Norman Music Festival will open Thursday with performances at the festival's Alley Stage and in participating indoor venues such as Opolis and Legally Brewed. Additional stages and vendors will be added on Friday and Saturday.
This guide includes the Thursday night schedule, with artists and their music linked in chronological order. The story will be updated to include interviews with local artists and updates as the festival approaches.
Map of Norman Music Festival 2025.
NMF Flix/Okie Short Cuts | Resonator, 3 p.m.
Watch four short films by local storytellers followed by a Q&A:
• “Keepers Of The Coastline” by Jeremy Charles.
• “Homecoming” by Julianna Brannum.
• “Meet Me At The Creek” by Loren Waters.
• “More Than Water” by Cindi Finneran.
Three music videos will also be shown:
• “Posh Spice” by The Technicolors, directed by Jarod Evans.
• “Denim and Diamonds” by Warren Burns, produced by Graham Carroll.
• “Chaos Candy” by Stepmom, produced and directed by Lindsey Cox and Lauren Bumgarner.
Wet Muscles | Alley Stage, 6 p.m.
Genre: indie/alternative
Recent release: "Departure of Summer" (single)
David James McKinney | Legally Brewed, 6 p.m.
Genre: Americana/singer-songwriter
Recent release: "Phone" (single)
Koby Allen | Bison Witches - Bar Stage, 6 p.m.
Genre: electric/rock
Recent release: "Every Last Monday" (album)
The Soft Heavy | Resonator, 6 p.m.
Genre: punk/indie
Recent release: "Come Clean" (album)
LRYN | Bison Witches - Garage Stage, 6:30 p.m.
Recent release: “gone.” (single)
Gary Gibson Band | Red Brick Bar, 6:30 p.m.
Genre: country/blues
Honor Choir | Alley Stage, 7 p.m.
Genre: alternative/punk
Recent release: “Animal/Beat Up Foreign Car” (single)
Genre: indie/alternative
Recent release: “Fruit Flies/Black Car” (single)
Clint Hardesty | Bluebonnet Bar, 7 p.m.
Tilt Largo | Resonator, 7 p.m.
Genre: rock/punk
Recent release: “Live’n’Raw” (album)
Wood and Strings | Sandalwood & Sage, 7 p.m.
Genre: Americana/singer-songwriter
Recent release: “It Was Heaven” (single)
Wampus Comedy | Legally Brewed, 7:30 p.m.
Genre: comedy/heavy
Billy Irwin & the Gambits | Bison Witches - Bar Stage, 7:30 p.m.
Genre: country/Americana
Recent release: “If The Shoe Fits…” (album)
Sick Nick | Bison Witches - Garage Stage, 7:30 p.m.
Caleb McGee & The Underdogs | BIG Brewing, 8 p.m.
Genre: Americana/blues
Chelsea Days | Alley Stage, 8 p.m.
Genre: indie/alternative
Recent release: “Mirror, Mirror” (album)
Genre: Americana/soul
Jack Tidwell and the Lockbreakers | Red Brick Bar, 8 p.m.
Genre: country
Recent release: “Ramblin Mood” (single)
Desilu | Bluebonnet Bar, 8 p.m.
Genre: pop/folk
Recent release: “Eyeliner” (single)
Genre: punk/electric
Recent release: “Nothing Good Can Come from Us” (single)
Space Pyrate | Bison Witches - Garage Stage, 8:30 p.m.
Cliffdiver | Alley Stage, 9 p.m.
Genre: pop/punk
Recent release: “birdwatching” (album)
Anduril | Legally Brewed, 9 p.m.
Genre: heavy/prog
Recent release: “Resolution VII - Reflection (Galdr’s Peace)” (single)
Karaoke with KJH | Bison Witches - Bar Stage, 9 p.m.
Em and the MotherSuperiors | Opolis, 9 p.m.
Genre: garage/psychedelic
Recent release: “Churches Into Theaters” (album)
Southern Sonics | Bluebonnet Bar, 9 p.m.
Genre: pop/rock
Recent release: “Some Recurring Notes” (album)
Geister Von Brooklyn | Bison Witches - Garage Stage, 9:30 p.m.
Toliver Rey | Red Brick Bar, 9:30 p.m.
Genre: country/rock
Recent release: “Rewind to Seventeen” (single)
Corridor | Alley Stage, 10 p.m.
Genre: alternative/indie
Recent release: “Mimi” (album)
Merry Walkers | Opolis, 10 p.m.
Genre: psychedelic/rock
Recent release: “Bohemia EP” (album)
Emma Cash Band | Bluebonnet Bar, 10 p.m.
Genre: metal/heavy
Recent release: “Lummox” (album)
Yikes | Bison Witches - Garage Stage, 10:30 p.m.
Cherry Laurel | Opolis, 11 p.m.
Genre: indie/psychedelic
Recent release: “Taxi Lullaby” (album)
Cünt Püncher | Red Brick Bar, 11 p.m.
Genre: other/metal
Recent release: “Skin Peeler” (single)
SpaceCowboy | Bluebonnet Bar, 11 p.m.
Genre: rock/psychedelic
Recent release: “Amphetamine Kween” (single)
S. Reidy And Friends | Resonator, 11 p.m.
Genre: hip-hop/alternative
Recent release: “Sure, Enough” (single)
DJ Tangerine | Bison Witches - Garage Stage, 11:30 p.m.
Genre: DJ/dance
Genre: dance/electric
Recent release: “Blue Lights” (single)
Coke Throat | Red Brick Bar, 12 a.m.
Genre: punk/heavy
Spice Freighter | Bluebonnet Bar, 12 a.m.
DJ Chuck G | Bison Witches - Garage Stage, 12:30 a.m.
Genre: DJ/dance
Laine Begeron | Opolis, 1 a.m.
Genre: dance/indie
Recent release: “Even Cowboys Cry” (single)
Psychotic Reaction | Red Brick Bar, 1 a.m.
Genre: punk/metal
Recent release: “Dystopian Anthems for Lotus-Eaters” (album)
