'Chicken Fried' dudes

What can brown do for you? When it’s the Zac Brown Band, plenty.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Zac Brown Band with Nic Cowan
7 p.m. Thursday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
100 W. Reno
chesapeakearena.com
602-8700
$32.95-$86.25

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Kindest cut

Oklahoma City band Paperscissor crafts a punk-rock sound as far away from stripped-down as it can get.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Paperscissor with Horse Thief and So Called Savages
8:30 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10

 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Light it up

Healthier and happier, but no less glam, The Darkness should shine among the three days and 40 bands of Rocklahoma.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Rocklahoma featuring The Darkness, Rob Zombie, Megadeth and more
Friday-Sunday
1421 W. 450, Pryor
rocklahoma.com
866-310-2288
$60-$380

 

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

To the ’core

Looking for a local hardcore band with balls? Well, bud, meet Chud.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Chud with Dangerous Boys Club and Shattered Fixtures
8:30 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$6

 

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Moody muse

Critically acclaimed for her folk songs, Ruth Moody practically has music embedded in her DNA.

Music
Joshua Boydston
The Ruth Moody Band
7 p.m. Saturday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20

 

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Jazz hands

Pianist Bert Dalton brings the heat to the 29th incarnation of Norman’s Jazz in June with his Brazilian-flavored project.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Jazz in June
Thursday-Saturday
Norman
jazzinjune.org
free

 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Montu — Bloom

Indie
Joshua Boydston
Being a jamtronica band, Oklahoma City act Montu is at the distinct disadvantage of playing a style of music that simply works better in a live setting than on a recording. Even so, Bloom is a solid effort that never drags — thanks to brilliant pacing any working band should note — and Montu steps over the hump, so to speak, and shows there’s no need to confine its tunes to live consumption only.

 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

So Sheik

Although not religious leaders, The Sheiks could inspire legions of followers with their alt-rock riches.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Admittedly, the origin of The Sheiks’ name might be a tad uncouth, but the moniker suits the local alt-rockers pretty well.

 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Ox rocks

While other siblings rumble, Sam and Ray Ashford rock — as the local band of brothers known as Oxford Town.

Music
Mia Cantu
Oxford Town
6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday
Jazmo’z Bourbon Street Cafe
100 E. California
bourbonstreetcafe.com
232-6666

 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012