OKGazette.com - Music http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/articles.sec-124-1-music.html <![CDATA[David lean - To deliver his sparse songs, David Ramirez needs only a guitar, his voice and a place to play — preferably not at a hotel for dogs.]]> David Ramirez and Matthew Mayfield with Justin Joslin and Braylon Warr
8 p.m Wednesday, May 23
VZD’s Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203]]> <![CDATA[K.C. and the sunshine grand - With a new album and a baby on the way, summer’s looking great for Okie songstress K.C. Clifford.]]> K.C. Clifford
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20]]> <![CDATA[Key master - Eliza Rickman may tickle the ivories on a toy piano, but her sound is anything like child’s play. ]]> Eliza Rickman
7 p.m. Saturday
Istvan Gallery
1218 N. Western
istvangallery.com
831-2874
free]]> <![CDATA[Kindest cut - Oklahoma City band Paperscissor crafts a punk-rock sound as far away from stripped-down as it can get. ]]> Paperscissor with Horse Thief and So Called Savages
8:30 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10]]> <![CDATA[Ted, white and blue - Watch out, Oklahoma City! Ted Nugent’s on his way, and you don’t want to be caught in the classic rocker’s crosshairs.]]> Ted Nugent with REO Speedwagon and Styx
6:40 p.m. Friday
OKC Zoo Amphitheatre
2011 N.E. 50th
zooamp.com
364-3700]]> <![CDATA[It’s who you know - ACM@UCO CEO Scott Booker’s industry connections help students get ahead in the music biz.]]> An eerie, ambient musical drone hung above the inside of the ACM@UCO Performance Lab, interrupted every so often by an alien voice warning that five minutes were left in the session.]]> <![CDATA[Hud home - Hudson Moore found the country stage, not college, to be his calling.]]> Spring Jam with Hudson Moore, Casey Donahew Band, Sunny Ledfurd and The Damn Quails
5:30 p.m. Saturday
Wormy Dog Saloon
311 E. Sheridan
wormydog.com
601-6276
$22-$25]]> <![CDATA[Rather chilling - While the temperature’s rising, Vacationer’s transporting your ears and mind to a cooler place. Bon voyage! ]]> Vacationer with Tennis and Eureeka!
9 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10-$12
]]> <![CDATA[Chug along - With 11 albums and 1,000-plus shows behind it, Last Train Home pulls into town to deliver more folk rock.]]>

Last Train Home
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20

]]> <![CDATA[Local gem - With laser focus, Crystal Vision aims to remix the city sound scene into one more open to electronic music’s aural array.]]> Crystal Vision with EOTO
9 p.m. Sunday
Will Rogers Theatre
4322 N. Western
willrogerstheatre.com
604-3015
$15-$30]]> <![CDATA[All is ’bright - Proclaimed Jimmy Webb, 'John Fullbright will be a household name in American music.' Who are we to argue? America, meet Woody Guthrie’s heir apparent.]]> John Fullbright
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$20
]]> <![CDATA[Brush with noise - All Paintscratcher wants is for Oklahoma City to take a whiff of its hardcore coat.]]> Paintscratcher with Weekend Nachos, Dead in the Dirt and Viduus
8 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7]]> <![CDATA[Anger management - Social Distortion leader Mike Ness may have grown up, but his legendary punk band remains 'Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell.']]> Social Distortion with Toadies and Lindi Ortega
6:30 p.m. Tuesday
Diamond Ballroom
8991 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$25-$29
]]> <![CDATA[Norman, rock well - Portugal invades Norman — along with 200 other musicians across all genres — for three days of totally free tunes.]]> Norman Music Festival 5
Thursday-Saturday
downtown Norman
normanmusicfestival.com
free]]> <![CDATA['Chicken Fried' dudes - What can brown do for you? When it’s the Zac Brown Band, plenty.]]> Zac Brown Band with Nic Cowan
7 p.m. Thursday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
100 W. Reno
chesapeakearena.com
602-8700
$32.95-$86.25
]]> <![CDATA[B real - A decade together, work with high-profile artists, a widespread fan base — for one local R&B group, it’s all Meant2B.]]> A local R&B group’s members all hail from different states, but they just so happened to come together as students of the University of Central Oklahoma; that’s why they call themselves Meant2B. ]]> <![CDATA[You say Hello - Power pop powers up the Norman outdoors with a free concert from Hellogoodbye.]]> Hellogoodbye with Big Jug Doug
8 p.m. Friday
Oklahoma Memorial Union
900 Asp, Norman
ou.edu/upb
free
]]> <![CDATA[Cake boss - In ditching its record label to start its own, Cake gets to have its cake and eat it, too.]]> Cake
8 p.m. Saturday
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$29-$34]]> <![CDATA[Prehistoric powerhouse - Metal overlords Mastodon make ‘out there’ music about delving into the dark recesses of the human heart.]]> Mastodon with Opeth and Ghost
6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$27-$31]]> <![CDATA[Yay, it's Record Store Day! - Saturday is Christmas for vinyl lovers.]]>

The third Saturday of every April has become a hallowed day for those who worship in the house of vinyl. It marks Record Store Day, started in 2008 to celebrate independent record shops worldwide with exclusive releases.

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