Listen to what the man said — Paul McCartney and The Beatles inspire generations of music fans. Gazette readers Steven Drozd, Lacey Lett, Todd Thomsen and George Lang share their stories ahead of McCartney’s Monday gig at Chesapeake Arena. By Ben Luschen. Cover by Anna Shilling.
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The Mountain Goats channels a goth-fueled youth ahead of its July 13 set at ACM@UCO Performance Lab
Peter Hughes said there is no need to feel sorry for the many post-punk and new-wave musicians of the 1980s beached ashore by the ever-shifting tide of pop culture’s restless ocean. The Mountain Goats bassist thinks society’s changing tastes might have helped force some of them into greater things. Hughes spoke with Oklahoma Gazette ahead […]
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Summer Twilight Concert Series remains fresh as its run approaches four decades
The free outdoor concerts occur each Sunday through Aug. 27 at Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Great Lawn stage.
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Folk singer-songwriter John McCutcheon performs Friday at The Blue Door
Wisconsin-born McCutcheon first learned to play guitar on a book of songs by Woody Guthrie.
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Cover Teaser: Oklahoma Gazette’s “Garth” and “Trisha” lead revelers on a country-fried tour of the OKC metro
P.22 Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood hit the OKC stage July 14-15. Make a weekend out of it; there’s still time to plan. Even if you weren’t one of the lucky 50,000 people to get a ticket, you can party in their honor anytime! Let Oklahoma Gazette’s own ”Garth” and “Trisha” be your guides. By […]
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Oklahoma jazz guitarist and renaissance man Maurice Johnson makes a career putting his knowledge to print
Johnson performs as part of the Rooftop Terrace music series July 6 at Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
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The Big News shares summer fun with Welcome to the Weird Kids Table
The band plays Sunday at Vices Bar and Venue in El Reno.
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Wisconsin hard-rock band Droids Attack lands at Blue Note Lounge
Guitarist, vocalist and founding band member Brad Van also owns a retro gaming arcade.
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Review: Iron Maiden at Chesapeake Arena
No matter where fans are from, the raw power of “The Book of Souls” was enough to unite any group of people. Many Iron Maiden songs are extravagantly powerful, especially played live, but this song topped them all.
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Okilly Dokilly blends metalcore and The Simpsons’ Ned Flanders at 89th Street – OKC
The Phoenix, Arizona-based band began as an inside joke and blossomed into an internet phenomenon.