Josh Ritter 8 p.m. Sunday Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $27 Maybe Josh Ritter’s latest album, Fever Breaks, is different from the nine that came before it, but the singer-songwriter cannot say how, exactly. “It’s hard for me to compare records,” Ritter said. “It’s kind of like how you look in the […]
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Street life
Oklahomans in a packed Tower Theatre got a detailed look at homelessness statistics in Oklahoma City. Speakers presented the results of the Point-in-Time count, and city leaders discussed how OKC could better address the issue at the State of Homelessness address June 4. The numbers The Point-in-Time count is an annual one-day count of people […]
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Cover: Cabaret extraordinaire
Burlesque performer and producer Adèle Wolf brings a diverse group of performance artists to Oklahoma City for The 7th Annual Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival June 21-22. The two-day festival at Tower Theatre, 425 NW 23rd St., showcases a range of over 20 acts, from aerial performances to the traditional burlesque striptease. Wolf, who was born […]
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Quality music
Formed in Santa Barbara, California, and named after a joke from Monty Python’s Contractual Obligation Album, Toad the Wet Sprocket originally came together in Oklahoma! — a high school production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, that is. “We were four people doing theater in high school, and we were all in a production of […]
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SUMMER GUIDE Hello, Oklahoma!
Not long ago, a roundup of notable concerts hitting Oklahoma in a given summer would have been depressingly Tulsa-heavy. Our neighbor to the northeast is well-represented on the list below, but at the risk of jinxing an encouraging trend, fans of music in many genres can get their concert fix without ever leaving the OKC […]
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Studio music
Jim James w/ Amo Amo 8 p.m. May 12 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $40-$50.50 Following up the fan-favorite albums he released as a solo artist and as frontman for My Morning Jacket never really worries Jim James in the recording studio. “I try not to think about it too much,” James […]
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Praising Molly
From 1980s teen star to on-screen parent of another iconic teen, Molly Ringwald has had an intriguing career as an actress, singer and writer. Now, she’s coming to Oklahoma City as part of an entire 1980s-themed weekend to be Junior League of Oklahoma City’s Speaker in the City for 2019. The Speaker in the City […]
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Floetry in motion
Marsha Ambrosius8 p.m. March 7 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $35-$45 She gave the King of Pop “Butterflies” in 2001, and Marsha Ambrosius has been recording among royalty ever since, but she has never felt like she didn’t belong. And she isn’t planning on going anywhere. “If there was a level of […]
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Cover: Music gamble
They were warned about the heat, but in the end, that wasn’t the problem. “I want to say it was about 107 [degrees Fahrenheit] all day long and super hot,” said David Fitzgerald, owner of DCF Concerts, recalling the 2011 Brady District Block Party The Flaming Lips were scheduled to headline. “The firemen came out […]
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Miles ahead
Lettuce: Vibe Up Tour8 p.m. Feb. 20 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $25-$28 For more than two decades, the band known as Lettuce has been bringing the funk in exciting live performances and a series of recordings. The band, comprised of drummer Adam Deitch, guitarist Adam Smirnoff, bassist Erick “Jesus” Coomes, keyboardist […]