Live Music Previews

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 […]

Balmorhea with The Non, Dignan and Farewell Flight 7 p.m. Friday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, norman 447-3417 www.opolis.org $10, $12 under 21 Space is a cold, empty place, and Balmorhea’s latest, February’s “Constellations,” is similarly sparse. The Austin, Texas-born quintet formed in 2006, released four full-length albums in as many years, and has accrued a […]

Scott Keeton 9 p.m. Saturday Oklahoma City Limits 4801 S. Eastern www.oclimits.com 619-3939 Oklahoma Gazette: What was the first blues record that hooked you? Scott Keeton: There are way too many to list but “The Best of Muddy Waters” and The Fabulous Thunderbirds’ first record were huge. OKG: What about the most recent blues album? […]

The Mynabirds with The Shining Lights and Hotel Love 9 p.m. Thursday the Conservatory 8911 N. Western 607-4805 www.conservatoryokc.com $7 The Mynabirds debut, “What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood,” is a stately, soulful slab, moving with a grace of swelling strings and moody keyboards fueled by singer Laura Burhenn’s smoky […]

Ben Kweller 8 p.m. tonight East Lawn, Oklahoma Memorial Union University of Oklahoma 900 Asp, Norman Free The last time Ben Kweller came through the Oklahoma City metro, he went on a walk with his then-4-year-old son, Dorian, who delighted at the discovery of sprinklers, water and gushing fun at Bricktown’s outdoor sprayground. Then, along […]

Deadstring Brothers 9 p.m. Friday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley $10 www.bluedoor.com Those who like rawk with a serving of twang will appreciate the Deadstring Brothers. Singer/guitarist Kurt Marschke has led the quintet through eight years, four albums and plenty of lineup changes, while delivering hard-hewn country-rock with needle-pegging bite. There are echoes of […]

He tried, but Paul Skinner “just isn’t pop-country.” The Edmond musician’s 2006 debut, “Gettin’ With It,” was a great album, and has probably sold close to 10,000 copies, Skinner said. While writing, recording and promoting the 13-song release was a “great learning experience,” it wasn’t a sound or style he felt like sticking with.  “I […]

Green Corn Revival with Fiawna Forté 10 p.m. Thursday The Deli 309 White, Norman www.thedeli.us 329-3534 A year ago, Green Corn Revival was relatively unknown, having played a few shows around its Weatherford home base and recorded a three-track EP. Fast-forward to the present: The alt-country group has performed across the Southwest, opened for acts […]

Flashbulb Fires with The Non and Coney Island 9 p.m. Friday VZD’s Restaurant & Club 4200 N. Western www.vzds.com 601-5244 If the music of Flashbulb Fires sounds like it belongs in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, it’s probably because that’s where it is conceived. “The ability to get up in the mountains and isolate […]