Emelo with Ben Kilgore and Daniel Walcher 9 p.m. Friday VZD’s Restaurant and Club 4200 N. Western www.vzds.com 524-4203 $5 The guys of Oklahoma City indie-pop act Emelo might be megastars if they weren’t so damned practical. “We love making music and playing shows, but a national tour is not even a possibility at this […]
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For the second year, the Gold Dome hosts a holiday music concert of classic proportions
Holiday Concert Under the Dome 3 p.m. Sunday Gold Dome 1112 N.W. 23rd www.usao.edu/dome 574-1355 $15 Once sentenced to death by demolition, the Gold Dome building at 1112 N.W. 23rd is now revered as a cultural landmark across the metro area and the state. World-renowned violinist Yuval Waldman of New York City envisioned yet another […]
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Now in its 20th year, Blue Door’s annual Woody Guthrie tribute fetes folk’s finest, from California to the New York Island
20th Annual Tribute to Woody Guthrie 7 p.m. Sunday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley www.bluedoorokc.com 524-0738 $20 Greg Johnson said, “The Blue Door is a pretty sacred spot for Woody Guthrie songs.” He should know. As co-owner of The Blue Door, he’s been hosting tribute shows to Guthrie since 1994. The series started in […]
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Tony Brown’s Happy Hour’ The Samson Mammoth
Oklahoma City indie band Tony Brown’s Happy Hour leans toward the stark coldness of Pink Floyd psychedelia instead of the woozy distortion of Haight-Ashbury psychedelia on its debut album, “The Samson Mammoth.” While some distorted, bright moments appear early in the record, the majority of the album focuses on acoustic guitar, piano, simple drumming and […]
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T.I. – T.I. vs. T.I.P.
Atlanta rapper’ and self-touted King of the South’ T.I.‘s new album “T.I. vs T.I.P.” doesn’t steal the throne from his Grammy-nominated 2006 album “King,” though it manages to rule over most other commercial hip-hop on the charts right now. The record is billed as the two personalities of T.I.’ one representing a laid-back businessman and […]
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Now That’s What I Call the 1990s
Ridiculously successful, EMI’s “Now That’s What I Call Music!” compilation series is up to volume 36, with some themed offshoots here and there. The latest of those is “Now That’s What I Call the 1990s” or, as I dub it, “Now That’s What I Call Officially Feeling Old.” Subtitled as “the alternative collection,” hardly any […]
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin hails from Missouri, exports power pop
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin with Junebug Spade 9 p.m. Wednesday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html 820-0951 $8 advance, $10 door Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is certainly one of the more unwieldy band names in rock ‘n’ roll history, an especially impressive distinction in a field that’s witnessed The Voluptuous Horror […]
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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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Thanks to these local rockers, kids’ music no longer has to induce nausea
Three-year-olds are scolded by adults when they misbehave, not vice versa. That is, unless you’re Brendan Parker. “It’s humbling when a 3-year-old tells you you’ve messed up,” said Parker, a kids’ musician. “It’s a good weird.” It seems that, regardless of age, everyone’s a critic. But a significant portion of “everyone” has been quick to […]