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Norman, Oklahoma threw the first annual Norman Music Festival on Saturday, April 26th, and QRO was there! Observe all our photos and highlights:
The indie-rock West Stage opened up with Norman natives Dorian Small & Neighborhood, while the East Stage had it's own 'hood in the unique Ghost of Monkhood: Dorian Small & Neighborhood -
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Ghost of Monkhood - Click image for full gallery ~ The East Stage kept things going on a more down-home note with Tall Cotton String Band, Ryan Lindsey, and Cheyenne: Tall Cotton String Band -
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Click image for full gallery ~ Back at the West Stage, things got crazy with local acts Stillwater & QRO favorite, Evangelicals: Colourmusic -
Click image for full gallery ~ Evangelicals - Click images for full galleries ~ Things got hard-rockin' in the Sooner Theatre with Gravity Propulsion System, while Austin's post-rock Octopus Project rocked everything on the West Stage this side of (and including) the Theremin: Gravity Propulsion System - Click image for full gallery ~ Octopus Project - Click images for full galleries ~ West Stage took center stage when British Sea Power brought their antics across the Atlantic. The alt-rockers manned the t-shirt cannon and climbed the scaffolding, along with headstands and shoulder-riding chicken fights, while Norman icons Chainsaw Kittens reunited to rock their hometown: British Sea Power - Click images for full galleries ~ Chainsaw Kittens -
Click images for full galleries ~ And The Polyphonic Spree closed things out on a high note by filling the stage with their enormous chorus of singers and musicians. Whether as the black-jumpsuited Fragile Army or as the white-robed choir, The Spree were large & in charge: The Polyphonic Spree - Click images for full galleries ~ Can't wait for next year - if only it could be Sooner... Click image for other Norman Festival sights - all photos by Jenny Crowder & Gail Fountain
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