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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Getting jazzed
Looking for jazz? Then look up — to The Petroleum Club, that is. The 35th-floor restaurant in Chase Tower, 100 N. Broadway, hosts the Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The concert will feature eight songs, including Jerome Richardson’s “Groove Merchant,” Benny Carter’s “All That Jazz” and Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the ‘A’ Train.” […]
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Still bouncing
Madball with Comeback Kid, Cruel Hand, STAY and Pay at the Pump 6 p.m. Thursday The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western www.conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $14 advance, $15 door When it comes to hard-core punk, few characters are more essential than Freddy “Madball” Cricien. The younger halfbrother of Agnostic Front’s Roger Miret, he was close at hand when […]
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Michael Jackson — Michael
s ubiquitous; Jackson was trying to re-invent himself for modern audiences; and the songs, like most things on the radio, are enjoyable while played and forgettable when gone. All debate to how finished it is aside, this album sounds remarkably nice. It doesn’t push boundaries, it doesn’t titillate or thrill, and it definitely doesn’t get […]
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Without a Face – The First Album Was Better
While self-effacing humor is a running theme in Dillard’s work, in the case of both albums, the titles are misleading. “Worst Debut” was anything but, with a healthy balance of humor, sentiment and some truly great sing-along-worthy hooks. While “First Album” may lack some of the punch of the first album, it’s a more mature […]
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After rocking a holiday compilation, the bands behind ‘Checking It Twice’ give another gift: a free show
Checking It Twice Holiday Concert 7 p.m. Saturday Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union University of Oklahoma 900 Asp, Norman nicepeople.bandcamp.com Things have come full circle for Jonathan Fowler and Chris Harris. In May, they met on the back patio of Gray Owl Coffee in Norman to discuss a possible project for Harris’ record label, Nice […]
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Post-divorce, singer/songwriter Kevin Welch embraces acceptance, and finds that the ‘Sky’ is the limit
Kevin Welch 8 p.m. Thursday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley www.bluedoorokc.com 524-0738 $20 In a musician’s life, there’s someone who profoundly affected his or her future. For Kevin Welch, it was University of Oklahoma professor John Hadley. As a youth in the Sooner State, Welch had gotten it into his head to become a […]
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Meet the good ol’ boys behind metal’s Texas Hippie Coalition, raised in the backwoods and on Southern rock
Mad Maxx’s Hippie Holiday Bash #1 with Texas Hippie Coalition, Tempesta, Day of Tragedy and One Gun Solution 7 p.m. Friday Samuari Sake House 3034 N. Portland 651-5458 Some men are born for metal. They look the part, sound the part and, presumably, smell the part. Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister is a perfect example of the […]
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Monte Montgomery uses his acoustic prowess to create new sounds and heal old wounds
Monte Montgomery 8 p.m. Thursday Oklahoma City Limits 4801 S. Eastern www.oclimits.com 619-3939 $15 Monte Montgomery is a guitarist of rare skill, blending the delicacy of an acoustic songwriter with the grit of electric blues for a powerful, dynamic sound that at times recalls the work of Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler and Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey […]
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Acoustic pop vocalist Ashley Windham landed a record deal in a most unconventional manner: by not even expecting one
It’s every artist’s dream: Finish a set, and an impressed stranger walks up and offers a record deal. Any number of bands will tell you it doesn’t happen that way, but Oklahoma City singer/songwriter Ashley Windham won’t. That’s how she ended up signed to Tate Music Group. “I was playing a gig at The Mantel,” […]