Saturday 18 May
OKG Newsletter
Joshua Boydston
Great ’grass
Sibling rivalry isn’t an issue for The Quebe Sisters Band headed to the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival featuring The Quebe Sisters
Thursday-Saturday
Cottonwood Flats
Noble Avenue, Guthrie
oibf.com
282-4446
Day pass $30-$40, three-day pass $80
Sweet charity
The Guilt Racket may have a short history, but the city-based band has a big heart.
Music
Joshua Boydston
the guilt racket with Good Morning Grizzly
9 p.m. Saturday
VZD's Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203
$5
Cagle exercise
It’s a bold move for country’s Chris Cagle: getting a little bit rock ’n’ roll, and being happy about it.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Chris Cagle with Chuck Wicks
7 p.m. Saturday
Plunkett Park
100 N. University, Edmond
$15
What a Maroon!
Does Maroon 5 give you ‘Misery’? Does it ever! The band is one of the world’s biggest.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Maroon 5 with Train and Matt Nathanson
6:30 p.m. Thursday
OKC Zoo Amphitheatre
2011 N.E. 50th
zooamp.com
364-3700
$42.50
Paws command
You better believe a band led by a 16-year-old girl can claw its way to indie-rock greatness. ZOMG Kitten!
Music
Joshua Boydston
Kitten with Electric Six and Mark Mallman
9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$15
’Phere itself
Although Atmosphere’s rapper is named Slug, everything about the act is far from sluggish.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Atmosphere with Evidence and Blueprint
7 p.m. Saturday
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$17.50 advance, $19 door
Down-home downtown
Home cooking goes chic at Sage in Deep Deuce.
Restaurant Reviews
Joshua Boydston
For metro residents looking for the homey nature of the suburbs with the excitement of city life, there are few districts more suitable than the Deep Deuce neighborhood, which has been in the midst of a renaissance.
Superior sequel
Following distaste with the metro music scene, Student Film is ready for its reboot.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Student Film with Penny Hill and the Low Litas
10:30 p.m. Saturday
HiLo Club
1221 N.W. 50TH
843-1722
$5
Jake brake
After putting the stops on a life headed toward death, Jake Moffat’s ready to rock again.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Jake Moffat Band
9 p.m. Saturday
VZD’S Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203
$5
Lyrical leprosy
The pop-punkers of The Cute Lepers would like to ship FM mainstays and Billboard hits to a colony of mediocrity.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Cute Lepers with Something Fierce, The Easy Lovers and Black Magic Animals
8 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8
Westerns’ union
Music
Joshua Boydston
Smith Westerns with Evangelicals
9 p.m. Tuesday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$14
Emmanuel forever
Tommy Emmanuel has picked his way from Australia to the realm of guitar greats, one finger at a time.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Tommy Emmanuel
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14
Nancy O’Brian Center for the Performing Art
1809 Stubbeman, Norman
366-1063
$24-$40
Fire good!
The mighty young guys of Mighty Big Fire make their brand of indie rock spark.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Mighty Big Fire with Peach and Shelton Pool
7-10 p.m. Saturday
Oklahoma City Museum Of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com 236-3100
$5
Beet it
Beetyman’s recipe for his rhymes: being the underdog. The result: rising to the top of his class.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Beetyman with Dom Kennedy, Josh Sallee and more
9 p.m. Friday
Kamp’s Deli & Market
1310 N.W. 25th
819-6004
$17 advance, $20 door
Raw diet
In the Raw goes for big style in Bricktown. Luckily, it has a sushi menu to back it up.
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Restaurant Reviews
Joshua Boydston
There’s a lot of stock put into image with sushi joint In the Raw. From the highly marketable and perfectly suited name, to the refined-but-fun interior and the elegantly simple sashimi, it’s an attractive, stylish place.
