Elf Power with Wurly Birds 9 p.m. Monday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 447-3417 $8 advance, $10 door $10 advance, $12 door under 21 Longevity is hard to come by, especially in the realm of independent music. Buzzed-about bands fizzle before full debuts even appear, and if groups can’t keep things new, fresh and […]
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Cosmic Iowa quintet Mondo Drag faces little resistance with its retro inspiration and enormous wall of sound
Mondo Drag with The Boom Bang and The Dull Drums 9 p.m. Thursday Blue Note Lounge 2408 N. Robinson 600-1166 $5 “Mondo” ” falling somewhere in between “gnarly” and “tubular” in the surfer lexicon ” is a term used to describe all things big and awesome, not unlike the huge, layered, cosmic psychedelic anthems of […]
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Portland’s Lovers break internal boundaries to offer up raw, intimate electro-pop
Lovers with Aquahead and Lights Over Chicago 9 p.m. Tuesday The Conservatory 8911 N. Western www.conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $6 Being in a band is life-changing. There’s a new set of people to be accountable to; songwriting, promoting and touring to be done. Even if the differences aren’t all that great, it does alter life’s normal routine. […]
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A cast of local musicians and supporters helps The Nghiems defy their own low expectations
The Nghiems with Shitty/Awesome 10 p.m. Thursday The Deli 309 White, Norman www.thedeli.us 329-3534 $5 Brothers David and James Nghiem are preparing for practice in their quiet, suburban rehearsal space as they have for four years, but things couldn’t be much more different. The pair began with little more than a love of music and […]
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Oklahoma native Johnny Elkins returns from California with the roots-rock of The Muddy Reds
The Muddy Reds with Pidgin Band 9 p.m. Thursday The Deli 309 White, Norman www.thedeli.us 329-3534 It wasn’t a drought that sent lifelong Oklahoman Johnny Elkins to California, but he did seek greener pastures. He grew up in Lawton, attended the University of Oklahoma and had been performing around Norman for a few years. […]
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Universities are testing the iPad’s value in class, but will students use the technology correctly?
The iPad measures a mere 9.56-by-7.47 inches. But for being such a seemingly small device, it could have an immeasurably large impact on the world of college education. Marrying the mobility of smartphones and the power of a laptop, the iPad has proven to be quite the wonder. Although met with mixed reception, the technology […]
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The Pretty Black Chains play plenty of new songs, but you won’t hear them on the debut album
The Pretty Black Chains with The Burning Hotels 9 p.m. Saturday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western www.conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $7 A band writes, records and tours to support an album. It begins again, and the musicians start writing a new album, and the process continues. Only, The Pretty Black Chains aren’t about cycles, expectations or doing […]
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Singer/songwriter Daniel Walcher finds inspiration in his friends’ lives and from music of all faiths
Most musicians preach the therapeutic values to songwriting, and Daniel Walcher is no different. His early journey led from foster home to foster home after he was removed from his family at 6 months old, eventually landing into a strictly religious home in Enid. A falling out with his adopted parents left Walcher struggling on […]
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Things are heating up for psychedelic sextet Sleepy Sun, a California act that counts Arctic Monkeys among those stricken with ‘Fever’
Sleepy Sun with Little Teeth and The Gentle Art of Floating 8 p.m. Monday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western 607-4805 www.conservatoryokc.com $8 For up-and-coming psychedelic rockers Sleepy Sun, touring isn’t just a part of being a band ” it’s a way of life. “Our leases for our apartments in San Francisco came up, and we […]
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Long a prolific songwriter, Ariel Pink is finally lapping up overdue praise
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti with Depth and Current and Gang Starr Museum 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15 Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 447-3417 $10 advance, $12 door $12 advance, $14 door under 21 The journey into a career in music has been a lifelong process for Ariel Pink, although he didn’t necessarily intend it […]