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

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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

Kerri Arista — 50 Different Ways

Not heart-stopping, but not snooze-inducing either

Country
Stephen Carradini
Kerri Arista’s “50 Different Ways” is a solid acoustic country/pop album all the way through.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Aaron Lewis — Town Line

Solid country tunes from rock songwriter

Country
Stephen Carradini
Aaron Lewis is not just some guy. He’s the lead singer of Staind.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Jon Hardy and the Public — A Hard Year

Four solid country/rock tunes

Country
Stephen Carradini
I discovered Jon Hardy and the Public via their 2007 tune “Cassius Clay,” which would have been my 2010 song of the year, had it come out then. Hardy’s sturdy yet emotive vocals against the vaguely twangy guitar-pop structures created an immersive mood. The sleigh bells help, of course.

Monday, January 17, 2011