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New Music Tuesday: 'The People's Key' by Bright Eyes

February 15, 2011 | 0 comments

Conor Oberst didn’t need to return to the band that made him famous; after all, he’s been making successful albums both alone and with his indie supergroup Monsters of Folk since Bright Eyes took a hiatus in 2007. But boy, is it a good thing he did. Bright Eyes’s new album, “The People’s Key,” is the band’s catchiest, most ambitious and best album yet. It picks up right where the last album, 2007’s lukewarm “Cassadaga,” should have. READ MORE

Beatles tribute transports audience back in time

February 14, 2011 | 0 comments

If you fell into a coma in 1964 and woke up this weekend in Catlett Music Center, you might think you had only fallen into a catnap. (Well, maybe only if you were sitting in the balcony, just far enough to cause difficulty in making out the musicians’ faces.) READ MORE

Norman Queer Alliance cultivates community

January 25, 2011 | 2 comments

In the world of iPhones and Facebook, one Norman group is personalizing activism by cultivating real-life connections. The Norman Queer Alliance was founded by Joseph Bonnell in early 2009 with the first post on its Wordpress blog announcing, “We are a group of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans-people and straight folk that like to get together and potluck, talk about gender specification, homosexuality and [in] general just having fun.” READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Rihanna, Robyn

November 30, 2010 | 0 comments

The Daily reviews new and notable music releases from Rihanna and Robyn READ MORE

New Kanye Tuesday: The Daily reviews 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'

November 30, 2010 | 0 comments

Kanye West is one of the biggest names in popular music today — with the talent and ego to match. We felt a single review wouldn’t do his latest album justice. READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Matt & Kim, Taylor Swift, Skating Polly

November 2, 2010 | 1 comment

The Daily reviews new and notable music releases from Matt & Kim, Taylor Swift and Skating Polly. READ MORE

Student's documentary explores state's incarceration of women

October 26, 2010 | 4 comments

While we are watching our tuition go up due to budget cuts for education, other government social programs are also seeing their funding drop. But funding has remained steady or even increased for a program that may be doing more harm than good. READ MORE

Singer-songwriter 'chasing magic' in Norman

October 14, 2010 | 0 comments

Pennsylvania native Langhorne Slim first got public attention while touring with The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, and then when his song “Electric Love Letter” was featured on a Rolling Stone editor's top ten picks. Since then, he's recorded three LPs, the most recent of which was 2009's “Be Set Free,” performed on “Late Show with David Letterman” and had his songs covered by Seth Avett. READ MORE

Twin tot terrors comprise disastrous double feature

September 10, 2010 | 0 comments

Given my penchant for watching terrible horror movies, and my luck of finding not one but two flicks featuring murderous infants inside my local Redbox, I had no choice but to make this a double feature. READ MORE

Trio of musical siblings harmonize naturally

September 3, 2010 | 0 comments

This Saturday, El Paso band The Iveys hopes to get feet tapping at the Brewhouse. “[The show] will be a good time no matter what,” guitarist and singer Arlen Ivey said. “We’ve got a few cover songs we’ll bring the crowd in with, and I think you’ll really get into our original music as well.” READ MORE

Skating Polly leading ‘grrrl’ punk wave

August 26, 2010 | 0 comments

Peyton Suitor and Kelli Mayo are cooler than you. They sport asymmetrical haircuts and oversized band T-shirts, and they’ve played charades with Kimya Dawson. But the real reason these girls are so totally excellent is that they’re 15 and 10 years old, and they play in a rock band (a good one). Suitor, 15, and Mayo, 10, formed their band Skating Polly on Halloween 2009 after an impromptu jam session. READ MORE

Unconventional classes, commitment set music professor apart

May 5, 2010 | 0 comments

Carl Rath says that when OU hired him in 1981, it got much more than a bassoon teacher. READ MORE

Another kind of garage rock to be sold

April 30, 2010 | 0 comments

After last weekend’s incredible showing at Norman Music Festival, local rock fans don’t have to suffer from withdrawals this weekend. READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: The Tallest Man on Earth and Two Door Cinema Club

April 20, 2010 | 1 comment

The Tallest Man on Earth is really just a guy named Kristian Matsson. He’s from Sweden, he sings like Bob Dylan and his new album, “The Wild Hunt,” is fantastic. The guitar work is consistently lovely. READ MORE

Gothic-grunge group gears up for second festival appearance

April 20, 2010 | 0 comments

Take a foundation of ’80s alternative dance music and ’90s grunge, add some psychedelic and gothic influences and you’ve got Norman band Depth & Current. READ MORE

Acoustic performance promises different delivery

April 8, 2010 | 0 comments

This Sunday brings the opportunity to see indie singer-songwriter Kevin Devine at OU. READ MORE

Documentary explores late-term abortion

March 26, 2010 | 1 comment

This Sunday, OU's Other Film Club is screening the 2007 Romanian film “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” The film chronicles the journey of two university students who try to arrange a late-term abortion. READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Broken Bells, Pavement, Rogue Wave and Groove Armada

March 9, 2010 | 1 comment

The self-titled debut album from Broken Bells, the collaboration of the Shins’ James Mercer and Gnarls Barkley’s Danger Mouse, sounds exactly how you’d imagine it would. READ MORE

Avett Brothers addition proves his worth

March 8, 2010 | 1 comment

A ticket to an Avett Brothers concert is a ticket to an unpredictable, boisterous and memorable evening. READ MORE

The Avett Brothers come to Oklahoma

March 3, 2010 | 1 comment

If you’ve been fiending for a good show but you can’t make a long drive, tonight is your night. The folk-rock band The Avett Brothers will be rocking tonight at Rose State College, and every attendee is sure to walk away certifiably satisfied. The Avett Brothers’ sound isn’t one that can really be sorted into any particular genre. READ MORE

Film screening aims to open eyes, encourage discussion

February 24, 2010 | 2 comments

A problem that is both global and local will be addressed tonight at “When It Hits Home: An Evening Concerning Intimate Partner Violence,” which starts at 6 p.m. at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. READ MORE

Tulsan finds mainstream success with new album

February 23, 2010 | 0 comments

Ben Rector's new album, “Into the Morning,” was released Feb. 16. The album is selling very well, and it's ranked among the likes of Adele, Beyonce and Kris Allen on the iTunes pop chart. READ MORE

Between the Sheets: Safe sex is the only way

February 16, 2010 | 8 comments

It’s hard to approach the subject of contraception without sounding like a high school health teacher. By now, most of us should have learned that there are many different types of contraception. READ MORE

Between the Sheets: A three-letter word that can no longer be ignored

February 9, 2010 | 5 comments

So I’ll get this out of the way: SEX. S-E-X. READ MORE

Salinger remembered

February 3, 2010 | 0 comments

J.D. Salinger died last week of natural causes. He was 91 years old. For most of recent history, Salinger went unnoticed in his day-to-day life, and in ours. He was never on Oprah's couch or at Larry King's desk. READ MORE

Oklahoma bands rock for relief

February 1, 2010 | 1 comment

If the past few days have been a blur of cabin fever, bust out on Monday night for an evening of rock at the Conservatory. READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Vampire Weekend

January 26, 2010 | 0 comments

2008 was a good year for Vampire Weekend. With a self-titled first album, the band crashed the indie pop party, bringing with it a fresh sound that combined Paul Simon-esque African beats with the floating, shrieking vocals of The Shins. Critics and fans alike loved the album. It seemed hard to top. READ MORE

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