In our ongoing effort to follow the money — and lack thereof — in the local music scene (see “Broke Music,” Nov. 1, and “Bank Notes,” Nov. 28, 2019) we’ve heard a recurring chorus: Playing covers pays. Whether it’s weddings, restaurants and casinos or corporate gigs, the opportunities for paying gigs increase significantly for musicians […]
Carly Gwin
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Carly Gwin and the Sin, “You Can Feel Sad” (video premiere)
Directed by Dylan Johnson, Carly Gwin and the Sin’s “You Can Feel Sad” puts the Norman-based band in gauzy, space cowgirl environments that perfectly suit the song’s wistful melody. The band performs 9 p.m. Saturday with Applied Music Program and Lacey Elaine at 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St. Visit 51stspeakeasy.com.
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New Year’s Eve: Semi-charmed 2019
The Drop featuring My So Called Band 9:30 p.m. Monday The Jones Assembly 901 W. Sheridan Ave. thejonesassembly.com 405-212-2378 $35 New Year’s Eve is an important part of our modern mythology as a night when all is possible and a better life is only three … two … one away. It is a night for […]
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Hat trick
After delivering a one-two punch with “The Seducers Club” and “Stay Low” in the spring with City Arts Center, local filmmaker Mickey Reece returns with a third: “Punch Cowboy.” The feature debuts Saturday night, with The Workweek’s Carly Gwin performing beforehand as a musical guest. While Reece’s movies jump from genre to genre — sometimes […]