Ex marks the hot

For boundary-breaking punk, the new group Ex-Cult is all set to brainwash you.

Music
Zach Hale
Ex-Cult with Psychotic Reaction and Truckside Down
8 p.m. Monday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Noise for toys

Four local bands of varying genres unite for one night to support an incredible cause.

Music
Zach Hale
Rock for Tots with Your Mom, Kefalonia, Sons of Beatrice and Eight
8 p.m. Friday
Blue Note Lounge
2408 N. Robinson
thebluenotelounge.com
600-1166
$5 or free with unwrapped toy

 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

You go, girls

While The Chloes prefer you want to hear them because they rock, and not because they’re all women, they’ll take it.

Music
Zach Hale
The Chloes with Skating Polly and The Venditos
8 p.m. Saturday
Kamp’s Deli & XIII X Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
819-6004

 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Felt up

Puppets are an integral part of the ongoing spectacle that is Quintron and Miss Pussycat, who make art rock with strings attached.

Music
Zach Hale
Quintron and Miss Pussycat
9 p.m. Friday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10-$12

 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Chud — Chud

Rock
Zach Hale
Chud doesn’t give a damn. Not for your folly, your lack of good sense, and definitely not for your ear drums.

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Future’s so bright

Ambience abounds in the fluid sounds of synth-pop trio Future Islands.

Music
Zach Hale
Future Islands with Talk Normal and Eureeka!
9 p.m. Wednesday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$12

 

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Helio, you must be going

After all, it’s not every day that celebrated alt-rock act The Helio Sequence performs live for free.

Music
Zach Hale

The Helio Sequence with Ramona Falls
7 p.m. Monday
Oklahoma Memorial Union
900 Asp, Norman
free

 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Cheap shoots

The time has come for Cheap Time, a punk trio whose growing fan base includes at least half of The White Stripes — not too shabby!

Music
Zach Hale
Cheap Time with Cosmostanza and Teen/Ragers
8 p.m. Monday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7

 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Feathered Rabbit — Feathered Rabbit

Indie
Zach Hale
Feathered Rabbit is kind of a throwback band. Unlike most others in the digital age, its increased exposure has come by way of a bedazzling live presence and the ensuing word-of-mouth.

 

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Groove for good

More than just a free festival of live music, Norman’s Groovefest turns the spotlight on human rights issues.

Features
Zach Hale
Groovefest
noon-10 p.m. Sunday
Andrews Park
201 W. Daws, Norman
groovefest.org
514-0781
free

 

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Metal man

When not designing buildings and homes, Larry Pickering constructs sculptures that celebrate natural materials.

Visual Arts
Zach Hale
Musings of a Muddled Mind
7 p.m. Saturday
through Nov. 8
Gallery Grazioso
301 W. Oklahoma, Guthrie
gallerygrazioso.com
282-6467
free

 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012