SXSW 2013: Tallows

When experimental rock’s Tallows takes the stage, don’t fret.

Music
Stephen Carradini
Fret-tapping is an alternate way of playing guitar that creates very percussive rhythms out of melodic sounds. Instead of strumming each note, the guitar player taps a finger from the fretting hand against each note on the fretboard. The mesmerizing rapid hand movements are a neat side benefit.

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Sexing up the spectrum

Colourmusic, Stillwater’s critically acclaimed rock band on the rise, explores carnal knowledge on ‘My _____ Is Pink.’

Music
Stephen Carradini
Colourmusic with Other Lives
Friday 
ACM@UCO Performance Lab, 323 E. Sheridan
acm-uco.com, 974-4700
$10

 

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Taddy Porter — Stay Golden

Rock
Joshua Boydston
Stillwater rock outfit Taddy Porter must have been blissfully ignorant of the sophomore slump that’s taken down so many bands before it. Stay Golden not only matches the group’s 2010 self-titled debut, but exceeds it in about every possible way.

 

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Ever so Slightly

Stoopid is as Stoopid does, and Slightly Stoopid has been smoking its reggae-punk recipe for nearly two decades.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Slightly Stoopid with Tribal Seeds and Ethan Tucker
7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$19-$24

 

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Dream warriors

Formerly known as Sundress, Austin band Shrines brings its dream-pop sound back to Norman.

Music
Louis Fowler
The Shrines with Merchandise and Crown Imperial
8 p.m. Saturday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10

 

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Trading places

When might a burgeoning blues-rock band write new songs? Oh, how about ... the live stage? That's how OKC's The Trading Co. operates.

Music
Joshua Boydston
The Trading Co. with The Kamals and The Younglings
8 p.m. Friday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$5

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Horse Thief — Grow Deep, Grow Wild

Indie
Zach Hale
Psychedelic folk isn’t new, but it certainly is increasing in popularity. The surge has brought such weird-minded acts as Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective to the forefront, but the downside to any emerging movement is that it inevitably will seduce those who seek to piggyback on its success.

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Royal rush

With a new lineup, the Blacklist Royals return to make a claim for the rock ’n’ roll throne.

Music
Louis Fowler
Blacklist Royals
9 p.m. Saturday
VZD’s Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

No Justice — America’s Son

Country
Louis Fowler
When something really catches my ear, I tend to imagine it in the closing credits of a movie, and then I work backward, formulating a plot and actors. “Never Gonna Be Enough,” the opening track on Red Dirt rockers No Justice’s latest, America's Son, had me doing that within 10 seconds.

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Formidable fest

The Joy Formidable headlines the sixth annual Norman Music Festival, three free days of tons of tunes.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Norman Music Festival 6 featuring The Joy Formidable, JD McPherson and more
Thursday-Saturday
Downtown Norman
normanmusicfestival.com
free

 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013