Music
Chris Parker
Astronautalis with Sims and Algebra
7 p.m. Tuesday
The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com, 607-4805
$10-$12
Sunday 19 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: record
Astro boy
Astronautalis tries to flip the script of his rap sheet by shaking indie hip-hop free from its creative doldrums.
Music
Chris Parker
‘Monday’ mourning
Singer/songwriter Michael Fracasso can't let go of love lost. On 'Saint Monday,' he conveys how the hole in his heart just grows wider.
Music
Danny Marroquin
Michael Fracasso
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com, 524-0738
$20
Label love
While the major record labels drop like flies, local indie ones are on the rise.
Music
Stephen Carradini
Major labels may be going the way of the buffalo, but independent record labels still have ardent supporters in Oklahoma City.
Moore, no less
Talk about delayed gratification. The last stand of Ian Moore Band finally sees the light after 15 years.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Ian Moore Band
7 p.m. Saturday
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$19 advance, $24 door
Qu-qu-qu-quakin'
CFN
Gazette staff
This just in: Oklahoma has some crazyass weather. (What? You already knew that?) And lots of earthquakes.
Yay, it's Record Store Day!
Saturday is Christmas for vinyl lovers.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The third Saturday of every April has become a hallowed day for those who worship in the house of vinyl. It marks Record Store Day, started in 2008 to celebrate independent record shops worldwide with exclusive releases.
Lip service
CFN
Gazette staff
The Flaming Lips are taking a surprisingly mainstream approach to notoriety: The band is competing for a place in the Guinness World Records.
