The guitarist for The Strokes swaggers into Norman for a solo show.
Opolis
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Austin-based musician Joe Pug is doing what many wish they could also do during the hectic and busy launch of this year’s monster South by Southwest industry conference and festival: He’s leaving town.
Austin-based musician Joe Pug is doing what many wish they could also do during the hectic and busy launch of this year’s monster South by Southwest industry conference and festival: He’s leaving town.
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Chicago rockers Twin Peaks on their way to the top
Chicago rockers Twin Peaks drop by the Opolis Wednesday.
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At last, Copperheads are making a rare appearance in Norman next week, and they’re playing for a good cause.
At last, Copperheads are making a rare appearance in Norman next week, and they’re playing for a good cause.
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Nativity scene
Artists find their truth in all sorts of places. For Tulsa alt-rockers Native Lights, it was an abandoned and forgotten mid-century-style cattle auction house in the sleepy farm community of Hominy. Seeking a special space to record its debut album, the four-piece — featuring Johnathon Ford (bass), Nathan Price (drums), Bryce Chambers (guitar/vocals) and Philip […]
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Bottle shock
Photo: Chris J. Zähller To the general public, the current face of country music is dominated by GQ models with chiseled, square jaws who are more proud of their frosted tips and designer Western-wear than their music. But not the outlaws of Norman’s Empty Bottles. Not now, not ever. “As a personal preference, I just […]
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Skin-deep
As John Lennon so perfectly put it, life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. Oklahoma singer-songwriter Sherree Chamberlain knows this all too well. Back in late 2011, she successfully ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund what would be her second full-length album, released in the first half of 2012. Two […]
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Que sera, Sera
Photo: Hilary Harris Famed label Sub Pop is best known for its roster of alternative rock acts, ranging from classic grunge acts like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney to new hipster favorites like Obits, Mogwai and Dum Dum Girls, so it’s strange to see a folk/country act in their roster. Sera Cahoone takes total pride in […]
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East meets West
Seattle’s Rose Windows cram as much into the music as they do players on stage. The seven-piece psychedelic rock outfit has concocted a wholly unique swirl of American classic rock, British prog and psychedelia with ready dabbles into Persian, Indian and Eastern European sounds, making for a worldly musical experience like few others that came […]
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Groomed for success
Brooklyn-by-way-of-Oklahoma indie outfit Grooms is just over a month removed from releasing Infinity Caller, its best album to date. It’s a record that almost didn’t happen at all, though. “We weren’t sure if we were going to finish it, really. Once we did finish it, we weren’t really sure whether to try and put it out at […]