Hey, Mon!

Emerging amid a thriving local hip-hop scene is Damon Johnson, aka Mon. When an injury forced him from football, he turned to rap.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Pairadime Music Summer Showcase
9 p.m. Friday
Kamp’s Deli & XIII X Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kampsok.com
819-6004
$10

 

Wednesday, June 13, 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

Colin’s calling

While part of The Gentle Art of Floating, Colin Nance quietly hatched solo tracks. No longer does one have to be in his bedroom to hear them.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Colin Nance with Taddy Porter
10 p.m. Friday
XIII X Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
819-6004
$5-$10

 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

In a ‘Huff’

When one of The Wurly Birds left the flock, they regrouped and released ‘Mulberry Huff,’ the OKC act’s best album yet.

Music
Joshua Boydston
The Wurly Birds with Feathered Rabbit and Honeylark
9 p.m. Saturday
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$5

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

White flight

The sibling duo known as White Mystery soars higher, thanks to a strong bond to garage rock.

Music
Joshua Boydston
White Mystery with The Copperheads and Dudes of America
10 p.m. Friday
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$6

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Johnny Polygon — The Nothing

Hip Hop/Rap
Joshua Boydston
Tulsa rap export Johnny Polygon made a splash with 2010’s Rebel Without Applause. Now he’s back with his most fully realized effort to date.

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Beaming with blues

In the current blues-rock revival, Luella and the Sun radiate with economy and eccentricity.

Music
Zach Hale
Luella and the Sun with Fiawna Forté
9 p.m. Saturday
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$5

 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Bright stripes

Tiger High roars into town with claws bared, ready to tear into a colorful take on garage rock.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Tiger High with Cosmonauts and The Garden
10 p.m. Monday
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$5

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Beat street

Lucky Date’s route to house-music stardom was paved with a blend of the academic and the spiritual.

Music
Zach Hale
Lucky Date with Kids at the Bar and Crystal Vision
9 p.m. Wednesday, May 29
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$20

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013