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IndianGiver — Plafond EP

If you were to peruse the “About” section of IndianGiver’s Facebook page, you’ll notice how the instruments attributed to each of the Oklahoma City band’s five members are described with downright flippancy: Dylan Jordan plays “sticks & animal skins,” while Jazzton Rodriguez earns his keep with “shanties & loud noises,” and so on.
05/22/2013 | Comments 0

Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service

Few indie bands have had the impact on current music that The Postal Service has. Even fewer have done so with only one album.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0

Big Worm — Bench All-Stars

Fans of the comedy classic Friday may recognize the name Big Worm, but the Big Worm behind Bench All-Stars is rooted not in South Central L.A., but on the streets of Oklahoma City.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

Code 22 — Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!

The guys of Oklahoma City’s Code 22 seem like a likable group of fellas. Their latest release, Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!, is likable enough as well — so likable that on first listen, I took its clean, acoustic sound and clear, unstressed vocals as an alternative praise-and-worship band.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

Eureeka — Polysynthetic Fields

It’s always refreshing to hear music that embraces its own eccentricity, yet presents it in an accessible and meek fashion. Eureeka — the Norman-based duo of Jordan Vargas and Devin Wahl — has tapped into this rarified air on its self-released EP, Polysynthetic Fields.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0
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Faster, Dischordia! Kill! Kill!

Oklahoma City metal trio Dischordia plays it fast and angry, but there’s more to it than that.


Music

Matt Carney

Dischordia with This Hideous Strength, Submerged In Dirt and Look.Point.Whisper.
8 p.m. Friday
McSalty's Pizza
3000 N. Portland
943-3637

 
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Dear Diaries

A new Oklahoma City band pushes for a gigantic sound and spectacle as it prepares for a big U.S. tour.


Music

Matt Carney

Modern Rock Diaries with Chrome Pony
8 p.m. Friday
VZD’S Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203
$8 advance, $10 door

 
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Metal turnstile

Black metal’s Abigail Williams has gone through more members than Menudo. The band leader’s solution? Not caring.


Music

Joshua Boydston

Abigail Williams with Intestinal Disorder, Turbid North and more
7:30 p.m. Saturday
The Roxy
1164 N. Macarthur
822-8934
$10 advance, $13 door

 
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Chrome extension

Chrome Pony and Steven Battles make for an interesting — if baffling — local pop collaboration. They are one and the same, see ...


Music

Becky Carman
Chrome Pony with Jabee and Oilhouse
9 p.m. Saturday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951 $5
 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

That's it ... "Nice & Easy" ...

Having debuted with “Nice & Easy,” local crooner Wade Tower is working on two albums.


Music

Carmen Forman
Saturday
 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Nutrocker

It’s the most wonderful time of the year ... for epic, holiday-inspired, theatrical prog rock, courtesy of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.


Music

Matt Carney
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
3 and 8 p.m. Saturday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
100 W. Reno
chesapeakearena.com
602-8700
$29-$57.50
 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Current event

It’s not enough for Norman’s scariest psychedelic/Goth shoegazers, Depth & Current, to just sound like your nightmares. They want to cause them, too.


Music

Matt Carney
Depth & Current with Lizard Police and Paint Scratcher
9 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$8
advance, $10 door
 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Reckless play

Good thing Reckless Kelly named its latest album ‘Good Luck.’ The disc has been the alt-country band’s best charter yet.


Music

Joshua Boydston
Reckless Kelly
10 p.m. Saturday
Wormy Dog Saloon
311 E. Sheridan
wormydog.com
601-6276
 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Wreck the halls

After a few too many power ballads, nu-metal’s Staind is ready to rock again, and hard.


Music

Joshua Boydston
Staind with Aranda, Anti-Mortem and Violence To Vegas
7 p.m. Saturday
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. EASTERN
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$29 ADVANCE, $34 DOOR
 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Time to fly

Country-flavored folksinger Jonathan Byrd lets his varied influences take wing.


Music

Chris Parker
Jonathan Byrd
8 p.m. Thursday
The Bottle Cap barn
3600 Rogers Drive, Edmond
 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Yuval Waldman

Yuval Waldman returns for the Holiday Concert Under the Dome.

 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Musical entity

As their band name suggests, Norman post-rockers Gentle Ghost play aggressive music that’s unsettling, yet far from menacing.


Music

Matt Carney
Gentle Ghost with Chris Bathgate and Riley Jantzen & The Spirits
Saturday
The Deli
309 White, Norman
thedeli.us
321-7048
 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Have a Fling

Audiences never know what can happen with The Fling, with the exception of one thing: easygoing psychedelic folk with a SoCal flavor.


Music

Joshua Boydston
The Fling with Yukon Blonde and You’d Prefer An Astronaut
8 p.m. Sunday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8 advance, $10 door
 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

A simple man

Subdued songs say so much when the man delivering them is indie rock’s beloved David Bazan.


Music

Joshua Boydston
David Bazan with Sherree Chamberlain
9 p.m. Sunday
Opolis
113 N. CRAWFORD, NORMAN
opolis.org
820-0951
$12 ADVANCE, $14 DOOR
 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Jacket required

These Southern-rock giants make music that’s joyous, jubilant and juiced-up, but don’t call My Morning Jacket a jam band.


Music

Joshua Boydston

My Morning Jacket With Delta Spirit
6 p.m. Tuesday
Brady Theater
105 W. Brady, Tulsa
bradytheater.com
918-582-7239
$36.50-$41.50

 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
 
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