Saturday 25 May
 
 

Iron Aidan

Aidan Carroll Quartet
7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29
University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab
100 E. Fifth, Edmond
ucojazzlab.com
359-7989
$5-$7
05/22/2013 | Comments 0

Beat street

Lucky Date with Kids at the Bar and Crystal Vision
9 p.m. Wednesday, May 29
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$20
05/22/2013 | Comments 0

Sun rises

Sunny Side Up with The Last Slice and Classy San Diego
8 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8
05/22/2013 | Comments 0

God bless metal

Becoming the Archetype with Bermuda, The Burial, Horror Cosmic and Veil of Suffering
6 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$12-$14
05/15/2013 | Comments 0

Here for the party

Gretchen Wilson with Outlaw Son
6 p.m. Thursday
Newcastle Casino
2457 U.S. 62, Newcastle
mynewcastlecasino.com
387-6013
free
05/15/2013 | Comments 0
CDs
 
Top Articles from CDs

Monty Harper — Songs From the Science Frontier

Not your average kids' CD


Eclectic

Stephen Carradini
If adults dumb things down unnecessarily for kids, then Monty Harper’s not your average adult.
 
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Luke Rathborne — Dog Years E.P./I Can Be One E.P.

'90s-influenced guitar-pop that will floor you


Pop

Stephen Carradini
Luke Rathborne’s next five days look like this: opening for tastemakers Noah and the Whale in West Hollywood, playing the Paste SXSW showcase and opening for The Strokes in Austin on the same day, playing the Filter Showcase at SXSW, then hopping on up to his stomping grounds of NYC to play Bowery Ballroom with Noah again.
 
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Kurt Vile — Smoke Ring for My Halo

Because your lazy Friday night needs a soundtrack


Pop

Stephen Carradini
It’s Friday, and your girlfriend is having a girls’ night.
 
Friday, March 11, 2011

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx — We’re New Here

A remix album that competes too much with the original


Eclectic

Stephen Carradini
I loved the earthy sound of Gil Scott-Heron’s poetry-and-music album “I’m New Here,” but I disliked the coldness of The XX’s “xx.”
 
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Simon and Garfunkel — Bridge Over Troubled Water: 40th Anniversary Edition

As close to a masterpiece as pop music gets


Pop

Rod Lott
I’m not sure I’d call Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” album the “masterpiece” as it packaging proclaims, since a couple of its tracks have never clicked with me, but it’s as damn close as pop music gets.
 
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Adebisi Shank — This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank

More mostly instrumental, relentlessly fun, technical rock.


Indie

Stephen Carradini
The positive prog-rock movement that Fang Island helped break last year has been a blast to listen to.
 
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Billy Joel — Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert

You're sorely missed, Bill.


Rock

Rod Lott
Old Billy Joel songs fit like a glove — a baseball glove, in the case of “Live at Shea Stadium,” a recording of the Piano Man’s 2008 concerts at the iconic New York stadium before it was destroyed the following year.
 
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Elephant Revival — Break in the Clouds

Family-style folk that's sure to please


Folk

Stephen Carradini
Remarkable consistency marks “Break in the Clouds” from Colorado-by-way-of-Tahlequah folksters Elephant Revival. Although the album is 14 songs long, there’s not a bad tune in the bunch.
 
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Iron & Wine — Kiss Each Other Clean

It's a good album, but old fans will hate it.


Indie

Stephen Carradini
Imagine that “Kiss Each Other Clean” isn’t by Iron & Wine, and you could really like the album.
 
Monday, March 7, 2011

Mark Growden — Lose Me in the Sand

Some great tunes, as well as some odd ones


Country

Stephen Carradini
Mark Growden’s 2010 release, “Saint Judas,” saw him comfortably in mournful, New Orleans jazz mode.
 
Friday, March 4, 2011

Kite Flying Robot — Solid Gold

Here's to cool.


Indie

Stephen Carradini
For an album that boasts 13 different instruments, eight vocalists and a bling-tastic title, I expected the Oklahoma City-based Kite Flying Robot’s debut to be a giddy, stuffed-to-the-hilt affair.
 
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Harry Connick Jr. — In Concert on Broadway

Connick is on fire, and his band plays like maniacs.


Jazz

Stephen Carradini
Do you miss the era where Frank Sinatra was the biggest thing around? Do you pine over the days when the musical was king in pop culture? Are you already a fan of Harry Connick Jr., who apparently never left those days?
 
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Adele — 21

This disc screams, 'Star! Star! Star!'


Pop

Stephen Carradini
Adele doesn’t really need my help, but I’ll say it anyway: “21” shows her blossoming into a diva that could be a force for a long, long time.
 
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The Rural Alberta Advantage — Departing

More somber than its beloved predecessor


Folk

Stephen Carradini
The Rural Alberta Advantage wrote two of my favorite songs of 2009: “Don’t Haunt This Place” and “The Dethbridge in Lethbridge.”
 
Monday, February 28, 2011

Duke Garwood — Dreamboatsafari

Jazz/blues/noise with some acoustic stuff thrown in


Eclectic

Stephen Carradini
Bait-and-switch is at best a bummer and at worst offensive.
 
Friday, February 25, 2011
 
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