Local Earshot

Episode 26: "Painting My Eyes" Guest: Johnny Hollis Our friend, Oklahoma singer/songwriter Johnny Hollis stops in again this time to talk about the release of his new album "Painting My Eyes". He talks about the creative process, the various players, and how it all came together in the face of the shutdown of live entertainment throughout 2020. Johnny talks us through finishing...

Episode 25 "Show No Mercy" Guest: Kevin "Kai" Laxton Kevin fronts the Oklahoma City rock n' roll band Kobra Kai. Kobra Kai has been on a steady climb since forming a few years ago. Kevin walks us through how it's been the past year through Covid. Also, how the downtime has allowed them time to chop up to record new songs. With shows coming back, it looks like a bright f...

Episode 24: "This month end" Brian Wofford joins us in house today. We talk about current events, upcoming gigs, and of course... Favorite marijuana strains. 'Cause, why not? Join us for this session. Let's talk about music and other random stuff! We Use the Value for Value Model : Time, Talent, Treasure Time: When you Listen to the show you show your support for our work and we...

Episode 23 "Made In Oklahoma" Andrew Carrales of Vanessa House Beer Co. joins us in the house today. Brad and Andrew have familiar roots in McLoud, Oklahoma, and it was fun catching up and learning about the Vanessa House idea and how it came to fruition. Andrew laces us up with what it's like being a craft brewer amongst a sea of others, as well as what it has been like to weather t...

Episode 22: "Redemption Song" Guest: Reggy Wheat Regional booker/promoter Reggy Wheat joins us in house today. Reggy formerly ran The Green Door venue in OKC until it closed down. Currently, Reggy is a regional booker for the southwest and central plains, and is building a network of artists to give them an audience and a reason to stop here in "fly-over America". Reggy breaks...

Episode 21 "Summer Daze" We have our resident gear head and riff consultant Skyler Tuter in with us again. He's going showcase something a lot of guitarists don't really think about but is kind of important... Straps. He's also got a new pedal and he's gonna do a rig rundown for us. Pedal is by Old Blood Noise Endeavours and are made right here in Norman, Oklahoma. Big sh...

Episode 20 "Where I'm headed." We are joined by Brian Wofford from Episode 14 today. Come with us as we look at the last year post-Covid, and plans for the future going forward. We play back some of the songs we've had on the show, and we got a new one from our brothers out in California, Them Evil's with "OVRDRVE". Also, we got a bad-ass blues guitarist coming to t...

EP. 19 "Where the Buffalo roam" Guest: Cotton White with Straight White Buffalo On this one we are joined in by our resident psychedelic doom rocker, Cotton White of the band Straight White Buffalo. He runs us through the realities of being a gig musician, lucky breaks, and how the hell this dude is still alive considering the number of vehicles he's destroyed in spectacular fashion... Hell of a s...

Episode 18 - "We're from Oklahoma." This week we have guitar builders Jeremy Kaser and Ryan Johnson of Kaser Custom Guitars. Based out of Yukon, Oklahoma, the guys started in 2017 and already have a pretty good roster of touring musicians to boost, including our friend Ron Ramsey. The guys break down what it's like starting a company in today's world combining tried-and-true traditional business s...

Episode 17 "Send Me Dead Flowers in the Morning" Spotlight on Elizabeth Turner and Brandonn Robinson of the Elizabeth Turner Premier.  Elizabeth is in the house this week to throw gasoline on the fire that is Oklahoma rock n' roll.  Since Covid restrictions lifted, she's been popping up around the metro area with a hell of a show, a hell of a band, and a hell of a group of some of our be...

On this Episode Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom sit down with Vegas Vago of Bloodrush and many other bands. Vegas Vago is the Singer of the band Bloodrush and member of other bands in OKC. Vegas is a talented Singer in the Punk and Rock and Roll Scene, from venues across the U.S.A., Oklahoma, and even back yard shows at the Vegas Shack. Currently Vegas is promoting his band Bloodrush. Join us as...

On this Episode Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom sit down with Ron Ramsey, Guitarist of Kingdom of Ashes and many other bands. Ron plays in several bands across genres throughout Oklahoma.  Ron is a very skilled guitarist, currently promoting his band Kingdom of Ashes and their upcoming release, due to drop June 19th.  Let's Talk about Music! Episode Notes Support Ron Ramsey Contact Via...

On this Episode Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom set down with Sgt. Brian Wofford 1-7 cav, 1st cavalry division; US Army Brian, an Oklahoma native, received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained engaging the enemy in Iraq in September of 2004. By the time he came around to grasp the gravity of the situation, he was in a hospital bed having had one leg amputated, and the other in terrible shape. Br...

Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom are on location at the Blue Note! We were able to catch up with the band PerseuS. We had a short interview with them about recent shows and upcoming shows. After the interview, enjoy a special recording thanks to the blue note Sound Engineer. PerseuS put on an awesome show. The goal of the Local Earshot is to being value to it listeners and the artist we serve. We...

EP. 13.  "High on Tulsa Heat" This week we got a helluva good one... We sit down with singer/songwriter Clayton McKinzie from the Band Gypsy Store Troubadours.  Clayton and company have deep Oklahoma roots, and are staunchly devoted to telling those stories through the power of song of living life "Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains..." We talk a wide range of stuff,...

On this Episode Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom we sit down with our local gearhead and riff consultant Skyler Tuter for another round at the table on copyrights and the issues we all face when uploading content online. Skyler has played in bands throughout the metro area for years and currently does more in depth studio work, backing tack compositions for various projects and clients, and gear r...

On this Episode Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk with Guitarist Skyler Tuter.  What the Hail!! It's been a long one for our Oklahoma brothers and sisters due to the storms, and it's only ramping up into May! We got one of our favorite sleeper cell guitarist here in Oklahoma. Skyler Tuter joins us in house. Skyler has played in bands throughout the metro area for years and currently does...

On this Episode Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk with OKC comedian, and a friend of ours, Greg Thomas.  Greg, a Norman, OK native, grew up in San Antonio, TX.  After an Army stint and 2 combat tours, Greg decided to return to his roots in OK and dive into comedy.   With live entertainment on the skids throughout 2020, gigs dried up.  So, during this time, Greg has tea...

Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk with Oklahoma Artist Johnny Hollis and Chad Carr. Dude ... This was a lot of fun! We got Chad Carr of one of our favorite OKC bands Soul Crisus. He gives us an update on the band and projects that he is woking on with Johnny and other Artist. We also got a spotlight on Johnny Hollis Minton, who is on the verge of releasing his new album, "Painting my Eyes". He...

Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk with Dani Skill. Skill, an EDM composer and producer who also goes by the stage name Sinestalien Skill, has made tour rounds through the popular Midwest dance and rave festival scene that is until 2020 brought everything to a screetchin' halt... We talk about the creative process, best and worst gigs, and what the future holds in a post-Covid world. Let&#3...

Lenny Vanhorn is a comedian from the Midwest. His comedy is centered around a simple upbringing, partying through his formative years and reconciling with his adult self. His high energy performances are filled with whimsical faces, full body shenanigans and a strong unforgettable stage presence which appeals to all class of audiences. He has opened for Tommy Davidson, Don DC Curry, Shane Mauss, R...

Local Earshot - Episode 6- Just Play The Music and Rock the Party! - An Interview with Preethi a Resident DJ in OKC, OK Brad Biggs, Johnathan Grissom, Wilson Powerz talk with Preethi an Oklahoma City Resident DJ. Preethi has been DJ for 10+ years and been in the Nightlife industry for much longer. Join us as we talk about DJ life, the effect on the community the pandemic had, and how Preethi is us...

Local Earshot Episode - 5 - Pour Out Another One - Interview with Jordan Griffin of the Band Them Evils Brad Biggs and Johnathan Grissom talk with Jordan Griffin of the band Them Evil's. Now, if you know us at all, you know we love this band. They are hot on a release of a new single released in absolute defiance of Covid... New single "Pour Our Another One" is out NOW!!! Also, Coret...

Brad Biggs, Wilson Powerz, and Johnathan Grissom speak with Chris Gomez of the band PerseuS. The hometown OKC band has seen it's share of shake-ups in recent history. The band has made a come back with an inspiring story that came with the song "10k Scars" and with Perseus music. On spotlight this week: Them Evil's dropped a new single "Pour Out Another One" Friday!!! A...

Brad Biggs Talks to Johnathan Grissom about Live Nation reopening in July. John talks about current work on Art, Morebands.com, and Local Earshot Podcast. Brad Spotlights bands True Villains, Aranda, and Blackberry Smoke. We Use the Value for Value Model : Time, Talent, Treasure Time: When you Listen to the show you show your support for our work and we would love to hear what you think. Talent: W...