Wolf Parade 8 p.m. Feb. 5 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $22-$32 True to its name, Wolf Parade is not standing still. “If your job is to output art and creative content, and if you’re not constantly re-interrogating your process and what you want to say, unless you’re just working in a […]
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Crowds’ choice
Dead End Kids Club First Annual Fall Ball Tour 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 89th Street – OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-463-9203 $20-$23 Like many bands booked for Austin City Limits, Los Angeles’ Palm Springsteen wanted to schedule a quick tour around the trip, but the band members didn’t want to make it a […]
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Commentary: Mechanical bull
Caleb, Jared and Nathan Followill spent their youth and young manhood shuttling between Oklahoma and Tennessee while their father spread the word of God on the itinerant preaching circuit. The brothers and their cousin Matthew Followill started with a foundation in country music and religion, but when they redefined themselves for the global stage, they […]
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Kings court
At a press conference Wednesday, Mayor David Holt announced Kings of Leon will headline a free, all-ages concert Sept. 27 at Scissortail Park, 300 SW 7th St., as part of a three-day event celebrating the opening of the park’s upper area. The park, funded by MAPS 3, is located south of Chesapeake Energy Arena, and […]
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Quality music
Formed in Santa Barbara, California, and named after a joke from Monty Python’s Contractual Obligation Album, Toad the Wet Sprocket originally came together in Oklahoma! — a high school production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, that is. “We were four people doing theater in high school, and we were all in a production of […]
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Cover Story: Four-day Gathering of the Juggalos festival brings ICP fans to OKC
“After fleshing all of that out, we were able to determine that these guys — despite all of the hype — are very organized in terms of how they put on a festival,” he said.
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Photo blog: Paul McCartney at Chesapeake Arena
Set list “A Hard Day’s Night,” The Beatles “Save Us,” Paul McCartney “Can’t Buy Me Love,” The Beatles “Letting Go,” Wings “Temporary Secretary,” McCartney “Let Me Roll It,” Wings “I’ve Got a Feeling,” The Beatles “My Valentine,” McCartney “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five,” Wings “Maybe I’m Amazed,” Wings “We Can Work It Out,” The Beatles “In […]
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Cover Story: Macca, we’re amazed! Musicians, politicians, newsies and more share impact of McCartney and The Beatles ahead of Monday concert
“I truly felt at the time as if I had consumed a drug, and in a sense, I had. When I hear people talk about their experiences on DMT or ayahuasca and how it seems to clear up the questions they have about their life, that’s kind of how I felt when I heard Sgt. Pepper’s for the first time.”
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We rustled up this country-fried top-10 selection of the couple’s most beloved hits as the playlist to your Oklahoma City metro adventure.
We rustled up this country-fried top-10 selection of the couple’s most beloved hits as the playlist to your Oklahoma City metro adventure.
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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.