SHINE on Oklahoma Music series: Interview with Wanda Jackson, who still lives in Oklahoma City and is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and many other Halls of Fame. Wanda is the very first female to chart a rock song on the Billboard hit list and only the fifth female to […]
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Ends meet
Panda Bear with Deakin 8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 4 Beer City Music Hall 1141 NW Second Stbeercitymusichall.com $39.12 Way back before the turn of the century in 1999, Release Magazine called Panda Bear’s self-titled debut “soft, fragile and remarkably sentimental” and compared it to “a rugged diamond waiting to be cut.” Released in February, Sinister […]
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Mixed emotions
I Think I Feel a Little Different (Part 1 & 2) release show 7 p.m. Friday Sept. 26 Mt. Reidymessage @sdotreidy on Instagramsreidy.bandcamp.comFREE When S. Reidy recorded 2024’s I Think I Feel a Little Different, the Norman hip-hop artist was in an emotional state he didn’t necessarily want to return to. On Sept. 19, he’s […]
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Plaza District Festival
Celebrating its 26th year, the annual Plaza District Festival will include the Plaza Walls Mural Expo, children’s activities, artist vendors, and food and beverage trucks, but one of the main draws as far as we’re concerned is the live music. See performances by Magenta Burn, RAABERS, the Sweet Talkers and several other acts from Academy […]
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American tunes
AJJ 8 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 26 Resonant Head 400 SW 25th St., Suite A (405) 437-2314 resonanthead.com $31.25 A few minutes into our interview with AJJ frontman Sean Bonnette, he paused to have a quick chat with someone else in the room with him. His voice temporarily became a little more loving, kind, fatherly. “I […]
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Uncovered: The Juno Soundtrack
In addition to winning the 2008 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for achieving new levels of quirk in the way Hollywood pretends teenagers talk, Juno improbably topped the Billboard charts with an eclectic soundtrack featuring Buddy Holly, The Kinks, Cat Power, Sonic Youth and The Moldy Peaches. Hear local acts Keathley, The Ugly Cowboys, The […]
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Soul sisters
Note: This show has been cancelled. Saxophonist and lifelong Blues Brothers fan Adam Ray wanted to produce a tribute show featuring songs from the 1980 film when, like the sunglasses-sporting siblings, he saw a glimmer of divine inspiration. “I realized, ‘Wait. This would be a lot cooler with two awesome female singers,’” Ray said. Enter […]
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Possible musics
Santiago Ramones’ album release show 8 p.m. Thursday, July 17 Resonant Head 400 SW 25th St. resonanthead.com $12 Spoiler alert: Clicking around on Santiago Ramones’ website, you might find an obituary for Rebecca Michelle Woodward (1992-2016). But don’t worry; she didn’t really die because she never really lived. Like many musicians’ sites, santiagoramones.com/hypothetical features links […]
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powdr play
powdr album release show 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26 Chateau Casa Message @powder.band on Instagram for the address $5 After many lineup, name and style changes, powdr, aka the band formerly known as several other things, is ready to make its debut. Released through Oklahoma label Mystery Class Records, Settle Pain will be available on […]