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

Tracks of my ears

The Deer Tracks venture from their native Sweden to share their electronic pop with the world.

Music
Joshua Boydston
The Deer Tracks with F.O.X. and Little Fuss
8 p.m. Sunday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Mac ’n’ cheese

Seemingly overnight, humor has helped propel garage rocker Mac DeMarco from sleeping in cars to sweeping the continent.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Mac DeMarco with Naomi Punk and Calvin Love
8 p.m. Sunday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
free

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Out with a Bang

Mourning has broken: The Boom Bang will play its final show Friday. Get your hankies ready ... and your preferred hangover cure.

Music
Joshua Boydston
The Boom Bang with The Copperheads and Shitty/Awesome
8 p.m. Friday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$7

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Street cred

Jabee wants to turn OKC into a hip-hop hot spot, one track at a time.

Music
Louis Fowler
Jabee with Admirals, eLTeaZee, Taylor Mcenzie, Militant Mindz and Knoble Savage
8 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Webb fluid

Songwriting just comes naturally to Jimmy Webb, an Oklahoma native who penned several of the 20th century’s pop classics.

Music
Phil Bacharach
Jimmy Webb
1 p.m. Tuesday
Rodeo Opry
2221 Exchange
rodeoopry.com
297-9773
free

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Jump street

OKC’s Jumpship Astronaut navigates a galaxy of guitars with the only weapon it has: electronic rock that’s out of this world.

Music
Zach Hale
Jumpship Astronaut with Ford the River
9 p.m. Friday
Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewing Company
50 Penn Place
belleislerestaurant.com
840-1911

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Hitt Boyz — AlphaCat

Rock
Zach Hale
Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way: The band is called The Hitt Boyz, whose latest release is an EP titled AlphaCat, and, yes, the artwork is kind of amazing.

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Range rovers

Despite growing buzz, rock’s Blackstone Rangers haven’t settled on a sound. No biggie since it sounds so good.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Blackstone Rangers with Depth & Current and Prix Teen
8 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$5

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Flaming Lips — The Terror

Rock
Zach Hale
An ominous letter from Wayne Coyne surfaced when The Flaming Lips released a video preview of The Terror last month.

 

Tuesday, April 9, 2013