Cave in

After a long hibernation, Kansas City indie poppers The Caves finally break out a debut disc.

Music
Becky Carman
The Caves with Brother Bear
8 p.m. Friday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$7

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Grown Ups — Dark Hearts

Rock
Zach Hale
It's pretty clear that The Grown Ups know what good music sounds like. When the band ceases its emulation of good music and lets its creativity flow naturally, the Oklahoma City collective's new album, Dark Hearts, offers flashes of genuine talent.

 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Big time

With healthy album sales and a buzz-worthy live show, electronic duo Big Gigantic lives up to its superlative name.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Big Gigantic with HeRobust and The Phoenix Bros.
7:30 p.m. Sunday
Farmers Public Market
311 S. Klein
okcfarmersmarket.com
232-6506
$18-$20

 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

ADD it up

Norman hip-hop collective ADDverse Effects aims to take the genre back to its roots.

Music
Ryan Querbach
ADDverse Effects with Cadillac Jackson and Dare We Say Pioneers
8 p.m. Saturday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$5

 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Holy Motors

It’s a trip.

Sci-Fi
Rod Lott
When I first saw Holy Motors, it was in a way that would make director Leos Carax cry, “Mon dieu!”: on a small window on my computer screen. That’s hardly the proper showcase for a film that set Cannes all abuzz, especially for courting year-end votes from critics’ groups.

 

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Cosmostanza — Champs

Rock
Joshua Boydston
It takes most bands a couple of years to put out two EPs. Oklahoma City garage rockers Cosmostanza did that in less than six months.

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Unknown soldiers

The indie-minded men of Unknown Mortal Orchestra combat digital piracy with a tour of duty. Enlist your ears!

Music
Zach Hale
Unknown Mortal Orchestra with Foxygen and Wampire
8 p.m. Monday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$10

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

One in Three

Oklahoma City’s Nathan Mickle makes up a third of the new vocal group The American Three, dedicated to belting out standards.

Music
Louis Fowler
Press materials for The American Three tag the new vocal group as “fun and wholesome,” with a little Rat Pack thrown in “just for flavor!” It’s that extra flavor that Three member and lifelong Ol’ Blue Eyes fan Nathan Mickle believes fits his song stylings to a T.

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Radio gets ‘Red’ again

‘The Red Dirt Radio Hour’ returns to airwaves, thanks to KOSU.

Music
Alyssa Grimley
After more than five years of silence, The Red Dirt Radio Hour has returned to the airwaves. The show, which features artists of the Red Dirt genre, has found a new home at 9 p.m. Sundays on KOSU. Based in Stillwater, the public radio station also airs on 91.7 FM in Oklahoma City and streams online at kosu.org.

 

Thursday, March 7, 2013

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