Saturday 18 May
OKG Newsletter
Joshua Boydston
Ward 3
After founding two big bands, Jim Ward finds the third time’s the charm ... by going solo.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Jim Ward with The Black and White Years
9 p.m. Friday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$8 advance, $10 day of show
Crown Jewell
The ‘Queen of the Minor Key’ hopes her genre-bending songs receive a royal reception in the kingdom of the 405.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Eileen Jewell
7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15 advance, $20 door
Growing fangs
Once lackadaisical about performing, The Copperheads now strike to sink venomous punk straight into audiences’ veins.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Copperheads with Turbo Fruits and The Boom Bang
8 P.M. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7
’Cherry on top
As if millions of albums sold weren’t enough, the bad boys of Buckcherry want to get bigger.
Music
Joshua Boydston
KATTfest 2011 with Buckcherry, Hinder, Papa Roach and more
1 p.m. Friday
OKC Zoo Ampitheatre
2011 N.E. 50th
zooamp.com
364-3700
$27.50-$37.50
Dust a must
With Dustbowl Arts Market still in its infancy, spotlighting local music remains an integral part of its upbringing.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Dustbowl Arts Market
Friday-Saturday
Campus Corner
211 W. Boyd, Norman
dustbowlartsmarket.com
Free
‘Race’ is the prize
In creating an album based on the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey has created harmony out of history.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
9:30 p.m. Friday
The Deli
309 White, Norman
thedeli.us
321-7048
$10
Soundcheck: The Wurly Birds — Turns
Music
Joshua Boydston
It’s obvious The Wurly Birds want to take you back, way back. The affection for The Beatles’ perfect pop-rock ballads couldn’t be more clear, and in “Turns,” the Oklahoma City five-piece does that golden standard proud.
We’re no angels
Indie supergroup Mister Heavenly begets its first album. And it saw that it was good.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Mister Heavenly with Waters and Seth McCarroll
9 P.M. Sunday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10 advance, $12 door
P.O.D. comes to OKC
The multiplatinum metal act reveals its softer side.
Music
Joshua Boydston
KATTfest 2011 with Buckcherry, P.O.D., Hinder, Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd and more
1 p.m. Friday
OKC Zoo Amphitheatre
2011 N.E. 50th
zooamp.com
364-3700
$27.50-$37.50
Womb to grow
Wayne Coyne’s wildly experimental art space, Womb, is now open to the public, with no messy afterbirth.
Visual Arts
Joshua Boydston
People had been trying to enter Womb everyday, curious as to what the psychedelic-painted exterior is housing inside. The mural of swirling color, abstract patterns, eyes and candied lips covering the entire structure certainly contrast with the glass, mortar and steel facades of the surrounding buildings on the evolving Automobile Alley.
Good grief
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. For Ryan Lawson, that means music that’s sweet, not sour.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Ryan Lawson with Black Canyon and Blue Valley Farmer
9 p.m. Friday
VZD’s Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203
$5
Gingerly
When singer-songwriter Ginger Leigh faced death, she wrote her way back to business. You should hear her now.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Ginger Leigh
7 p.m. Thursday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15 advance, $20 door
Taking aim
Its members may keep falling, but Handguns keeps shooting its brand of pop punk to targeted audiences.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Handguns with The American Scene
6 p.m. Friday
Brass Bell Studios
2500 N.W. 33rd
facebook.com/brassbellstudios
361-3481
$8
Moore, no less
Talk about delayed gratification. The last stand of Ian Moore Band finally sees the light after 15 years.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Ian Moore Band
7 p.m. Saturday
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$19 advance, $24 door
Bam!
Maria Bamford brings her self-deprecating humor to City Arts Center.
Performing Arts
Joshua Boydston
Maria Bamford with Jackie Kashian, James Draper and Zach Smith
7 p.m. Friday City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing
cityartscenter.org
951-0000
$22 Advance, $25 Door
