Here are three Halloween happenings for those who want to rock costumes, or just rock. HALLOPOLIS: A two-night costume contest led by Colourmusic, Jacob Abello, Depth and Current, Student Film and Gentle Ghost is 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Opolis in Norman. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 door; $10 advance, $12 door […]
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Despite a shrinking industry and equipment attainable by amateurs, three local recording studios are expanding
2.0 Studios, which he co-owns with Scott Garrod. Photo/Mark Hancock” style=”float: right; margin: 10px;” longdesc=”Brad Heinrichs sits behind a TAC Matchless console at Analog 2.0 Studios, which he co-owns with Scott Garrod. Photo/Mark Hancock” />Analog 2.0 Studios, Oklahoma City Engineers: Brad Heinrichs and Scott Garrod When Scott Garrod and Brad Heinrichs first started recording together, […]
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Unmarked Cars make mark on Blue Note Friday
Oklahoma City indie rockers Unmarked Cars headline a 9 p.m. Friday show at the Blue Note, 2408 N. Robinson. Guitarist Justin Hogan’s other band, Rico Muerte, which he formed with his fellow ACM@UCO students, will open, alongside Fort Worth, Texas, rockers Meander. Unmarked Cars will start work on a new album this fall, which will […]
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Fans and bands to raise funds for local blues musician Gary West
Fans and bands are gathering Friday night to raise funds for Gary “Speedy” West, a local musician who fronts blues-rock outfit The Clique. The 7 p.m. concert will be held at the Blues Saloon, 2525 N.W. 10th, where West has led a Sunday-night blues jam for more than 10 years. His friend Tim Stanford said […]
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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists experiment with a shaky foundation to cement the solid ‘Brutalist Bricks’
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists with Kevin Seconds and Broncho 9 p.m. Wednesday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 447-3417 $14, $16 under 21 Ted Leo spent the first half of the ’90s fronting indie-punk and hard-core outfits like Chisel and Citizens Arrest. As the decade wound down, he started work on a solo side […]
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Students from four metro universities open up about their required reading
Rachel Evans University of Central Oklahoma Junior, psychology Most expensive textbook: “Organic Chemistry” $268 new; $201 used Evans still hasn’t bought her most expensive textbook. “That was, like, $250, and I just said, ‘No,’” she said between classes at UCO. She also didn’t buy the $179 text required by her microbiology professor, but said […]
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The Blue Devils are one Oklahoma City act you might not know, but there’s no escaping their importance and influence
The sound of East Oklahoma City was inescapable in the 1920s. For a time, Second Street ” an area dubbed “Deep Deuce” and “Deep Second” by locals and those in the know ” was held in the same regard as New Orleans’s Bourbon Street and Central Avenue in Los Angeles. “Music was everywhere on the […]
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Fans fill the seats, the team hits the court, and DJ Boom brings the noise
l out all the stuff they have to interact with: the clap-your-hands and stomp-your-feet stuff. You try to keep that energy as high as you can,” he said. After than first basket, the crowd settles down a bit and Huckabee concentrates on reading the rhythm of NBA basketball. Huckabee, 33, is a Detroit native who’s […]
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With new members and a unique new album, The Smashing Pumpkins get over their Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins with The Pretty Black Chains and Cherri Bomb 8 p.m. Friday Cain’s Ballroom 423 N. Main, Tulsa www.cainsballroom.com 866-977-6849 Sold out The Smashing Pumpkins album is massive. In fact, the effort is so expansive it’s only arriving piece by piece. The first “Teargarden by Kaleidyscope” tune, “A Song for a Son,” was […]
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Here comes your band
Pixies with Fuck Buttons 8:30 p.m. Saturday Brady Theater 105 W. Brady, Tulsa www.bradytheater.com 866-977-6849 $37-$57 Pixies fans must all be at least a bit masochistic. Collectively in the iconic alternative act, and through solo efforts and independent bands (including Grand Duchy, the Catholics, The Breeders, The Amps, The Martinis) Frank Black, Kim Deal, Joey […]