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Full spectrum

Jeremy Martin

Rainbows Are Free 9 p.m. Nov. 29 Blue Note Lounge 2408 N. Robinson Ave. facebook.com/bluenoteokc 405-600-1166 $10-$12 Lead guitarist Richie Tarver doesn’t know what you’ll hear when you listen to Head Pains, but to him, it sounds more like Rainbows Are Free and less like doom-metal standard-bearers Black Sabbath. “I think we finally kind of […]

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Vinyl celebration

Jacob Threadgill

The celebration of April’s Record Store Day has mirrored the resurgence of the vinyl record sales over the last decade. As vinyl now accounts for more than a third of all physical music sales, its highest percentage since 1988 according to information from Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), April 13th’s Record Store Day is […]

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That jazz

Matthew Price

Patrons of the Norman arts scene can take a trip back to the 1920s at this year’s ONE  fundraiser for Norman Arts Council.  Roaring Twenties: The Age of ONEderful Nonsense 7-11 p.m. Saturday Mainsite Contemporary Art 122 E. Main Street, Norman normanarts.org 405-360-1162 $125 Each year, the council hosts a party with a particular historic […]

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Heavy water

Jeremy Martin

Until it was released on streaming platforms Feb. 4, Colourmusic’s latest album Swimsuit offered fans an old-school music experience — they actually had to pay to hear it. Sold through the band’s website beginning in June, Swimsuit, unlike previous Colourmusic albums, was released independently without a record label. “We wanted to put it out where […]

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Track record

Jo Light

Guestroom Records Turns 15 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday Guestroom Records 125 E. Main St., Norman guestroomrecords.com 405-701-5974 Free If you’re a fan of vinyl in the Oklahoma City area, chances are you’ve stepped into Guestroom Records at some point. Maybe it was the Norman location, 125 E. Main St., with its concrete floors and industrial […]

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Closed loop

Ben Luschen

Editor’s note: Oklahoma Gazette is featuring Norman Music Festival performers each week leading up to its 2018 event April 26-28 in Norman. Evan Jarvicks is weeks away from his first appearance on the Norman Music Festival main stage, which is a remarkable accomplishment for someone who, just 10 years ago, had no knowledge of the […]

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