Bob Marley, in a 1975 interview, said he did not necessarily play reggae music. “When people say reggae them expect a type of music,” he said. “As far as me is concerned, I never give it a name. Just play music. Once you put it in a bag and call it reggae and then maybe […]
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Apocalyptic touch
Eliza Gilkyson’s Secularia is the sound of her singing in full voice, something she once wanted to keep secret. Eliza Gilkyson 8 p.m. Aug. 21 The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave.
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Cover: Never die
Hey, hey. My, my. Of all the concerts Brian Beuchaw has attended in his decades as a music fan in Oklahoma City, one memory in particular stands out. “I got to see Johnny Rotten’s asshole,” Beuchaw said, recalling the time the former Sex Pistol’s band Public Image Ltd played the State Fairgrounds in 1992 on […]
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Music, man
Woodstock 50th Anniversary Celebration Aug. 15-17 Myriad Botanical Gardens 301 W. Reno Ave. myriadgardens.org 405-445-7080 Free-$5 In August 1969, New York hosted an event called Woodstock, promising three days of peace and love; Oklahoma City, meanwhile, did not. Fifty years later, the opposite might be true. While Woodstock 50 — which boasted a lineup featuring […]
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Unbearably Buff
Audio Book Club and Special Thumbs 9 p.m. Aug. 9 51st Street Speakeasy 1113 NW 51st St. facebook.com/audiobookclubokc 405-463-0470 $5 Audio Book Club’s debut EP, What If We Got Buff?, is meant to make you laugh. “One day, I was talking with my wife, and it just turned into a conversation about what if, after […]
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Lion, tamer
Occasionally, the stuff people shout at the stage is more useful than “Free Bird.” “I get helpful hints and advice through interactions at shows sometimes,” said Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan. “In San Francisco a year or two ago, maybe more now, I guess … I was sort of shrinking from my role as, you […]
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Sugar kisses
Ester Drang 8 p.m. Aug. 2 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st St. facebook.com/esterdrangmusic 405-463-0470 $3 The Boston Globe warned that the HBO documentary Heroin: Cape Cod, USA “will break your heart,” but Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch must have liked the soundtrack. Hearing “The Greatest Thing” by Tulsa’s Ester Drang in the […]
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Flipped out
Tyson Meade 8 p.m. Aug. 2 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $10-$25 When former teenagers who used to bravely traverse the local mosh pits in the early 1990s start boring their children with stories about bands with names like Radial Spangle and Coma Club, eventually they tell the tale of Tyson Meade. […]
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Making adjustments
Westering started out as an instrumental math-rock band, but adding vocals balanced the equation. The Oklahoma City five-piece featuring vocalist Jamie Bramble, drummer Andrew Dolman, bassist Dalton Farr and guitarists Bryan English and Stephen Brand celebrates the release of its self-titled debut EP 8 p.m. July 27 at The Paramount Room, 701 W. Sheridan Ave. […]
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Super-sized
Mike Odd is not necessarily scared of all clowns, just one in particular. As manager and media representative for the fast food-themed Black Sabbath cover band Mac Sabbath, Odd said he only ever sees frontman Ronald Osbourne in full costume and makeup. “I’m afraid of that clown,” said Odd, who many speculate is actually Osbourne. […]