Molly Burch7 p.m. Nov. 7 ACM@UCO Performance Lab 329 E. Sheridan Ave. acm.uco.edu 405-974-4700 $10 Molly Burch’s debut was inspired by a devastating breakup and featured the subject of most of its songs on lead guitar, but she said recording the follow-up was even more difficult. Songs such as “Downhearted,” “Please Forgive Me” and “Torn […]
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Muy Bonito
Kero Kero Bonito 8 p.m. Tuesday Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman opolis.org 405-673-4931 $12 Kero Kero Bonito are the good kind of weird, widely known for an upbeat and colorful combination of sounds that makes you want to throw on some neon, eat some glitter, and frolic through the nearest city street. Intertwining the […]
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HALLOWEEN Mass hysteria
If there’s something strange in your Oklahoma neighborhood, who you’re gonna call might depend on where your neighborhood is. A quick Facebook search for “Oklahoma Ghostbusters” returns five results: Oklahoma Ghostbusters, Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters of Southern Oklahoma, Texhoma Ghostbusters and the Real Oklahoma Ghostbusters. “Think of us as individual franchises, if you will,” said […]
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Total misfit
Doyle 6 p.m. Saturday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-677-9169 $15-$50 Namesake notwithstanding, Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein doesn’t seem fond of digging up the past. In 1980, at the age of 16, the guitarist, born Paul Caiafa, joined his brother, bassist Jerry Only, and frontman Glenn Danzig in The Misfits. The […]
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HALLOWEEN Brightness adjustment
Magic Lantern celebration 3-6:15 p.m. Sunday Paseo Arts District 3022 Paseo St. thepaseo.org Free Halloween gets most of the attention in October, but Lorrie Keller, director of Theatre Upon a StarDanceSwan and founder of the Magic Lantern celebration, wants people to know the season can be about more than scares. “Costumes, pumpkins, lanterns are all […]
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HALLOWEEN Dead can dance
Pixar’s release of the 2017 blockbuster animated film Coco about a small boy searching the land of the dead to make contact with his mariachi father, will inform the way many Oklahomans view the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations and enhance the appreciation of how the holiday encourages remembrance of loved ones who have […]
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Feeling Lucky
Carter Sampson 8 p.m. Friday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave. bluedoorokc.com 405-524-0738 $20 It seems to be all worked out now, but Carter Sampson said the “rushed” European release of her latest album Lucky felt pretty unfortunate when it happened last May. “I did go through some drama with the European release of […]
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Bloody good
Slasher Friday Nov. 3 Carpenter Square Theatre 800 W. Main St. carpentersquare.com 405-232-6500 $5-$25 In preparation for directing the horror-comedy play Slasher, director Terry Veal went on a rampage, ripping through episodes of a popular scary TV show on an online streaming service. “I’ve kind of gotten hooked on American Horror Story,” Veal said. “I’ve […]
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Pop stars
Time for Three’s Joy 7:30 p.m. Thursday Armstrong Auditorium 14400 S. Bryant Road, Edmond armstrongauditorium.org 405-285-1010 $23-$48 Time for Three has played Carnegie Hall, the Indy 500 and Dancing With the Stars since forming in 2001, but the trio just recently started singing. Newest member and violinist Charles Yang encouraged violinist Nicolas Kendall and double-bassist […]
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Wondrous production
Alice (in Wonderland) Oct. 26-28 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcballet.org 405-848-8637 $15-$75 When the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon ask Alice to recount her adventures in Wonderland, she initially refuses. “But it’s no use going back to yesterday,” Alice protests, “because I was a different person then.” Oklahoma City Ballet performs […]