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Local Music   -   May 13, 2026 One Impromptu DIY Show. Now They Can't Stop.
Ivan Serrano, left, and Isa Edge smile behind the glass display counter at i&i Skateshop in Stillwater, with skate decks mounted on the wall behind them.

Isa and Ivan didn't set out to run a music venue inside their Stillwater vintage and skate shop. Then Garden Ants played, and everything changed.

Local Music   -   May 06, 2026 Stillystock 2026 raises $800 for youth musicians as Dreamsickle prepares for first Texas tour
Asa Thompson of Dreamsickle sings into a microphone on the Block 34 outdoor stage at Stillystock 2026 in Stillwater on April 18, 2026, with a guitarist visible to his left.

The fourth annual rock festival drew eight acts, a student band opening set, and headliner Ben Quad returning to Stillwater

Dreamsickle vocalist Asa Thompson sings into a mic at Velvet Fudge, surrounded by bandmates under blue and pink stage lighting.
Local Music   -   May 18, 2026 Before They Hit the Road: Dreamsickle's Send-Off at Velvet Fudge

The Oklahoma metal act played a hometown fundraiser before heading out on their first Texas tour

by Quincy Einstein
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Local Music   -   May 18, 2026 Before They Hit the Road: Dreamsickle's Send-Off at Velvet Fudge
Dreamsickle vocalist Asa Thompson sings into a mic at Velvet Fudge, surrounded by bandmates under blue and pink stage lighting.

The Oklahoma metal act played a hometown fundraiser before heading out on their first Texas tour

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   May 13, 2026 One Impromptu DIY Show. Now They Can't Stop.
Ivan Serrano, left, and Isa Edge smile behind the glass display counter at i&i Skateshop in Stillwater, with skate decks mounted on the wall behind them.

Isa and Ivan didn't set out to run a music venue inside their Stillwater vintage and skate shop. Then Garden Ants played, and everything changed.

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   May 06, 2026 Stillystock 2026 raises $800 for youth musicians as Dreamsickle prepares for first Texas tour
Asa Thompson of Dreamsickle sings into a microphone on the Block 34 outdoor stage at Stillystock 2026 in Stillwater on April 18, 2026, with a guitarist visible to his left.

The fourth annual rock festival drew eight acts, a student band opening set, and headliner Ben Quad returning to Stillwater

by Quincy Einstein & Chris Peters
Local Music   -   Apr 14, 2026 'He's the one': Wyatt Flores' bandmates on the night of his surprise Hall of Fame honor
Wyatt Flores sings and plays guitar at center stage at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater on April 11, 2026, flanked by bandmates and a vintage pickup truck.

'No one in the band knew' — Flores and bandmates on the award, the debut of "Half the Man," and what it felt like to lean on each other

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   Apr 13, 2026 Stillwater native Wyatt Flores honored with Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Rising Star Award
Wyatt Flores plays a sunburst guitar on stage at The Boys from Oklahoma concert at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, April 11, 2026.

Flores joins Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, and The All-American Rejects among past Rising Star honorees.

by Chris Peters
Local Music   -   Apr 09, 2026 Rare 50-year-old album connects two generations of Stillwater music and business
Henry Ramsay and Steve Irby stand together inside Velvet Fudge, holding the Moses Live album, with records displayed on exposed brick walls behind them.

When KICKER founder Steve Irby walked into Velvet Fudge with a sealed 1974 album, two Stillwater business stories found their common soundtrack

by Chris Peters
Local Music   -   Apr 08, 2026 The Cimarron Songbird and the Queen of Oklahoma kick off a new season of Block 34 Live
Side-by-side performance photos of Monica Taylor (left) and Carter Sampson playing guitar April 11 at Block 34 in downtown Stillwater for the Block 34 Live season opener.

Up next: Stillystock with OKC-based emo band Ben Quad

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   Apr 02, 2026 From the first scream to the last chord, Release Radar's showcase captured Stillwater
Ugly Cowboys guitarist Sam Miess performs shirtless among a packed crowd at Velvet Fudge in Stillwater during the March 27 Release Radar OSU showcase.

Nine bands, one documentary crew, and a music scene that keeps showing up for itself

by Quincy Einstein
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