Major local acts light up OKC in Feb shows and music events


As promised, Oklahoma City’s music scene is gearing up for a high-energy, dust-kicking February following last month’s slate of more chill, rejuvenating shows aimed at recharging those social batteries.

With that short month of rest finally over, some major local names are already tuning up and preparing to hit some of the city’s best local stages with comeback shows, holiday events, fundraisers, and even a family-friendly crash course in thoughtful, rhythmic, musical creation.

Best off, the month’s calendar spans the spectrum of Oklahoman music, from dark metal to steamy soul and from driving, wild-eyed rock to rap royalty.

There’s even a full-scale brass band joining in.

So if you’re ready to get back into the local scene and get this year kicked off right, here are some can’t-miss options for February.

Lord Buffalo w/ Sisteria – Blue Note Lounge – Saturday, February 8th 

The unseasonable heat and unreasonable pace of upsetting news may well have you clamoring for something equally dark and dense, and you’ll be hard pressed to find a band that fits that bill better than Lord Buffalo.

With members spread between Austin and OKC, these dark, doomy experimentalists have parlayed their double-hometown status into some serious increasing buzz in the past couple year, boosted by last year’s monolithically heavy “Holus Bolus,” surely one of the best OKC-adjacent releases of 2024.

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Lord Buffalo on stage (photo by Valentin Sivyakov)

They’ll be blasting back through the Blue Note stage this month, and they won’t be alone.

The mighty Sisteria are finally set to return to the spotlight after nearly a full year away from the stage.

Last seen for their jaw-dropping outdoor set at last year’s Norman Music Festival, the Norman-based psych-metalers are ready to grace the stage once again, and maybe even bring a small taste of what they’ve been working on since 2022’s breakout “Dark Matter.”

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Sisteria in performance at the OKC Festival of the Arts in April, 2022 (BRETT DICKERSON/Okla City Free Press)

For times, tickets, and more, visit bluenoteokc.com.

J + the Bishops / Coat / JMASTY – 51st Street Speakeasy – Friday, February 14th 

If you’re looking for something appropriately funky and sensual on this Valentine’s Day, look no further than The Speak’s indie-soul blowout featuring a trio of recently exploding local acts.

J + the Bishops are continuing their unexpected (and deeply welcome) resurgence after a chance boost from a major playlister broadcast their impressively, infectiously funky sound to the world.

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Coat on stage at Resonant Head (photo by Kevin Romero)

Coat are riding some big local waves after a string of singles and last year’s impeccably produced debut EP.

And Josh Masterson – AKA JMASTY – has proven himself to be one of the city’s most wave-making movers and shakers, booking and organizing some big shows and projects like whatido.org and its big video and inaugural Summer Showdown artist battle last year, all in addition to his own groovy electro-pop.

With their powers combined, you can bet on a seriously hot Valentine’s celebration.

For times, tickets, and more, follow @the_speak on Instagram.

Broncho w/ King Cabbage Brass Band – SixTwelve 10th Anniversary – Tower Theatre – Saturday, February 22nd 

SixTwelve – the community arts education and sustainability center in The Paseo – is celebrating its first decade with a huge night of music at the Tower featuring the triumphant OKC return of one of the state’s biggest musical breakouts.

Psych-rockers Broncho broke big through the previous decade, making national waves and even opening for hard-rock behemoths Queens of the Stone Age across Europe, but their movements have been pretty quiet and largely sporadic in recent years.

They surfaced for just a couple shows in 2023 and have been mostly silent again since opening for Jack White in Tulsa in November of last year.

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Broncho in concert at OKC Scissortail Park Opening wknd Sept 2019 (B.DICKERSON/Okla City Free Press)

All that downtime gave bassist Penny Pitchlynn a chance to establish her passion project LABRYS as one of the preeminent acts in OK music as well as time to work and teach regularly at SixTwelve, so it’s no wonder that she’d reconvene the Broncho boys to mark this special occasion. 

And if that’s not enough already, Oklahoma’s favorite New Orleans-style second line brass-blasters, the King Cabbage Brass Band, will also be on hand to help drive the night’s Mardi Gras theme.

For times, tickets, and more, visit towertheatreokc.com.

Rap workshop w/ Jabee – Downtown OKC Library – Saturday, February 22nd

Earlier that same day, the Downtown Library is also getting in on the arts education action with a late-morning workshop breaking down the principles, techniques, and heart-swelling fun of hip-hop for kids and teens looking to jump into the game.

And who better to lead the way than OKC’s reigning rap king, Jabee?

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Jabee in the studio for his “The Spirit is Willing, but the Flesh is Weak” (courtesy Mello Music Group)

As one of the city’s biggest stars and biggest champions, Jabee is particularly suited to show the kids how to lift up their voices and lift up their community at the same time.

In a time where clear, powerful voices and arts-focused activism might be more important than ever, this little weekend morning library event could carry some serious weight.

All library events are free, but registration is encouraged at metrolibrary.org.


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Brett Fieldcamp has been covering arts, entertainment, news, housing, and culture in Oklahoma for nearly 15 years, writing for several local and state publications. He’s also a musician and songwriter and holds a certification as Specialist of Spirits from The Society of Wine Educators.