VDub Sessions Episode #27: Mark White

Artist Mark White is like a cowbell.

He just goes well with music.

But seriously now, the Oklahoma City-based artist spent three months crafting artwork for May’s Live on the Plaza, and we’re very excited to see what he could draw for us inside of the Spy Van.
White specializes in psychedelia, so it’s no big surprise to see his artwork inside of Warpaint Clothing or gracing the cover of The Pretty Black Chains’ album “Awakening.”

We spoke to White about his passion for music and how he’s happy to team up with Chains guitarist Derek Knowlton.

Knowlton is responsible for scoring every artist VDub Session, which means you should check him out too.

Dig it.



 Oh, and here’s the super cool fanny pack that White designed for us for the LIVE on the Plaza Fanny Pack Fashion Show.

Plaza District makes fanny packs cool again

We had so much fun at the Fanny Pack Fashion Show at LIVE on the Plaza Friday night! Hosted by DNA Gallerie, the event featured handmade, re-purposed fanny packs made by 15 local artists. These were not your normal fannies—models walked the runway in packs retrofitted with speakers, sewn into furry animals and covered in shiny sequins.

 

Wall of Fannies

 

 

 

Fowler VW Fanny Pack

Ryan Lawson gives Fowler VW some love in this week’s Gazette

It’s really no surprise that we’re huge fans of local country musician Ryan Lawson. His singing/songwriting skills are out of this world, he just won the Oklahoma Gazette’s Woody Award for best country musician, and he performed one of our all-time favorite VDub Sessions last fall.

This guy has some serious talent and we’re so honored that he participated in our Oklahoma Gazette ad campaign this week!

If you’d like to catch one of his shows, he’s got a HUGE one coming up this Wednesday, June 15. He’s playing with one of his biggest influences—Possessed by Paul James—at the Bluebonnet Bar in Norman. Here are the details:


What: Possessed by Paul James and the Boomswaggler with special local guests Ryan Lawson and Bloody Ol’ Mule
When: Wednesday, June 15th 8PM SHARP (Ryan will go on at
Where: The Bluebonnet Bar, 321 E Main, Norman, OK
$5 cover, Cash Only bar

deadCENTER hosts double header movie night for music lovers

What do you get when you cross a film about the very last record store still standing in Teeside, UK, with a rockumentary based on a concept album following two lovers torn apart by the Civil War? DEADCENTER MUSIC MOVIE NIGHT!

 

It’s no secret that Oklahoma has a pretty cool music scene right now thanks to a smorgasbord of talented musicians and loads of awesome fans out there. So the deadCENTER Film Festival thought it would be fun to host an event where all these local musicians and fans can unite, sip on some Stella Artois and watch some darn good movies.

So if you’re a musician, a music fan or just a lover of really good movies, you’ll want to be at IAO Gallery on Friday, June 10th to see “Black Canyon’s Crossroads for the Restless,” a concert documentary directed by super talented local filmmaker Nathan Poppe and produced by Fowler VW GM Jonathan Fowler, and “Sound It Out,” a record store documentary that premiered at SXSW to rave reviews.

Here, watch the trailers. And if you think this sounds like a fun way to spend a Friday night, tickets for each movie are $10 at the door. First come, first served.


“Black Canyon’s Crossroads for the Restless”
Screening at 6 pm on Friday, June 10
IAO Gallery, 706 West Sheridan in Downtown OKC

  
 “Sound It Out”
Screening at 7 pm on Friday, June 10
IAO Gallery, 706 West Sheridan in Downtown OKC

VDub Sessions Episode 26: Dr. Pants

This Oklahoma City-based band puts its pants on every morning like everyone else, with the help of a doctor.

Not really, but we just wanted to give you an idea of the silliness involved with Dr. Pants.

Frontman David Broyles falls somewhere between Weezer’s River Cuomo and Weird Al, which means you’re going to have some trouble getting his songs out of your head.

Enjoy “Hipster Kids/Sexy Beards” and if you want more Dr. Pants then check them out live.

They are releasing an EP with this song on it June 4.

Here are all the concert details.

Check back later this month for an episode from Stillwater’s Other Lives

Videographer Nathan Poppe steps in front of lens for Fowler VW ad

If a car dealership and a human could be soul mates, Fowler VW and Nathan Poppe would be a match made in heaven. Here are just a few reasons why we love Poppe.

As the videographer for our VDub Sessions project, he did this.

As the official videographer of the SXSW Buffalo Lounge, he did this.

And as the official videographer for the Norman Music Festival he did this.

The man’s got taste, talent and a whole lot of drive, so we can’t wait to see what kind of super cool shenanigans he pulls off next. And we’re delighted we could snatch him away for a day to be in the new Fowler VW ad campaign in the Oklahoma Gazette! Look for his ad in this week’s edition!