Marty Friedman 7 p.m. Monday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-463-9203 $20 He has released albums called Speed Metal Symphony and Music for Speeding, but guitarist Marty Friedman said years have passed since he was impressed by quick fingers. “When I was a kid, I was just blown away by people […]
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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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Total misfit
Doyle 6 p.m. Saturday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-677-9169 $15-$50 Namesake notwithstanding, Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein doesn’t seem fond of digging up the past. In 1980, at the age of 16, the guitarist, born Paul Caiafa, joined his brother, bassist Jerry Only, and frontman Glenn Danzig in The Misfits. The […]
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Lids off
Bad Bad Hats 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through June 30 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $10 If Kerry Alexander had gotten her first choice, there might not be any Bad Bad Hats. The band, which plays Sept. 9 at 89th Street — OKC, 8911 N. […]
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Force awakened
Insomnia album release show 8 p.m. Friday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. ticketstorm.com 405-463-9203 $10-$12 Most people know what it’s like to lie in bed with tired eyes but a racing mind. Few people, however, have felt it to the extent of Jonathan Garrett, known locally as singer-songwriter Johnny Manchild. “It kind […]
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Gut check
Yob 7:30 p.m. Thursday 89th Street – OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $12-$15 Last year, Yob’s metaphysical doom metal was playing in an operating room. The patient on the table was lead singer and guitarist Mike Scheidt, undergoing the seven-hour emergency abdominal surgery that ultimately saved his life. “Once they started having these complications […]
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Seriously punk
The Coathangers 7 p.m. Sunday 89th Street – OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $14-$16 After more than a decade of punk rocking, the ladies in The Coathangers are more thoughtful about their rage. “I think we had a point where it was a little bit mellower and had a little bit more melancholy feeling […]
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Getting Honest
Though known by many as one of two titular co-stars in the popular mid-2000s Nickelodeon comedy Drake & Josh, Drake Bell’s music career is lengthy and includes much more depth than one might assume from a former child star. His pop-rock song “Found a Way” was an excellent theme for the television series created by […]
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Roz Adams brings Everything Is Not OK back to OKC for its fourth installment. But will this year be the fest’s last?
Roz Adams brings do-it-yourself punk extravaganza Everything Is Not OK back to OKC for its fourth installment. But will this year be its last?
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A Satanic-themed art and music showcase provides a one-stop shop for an alternative holiday season
A Satanic-themed art and music showcase provides a one-stop shop for an alternative holiday season.