This is just a brief audio file containing me telling you, rather sadly, that we wont be releasing episodes for awhile, at least in the near future. As heard in the audio, I (Jason) want to focus on another podcast idea and also the new adventure of learning to record music. Thank you so much anyone who has been a guest on the show and to those who…

This week we get to hear from Tulsa's The Daddyo's! Kylie and Kylie, the two creators of The Daddyo's, visited the studio and brought their guitars and voices to play us some of their beautiful music! On this episode you'll hear about their journey from being friends as early as 6th grade to now playing and writing music together. You can find thei…

On this episode we get the chance to hear from Tulsa's own Art Rock band, Oceanaut. On this episode you'll hear some of their story from forming in 2011 to their recently released debut album called Evidence. You can find them on Facebook or Twitter and pick up the record on their Bandcamp page.

Wither is back! After a brief several year hiatus, Wither is back to making music together and came to tell us about it! On this episode you'll hear about their writing process, a little about the music they are making in the studio right now, and a few acoustic songs played right here in the basement! You can find wither on Reverbnation/Facebook/T…

This week we get the chance to welcome John Calvin Abney and his friend Eli! He's returned with brand new music from his record Far Cries And Close Calls that releases Sept. 23 everywhere music is sold! On this episode you'll hear 3 songs from the record and one recorded acoustic live in our studio. You'll also hear about the recording process and …

Dad. The band joined us to play some acoustic versions of their songs and to let us into the world of Dad! On this episode you'll hear about their writing process, how the band was formed and hopefully a few accidental Dad jokes! You can find them on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Facebook, and featured on this video by 1882 media.…

Sterling Matthews is a spoken word poetry artist, a teacher, and now an author! He visited with me in the studio to catch up and have a conversation about his new book Metaphorically Speaking and the processes he goes through for writing, teaching, and performing poetry. He even performed three of the pieces of poetry you'll find in the book in stu…

DocFell & Co. Spent an entire morning and afternoon with us in the studio recording some songs and having an all-around great time! The gave me the opportunity to record a multi-track song for the first time and to break in some new studio gear! You'll also hear a fun conversation about the recording of their second album and and update from when t…

Siamese is a glam rock band from Dallas, Texas and they visited us to talk about their music and the theatrical productions they like to bring for their live shows! you can find out more about them and join their mailing list over at http://siamesetheband.com/ Here is where to follow them on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Soundcloud…

Cole Porter Band Joined us for another super fun episode! If you haven't heard they were in the basement for episode 81 about a year ago! In this episode you'll hear a mostly off the rails conversation about what they have been up to with their writing and touring. we spoke a little about slinging pokeballs and Cracker Barrel visits. Cole and Kendr…

Hello and welcome to the first episode on our new Friday release schedule! On this episode you'll hear music from and a conversation with Konkoba Percussion, a drum ensemble from Tulsa, OK, who focuses on traditional rhythms from West Africa. The brought some beautiful hand made instruments and performed for us in studio! That was an absolute blast…

This week we got to spend some time with Blake Jarman and Ryan Wallace who make up the Tulsa two-piece band Maria Fantasma Duo! On this episode you'll hear a fun, interesting, and sometimes a little weird conversation on art and creativity and a little about the writing and production that went into the making of the band's most recent EP "Poor Man…

Fiawna Forté and her husband Phillip Hanewinkel Visited the studio for a great discussion on music and art and where you might find creativity! On this episode you will hear two songs off of their newest release Deciduous and a brand new song called "You Don't Live Here" recorded right here in the basement just for us! You can find more information…

This week we get to feature the incredible talent from KALO, a three piece band from Oklahoma City! We spent some time recording two songs in the new studio and having a conversation ranging from where each member thinks creativity might come from to how beating a musician who is playing hard to get may be the way to get them in your band! You can …

This week we get to feature a conversation with Tulsa's own Johnny Badseed and the Rotten Apples! They visited with brand new music to share along with some homemade mead and a fun conversation. This episode was recorded before their self-titled album's release date but, lucky for you, it"s now available on their Bandcamp and iTunes! here is where …

Cindy Hulsey, Executive Director of Tulsa Literary Coalition and soon to be General Manager of Magic City Books, stopped in to the brand new studio to have a conversation about some of the cool things that will be happening soon in Tulsa's Brady Arts District! We talked about some of the goals of the Literary Coalition in the community and spent so…

This week we get to release our talk with Levi Parham! Levi Parham, from McCalister, OK, stopped by the studio perform two acoustic songs and to let all of us hear some of his brand new record, These American Blues, which is available everywhere music is sold this Friday June 24th! To find out more you can visit his website: http://www.leviparham.c…

Evan Hughes, a Tulsa comedian, visited to have a conversation about his entrance into comedy and tell us about what has changed since then. We heard some stories from his experiences as a comedian and learned how it has affected his life and confidence since he began. You can find and friend him on his personal Facebook page!…

This episode features the return of Brandon Clark except this time he brought with him his entire band BC & The Big Rig! BC & The Big Rig describe themselves as "Shred Dirt" and taught me the term Guitarmonies on this episode. We spent some time discussing the history of the band, some curious side projects they're involved in, and the dynamics inv…

Bud Bronson & The Good Timers, from Denver CO, visited the basement for a fun conversation and to let us hear some of their wonderful music! You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or visit their Bandcamp page: https://budbronsonandthegoodtimers.bandcamp.com/ We were nominated for a Podcast Award! If you'd like to vote for us you can do …

This episode features Darkbird, an incredibly talented band who visited our studio all the way from Austin Texas. This week you will hear a hilarious conversation ranging from where you would find creativity to what band life is like when you are independently wealthy! I really enjoyed this conversation and the music we get to play, I think you wil…

This week we get the great opportunity to feature our friends in the Austin based band Migrant Kids. They were on tour supporting their brand new EP Primordial Soup and made a stop in Tulsa to spend a day with us! In this episode you'll learn the history of their band forming, where creativity might come from, and a little about how they prepare th…

This episode features the man behind the scenes over at City of Tulsa Parking Enforcement. Austin Bryant, a Tulsa Comic and the winner of The Tulsa Voice's Best of award for "best Tulsan to follow on social media" with his hard work on @Tulsa_Parking. Joining us in this conversation was Austin's "body guard" and comic Evan Hughes, and LaRoY Parks, …

Welcome to another Featured Artist episode! This time we got to chat on the phone with John Wittlinger of the band City Under Siege! They were in town a few weeks ago but unfortunately we weren't able to catch up with them. But, John was gracious enough to call in and tell us about the band and their music! This episode features the song "Shake" wh…

In this episode, we are very excited to share our conversationwith Jon and Dmitry from the New York band, Lion in TheMane! We spent some time discussing their newly releasedEP, ECHOES IN ABSENCE, the entire history of theband, and their takes on creativity and success! Thank you for checking out this episode, if you'd like to findmore on Lion in Th…

On this weeks episode we get to hear from our long time friends,the staff at The Hunt Club! Mary Ellen, the owner, brought along Billy, JP, and Mike, allbartenders and great dudes you can catch having fun and makingdrinks at one of my favorite places. I credit THC with a lot of my growth as a singer and a musicianas it was where I spent the most ti…

This week we had the pleasure of getting to know the Tulsa trio, The Whiskey Misters! They brought along their second album,Two, which releases later this week. We talked about the band forming, the times we've ran into each other in the past and their character names. For more info about the band visit their website and find them on Facebook and I…

Welcome to episode 106! This is the third and last episode of our Easter Island Festival Preview series and it features one of the few musicians that have been part of the festival every year, Paul Benjaman. We discussed his music career and his latest album, Sneaker. The Paul Benjaman Band plays Easter Island Saturday, April 16th at 7:00 PM. For a…

Our good friends from the Oklahoma City based band, Nicnos, made the trip to Tulsa so we could hang out, catch up, and hear about their new album Nicnos II. We spent some time talking about their recording process, what they love about their own music, and about their Non-Profit project Music To Your Peers. If you enjoyed hearing from Nicnos you ca…

Ep. 104 is the second episode of the Easter Island Preview Series where we partnered up with the organizers to feature artists playings the upcoming festival. On this episode, we got to talk with Tony Gray, a multi-talented musician who is debuting his latest project, The Tony Gray Band, at the festival. Tony played some of his new songs and also s…

Dan Martin, a singer-songwriter from Tulsa, OK, visited the studio, played some beautiful music for us live and a couple songs from his debut album Hoka Hey. We fell in love with Dan's music seeing him play acoustic and we're so glad we get to share some of his music with you! If you'd like to connect with Dan you can visit his website at http://da…

The Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture and Circle Cinema present the First COMBINED Film/Music Mixer & Panel Series: “The Making of Music Videos"The Tulsa Film/Music Mixer & Panel Series is for those working in or interested in the film and music industry. In this panel we discuss how a song inspires the video, why the artists want a video…

Taylor Graham & Cody Brewer visited the studio in the first of a series of previews to the Easter Island Music Festival! Taylor, currently playing with Branjae & the Filthy Animals, let us hear a song from his newest musical and non-profit project Henna Roso. Henna Roso will play their first preview set at this years Easter Island. Cody, from the b…

On this episode we got the great opportunity to hear from The Tulsa Voice! Joshua Kline, Managing Editor, Liz Blood, Assistant Editor, and Madeline Crawford, Creative Director for the bi-weekly newspaper, stopped in to tell us about their creative process and how they got their start in their crafts. The voting just ended for the Best Of Tulsa Read…

Welcome to episode 100! This episode marks a huge milestone for us and to celebrate we decided to do something special. We partnered up with our good friends, Jerry Wofford of Tulsa world and Larry White, to record our first episode with an audience at the Woody Guthrie Center's theater. The episode features Jerry as our co-host, a beer review by o…

Seth Park from the band BRINGER stopped back by the studio to continue our conversation and pick up on the things we missed when he was here on episode 98. We spoke quite a bit about how he built his own amp and his own reverb tank. He shared some brief information about how an amp works and whats happening in analog reverb and tape delay. He even …

Formerly The Loaded Dice, BRINGER visited the studio to announce their rebranding and to give us a first listen to their new EP, Black & Gold. We talked about the band forming, Seth wooing Jill with a Jack Johnson song, and their CandyLand band plan for the future! Find BRINGER on their website here:http://www.bringermusic.com/ You can also find th…

This week's episode features a conversation with Rod & Denise from The Listening Party Podcast! We spent some time speaking about revealing your personality through podcasting, starting a podcast to get revenge, and finding rouge nail clippings. If you enjoyed hearing about their show, be sure to find it in your favorite podcast player! find them a…

DocFell & Co., from Tahlequah, OK visited the studio to play us some music and let us have the chance to get to know a bit about them! We discussed many things including professional day jobs, accidentally using body wash instead of shampoo, and the importance of knowing how to back up a trailer. Find more information on our website at http://www.f…

Musician and Songwriter, John Calvin Abney, visited the studio for episode 95! We spent some time getting to know each other, discussing his influences, and mostly talked about how excited Jason was to have him here playing music and to receive a copy of Better Luck on vinyl! Please be sure purchase some of his music! Find him at http://www.johncal…

Tony Romanello and The Black Jackets stopped in to share some brand new songs with us! In this episode you'll get to know the band, their history, and a bit about their creative process. They let us play three songs off of their upcoming album Chasing Airwaves available online February 16th. They'll be celebrating it's release Saturday, February 20…

Presented by Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture and Cain's Ballroom- The Tulsa Music Mixer & Panel Series is a bi-monthly event for those working in or interested in the music industry. Hear from leaders in the music scene involved in a wide variety of music focused initiatives. From venues to festivals, recording to touring, and media- ho…

This episode features Blake Jarman! Blake is a long time friend and an incredibly talented musician who has played around Tulsa with many projects, Including playing music with Jason's band. He brought with him, "That Swing", the only released song from his newest project That Candor. You can find the band on Facebook, Twitter and on their Bandcamp…

Hello! This is another Featured Artist Bonus Episode where we speak on the phone to someone we are interested in that happens to not be in Tulsa. In this episode we'll be hearing from Chris Young, the drummer of Darkbird, who is based in Austin, Texas. We spoke about a few moments of creativity and he even mentioned the exciting moment when a song …

This episode features the incredibly fun Rock band, The Fabulous Minx. We spent some time discussing their origins, how easily they are distracted, and listened to their anthems including "Knife Fight" with the thought provoking lyrics "Knife Fight, Knife Fight." I hope you enjoyed getting to know this band as much as I did! All of their music can …

CORRECTION: We previously stated that all music featured in this episode was composed by Walter Bricht. However, Schubert's Trout Quintet was not. The recording does feature Mr. Bricht at the piano playing the whole number by memory. On this week's episode, Dana Higbee and Delia Pierson from the Signature Symphony, stopped by to share stories about…

James and Rumian from Passive Recordings, a record label based out of Broken Arrow, OK, visited to tell us a little about the behind the scenes of a label like theirs! It was absolutely incredible hearing stories about their beginnings and to hear their perspective and all about their passion for this project. This episode features music by Nuns, N…

For the first episode of the year we invited back our first guests in the new studio! Hunter, Brad, and Chad, The Cain's Fam, stopped in to talk with us about the incredible year Cain's had, what to look forward to in the new year, and to tell some fun stories! Cain's Ballroom is a legendary venue, built in 1924, here in Tulsa and has seen some of …

2015 - A Year in ReviewThis week we are releasing a clip episode reviewing our year as we are taking the last two weeks of the year off!We discuss an episode every month from January through December including: Ep. 40 - Steve Gerkin, Author of "Hidden History of Tulsa" Ep. 44 - Skytown Ep. 48 - Brad, Chad, and Hunter from Cain's Ballroom Ep. 52 - B…

The Plums, a two-piece Rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, visited the studio to have a laid back and incredibly fun conversation about their new EP Snub-Nose, their musical history, their recording process, and plenty of other topics. Find The Plums on Facebook/Twitter/ReverbNation/SoundCloud Visit us on our website at www.fromabasementintulsa.com…