It’s a very forest-heavy week of concerts here in Oklahoma: Elms, Mosshead, and Foxburrows. There’s also some reality TV stars and a couple of record-release shows in our top picks for the week of February 18-24.
David Cook with Luke Wade
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa
I know this is merely a soulful pop rock concert featuring American Idol and The Voice products, respectively, but I can’t help but hope this is actually a fight-to-the-death cage match where two reality music competition stars enter and only one dreamy crooner leaves. If David wins and says the line, “Do you smell what the Cook is cooking?” and arches his eyebrow, it’s officially the greatest concert ever.
Elms with IndianGiver and Them Hounds
Thursday, Feb. 19
The Deli | Norman
Elms are still riding high on the heels of their 2014 debut Parallel Lines, releasing a new single “Savages” at the start of the year and working on plenty of new tunes for 2015. IndianGiver is in the same boat, putting the finishing touches on another (promising) batch of material after their Understudies EP last year.
Nebulae with Foxburrows and Sunchaser
Friday, Feb. 20
Opolis | Norman
Tardis-lovin’, space jam-makin’ post-rockers Nebulae (freshly trimmed of the “Tumbling”) are releasing their self-titled debut album with their friends Foxburrows and Sunchaser. You can go get a taste of the new album, now. Wear a Doctor Who shirt and get in free. (Probably. OK, almost definitely not.)
Mosshead, Codone, Queequeg, Anti-Patterns, J.B.F.C., and Kina
Friday, Feb. 20
Guildhaul | Oklahoma City
There’s a wonderfully weird mix of bands at cool new DIY spot Guildhaul, anchored by very cool San Francisco sludge slingers Mosshead, along with killer locals Codone, Queequeg, Anti-Patterns and more.
Jumpship Astronaut EP Release with White Girls and Softaware
Saturday, Feb. 21
Blue Note Lounge | Oklahoma City
Kudos to Jumpship Astronaut on a new EP, but the return of Softaware (formerly Colin Nance) is just as exciting. Oklahoma City’s answer to M83 has been quiet for almost a full year now, but expect new music to follow you out of the Blue Note and into your dreams, then outside of your dreams and into his car.
