Live Music Previews

Edan with Dagha5 P.M., Sunday, Main Stage Rapper/producer Edan, aka Edan Portnoy, constructs colorful, mind-bending tracks inspired by rappers of the late ’80s and early ’90s, from Slick Rick and Boogie Down Productions to Big Daddy Kane. One can particularly hear the influence of Prince Paul and De La Soul in his often-humorous raps, and […]

OKC Jazz Orchestra7 p.m. TuesdayThe Petroleum ClubChase Building, 100 N. Broadwaywww.OKCjazzorchestra.com232-1184 $15 adults, $5 students Oklahoma City had been without a big band jazz orchestra since the 1980s, when local musicians Kirk Palmer, Eric Leonard, Chris Hicks and Michael Anderson started dreaming of founding such a performance group. “We all love playing concert big band […]

Audra Mae 7 p.m. Sunday, Brewhouse Stage, 110 W. Main Last year, Audra Mae got the kind of break that can make a career. British singing sensation Susan Boyle recorded her song, “Who I Was Born to Be,” the only original composition chosen for her debut album. It sold several million copies worldwide, including more […]

Heartless Bastards with Sherree Chaimberlain and Little League Hero10 p.m. Thursday51St Street Speakeasy1114 N.W. 51Stwww.myspace.com/51Speakeasy463-0470$17 advance, $20 door Everyone has stuff they just can’t part with. For Erika Wennerstrom, it’s a name. Through two incarnations and three albums of blues-meets-rock, she has clung to a title derived from a trivia card in a bar and […]

MC Frontalot with the Doppelgangstas and Brandon Patton9 p.m. MondayThe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryOKC.com879-9778$8 Nerdcore might sound pretty niche, but on his new album, “Zero Day,” MC Frontalot once again tackles a wide range of subjects, including the screwed-up priorities of the first world, software vulnerability, self-scrutiny, gaming, disaster movies and the perverse use of calculators […]

Wye Oak with Shearwater and Hospital Ships9 p.m. FridayOpolis113 N. Crawford, Normanwww.opolis.org447-3417$12 advance, $14 door$14 advance, $16 door under 21 There isn’t really a correct way to interpret Wye Oak. The Baltimore rock band, comprised of singer/guitarist Jenn Wasner and drummer/keyboard player Andy Stack, doesn’t mean to give the wrong impression, but there’s no reconciling […]

Eden Sharmaine with Pretty Black Chains, For the Atlantic and more8 p.m. Saturdaythe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com879-9778$7  Anything goes for Eden Sharmaine. The band soaks in the diverse stylings of practically every musical genre: rock, folk, pop, even the “raw, rocking music” of Charlie Parker, and churns out a sound that’s completely new. With more than […]

Camera Obscura with Princeton7 p.m. ThursdayMeacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union, University of Oklahoma900 Asp, Norman$10 door, free for OU students  “Are my eyes the coldest blue?” asks singer Tracyanne Campbell on “You Told a Lie,” from Camera Obscura’s 2009 album, “My Maudlin Career.” In a word ” yes, but this isn’t as defining a characteristic […]

Country artist Jimmy Wayne began 2010 by announcing his plans to walk halfway across the country to raise awareness and funding for teens who “age out” of the foster-home system. Inspiration for his “Meet Me Halfway” campaign came to him last year. After a big opportunity ” an opening slot on Brad Paisley and Dierks […]

Pubs serve up drinks and patrons wear green to celebrate the life of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Legend says around the year 350, he banished snakes from the island while teaching Christianity to pagans. In addition to the festivities, local pubs will host an assortment of musicians who bring the culture of […]