Music
Joshua Boydston
The Rocketboys with Bearcat, Boxing the Stars, Greater Estates and Young Readers
6 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8-$10
Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: mp3
In orbit
When half the crew abandoned ship, The Rocketboys had a problem. With its alt-rock mission looking doomed, the Texas band fought to get back on track.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Rocketboys with Bearcat, Boxing the Stars, Greater Estates and Young Readers
6 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8-$10
Cosmostanza — Rad Vibes
Rock
Joshua Boydston
Some music is meant to be studied — sat down with for extended periods of time with each subsequent listen revealing another layer to savor.
Mayhem fest
Chronicles of Mayhem specializes in Southern-fried, Okie-made metal that grabs crowds and melts faces.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Rock Against Autism with Chronicles of Mayhem, Soul Crisis, Warneck and Lead Halo
7 p.m. Friday
Oklahoma City Limits
4801 S. Eastern
oclimits.com
619-3939
$10
Still lovin’ and learnin’
Even with four decades of entertaining under her belt buckle, country great Tanya Tucker is far from being finished.
Music
Mark Beutler
Tanya Tucker with Crystal Gayle
7 p.m. Thursday
First Council Casino
12875 N. Highway 77, Newkirk
firstcouncilcasinohotel.com
866-966-1777
$35-$75
7 p.m. Friday
Lucky Star Casino
7777 N. Highway 81, Concho
luckystarcasino.org
364-3700
$35-$150
Oh, yeah
Growing crowds clamor for the Thee Oh Sees’ indie take on garage rock. It’s not hard to see — or hear — why.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Thee Oh Sees with Ty Segall and Chud
8 p.m. Friday
ACM@UCO Performance Lab
323 E. Sheridan
acm-uco.com
974-4700
$12
Depth test
After personnel changes, Norman shoegaze act Depth & Current began experimenting with songs that are short, but far from shallow.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Depth & Current with Nervous Curtains and Brother Bear
9 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$7
The way back home
Country king Vince Gill returns home to headline a benefit concert at Northwest Classen High School, whose stage he played as an unknown.
We’ve been had
So The Walkmen aren’t just a flash in the pan like every other alt-rock band of the aughts. Who knew?
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Walkmen with Milo Greene
7 p.m. Tuesday
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
555 Elm, Norman
ou.edu/fjjma
325-3272
free
Rock of ageless
That Aug. 31 show of Def Leppard, Poison and Lita Ford proved nothin’ but a good time.
Music
Louis Fowler
For one sweltering night, everyone at the Zoo Amphitheatre — young and old, black and white, old-school hesher and decked-out hipster — were 16 years old again, living in the much-missed year of 1987, all without a single hint of irony.
G.O.O.D. Music — Cruel Summer
Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music crew have finally dropped their long-awaited compilation album, Cruel Summer. It has its moments, but overall falls short of the high expectations that come with any Kanye project.
