The Fabulous St. Knicholas Cage — Shit Surf

Rock
Joshua Boydston
The landlocked state of Oklahoma might not seem the most likely breeding ground for excellent surf-punk bands, but it’s bore more than a few in recent years, although none so fabulously named as Tulsa’s The Fabulous St. Knicholas Cage.

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Ex marks the hot

For boundary-breaking punk, the new group Ex-Cult is all set to brainwash you.

Music
Zach Hale
Ex-Cult with Psychotic Reaction and Truckside Down
8 p.m. Monday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Music explosion

True to its name, Diarrhea Planet lets loose with a forceful barrage of pop-influenced punk. Don’t even try to stop it.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Diarrhea Planet with Cosmostanza and The Pizza Thieves
8 p.m. Monday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$6

 

Wednesday, January 30, 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

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

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

Who is Is/Is?

Good question. Not even the three members of the alt-rock band know for sure.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Is/Is with Feel Spectres and Power Pyramid
8:30 p.m. Tuesday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$7

 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Skating Polly — Lost Wonderfuls

Rock
Zach Hale
Skating Polly is a different type of novelty act. The Oklahoma City-based duo of Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse has accrued an inordinate amount of interest for such a young band, ascending to the top of the local ranks largely because of their age: 13 and 17, respectively.

 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013