Music
Joshua Boydston
For local roots act Black Canyon, bringing Southern music back from the dead isn’t just a mission — it means war.
Saturday 18 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: southern
Grand Canyon
Music
Joshua Boydston
For local roots act Black Canyon, bringing Southern music back from the dead isn’t just a mission — it means war.
Rock this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Get a double dose of Southern rock at 7 p.m. Saturday as legends ZZ Top (of the beards) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (of the bird that is free and that you cannot change) bring their “Rebels and Bandoleros” tour to the OKC Zoo Amphitheatre, 2011 N.E. 50th, with special guest Drake White.
Exile this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Southern rock’s Exile stops Saturday at Sugar Creek Casino, 4200 N. Broadway in Hinton.
Let’s be Frank
What’s in a name? If you’re Frank Smith, not a lot. Behind the bland moniker is a band of Southern-charged alt-rock.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Frank Smith with The Typist and O Fidelis
8 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$6
The gap
The bluegrass of Black Canyon bears roots darker than the rest. Proof is in the Oklahoma City act’s newest material.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Black Canyon with Beau Jennings & The Tigers and Defining Times
9 p.m. Friday
Blue Note Lounge
2408 N. Robinson
thebluenotelounge.com
600-1166
$5
Beasts of the Southern Wild
One of the great child performances anchors an imaginative fantasy.
Drama
Kathryn Jenson White
Rather than going to Beasts of the Southern Wild, you should approach the theater with the idea of going with it.
Film it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Rather than going to Beasts of the Southern Wild, you should approach the theater with the idea of going with it. That’s what one Gazette film reviewer said about the imaginative fantasy this past July during its brief theatrical release. With Beasts building serious awards buzz, catch it while you can, with six showings Thursday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Tickets are $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.
Thursday-Sunday
Hey! Read This:
• Beasts of the Southern Wild film review
Smoke it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
With an aim to reclaim Southern rock, Blackberry Smoke wafts into the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan, at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Hailing from Hotlanta, Ga., the quintet is touring on its latest album, The Whippoorwill. Tickets are $15. Call 601-6276 or visit wormydog.com.
Friday
Play it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Sordid Lives’ Del Shores is back with Southern Baptist Sissies, now being staged at The Boom, 2218 N.W. 39th, as a dinnertheater production. As the title suggests, the play follows four homosexual boys growing up in the church. On Friday and Saturday, dinner starts at 6 p.m., with the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call 286-9298 or visit tarsplace.com.
Friday-Saturday
Hey! Read This:
• Del Shores interview
