David Archuleta at Oklahoma Pridefest Fri., June 27, 7 p.m. Scissortail Park 300 SW Seventh St. okpridealliance.org/pridefest Free Last year, David Archuleta returned to the American Idol stage to perform “Hell Together,” a song inspired by his mother’s response to his coming out as queer. “You said, ‘If I have to live without you, I […]
Music
Summer Breeze
Summer Breeze Every other Sunday June 15 – August 24, 7:30 p.m. Lions Park 1800 Northcliff Ave normandepot.com/summer-breeze Free Except for the random days when a wrathful god seems to be dispensing storm-based-justice on our state for any number of justifiable reasons, summer evenings are an ideal time for outdoor music, and The Depot’s Summer […]
British invasion
Electric Sunrise at Paseo Arts Festival 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24 3024 Paseo thepaseo.org/festival Free Electric Sunrise at Core4 Brewing Company 7 p.m. Friday, May 30 Location 7 N. Lee Ave. 405-215-9671 core4brewing.com Free Booking gigs isn’t always easy. Sometimes it’s as simple as a venue returning a band’s email. Sometimes, or at least one […]
Cowgirl blues
Megan Moroney with Charlie Worsham 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17 The Criterion 500 E. Sheridan Ave. 405-840-5500 criterionokc.com $39-$149 In case anyone’s concerned about the question posed by the title of Megan Moroney’s latest album, Am I OK?, the “Tennessee Orange” singer helpfully appended an answer to the deluxe version, Am I OK? (I’ll Be […]
Making artists
Neighborhood Noise 8 p.m. June 18 Hubbly Bubbly 2900 N. Classen Blvd., Suite K 405-609-2930 facebook.com/hubblybubblyokc $10 The Pressure’s off for now, but Queen Caution is still pushing local hip-hop. When Queen Caution (linktr.ee/queencaution), aka Carissa Cudjo, realized her Pressure battle-rap competition was not fostering the uplifting community environment she intended, she changed the format […]
‘Love’ hurts
Kat Lock at Jazz in June June 21 Andrews Park 201 W. Daws St., Norman jazzinjune.org Free Kat Lock is about to be “Talkin’ Bout Love,” but this time, she’s not talkin’ ’bout anyone in particular. “I kind of started writing differently a couple years ago, probably during COVID and all that,” Lock said. “I’m […]
Rachel Lynch and Griffin Wade
Rachel Lynch and Griffin Wade Live Album Recording 8 p.m. Saturday, June 7 The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave bluedoorokc.com $20-$25 After making names for themselves separately and spending the last couple years honing their collective sound on stages throughout the state and beyond, married folk duo Rachel Lynch and Griffin Wade will record […]
