Live Music Previews

Lisa Curl and the Triplets soon will be stepping out of the familiar and into the more uncertain world of regional gigs, label hunting and broken tour vans, in the hopes of making a break and moving to the next level. She quit her day job and the band will record one last demo Thursday […]

As the Meat Puppets, brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood are back on tour in support of their new album, “Rise to Your Knees.” They will unleash their brand of alternative psychedelia Saturday at the Bricktown Ballroom. Like any band that’s been together for decades, the Meat Puppets have dealt with inner demons and an ever-changing […]

Now eight members strong, Dance Robots, Dance! is celebrating one year of Robotic Wednesdays at 9 p.m. tonight at The Electro Lounge, 3929 N. May. The weekly gig began as an attempt to bolster the anemic local rave/dance scene by drawing in members from the indie-rock scene. One year is a big milestone for the […]

Reaching the ten-year milestone of recording prompted Texan and country music artist Cory Morrow to release “Ten Years,” a collection of previously recorded songs, now revamped for fans old and new. Morrow acknowledged that a decade in music is a “pretty big accomplishment,” but he did not think that warranted a greatest-hits record. So he […]

Going gospel is a tricky proposition for any secular songwriter, especially for one who isn’t planning on making a permanent career shift to the Christian market. Tulsa rock veteran Philip Zoellner went into the studio to do just that, and emerged with “Ride into the Sky,” a full-length album that goes down just as smoothly […]

Can the “jam band” tag can be fairly applied to Green Lemon? “That’s kind of what we get portrayed as, but it’s pretty different in a lot of regards,” said guitarist Steve Schaben. Green Lemon’s brand of danceable jams are big on slow-building, sparse grooves; progressive rock; electronica; and solos that have a point. In […]

Upside just likes to get wasted and party, said the band’s lead singer, Sid Goldsmith. “It fits in the lifestyle. I think it’s definitely part of our everyday life,” he said. “It shows on stage, on record or whatever. I’m not saying you can’t have great rock ‘n’ roll if you’re sober, but I think […]

Dweezil Zappa has put together “Zappa Plays Zappa,” a show to celebrate the vast catalogue of music of his father, rock icon Frank Zappa, who died in 1993. “If you want to gain an audience, you need exposure,” Zappa said. “Frank won’t ever be on the radio like Beyoncé. (After seeing the show), hopefully, the […]

Saturday’s first-ever Okie Twist-Off concert is an all-day event featuring:” a car show, ” 10 different bands, ” bowling and” a pinup girl contest. Okie Twist-Off will blast off at 66 Bowl, which organizer John Manson said will bring a certain nostalgic atmosphere since it’s an historic, landmark bowling ally. “For what we’re doing it, […]

Probably the best way to get an idea about singer Chris Knight is to think of him as a country guy with lots of dog-eared books on the shelf: novels by William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor and Cormac McCarthy.  “Reading Cormac McCarthy just makes me want to write more,” Knight said. “Some of the sentences in […]