by: JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Thursday, January 29, 2009
1/29/2009 2:47:27 AM
X FILES: In the two-ish years since they got together in a practice house in rural Oklahoma, Crooked X has opened for KISS, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Black Stone Cherry, Theory of a Deadman, Black Tide and Night Ranger, and even joined Poison frontman Bret Michaels onstage last July at Rocklahoma in Pryor.
The quartet celebrates a lot this month: An MTV reality show, a major-label album debut, a video shoot and the announcement of an upcoming tour.
And, like the name of the MTV reality show, these boys are indeed living a "Rock N Roll Dream."
Celebrate the national release of the band's self-titled debut 7 p.m. Saturday at Flytrap Music Hall, 514 E. Second St. Cover is $5, or buy in advance for $15, which will include an autographed CD, available via tulsaworld.com/Flytrap.
THEY'RE NO. 41! THEY'RE NO. 41!: Pollstar released its year-end numbers for 2008, and Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa ranked No. 41 for club venues worldwide, with more than 87,000 tickets sold.
Cain's was the only Oklahoma venue listed in the top 100.
(Tell 'em all "Congrats!" when you head out to see Danny Barnes at Cain's on Friday, Marc Broussard on Tuesday or State Radio on Wednesday.)
The top 10 were:
1. 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
2. House of Blues in Dallas
3. The Fillmore in San Francisco
4. House of Blues in Chicago
5. The Wiltern in L.A.
6. Fillmore Auditorium in Denver
7. The Pageant in St. Louis
8. Terminal 5 in New York
9. Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium
10. House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
THEY'RE GOIN' TO TEXAS!: Are you going to go see them? Last week, the South by Southwest music and multimedia conference and festival in Austin announced its picks for showcasing acts. I'd like to congratulate each of them, especially our own Okie acts.
The festival is in March. These acts will showcase at SXSW this year: The Uglysuit (Oklahoma City), Colourmusic (Stillwater), Crocodile (OKC), Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers (Shawnee), The City Lives (OKC), Other Lives (Stillwater), Stardeath and White Dwarfs (OKC), Daddy A Go-Go (Atlanta, GA). Daddy A Go-Go has Tulsa and Oklahoma ties, and artist and comedian Gailard Sartain created the album art.
Those were the bands I found from the official Web site. If I've missed any, please feel free to contact me and let me know more about you: jennifer.chancellor@tulsaworld.com.
Associate Images: Crooked X is (from left): Forrest French, Boomer Simpson, Josh McDowell and Jesse Cooper. STEPHEN HOLMAN / Tulsa World |
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