Nathan Poppe
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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Friend remembers Matt Villines, Tulsa filmmaker and 'SNL' creative
AUG 5, 2016 - Oklahoma musician Ryan Hendrix remembers "Saturday Night Live" creative Matt Villines, a Tulsa filmmaker who died of cancer at age 39. → Read More
'Suicide Squad' too perky, fast-paced for its own good
AUG 4, 2016 - Director and writer David Ayer ("Fury") helmed the new DC Comics super villain film "Suicide Squad." → Read More
Heard on Hurd festival shares August music lineup
AUG 3, 2016 - The temps will likely be warm but the music will sizzle a lot hotter. Citizens Bank of Edmond's Heard on Hurd returns Aug. 20 to soundtrack your summer with music and dozens of food trucks that'll be strategically sitting throughought the streets of downtown Edmond. You can catch Okie... → Read More
Oklahoma-born rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson shares updates on her health, new music
JUL 29, 2016 - Oklahoma-born rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson gives an update on her health after recent surgeries and also discusses her new album. → Read More
WoodyFest 2016 endures weather, welcomes new stage and more
JUL 22, 2016 - Nathan Poppe visited the 19th annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival. Here are a few of his notes from the Okemah festival. → Read More
Okie music lineup fills July's Heard on Hurd festival
JUL 1, 2016 - Fireworks shouldn't be the only thing to soundtrack your July. Citizens Bank of Edmond's Heard on Hurd returns July 16 to help you beat the heat with music and dozens of food trucks that'll be strategeically sitting throughought the streets of downtown Edmond. You can catch Denver Duncan,... → Read More
Wink and a nod to home: Okie singer-songwriter channels his childhood summers and a sense of place on new album
JUL 1, 2016 - Oklahoma City-based singer-songwriter Wink Burcham's new album, “Cleveland Summer Nights,” finds Burcham leading mostly upbeat, swinging numbers that offer keen observations on rambling, world-worn characters, and sometimes he slows down to dip into the blues. But the album title focuses on his cherished unofficial Oklahoma hometown, far from the honky-tonks he sings about.… → Read More
Bowing to time: Grammy-winning R&B artist Maxwell reflects on returning to music after nearly a decade
JUN 24, 2016 - Grammy-winning R&B artist Maxwell will make his way through Oklahoma on Wednesday, and his new album "BlackSUMMERS'night" will follow on July 1. It's the second installment on a trilogy of releases Maxwell started mapping out roughly 14 years ago. → Read More
Inaugural G Fest continues in Muskogee, honors Merle Haggard
JUN 17, 2016 - The first G Fest music festival opened in Muskogee and honored Merle Haggard, who died in April. → Read More
L.T.Z. kicks off the summer with a sizzling single (Middle of Nowhere Debut)
If smell is the strongest sense tied to memory then this new L.T.Z. track contains more than a few sniffs. Oklahoma City-based raper Tony LeSure aka L.T.Z. is back with a new song and you can hear it first on my blog. LeSure found the beat for "SummerTime Pull-Up" while battling boredom on the internet. He immediately picked up on a summery vibe and recruited his frequent Okie producer Jeff… → Read More
Flower power: Cactus Blossoms blurs the lines between the music of yesteryear and today
Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey, aka The Cactus Blossoms, built confidence and a following out of their appreciation for covering country songs and then writing original songs out of a similar classic vein. They had opened for Oklahoman JD McPherson in Minneapolis, and after several months of chance run-ins and shows together, McPherson called to see if he could produce a Cactus Blossoms… → Read More
deadcenter returns
DeadCenter Film Festival and Oklahoma go together better than butter on popcorn. The successful festival blossomed from the minds of two brothers and a small crew of volunteers into a downtownwide celebration that attracts nearly two sold-out Thunder games worth of people during its weekend run. Last year, attendees to the film screenings generated more than $4 million in economic impact for the… → Read More
Consider ‘The Lobster’
"The Lobster" hits select theaters Friday, and the A24-produced film was so interesting that The Oklahoman's film enthusiasts Nathan Poppe and Matt Carney decided to have a discussion rather than tackle a traditional review. Here are their thoughts. → Read More
Hanson's Hop Jam boasts big Tulsa fun, even bigger crowd
Don't let that hit song fool you because Hanson is anything but a one-hit wonder. The same brothers responsible for 1997's bubble gum rock classic "Mmmbop" have rewired the enthusiasm of fans, friends and family into a near harmonious celebration of Okie and national music talent. Oh, and beer. An incredible amount of craft beer, too. The celebration is called The Hop Jam Beer and Music… → Read More
Camera ready: Exchange on Film Row looks to re-energize downtown Oklahoma City block party with music, family-friendly appeal
Exchange on Film Row organizer Douglas Sorocco called his Dunlap Codding law firm's relocation from a high-rise to Film Row "a move to connect with the community." That connection has never been more obvious than with Friday's Exchange on Film Row, a food trucking, pop-up shopping and musical celebration taking place in the district in downtown Oklahoma City. → Read More
Jose Hernandez questions everything in new single (Middle of Nowhere Debut)
To find this song, Jose Hernandez had to lose his way. The Oklahoma City-based musician was living at a friend's house and sleeping on an Army-style cot. Hernandez' guitar, clothing and bedding made up a majority of his possessions at the time. Roughly two years ago, he was jobless and relying on the kindness of his hosts. In the early morning and late at night, he'd pick up the guitar and ask… → Read More
H&8th Night Market reveals June music lineup
MAY 19, 2016 - Don't forget that your ears can get just as hungry as your stomach. When Oklahoma City's biggest food truck and music celebration returns 6 to 11 p.m June 3 for its newly annual party, you can expect a healthy amount of live performances during the free to attend family- and pet-friendly street festival. And as always, you can find H&8th fun near the corner of Hudson Avenue and NW… → Read More
Matt Stansberry and The Romance break hearts in new video, single (Middle of Nowhere Debut)
MAY 10, 2016 - A lot can change in four years. Politicians swap power, Olympic athletes rise and fall and any number of ridiculous hair styles enter the mix. For Oklahoma's Matt Stansberry and The Romance, the new video for "Heartbreaker aimed to capture how the modern soul act has evolved since its first and only music video landed nearly five years ago. "The road has really shaped who we've… → Read More
In red dirt and Texas country music, an under-representation of women
One Oklahoma music festival's shortage of female performers sparks discussion, struggles of female songwriters → Read More
Movie review: 'Captain America: Civil War' is a civil bore
Marvel's longest comic book adaptation has its highs but hits sleepy lows. → Read More