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Look Mexico with Weatherbox and Meddle8 p.m. Sundaythe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com879-9778$8 While some bands’ first album is the apogee of their efforts, for most, it often takes a few years to round into form. Much of that evolution requires finding the right chemistry, which generally means tinkering with the lineup. Look Mexico’s already replaced every […]

Gene Watson with Moe Bandy and T.G. Sheppard 8 p.m. Saturday Riverwind Casino1544 W. State Highway 9, Normanwww.riverwind.com322-6464$15-$25 There’s an unmistakable yearning for authenticity that surfaces in difficult economic times. That may be responsible for the resurgent interest in traditional country, and you won’t find a more honest, homespun adherent than legendary balladeer Gene Watson. […]

Euclid Crash with Bp Tiger and Ali Harter9 p.m. SaturdayOpolis 113 N. Crawford, Normanwww.opolis.org447-3417$7, $9 under 21 It’s like starting over again for Euclid Crash. A popular metro act seven years ago, the band fell apart as life intervened, but the musicians have rediscovered the thread and picked up where they left off, with new […]

Chuck Allen Floyd 10 p.m. ThursdayThe Deli309 White, Normanwww.thedeli.us329-3534 While it certainly takes talent to make it in the music business, the next most important quality is endurance. That’s something Chuck Allen Floyd has learned firsthand. Although Floyd’s first two albums have done well ” his 2008 debut, “Tonight an Angel Fell,” put three singles […]

Eric Church with Joel Wilson Band9 p.m. FridayDiamond Ballroom8001 S. Easternwww.diamondballroom.net866-977-6849$19 Eric Church is labeled a rebel because he does what he likes. But he’s just a good ol’ country boy in the vein of Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver: a man who follows his heart and isn’t too shy to call things as […]

The Burning Hotels10:15 p.m. Saturday, Blackwatch Studios Stage, 107 W. Comanche The Burning Hotels’ guitars slash like a “Psycho” Norman Bates, a ringing vibration recalling The Strokes’ “This Is It.” The prickly, post-punk churn ricochets around arrangements with the shadowy atmospheric sweep of British Sea Power or The Editors. Chance Morgan and Matt Moody share […]

Electric Six 8 p.m. Sunday, Main stage Electric Six first drew attention with the discofied rock of “Danger! High Voltage” and surf-inflected “Gay Bar” off its 2003 debut “Fire,” although it had been around for seven years prior as The Wildbunch. Unfairly characterized as a gimmick band or one-hit wonder, the group has continued to […]

Texas Renegade with Bobby Duncan9 p.m. FridayWormy Dog Saloon311 E. Sheridanwww.wormydog.com601-6276$6 The name Texas Renegade may suggest rebellion, but its spirit is something wholesome, hearty and blue-collar. The five country boys from San Marcos just go out and do their job, entertaining folks with a lighthearted stage show and songs the blend country, rock and […]

Murder by Death with Ha Ha Tonka and Linfinity9 p.m. WednesdayThe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com879-9778$13 advance, $15 door Murder by Death’s first four albums are consumed with ideas of lust, sin, vengeance, death and redemption. The Indiana quartet is like a fiery Pentecostal sermon that uses brimstone to explore the darkest recesses of the human psyche. […]

The Infamous Stringdusters9 p.m. SaturdayThe Blue Door2805 N. McKinleywww.bluedoorokc.com524-0738$15 Buoyed by the escalating interest in Americana, Nashville’s Infamous Stringdusters have emerged as one of the finest exemplars of the newgrass movement’s next wave. They employ the drum-less, acoustic approach of bluegrass, while incorporating more progressive elements of other modern musical forms. The youthful sextet features […]