Live Music Previews

The Pretty Black Chains with The Burning Hotels 9 p.m. Saturday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western www.conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $7 A band writes, records and tours to support an album. It begins again, and the musicians start writing a new album, and the process continues. Only, The Pretty Black Chains aren’t about cycles, expectations or doing […]

Michael Franti and Spearhead 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center 425 E. California $25 advance, $29 door www.ticketstorm.com 866-966-1777 It was a strange place for Michael Franti to find himself. In a quarter-century of making provocative, thought-provoking music with his college avant-punk band, The Beatnigs; industrial hip-hop’s Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy; and for 16 […]

Anthrax with Horse Called War, Forte and Anti-Mortem 8 p.m. Thursday Diamond Ballroom 8001 S. Eastern www.diamondballroom.net 866-977-6849 $19 advance, $24 door It’s one of thrash metal’s signature acts, alongside Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth. One thing that characterized Anthrax, particularly early on, was a playfulness and sense of humor mixed within the churning, rhythmic mosh […]

Sleepy Sun with Little Teeth and The Gentle Art of Floating 8 p.m. Monday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western 607-4805 www.conservatoryokc.com $8 For up-and-coming psychedelic rockers Sleepy Sun, touring isn’t just a part of being a band ” it’s a way of life. “Our leases for our apartments in San Francisco came up, and we […]

Phil Lee 9 p.m. Friday the Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley 524-0738 www.bluedoorokc.com $15 Phil Lee doesn’t take life too seriously. The Nashville, Tenn., singer/songwriter blew through plenty of opportunity and spent more than 30 years pursuing fortune and fame before getting his first record deal in 2000. “I’m like the man time forgot,” Lee […]

Zac Brown Band with the Robert Randolph and The Family Band and Oliver Wood 7:30 p.m. Thursday Zoo Amphitheatre 2101 N.E. 50th www.zooamp.com 800-511-1552 $36 With the chart-topping single “Chicken Fried,” and a Grammy-winning album, “The Foundation,” the Zac Brown Band is a well-oiled machine poised to take over the world. At least that’s how […]

Peter Serkin and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic 8 p.m. Saturday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker www.okcciviccenter.org 297-2264 $12-$65 The Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s season kickoff is Saturday, featuring acclaimed pianist Peter Serkin. At age 11, Serkin enrolled in the Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, and by 19, he earned a Grammy as Best New […]

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti with Depth and Current and Gang Starr Museum 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15 Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 447-3417 $10 advance, $12 door $12 advance, $14 door under 21 The journey into a career in music has been a lifelong process for Ariel Pink, although he didn’t necessarily intend it […]

Eric Sardinas with Zen Okies, Roland Bowling Band and The Blackhawk Blues Band 7 p.m. Friday Oklahoma City Limits 4801 S. Eastern www.oclimits.com 619-3939 $15 Eric Sardinas loves the blues. You can hear it in his voice when he starts talking about its artists. He sounds as excited as a little kid, which is appropriate […]