Three Oklahoma bands will show OU students the other side of campus life at the Campus Activities Council’s first concert of the semester Friday evening.

CAC will hold its concert series opener Friday at 7 p.m. Stardeath and White Dwarfs, accompanied by Broncho and Chrome Pony, will take the stage on the East Lawn of the Oklahoma Memorial Union performing different types of rock music.

The concert will be part of a series that will feature bands with connections to Norman.

“It’s a free show and I think it’s kind of fun to have an option like a concert to go to on campus and not have to hassle with driving anywhere,” CAC Concert Series chairman Joshua Boydston said.

“I’m focusing on just bringing in bands regardless of whether or not it’s your favorite type of music,” said Boydston, psychology senior. “It’s a good chance to experience a new type of music because these bands are the best music coming from around Norman and can compete with anyone else on a national scale.”

Drummer Matt Duckworth of Stardeath and White Dwarfs describes the band’s sound as psychadelic rock ‘n’ roll. Bands such as Pink Floyd, The Who and Led Zeppelin have influenced the band, but the members of Stardeath and White Dwarfs definitely have their own personal style.

“Some of us really love hip-hop and things like rap and 90s music,” Duckworth said. “Our lead singer actually only listens to rap music.”

The band members joined forces around 2005 and have since opened for Band of Horses and The Flaming Lips, in addition to playing their own set at the Bonnaroo music festival this summer.

Members hope to show freshmen that Norman is a great place to get involved with local art and culture.

“Maybe by doing this show we can show people that there’s more to OU than just football and fraternities,” Duckworth said. “Those things are great but there’s also a really awesome art scene in Norman.”

Along with Stardeath and White Dwarfs, the up-and-coming band Broncho will also play at the concert. The punk rock band has risen in popularity since their role creating the soundtrack for the movie “American Teen” about a fictional punk rock band that took place in the 80s.

According to the band’s manager Larry White, the band truly formed when lead singer Ryan Lindsey was asked to write songs for the film.

“He wrote some songs for the movie and worked with musicians that he normally worked with that have been his lifelong friends,” White said. “Everyone was having so much fun with it, it just really became a permanent thing.”

Broncho played their first show at the Crystal Pistol with an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the crowd.

“Their performance and the personality of the band themselves makes their shows unlike any other show,” White said.

The concert will also feature Chrome Pony, another local band that played at the Norman Music Festival in April.