Husbands 8 p.m. Jan. 18 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $8-$13 In 2015, Husbands released Golden Year. Five years and about 70 discarded songs later, the OKC duo is ready to release the follow-up. Husbands celebrates the release of After the Gold Rush Party 8 p.m. Jan. 18 at Tower Theatre, 425 […]
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American dream
Miss Saigon Jan. 14-19 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcbroadway.com 405-594-8300 $27.16-$102.33 When Brandon Block first saw Miss Saigon, he was “taken aback by how much of a spectacle it was.” When he first performed onstage in the controversial Tony Award-winning musical, its most famous spectacular set piece almost knocked him down. […]
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Proudly hailed
Her Flag 2020: Sewing of the Star Field 2:30-4 p.m. Jan. 18 Oklahoma History Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive herflag.com Free-$7 On July 20, 1848, Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights convention, unanimously adopted the Declaration of Sentiments. “The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of […]
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Scented apprentice
Smells Like Nirvana 8 p.m. Jan. 11 Diamond Ballroom 8001 S. Eastern Ave. diamondballroom.com 405-677-9169 $13 As a kid, Paul Wandtke wanted to be Kurt Cobain, but Wandtke’s brother had another idea. “To tell you the truth, I grew up listening Nirvana, and when I saw Kurt on TV, I said, ‘I want to do […]
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‘Surprise Surprise’
Josh Abbott Band 8 p.m. Jan. 11 The Criterion 500 E. Sheridan Ave. criterionokc.com 405-840-5500 $25-$50 Josh Abbott had a full day ahead. “I’m on dad duty right now,” Abbott said toward the end of our phone interview. “I just finished grocery shopping … and now I have to unload the groceries, which is the […]
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Rim shot
Why Not? Comedy Show 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $40-$1000 Back for its fourth year, the Why Not? Comedy Show returns to Oklahoma City Jan. 10. The show’s co-founder, NBA point guard Russell Westbrook, also returns to OKC that week — in a Houston Rockets uniform. On Jan. […]
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American variations
Minimalism in a New World 8 p.m. Jan. 11 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcphil.org 405-594-8300 $19-$82 What do composers Frank Zappa, Philip Glass and Antonín Dvořák have in common? “First of all, I really love all of them,” said Oklahoma City Philharmonic musical director and conductor Alexander Mickelthwate. “I wanted to […]
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Cover: Built different
When we spoke to Jacobi Ryan in March, he was on track to release 52 songs, one for every week, in 2019. As of publication time, he still is — whether you like it or not. “I can’t imagine how many people have been sitting there at their computers every week like, ‘Hopefully it’s not […]
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Cosmic scale
Tom Shannon: Universe in the Mind | Mind in the Universe through Oct. 25, 2020 Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-6664 Free-$16.95 A current art exhibit has been changing the way visitors walk into a museum. “The first thing they do is look up,” said Scott Henderson, director of smART Space galleries at Science […]
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Cover: Listen up
I know, I know — the list below, as far as you’re concerned, is wrong. By the time you read this, even I might want to tweak it a little. Year-end best-ofs are always subjective and even a little arbitrary. As a fallible human who doesn’t like getting yelled at, I’d prefer to hedge my […]