Chris Parker

Anthrax with Horse Called War, Forte and Anti-Mortem 8 p.m. Thursday Diamond Ballroom 8001 S. Eastern www.diamondballroom.net 866-977-6849 $19 advance, $24 door It’s one of thrash metal’s signature acts, alongside Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth. One thing that characterized Anthrax, particularly early on, was a playfulness and sense of humor mixed within the churning, rhythmic mosh […]

Phil Lee 9 p.m. Friday the Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley 524-0738 www.bluedoorokc.com $15 Phil Lee doesn’t take life too seriously. The Nashville, Tenn., singer/songwriter blew through plenty of opportunity and spent more than 30 years pursuing fortune and fame before getting his first record deal in 2000. “I’m like the man time forgot,” Lee […]

Zac Brown Band with the Robert Randolph and The Family Band and Oliver Wood 7:30 p.m. Thursday Zoo Amphitheatre 2101 N.E. 50th www.zooamp.com 800-511-1552 $36 With the chart-topping single “Chicken Fried,” and a Grammy-winning album, “The Foundation,” the Zac Brown Band is a well-oiled machine poised to take over the world. At least that’s how […]

Eric Sardinas with Zen Okies, Roland Bowling Band and The Blackhawk Blues Band 7 p.m. Friday Oklahoma City Limits 4801 S. Eastern www.oclimits.com 619-3939 $15 Eric Sardinas loves the blues. You can hear it in his voice when he starts talking about its artists. He sounds as excited as a little kid, which is appropriate […]

Blunt Mechanic with Andrew Jackson Jihad, O Fidelis and P.S. Conductor 8:30 p.m. Monday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western www.conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $7 If you haven’t heard of Blunt Mechanic founder Ben Barnett’s old band, Kind of Like Spitting, don’t feel bad. “I think we did three interviews in 10 years,” Barnett said. “Nobody gave a […]

The Mynabirds with The Shining Lights and Hotel Love 9 p.m. Thursday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western 607-4805 www.conservatoryokc.com $7 The Mynabirds debut, “What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood,” is a stately, soulful slab, moving with a grace of swelling strings and moody keyboards fueled by singer Laura Burhenn’s smoky […]

Deadstring Brothers 9 p.m. Friday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley $10 www.bluedoor.com Those who like rawk with a serving of twang will appreciate the Deadstring Brothers. Singer/guitarist Kurt Marschke has led the quintet through eight years, four albums and plenty of lineup changes, while delivering hard-hewn country-rock with needle-pegging bite. There are echoes of […]

Gloriana with Steel Magnolia 8 p.m. Saturday Frontier City 11501 N.E. Expressway www.frontiercity.com 478-2140 Free with park admission, $22.99-$36.99 Among the multitudes trying to make a career in music, precious few find that golden ticket in the corner bar where they languish. Tom and Mike Gossin, Rachel Reinert and Cheyenne Kimball spent plenty of time […]

Season to Risk with New Franklin Panthers and Engine Orchestra 9 p.m. Sunday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western www.conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $8 Listening to Missouri’s Season to Risk, it’s hard not to scratch your head and wonder what Columbia Records was thinking when it signed the band in the early ’90s. Guitars writhe, spasmodic rhythms rattle […]

Mayhem Festival featuring Rob Zombie, Atreyu, Korn and more 2 p.m. Saturday Zoo Amphitheatre 2101 N.E. 50th www.zooamp.com 800-511-1552 $42-$125 In its dozen years of existence, Atreyu has risen to the top of the melodic hardcore heap. In that time, the members of the California quintet have established themselves as an act capable of blinding […]