Kylie Morgan9 p.m. Friday Coach’s Brewhouse 110 W. Main, Norman www.coachsbrewhouse.com 321-2739 Oklahoma native Kylie Morgan has plans for the future that measure up with most other country artists, like having a video on rotation on CMT or sharing the stage with Carrie Underwood, but she also has other goals that most have already reached, […]
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Campaign contributions
Campaign for Real Music featuring Crown Imperial, The Wurly Birds, Copperheads, Ryan Lawson, Plaid Rabbit, Dadrock, Psychotic Reaction and more 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 820-0951 A diverse assortment of local bands will rally together Friday and Saturday at the seventh annual Campaign for Real Music at Opolis in Norman. Twenty […]
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Something Fierce
Fierce Bad Rabbit9 p.m. Saturday Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewing Company50 Penn Placewww.belleislerestaurant.com 840-1911 As most bands will tell you, there’s a lot riding on a name. It can help make you (The Who) or break you (Hoobastank). For Fierce Bad Rabbit, settling on one was much the same struggle, before finding inspiration in a children’s […]
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Mane event
Broncho with The Boom Bang and Skating Polly9 p.m. Friday Opolis, 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 820-0951 It’s easy to get past the little things when the bigger picture is so great. Ryan Lindsey was just hours removed from learning that many of his belongings — including a laptop, guitars, recording equipment and a sizable chunk of his record […]
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Christopher Wray has soul … plus heart
Graham Colton’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Concert with Christopher Wray, Sherree Chamberlain, Matt Stansberry and The City Lives 9 p.m. Wednesday Bricktown Brewery 1 N. Oklahoma www.bricktownbrewery.com 232-2739 $20 Those unfamiliar with Christopher Wray might be in for a shock when seeing him live for the first time. “I get surprised comments quite a bit,” […]
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To celebrate its first year back on the air, The Spy throws an all-star shindig and continues its mission of supporting local musicians.
Spy’s Night Out 7 p.m. Friday The 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 N.W. 51st www.51stspeakeasy.com 463-0470 The Spy crept up from the shadows and back onto the radio waves just one year ago. It’s existed in various facets since 1991, but Ferris O’Brien ” a longtime DJ for the station ” was able to relaunch The […]
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Irish eyes are smiling at The Righs, Edmond’s very own Celtic punk band, whose members can’t wait to subvert your expectations
The Righs with The Gunship 8 p.m. Saturday VZD’s Restaurant & Club 4200 N. Western www.vzds.com 524-4203 Celtic punk rockers The Righs don’t actually hail from the Emerald Isle, but they are making a good go of mastering the culture. Marrying a love of Irish heritage with their rebellious nature has been at the center […]
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After enduring as many stumbling blocks as there are colors in the rainbow, indie rock’s Colour Revolt is ready to shine
Colour Revolt with The City Lives and Coney Island 7 p.m. Thursday The Conservatory 8911 N. Western www.conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $8-$10 It’s been a quick, but rocky, road for indie-rock upstart Colour Revolt. Over the course of its five-year career, most things have tended to come in reverse. Playing Thursday at The Conservatory, the Mississippi-based group […]
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Texas country star Wade Bowen pools his talents in singing about honesty
Wade Bowen 9:30 p.m. Friday Wormy Dog Saloon 311 E. Sheridan www.wormydog.com 601-6276 $15 From beer drinkin’ to heart breakin’, country music is littered with real experiences and real emotions. It’s about unfussy communication and storytelling, remembering and forgetting, and ” most of all ” being true and honest. Red dirt singer Wade Bowen carries […]
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Skating Polly — Taking Over the World
Skating Polly isn’t your typical band, but Peyton Suitor and Kelli Mayo aren’t your typical girls. At 15 and 10, respectively, they would much rather visit a record store than a mall; they listen to Nirvana instead of Justin Bieber; and they’d opt for Coachella over Disneyland any day. All that shows on the duo’s […]