album, “Fate,” explores the seven deadly sins and perfectly showcases Sloan’s songwriting talents and genre-bending abilities. A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally written by Zoe Travers in 2022 and is being released as part of MOW’s “VVeirder VVinter Vault” of 2023/24. Alison Sloan is an Oklahoma City artist who transcends genre and brings a raw authenticity to her music. In May 2022, she will be releasing her 3rd studio album, Fate, a concept album focused on the seven deadly sins. The album is vulnerable, multifaceted, m ..read more

Drawing from an eclectic throwback palette of trip-hop, noise, and shoegaze, OKC trio Nuldeath produces a debut that blurs genre A message from the Make Oklahoma Weirder team: this article was originally written by Jeremy Duke in 2022 and is being released as part of MOW’s “VVeirder VVinter Vault” of 2023/24. On a Tuesday evening in late October, Tulsa’s Charlotte Bumgarner took the stage at The Sanctuary in Oklahoma City to perform her delicate songs filled with melancholy and sharply delivered wisdom plucked from her lone acoustic guitar. Three months later, OKC brutal slam phenoms Bas ..read more