Further solidifying Oklahoma’s reputation as a germination pool for thoughtful, high-consciousness hip-hop, Changing Frequencies’ (CF) debut album FREQ Work is a full-length mission statement — not only for the Tulsa rapper, but for her society’s future. In no way does FREQ Work demand to be graded on a local-statewide curve; CF is ready to take […]
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Rocklahoma Friday-Sunday 1421 W. 450 Road, Pryor rocklahoma.com $99.50-$199 Contrary to what you might have seen online in recent months, Ace Frehley said he does not believe his former bandmates Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have ever tried to kill him. In January, Simmons told an interviewer that Frehley and Peter Criss could never return […]
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Gerle talk
Gerle Haggard 10 p.m. Friday The Deli 309 White St., Norman thedeli.us 405-329-3534 $7 Billing itself as “all girl, all Merle,” Portland, Oregon-based Merle Haggard tribute band Gerle Haggard is literally a dream come true — just not the dream of anyone in the band. “Our drummer [Nikki Jardin], her friend had this dream, woke […]
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Angry blues
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears 7 p.m. May 24 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $17-$20 The difference between The Difference Between Me & You and the albums Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears released prior to it, in Lewis’ opinion, is clarity of purpose. “It actually has a more cohesive […]
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Metallic Milton
Extreme metal fans will not be shocked to hear the voice of Satan screaming for vengeance on Cast From God’s Sight, the full-length debut from Chickasha-based musician Dakota Whiteside’s “blackened deathcore” project Desolate Tomb, but they might be surprised to learn that Whiteside thinks of it as a Christian album. “It talks about biblical things […]
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Emotional spelunking
Cavern Company 8:30 p.m. Saturday 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st St. 51stspeakeasy.com 405-463-0470 $3 Post-Tension, OKC indie rock conglomerate Cavern Company is learning to ease up and dig in. “Sonically, this EP is one step closer to where we really want to be as a band,” said frontman Zach Shomaker, describing Cavern Company’s second […]
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Studio music
Jim James w/ Amo Amo 8 p.m. May 12 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $40-$50.50 Following up the fan-favorite albums he released as a solo artist and as frontman for My Morning Jacket never really worries Jim James in the recording studio. “I try not to think about it too much,” James […]
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New process
Girlpool 7 p.m. May 9 89th Street – OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $12-$14 W magazine called them “the saviors of rock music.” Fader and Grantland said they were its future. Girlpool’s Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad were not really paying much attention. “Those kinds of headlines are just kind of funny to us,” […]
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Cover: Mega pumped
Mega Ran 10 p.m. Friday Norman Music Festival Winston West Stage Main Street, Norman normanmusicfestival.com Free Performers should not be judged by easy gigs, when concert halls are packed and abuzz with fan enthusiasm. They should be judged by shows when there are more names on the guest list than tickets sold, when the venue […]
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Cover: Nationally endangered
Black Milk 8:30 p.m. Saturday Fowler Automotive Main Stage Norman Music Festival E. Main Street and Porter Street, Norman normanmusicfestival.com Free Soccer Mommy 10:45 p.m. Thursday Opolis Outdoor Stage Norman Music Festival 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman normanmusicfestival.com Free Other than their headlining spots in the Norman Music Festival lineup, Black Milk and Soccer Mommy […]