Tickets go on sale Saturday for Chickenfoot’s Tulsa date
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Published: June 26, 2009
Four rock veterans have brought their formidable talents together to form what begs to be called a "supergroup” and named themselves Chickenfoot.
On the heels of its self-titled debut album release, the band is touring and coming to Tulsa’s Brady Theater at 7 p.m. Sept. 14.
Members include solo star and former Van Halen and Montrose front man Sammy Hagar on vocals, guitar hero Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for $45 and $37.50, available at Reasor’s and Starship Records in Tulsa and at Buy for Less stores in the metro, by phone at (866) 977-6849, or online at www.bradytheater.com. Service charges and facility fees will apply.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Hall plans Woodstock Show...
From July 3 to Nov. 29, the -based center will feature items from the legendary three-day weekend in . The exhibit will include the original written plan for the event from its producer, Michael Lang.
There is an array of events being planned to commemorate the anniversary of , which took place Aug. 15-17, 1969, and featured , The Who, and dozens other rock acts. For more information, go online to www.rockhall.com.
Superstar: The Incredible Life of Michael Jackson 1958-2009
People Magazine
As the pundits rehashed the scandals of his life and debated what had brought him to a sudden end, Michael Jackson's fans, an army of admirers undivided by language, religion or national differences, reacted with tears – and joy ...
People Magazine
As the pundits rehashed the scandals of his life and debated what had brought him to a sudden end, Michael Jackson's fans, an army of admirers undivided by language, religion or national differences, reacted with tears – and joy ...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Recording a Band
Recording a Band: Live vs. Overdubs by Cliff Goldmacher
Cliff Goldmacher is a songwriter, producer, engineer and the owner of recording studios in Nashville and New York City. When he’s not writing songs, Cliff is also a regular contributor to EQ Magazine and Pro Sound News as well as a number of online blogs. He can be reached at cliff@cliffgoldmacher.comWhen I’m hired by a band to produce their album, it’s often up to me to decide the best approach to take in the studio. The principal choices are live (all the band members at the same time giving a “live” performance in the studio) versus overdubs (creating a band sound by tracking members of the band separately and then putting all the instrument parts together in the final mix). By reading a little about the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, hopefully you will be better able to decide which one will be best for your band.
Advantages of Tracking “Live”
If (and this is an important “if”) the band coming into the studio is well rehearsed and experienced, a “live” studio recording can be a great approach. I put “live” in quotes because the recording studio (whether everyone plays at once or overdubs one or two at a time) is seldom a truly live experience. Part of the reason that studio recordings sound as polished and detailed as they do has to do with the fact that the studio is a very controlled sonic environment. There are isolation booths so that individual parts can be fixed without having everyone redo their parts and even if everyone is in one primary room to record, it’s not often set up like the stage of a local club or venue with an audience, applause and general room noise. All this to say that what “live” really means is that the members of the band are given the opportunity to listen and respond to each other while they’re all playing together in the studio. If, as I said earlier, the band is well rehearsed then this arrangement can produce excellent results.
Disadvantages of Tracking “Live”
The studio is, by its very nature, an intense and often stressful environment. By tracking a band all together and hoping for a perfect (or almost perfect) take, you’ve added a lot of variables that wouldn’t ordinarily be present in an overdub scenario. For example, if the drummer is having an off day, it could color everyone’s performance. This is why I brought up the well-rehearsed and experienced qualifier in the earlier paragraph. The more rehearsed the band members are, the less likely one member won’t be able to hold his or her own when the light goes red. There are, of course, ways to minimize the risks in a live tracking scenario including isolating each instrument in its own room or booth so that individual fixes can be made after the keeper take is selected. Also, by using a click track while recording, the engineer and/or producer can create a composite (or “comp”) performance by splicing together the best parts of several performances.
Advantages of Overdubs
Using the overdub approach, the band has the option of tracking different instruments separately. This allows the band, for example, to get the drums and bass parts exactly right before overdubbing electric guitars or keyboards. It also allows the producer and/or band members to focus on one thing at a time and get it the way they want it before moving on. The way I generally approach sessions like this is to track the drums and bass with a scratch version of one additional instrument and a rough vocal so everyone knows where they are in the song. It’s also useful to have a click track running in these sessions as it provides a common rhythmic link that everyone in the band can use to keep him or herself in time. Then, when the drums and bass are solid and provide a good foundation, we add acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards and finally vocals and harmony vocals. This lower pressure and increased focus on individual parts can lead to tighter arrangements and performances.
Disadvantages of Overdubs
The risk of tracking one or two instruments at a time is compromising the overall dynamics and feel of the track. In other words, unless the musicians and singers have enough studio experience to be comfortable in what is a rather unnatural musical environment, the performances can sound lifeless and disjointed. The way to combat this is to make sure that if your band isn’t overly experienced in the studio you use a producer who is. A good producer will help guide the band members through the process and their performances to help capture the spontaneity and energy of a live performance in a less-than-live environment.
No One Way To Do It
There is no correct way to record a band. There are multi-platinum selling examples of both approaches. Ultimately, the decision should come down to what approach leaves your band the most relaxed and focused in the studio which will almost always lead to the best-sounding results. You may need to try both approaches to see what works best for your band. No matter which way you go, there is never a substitute for rehearsing your band as much as you possibly can before you start the actual recording process. Going into the studio confident and well rehearsed will make the whole studio experience easier and more enjoyable for everyone involved. Good luck!
Let us know your thoughts
Susan Herndon
slight change in venue and times this weekend... just to let you know... hope to see you sometime!
xxooo ~susan
Thursday, 25 June: Lola's at the Bowery (with the band), Tulsa, Oklahoma
Friday, 26 June: 41st Street & Riverside Summer Concert Series, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Saturday, 27 June: Ale Haus (with the band), Jenks, Oklahoma
Lola's at the Bowery. (Main & Brady, downtown Tulsa, OK.) Thursday, 25 June, 6:30 pm. With the band. I met her in a club down in old Soho where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola c-o-l-a cola. She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said lola l-o-l-a Lola... (i just can't help myself...)
41st & Riverside Summer Concert Series. (41st & Riverside (:-) Tulsa, OK.) Friday, 26 June, 6:30 pm. A new concert series on the Arkansas River where they've built a great new complex. All ages! All fun! Alright! Rhythm on the River!
Ale Haus European Pub. (Riverwalk Crossing, Jenks, OK.) Saturday, 27 June, 8:00 pm. With the band. And here, too: It's gloriously European, only it's right on the Arkansas River and in Jenks. So there's not the hassle of people speaking in foreign tongues or driving on the wrong side of the street...
Ten Texas Songs That Changed Rock and Roll: Vote Now!
Ten Texas Songs That Changed Rock and Roll: Vote Now!
Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Main Stories
Texas has left an indelible mark on the history of American music, but its impact on rock and roll has sometimes been underestimated. With your help, we plan to do something about that.
Which Texas song most changed the sound of rock and roll? Cast your ballot below. (Want to nominate something else? Shoot us an email: texasmusicmatters@kut.org.
Make sure you tune in July 17 at noon for a special edition of Texas Music Matters: Ten Texas Songs That Changed Rock and Roll.
News / DFEST AND SHOCKHOUND’S FLY-AWAY CONTEST
News / DFEST AND SHOCKHOUND’S FLY-AWAY CONTEST
TULSA, OK – Dfest, the Midwest’s largest music festival and conference, is holding an enter-to-win contest running 6/22 - 7/13 on Shockhound.com. (www.shockound.com/dfest) The winner of the contest will receive the Grand Prize Package, which includes American Airlines vouchers for two coach-class tickets from anywhere in Continental U.S. that American Airlines flies to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The package also includes a double hotel room for 3 nights, and a VIP registration package for two that contains invitations to the conference, the festival and VIP invites for the opening-night party.
TULSA, OK – Dfest, the Midwest’s largest music festival and conference, is holding an enter-to-win contest running 6/22 - 7/13 on Shockhound.com. (www.shockound.com/dfest) The winner of the contest will receive the Grand Prize Package, which includes American Airlines vouchers for two coach-class tickets from anywhere in Continental U.S. that American Airlines flies to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The package also includes a double hotel room for 3 nights, and a VIP registration package for two that contains invitations to the conference, the festival and VIP invites for the opening-night party. Dfest is a two-day multi-genre music festival fused with a music industry conference. This year, the conference side of the festival has been expanded to include The Grammy Foundation and MusiCares for emerging artists and managers. A music manager’s forum will also take place during the conference. Hosted by the Music Managers Forum – US, this new partnership gives participants the opportunity to discuss the issues and problems facing the music industry.
Festival co-founder Angie DeVore-Green also announced that yoga and conscious living also have been added to the conference, in collaboration with wellness leaders around the state, to offer conference attendees a more complete approach to success in the music industry. This latest premium expansion, designed in partnership with wellness leaders around the state, will offer an additional yoga conference where attendees can learn more about conscious living, reducing your imprint on Planet Earth, wellness, and how yoga and music actually go hand in hand and can be a way to become more creative.
Dfest 2009 will be the first year for the eco-village called, “The M.E.T. Recycling Eco-Village.” The Village will be located during Dfest in the parking lot north of the PAC. Vendors promoting Greening and Sustainability efforts will be located in the village. Official Dfest merchandise and the lost and found booth will also be included in the village.
The full list of Dfest headliners is
* The Black Crowes
* Cake
* Gogol Bordello
* Blue October
* Citizen Cope
* Bassnectar
* Ozomatli
* Metro Station
* Rooney
* Delta Spirit
* Dengue Fever
* The Cool Kids
* Carney
* Mates of State
* Dusty Rhodes & The River Band
* Ra Ra Riot
* Other Lives
* The Uglysuit
* The Knux
* Dub Trio
* Gil Mantera's Party Dream
* Gringo Star
* Here II Here
* Joe Pug
* Danny Chaimson & The 11th Hour
* Bill Hamel
* DJ Rekha
* Ian Moore
* Manda Mosher
ABOUT DFEST
Fueled by a diverse collection of national and top local acts, the high-energy music festival broke attendance records in 2008 and is positioned to be even larger in 2009. Dfest 2008 featured 150 artists representing more than 20 musical genres on a dozen stages in downtown Tulsa’s historic Blue Dome District.
The two-day multi-genre music festival fused with a music industry conference was established in 2002 to help emerging artists gain exposure and connect with the music industry. The conference consists of music panels, a tradeshow, music clinics and artist mentoring. Each night, national recording artists perform on large outdoor festival stages while top local, regional and national emerging artists perform on a multitude of outdoor stages, indoor venues and club stages.
Dfest has quickly become one of the top independent music conferences in the nation as well as the Midwest’s largest music festival of its type, and a hot bed for showcasing exciting new diverse music talent. For more information go to www.dfest.com
ABOUT VIP KICK-OFF PARTY
The VIP Kick-Off Party is a party from 7p-11p on the festival grounds and a chance to preview all the interactive displays on the festival ground from participating sponsors/vendors. Includes complimentary food and drink from five area restaurants and our sponsors Budweiser, Barefoot Wine, Red Bull, and Coke/Vitamin Water/Fuze. Also entertainment from DJ Rekha.
ABOUT THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION®
The GRAMMY Foundation® was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org.
ABOUT MUSICARES®
MusiCares® ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need. MusiCares offers programs and services to members of the music community including emergency financial assistance for basic living expenses including rent, utilities and car payments; medical expenses including doctor, dentist and hospital bills; psychotherapy; and treatment for critical illnesses. MusiCares offers nationwide educational workshops covering a variety of subjects, including financial, legal, and medical and substance abuse issues, and programs in collaboration with healthcare professionals that provide services such as flu shots, hearing tests and medical/dental screenings. The MusiCares MAP Fund® allows access to addiction recovery treatment and sober living resources for members of the music community regardless of their financial circumstances. For more information, please visit www.musicares.com.
‘Time Changes Everything’ Premieres Tonight!
‘Time Changes Everything’ Premieres Tonight!
Time Changes Everything will make its world premiere tonight (7:30pm) at Liddy Doenges Theatre, 110 E 2nd St., in Tulsa.
The two-act play, written by former Tulsa World entertainment writers Thomas Conner and John Wooley and directed by Vern Stefanic, imagines a world where the two most famous Oklahoma music figures of the 1930s and 1940s (Bob Wills and Woody Guthrie) had met - although they never did.
The play shows Wills and Guthrie on their way up, and again after their respective careers have peaked. Time Changes Everything brings to life the attitudes they held, especially when it comes to what their music could do.
Brad Piccolo and John Cooper (of the Red Dirt Rangers) portray the two musicians, and then join their band for a mini-concert pf Wills and Guthrie songs in the second part of the evening.
Purchase tickets by phone at 800.364.7111, online at myticketoffice.com or at the Tulsa PAC Box Office. Regular seating tickets are $20 and up front tickets are $30.
Here's a synopsis of the two-act play by writer John Wooley.
I’m guessing that Thomas Hardy, the 19th Century British literary figure, never met Thomas Duncan, the famed vocalist with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, despite the fact that they both had something to say about how, you know, things become different as time wears on. I never met either of those Thomases, but I know a third one — my good pal Thomas Conner. And he and I appropriated the “Time Changes Everything” title (we were thinking, frankly, of the Duncan-penned song rather than the Hardy maxim) for our one-act imagining of two meetings between the Oklahoma music icons Woody Guthrie and Mr. Wills, which I’m proud to say will be presented as a part of Tulsa’s SummerStage festival this year.TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING, the play, is set for June 25th in the Liddy Doenges Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Thomas and I have been able to get John Cooper and Brad Piccolo of the Red Dirt Rangers to portray, respectively, Bob Wills and Woody Guthrie, and the entire batch of Rangers to come out in the second half of the show and play a selection of Wills and Guthrie tunes.
The SummerStage production will mark the play’s debut, although we did have a table reading with Cooper and Piccolo at the Woody Guthrie Festival in Okemah last August, which drew a standing ovation and the teary-eyed approval of Woody’s sister Mary Jo (he says humbly, digging his toe into the carpet).
The premise is simple: Guthrie and Wills meet twice, their two encounters separated by some 15 years, and talk about themselves, their music and their lives. As far as Thomas and I have been able to ascertain, and we’ve done some research that included talking to close relatives of both men, they never actually met. But Thomas, a Guthrie scholar who got a grant to study the man at Columbia University, and I - a Wills fan from ‘way back - have long been intrigued by the differences in the two musical giants and their contrasting approaches to their profession.
Now, the Performing Arts Center Trust has given us the chance to share, and we’re grateful. We’re also grateful to Tulsa’s top stage director, Vern Stefanic, whom we can’t afford but who has agreed to direct the play anyway. A longtime friend and occasional collaborator of mine, Vern agreed to direct Time Changes Everything in return for my not telling anyone about his excised appearance in Weird Al Yankovic’s Tulsa-shot film UHF (1989). Hey, consider it done, pal.
So, please mark your calendars for June 25 and join us for the intergalactic premiere of Time Changes Everything.
Jazz in June returns for 26th year in Norman
Jazz in June returns for 26th year
By Adam Scott
By Adam Scott
With any outdoor music event, the forecast can change everything. Fortunately, the 26th Jazz in June is expected to kick off under clear skies at 7 p.m. today with Blues Under the Stars in Brookhaven Village at the corner of Robinson Street and 36th Avenue NW.
"It's a little busy, but the weather shouldn't be too much of a worry this year," said Jim Johnson, festival chair and program director at KGOU-FM on the University of Oklahoma campus.
"It looks good and hot, but it looks good. The only rain there will be in the form of sweat pouring off of our performers."
Asked if there were any last-minute changes to the lineup of the free concert series, Johnson said, "No, we're all set, exactly as planned."
To get an early start on the three-day festival's events, "some of our artists are coming in late tonight (Wednesday)," Johnson said, including slide guitarist Lloyd Jones, tonight's headliner for Blues Under the Stars.
The second headliner for the concert series will be famed stride piano player Judy Carmichael, who will bring the energetic and demanding style of music to Jazz Under the Stars Friday night at Brookhaven Village. Opening for Carmichael is local saxophone icon Morris McCraven.
The headliner for Jazz in the Park at Andrews Park Saturday will be Jeff Lorber, pioneering electric jazz keyboardist and Best R--B Instrumental Grammy nominee in 1986 for the radio hit "Pacific Coast Highway" and in 2007 for his Blue Note Records release, "He Had A Hat."
For more information about events during the free Jazz in June concert series, call 325-2222.
Adam Scott 366-3533 pop@normantranscript.com
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The sights and sounds of summe
The sights and sounds of summer
by: JAMES D. WATTS JR., KAREN SHADE & JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Thursday, June 25, 2009
6/25/2009 4:54:21 AM
Four weeks into SummerStage, and there is still a host of shows to come at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. As July approaches, the temperatures will only get hotter and the acts cooler with more theater, music and dance programs left in the Tulsa PAC Trust’s bag of hits. Check out the adventures of American Theatre Company, the cool jazz splendor of a Chet Baker tribute, the unbridled passion of acoustic guitar and flamenco as well as the comedy mishaps of “Lend Me a Tenor.” There’s more to come, so continue to sit back and enjoy. For more details and ticketing information, go to tulsaworld.com/mytix.
Youth in theater get ready to take off with a day of workshops in acting, improvisation, stage movement and more from the Tulsa Area Community Theatre Alliance. Getting to works with Tulsa-area theater artists, students get a close-up look at working in theater and in performance skills. It all comes to an end with a performance Saturday evening when students perform and show everything they've learned through the intensive, hands-on experience. Workshops are for ages 12-18.
Take the story of Ingmar Bergman's film "Smiles of a Summer Night," about the romantic roundelays afflicting a group of people gathered at a party, set to a waltz-filled score by Stephen Sondheim, and the resulting composition is "A Little Night Music." Light Opera Oklahoma is presenting this bittersweet musical as the final production of its 2009 season.
It's also part of a weekend in which LOOK will be presenting all three of its main shows: the Lerner & Loewe classic "My Fair Lady" will be performed 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, while the company's deliriously comic spin on "The Gondoliers" by Gilbert & Sullivan will be 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The Sanskriti School of Dance returns to SummerStage with more of the classical and contemporary dance of India in a new dance program. This year, the students of Hema Kumar, who brings world-renowned artists to Tulsa through the South Asian Performing Arts Foundation, are also bringing the spirit of Bollywood to the stage to the tune of that catchy Oscar-winning song from "Slumdog Millionaire," "Jai Ho!"
The elegance of Bharata Natyam, folk dances with bamboo sticks and a rousing, jumping number — the school's got it covered with visuals and costumes to boot.
The ambitious teen comics of TATE-winning Clark Theatre's Teen Laughing Matter Improv troupe make it up as they go along, but the audience is in control of these games, which means that things will get wacky in a matter of time.
But not worry, these kids have quick wits, cool heads and the all-important willingness to make potential fools of themselves all for your entertainment. Teen Laughing Matter accepts the challenge.
Shows with the word "Broadway" in the title tend to focus on songs from the so-called "Golden Age" of the early to mid-20th century, which people like Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Cole Porter and Jerome Kern ruled the Great White Way. The Council Oak Men's Chorale is taking a different tack with its SummerStage show, with a program of songs from such contemporary shows as "Rent," "Hairspray," "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys."
When this play about a fictional meeting between Western swing legend Bob Wills and folk music pioneer Woody Guthrie was read last year at the Woody Guthrie Free Folk Festival, it received a standing ovation. Guthrie's only living sibling, little sister Mary Jo, was in the crowd.
"When we got done, I looked up and Mary Jo had tears streaming down her face," said Brad Piccolo. "She was crying. She came up to us and said, basically, 'You're doing Woody proud.' It was the ultimate compliment."
The two-act play stars Red Dirt Rangers John Cooper (Wills) and Piccolo (Guthrie).
Cairde na Gael: Irish folk music with Okie spin, 8 p.m. July 2, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“The Red Alert—Oklahoma Weather”: The Hanewinkels stir up a rockin’ storm, 8 p.m. July 3, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Lone Star” and “Laundry and Bourbon”: Two plays in one hot Texas town, 8 p.m. July 9-11, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Resonating Voices—Transcendance”: Dance, music, art and monologues from Resonance Center clients, 8 p.m. July 10-11, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Carnival of Magic”: Magic show for children, 3 p.m. July 12, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Illusions Beyond Belief”: The Great Brandini entertains grown-ups, 7 p.m. July 12, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Our Master’s Voice—Full Throttle Bluegrass Gospel”: Jenks bluegrass trio does folk and hymn favorites, 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. July 12, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Around the World in 80 days”: Musical fun based on Jules Verne’s adventure novel, July 14-19, John H. Williams Theatre
Chet Baker Tribute: The Chet Baker Foundation honors the legendary Oklahoma-born jazz trumpeter and vocalist, 7 p.m. July 16, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Lend Me a Tenor”: Chris Crawford’s musical comedy of backstage mayhem, 8 p.m. July 16-18 and 2 p.m. July 19, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Janet Rutland—One For My Baby”: The divine songstress sings Johnny Mercer, 7:30 p.m. July 17, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Tink Has left the Building”: Monologues and quick-draw character studies, 8 p.m. July 18, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Guitars Gone Wild II”: Tulsa Guitar Society is back with crazier event, 6 p.m. July 19, Charles E. Norman Theatre
Copyright © 2009, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved
by: JAMES D. WATTS JR., KAREN SHADE & JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Thursday, June 25, 2009
6/25/2009 4:54:21 AM
Four weeks into SummerStage, and there is still a host of shows to come at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. As July approaches, the temperatures will only get hotter and the acts cooler with more theater, music and dance programs left in the Tulsa PAC Trust’s bag of hits. Check out the adventures of American Theatre Company, the cool jazz splendor of a Chet Baker tribute, the unbridled passion of acoustic guitar and flamenco as well as the comedy mishaps of “Lend Me a Tenor.” There’s more to come, so continue to sit back and enjoy. For more details and ticketing information, go to tulsaworld.com/mytix.
TACTA Theatre Blast
8 p.m. Saturday, Charles E. Norman Theatre, freeYouth in theater get ready to take off with a day of workshops in acting, improvisation, stage movement and more from the Tulsa Area Community Theatre Alliance. Getting to works with Tulsa-area theater artists, students get a close-up look at working in theater and in performance skills. It all comes to an end with a performance Saturday evening when students perform and show everything they've learned through the intensive, hands-on experience. Workshops are for ages 12-18.
Light Opera Oklahoma: "A Little Night Music"
8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, John H. Williams Theatre, $25-$29 ($15 for Thursday's preview performance)Take the story of Ingmar Bergman's film "Smiles of a Summer Night," about the romantic roundelays afflicting a group of people gathered at a party, set to a waltz-filled score by Stephen Sondheim, and the resulting composition is "A Little Night Music." Light Opera Oklahoma is presenting this bittersweet musical as the final production of its 2009 season.
It's also part of a weekend in which LOOK will be presenting all three of its main shows: the Lerner & Loewe classic "My Fair Lady" will be performed 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, while the company's deliriously comic spin on "The Gondoliers" by Gilbert & Sullivan will be 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
"Jai Ho! Krsna "
7:30 p.m. Friday, Liddy Doenges Theatre, $10The Sanskriti School of Dance returns to SummerStage with more of the classical and contemporary dance of India in a new dance program. This year, the students of Hema Kumar, who brings world-renowned artists to Tulsa through the South Asian Performing Arts Foundation, are also bringing the spirit of Bollywood to the stage to the tune of that catchy Oscar-winning song from "Slumdog Millionaire," "Jai Ho!"
The elegance of Bharata Natyam, folk dances with bamboo sticks and a rousing, jumping number — the school's got it covered with visuals and costumes to boot.
Clark Teen Laughing Matter Improv
8 p.m. Friday, Charles E. Norman Theatre, $10The ambitious teen comics of TATE-winning Clark Theatre's Teen Laughing Matter Improv troupe make it up as they go along, but the audience is in control of these games, which means that things will get wacky in a matter of time.
But not worry, these kids have quick wits, cool heads and the all-important willingness to make potential fools of themselves all for your entertainment. Teen Laughing Matter accepts the challenge.
Council Oak Men's Chorale: "Not Your Mother's Broadway"
8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Liddy Doenges Theatre, $15Shows with the word "Broadway" in the title tend to focus on songs from the so-called "Golden Age" of the early to mid-20th century, which people like Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Cole Porter and Jerome Kern ruled the Great White Way. The Council Oak Men's Chorale is taking a different tack with its SummerStage show, with a program of songs from such contemporary shows as "Rent," "Hairspray," "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys."
Time Changes Everything
7:30 Thursday, Liddy Doenges Theatre, $20When this play about a fictional meeting between Western swing legend Bob Wills and folk music pioneer Woody Guthrie was read last year at the Woody Guthrie Free Folk Festival, it received a standing ovation. Guthrie's only living sibling, little sister Mary Jo, was in the crowd.
"When we got done, I looked up and Mary Jo had tears streaming down her face," said Brad Piccolo. "She was crying. She came up to us and said, basically, 'You're doing Woody proud.' It was the ultimate compliment."
The two-act play stars Red Dirt Rangers John Cooper (Wills) and Piccolo (Guthrie).
And in July…
“Café Aman—The American dream”: World dance tells a story, 7:30 p.m. July 2-3, Liddy Doenges TheatreCairde na Gael: Irish folk music with Okie spin, 8 p.m. July 2, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“The Red Alert—Oklahoma Weather”: The Hanewinkels stir up a rockin’ storm, 8 p.m. July 3, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Lone Star” and “Laundry and Bourbon”: Two plays in one hot Texas town, 8 p.m. July 9-11, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Resonating Voices—Transcendance”: Dance, music, art and monologues from Resonance Center clients, 8 p.m. July 10-11, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Carnival of Magic”: Magic show for children, 3 p.m. July 12, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Illusions Beyond Belief”: The Great Brandini entertains grown-ups, 7 p.m. July 12, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Our Master’s Voice—Full Throttle Bluegrass Gospel”: Jenks bluegrass trio does folk and hymn favorites, 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. July 12, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Around the World in 80 days”: Musical fun based on Jules Verne’s adventure novel, July 14-19, John H. Williams Theatre
Chet Baker Tribute: The Chet Baker Foundation honors the legendary Oklahoma-born jazz trumpeter and vocalist, 7 p.m. July 16, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Lend Me a Tenor”: Chris Crawford’s musical comedy of backstage mayhem, 8 p.m. July 16-18 and 2 p.m. July 19, Liddy Doenges Theatre
“Janet Rutland—One For My Baby”: The divine songstress sings Johnny Mercer, 7:30 p.m. July 17, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Tink Has left the Building”: Monologues and quick-draw character studies, 8 p.m. July 18, Charles E. Norman Theatre
“Guitars Gone Wild II”: Tulsa Guitar Society is back with crazier event, 6 p.m. July 19, Charles E. Norman Theatre
Associate Images: Andrea Leap as Eliza Doolittlein LOOK’s “My Fair Lady.”Mike Simons / Tulsa World      |
Copyright © 2009, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved
TEXAS SOUL: Oklahoma's Ray Wylie Hubbard puts the song first in all that he does
TEXAS SOUL: Ray Wylie Hubbard puts the song first in all that he does
By Steve Wildsmithof The Daily Times Staff
Originally published: June 25. 2009 11:30AM
Last modified: June 25. 2009 11:30AM
Texas songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard performs Saturday (June 27) at "The Shed" at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson in Maryville.
Summary
His last album, "Snake Farm," features a title track about a tattooed woman who works at a reptile ranch. Such is the eye and imagination of Texas songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard, who saw a sign for such an establishment during a tour drive and turned it into a song. He performs Saturday (June 27) in Maryville.
At the age of 62, singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard is sitting in the fabled catbird seat.
With a history of respectable tunes recorded by others -- from 1973's "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother," cut by Jerry Jeff Walker, all the way up to "Wanna Rock And Roll," covered in 2004 by Cross Canadian Ragweed -- Hubbard is among those songwriters from the Lone Star State held in high regard by his contemporaries.
Throw in his lack of mainstream success -- his appeal lies off the beaten path, his popularity limited to those who like their music with the stinging grit of an East Texas dust storm -- and you've got a man who knows no fear and obeys no rules, at least as far as music goes.
That's a powerful thing, Hubbard told The Daily Times this week.
"I'm kind of at the age now where I'm writing songs that not only don't change chords, but they don't even rhyme," he said with a chuckle. "My buddies say that on the next record, I'll probably be beating on a log with some bones and groaning. But I really love that real rootsy stuff, and I'm kind of rediscovering it.
"I feel really fortunate that I got to see guys like Freddie King and Lightnin' Hopkins and Ernest Tubb and Mance Lipscomb play. I have such respect for that kind of American music, and I have a good situation where I've got this freedom to kind of do whatever I want. I'm an old guy, and I don't have a record label looking over my shoulder going, 'You've got to have a Top 40 country hit.'
"That just ain't gonna happen," he added. "But when you have that freedom, there are no boundaries."
Not that Hubbard has ever shackled himself with what's expected by industry executives pushing mainstream music like foul-tasting cheap liquor. Born in Oklahoma but raised in Dallas, he was inspired to play and write by an old Bob Dylan album and found his calling when "(Up Against the Wall) Redneck Mother" became a hit for Walker.
His ability with a pen turned heads, but Hubbard could never quite find the hitch on the star that so many of his "progressive country" peers from Texas seemed to ride to national renown. For most of the 1980s, he toiled locally, making a name for himself as a Texas troubadour, a guy with a guitar who played every honky tonk, roadhouse and shrimp shack from the Panhandle to Galveston Bay. The lifestyle eventually took its toll, however, and when he sobered up at the end of the decade, he knew it was time to reevaluate the direction in which his music was headed.
The result was 1991's "Lost Train of Thought," the first of several albums over the next 15 years that would establish him as, in the words of one scribe, an "elder statesman" of the Texas music scene. Along with men like Billy Joe Shaver, Guy Clark and the late Townes Van Zandt, he has an eye for detail, an ability to craft a song that seems built on raw emotion, wry observation and troubled introspection. Hubbard doesn't put himself in the same category as those other men, but close attention to his most recent material (he released "Snake Farm" in 2006 and is wrapping work on a new album this month) shows that his pen is just as sharp as it's ever been, if not more so.
"It seems like there's this caliber of writer who does so because they're condemned to write," Hubbard says. "They have no choice; they're going to write what they need to express, and they're not concerned with what happens after they write the song because they're writing for that moment. Guy like Townes and Guy and Billy Joe have all written songs that have been done on country radio, and I really respect those guys -- because they don't have a choice.
"They don't really have control over what happens afterward. They're just certain people condemned to write that way by the gods. And sometimes I feel that way, too -- like I'm writing because there's something tearing off a little piece of my soul to do the damn thing."
It all goes back to the lack of pressure such men have to pen a song that'll be in constant rotation on country music radio. The fact that they, by and large, have stayed out of the mainstream spotlight yet still cultivated respect and adoration for their way with words is what sets them apart. It inspires younger artists, guys like Hayes Carll and Ryan Bingham, and it allows them the independence to pursue whatever projects strike their fancy -- like "The Last Rites of Ransom Pride," an independent film co-written by Hubbard starring Kris Kristofferson, Dwight Yoakam and Jason Priestley, among others.
"It's about a bunch of despicable people cussing and killing each other in Texas in 1912, and I wrote the screenplay with Tiller Russell," Hubbard said. "We wrote it and they raised the money to do it, and they shot it up in Canada last September. It was my first time working on a movie and writing songs for specific scenes, so there was kind of a good process for me to sit down and have some discipline.
"I've got four or five songs on this new record I'm working on that are in the movie. Everything's done on it and everything's tracked, and it's kind of a continuation of 'Snake Farm' -- just greasy and rootsy."
Saturday, Hubbard returns to "The Shed" at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson in Maryville -- his third visit in as many years, and one that will feature his 16-year-old son, Lucas, playing guitar. With a combination of grizzled road dogs and weekend warriors who shelter their bikes during the week, "The Shed" is Hubbard's kind of place -- quirky and a little edgy, but filled with friendly folks who appreciate good music regardless of whether it's every played on the radio. (Plus, he added with a laugh, "they treat me the way I deserve to be treated.")
In other words, it's a venue of Hubbard's kind of people -- the ones who appreciate talent and heart over studio trickery and flashy showmanship tailor-made for a music television channel. It's the sort of crowd he can hand a song to and know they'll give it a fair shake instead of pondering its sales or chart potential.
"For me, the idea that I need to try and write a hit song just limits me," he said. "I really kind of embraced that idea that you just remove your fear and just do it, anything is possible, and that's really a great feeling for a writer. Sure, my wife appreciates when a royalty check comes in, but the gratification for me is when other writers come up and tell me how good my song is.
"For people that I really respect as writers and musicians to acknowledge that, or to work with people like Gurf Morlix (another Texas musician who toured for more than a decade as a guitarist for Lucinda Williams), who plays guitar on this new record, that's more important and more gratifying to me, as a writer, than when the royalty check comes in."
Michael Jackson's Music-Video Legacy
Michael Jackson's Music-Video Legacy
From the cinematic 'Thriller' to the bank-breaking 'Scream,' Jackson made an indelible impact on music videos.
By James Montgomery
Michael Jackson performing in 1989
Photo: L. Busacca/ Getty Images
It is a loss of immeasurable magnitude. Michael Jackson, arguably the biggest pop-music star of the past quarter-century, unquestionably one of the greatest entertainers of all time, is dead at the age of 50.
A star since age 11, Jackson lived in the spotlight for four decades, selling more albums than any other solo artist not named Elvis and forever changing the worlds of pop, R&B, hip-hop and even rock (check Eddie Van Halen's solo on "Beat It" for proof) in the process. He was a true icon of the entertainment age, an international superstar who spread his fame across screens and stages around the world. He revolutionized the art of choreography, touring, multiplatform promotion and — of course — music videos.
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Jackson, who always admired the showmanship of P.T. Barnum and the spectacle of the silver screen, realized the potential of music videos, and he maximized it like no one before (or, really, since).
Michael Jackson made music videos an event. When a new MJ clip premiered, you stayed home and tuned in to see it first — even if it were at midnight, even it were on a Friday. His videos were lavish, big-budget affairs, rife with spectacular choreography, eye-popping special effects and amazing costume changes. Directors like Martin Scorsese and John Landis clamored to work with him, stars like Eddie Murphy and models like Naomi Campbell lined up to make cameos. Jackson didn't so much make music videos as he made movies, in more ways than one.
His crowning achievement was, of course, "Thriller," the video he shot (and co-wrote) with Landis in 1983. Spanning more than 13 minutes and costing more than $500,000 to make (a record at the time), it was a true mini-film, featuring huge sets, makeup by Academy Award winner Rick Baker and incidental music by the legendary Elmer Bernstein. The video's choreography — particularly Jackson's midsong dance spectacle with a troupe of zombies — has gone on to become the most imitated (and parodied) in pop-culture history, and the "Guinness Book of World Records" lists "Thriller" as "The Most Successful Music Video of All Time," having sold more than 9 million units. In 1999, MTV ranked it as the Greatest Music Video Ever Made.
But "Thriller" wasn't his only event video. His 18-minute, Scorsese-directed clip for "Bad" broke the bank again (and featured a cameo by a then-unknown Wesley Snipes). "Smooth Criminal" was used as the centerpiece of his 93-minute "Moonwalker" film and saw Jackson file a patent for "anti-gravity lean" that was fitted inside his loafers. "Black or White" premiered simultaneously in 27 countries, featured ground-breaking "morphing" special effects and kicked up a whole host of controversy due to some aggressive dance moves by Jackson. And "Scream," his high-profile duet with sister Janet, remains the most expensive music video ever shot, with an estimated budget of more than $7 million.
Of course, it wasn't all flash-and-dash with Jackson's videos. His early clips, for songs like "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough," "Billie Jean" and "Beat It," were iconic for their stylized look, Jackson's natty manner of dress and his slick dance moves. And one cannot overstate their cultural importance, either: Jackson was one of the first black artists to gain constant airplay on MTV, and his choreography is responsible for bringing so-called "urban" moves to the masses.
More iconic MJ videos include the celeb-and-special-effect-heavy "Remember the Time" (directed by John Singleton); "Jam," which featured two MJs (Jackson and Michael Jordan) going one on one; and the eye-popping clip for "Blood on the Dancefloor."
Like we said, it's a loss of immeasurable magnitude. Not just for music, but for music videos. We'll never see another star burn as brightly as Michael Jackson.
Tune in to MTV at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday (June 25) for "Michael Jackson: A Tribute." Also, share your memories of the King of Pop by uploading video and comments to Your.MTV.com or joining the discussion below.
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Pop Legend Michael Jackson Dies
June 25, 2009 - Touring
By Gail Mitchell, L.A. and Cortney Harding, N.Y.
The death of Michael Jackson brings to a sudden end the life of a performer who captivated pop audiences with the Jackson 5 and matured into a performer of electric charisma and unprecedented crossover appeal, before living out his final years as a virtual recluse.
Jackson died June 25 after reportedly being found unconscious in his Bel Air, Calif., home. Paramedics rushed the 50-year-old icon to UCLA Medical Center, where he was declared dead. Jackson was in Los Angeles rehearsing for a 50-date run of concerts at London's O2 Arena that was to begin July 13.
Born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary, Ind., Jackson was the seventh of nine children born to Katherine and Joseph Jackson. Along with older siblings Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, Jackson first rose to fame as the pint-sized lead singer of the Jackson 5. Formed in 1964 and signed to Motown in 1968, the group quickly scored four back-to-back No. 1 pop and R&B hits, beginning with its 1969 debut single, "I Want You Back." That was followed by "ABC," "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There."
Jackson's expressive tenor, electric dancing and natural charisma soon made him the group's popular focal point, so much so that he began moonlighting as a solo artist early in the group's tenure at Motown. He recorded four solo albums for the label, scoring his first top five pop/R&B hit with "Got to Be There" in 1971. One measure of Jackson's unique talent was his ability to turn a song about a rat, "Ben," into another top five smash.
In 1976, the Jackson 5 left Motown in a quest for more artistic freedom, signing with Epic Records and rechristening themselves the Jacksons. The group remained with that label until 1984, scoring seven top 40 hits during that time, including "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" and "State of Shock."
It was during this time that Jackson began to come into his own as a creative force. Teaming with legendary producer Quincy Jones, Jackson released his first solo album for Epic, "Off the Wall," in 1979. It was a pivotal step in Jackson's evolution into "the King of Pop." But it was on his second solo album, the 1983 mega-hit "Thriller," when Jackson left his contemporaries in the dust. The album earned the singer a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards in 1984. His 1983 performance of "Billie Jean" on the "Motown 25" TV special became an iconic moment when he introduced his James Brown-inspired moonwalk to a national audience.
Beyond music, Jackson showed his humanitarian side on the 1985 benefit song "We Are the World," which he co-wrote with Lionel Richie. Proceeds from the song were donated to the charity USA for Africa.
Although Jackson never again approached the sales stratosphere of "Thriller," the follow-up albums "Bad" and "Dangerous" reached No. 1 on the pop chart in 1987 and 1991, respectively. So did the 1995 compilation of hits and new material, "HIStory: Past, Present and Future-Book 1."
In the years since, Jackson's star lost some of its luster in the wake of child molestation charges (he was exonerated in a trial), two divorces and financial problems. Even so, there's no denying Jackson's enduring influence. He set a new standard for video aesthetics and stage productions, and his music continues to be sampled by hip-hop artists.
At the time of Jackson's death, he was reported to be working on a new album with contemporary songwriter/producers like Akon, RedOne and others anxious to work with the legendary talent.
Jackson reportedly had numerous health woes, including severe back problems, which plagued him during his 2005 trial. His weight dropped to about 105 pounds in 2005, according to some sources.
In late 2008, Jackson biographer Ian Halperin claimed the pop star suffers from Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a potentially fatal genetic illness, as well as emphysema and gastrointestinal bleeding. Halperin also told various sources that Jackson could barely speak and was 95% blind in his left eye.
Jackson and his representatives at the time vigorously denied these claims. In the run-up to his planned 2009 series of concerts in London, rumors surfaced that Jackson was suffering from skin cancer, a claim denied by the concert promoter AEG Live. "He's as healthy as he can be-no health problems whatsoever," AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips told CNN. Phillips also said Jackson had passed a stringent physical exam before signing a deal to perform the concerts.
June 25, 2009 - Touring
The death of Michael Jackson brings to a sudden end the life of a performer who captivated pop audiences with the Jackson 5 and matured into a performer of electric charisma and unprecedented crossover appeal, before living out his final years as a virtual recluse.
Jackson died June 25 after reportedly being found unconscious in his Bel Air, Calif., home. Paramedics rushed the 50-year-old icon to UCLA Medical Center, where he was declared dead. Jackson was in Los Angeles rehearsing for a 50-date run of concerts at London's O2 Arena that was to begin July 13.
Born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary, Ind., Jackson was the seventh of nine children born to Katherine and Joseph Jackson. Along with older siblings Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, Jackson first rose to fame as the pint-sized lead singer of the Jackson 5. Formed in 1964 and signed to Motown in 1968, the group quickly scored four back-to-back No. 1 pop and R&B hits, beginning with its 1969 debut single, "I Want You Back." That was followed by "ABC," "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There."
Jackson's expressive tenor, electric dancing and natural charisma soon made him the group's popular focal point, so much so that he began moonlighting as a solo artist early in the group's tenure at Motown. He recorded four solo albums for the label, scoring his first top five pop/R&B hit with "Got to Be There" in 1971. One measure of Jackson's unique talent was his ability to turn a song about a rat, "Ben," into another top five smash.
In 1976, the Jackson 5 left Motown in a quest for more artistic freedom, signing with Epic Records and rechristening themselves the Jacksons. The group remained with that label until 1984, scoring seven top 40 hits during that time, including "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" and "State of Shock."
It was during this time that Jackson began to come into his own as a creative force. Teaming with legendary producer Quincy Jones, Jackson released his first solo album for Epic, "Off the Wall," in 1979. It was a pivotal step in Jackson's evolution into "the King of Pop." But it was on his second solo album, the 1983 mega-hit "Thriller," when Jackson left his contemporaries in the dust. The album earned the singer a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards in 1984. His 1983 performance of "Billie Jean" on the "Motown 25" TV special became an iconic moment when he introduced his James Brown-inspired moonwalk to a national audience.
Beyond music, Jackson showed his humanitarian side on the 1985 benefit song "We Are the World," which he co-wrote with Lionel Richie. Proceeds from the song were donated to the charity USA for Africa.
Although Jackson never again approached the sales stratosphere of "Thriller," the follow-up albums "Bad" and "Dangerous" reached No. 1 on the pop chart in 1987 and 1991, respectively. So did the 1995 compilation of hits and new material, "HIStory: Past, Present and Future-Book 1."
In the years since, Jackson's star lost some of its luster in the wake of child molestation charges (he was exonerated in a trial), two divorces and financial problems. Even so, there's no denying Jackson's enduring influence. He set a new standard for video aesthetics and stage productions, and his music continues to be sampled by hip-hop artists.
At the time of Jackson's death, he was reported to be working on a new album with contemporary songwriter/producers like Akon, RedOne and others anxious to work with the legendary talent.
Jackson reportedly had numerous health woes, including severe back problems, which plagued him during his 2005 trial. His weight dropped to about 105 pounds in 2005, according to some sources.
In late 2008, Jackson biographer Ian Halperin claimed the pop star suffers from Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a potentially fatal genetic illness, as well as emphysema and gastrointestinal bleeding. Halperin also told various sources that Jackson could barely speak and was 95% blind in his left eye.
Jackson and his representatives at the time vigorously denied these claims. In the run-up to his planned 2009 series of concerts in London, rumors surfaced that Jackson was suffering from skin cancer, a claim denied by the concert promoter AEG Live. "He's as healthy as he can be-no health problems whatsoever," AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips told CNN. Phillips also said Jackson had passed a stringent physical exam before signing a deal to perform the concerts.
OklaFilm & OklaMusic
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - Sunday, June 28, 2009
This Week in Film & Music presents a fitting tribute to everyone looking for a bit of excitement this weekend. Bikers from across the nation will gather in Oklahoma City for the Harley Owners Group 2009 National Rally and will feel right at home with a screening of Easy Rider. Pop-punk band Minutes Too Far performs as a group one last time with a farewell show at The Conservatory. The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame dedicates Jazzfest to the memory of the late and great Wayman Tisdale. Whether you treasure the warmth of a local outdoor music festival or the dark cool of your neighborhood theatre, we applaud these honorable activities. 
Thursday, June 25-Saturday, June 27
Jazz in June Music Festival
The Norman Arts Council, KGOU radio, and Cimarron Circuit Opera Company are bringing talented jazz and blues artists to Brookhaven Village and Andrew's Park for the 26th year of Jazz in June. Headliners throughout the weekend include The Roland Bowling Band, The Lloyd Jones Struggle, Morris McCraven, The Judy Carmichael Quartet, Norman North Jazz Choir, Aaron Squirrel, Jeff Lorber, and jam sessions led by A.J. Johnson & Why Not and Juanita Ellington. For more details, please visit the website below .
Norman, Brookhaven Village (36th and Robinson), Andrew's Park (201 W. Daws St.), (405) 325-3388, FREE!
For more information: http://www.jazzinjune.org/
Thursday, June 25
Easy Rider
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art welcomes the Harley Owners Group 2009 National Rally to town with a quintessential 60's film. Directed by Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider stars Peter Fonda as Wyatt, a young hippie who begins a cross-country journey to find the real America. Accompanied by fellow biker Billy, played by Hopper, Wyatt comes to understand how the meaning of freedom in America has changed over time. Also co-starring Jack Nicholson, this American classic presents the question of what our country truly values, and how the original American dream can be pursued.
Oklahoma City, Museum of Art, 415 Couch Dr., (405) 278-8237, Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., $5-$8.
For more information: http://okcmoa.com/film
Thursday, June 25
Resident Funk
Norman music staple Resident Funk combines lyrical depth and the classic energy of rock with a jazz and reggae twist that has kept the band going strong for over a decade. Having appeared on stage with a wide array of musicians, such as Ben Folds, Styx, Ben Kweller and Kansas, members Chris Davis, Blake Lennon, Steve Baker, Jon Knudson, Dallas Mercer, and Tom Young recently celebrated the release of their sophomore album, Standing.
Norman, The Deli, 309 White St., (405) 329-3534, 10 p.m., $5.
For more information: http://www.myspace.com/thedelinorman
Friday, June 26
Management
Starring Steve Zahn and Jennifer Aniston, Management chronicles a chance meeting between Mike, the son of roadside motel owners, and Sue, a traveling saleswoman. Mike sees something special in Sue, and impulsively follows her back to Maryland, putting his hopes against her practicality as the two embark on a twisted, bumpy, ultimately freeing journey to discover that their place in the world just might be together.
Tulsa, Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave., (918) 585-FILM, Friday at 2 p.m. with additional screenings throughout the weekend, $5-$8.
For more information: http://www.circlecinema.com
Friday, June 26-Saturday, June 27
OKGreenfest
Featuring 28 bands in two days across four stages, the second annual OKGreenfest brings together artists to raise environmental awareness with a portion of the profits going to local greening efforts. Performers include The Philip Zoellner Band, Automorrow, All Destroyed Momentarily, The Pink Spiders, RadioRadio, Electric Touch, My Solstice, Red Dirt Rangers, Cody Clinton, Kiernan McMullan, Mike Blackwell and more. For a full schedule, please visit the website below.
Tulsa, Downtown, Blue Dome District and River Walk Festival Park, (866) 443-8849, Begins Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at noon, $15.50 Two-Day Pass.
For more information: http://www.okgreenfest.com/index.htm
Friday, June 26
3rd Bike-In Cinema and Exhibit
Bicyclists and non-bicyclists are invited to participate in the 3rd Bike-In Cinema and Exhibit, which will screen three bicycle-related films and showcase a variety of different bicycles and machines. Films to be screened include Virtuous, Messenger, and Make It Work beginning at dusk in the Alley next to Liggett Studio.
Tulsa, Living ArtSpace, 308 S. Kenosha Ave., (918) 585-1234, 6 p.m., $5-$7.
For more information: http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm
Friday, June 26
Minutes Too Far: Final Show
One of Oklahoma's most beloved indie rock bands, Minutes Too Far, is dissolving in order to pursue other projects. During their time together, members Danny Black, Blake Fischer, and Kris Monier have enjoyed both local and national success with their album Let It Roll, which features the songs "Something You Really Oughta Know," "Eat Your Heart Out," "Rock and Roll Is Dead" and more. Minutes Too Far will be joined by fellow indie rockers Anchors for Arsenal and Somerset West.
Oklahoma City, The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western Ave., (405) 607-4805, 7:30 p.m., $7-$10.
For more information: http://www.myspace.com/minutestoofar
Friday, June 26
The Moai Broadcast
Using both light and sound to piece together their psychedelic show, The Moai Broadcast creates a complex sound using only drums, keyboards, guitar, bass, and the synthesizer. Members Jordan Holt, Nic Bernson, Cody Brewer, Nick Abbott, and Mike Miller embrace the unconventional and blend genre with worldly influence to deliver a musical experience tinged with science fiction .
Tulsa, Colony Pub, 2809 S. Harvard Ave., (918) 576-4802, 8 p.m., Cover may apply.
For more information: http://www.themoaibroadcast.com/
Friday, June 26-Saturday, June 27
JAGG
Propelled by front man Justin Williams' soaring vocals and rhythm guitar, southern rock and red dirt band JAGG also features the talents of lead and rhythm guitarist Jessey Thompson, bassist and vocalist Melissa Byers, rhythm guitarist Trey Barbee, and percussionist Jason Selman. Released in January 2009, the group's debut album, Another Wasted Life, delivers an eclectic blend of insightful lyrics, driving drum beats, melodic guitar, and pitch-perfect harmony.
Shawnee, Deitrick's Club, 623 Kickapoo Spur St., (405) 273-7010, Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m., Cover may apply.
For more information: http://www.myspace.com/jaggmusic
Saturday, June 27
Jazzfest
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame presents this year's Jazzfest as a tribute to the late Wayman Tisdale. Featuring performers whose careers benefitted from the talent and generosity of the basketball star-turned-jazz musician, the roster of scheduled entertainers includes Eldredge Jackson and Listening Pleasure, WallStreet, and The J3 Jazz and Blues Band.
Tulsa, The Jazz Depot, 111 E. First Street, (918) 281-8600, 6 p.m., FREE!
For more information: http://www.okjazz.org
Saturday, June 27
Bluegrass on the Square
Bringing together a variety of bluegrass musicians, performers and fans, Bluegrass on the Square is a free outdoor event for the whole family. This installment will feature Olen Davis and The Travelers, The Park Family, and Springstreet. Attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments, concessions, and lawn chairs for the open-air, picnic-style atmosphere.
Muskogee, Square located at 4th St. and Okmulgee Ave., (918) 684-6302, 6 p.m., FREE!
For more information: http://www.cityofmuskogee.com/shell.asp?pg=288
Sunday, June 28
Sweeney, Campbell & Glazer
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame continues it Summer Concert Series with Sweeney, Campbell, and Glazer. Comprised of Jim Sweeney, Chris Campbell, and Jon Glazer, this jazz-rock trio performs a selection of both original and classic jazz compositions.
Tulsa, The Jazz Depot, 111 E. First Street, (918) 281-8600, 5 p.m., $5-$20.
For more information: http://www.okjazz.org
Sunday, June 28
Stephen Speaks
The Arts Council of Oklahoma City continues the 2009 Twilight Sunday Concert Series with Stephen Speaks. Composed of step-brothers Rockwell Ryan Ripperger and Dain Samuelson, the Stillwater acoustic rock group has shattered independent music barriers. With two Number One radio singles and a platinum album in Asia, sold out international shows for over 20,000 people, and a Number One MTV video, the band produces their music entirely independently in a home studio. Their latest album, Symptoms of Love, features the hit tracks "1500 Miles," "Just a Little Girl," and "Disappear."
Oklahoma City, Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, (405) 270-4848, 7 p.m., FREE!
For more information: http://www.artscouncilokc.com
Sunday, June 28
Two Tons of Steel
Formed in 1991, San Antonio-based Two Tons of Steel was named in 1997 to pay homage to lead singer Kevin Geil's restored '56 hardtop Cadillac. Performing a combination of rock and twang, the band refers to their music as "countrybilly." Recognized with numerous awards, the trio has appeared everywhere from Gruene Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas, and Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, to Cuba and sold out shows in Europe.
Tulsa, Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston, (918) 829-9737, 10 p.m., Cover may apply.
For more information: http://www.twotons.com/
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - Sunday, June 28, 2009
This Week in Film & Music presents a fitting tribute to everyone looking for a bit of excitement this weekend. Bikers from across the nation will gather in Oklahoma City for the Harley Owners Group 2009 National Rally and will feel right at home with a screening of Easy Rider. Pop-punk band Minutes Too Far performs as a group one last time with a farewell show at The Conservatory. The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame dedicates Jazzfest to the memory of the late and great Wayman Tisdale. Whether you treasure the warmth of a local outdoor music festival or the dark cool of your neighborhood theatre, we applaud these honorable activities.
Thursday, June 25-Saturday, June 27 Jazz in June Music Festival
The Norman Arts Council, KGOU radio, and Cimarron Circuit Opera Company are bringing talented jazz and blues artists to Brookhaven Village and Andrew's Park for the 26th year of Jazz in June. Headliners throughout the weekend include The Roland Bowling Band, The Lloyd Jones Struggle, Morris McCraven, The Judy Carmichael Quartet, Norman North Jazz Choir, Aaron Squirrel, Jeff Lorber, and jam sessions led by A.J. Johnson & Why Not and Juanita Ellington. For more details, please visit the website below .
Norman, Brookhaven Village (36th and Robinson), Andrew's Park (201 W. Daws St.), (405) 325-3388, FREE!
For more information: http://www.jazzinjune.org/
Thursday, June 25 Easy Rider
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art welcomes the Harley Owners Group 2009 National Rally to town with a quintessential 60's film. Directed by Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider stars Peter Fonda as Wyatt, a young hippie who begins a cross-country journey to find the real America. Accompanied by fellow biker Billy, played by Hopper, Wyatt comes to understand how the meaning of freedom in America has changed over time. Also co-starring Jack Nicholson, this American classic presents the question of what our country truly values, and how the original American dream can be pursued.
Oklahoma City, Museum of Art, 415 Couch Dr., (405) 278-8237, Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., $5-$8.
For more information: http://okcmoa.com/film
Thursday, June 25 Resident Funk
Norman music staple Resident Funk combines lyrical depth and the classic energy of rock with a jazz and reggae twist that has kept the band going strong for over a decade. Having appeared on stage with a wide array of musicians, such as Ben Folds, Styx, Ben Kweller and Kansas, members Chris Davis, Blake Lennon, Steve Baker, Jon Knudson, Dallas Mercer, and Tom Young recently celebrated the release of their sophomore album, Standing.
Norman, The Deli, 309 White St., (405) 329-3534, 10 p.m., $5.
For more information: http://www.myspace.com/
Friday, June 26 Management
Starring Steve Zahn and Jennifer Aniston, Management chronicles a chance meeting between Mike, the son of roadside motel owners, and Sue, a traveling saleswoman. Mike sees something special in Sue, and impulsively follows her back to Maryland, putting his hopes against her practicality as the two embark on a twisted, bumpy, ultimately freeing journey to discover that their place in the world just might be together.
Tulsa, Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave., (918) 585-FILM, Friday at 2 p.m. with additional screenings throughout the weekend, $5-$8.
For more information: http://www.circlecinema.com
Friday, June 26-Saturday, June 27 OKGreenfest
Featuring 28 bands in two days across four stages, the second annual OKGreenfest brings together artists to raise environmental awareness with a portion of the profits going to local greening efforts. Performers include The Philip Zoellner Band, Automorrow, All Destroyed Momentarily, The Pink Spiders, RadioRadio, Electric Touch, My Solstice, Red Dirt Rangers, Cody Clinton, Kiernan McMullan, Mike Blackwell and more. For a full schedule, please visit the website below.
Tulsa, Downtown, Blue Dome District and River Walk Festival Park, (866) 443-8849, Begins Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at noon, $15.50 Two-Day Pass.
For more information: http://www.okgreenfest.com/
Friday, June 26 3rd Bike-In Cinema and Exhibit
Bicyclists and non-bicyclists are invited to participate in the 3rd Bike-In Cinema and Exhibit, which will screen three bicycle-related films and showcase a variety of different bicycles and machines. Films to be screened include Virtuous, Messenger, and Make It Work beginning at dusk in the Alley next to Liggett Studio.
Tulsa, Living ArtSpace, 308 S. Kenosha Ave., (918) 585-1234, 6 p.m., $5-$7.
For more information: http://www.livingarts.org/
Friday, June 26 Minutes Too Far: Final Show
One of Oklahoma's most beloved indie rock bands, Minutes Too Far, is dissolving in order to pursue other projects. During their time together, members Danny Black, Blake Fischer, and Kris Monier have enjoyed both local and national success with their album Let It Roll, which features the songs "Something You Really Oughta Know," "Eat Your Heart Out," "Rock and Roll Is Dead" and more. Minutes Too Far will be joined by fellow indie rockers Anchors for Arsenal and Somerset West.
Oklahoma City, The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western Ave., (405) 607-4805, 7:30 p.m., $7-$10.
For more information: http://www.myspace.com/
Friday, June 26 The Moai Broadcast
Using both light and sound to piece together their psychedelic show, The Moai Broadcast creates a complex sound using only drums, keyboards, guitar, bass, and the synthesizer. Members Jordan Holt, Nic Bernson, Cody Brewer, Nick Abbott, and Mike Miller embrace the unconventional and blend genre with worldly influence to deliver a musical experience tinged with science fiction .
Tulsa, Colony Pub, 2809 S. Harvard Ave., (918) 576-4802, 8 p.m., Cover may apply.
For more information: http://www.themoaibroadcast.
Friday, June 26-Saturday, June 27 JAGG
Propelled by front man Justin Williams' soaring vocals and rhythm guitar, southern rock and red dirt band JAGG also features the talents of lead and rhythm guitarist Jessey Thompson, bassist and vocalist Melissa Byers, rhythm guitarist Trey Barbee, and percussionist Jason Selman. Released in January 2009, the group's debut album, Another Wasted Life, delivers an eclectic blend of insightful lyrics, driving drum beats, melodic guitar, and pitch-perfect harmony.
Shawnee, Deitrick's Club, 623 Kickapoo Spur St., (405) 273-7010, Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m., Cover may apply.
For more information: http://www.myspace.com/
Saturday, June 27 Jazzfest
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame presents this year's Jazzfest as a tribute to the late Wayman Tisdale. Featuring performers whose careers benefitted from the talent and generosity of the basketball star-turned-jazz musician, the roster of scheduled entertainers includes Eldredge Jackson and Listening Pleasure, WallStreet, and The J3 Jazz and Blues Band.
Tulsa, The Jazz Depot, 111 E. First Street, (918) 281-8600, 6 p.m., FREE!
For more information: http://www.okjazz.org
Saturday, June 27 Bluegrass on the Square
Bringing together a variety of bluegrass musicians, performers and fans, Bluegrass on the Square is a free outdoor event for the whole family. This installment will feature Olen Davis and The Travelers, The Park Family, and Springstreet. Attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments, concessions, and lawn chairs for the open-air, picnic-style atmosphere.
Muskogee, Square located at 4th St. and Okmulgee Ave., (918) 684-6302, 6 p.m., FREE!
For more information: http://www.cityofmuskogee.com/
Sunday, June 28Sweeney, Campbell & Glazer
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame continues it Summer Concert Series with Sweeney, Campbell, and Glazer. Comprised of Jim Sweeney, Chris Campbell, and Jon Glazer, this jazz-rock trio performs a selection of both original and classic jazz compositions.
Tulsa, The Jazz Depot, 111 E. First Street, (918) 281-8600, 5 p.m., $5-$20.
For more information: http://www.okjazz.org
Sunday, June 28 Stephen Speaks
The Arts Council of Oklahoma City continues the 2009 Twilight Sunday Concert Series with Stephen Speaks. Composed of step-brothers Rockwell Ryan Ripperger and Dain Samuelson, the Stillwater acoustic rock group has shattered independent music barriers. With two Number One radio singles and a platinum album in Asia, sold out international shows for over 20,000 people, and a Number One MTV video, the band produces their music entirely independently in a home studio. Their latest album, Symptoms of Love, features the hit tracks "1500 Miles," "Just a Little Girl," and "Disappear."
Oklahoma City, Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, (405) 270-4848, 7 p.m., FREE!
For more information: http://www.artscouncilokc.com
Sunday, June 28Two Tons of Steel
Formed in 1991, San Antonio-based Two Tons of Steel was named in 1997 to pay homage to lead singer Kevin Geil's restored '56 hardtop Cadillac. Performing a combination of rock and twang, the band refers to their music as "countrybilly." Recognized with numerous awards, the trio has appeared everywhere from Gruene Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas, and Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, to Cuba and sold out shows in Europe.
Tulsa, Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston, (918) 829-9737, 10 p.m., Cover may apply.
For more information: http://www.twotons.com/
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