Sky Run Roger’s origins are in 2001, but it took almost 20 years to complete the code. And, yes, it was quite an odyssey. From the remnants of bands like Flapjack Cancer Company, Quarterless, Red Echo and Tokyo Jones--all bands from the way back machine in Tulsa’s mid-2000’s music scene--arises something altogether different. All distant prototypes that are now obsolete, yes, but none of its members ever stopped playing, gigging, and writing. There was always an update.
The group in one form or another started playing shows in the late 1990’s in various bands. They found that playing other people’s music wasn’t their goal. So, they began writing and performing original compositions and have done so ever since, knowing full well that it was an uphill climb for those that chose this path. It’s always been about their music, not someone else’s.
In 2019, the four members decided to walk a different musical path, but one that makes complete sense to those that have followed their musical careers. Drawing on the sounds of Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, and Radiohead, with a Led Zeppelin imprint here, and Clutch patch there, Sky Run Roger created a sound all their own. SRR arrived here--an all original instrumental rock band with music that sounds like floating through space, offering a multimedia experience that aims to give the audience somewhere to be both physically and mentally.
Sky Run Roger puts on a show with diligently built songs that sound orchestrated and experimental all at once--a controlled chaos that sits somewhere between staying on a plotted course and spinning off into space. Make no mistake, there is plenty of groove to go around. Throw in a lo-fi light show, a pile of riffs, and guitar solos that soar you get a night of music that flirts with the outer rim of a singularity. Our goal is to put you on the precipice.
You want a rock show that feels old-school and futuristic all at once? Roger that.