Rock
Joshua Boydston
Oklahoma City’s own Hinder is viciously derided even by butt-rock standards, catching just as much flak as Nickelback and Buckcherry, if not more.
Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: mp3
Hinder — Welcome to the Freakshow
Rock
Joshua Boydston
Oklahoma City’s own Hinder is viciously derided even by butt-rock standards, catching just as much flak as Nickelback and Buckcherry, if not more.
Funny business
Hard-working comedian Brian Regan brings his comedy to Rose State.
Performing Arts
Louis Fowler
Brian Regan
7:30 p.m. Thursday
Rose State College Performing Arts Theatre
6420 S.E. 15th, Midwest City
ticketmaster.com
733-7960
$39.50
Horny time
The brothers behind French Horn Rebellion put their classical instruments for unintended use: dance music, yo.
Music
Joshua Boydston
French Horn Rebellion with Of Montreal
8 p.m. Thursday
ACM@UCO Performance Lab
323 E. Sheridan
acm-uco.com
974-4700
$18-$20
Do you hear what we hear?
It’s that time of year for another Christmas album roundup. Shall you hear these on high or God rest ye merry MP3 player?
Various artists — A Blackwatch Christmas Vol. II
Indie
Joshua Boydston
Fowler Volkswagen general manager Jonathan Fowler wants Oklahoma to become the indie Christmas-music capital of the world. With three straight stellar Christmas albums Fowler VW has supported (all but the first with Norman’s Blackwatch Studios), that wish feels more like reality.
Blues brothers
The latest project of local bluesman Eric ‘Dirty Red’ McDaniel proves that the thrill is far from gone.
Music
Louis Fowler
Cedric Burnside with Dirty Red
9 p.m. Tuesday
VZD’s Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203
$8-$10
Mouthing off
Taking his turn at a solo run, Purple Mouth Bandits member Wiley Merrell bears his paws as local rapper Wildcat.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Wildcat with Jon Tefic and Militant Mindz
9 p.m. Friday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$5
Still swinging, swinging
While so many of their brethren have disbanded in the last 10 years, Oklahoma’s All-American Rejects just keep moving along like you know they do.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The All-American Rejects with Shiny Toy Guns and more
6 p.m. Friday
Diamond Ballroom
8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$19-$24
The Frozen
Watch this winter thriller from the comfort of a toasty couch.
Thriller
Rod Lott
Not to be confused with Adam Green's Frozen, snowbound terrors and all, Andrew Hyatt's The Frozen follows couple Mike (Seth David Mitchell) and Emma (Brit Morgan, True Blood’s werewolf Debbie Pelt) into the woods for a winter camping trip.
Big Boi — Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Atlanta rapper and one-half the legendary duo Outkast, Big Boi has released his new solo project, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. It’s far from a typical hip-hop album; every song has a different feel to it, sometimes even stepping outside of the genre.
