Musician Sierra Spirit Releases Her EP 'Coin Toss” Thursday Night at Chimera in Downtown Tulsa

She'll be painting in her lyrics eerie images laced with Indigenous storytelling.

Muskogee musician Sierra Spirit will release her EP “Coin Toss” at Chimera in downtown Tulsa Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Spirit, who is Otoe Missouria and Keetoowah Cherokee, will perform her set painting eerie images in her lyrics laced with Indigenous storytelling.

In her song “Easy,” Spirit writes that she’s “a deer on the side of the highway you’ll hit with your car, and then drive 50 feet on your way to the bar like it’s easy.”

The picture of a deer on the side of the road comes from a deity common in Spirit’s culture.

“She’s called the Deer Woman, but it’s like a beautiful woman who has the face and body of a woman and the feet of a deer. And her kind of sole purpose is to lure off people with ill intentions.”

The feet of the deer are not noticed by people because of the woman’s beauty. Spirit says the Deer Woman becomes the opposite of how people usually think of deer. Instead of a vulnerable animal, the Deer Woman, as referenced in Spirit’s music, becomes something to worry about.

Spirit, who is originally from Claremore, says she started playing music when she was 12 years old. She picked up the guitar after hearing her father play.

“I just started writing songs right away. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I just started writing songs and singing them for people.”

Spirit says she didn’t start taking music seriously until she was 18. She moved to Tulsa for college and began playing open mics around the city.

“I started playing open mics and meeting other musicians and just kind of learning from them and getting better at my craft.”

Spirit says she’s excited to release “Coin Toss” and share her music with the Tulsa community.

“I’m really proud of this EP, and I think it’s a good representation of who I am as an artist. I’m excited for people to hear it and see what they think.”

Spirit will be joined at Chimera by fellow Tulsan Charlotte Bumgarner, who will open the show with her set at 7:30 p.m.

Bumgarner, who is originally from Tahlequah, will perform songs from her debut album “The Good,” which was released in 2021.

“The Good” is a collection of 10 songs that Bumgarner wrote over the course of several years. The album explores themes of love, loss, and self-discovery.

Bumgarner says she started playing music when she was 8 years old. She picked up the guitar after hearing her father play.

“I just started writing songs right away. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I just started writing songs and singing them for people.”

Bumgarner says she didn’t start taking music seriously until she was 18. She moved to Tulsa for college and began playing open mics around the city.

“I started playing open mics and meeting other musicians and just kind of learning from them and getting better at my craft.”

Bumgarner says she’s excited to open for Spirit and share her music with the Tulsa community.

“I’m a big fan of Sierra’s music, so I’m really excited to play with her. I think we’re going to put on a great show.”

KWGS will have a full story from the album release party on both our website and All Things Considered show Friday.

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