{"id":13397,"date":"2024-02-19T12:37:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T11:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/19\/ever-wanted-to-play-mario-kart-accompanied-by-a-live-jazz-band-in-oklahoma-you-can\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T12:37:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T11:37:59","slug":"ever-wanted-to-play-mario-kart-accompanied-by-a-live-jazz-band-in-oklahoma-you-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/19\/ever-wanted-to-play-mario-kart-accompanied-by-a-live-jazz-band-in-oklahoma-you-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever wanted to play Mario Kart accompanied by a live jazz band? In Oklahoma, you can"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Oklahoma City, a five-piece band has been putting an authentic musical accent on local Mario Kart tournaments<\/p>\n<p>Video game soundtracks don\u2019t come more iconic than Mario Kart. As the characters, circuits and power-ups have evolved from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System(SNES) to the N64, Wii and Switch, so has the music. Each new interpretation comes with the familiar melodies from earlier Mario Karts alongside new tunes. What could enhance the experience further than having a live jazz band playing the familiar Mario Kart tunes as you race?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always been this really natural pairing between video games and their soundtracks,\u201d explains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/livemariokart_okc\/\">Mario Kart 8 Live<\/a> drummer Ethan Neel, who also plays with US alt-rock band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchild.band\/\">Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards<\/a> and is speaking with his bandmates from Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2024\/feb\/19\/mario-kart-live-jazz-bande-oklahoma-tournaments\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/029d45784cbd342b3607a8d44797ef3b418c6a22\/0_147_2240_1343\/master\/2240.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=1a7f3f1d35032d7774e616ef814408de\" title=\"Ever wanted to play Mario Kart accompanied by a live jazz band? In Oklahoma, you can\" \/>In Oklahoma City, a five-piece band has been putting an authentic musical accent on local Mario Kart tournaments<br \/>\nVideo game soundtracks don\u2019t come more iconic than Mario Kart. As the characters, circuits and power-ups have evolved from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System(SNES) to the N64, Wii and Switch, so has the music. Each new interpretation comes with the familiar melodies from earlier Mario Karts alongside new tunes. What could enhance the experience further than having a live jazz band playing the familiar Mario Kart tunes as you race?<br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s always been this really natural pairing between video games and their soundtracks,\u201d explains Mario Kart 8 Live drummer Ethan Neel, who also plays with US alt-rock band Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards and is speaking with his bandmates from Oklahoma. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Oklahoma City, a five-piece band has been putting an authentic musical accent on local Mario Kart tournaments Video game soundtracks don\u2019t come more iconic than Mario Kart. As the characters, circuits and power-ups have evolved from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System(SNES) to the N64, Wii and Switch, so has the music. Each new interpretation &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/19\/ever-wanted-to-play-mario-kart-accompanied-by-a-live-jazz-band-in-oklahoma-you-can\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ever wanted to play Mario Kart accompanied by a live jazz band? 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