The Allie Lauren Project Opening Night 2019 7 p.m. Monday Oklahoma City Hall 200 N. Walker Ave. artscouncilokc.com 405-270-4848 $8-$10 This month, The Allie Lauren Project returns to Oklahoma City, staging a musical performance like none other. Accompanied by an eclectic ensemble of musicians, founder and brainchild of the project Lauren Nicole Clare will deliver […]
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Fresh squeezed
When Oklahoma Gazette last spoke to Oklahoma City hip-hop artist Miillie Mesh, she said to be on the look out for a jungle-themed album dropping in June or July. That was 2015. Jungle Juice, Mesh’s EP debut, was finally released in October of this year. At one point, she thought it might never come out […]
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Wedded bliss-mas
Bryce and Bethany Merritt’s Christmas With the Mrs. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday UCO Jazz Lab 100 E. Fifth St., Edmond ucojazzlab.com 405-974-2100 $20 Married musicians Bryce and Bethany Merritt have known each other since first grade, but they grew up celebrating Christmas differently. The two Will Rogers Elementary School alums will return to Edmond from their […]
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Cover: Open books
Book Drive 6-9 p.m. Saturday Commonplace Books 1325 N. Walker Ave., Suite 138 facebook.com/chasekerbymusic 580-534-4540 Free One evening, at a bar on 23rd Street, local musician Chase Kerby is bent over his laptop, scrutinizing a series of his recent photographs. He’s trying to figure out which pieces would be appropriate for a silent art auction. […]
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Galactic Excalibur
Magic Sword 7 p.m. Friday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-463-9203 $13-$15 Call us hard-nosed old-school journalists if you wish, but when we hear three immortal beings are coming to Oklahoma City seeking the Chosen One to help them defeat The Lord of Shadow, we here at Oklahoma Gazette are going […]
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Dope hope
Jabee Williams started off his day at 6 a.m. with no wallet, no license and no place to sleep that night. Even armed with an Emmy award and a strong fan base, the hip-hop performer struggled to follow the winding path trod by the city’s homeless population every day as they just try to survive […]
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Socks rocks
JD McPherson 8 p.m. Dec. 14 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $17-$20 JD McPherson knows you might not like Christmas music, or at least that you pretend not to. “People say that a lot, but there’s a reason why they still play Bing Crosby’s stuff on the radio,” McPherson said. “People like […]
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Vinyl revival
When he’s not working as a family medicine physician, Chris Stellman is trying to help remedy an issue he has diagnosed in Oklahoma’s music scene: underexposure. “I don’t think people in general buy music as much as they did 10 years ago,” said Stellman, owner of Oklahoma City-based record label Clerestory AV. “With Spotify and […]
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Vile thoughts
Kurt Vile 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 The Jones Assembly 901 W. Sheridan Ave. thejonesassembly.com 405-212-2378 $26-$51 When Kurt Vile performs in Oklahoma City, concertgoers will have a chance to hear his songs in their ultimate form, whatever that means in that moment. “I think the purest way you can play music is live,” Vile said. […]