Ride this Grab the bull by the horns (figuratively, of course) and head on over to the Oklahoma City Arena, 100 W. Reno, to watch the Professional Bull Riders — including a few home-state favorites — take on bucking beasts 10 times their size at 8 p.m. Friday. If you can’t make it then, saddle […]
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Hey! Do This
Heat this With a self-described sound of “countryfed punkabilly,” The Reverend Horton Heat is bound to bring the blaze to The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9. Opening is Joe Buck Yourself. Tickets are $15; save your wristband to get in free to an afterparty with The Hooten Hallers at Blue […]
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Now that’s what I call mad money!
On Tuesday, EMI Music releases “NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 37,” and among its 20 tracks of Eminem, Taylor Swift, T-Pain, Ke$ha and someone who dares call himself/ herself/itself Waka Flocka Flame is Chance’s “Waiting Outside the Lines,” his debut single from last October. Chance can learn a lot from his peers on […]
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Hey! Do This
Laugh this Comedian and hoo-hah BeDazzler Kathy Griffin declined an interview with Oklahoma Gazette, but since we’re not the vindictive type, we’ll go ahead and mention you can catch the Emmy winner doing her thing (telling jokes, not poolside Pap smears) at 8 p.m. Friday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are […]
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HEY! DO THIS
Rock this Follow the vibrations of a bass, the windy urgency of the kazoo, and the rhythmic thump of a two-piece drummer, and eventually, you’ll find the Hosty Duo. Together, Mike Hosty and Mike Byars comprise the Americana act, using their musical prowess to charm crowds statewide. Catch the two performing at 9 p.m. Christmas […]
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Hey! Do This
Roll this “You snooze, you lose” alert No. 1! “Another Hot Oklahoma Night,” an exhibit focused on Oklahoma’s role in the history of rock ’n’ roll, closes after Friday! So jump in your car (or giant inflatable bubble) and head to Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi, or risk being haunted by the ghost of […]
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Hey! Do This
Climb this Had to cancel your Mount Everest expedition last week because Auntie and Paw-Paw dropped by unexpectedly? Yeah, me, too. Perhaps you’ll join me at the next best thing as Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 N.E. 52nd, screens the documentary “Everest” daily in its Dome Theater. Liam Neeson narrates, so close your eyes and imagine […]
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‘Grow’ into it
If you’re going to be playing mournful New Orleans jazz, you better have a broken heart, a gritty voice and a talented band. Mark Growden has all three of those things, and he’ll bring his earthy, darkly religious tunes to OKC on 8 p.m. Saturday at a house concert (friend “Blue Moon House Concerts” on […]