Local Earshot

Episode 49 "Welcome to the Cookout" Guest: Brett McClelland We have our friend Brett McClelland, also billed as "Be Low", in the house this week. Now folks... To say the rap and hip-hop scene in Oklahoma is limited is putting it as mildly as possible. However, as limited as it is, we do have some tremendous talent. So, let Brett take the mic and tell you his experience in produ...

Episode 48 Guest: Broke Ass Radio Our friends Broke Ass Radio sit in with us this week. They go over some of their biggest influences in songwriting and play a couple tunes live here on the show for you guys. Broke Ass Radio is currently working out some ideas for the next EP, and can be found out on the live circuit here locally. Let's talk music, ya'll! Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom t...

Episode 47 "Gearheads" Guest: Brian Wofford Our friend and regular on the show, Brian Wofford, is back with us in the house today. Brian is finishing up a season coaching youth wheelchair basketball and traveling around the US with them. Also, Brad decided to play with electricity live on the show. Luckily, nobody got hurt... Let's Talk about music! Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom t...

Episode 46 "Surfing with the Alien" Guest: Sinestalien Skill (Dani Skill) We catch up with one of our original guests from a year ago... Artist and music producer, Sinestalien Skill. Dani catches us up over the last year. He has put music production on the backburner and dove head first into custom artwork. We had a great time catching up and just pondering the next step. He currently do...

Episode 45 "Bring it on home" Guest: Nikki Jackson Nikki & Kody join us in the house this week as we settle in to the new year and get comfortable. Nikki talks to us about what life as an Oklahoma artist has been like, and some of the things that inspire her to write songs in the first place. Come on in, ya'll. Let's talk about music! Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk abo...

Episode 44 "Catching up" Just Brad and Johnathan on this one, guys. We check in on all of ya'll and we have some things coming up this month that you guys might want to check out... Sign of Lies are opening up the Buckcherry gig this wednesday, Jan 12th Elizabeth Turner Premier @ Belle Isle Brewery in OKC HOLLIS video premier and jam @The Ritz in Shawnee, OK Next week we have Oklahom...

Episode 43 "Starting off 2022..." Guest: Hollis, featuring Elizabeth Turner Johnny Hollis kicks off 2022 with a performance with Elizabeth Turner in the house. He's got a new band together, and is looking to book gigs in 2022! Hollis has a video release at the end of the month for the song "Flowers" at The Ritz in Shawnee on January 29th. You can also catch The Elizabeth Tu...

Episode 42 "End of the 2021" Guest: Merry Walkers Norman, Oklahoma's own Merry Walkers joins us for the last episode of the year. The guys talk us through the past few years as a band. They have an album slated for release in 2022. They also have a show coming up on February 12th at the Speakeasy with Death by Knowledge. So come on in, sit down, and let's talk music! See you all...

Episode 41 "Holiday Slay" Guest: Skyler Tuter Our friend and guitarist Skyler Tuter joins us in the house to help wrap up 2021 with us. Skyler has had a pretty productive year and has became our local music gearhead and tone junkie, and is really the guy we talk to when looking at purchasing new equipment. He brought in the Spark amp by PositiveGrid, and is going to show off a few things...

Episode 40 Sign of Lies Guest: Arik Hanradt Arik with the band Sign of Lies is in the house today with us. These guys are on a big upswing having gotten the Kattfest gig back in October. Arik walks us through the past year as a touring band and what it's been like through Covid. You can catch Sign of Lies back on tour in spring 2022 with Alloy, and a sophmore album planning on a spring release...

Episode: 39 "Tis the Season, Stuck in Oklahoma, again..." Guest: Christophe Murdock We're back at it after a slight hiatus thanks to Covid. This week we have the Oklahoma enigma himself, Christophe Murdock, is in the house. He's got a busy month of tour dates coming up, leading to the 5th annual Norman X-mas Bash on December 18th at The Resonator. And maybe... Just maybe, he'...

Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk about the Local Music Industry and interview Artist from Oklahoma and beyond. Each Episode features spotlighted Artist and their music. This week John is stuck at home with Covid and is playing tunes of all our guest! Guest List: https://www.localearshot.com/guests Episodes List: https://www.localearshot.com/episodes In podcast acoustic sets: Johnny Hollis, El...

Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk about the Local Music Industry and interview Artist from Oklahoma and beyond. Each Episode features spotlighted Artist and their music. This week John is stuck at home with Covid and is playing tunes of all our guest! Guest List: https://www.localearshot.com/guests Episodes List: https://www.localearshot.com/episodes In podcast acoustic sets: Johnny Hollis, El...

Episode 38. "Homegrown" We're on location today talking with Mike Bowser at Bowser's Cannabis Company in Oklahoma. Mike talks us through the ups and downs of starting a cannabis company in Oklahoma, and the new industry possibilities in the future. We got to try a few of Mike's personal favorite strains while we stopped in. Mike also breaks down what RSO is and some of the fi...

Episode 37: "Music Therapy Sessions" Oklahoma singer-songwriter Megan Marlene joins us in the house on this one. We were originally shooting for December for her to be with us, but a last minute change in schedule allowed this to happen this week. She is somewhat new to the Oklahoma scene as a singer-songwriter, and let me tell you guys, she's bringing the heat. ... This woman will b...

Happy Halloween everyone! We decided to do a Special that is not about music but we play some spooky tunes by Andrew Chris and put some Halloween favs in the mix. so what the episode about; UAP/ UFOs and our own theories on the phenomenon. We had a fun time talking with our buddy Cotton White from the band Straight White Buffalo. Disclaimer: We will worn you some of the jokes in this one is not su...

Episode: 35 "Just the Two of Us." We had a gap in scheduling a guest this week. So, come on in, kick ya'lls feet up, and roll a number. We spin some tracks of some of our local bands and shoot the shit about movies and current events. Next week we'll have our friend Cotton White of Straight White Buffalo in for the Halloween show. And, coming up in November we have Sign of Lies,...

Episode 34 "Fall Daze" Guest: Brian Wofford We got a good show this week, ya'll. Our friend, Brian Wofford, checks in with us this week before he leaves town for a little bit. Brian has become a coach of the Oklahoma wheelchair basketball team the OKC Wheels of Thunder. We also have a benefit show to put out there that is happening in Maysville on October 23rd. Our friend Johnny Holl...

Episode 33: "Goin' Green" Guest: Reggy Wheat with Green Door Promotions. Our friend and promoter, Reggy Wheat checks back in with us on what he's been seeing on the business end of the live music front in and around Oklahoma. Johnny Hollis will be playing a fund raiser October, 23rd. That's a great cause for a tragic story. Check out our social media pages for more details on...

Episode 32 "Weekend Vibes" Guest: Psychotic Reaction On this episode we have our friends in Oklahoma's own rock n' roll band, Psychotic Reaction. The boys sit in the house and we talk a whole swath of things. Johnathan is still recovering from the 4-day ordeal that is Louder Than Life festival in Louisville. He's going to give us a gig rundown of his experience road tripping...

Episode 31 - Being Self Aware Guest: Chris Gomez Perseus guitarist Chris Gomez joins us. If you know us, we are fans of our hometown metal band Perseus. Gomez comes in a gives us an update on the band, Rockahoma, other up coming shows, and how things are moving into the new year. We've got a lot coming up! Johnathan is coming back from Louder than Life. Quite a lot happened down in Louisville!...

Episode: 30 - Night Ride of the Cooler King Guest: OKC artist Thom Bullitt We talk with Oklahoma musician Thom Bullitt on this episode. He walks us through his various influences in his music, as well as how just everyday life can be the inspiration for a great tune. You can check out his release "Nightrider" in the links. Let's talk about music! Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk...

Episode 29 - Fairview We talk with Andrew Chris, an artist out of Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew talks with us live from out east and we talk about the differences in the scene between here and there. Also, he talks us through inspirations and the driving force behind his music. Let's talk about music! Episode Note: All Music in this Episode is Povided by ON TAP TV LLC Links Found below. Brad Biggs an...

Episode 28 "Extended weekend" Brad and Johnathan talk the Rocklahoma festival this Labor Day weekend. Also cover Johnathan's upcoming trip to Kentucky for the Louder Than Life Festival. Join us while we kick back and play tracks from some of our local artists and enjoy the long weekend. Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk about the Local Music Industry and interview Artist from Okl...

Episode 27 "Caught Stealing" Guest: Dustin Testerman Dustin is the drummer of several bands, with the main bands being for the OKC band Caught Stealing and The Killings. He walks us through the gig life as well as what it takes to keep the lights on and still pursue this thing that we do. Let's talk about music! This week Spotlight Feature music from Caught Stealing, The Killings, an...