The Smashing Pumpkins: Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour 7 p.m. July 14 Chesapeake Energy Arena 100 W. Reno Ave. ticketmaster.com 1-800-653-8000 $21-$125 The sound system crashed, the lights went out and fans sweltered in the middle of December, but the show went on. The Smashing Pumpkins, now 75 percent reunited and celebrating the 25th […]
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Nuclear option
He is often called the godfather of alternative rock music, but if a few things go in his favor this year, Tyson Meade could soon be called something very different: United States Congressman. In April, Meade — most known as frontman of the late-1980s and ’90s bands Defenestration and Chainsaw Kittens, which have been cited […]
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Set adrift
Seductively dark Norman four-piece The Lost End debuts with a short but impactful self-titled record. The frequently somber post-punk unit is led by the vocals of Ryan Taylor. The rest of the lineup includes guitarist Scott Jones, bassist Brian Daniel and drummer Trevor Helm. The seven-track record, released in mid-February, was recorded and mixed by […]
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COVER Hot list
When Jabee, Bowlsey, The So Help Me’s and Gabrielle B. take the stage 7 p.m. Thursday at the OKG Music Show at Tower Theatre, 425 NW 23rd St., they will represent some of the best music of the Oklahoma City scene, but there are plenty of extraordinary artists who are on their way up. It’s […]
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Norman-based Helen Kelter Skelter gives fans hot new tunes on sophomore album Melter
HKS plays two Norman-area album release shows, including a free show Jan. 12 at Opolis. The band also plays Jan. 13 at The Brew Sessions.
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Many of 2017’s best listens were deeply personal, bravely diving into aspects of human emotion that some artists dare not approach.
Many of 2017’s best listens were deeply personal, bravely diving into aspects of human emotion that some artists dare not approach.
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The Nixons enlist Hinder and Aranda to burn down 2017 with a heavyweight rock show
The show begins 8 p.m. Dec. 31 at Chevy Bricktown Events Center.
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A Chainsaw Kittens reunion highlights three days of music for Opolis’ 15 Year Anniversary festival
Opolis’ 15 Year Anniversary festival runs Sept. 7-9 in Norman.
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Matchbox Twenty’s tour with Counting Crows celebrates two decades of music
The bands’ co-headlined A Brief History of Everything world tour stops Aug. 6 at The Zoo Amphitheatre.
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Better Than Ezra joins The Wallflowers for The Jones Assembly’s concert debut
Griffin first met Jones Assembly managing partner Colton at a show they played together in Washington, D.C.