In 2010, stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse released Skating Polly’s debut, Taking Over the World, recorded on a 24-track TASCAM with help from their dad in their home outside Oklahoma City. In 2023, Skating Polly, including brother Kurtis Mayo on drums and backing vocals, released Chaos County Line, recorded by producer Brad Wood (Liz […]
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Giveaway: Amigo the devil at Tower Theatre
Oklahoma Gazette partners with Tower Theatre for a giveaway of two tickets to see Amigo the devil May 20. To enter the giveaway, like the social post found on our Facebook or Instagram pages, tag a friend in the comments of the post, or share that post to your page or story. Giveaway begins February […]
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Faye Webster
Featuring guest appearances by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and experimental rapper (and middle school friend) Lil Yachty, Faye Webster’s 2024 album Underdressed at the Symphony stakes out a charmingly cozy little corner of that increasingly occupied space between R&B and country music that’s so hot right now. According to the press release, the album title […]
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Local tracklist
Aeyvo (@aeyvomusic) Lots of people used their time at home during the pandemic to pick up new hobbies. After Abby Navarro used her first and last name to create “Aeyvo,” she found new passion in DJing and has quickly made big noises in the local house and electronic dance music scene. In a few short […]
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Work ethic
Gift Raps 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 Resonant Head 400 SW 25th St., Suite A resonanthead.com Free with donation An OKC holiday tradition for a decade, concert and charity drive Gift Raps keeps on giving. “The mission is still the same,” said event founder and hip-hop artist Jabee. “The biggest thing now is that it’s […]
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Local loot
Fun holiday fact: No adult on your shopping list actually wants you to give them a gift, because they don’t have anywhere to put it. Unfortunately, we have to go on buying our loved ones things they don’t want or need this time of year so they don’t think we secretly hate them. Fortunately, if […]
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Giveaway: Kaitlin Butts exclusive meet & greet
To enter the giveaway, like the social post found on our Facebook or Instagram pages, tag a friend in the comments of the post, or share that post to your page or story. Giveaway begins November 13, 2024 and ends December 8, 2024. Winner will be randomly selected from entries. Winner will be announced on […]
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Complicated Celebrants
Nickel Creek 7 p.m. Nov. 25 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com $49.50-$79.50 I can still remember the exact circumstances of my first listen to Nickel Creek. A high school friend sent a few songs via MSN Messenger, and I downloaded them on the family PC that sat on a combination ping-pong/pool table in […]
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Guitar virtuoso
An Evening With Juanes 7 p.m. Oct. 26 The Criterion 500 E. Sheridan Ave. criterionokc.com 405-840-5500 $29-$124 Colombian guitarist/songwriter/rocker/icon Juanes is bringing his guitar virtuosity and fiery love songs to The Criterion on Oct. 26, band in tow. Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez was 28 when he debuted his first album as Juanes in 2000 with […]
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World travelers
Cold War Kids w/ Husbands 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 The Jones Assembly 901 W. Sheridan Ave. thejonesassembly.com 405-212-2378 $32-$75 Yukon native Danny Davis, frontman and songwriter for Husbands, spoke to Oklahoma Gazette about tour, life as a full-time musician in Oklahoma City and what’s next for the band. The interview for this story was conducted […]