There’s a little bit of everything coming through Oklahoma in the coming week, ranging from modern legends to the state’s best indie bands. Here are a few of our top picks:
Tiny Moving Parts with Trade School, Limp Wizurdz, and Ultra City
Wednesday, January 28
The Conservatory | Oklahoma City
Minnesota’s Tiny Moving Parts are cut from that straight-up early ’00s emo cloth. The trio is even signed to sad-boy mecca Triple Crown Records, which put out the group’s latest, Pleasant Living, in September. Go have yourself a good cry. You deserve it.
Shovels & Rope with Caroline Rose
Thursday, January 29
ACM@UCO Performance Lab | Oklahoma City
The totes adorbs, aw-shucks folk duo of Shovels & Rope is coming through town. They took our own Parker Millsap out on tour recently, so it seems only right to repay the favor. Not that it’s exactly pulling teeth; “Birmingham” is one of the best alt-country tracks of the past decade and their new album Swimmin’ Time doesn’t drop the ball, either.
The Oklahoma Rock Show Best of 2014 Showcase with Colourmusic, Oil Boom, and Gum
Saturday, January 31
Blue Note Lounge | Oklahoma City
The all-local, all-the-time radio show knows a little somethin’ somethin’ about Oklahoma music, so you can trust in the lineup they put together in honor of their favorite songs of 2014. Oil Boom — the lovable Ft. Worth rockers behind the excellent “The Sneak Tip” — are coming up I-35 to play, and it’s been a hot minute since Stillwater weirdos Colourmusic have performed for Oklahoma City crowds.
Kongos with Sir Sly and Colony House
Sunday, February 1
Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa
Like a Muse out of South Africa, Kongos go big or go home. “Come With Me Now” and “I’m Only Joking” have barely been escapable since early 2014, and they’ve got the equally mainstream-friendly alt acts Sir Sly (the group behind the catchy “Gold”) and Colony House in tow. The latter is composed of brothers of Caleb and Will Chapman, whose father, Steven Curtis Chapman, you remember from CD displays at your local Mardel in 2001.
Ice Hockey with Haunter, Queequeg, Quitters and Can’t
Sunday, February 1
The Shop | Oklahoma City
Super Bowl be damned. Something tells us the spillover between football fans and house show enthusiasts is minimal anyway. If you can find it, you’ll be treated to some quality hardcore music from Quad City product Ice Hockey and San Antonio’s Haunter, plus the farewell performance by Oklahoma emo-punk outfit Can’t.
Jack White with Chicano Batman
Monday, February 2
McCasland Fieldhouse at University of Oklahoma | Norman
When he’s not stewing beefs with other rockers, frowning at Cubs games or trying to press a record onto an antique fedora, Jack White is a pretty damn good musician — a legend, too — and he always seems to have the time of his life on stage. It’s an unusual spot, one Jimi Hendrix played nearly half a century ago, making it feel all the more special.
