Live Music Previews

Boyz II Men8 p.m. FridayRiverwind Casino1544 W. State Highway 9, Normanwww.riverwind.com322-6464$25-$35 Nathan Morris says his fellow Boyz II Men musicians don’t consider themselves part of the music business. “We’re in the touring business,” he said. “We make records here and there, but that’s not really what we do.” This is a fair claim since Morris […]

Setting Sun with Quitzow10 p.m. TuesdayThe Deli309 White, Normanwww.thedeli.us329-3534$5 When conjuring up the best collaborator for Erica Quitzow, a classically trained violinist and music teacher with an affinity for writing complicated, ’80s-inspired electronic pop, Gary Levitt is probably not who comes to mind. As the songwriter and guitarist behind New York’s introspective experimental folk act […]

The Armstrong Auditorium has one main goal for its new $20 million luxury concert hall: Make the experience equally as enjoyable for the patrons coming through the front door, as the performers entering from the back. The 823-seat performing arts center is slated to open Sept. 5 near the intersection of Waterloo Road and Bryant […]

Japanese Game Show with Glister and Kite Flying Robot 10 p.m. TuesdayHi-Lo Club1221 N.W. 50thwww.myspace.com/hiloclub843-1722$4 Japanese game shows are beloved throughout the world for their hodgepodge of violence, color, noise, embarrassment, confusing objectives and the overpowering sense of craziness that combining it all entails. Naturally, the term could be used as a band name ” […]

Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Wednesday-SundayOkemahwww.woodyguthrie.com918-623-2440Free David Amram first met Woody Guthrie in 1956. Now a legendary classical composer, Amram was just a 26-year-old jazz musician who, when a friend asked, “Do you want to meet Woody?” Amram assumed his pal meant jazz great Woody Herman. Sound and spiritWoody’s legacy “He was this little guy with […]

Islands with Active Child and Steel Phantoms9 p.m. ThursdayOpoliswww.opolis.org113 N. Crawford, Norman447-3417$10 advance, $12 door$12 advance, $14 door under 21 Soft-spoken and assured, Islands’ frontman Nicholas Thorburn, who intermittently goes by the stage name Nick Diamonds, shared why all his hard work with the band is worth it. “I feel so blessed that I get […]

The Whigs with The Hold Steady8 p.m. FridayDiamond Ballroom8001 S. Easternwww.diamondballroom.net866-966-1777$16 advance, $19 door Recently, before returning to the United States for its current tour supporting The Hold Steady, The Whigs played for 65,000 in London’s Hyde Park. The Georgia trio isn’t an act whose popularity overseas far outstrips its success in America; the musicians […]

It took a little time for singer/songwriter John Calvin to fall in love with music, but when he did, he fell hard. “It was about five years after I got my guitar that I felt that life-changing, earth-shattering effect that music can manifest,” he said. “I felt something for music. I was channeling myself through […]

Yes and Peter Frampton8 p.m. TuesdayLucky Star Casino7777 N. Highway 81, Conchowww.luckystarcasino.org$35-$75 Steve Howe’s name is revered in the pantheon of progressive-rock guitarists. He made Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 greatest with these words of acclaim: “Howe brought jazz, country, flamenco, ragtime and psychedelia into the mix for prog-rockers Yes,” according to the magazine. […]

500 Miles to Memphis8 p.m. MondayThe Blue Note2408 N. Robinson524-5678 What do Johnny Cash and The Ramones have in common? According to Ryan Malott, lead singer for 500 Miles to Memphis, more than you may think. “Country and punk are both just about being honest, about expressing what you feel in an open and honest […]