Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Joshua Boydston
The Black Jack Gypsys — 3:1
Rock
Joshua Boydston
Oklahoma City trio The Black Jack Gypsys doesn’t engage in any rock ’n’ roll posturing in its debut EP, 3:1. It’s the real deal.
K.C. and the sunshine grand
With a new album and a baby on the way, summer’s looking great for Okie songstress K.C. Clifford.
Music
Joshua Boydston
K.C. Clifford
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20
Key master
Eliza Rickman may tickle the ivories on a toy piano, but her sound is anything like child’s play.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Eliza Rickman
7 p.m. Saturday
Istvan Gallery
1218 N. Western
istvangallery.com
831-2874
free
Kindest cut
Oklahoma City band Paperscissor crafts a punk-rock sound as far away from stripped-down as it can get.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Paperscissor with Horse Thief and So Called Savages
8:30 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10
Parker Millsap and Michael Rose — Palisade
Folk
Joshua Boydston
Fledgling singer-songwriter and Purcell native Parker Millsap builds quite a foundation with stand-up bassist Michael Rose on their debut, Palisade. From the sounds of it, a monumental career is in the works.
Hud home
Hudson Moore found the country stage, not college, to be his calling.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Spring Jam with Hudson Moore, Casey Donahew Band, Sunny Ledfurd and The Damn Quails
5:30 p.m. Saturday
Wormy Dog Saloon
311 E. Sheridan
wormydog.com
601-6276
$22-$25
Rather chilling
While the temperature’s rising, Vacationer’s transporting your ears and mind to a cooler place. Bon voyage!
Music
Joshua Boydston
Vacationer with Tennis and Eureeka!
9 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10-$12
Chug along
With 11 albums and 1,000-plus shows behind it, Last Train Home pulls into town to deliver more folk rock.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Last Train Home
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20
Admirals — Admirals
Indie
Joshua Boydston
With its self-titled debut EP, it’s not hard to see Stillwater rock outfit Admirals wears its influences on its sleeve.
Local gem
With laser focus, Crystal Vision aims to remix the city sound scene into one more open to electronic music’s aural array.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Crystal Vision with EOTO
9 p.m. Sunday
Will Rogers Theatre
4322 N. Western
willrogerstheatre.com
604-3015
$15-$30
All is ’bright
Proclaimed Jimmy Webb, 'John Fullbright will be a household name in American music.' Who are we to argue? America, meet Woody Guthrie’s heir apparent.
Music
Joshua Boydston
John Fullbright
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$20
Brush with noise
All Paintscratcher wants is for Oklahoma City to take a whiff of its hardcore coat.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Paintscratcher with Weekend Nachos, Dead in the Dirt and Viduus
8 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7
Norman, rock well
Portugal invades Norman — along with 200 other musicians across all genres — for three days of totally free tunes.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Norman Music Festival 5
Thursday-Saturday
downtown Norman
normanmusicfestival.com
free
'Chicken Fried' dudes
What can brown do for you? When it’s the Zac Brown Band, plenty.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Zac Brown Band with Nic Cowan
7 p.m. Thursday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
100 W. Reno
chesapeakearena.com
602-8700
$32.95-$86.25
You say Hello
Power pop powers up the Norman outdoors with a free concert from Hellogoodbye.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Hellogoodbye with Big Jug Doug
8 p.m. Friday
Oklahoma Memorial Union
900 Asp, Norman
ou.edu/upb
free
