LOOK: The Month Ahead
LOOK: The Month Ahead

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Published: September 26, 2008

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush formed their country duo Sugarland after years in the fertile Georgia alt-rock scene, and the band's third disc, "Love On the Inside,” is a disc that country and rock fans can agree upon. See Sugarland at Oklahoma State University's Orange Peel with Motion City Soundtrack, Ashton Shepherd and Kellie Pickler at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. Tickets are sold out. For more information, call (800) 678-7335.

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Dressy Bessy's Tammy Ealom specializes in straight-to-the-point power-pop confection on the Denver band's critically praised new disc, "Holler and Stomp.” See Dressy Bessy at 9 p.m. Oct. 17 at Opolis, 113 Crawford in Norman. For more information, go online to www.okctickets.com.

It's too late for a "Hot August Night,” but Neil Diamond will warm up Oklahoma City when he plows through the hits at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Ford Center, 100 W Reno. For more information, call 235-8288.

Since the band emerged as a Southern equivalent to the Strokes, Kings of Leon has refined and beefed up its sound to stadium levels, an evolution fully on display on the band's latest disc, "Only By the Night.” See Kings of Leon with We Are Scientists and The Stills at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E California. For more information, go online to www.okctickets. com.

TV on the Radio is winning raves for its latest disc, "Dear Science,” which gives the band's previously murky art-rock a big blast of brightness. See TV on the Radio with the Dirtbombs at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern. For more information, call (866) 443-8849.

— George Lang

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