Chris Parker

Woodsman with Tjutjuna9 p.m. TuesdayBill & Dee’s Tavern311 E. Main, Normanwww.myspace.com/universecitynorman Sometimes less is more, particularly when it comes to music. In the case of Denver instrumental quartet Woodsman, the absence of vocals makes it easier for the mind to wander unfettered the broad, drifting expanse of its undulating soundscapes. The last decade has seen […]

Mouse Fire with Lost at Sea and Grown Ups8 p.m. FridaySauced2912 Paseowww.yoursauced.com521-9801 South Florida trio Mouse Fire recalls The Faint with more of a ’70s soft-rock vibe. Its resolutely dance-floor-ready sound combines bristling funk backbeat, shimmying synth lines and big, harmonic vocal hooks that hark back to Hall & Oates, Air Supply and Chicago. As […]

Pat Green with Kevin Fowler and Mark McKinney6 p.m. SaturdayFrontier City11501 n.e. Expresswaywww.frontiercity.com478-2140Free with park admission, $19.99-$36.99 Everybody has their limits, and for Pat Green, it seems like the ceiling is set at second place.A perennial bridesmaid, he’s been poised on the brink of stardom for ages. He’s toured with Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews, […]

Natalia Zukerman with  Chris O’Brian, Buffalofitz and Kate Robinson8 p.m. Thursdaythe Blue Door2805 N. McKinleywww.bluedoorokc.com524-0738$15 Like a network sitcom, the world of singer/songwriters trends toward the predictable. In that context, Natalia Zukerman belongs on HBO. Her strumming is particularly percussive, recalling Ani DiFranco, and she samples a variety of styles, surveying smoldering blues, ambling folk, […]

Look Mexico with Weatherbox and Meddle8 p.m. Sundaythe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com879-9778$8 While some bands’ first album is the apogee of their efforts, for most, it often takes a few years to round into form. Much of that evolution requires finding the right chemistry, which generally means tinkering with the lineup. Look Mexico’s already replaced every […]

Foreigner with Styx and Kansas7 p.m. FridayZoo Amphitheatre2101 N.E. 50thwww.zooamp.com364-3700$35-$125 Is there life after death? Ask Foreigner, because it’s probably come the closest to finding out. After establishing itself as arguably the mightiest arena-rock act of the late ’70s and early ’80s, its descent was precipitous. Following four albums, each bigger than the last, 1984’s […]

Euclid Crash with Bp Tiger and Ali Harter9 p.m. SaturdayOpolis 113 N. Crawford, Normanwww.opolis.org447-3417$7, $9 under 21 It’s like starting over again for Euclid Crash. A popular metro act seven years ago, the band fell apart as life intervened, but the musicians have rediscovered the thread and picked up where they left off, with new […]

Gene Watson with Moe Bandy and T.G. Sheppard 8 p.m. Saturday Riverwind Casino1544 W. State Highway 9, Normanwww.riverwind.com322-6464$15-$25 There’s an unmistakable yearning for authenticity that surfaces in difficult economic times. That may be responsible for the resurgent interest in traditional country, and you won’t find a more honest, homespun adherent than legendary balladeer Gene Watson. […]

Chuck Allen Floyd 10 p.m. ThursdayThe Deli309 White, Normanwww.thedeli.us329-3534 While it certainly takes talent to make it in the music business, the next most important quality is endurance. That’s something Chuck Allen Floyd has learned firsthand. Although Floyd’s first two albums have done well ” his 2008 debut, “Tonight an Angel Fell,” put three singles […]