Amanda Shires 8 p.m. March 21 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $24-$100 Released in February, Amanda Shires’ “Deciphering Dreams” is an optimistic song about a tragedy. “In some ways, it’s different for me because it’s a hopeful and kind of happy song,” Shires said. “I have a tendency sometimes to talk more […]
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Jazz messengers
Kamasi Washington/Jeremy Thomas Quartet 8 p.m. March 7 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $30-$45 On the short car ride home from his brother’s choir concert, Jeremy Thomas, 13 at the time, heard something that changed his life. “My dad turned on the radio, and he stopped at the jazz station,” Thomas said. […]
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Rats revisited
Dweezil Zappa: Hot Rats Live + Other Hot Stuff 1969 8 p.m. Feb. 28 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 Free It would be hard to prove, but Dweezil Zappa said there’s a “distinct possibility” he first heard Hot Rats in utero. But the liner notes of his father Frank Zappa’s album — […]
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Wolf mentality
Wolf Parade 8 p.m. Feb. 5 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $22-$32 True to its name, Wolf Parade is not standing still. “If your job is to output art and creative content, and if you’re not constantly re-interrogating your process and what you want to say, unless you’re just working in a […]
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Low pressure
Atmosphere 8 p.m. Feb. 1 Tower Theatre 1425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $25-$32.50 When Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere gave its latest album to Rhymesayers Entertainment, the record label didn’t know what to do with it. Atmosphere was still on tour promoting 2018’s Mi Vida Local. “They asked when I wanted to put it out,” […]
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Cover stories
In our ongoing effort to follow the money — and lack thereof — in the local music scene (see “Broke Music,” Nov. 1, and “Bank Notes,” Nov. 28, 2019) we’ve heard a recurring chorus: Playing covers pays. Whether it’s weddings, restaurants and casinos or corporate gigs, the opportunities for paying gigs increase significantly for musicians […]
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No apologies
K.C. Clifford album release 8 p.m. Jan. 25 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $20-$30 Before you even put K.C. Clifford’s new album into the CD player, it offers advice and encouragement. “This one’s for me and for any of you who ever dared make the long walk home to yourself only to […]
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Better half
Husbands 8 p.m. Jan. 18 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $8-$13 In 2015, Husbands released Golden Year. Five years and about 70 discarded songs later, the OKC duo is ready to release the follow-up. Husbands celebrates the release of After the Gold Rush Party 8 p.m. Jan. 18 at Tower Theatre, 425 […]
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Rim shot
Why Not? Comedy Show 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $40-$1000 Back for its fourth year, the Why Not? Comedy Show returns to Oklahoma City Jan. 10. The show’s co-founder, NBA point guard Russell Westbrook, also returns to OKC that week — in a Houston Rockets uniform. On Jan. […]
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Christmas rappin’
Gift Raps 6 8:30 p.m. Dec. 12 Ponyboy 1 423 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-896-2037 Free (with donation) 21+ For households already struggling to make it month to month, the holiday season can bring more anxiety than merriment.“I remember my mom stressing out during Christmastime,” said local hip-hop artist Jabee. “A lot of people come […]