Brooklyn singer/songwriter Natalia Zukerman's 'Brand New Frame' is her latest and greatest to date

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Natalia Zukerman with Chris O'Brian, Buffalofitz and Kate Robinson8 p.m. Thursdaythe Blue Door2805 N. McKinleywww.bluedoorokc.com524-0738$15 Like a network sitcom, the world of singer/songwriters tre...

Thursday, May 20, 2010

There's no escaping Mouse Fire, as it works up a disco inferno of 'Big Emotion'

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Mouse Fire with Lost at Sea and Grown Ups8 p.m. FridaySauced2912 Paseowww.yoursauced.com521-9801South Florida trio Mouse Fire recalls The Faint with more of a '70s soft-rock vibe. Its resolutely dance...

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Instrumental band Woodsman's natural beauty is a shoegaze grain and its increasingly complex songs

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Woodsman with Tjutjuna9 p.m. TuesdayBill & Dee's Tavern311 E. Main, Normanwww.myspace.com/universecitynormanSometimes less is more, particularly when it comes to music. In the case of Denver instr...

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Singer/songwriter Joe Ely wandered the world for stories, but found his real song in his Texas home

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Joe Ely7:30 and 10 p.m. FridayThe Blue Door 2805 N. McKinleywww.bluedoorokc.com524-0738$30 advance, $35 doorCountry singer Tom T. Hall is known for noting how some people search the world over for wha...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

For Texas' Grammy-winning Brave Combo, the road goes on forever, and the polka never ends

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Brave Combo9 p.m. ThursdayThe Deli309 White, Normanwww.thedeli.us329-3534Success occurs in the most unlikely places, as if a challenge to our preconceptions. So it is that Texas quintet Brave Combo is...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Warping Nirvana, ABBA and more, The Bad Plus entertains both uninitiated and experienced jazz fans

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Jazz in June featuring The Bad Plus, Guy Forsyth, Suzanna Choffel and more7 p.m. Thursday-FridayBrookhaven Village3700 W. Robinson, Norman6 p.m. Saturday Andrews Park201 W. Daws, norman325-3388www.jaz...

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Singer/songwriter BettySoo adds sweat-stained confidence to 'Heat Sin Water Skin'

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BettySoo9 p.m. Fridaythe Blue Door2805 N. McKinleywww.bluedoorokc.com524-0738$15You're quickly reminded of the old "book jacket judgment" cliché when you first encounter BettySoo. The petite Korean-Am...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Arizona's Andrew Jackson Jihad continues its folk-punk revolution with relentless personal rhetoric

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Andrew Jackson Jihad with O Fidelis, Ali Bro and the Hippo and Petis9 p.m. Wednesdaythe Conservatory 8911 N. Westernwww.conservatoryokc.com607-4805$7Andrew Jackson was our seventh president and a hard...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Angry no more, Local H's Scott Lucas stretches his humility with his married musical brethren

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Radar Bros. lock in on a new lineup without plotting a different course to 'The Illustrated Garden'

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Thursday, July 15, 2010