Music
Joshua Boydston
Boston
7 p.m. Saturday
Lucky Star Casino
7777 N. Highway 81, Concho
luckystarcasino.org
262-7612
$42.50-$125
Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Band
More than a fan
Tommy DeCarlo is living the dream by fronting his beloved Boston.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Boston
7 p.m. Saturday
Lucky Star Casino
7777 N. Highway 81, Concho
luckystarcasino.org
262-7612
$42.50-$125
Sugar sugar
Kids can’t get enough of the Sugar Free Allstars’ ooey-gooey funk rock. Good thing the Oklahoma City duo has a new album to munch on.
Music
Phil Bacharach
Sugar Free Allstars with Heidi Swedberg
2 p.m. Sunday
Cafe Evoke
103 S. Broadway, Edmond
cafeevoke.com
285-1522
free
Hostage situation
Keep calm and carry on? Not for Hostage Calm, an act for whom backing social causes are as important as making punk music.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Hostage Calm with Lost Empires and They Stay Dead
7 p.m. Monday
VZD’s Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203
$5
Youth group
Age is only a number, and the acoustic pop of Enid band The Fossil Youth, led by a recent high school grad, is proof-positive.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Fossil Youth with I Call Fives, ElectroFoam!, The Wake Up Call and Dead End Alaska
6 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8-$10
Fablecar — Fablecar
Rock
Joshua Boydston
Yukon’s Fablecar seems to have emerged from whatever year the Pixies and U2 would have crossed paths with David Bowie. It’s a big, ambitious, self-titled debut, one that stands tall more often than falling flat. Even the missteps are forgivable, as it’s refreshing to hear a young band take a swing at something wholly original.
Hear it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
One-man band Keller Williams offers countless aural pleasures. Hear for yourself when the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist performs an all-ages show at 9 p.m. Thursday at Campus Corner, 786 Asp in Norman. Doors open at 7 p.m.; jam band Bungalouski opens. Tickets are $18-$20. Visit oucampuscorner.com.
Thursday
Matt Stansberry & the Romance — Let’s Brighten It Up
Pop
Joshua Boydston
The cover of the seven-song EP Let’s Brighten It Up is a telling one. Oklahoma City’s Matt Stansberry is midbounce, dressed in a tailored suit and black-rimmed glasses à la Elvis Costello or Buddy Holly, clutching what looks like a bright-red Les Paul guitar. Stansberry is true to form, as polished and accomplished as ever, and his new band, The Romance, adds a little pep to his step.
Other Lives — Mind the Gap EP
Rock
Joshua Boydston
Few things help a band out more than finding a big brother to help it navigate the treacherous waters of the music industry. Stillwater’s Other Lives has found its in Radiohead, for whom they opened on a recent tour.
