A Musical Weekend in OKC and Norman

There are many great live shows this weekend and I will attempt to briefly clue you in, so maybe you can get out and enjoy some great live music. I enjoy weekends in which I get to attend four concerts of new music to me.

Friday Night

First up is Friday night. Opolis is hosting Magic Kids. Junebug Spade, a great little local band that I haven't had the pleasure of hearing yet, but have heard great things about, will be opening. You can read a great write-up of Magic Kids in the Gazette. They are on the Matador record label, which is responsible for many great bands you know and love (i.e. Belle and Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, The Cave Singers, Sonic Youth, The New Pornographers, A.C. Newman, God Help the Girl, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists to name a few).


Check them out, it should be a great show, well worth the drive to Norman.

MP3: Superball


Saturday Night

At the Conservatory on Saturday night is Bear Hands with Explore We opening. While I don't know anything about the first band (that's the fun of it, right?), Bear in Hand is a band out of the Brooklyn music scene. If you've been reading my blog at all, you know that I think that this scene is currently putting out some of the best acts in music today. They are a post/punk/pop/experimental band. If it's anything like this song, I'm excited, and you should be as well. Check it out!

MP3: Long Lean Queen


Sunday Night

Two great concerts tonight, both in Norman. The first is at the Santa Fe Depot around 7:00PM. It's a band called 'Elephant Revival'. Described as 'neo-acoustic electric transcendental folk', many of my friends have commented on how good this band is. I will be there on Sunday night, I would advise you to get your tickets in advance to this show, however. After this show concludes, there's another great concert over at Opolis, just a few blocks away. Breathe Owl Breathe with opener, Penny Hill. Penny Hill is a great indie folk-pop band from Norman that I have grown to love. Owl Breathe Owl I have never heard before, but they are a trio from Michigan who put forth dreamy, haunting folk music in the vein of Bowerbirds. I am really looking forward to this show being the climax for an amazing musical weekend. Hope I see you out there.

Elephant Revival


Breathe Owl Breathe