Tulsa Rockers With Style
Oklahoma Magazine features “People With Style” in their December issue. Among those featured are Aaron Hamby of Callupsie, Danelle Phillips of Congress of a Crow, rapper P.D.A. and songwriter Zac Maloy.
The issue features many photographs by Jeremy Charles. You can see alternate and unused photographs here.
View the issue online here and read each musician’s fashion description after the jump.
Aaron Hamby: Coffeehouse by day/ lead singer and guitarist for Callupsie by night. Wearing a vintage Wrangler red pearl snap shirt, green plaid zip-up from American Eagle and Krew extra skinny jeans with black Doc Martens and Enjoi Panda belt.Aaron’s favorite designer is Yves-Saint Laurent. “Simple. Bold. Sexy,” he says. The favorite thing in his closet right now is a cashmere hoodie from Banana Republic. Song that best describes his sense of style: “Lust” by The Raveonettes.
Danelle Phillips: lead singer, Congress of a Crow/graphic designer. Wearing, “this great little dress from Target, but it was white. I hand dyed it to my favorite shade of purple.” Tights from Hot Topic, vest by BCBG, shoes by Steve Madden.
Danelle says her favorite article of clothing is “anything weird or ugly. Sometimes I shop for those ‘fugly’ pieces because I enjoy the individuality of fashion and like taking risks. Right now it’s a pair of dark navy vinyl pumps. They go with everything”
P.D.A.: Lyrical artist, producer, musician. Wearing an ensemble from Greenhouse Clothing based in Stillwater.
P.D.A. say he loves Prince’s style. “I wish I could pull off the look that Prince has. But it’s too ‘out there’ for me at the moment. Maybe somewhere down the line,” he jokes. His favorite item of clothing is his billed beanie and the song he thinks best describes his style is “Gimme More” by Britney Spears.
Zac Maloy: Songwriter/producer/dad. Wearing an Armani shirt, Genetic jeans and John Varvatos boots.
Zac isn’t sure he could pull it off, but he admires Johnny Depp and Bono for their adventurous style. “They’re just so, so, so, so damn cool.” And although he has thankfully moved past his grunge phase, Zac’s still got a bit of the rocker in him. So what song does he say describes his style? He resists the temptation to shamelessly plug one of the artists he wrote with this year (Train, David Cook, Burn Halo, Andy Skib) and goes for a classic: “Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred.
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Sam and The Stylees
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Good vibes and good times A seemingly endless bridge of rhythm between people and the music: Sam and the Stylees emit vibrations of peace, love and oneness through a funky reggae ride. Their musical performances, often times experiments void of any consciousness of time, always provide a soulful experience. The band’s diverse mix creates a unique sound that Sam Jones, guitar and vocals, sums up as “reegospedellic”. Although Sam and the Stylees are always looking for new ways to spread their message, they pride themselves on their longevity. The band was born in 2002, and came out with their first debut cd, “Serious Ting” in 2003. The second album, “Survival Mode,” came some time later in 2007, so they are trying to immediately put something new out there in order to make up for lost time. “We want to keep the old tunes coming, but we want to experiment with new sounds at the same time,” explains Lance Reynolds, guitar. Sam and the Stylees share something unique when performing; each member seems to separate any inherent ego and let the music and energy flow outward into masses of crowds without reservation. The music speaks of love, acceptance and change. The lyrics are progressive strings of freedom and harmony that break down barriers amongst crowds and pump energy into the souls of listeners. |
Fake Camping
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There’s a cosmic hum resonating in downtown Tulsa and if you dare put your ear to the ground, you might hear it. From inside a damp, dark and windowless warehouse room on the east end of downtown, the band Fake Camping is looking to surf the new and growing wave of original music that has recently been showing a resurgence in Tulsa. Fake Camping has a unique approach to their songwriting process, striving to break the pop-rock mold of verse/chorus/verse/chorus rock and usher in a fresh taste of unconventional and unpredictable Space Rock and a psychedelic effect pedal Open House. The band also definitely doesn’t take themselves too seriously, as evident by future plans to “beef up” stage shows by incorporating true camping activities, snacks and merit badges, camp-fire sing-a-longs and visuals. Fake Camping may not be the flashiest act in town or have throngs of teenage girls snapping pictures of them on their camera phones, but listeners who turn out, give them a chance and 45-90 minutes, walk away feeling refreshed, surprised, entertained and glad they came. To hear songs or to learn more about Fake Camping, log on to fakecamping.com. In the meantime, dig out that old lawn chair and go check out a show. |
