Eric Church with Joel Wilson Band9 p.m. FridayDiamond Ballroom8001 S. Easternwww.diamondballroom.net866-977-6849$19 Eric Church is labeled a rebel because he does what he likes. But he’s just a good ol’ country boy in the vein of Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver: a man who follows his heart and isn’t too shy to call things as […]
Chris Parker
Posted inNews
Texas Renegade augments its renowned live show with ‘Bad Dreams and Other Things’
Texas Renegade with Bobby Duncan9 p.m. FridayWormy Dog Saloon311 E. Sheridanwww.wormydog.com601-6276$6 The name Texas Renegade may suggest rebellion, but its spirit is something wholesome, hearty and blue-collar. The five country boys from San Marcos just go out and do their job, entertaining folks with a lighthearted stage show and songs the blend country, rock and […]
Posted inMusic
Audra Mae comes home after rags-to-riches success
Audra Mae 7 p.m. Sunday, Brewhouse Stage, 110 W. Main Last year, Audra Mae got the kind of break that can make a career. British singing sensation Susan Boyle recorded her song, “Who I Was Born to Be,” the only original composition chosen for her debut album. It sold several million copies worldwide, including more […]
Posted inMusic
James McMurtry ‘makes it’ on the Jagermeister Stage
James McMurtry 7 p.m., Sunday, Jagermeister stage Near Main Street and Porter Avenue James McMurtry’s been playing roots-rock story-songs for two decades, showcasing a deft instrumental touch that accents his sharp slices from American life. Like his father. author Larry McMurtry, he preferred narratives to love songs or political paeans, but all that offered him […]
Posted inNews
The Burning Hotels hear ceilings, write slowly, rock hard
The Burning Hotels10:15 p.m. Saturday, Blackwatch Studios Stage, 107 W. Comanche The Burning Hotels’ guitars slash like a “Psycho” Norman Bates, a ringing vibration recalling The Strokes’ “This Is It.” The prickly, post-punk churn ricochets around arrangements with the shadowy atmospheric sweep of British Sea Power or The Editors. Chance Morgan and Matt Moody share […]
Posted inNews
Electric Six break out of the one-hit wonder mold
Electric Six 8 p.m. Sunday, Main stage Electric Six first drew attention with the discofied rock of “Danger! High Voltage” and surf-inflected “Gay Bar” off its 2003 debut “Fire,” although it had been around for seven years prior as The Wildbunch. Unfairly characterized as a gimmick band or one-hit wonder, the group has continued to […]
Posted inMusic
Edan brings old-school hip-hop to NMF Main Stage for the first time
Edan with Dagha5 P.M., Sunday, Main Stage Rapper/producer Edan, aka Edan Portnoy, constructs colorful, mind-bending tracks inspired by rappers of the late ’80s and early ’90s, from Slick Rick and Boogie Down Productions to Big Daddy Kane. One can particularly hear the influence of Prince Paul and De La Soul in his often-humorous raps, and […]
Posted inNews
Murder by Death flees complete morbidity by releasing its cheeriest yet in ‘Good Morning, Magpie’
Murder by Death with Ha Ha Tonka and Linfinity9 p.m. WednesdayThe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com879-9778$13 advance, $15 door Murder by Death’s first four albums are consumed with ideas of lust, sin, vengeance, death and redemption. The Indiana quartet is like a fiery Pentecostal sermon that uses brimstone to explore the darkest recesses of the human psyche. […]
Posted inNews
The Infamous Stringdusters hit the tarmac with Americana tradition, take off with ‘Things That Fly’
The Infamous Stringdusters9 p.m. SaturdayThe Blue Door2805 N. McKinleywww.bluedoorokc.com524-0738$15 Buoyed by the escalating interest in Americana, Nashville’s Infamous Stringdusters have emerged as one of the finest exemplars of the newgrass movement’s next wave. They employ the drum-less, acoustic approach of bluegrass, while incorporating more progressive elements of other modern musical forms. The youthful sextet features […]
Posted inNews
Canadian by way of Nashville singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith heads a new direction with his latest
Fred Eaglesmith with The Ginn Sisters 8 p.m. Tuesday the Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley www.bluedoorokc.com 524-0738 $20 advance, $25 door Fred Eaglesmith’s the kind of plainspoken, no-nonsense fellow around which Americana was built. He sweats authenticity, and seems summarily incapable of deception or distortion. A Canadian raised in a big family on a farm, […]