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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

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

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

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
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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
Local Music   -   Apr 02, 2026 Before this musical moment passes, Release Radar OSU wants it on film
OSU Filmmakers Association member William Mantzel films Ugly Cowboys members Ben Lokuta, Bee McAdoo and Sam Miess on a couch at Velvet Fudge.

A Stillwater student group didn't just throw a concert — they filmed it for the future

by Quincy Einstein
The Mid South   -   Mar 29, 2026 Bikes, Bands, and a Year-Delayed Music Video: The Sound of Mid South 2026
Petty Fox singer Damion Fox performs at a microphone on the KICKER Soundstage at Block 34, a large image of a hawk in flight projected on the screen behind him.

From a late night dance party to Belle & The Vertigo Waves filming 'DFL' live in the finish line chute, a first-person look at the music of The Mid South

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   Mar 29, 2026 Stillwater's self-described red-headed stepchild found a home at Stonecloud for their album release party
Billy Bonney performs on the Stonecloud Brewing patio. The As The Canyons Roar album cover painting sits on an easel in the foreground; the band's banner hangs behind the drum kit.

Billy Bonney debuted As The Canyons Roar — recorded live in three hours at Tulsa's Church Studio — to a packed Stillwater crowd

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   Mar 03, 2026 Watering the garden: Album release show proves Stillwater's scene is alive and loud
A curly-haired guitarist leans toward the crowd, singing into a microphone at a packed indoor venue.

Garden Ants brought Stillwater's punk and alt community together for a full-album performance of their debut record, Workhorse.

by Quincy Einstein
Business   -   Feb 17, 2026 More Than Vinyl: Velvet Fudge Records Spins Up a New Community Hub in Stillwater
Record store interior with customers browsing vinyl in red crates in foreground. Owner at checkout counter in background. Brick walls with album posters, track lighting.

Building Community Beyond the Cash Register

by Quincy Einstein
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