Greet Death8 p.m. Monday Resonator Institute 325 E. Main St., Norman resonator.space $5 About 20 years ago in a first-grade classroom, Greet Death began to form. Bassist Sam Boyhtari, guitarist Logan Gaval and former drummer Anthony Spak became childhood friends in Davisburg, Michigan, before they learned long division, but they wouldn’t pick up their instruments […]
Explosions in the Sky
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Explosions in the Sky’s Chris Hrasky talks creative process and touring ahead of the band’s Criterion show
The Austin-based post-rock band plays 8 p.m. Saturday at the venue.
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Tympanic TNT
In the current state of superficial pop songs; flashy, hip-hop anthems; and too-cool-for-school indie-rock bands, it’s hard to find musicians who can elicit any sort of real, personal emotion. However, Austin, Texas, post-rock group Explosions in the Sky can do it, and without saying a word. “I actually think it’s because there is no singing. […]
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South spark
“Is that what Oklahoma sounds like these days?” he yelled. Yes, it is. Held March 15-17, the first official SXSW showcase for Oklahoma bands, sponsored in large part by the Oklahoma Film & Music Office, went a long way to taking Sooner music out of stereotypes and into reality in listeners’ minds. From the Ramones-esque […]
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Colin Stetson — New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Colin Stetson (Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, among others) is of the last category, as his upcoming album, “New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges,” is a cerebral experience unlike any other I’ve heard. It drops Feb. 22. Stetson plays saxophones primarily; there’s one 76-second French horn suite, but the bulk of the […]