Stillwater's Punk Rock Awakening
Young musicians and venues like The Bait Shop are bringing distorted guitars and heavy energy to a town better known for Red Dirt music
If you’ve paid attention to music in Stillwater over the last few decades, you’ll note that the music scene has not generally revolved around distorted guitars and heavy drums. Sure, The All American Rejects called Stillwater home once, but punk rock hasn’t been what people think about when they hear the words “music” and “Stillwater” in the same sentence.
Stillwater should always celebrate the unique country rock sound Bob Childers gave us with Red Dirt music. But thanks to a new and growing group of young musicians and small venues popping up around town, we are seeing a sea of new genres being offered to live music fans in central Oklahoma.
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