We The Kings make a go at the pop/rock throne with latest decree 'Smile Kid'

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We the Kings with Mayday Parade, A Rocket to the Moon and There for Tomorrow6:30 p.m. MondayDiamond Ballroom8001 S. Easternwww.diamondballroom.net866-966-1777$16 advance, $19doorWhile the media fuels ...

Thursday, February 25, 2010

After years of roadwork, Stoney LaRue is finally ready for his second studio album

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Stoney LaRue and the Arsenals 10:30 p.m. Saturday Wormy Dog Saloon 311 E. Sheridan www.wormydog.com 601-6276 $15 By his own admission, things have really fallen into place for Stoney LaRue. "I just f...

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Memphis singer/songwriter Will Kimbrough soars with spirited new folk-pop release 'Wings'

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Chris Parker
Will Kimbrough with Lucy Kaplansky9 p.m. Fridaythe Blue Door2805 N. McKinleywww.bluedoorokc.com524-0738$20Most art doesn't do happy very well. It's probably too close to self-satisfied, the place wher...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Kyle Gass and Trainwreck serve a cock-rock aperitif while fans hungrily await a mouthful of D

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Chris Parker
Trainwreck10 p.m. FridayVZD's Restaurant & Club4200 N. Westernwww.vzds.com524-4200$14When not regaling the world with his face-melting skills as the glabrous half of Tenacious D, or appearing in a...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

James McMurtry has rocked for more than a decade on a road paved with steady work

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Chris Parker
James McMurtry with Jonny Burke8 p.m. FridayWormy Dog Saloon311 E. Sheridanwww.wormydog.com601-6276$10Naturally, a lot of people want to talk to James McMurtry about how much influence his novelist/sc...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Nashville trio Turbo Fruits' unbridled energy and juicy hooks are no longer a side project

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Chris Parker
Turbo Fruits with Mondo Drag and the Boom Bang8 p.m. Sundaythe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com879-9778$8If Sunny D made garage rock, it might sound like the Turbo Fruits: crackling ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Legendary Gun Club and Cramps sideman Kid Congo Powers makes solo mark with 'Dracula Boots'

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Chris Parker
Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds with Willie V. and Gandhi Hospital9 p.m. Mondaythe Conservatory8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com879-9778$8If you don't know who Kid Congo Powers is, you...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Brooklyn trio The Vivian Girls gets over the hype and to the business of dark, drenching distortion

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Chris Parker
Vivian Girls with Abe Vigoda, Male Bonding and more8 p.m. MondayOpolis113 N. Crawford, Normanwww.opolis.org447-3417$10 Advance, $12 door$12 Advance, $14 door under 21Our lives have gotten faster and f...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Seattle indie folksters The Cave Singers are happy to 'Welcome Joy'

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The Cave Singers with Michael Loveland 9 p.m. Monday Opolis113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org447-3417 $8 advance, $10 door$10 advance, $12 door under 21For some, Derek Fudesco's transition as bass...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Quasi adds a member and hits the rock with 'American Gong'

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Quasi with Explode into Colors9 p.m. SundayOpolis113 N. Crawford, Normanwww.opolis.org447-3417$10 advance, $12 door$12 advance, $14 door under 21After seven albums, a group certainly has staked out th...

Thursday, March 18, 2010