Music
Danny Marroquin
Phil Brown
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com, 524-0738
$15 advance, $20 door
Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: music feature
Get your Phil
Once an Oklahoman and a member of Little Feat, guitarist Phil Brown looks to the music of the past to live for today.
Music
Danny Marroquin
Phil Brown
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com, 524-0738
$15 advance, $20 door
Ware it’s at
Often a session player, guitarist Terry ‘Buffalo’ Ware takes center stage Sunday in a free concert for ‘Summer Breeze.’
Music
Joshua Boydston
Terry “Buffalo” Ware and The Shambles
7:30 p.m. Sunday
Lions Park
400 S. Flood, Norman
pasnorman.org, 307-9320
Free
Too tough to die
C.J. Ramone keeps the spirit and legacy of his punk ‘brothers’ of Ramones alive.
Music
Chris Parker
CJ Ramone with 5 Dollar Thrill, Sweet Action and Bare Knuckle Shuffle
6:30 p.m. Friday
Bricktown Live
103 Flaming Lips Alley, 236-4143
$12-$15
Soundcheck: The Okee Dokee Brothers
Award-winning 'kindie' singers to play eight metro library shows
Music
Matt Carney
Whether it’s playing bluegrass in homeless shelters or kids’ music in public libraries, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing are going to do their darndest to get their audiences’ hands clapping and feet stomping.
'Yahu!
Despite looks that scream novelty, the Jewish reggae rapper Matisyahu resonates for real with faithful audiences.
Music
Matt Carney
Jay-Z has rags-to-riches. Nas, urban poverty. Nearly every word Bob Marley sang, barbed with social criticism.
Finding J.O.Y.
For Brooklyn singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs, things like life and music aren’t so bleak as they once were.
Music
Matt Carney
Jenny Owen Youngs with Little Hurricane
8 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15 advance, $20 door
Swing sets
Kick back. Relax. Let the city’s next generation of lounge singers set the mood for the moment.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Lounge music never dies. The bad haircuts and cheesy outfits may have, but a new generation of performers in the metro still swing with a thoughtfulness and individuality that made crooners the toast of the town in the Rat Pack era.
