The poster for 1984’s Beat Street promised “the music and breakdance explosion of the summer,” but for Brian Frejo, watching in a Capitol Hill movie theater, what happened after the movie might have been more important than anything on screen. “The movie was packed,” Frejo said, “and when we came out of the movie, in […]
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Food Issue: Tasty licks
In last year’s Food Issue, we highlighted several concert venues — Chesapeake Energy Arena, The Jones Assembly, Opolis — where you can see a nationally touring act and also eat a better than decent meal. This year, we’d like to offer a variation on the theme and serve up a menu of restaurants where, in […]
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Harmonic convergence
Pitch HER Perfect presents Rhythm and Flow 9 p.m. Feb. 21 The Paramount Room 701 W. Sheridan Ave. theparamountroom.com 405-532-6376 $10-$15 Annisia Anderson and Vada Patrice met singing backup for other artists, but as the duo Pitch HER Perfect, they’ve taken center stage. “We’ve been in music all of our lives, starting out in church, […]
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Reasonable doubt
aporia – noun 1. An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory 2. The expression of doubt “Anybody that’s out here working, trying to pursue your goals or chasing after success, sometimes you don’t know what comes with that until you get there, and then once you get there, you […]
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Wolf mentality
Wolf Parade 8 p.m. Feb. 5 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $22-$32 True to its name, Wolf Parade is not standing still. “If your job is to output art and creative content, and if you’re not constantly re-interrogating your process and what you want to say, unless you’re just working in a […]
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Raw power
Norman’s Psychotic Reaction recorded Messiahs of Voltage over two days in 2015, and more than four years later, the band was ready to release it. “It’s been a long time coming,” guitarist and vocalist Robert Layton III said of the album that was released online Jan. 21. “I finally had the time off from work […]
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Low pressure
Atmosphere 8 p.m. Feb. 1 Tower Theatre 1425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $25-$32.50 When Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere gave its latest album to Rhymesayers Entertainment, the record label didn’t know what to do with it. Atmosphere was still on tour promoting 2018’s Mi Vida Local. “They asked when I wanted to put it out,” […]
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House show
Paul Oakenfold 7 p.m. Jan. 31 OKC Farmers Public Market 311 S. Klein Ave. discodonniepresents.com $25.29 Stonehenge. The Great Wall of China. Mount Everest. OKC Farmers Public Market. By the end of this month, world-renowned DJ Paul Oakenfold will have played them all. “I’m going to be DJing at a farmers market?” asked Oakenfold during […]
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Cover stories
In our ongoing effort to follow the money — and lack thereof — in the local music scene (see “Broke Music,” Nov. 1, and “Bank Notes,” Nov. 28, 2019) we’ve heard a recurring chorus: Playing covers pays. Whether it’s weddings, restaurants and casinos or corporate gigs, the opportunities for paying gigs increase significantly for musicians […]
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No apologies
K.C. Clifford album release 8 p.m. Jan. 25 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $20-$30 Before you even put K.C. Clifford’s new album into the CD player, it offers advice and encouragement. “This one’s for me and for any of you who ever dared make the long walk home to yourself only to […]