Artists

One of the most recognized names among the Oklahoma music culture, Cody Canada trails a 30-year music footprint stemming from the renowned music scene referred to as Red Dirt.  A road warrior and prolific songwriter, Canada was the frontman of Cross Canadian Ragweed, a wildly influential band that commanded the Red Dirt scene for more than a decade selling millions of albums while also dominating the live music circuit nationwide until their split in 2010. In 2011, Canada and bassist Jeremy Plato formed The Departed, a hard-edged power trio along with drummer Eric Hansen that has since carried on in that gritty and lyrically provocative style that keeps packed crowds hanging on every word.   The Departed has released 6 studio albums, several of those hitting 3 different Billboard charts. Since 2020, The Departed has released 5 standalone singles that were recorded at their own 36 B Studios. Their latest single “Elle” hit the Top 10 on the CDX chart.  Canada's music imprint is well noted; from several articles in Rolling Stone deeming him a legacy artist and a key influencer to a standing ovation at the iconic Ryman Auditorium, to tribute albums and songs about his significance to his own exhibit in his home state at the Oklahoma Pop Museum coming in 2025.  
https://thedepartedmusic.com/

For over a decade Cross Canadian Ragweed, a wildly influential indie country rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, dominated the touring circuit with sold out shows from coast to coast, amassing millions in touring revenue and sharing bills with some of the biggest names in music.  Their fan base grew vastly beyond all borders, genres and  to what might be considered a cult following that included rockers, cowboys, hippies, executives and college crowds. The onstage chemistry between Cody Canada, Jeremy Plato, Grady Cross and Randy Ragsdale was a recipe cooked up from childhood, a captured lightning bolt that shocked the system of every person in the crowd stunning them into a reverie. For the last 15 years those familiar stages have been void of that “thing” that only Ragweed could deliver, but their loyal bevy of fans and peers has continued to carry their torch.  That kind of love and loyalty for a band that has not been together for so many years could no longer be denied. Cross Canadian Ragweed is back with 4 sold-out stadium shows in Stillwater in April.  
https://crosscanadianragweed.com/

Back in the late 90s and early aughts, The Great Divide helped set the Red Dirt scene: the band was playing 200 shows a year and released five albums together, they signed a record deal in Nashville, and Garth Brooks recorded one of their songs. To say they made a mark is putting it lightly–if you were to poll musicians making music in Oklahoma and Texas at the time, it’s likely The Great Divide was on their list of influences. Nearly 20 years after their last album together, the band is back with their new album Providence.  The band made their Grand Ole Opry debut in 2024 and performed at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. 
https://www.tgdmusic.com/

Two-time GRAMMY winner, Paul Overstreet, is undisputedly one of the greatest country music songwriters of all time having penned over 30 Top 10 and #1 hit songs. Overstreet is responsible for immortal classics like “Forever and Ever, Amen,” "On the Other Hand," “Deeper Than The Holler” recorded by Randy Travis,  “When You Say Nothing At All” recorded by Keith Whitley and Allison Krause, “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” recorded by Kenny Chesney, “Some Beach” recorded by Blake Shelton, and “Love Can Build A Bridge” recorded by the Judds, to name only a very few. The NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) and Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Famer holds multiple ACM, CMA, and Dove Awards, and was BMI Songwriter of the Year for 5 years in a row. His new single “Doin’ It To Country Songs” is yet another golden nugget adding to his long legacy of memorable tunes featuring Texas music pals Roger Creager and Kevin Fowler.
https://www.pauloverstreet.com/

Logan Mac doesn’t fit neatly into the traditional mold of a rising country artist—and he’s not trying to. In fact, he walked away from over a decade ago to pursue a quiet blue-collar working life and to raise a family. After the unexpected loss of his father Mac posted his song “Dance Under Stars” to his TikTok page at midnight. Within a few days the video went viral attracting nearly 2 million views. It wasn’t long before music fans and the industry took notice of this stunning talent. Radney Foster became an early champion of Mac offering him an opening spot on his tour with Kelly Willis where Mac sees standing ovations at every show.  He released his debut full-length album Til The Ground on April 10^th, a collection of songs that trace the experiences that shaped him, from childhood through early adulthood. Mac writes songs that are thoroughly lived in, his vivid memories superimposed into songs that you can actually see. He will release another full-length album near the end of the year along with a live album Live at the Print Shop. He will also make his debut at the Born & Raised festival in the fall of 2026. 
https://www.loganmacmusic.com/

It always piques people’s interest when a songwriter emerges on the scene packing timeworn observations that don’t quite match his years.  The curious among us imagine what kind of life nurtured such a mind. Where have they been? What have they seen? Who are they? Dustin Brown is that songwriter: a young man whose relatively short life story feels lived multiple times. From a childhood of solitude to time trekking around the globe, Dustin Brown isn’t solving the world’s problems, he’s just offering up dust-covered narrations wrapped in conversational tones that speak to the common man. Dustin's self-titled album comes out March 28th with advanced applause from American Songwriter magazine, the Bluegrass Situation and Galleywinter. 
https://dustinbrownsongs.com/

Oklahoma-based country music artist, Krislyn Arthurs, is definitely not your girl-next-door type. There is nothing traditional about her save for a long family tradition of trailer park society and small-town captivity. As a songwriter, Krislyn’s take on life is very honest and very raw with storylines that draw blood before you even realize you’ve been hit. A slew of charted Texas music singles, and several viral music videos have snagged her a quarter of a million views and thousands of followers. Her debut album Honky Tonk PhD is Krislyn’s certified college dropout degree, the title-track being her personal thesis on redneck philosophy. Songs about bootleggin,’ killin,’ crooked politicians, dirty preachers, cheatin’ beauty queens and psycho girlfriends; combined it sounds like a Quentin Tarantino film, but if you ask Krislyn, she will tell you it’s all 90% autobiographical. The other 10%? Well, some of those are the “what could have beens” had a wiser head not prevailed.
https://www.krislynarthursmusic.com/

The Pleasures is fronted by renowned singer-songwriter Catherine Britt and modern-day troubadour Lachlan Bryan. Together they produce a sound that is raucous and blues-inspired, interrupted by delicate moments of sublime country folk. They bring all their experience and humanity to this band, as well as two of the most authentic and character-filled voices you'll hear this or any other year. Their debut album The Beginning of the End spent three months on the Americana Album Chart and The Pleasures toured in the US and the UK to a rapturous reception in 2023.  The made their official show case at Folk Alliance International in 2023 and will make their official Americana Music Festival showcase in 2024.     https://thepleasuresmusic.com/

Folking.com

“They might get labelled ‘country’, but there’s as much Jack White influence here as there is George Jones (in fact there’s plenty of both), alongside the plethora of mythologized girl-boy country acts with whom they will inevitably draw comparison”  

Americana UK

“Each song is most definitely a performance in itself with Britt and Bryan duetting well together and creating musical-theatre-like imagery.  Britt demonstrates her powerhouse of a vocal which is underpinned by Bryan’s measured accompaniment.” 

Bernard Zuel

“A classic duets album where love isn’t merely dangerous, but it should be illegal in every state: a mess of fireball, spitball and vitriol that makes Tammy and George look like romantic softies!”  

Waves In April is comprised of four friends who met through School of Rock New Braunfels, a special kind of music school that holds “live performance” as the pinnacle of academic excellence. Despite their very young ages ranging from 17 to 20, Waves in April lost their proverbial baby teeth on the performance stage years ago having played notable venues and music festivals across the country and internationally. From a handful of performances at the coveted Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida to a short but to the point run with rockers Kingdom Collapse to the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, the young motley-genre band has rocked massive festival crowds for years, and their wisdom teeth have only just arrived.  In August 2025, Waves in April will make their debut performance at Rocklahoma, the hard rock and metal music festival that draws hundreds of thousands each year to Pryor, Oklahoma.
https://wavesinapril.net/