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Stillwater natives Billy Bonney performed their latest album, “As the Canyons Roar,” at Copeland Corner ahead of their album release party March 28.

Lead singer Kurtis Hair and bassist Felix Miller met through a Facebook ad Hair posted about putting together a band. The two hit it off and created the project “Billy Bonney.” Hair credited the band's name to Billy the Kid, as it was one of his aliases. Hair said, “there were a lot of parallels between that story in the past to what’s happening politically in our country, and I’ve always been an outspoken, lefty hippie, so we stuck with the name.”

The then-two-piece band went through a few drummers before meeting Gregg Miller in 2025. With three practices together, the band performed at Bluebonnet Bar for Norman Music Festival.

The Copeland Corner series, inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, highlights local and student artists through stripped-down performances in the OU Daily newsroom. Full video performances are posted every other Wednesday.

Set list

• “Canyons”

• “Sell Your Crimes”

• “All The Way”

• “Maurice”

• “Fat Joint”

• “Summer ’93”

• “I’m Ready”

Performers

• Kurtis Hair: songwriter, vocals and guitar

• Felix Miller: bass

• Gregg Miller: drums

Copeland Corner crew

• Executive Producer, Audio Editor and Assistant Video Editor: Madisson Cameron

• Assistant Producer: Kayla Reinick

• Audio Producer: Jordan Johnson

• Video Producer: TJ Jenkins

• Photographer: Matthew Moore

• Copy Editor: Sophie Hemker

• Series Creators: Madisson Cameron, Jordan Johnson and Kayla Reinick

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