Let’s get heavy

Let your ears wade in the sludge of North Carolina metal acts Caltrop and Black Skies.

Music
Louis Fowler
Caltrop and Black Skies with Self Inflicted and Brea
7 p.m. Wednesday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Dear Dad

Just wait ’til your father gets home ... so you can expose him to the rad tunes of OKC garage-pop duo Dadrock.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Dadrock with Math the Band and Cosmostanza
5:30 p.m. Sunday
Ampy Shanty
527 E. Main, Norman
754-1927
$5

 

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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

 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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

They’re gonna rock you, sucka

Garage rockers Junebug Spade are on a mission to keep rock real in OKC.

Music
Louis Fowler
Junebug Spade with Sonic Violence
8 p.m. Friday
Kamp’s Deli & XIII X Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
819-6004
$5

 

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

At bat

Curtis Grimes abandoned a sure shot at a baseball career for a risky one in country music. The diamond’s loss is your ears’ gain.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Curtis Grimes
9:30 p.m. Saturday
Wormy Dog Saloon
311 E. Sheridan
wormydog.com
601-6276
$5

 

Wednesday, January 23, 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