Music
Joshua Boydston
Vacationer with Tennis and Eureeka!
9 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10-$12
Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: mp3
Rather chilling
While the temperature’s rising, Vacationer’s transporting your ears and mind to a cooler place. Bon voyage!
Music
Joshua Boydston
Vacationer with Tennis and Eureeka!
9 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10-$12
Chug along
With 11 albums and 1,000-plus shows behind it, Last Train Home pulls into town to deliver more folk rock.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Last Train Home
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20
Ted, white and blue
Watch out, Oklahoma City! Ted Nugent’s on his way, and you don’t want to be caught in the classic rocker’s crosshairs.
Music
Matt Carney
Ted Nugent with REO Speedwagon and Styx
6:40 p.m. Friday
OKC Zoo Amphitheatre
2011 N.E. 50th
zooamp.com
364-3700
Parker Millsap and Michael Rose — Palisade
Folk
Joshua Boydston
Fledgling singer-songwriter and Purcell native Parker Millsap builds quite a foundation with stand-up bassist Michael Rose on their debut, Palisade. From the sounds of it, a monumental career is in the works.
The Swell Season
Lightning strikes ‘Once.’
Documentary
Rod Lott
Remember how joyous you felt at the end of 2006's excellent Irish indie Once? Well, The Swell Season is why there is no sequel. Hell, it practically is the sequel, only factual instead of fictional.
Kindest cut
Oklahoma City band Paperscissor crafts a punk-rock sound as far away from stripped-down as it can get.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Paperscissor with Horse Thief and So Called Savages
8:30 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10
Key master
Eliza Rickman may tickle the ivories on a toy piano, but her sound is anything like child’s play.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Eliza Rickman
7 p.m. Saturday
Istvan Gallery
1218 N. Western
istvangallery.com
831-2874
free
K.C. and the sunshine grand
With a new album and a baby on the way, summer’s looking great for Okie songstress K.C. Clifford.
Music
Joshua Boydston
K.C. Clifford
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20
Dial H for Hero
In the case of Local H, the H stands for hardworking, hard-rocking and — in both sound and bond — harmonious.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Local H with Psychotic Reaction and Fablecar
8 p.m. Thursday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10
Sultan of sting
Mark Sultan doesn’t care what you think, which is all the more reason to catch his garage-punk act.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Mark Sultan with The Copperheads
9 p.m. Tuesday
Blue Note Lounge
2408 N. Robinson
thebluenotelounge.com
600-1166
$8
