Saturday 18 May
OKG Newsletter
Joshua Boydston
Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service
Indie
Joshua Boydston
Few indie bands have had the impact on current music that The Postal Service has. Even fewer have done so with only one album.
Bright stripes
Tiger High roars into town with claws bared, ready to tear into a colorful take on garage rock.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Tiger High with Cosmonauts and The Garden
10 p.m. Monday
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$5
God bless metal
We’re unsure on which day God created metal, but he saw that it was good, and Becoming the Archetype continues spreading that sound.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Becoming the Archetype with Bermuda, The Burial, Horror Cosmic and Veil of Suffering
6 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$12-$14
Mama jama
Your Mom is so old, she has an autographed Bible. And she’s playing a 10th-anniversary show on Mother’s Day, which is so punk.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Your Mom with Psychotic Reaction and Abby and the Norms
7 p.m. Saturday
Blue Bonnet Bar
321 E. Main, Norman
447-2480
$5
Your Mom with Lymph Nodes
9 p.m. Sunday
HiLo Club
1221 N.W. 50th
843-1722
$4
Prettyboy — Dejvická
Pop
Joshua Boydston
It's always nice to see someone come into his or her own skin. With Dejvická, Prettyboy — the new moniker of Norman singer-songwriter Jacob Abello — does just that.
MilitantxMindz — #RIOT
Hip Hop/Rap
Joshua Boydston
It's odd that in this hyperpolitical cross-section of American history, the voices of socially conscious rappers à la Public Enemy or A Tribe Called Quest are being drowned out over the sound of poppin’ bottles, smackin’ booties and the jangle of diamond jewelry.
Breezy Burnz — Product of My Enlightenment
Hip Hop/Rap
Joshua Boydston
Oklahoma City's own Breezy Burnz is tough to pin down, but that's half the fun of his latest mixtape, Product of My Enlightenment, a top-to-bottom solid effort that boasts a smattering of hip-hop complete with some of the catchiest hooks the 405 ever has seen.
aDD it up
In rapping about the positive, Oklahoma City’s aDDLib has cracked the equation for hip-hop success.
Music
Joshua Boydston
aDDLib hasn't starred in movies, and you probably won't find him in a production of Riverdance anytime soon, but that doesn't mean he's not a triple threat. A talented rapper, studio artist and graphic designer, aDDLib — the moniker of lifelong Oklahoma City resident Dewayne Butler — is quite the total package.
Who is Is/Is?
Good question. Not even the three members of the alt-rock band know for sure.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Is/Is with Feel Spectres and Power Pyramid
8:30 p.m. Tuesday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7
Formidable fest
The Joy Formidable headlines the sixth annual Norman Music Festival, three free days of tons of tunes.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Norman Music Festival 6 featuring The Joy Formidable, JD McPherson and more
Thursday-Saturday
Downtown Norman
normanmusicfestival.com
free
Trading places
When might a burgeoning blues-rock band write new songs? Oh, how about ... the live stage? That's how OKC's The Trading Co. operates.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Trading Co. with The Kamals and The Younglings
8 p.m. Friday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$5
Mulling it over
Even if he never records another pop hit like ‘Lullaby,’ Shawn Mullins knows that everything’s going to be all right.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Shawn Mullins with Chuck Cannon
7 p.m. Thursday
Performing Arts Studio
200 S. Jones, Norman
pasnorman.org
307-9320
$20
Taddy Porter — Stay Golden
Rock
Joshua Boydston
Stillwater rock outfit Taddy Porter must have been blissfully ignorant of the sophomore slump that’s taken down so many bands before it. Stay Golden not only matches the group’s 2010 self-titled debut, but exceeds it in about every possible way.
Ever so Slightly
Stoopid is as Stoopid does, and Slightly Stoopid has been smoking its reggae-punk recipe for nearly two decades.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Slightly Stoopid with Tribal Seeds and Ethan Tucker
7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$19-$24
Range rovers
Despite growing buzz, rock’s Blackstone Rangers haven’t settled on a sound. No biggie since it sounds so good.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Blackstone Rangers with Depth & Current and Prix Teen
8 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$5
