Live Music Previews

Oklahoma native Jason Cadamy is living his dream of getting paid to play the guitar, even if it’s not the most ideal situation: spending long stretches as a musician-for-hire on cruise ships. In January 2000, Cadamy found himself at sea working as a cruise ship musician. Although he was thrilled to have a chance to […]

The Ohio-based, spandex-sporting tandem behind Gil Mantera’s Party Dream is comprised of brothers Gil Mantera and Ultimate Donny. The band’s Eighties electro-pop party sound is deceptively sincere despite its notoriety for absurd, high-energy stage shows. “We realize that we are complete idiots onstage, and that’s fine. But we want the tunes to be cool,” Donny […]

Ron Lira ” certainly one of the few full-time luthiers in Oklahoma City ” has maintained a steady flow of business as Honest Ron’s Guitars, in the same location at 1129 N. May since 1985. “Most of what this business is, if you get discouraged or burn out, then you’re done for,” Lira said. “That […]

Being bedridden with the flu didn’t stop Paul Siler from speaking about the Birds of Avalon’s forthcoming EP, “Outer Upper Inner.” “I can’t stand being sick. It’s really, really annoying,” Siler said. “There’s this freaking flu going around. I thought I had beaten it, and then last night, I got it.” As a guitarist for […]

h as music, our northern neighbors have, on occasion, handed us our hats and showed how it’s done. Beyond Canada’s musical contributions of Rush, Celine Dion or even Neil Young, there is the renowned acoustic assembly Po’ Girl who will perform March 9 at The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley. Tickets are $15   In […]

Celtic punk rockers the Dropkick Murphys will give Oklahoma City a swift kick of Irish pride just ahead of St. Patty’s Day as they perform at 7 p.m. March 6 at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern. Tickets are $22.   The Boston band unites bruising guitars, furious mandolins, a bit o’ bagpipe and growling […]

For local New Wave band Crocodile, making music is a family affair.   The trio sculpted a study of indie pop with its debut EP, “The Great Depression,” and will be celebrating the release 9 p.m. Friday at the Opolis, 113 N. Crawford in Norman. Also appearing on the bill for the $7 show are […]

Built to Spill has long been considered a member of the independent music scene, despite having a home at the major label Warner Bros. for more than a decade. However, Built to Spill guitarist and vocalist Doug Martsch does resist playing the part of the hip, aging musician and, at times, sounds like the indifferent […]

When vibrant singer/songwriter Antje Duvekot took the stage last year in Norman’s Winter Wind concert series, things weren’t exactly going her way. The weather was bad, she was exhausted from traveling, and her guitar was lost at the airport. But the German-born performer took it all in stride, borrowed a guitar from one of the […]

Dallas band SiK will lead a posse of Lone Star holdouts across the Red River for the “Texas Metal Invasion” this Saturday, proving that metal is alive and well. “It’s homegrown Texas metal,” said SiK drummer Keith Wishon. “We’re going back to the original Pantera sound, with that southern metal feel.  Not southern rock, southern […]