Becky Carman

In more ways than one, ambient, instrumental rock band The Non is home. Literally, the musicians are local. Bassist Tom Bishop, drummer Mack Hawkins and guitarists Wil Norton and Zach Zeller are all Oklahoma City-area students and residents. Figuratively, and as the English translation of their sophomore album, “Tadaima,” implies, the four-year-old group has reached […]

Little League Hero8 p.m. ThursdayThe 51st Street Speakeasy1114 N.W. 51stwww.myspace.com/51speakeasy463-0470 Little League Hero’s Kyle Caldwell admits he might be little bit out of touch with the area’s music scene. Since the band disbanded in January 2008, he said that while he’s noticed some changes among venues and crowds, it’s been only from afar. “I’ve been […]

New Year’s Eve Freakout!!with The Flaming Lips andStardeath and White Dwarfs8:30 p.m. ThursdayCox Con vention Center1 Myriad Gardenswww.coxconventioncenter.com(800) 745-3000$10-$25 For most people, celebrating New Year’s Eve means looking forward to what will come and making resolutions to ensure the impending year far exceeds the last. For local and traveling fans of The Flaming Lips, recent […]

The four men of Norman psychedelic rock outfit Action! are just babies, relatively speaking. UNDER-THE-RADAR ACTS RELEASE CELEBRATION Each piece of the quartet ” Zach Nedbalek, Ben Murdaugh, Travis Pierce and Geo Morgan ” is only 20 years old. Do not, however, let Action!’s infancy serve as deterrence; those baby faces belie a collective experience […]

It’s November, but somewhere in Massachusetts, Mike Kennerty is soaking up some unseasonably summery rays. Just as the warm weather has outlasted its usual tenure this year, even in the northeast, Kennerty and the rest of The All-American Rejects ” Chris Gaylor, Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler ” are enjoying their own figurative Indian summer. […]

It’s November, but somewhere in Massachusetts, Mike Kennerty is soaking up some unseasonably summery rays. Just as the warm weather has outlasted its usual tenure this year, even in the northeast, Kennerty and the rest of The All-American Rejects ” Chris Gaylor, Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler ” are enjoying their own figurative Indian summer. […]

College seems a funny time for rock musicians, where the optimism of your hundred closest high school friends faithfully attending every show dwindles. Dividing time, performers start paying their own bills and find that sometimes a final exam or report has to take precedence over band practice and that having a “real” job means heading […]

College seems a funny time for rock musicians, where the optimism of your hundred closest high school friends faithfully attending every show dwindles. Dividing time, performers start paying their own bills and find that sometimes a final exam or report has to take precedence over band practice and that having a “real” job means heading […]

Sorry, Oasis. Reunions are the new band breakups. Members of No Doubt, Blink-182 and Pavement all cast aside their differences recently, and the trend has found its way to the metro-area music scene as well. Formed in 1995, Smarty Pants ” singer/guitarist Ryan Bellgardt, guitarist Chris Palmer, bassist Kyle Granger, keyboard player Jeff Bellgardt and […]

Sorry, Oasis. Reunions are the new band breakups. Members of No Doubt, Blink-182 and Pavement all cast aside their differences recently, and the trend has found its way to the metro-area music scene as well. Formed in 1995, Smarty Pants ” singer/guitarist Ryan Bellgardt, guitarist Chris Palmer, bassist Kyle Granger, keyboard player Jeff Bellgardt and […]