Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Matt Carney
Poliça — Give You the Ghost
Nah, thanks — you can keep it.
Indie
Matt Carney
You’ve got to admire what they’re up to in the north Midwest these days. That Bon Iver/Gayngs/Megafaun collective is probably the best non-Aaron Rodgers thing to happen to Wisconsin in forever.
Steve Aoki — Wonderland
Stick to running your label, Stevie.
Pop
Matt Carney
Were it not for Steve Aoki, we would have no Dim Mak Records (founded in L.A. in 1996), and, therefore, possibly none of some of the most important electro dance music of the mid-2000s, including but not limited to Canadian house duo MSTRKRFT, rockers Bloc Party or possibly even New York avantists Battles, whose 2004 “B EP” was distributed by said record label.
Carter Sampson — Mockingbird Sing
This displaced Okie can belt.
Country
Matt Carney
Carter Sampson’s voice and subject matter are too sweet to get lumped in with those rough ’n’ tumble Red Dirt boys, but instrumentally, her “Mockingbird Sing” isn’t far off.
Revolt!-ing
Looking for a casual, quiet evening out? Then don’t go see fluorescent dance-pop act Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!
Music
Matt Carney
Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! with Balthazar, Jabee and Little Ruckus
9 p.m. Thursday
Kamp’s Deli & XIII X Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kampsok.com
819-6004
$7
Laura Gibson — La Grande
The cure for the common Lana Del Rey.
Folk
Matt Carney
I’ve come up with a great cure to having to read Lana Del Rey’s name every 45 seconds I spend on the Internet, you guys!
Two Suns — Dream Familiar
Indie
Matt Carney
Norman’s Jake Davidson beautifully reconciles his love for tradition-rich acoustic music with old-school English drum ’n’ bass electronica on his full-length debut, “Dream Familiar,” as recording project Two Suns.
Music Made Me: Nicholas Ley
Colourmusic’s drummer dishes on the five albums that tinted his musical roots.
Steady as he goes
Finding success with The Hold Steady, why would Craig Finn want to take a break? To be alone again, naturally.
Music
Matt Carney
Craig Finn with Horse Thief and Mount Moriah
6:30 Thursday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$12 advance, $14 door
Craig Finn — Clear Heart Full Eyes
The Hold Steady’s songwriter steps out on his own to write some songs about loneliness.
Indie
Matt Carney
I think the best way to compare the songwriting material in 40-year-old Craig Finn’s first-ever solo album with the excellent stuff that constitutes his catalogue with Brooklyn-by-Minneapolis rockers The Hold Steady is to just embrace the truth that you can’t have fun all the time.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Less hip-hop, more history.
Documentary
Matt Carney
One of those bywords of documentary filmmaking, a film’s objectivity often gets debated more vigorously than its merit or artistry.
‘Slow’ your roll
Life imitates art at The Conservatory, where a documentary about Southern metal will screen before a concert.
Features
Matt Carney
Slow Southern Steel
8 p.m. Tuesday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10 advance, $12 door
Lynne her your ears
After more than two decades in the business, sometimes Shelby Lynne feels like she’s only just now got the hang of it.
Music
Matt Carney
Shelby Lynne
8 p.m. Thursday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$40
Raekwon — Unexpected Victory
Here’s the best from a new year’s bumper crop of hip-hop mixtapes.
Hip Hop/Rap
Matt Carney
My favorite hip-hop moment from 2011 was when the speed-rap once-superstar Busta Rhymes, now almost 40, resurfaced from the 1990s on Chris Brown’s excellent “Look at Me Now” single, as confident as if he’d been around all this time.
Seeker Lover Keeper — Seeker Lover Keeper
Classic folk tunes from some young Aussie gals.
Folk
Matt Carney
Just when I was about to write off the debut LP from Australian lady-singer collective Seeker Lover Keeper as a collection of overly subdued, wannabe Feist mishy-mash, a shocking and attention-grabbing drum machine hooked me back in on the sixth track, “Rely on Me,” midway through the album.
Day One — Art by Death
