Concerts
On average, there are probably 3 to 5 concerts for every day that most students are on campus. Don't let that fool you though — there aren't very many events in the first few weeks of each semester, so this really just means that at the end of every semester you have the option of never spending more time outside some venue or other than it takes to walk to the next one.
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[edit] The Conservatory
There are over 400 Conservatory sponsored concerts each year, including a ton (metric) of junior and senior recitals, orchestra and chamber concerts, guest artist and visiting ensemble concerts, and of course, contemporary (brand spankin new) music concerts including electronic music, the Conservatory's official ensemble, faculty works, jazz, and other student works.
Additionally there are many many concerts that take place within the conservatory walls and concert halls but that are not officially scheduled. These are generally just called "ad-hocs" and also tend to feature all kinds of music, although I think they're more likely to have wierder recently-written works than the official concerts are.
[edit] The Sco
The Sco hosts all kindsa DJs and live acts with dance, hip-hop and jazz being more common than say... string quartets.
[edit] The Cat
The Cat tends to have acoustic folky kindsa things including student recitals and visiting guests. Some drama works get put on here, including the occaisional weekly/all-semester live action soap-opera.
In quite recent history the Cat has been graced by the likes of Paul Curreri, Devon Sproule, and Chris Smither. You can email people like cat.cream@oberlin.edu and tom.reid@oberlin.edu to suggest that they bring these geniuses back for more lovin.
[edit] Wilder Bowl
Every friday that the weather is nice (so about twice a year?) from 4:30 to 6pm there is a big party in Wilder Bowl on the front steps of the Wilder Student Union building that frequently involves live music, and always involves a license to sell beer and ring in the weekend. They call this party TGIF.
