The Boom Bang have exploded onto the Oklahoma music scene over the course of the past year.

And with a Las Vegas music festival and SXSW house parites coming up, the blast seems far from fizzling out.

The Boom Bang’s guitarist Tommy McKenzie took the time to answer a few questions about their upcoming show in Stillwater, influences and playing with fire.

Why make the drive up to Stillwater to see the show?

The drive is totally worth it. The Vault is one of our favorite places to play. Where else could you watch a great local band, and look at gruesome old horror movies? The local scence is so supportive and personal to everyone up there. The owner, Dave, makes us feel like it is our home away from home.

How would you say all the bands on the lineup connect musically?

All of the bands play with such large amount of passion and charisma. We are all willing to try something new and a bit odd. Buying a ticket will guarantee you to seeing the newest up and coming Oklahoma bands.

How would you describe the sound of the band?

The Boom Bang’s sound can be described as a messy, sloppy stew of fuzzed out garage music with punk. We are able to make a music that bands typically aren’t able to individualize, and give it a very personal and hot attitude.

What are a few things The Boom Bang has on the horizon?

We are looking forward to a very busy March. We will be playing at the Neon Reverb Music Festival in Las Vegas, drive all the way back home to play with the Turbo Fruits (former members of Be Your Own Pet), then shortly after going up to Austin to do house partys and such at SXSW. We will also be finishing up our debut album, “Ghost Without A Coast,” to be released this summer.

What has been the coolest experience playing live so far?

The best experience playing has been probably getting to play DFest, and not getting kicked out for fireworks and destroying an amp. We were able to play with The Intelligence (In The Red). They are one of our favorite bands, and they were unbelieveably nice.

Who are some bands that you look up to?

We look up to surf musicians such as Davie Allan, Dick Dale, and Link Wray, garage bands such as The Music Machine, The Mummies, The Cramps, The Gruesomes, The Novas, The Swamp Rats, and contemporay bands like Wavves, Lightning Bolt, The Intelligence, Thee Oh Sees, Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles.

The Boom Bang Live

8 p.m. Saturday with Deerpeople and Brother Gruesome at The Vault, 716 Main St., Stillwater

9 p.m. March 6 with Pretty Black Chains at The Blue Note, 2408 N. Robinson Ave., OKC

8 p.m. March 14 with Turbo Fruits and Mondo Dang at The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western Ave., OKC