by: JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
4/29/2009 3:40:21 AM
Saturday night, meet and mingle with other art and music lovers at Ida Red on Brookside, and celebrate the newest works by acclaimed Tulsa designer and artist Sara Bowersock.
She paints iconic, legendary Green Country musicians like Leon Russell, Woody Guthrie, J.J. Cale, Bob Wills and more.
Music from the Electric Rag Band will be from 8-9 p.m. The event is free and all ages.
Opening reception is 7 p.m. Saturday at Ida Red, 3346 S. Peoria Ave.
E-mail pointblankdesign@gmail.com or call 949-6950 for more details.
Also, look for her art prints, originals and more May 15-17 at the Blue Dome Tulsa Arts Festival in downtown Tulsa.
Check out her works online at tulsaworld.com/PointBlank
Oklahoma band makes waves across the pond
Says Guardian UK's Paul Lester of the Oklahoma psychedelic rock at Stardeath and White Dwarfs in the April 23 edition: "They're good. Really good. ... Think more Band of Horses or My Morning Jacket if they were on '90s Warp. 'I Can't Get Away' is all mad fizzy synths and manic cartoon frenzy belying a serious, poignant message."The buzz: "Stardeath & White Dwarfs' heavy, gods-hammering sound owes as much to sludgy prog-rock influences like King Crimson and Pink Floyd as it does to Uncle Wayne's oeuvre." Yep, he means Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.
See the full article from Guardian UK online, tulsaworld.com/GuardianStardeath. Hear more from SDWD at MySpace, tulsaworld.com/Stardeath.
Foreigner concert rescheduled
Due to a rigorous touring schedule several Foreigner performance dates have been rescheduled, including the May 10 performance at Downstream Casino Resort in far northeast Oklahoma.The rescheduled date is 8 p.m. Aug. 9, said representatives for the resort.
Tickets purchased for the May 10 show will be accepted for the Aug. 9 show. Full refunds will be given at the original point of purchase to those who cannot make the rescheduled event, said Sean Harrison, PR manager for the venue.
More information is available by calling the resort, (866) 977-6849 or visiting tulsaworld.com/Downstream.
Foreigner's tour has helped the band become one of the most popular classic rock artists of the year, said the band's head of marketing and promotion, John Lappen.
Did you know?
- On April 16, Foreigner's latest CD "No End In Sight" re-entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 159.
- So far this year, Foreigner is # 14 on Classic Rock Radio.
- Foreigner played to 176,000 fans at the Samsung 500 Nascar event in Dallas on April 5.
- This fall, Foreigner will release a new three-disc package with 10 or so new songs, all the original hits and a video. Mark Ronson (Grammy-winning producer of Amy Winehouse) is a key producer on the new song CD.
Tickets on sale now
With 164 music acts planned for this year's Dfest music festival and conference July 24-25 in downtown Tulsa, "This is the most music we've ever showcased," said event co-founder Angie DeVore Green during the Tuesday morning announcement. Plan ahead: Tickets are on sale now at tulsaworld.com/Dfest09.Headliners announced include a mix of well-established and emerging acts: Black Crowes, Ozomatli, the Knux, Dub Trio, Blue October, Gogol Bordello, Citizen Cope, Bassnectar, Gringo Star, the Uglysuit, Rachelle Van Zanten, Joe Pug, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, DJ Rekha, Bill Hamel, Delta Spirit and Other Lives, as well as a bumper crop of emerging and local and regional artists.
More will be announced soon, said event co-founder Tom Green.
This year's theme, "Sea of Sound," features "the most diverse list of artists we've ever had," added DeVore Green. "You're going to find your five favorite bands, and in two years, when they're headlining Coachella, you'll be able to say, 'We saw them first at Dfest.' " Read the full story at tulsaworld.com.
Read Jennifer Chancellor's blog at tulsaworld.com/barrelhousebeat
Associate Images: Foreigner has rescheduled and will perform at Downstream Casino Resort on Aug. 9. Tickets purchased for the May 10 show will be accepted for the new date. Courtesy  Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform during the South By Southwest festival in Austin in March. Jeremy Charles / for the Tulsa World  Members of the Flaming Lips, including singer Wayne Coyne (center), join Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry (right) at the podium before Henry signed a proclamation making the Flaming Lips song "Do You Realize??" Oklahoma's official rock and roll song at the Oklahoma History Center on Tuesday. For a video of the proclamation signing, go totulsaworld.com/flipsvideo. Chris Landsberger / The Oklahoman  |
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