Organizers with the Norman Music Festival have announced that Oklahoma native Tyson Meade will fly in from China to rejoin his former band mates for a Chainsaw Kittens reunion at the April 26 festival. Dallas’ psychedelic-rock choir The Polyphonic Spree was the first to sign on to this year’s event, a project of the Norman […]
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Metro’s smaller rock clubs still offer loud music, eager crowds
Although high-capacity venues in Bricktown and celebrated clubs throughout the metro have long attracted popular touring bands and established local acts, many musicians and fans have started a sonic siege of the metro’s smaller and lesser-known rock clubs. Success often doesn’t come as dollar signs, and what unites these smaller clubs is their owners’ belief […]
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Local amateurs to duke it out at Toughman Contest
Toughman Contests fall into the everyman wing of combat sports ” a tradition in pugilism where fighters converge to wail on each other to see who is the baddest amateur fighter in town. The metro will get to find out who’s top dog Friday and Saturday at the Oklahoma City Farmers Public Market. “Toughman is […]
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Fresh from a farmhouse, Dead Meadow brings lush sound to Norman
Los Angeles-based psychedelic group Dead Meadow is set to play Norman’s Opolis Tuesday night, where it will showcase songs from its new album, “Old Growth,” which was recorded on an Indiana farm. “When you’re recording, it’s nice to get away from everything so you can’t get distracted by friends,” bassist Steve Kille said. “You’re out […]
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Evangelicals spread good word of new album
“I was attacked by dogs, weirdos were coming around, crazy shit was always happening,” he said. “No Internet, no TV ” that place was pretty depressing.” Work on that new album, “The Evening Descends,” is complete and the band will debut the album Thursday night at the Meacham Auditorium on the University of Oklahoma campus […]
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Disconnect’ DJ series benefits local charities
Need a good reason to hit a bar on a Tuesday night? Well, the Sidecar Cocktail Lounge has you covered with its monthly “Disconnect,” an event that raises money for a changing list of metro charities. The Sidecar partners with DJ collective The Iconoclast Crew, hoping that dance music + alcohol = charitable goodwill. The […]
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Inaugural awards show to honor local hip-hop
Local hip-hop promoter Clarence Conway, aka DJ Chakalatecity, decided something had to be done about hip-hop’s perceived lack of respect in the metro. So he has put together the OKC Mixtape Awards, a show aimed to direct the spotlight to hip-hop culture statewide. “It’s a battle within our state. Our state doesn’t want to grasp […]
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Indoor beach volleyball tourney debuts in city
Trading snow for sand, the Association of Volleyball Professionals will dump roughly 200 tons of the latter onto the floor of the Ford Center on Thursday night. Its members will don their finest bathing suits and kick off “Hot Winter Nights,” an indoor beach volleyball tour in its inaugural season. “We’re bringing summer to the […]
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Volunteer organizations aid in debris removal following ice storm
Following last month’s record ice storm, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters, an umbrella organization that draws together various volunteer programs, had sent out chain-saw teams to begin cutting and clearing debris from the homes of the elderly, disabled and single parents. “This is wonderful,” said Midwest City resident Louise Frank of the team. “I’m […]
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Wormy Dog to host eight acts at ‘Hangover Ball’
Pulling yourself out of bed on Tuesday just to head back out to Bricktown might not seem like the ideal way to recover from New Year’s Eve, but the Wormy Dog Saloon is serving a healthy dose of acoustic red dirt to help soothe your throbbing head in its “Hangover Ball.” Singer Mike McClure said […]