Who am I?

My name is Blaze Van Osdol (yes that's my real name) and I am a Strategic Communications senior at UCO. A little bit about myself, I am an Edmondite born and raised. I'm 22 and still live at home with my parents and have lived in the same house my entire life. Because my parents are nice enough to let me live rent free, I take this time in my life to take advantage of the extra money and freedom and pursue my love for live music. I've been around music my entire life. As a child, my parents took me to concerts like KC and the Sunshine Band, little Christian bands, and some Classic rock bands who make their yearly rounds to Oklahoma. Because of my parents, I have learned to love the classics like Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Who, and countless more and because of my brother, I was introduced to some great current Alternative bands like Radiohead and Modest Mouse,  who are a couple of bands I listen to religiously. Growing up with going to concerts and listening to music almost 24/7 got me interested in trying out what a festival was like. The summer of 2011, My best friend and I drove all the way to Chicago to attend the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza and had our lives changed. The atmosphere of the people around you and the energy the crowd brings at shows is what had me infatuated with it. Not only that but I got to see some of my favorite bands and some classic artists people dream of seeing. Because of Lollapalooza, I have attended 11 different music festival around the nation and some of them I have attended multiple times with Bonnaroo being the top at attending 4 years in a row. I've made an insane amount of memories and I've made the best group of friends because of this expensive but incredible obsession. So with this said, my blog will be about music and my experiences with some live events throughout this semester. I'll be blogging about my opinion about any upcoming albums or EP's, music news about artists or upcoming festivals, and my own experience. This semester I plan on attending Backwoods Bash in Stroud, Oklahoma, Austin City Limits Weekend 2 in Austin, Texas, and maybe the new Talao Music Festival in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and not to mention the countless other live shows I'll be seeing. So I hope you enjoy reading my music blog and enjoy living my live music obsession vicariously through my experiences!


- Blaze