Underoath with Blessthefall, To Speak of Wolves and Pay at the Pump 8 p.m. Friday Diamond Ballroom 8001 S. Eastern www.diamondballroom.net 866-977-6849 $20.75-$24.25 If you hadn’t been paying attention, it might have seemed like Underoath emerged from nowhere. Although the success of 2004’s gold-selling “They’re Only Chasing Safety” was sudden, it was something the musicians […]
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No longer knotted by familial fame, Shooter Jennings cuts the ambitious ‘Ribbons’ to comment on bleak times
Shooter Jennings with Bob Dylan 7:30 p.m. Friday Zoo Amphitheatre 2101 N.E. 50th www.zooamp.com 800-511-1552 $42 Shooter Jennings has always had a strong sense of self, something instilled by his father, the late outlaw country singer Waylon Jennings, who told him, “Don’t ever try to be like someone else.” As he’s grown older, he’s become […]
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Zydeco queen Rosie Ledet’s life took a left turn at 16, and she’s followed the road ever since
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys 9 p.m. Saturday Oklahoma City Limits 4801 S. Eastern www.oclimits.com 619-3939 The “night that will change your life” is a hoary conceit generally reserved for movies and sexual come-ons, but in the case of zydeco performer Rosie Ledet, it’s the honest-to-God truth. Her entire world changed after attending a […]
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South metro weirdos Psychotic Reaction break from reality to offer a ferocious, manic album for loyal fans of the odd-rock underground
Psychotic Reaction with The Kansas City Faggots 9 p.m. Friday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 447-3417 $6 door, $8 under 21 What brought on the Psychotic Reaction? Was it a virus germinated in dank basements, dusty garages and dirty barns? A side effect of living among fanatical music-loving outcasts? Or perhaps a hereditary psychedelic […]
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Metro folk-rock duo The Shining Lights stage a show at the UCO Jazz Lab, a creative hub of education
The Shining Lights with Matt Stansberry 8 p.m. Thursday UCO Jazz Lab 100 E. Fifth, Edmond www.ucojazzlab.com 359-7989 $7 Thursday will be a sort of homecoming for The Shining Lights, celebrating the release of their eight-song EP, “Taking the Hill,” at Edmond’s University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab. The album’s an adventurous blend of rock, […]
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Rock N America unloads a three-day package of hard rock on Zoo Ampitheatre
Rock N America Featuring Scorpions, Warrant, Twisted Sister, Ratt and moreThursday-SundayZoo Amphitheatre2101 N.E. 50thwww.zooamp.com800-511-1552$49.50-$125 one-day pass$125-$350 three-day pass The most amazing thing about the bands booked for Rock N America isn’t the collective history of packed stadiums, platinum albums and complete airwave ownership; it’s that so many managed to survive. Those that made it out […]
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With a gleaming second album, ‘Illuminate,’ indie rockers Lydia flare up for one final run
Lydia with Deas Vail, Coney Island and Berkeley to DC6:30 p.m. ThursdayThe Conservatory 8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com607-4805$10 advance, $12 door For Lydia, it ends not with a whimper, but an explosion. The pretty, atmospheric emo act from Arizona enjoyed a deliberate ascent that began with winning a national contest to appear on a music compilation alongside […]
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From music to museums, Quintron and Miss Pussycat prove puppets and weird instruments make great art
Quintron and Miss Pussycat with Gangstarr Museum9 p.m. Wednesday, July 21Opolis113 N. Crawford, normanwww.opolis.org447-3417$10 advance, $12 door$12 advance, $14 door under 21 Some artists are bound for the pop charts; others ” with a less disposable bent ” are bound for a museum. But in Quintron and Miss Pussycat’s case, it’s not Cleveland’s Rock and […]
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Radar Bros. lock in on a new lineup without plotting a different course to ‘The Illustrated Garden’
Radar Bros. with the Nghiems, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea 9 p.m. MondayOpolis 113 N. Crawford, Normanwww.opolis.org447-3417$8 advance, $10 door$10 advance, $12 door under 21 The pretty, languid melodies drift dreamlike through a summery shimmer, recalling the halcyon days of Pink Floyd’s “San Tropez.” Picking up that psych-pop mantle, California’s Radar Bros. have been fashioning […]
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The Whigs find power and thick texture ‘In the Dark’ corner of their Georgia garage
The Whigs with The Hold Steady8 p.m. FridayDiamond Ballroom8001 S. Easternwww.diamondballroom.net866-966-1777$16 advance, $19 door Recently, before returning to the United States for its current tour supporting The Hold Steady, The Whigs played for 65,000 in London’s Hyde Park. The Georgia trio isn’t an act whose popularity overseas far outstrips its success in America; the musicians […]