Local Earshot

Episode 74 "Caught Stealing, too" Our friends in Oklahoma's Caught Stealing sit in with us this week. The band has been booking and active over the last year. They also have a few projects in the works that are slated to be released soon, so keep your eye's peeled for new stuff from the guys!!! Let's talk about music! Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk about the Local Musi...

Episode 73 "Saturday Vibes / Smoke Sesh" Exactly like it says, folks... We got ghosted again so we made the most of it. This week we talk about the return to stage of Pantera, the changes we are seeing in live music in OKC at the moment, and many other tools that are changing the industry. Hop in, let's go for a ride, ya'll! Let's talk about music Brad Biggs and Johnathan Gri...

Episode 72 "What a Beautiful World" Guest: Travis Jones of 9 Left Dead 9 Left Dead frontman Travis Jones joins us in the house this week. The band has Oklahoma roots going back over 20 years. Travis talks with us about the creative process, as well as the sometimes unfortunate things that happen when we are in a band as a business. The band is currently active through the rest of summer...

Episode 71 "One more for the road..." Guest: Levi Barton Oklahoma singer-songwriter Levi Barton joins us on the show. Levi has been collecting ideas and songs for a few years, and he's in the process of putting the finishing touches on a batch of songs he plans to have recorded and released by the end of 2022. Currently, Levi is booking around Oklahoma and throughout the central plai...

Episode 70 "Gearheads - Cyber Scams and Music Jams" Guest: Skyler Tuter Our friend and guitarist Skyler Tuter joins us in the house today. Skyler has had a pretty productive year and has become our local music gearhead and tone junkie, and is really the guy we talk to when looking at purchasing new equipment. We talk about "Drop Strap" guitar straps, Walrus Audio Pedals, Cyber...

Episode 69 "The Art Blowing Sh*t Up (Happy 4th of July!)" Brad and Johnathan sit down and talk upcoming projects and ideas we have in mind moving into the fall... We also seen a Awsome show at Blue Note and talk about the venue changes. Bonus Song: SISTERIA - Hunger ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3YLEcgnvis ) Let's talk about music! Intro: Bill and Ted and Scott Damnit: I Destroy...

Episode 68 "First time, Like Before..." Guest: Bradly Henderson Guitarist Bradly Henderson of the band Like Before joins us in the house today. The band is hot off of a run of shows from here to Tulsa, and recently opened for national act Trapt earlier this month. Bradly runs us through what it's like to start a band in the backdrop of the pandemic, and what kind of different approac...

Episode: 67 The Hunger for Music Guest: Sisteria Sisteria is a thunderous new psychedelic band from Norman, OK, spearheaded by folk-singer-turned-rock-goddess Katie Williams. With an alliance of accomplished players at her side, she spelunks into deep, primal consciousness to reclaim buried treasures of the self. If it is taboo to fraternize with raw mineral deposits of untempered life force, Sist...

Episode 66 "Bad Habits" Guest: Nikki Jackson Oklahoma singer songwriter Nikki Jackson joins us on the patio for this episode. We share a joint session with our congress and she runs us through the creative processes of her new single "Bad Habits", as well as a yet-to-be-titled single due out next month. "Bad Habits" is out now! Let's talk about music! Brad Biggs a...

Episode 65: Be Excellent to Each Other. Guest: Christophe Murdock Our friend Christophe Murdock joins us in house this week. He's got some re-releases coming back into print, and he has a NIN cover for you guys. Catch Christophe at Bill & Ted Day at Red Brick Bar in Norman this Thursday night!!! Let's Talk about Music! Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk about the Local Music Industr...

Episode 64 "Smoke Sesh" Guest: Brian Wofford Our friend Brian Wofford joins us this week for a little bit of a pause for the cause just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. It's summer, ya'll. Let's get giggin'!!! Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk about the Local Music Industry and interview Artist from Oklahoma and beyond. Each Episode features spotlighted Artist an...

Episode 63 "Episode 63 "Comics unite" Guest: BradChad Porter Comedian BradChad Porter joins us in the house today. He is a veteran comic out of Oklahoma City. He talks us through what this thing called "The creativite process" that we do, and walks us through his way of doing it as a comedian." Guest: BradChad Porter Comedian BradChad Porter joins us in the house toda...

Episode 62 "Coast to coaster" Guest: Ron Ramsey We are joined in-house today by our friend and phenomenal guitarist, Ron Ramsey. Ron has had a very busy year since being on the show last. He has had a long lost guitar find it's way back to him, and he has multiple projects currently active running from country to death metal. Come on in and talk music with us! Brad Biggs and Johnatha...

Episode 61 "Still rockin' the party" Guest: DJ Preethi Our friend Preethi joins us remotely from NYC. Preethi was an early guest on the show and has since moved to Brooklyn, NY. Preethi catches us up on how life has been since the move, the differences in the city cultures, and what has blossomed into busy year since Covid restrictions have finally lifted across NYC. Let's talk a...

Episode 60 "The perfect shot" Guest: Mary Ellis Our friend and photographer, Mary Ellis joins us on this episode. Mary has a steadily growing demand and has recently added national acts like Blackberry Smoke and blues guitarist, Samantha Fish to her portfolio. She runs us through the photographer life, and we have a photo dump of the Norman Music Festival that happened last week. That wa...

Episode 59 "Descent" Guest: Chris Gomez of Perseus Guitarist Chris Gomez sits in with us today. We had a great time catching up with him and seeing where our friends in the band Perseus are at. The band is back in action recently with a new single "Descent", and is forging a solid path forward for Oklahoma metal. Let's talk music!!! Episode Note: Feature song Desent by Pers...

Episode: 58 "Stillwater" Guest: Wade Ed Stanley We are joined by artist Wade Ed Stanley on the show today. He is an artist and currently promotes his work on Instgram. Wade is an early supporter of the show. He is currently working and taking booking out of the Stillwater area. Stay tuned for next week, we have guitarist Chris Gomez of the band Perseus in with us... Check it out, ya'...

Episode 56 "The Tulsa Connection" Guest: Carter Combs of Studio House Project Our friend Carter with Studio House Project joins us from Tulsa. They have been making moves with the band and also moving on their own label and booking agency called "Project Records". Come on in and check out some of the things happening up the road in Tulsa. Let's talk about music! Brad Biggs...

Episode: 55 "This Old Town" Guest: Luke Haley Our friend Luke Haley sits in house with us today. Luke is an Oklahoma local in the Red Dirt and country scene. He currently is playing in a 3-piece band that has Luke on vocals, Rhett Banks on drums, and Merv Long on bass guitar. Luke is booking for the summer, and you can see the band at Highway 62 Fest on April 15th, and at Soggy Bottoms T...

Episode 55: "Damn it!!" Guest: Scott Miles Oklahoma musician Scott Miles joins us in the house this week. He's been on our radar for about a year, and it was fun to get to sit down and talk. We covered a range of topics in the music world, favorite marijuana strains, and of course... Tales from the trip. Come on in and have a seat, ya'll. feature songs: Scott "Damn It"...

Episode 54 "Standing at the base of a mountain" Guest: Millaze We are joined remotely from Indiana today by our friend Millaze. She currently runs MIC: Music Industry Connected and also holds down her own career as an active musician. She laces us up with some business knowledge and things she's seen in the industry. Also, her album "Front Matter" is available where you str...

Episode 53 "5 Alarm" Guest: Elizabeth Turner Elizabeth Turner stops in this week to catch us all up on what's new with The Premier. You can see Elizabeth Turner Premier in action this week at Maggies Music Box on St. Patrick's day. And, the "Flashbacks" show, that was rescheduled due to a fire alarm, is this saturday at the Belle Isle Brewhouse. ... More on when that ha...

Episode: 52 "The different shades of grey" Guest: JD Scott Photographer JD Scott joins us in house this week. JD is a life long photographer and musician. He walks us through what he looks for in getting everything right and in proper tone. In the age of digital photography, he explains, you still have to have style. The type of camera and gear that's used is just a creative tool to...

Episode 51 "What could possibly go wrong..." Guest: Greg Thomas Our friend, OKC comedian Greg Thomas joins us in the house. Greg is fresh back in Oklahoma after spending some time in California preforming clandestine, super secret squirrel, dark arts type marijuana operations... Currently, you can catch Greg around the state preforming. Ya'll can also hear him on the Talking Bluntly...

Episode 50 "Train, Train..." Guest: Big Train and the Loco Motives Our friends Big Train and the Loco Motives joins us in the house today. The band has been fairly busy lately around the OKC regional area. We sit down and talk the blues today. The band even plays a couple tunes for ya'll out there. We had a lot of fun with this one, guys. Check it out! Let' s talk about Blues Mus...