THE RANDY GENET BENEFIT
(Owner of Music Sound World - Supporting Tulsa Musicians since 1974,)
April 29th (Sunday) -
VFW Presents:
6th & Madison Tulsa, OK
2:00 p.m./11:00 p.m. - $10 cover
Donations $:
Randy Genet Fund Raising Account
% Security Bank
P.O. Box 47136
Tulsa, OK 74147
Bands Performing:
2:00-David Dover w/Rocky Frisco - www.daviddover.com or www.myspace.com/daviddover
3:00-Tulsa Boyz - www.myspace.com/DavidThayer
4:00-The Wanda Watson Band - www.wandawatsonband.com or www.myspace.com/wandaandfriends
5:00-Steve Pryor - www.stevepryor.com or www.myspace.com/stevepryor
6:00-The Zigs - www.thezigsband.com
7:00-Glenn R. Townsend w/Billy Snow
8:00-The Jumpshots
9:00-Infinity
10:00-The Plumbers
There's a rumor that the great rockin' fiddlemeister Randy Crouch, will be showing up to play with us! Fingers crossed!
Randy Genet had life threatening medical ordeals in recent months and he's not out of the woods yet.
His friends and family want to pull together to help pay his HUGE bills. If we can put a dent in just one hospital bill people, it will help him so much. So, please come and support this friend of ours! Randy is a great person and desrves all the help we can send his way.
Larry Boggs w/Infinity came up with the idea of a benefit for Randy. Terry Dikeman (an original employee of MUSIC SOUND WORLD) has been burnin' up the phone lines getting 'silent auction' items. So far he's accumulated approximately $10,000 worth of all kinds of musical items. There will also be small raffled off items in-between acts and a 50/50 raffle at the end of the evening. Also up for bidding is a recording package: 10 hours of studio time from Joe Hancock with CD Mastering by David Teegarden.
The VFW has a new "state of the art" L.E.D. stage lighting system.
If you haven't been there in a while, the place is really looking great! There's been a huge change made over the last 2-1/2 years since the veterans have graciously helped so many in allowing us all to use their venue for these types of shows. They have a brand new parking lot all around the building lit and landscaped. They're stripping the old paint off the building down to it's original brick. The interior is completely remodeled from new ceiling tiles & lighting, down to the refinished woodwork and hardwood floors. Centennial Park is right across the street.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tuff Profit
Hello everyone!
Wow! A lot has been going on in the Camp these days so I thought I would drop you a line and catch you up!
This Saturday is the big Ramona Street Dance. A fund raiser for the local Fire Fighters! With three bands to rock your socks off all night long. We kick off the music around 6:30pm with West Haven, then follow by Deeper. After you catch your second wind , Tuff Profit will hit the Stage!
Bring your lawn chairs with family in tow for a wonderful night!
May 5th Cinco De May, we head to Davis,OK to kick the first of many great concerts that will be held at Oklahoma's newest outdoor venue, Washita Hideaway! One mile from Turner Falls,this is a huge venue in gods country. Brand new covered 60'by30' stage with wonderful camp grounds next to a river. Holds up to 15,000 souls. We will be performing with Solomon Vine and Texas Jack!
check it out http://www.washitahideaway.net/ .
May 8th we Headline at the Wild Horse Saloon in Tulsa, Ok This Venue will blow you away!
May 25th We will team up with Josh Huckle and the Going Nowher Band at Snockers in Bartlesville,OK to see just how much Partying we can get away with in there!
May 26th back to Roxies Roost in Tahlaquah,OK to open for Hazzard, on the outdoor stage!
June 16th we been invited to perform at the Buffalo Bike Run in Miami, Ok. Opening for Keith Anderson,
Even more is coming just keep checking our web sites!
We have been pick up by new Promotion Company, Hammer DJ and Promotion out of Tulsa, Ok. They book Red Dirt Bands at all the major venues in Texas and Okla. Plus we are still with Raw Nosie Entertainment , They have another Cains Ballroom show in the works for us this summer!
Cary and Steve are writting new songs as fast as we can learn them! They have turn into a machine!
Lot's more to talk about but I will save that for the next news letter!
Be Safe- Be Smart
Peace
Danny Joe Walsh
www.tuffprofit.com
Wow! A lot has been going on in the Camp these days so I thought I would drop you a line and catch you up!
This Saturday is the big Ramona Street Dance. A fund raiser for the local Fire Fighters! With three bands to rock your socks off all night long. We kick off the music around 6:30pm with West Haven, then follow by Deeper. After you catch your second wind , Tuff Profit will hit the Stage!
Bring your lawn chairs with family in tow for a wonderful night!
May 5th Cinco De May, we head to Davis,OK to kick the first of many great concerts that will be held at Oklahoma's newest outdoor venue, Washita Hideaway! One mile from Turner Falls,this is a huge venue in gods country. Brand new covered 60'by30' stage with wonderful camp grounds next to a river. Holds up to 15,000 souls. We will be performing with Solomon Vine and Texas Jack!
check it out http://www.washitahideaway.net/ .
May 8th we Headline at the Wild Horse Saloon in Tulsa, Ok This Venue will blow you away!
May 25th We will team up with Josh Huckle and the Going Nowher Band at Snockers in Bartlesville,OK to see just how much Partying we can get away with in there!
May 26th back to Roxies Roost in Tahlaquah,OK to open for Hazzard, on the outdoor stage!
June 16th we been invited to perform at the Buffalo Bike Run in Miami, Ok. Opening for Keith Anderson,
Even more is coming just keep checking our web sites!
We have been pick up by new Promotion Company, Hammer DJ and Promotion out of Tulsa, Ok. They book Red Dirt Bands at all the major venues in Texas and Okla. Plus we are still with Raw Nosie Entertainment , They have another Cains Ballroom show in the works for us this summer!
Cary and Steve are writting new songs as fast as we can learn them! They have turn into a machine!
Lot's more to talk about but I will save that for the next news letter!
Be Safe- Be Smart
Peace
Danny Joe Walsh
www.tuffprofit.com
New Orleans JAZZ FEST
JAZZ FEST STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 27!
Last chance to buy discounted first weekend ticketsis April 26. Click here for details.
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Gray Line Tours will operate continuous round-trip transportation – the Jazz Fest Express - from the Sheraton Hotel, the Gray Line Lighthouse at the Steamboat Natchez Wharf (Toulouse St. at the River – next to Jax Brewery), and Marconi Meadows (City Park) daily from 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 504-569-1401 or 1-800-535-7786.http://www.graylineneworleans.com/jazzfest.html
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Hey Kids, We're here to make sure everyone knows that Reckless Kelly will be joining Joe Ely for four rare performances in May. The “Riders in The Rain” Tour will be coming to Austin, Dallas, Helotes, and Conroe. After RK begins the night with an acoustic performance, the stage will be reset for an explosive electric Joe Ely set with Reckless Kelly as his backing band. "Joe Ely is one of our greatest heroes, and we are honored and excited to perform the songs that were such an influence to our band." -RK "Reckless Kelly is my kind of band; hell-raising, hard playing, kick-ass songwriting, feet firmly in the present but with an amazing knowledge of where it has all come from. What else is there?" -Joe Ely Please see below for all concert information and a copy of the official press release. We hope to see all of you there so be sure to buy your tickets soon, before shows begin to sell out. -RK
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RECKLESS KELLY JOINS JOE ELY FOR ‘RIDERS IN THE RAIN’ TOUR Their Recording of Newman Hit Prompts 4 Texas Shows AUSTIN, Texas — For four shows in four days in May, raucous roots rockers Reckless Kelly join veteran rocker of the road Joe Ely for a “Riders in the Rain” Tour, named for the Randy Newman-penned ballad the pair recorded on last year’s SAIL AWAY: THE SONGS OF RANDY NEWMAN tribute album (Sugar Hill Records). Ely has said, “Reckless Kelly is my kind of band; hell-raising, hard playing, kick-ass songwriting, feet firmly in the present but with an amazing knowledge of where it has all come from. What else is there?” Reckless Kelly played 16 sold-out or SRO shows with rockers Big Head Todd in February and March behind its 2006 CD-plus-DVD, RECKLESS KELLY WAS HERE. During breaks from almost constant touring, with shows planned from Texas to San Francisco to Idaho through the summer, the band has been in the studio writing and recording for its next project. Ely recently completed a sold out, 30-city tour with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt and Guy Clark. He will soon head to Europe, where he will play shows in Scotland, England and Norway. After the May shows with Reckless Kelly, he’ll resume touring with The Flatlanders. He is marking the releases of his road journal, “Bonfire of Roadmaps” (UT Press); the companion album, HAPPY SONGS FROM RATTLESNAKE GULCH (on his own Rack ’Em label); and SILVER CITY, a collection of songs he wrote long ago but just recorded. |
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Snorty Horse Saloon
I think we made a good decision by closing the bar on Wednesday for the Ragweed show in Joplin. We all had a great time and I saw many familiar faces of our regular customers. I liked it so much that I jumped in the truck with Matt Stell and took off to Arkansas Tech University for a second dose. Asleep at the Wheel played also who I had never got to see before. Those guys are living icons and made me that much more excited to see their show here on June 8th. A co bill with Ragweed and Asleep at the Wheel sounds pretty awesome, but it didnt beat Grandmas cookin! Stell and I were invited to eat dinner the next day at his Grandmas house. She cooked pork chops, fried chicken, corn, mashed tators and cream gravy, greens with hot sauce, beef steak with corn flake breading, homemade rolls that were to die for, and some fried fruit pies that took up half your plate. All that and it was just me and Stell. That was Friday at noon and Im still full.
The rest of the weekend went real well. Had two new acts that came in as opening slots and both kicked ass. Aranda will be back on May 31st. Joey, my other sound guy when Chris is gone, said they are his new favorite band. That means a lot coming from him. Rodney Parker and the 50 peso reward is also a really great band and had all kinds of stuff on stage like banjos, accordions, harps and it all sounded awesome. Mark and Bleu did great as always and overall we had a really good weekend.
Oh yea; Hosty Duo is unbelievable. I missed that show cause I was in Arkansas, but I was told that everyone that came was nothing less then amazed. My staff loved every minute of their show and if I dont have them back that I will be lynched.
Lets go to this weeks events
WED. APR. 25th: ALLEN ROSS is back with the Not so special drink special and many special guests to be appearing also along with a volleyball net and other surprises. The reason we are going all out is that its KENNY DEFOREST birthday. For those of you that know Kenny also know that this will be one crazy night. Kenny is an awesome promoter and sales person, extremely funny; in fact, we may see his stand up comedy routine, everyone who meets him instantly likes him, and hes a good friend and a great supporter of our bar. Stag versus Pabst war helmet volleyball is bound to happen. All this and cheap drinks.
THUR. APR. 26th: JOHNNY COOPER acoustic!!! Dont really know how to start talking about this child progeny that has finely grown into his own skin and the success that he deserves. At the right old age of 18, Johnny has toured for more than 3 years and has really made more of a name for himself with his acoustic shows. Johnny has been described as the next Cody Canada, but he has definitely grown into his own style. I love acoustic shows, and its really cool to me how some artist just have what it takes to keep the audience hanging on every word that is said. I used to think Stoney Larue was the best acoustic show Ive seen, but Im quickly realizing that Johnny is the one everybody in the scene is talking about. This is one you may not want to miss, but if you have to work on Friday, come check out his show with the full band that night or else get a second dose.
FRI. APR. 27th: JOHNNY COOPER band!!! Just coming off their debut at Billy Bobs in Fort Worth this band is making people take notice. They have sold thousands of their new CD, have a song Texas to You which is up there pretty high on the Texas music charts, have a tour mapped out in Ireland, was voted Texas Entertainer of the year, and is hosting the 79th annual Texas FFA convention in Corpus Christi which hits home for me. Johnny seems to be influenced by some of the more popular acts from the 60s and it definitely bleeds through his songwriting skills. He has some great originals, but you guys are also going to love some of the old covers that Johnny has dug out of the attic. Another reason that I really like Johnny is that he really loves his family, especially his mom and he proves that you can be a rebellious teenager and still have a good relationship with your folks. Her name is Cindy and Im sure she will be here both nights selling CDs and T shirts and is really worth meeting. This is going to be a really awesome show!
SAT. APR. 28th: BRANDON JENKINS with the JIMMIE JOHNSON BAND!!! Brandon Jenkins is a favorite here at the horse and is one of our bigger draws. People will be here from the entire four state area and I had a group call to say they were coming from Indiana to see the show. His new CD, 7, has made rave reviews and is one you need to get if you dont have it already. I first saw Jenkins in Kansas City about four years ago and I have been a huge fan every since. If you havent seen his show, its best described as being whitetrash bluegrass. Use the term loosely of course.
We have Jimmie Johnson opening. Jimmie played here a few months ago with Dustin Pittsley and we all digged his stuff. He reminds me a lot of Boland maybe because he is also a big Boland fan and plays a bunch of his stuff. His band is also the original organic boogie band that used to play with Stoney Larue. This will be a good night for music.
Dont forget:
LEON RUSSELL with CORY MORROW MAY 4th
RANDY ROGERS with RED DIRT UNDERGROUND MAY 10th
STONEY LARUE with BEN MILLER BAND MAY 17th
JASON BOLAND JUNE 1st
ASLEEP at the WHEEL JUNE 8th
Thanks,
Steve Greene
417.833.6700
steve@snortyhorse.com
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Snorty Horse Saloon
"Best Little Texas Roadhouse in Missouri"
3050 N. Kentwood Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803
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Buy Tickets Online at
www.snortyhorse.com
The rest of the weekend went real well. Had two new acts that came in as opening slots and both kicked ass. Aranda will be back on May 31st. Joey, my other sound guy when Chris is gone, said they are his new favorite band. That means a lot coming from him. Rodney Parker and the 50 peso reward is also a really great band and had all kinds of stuff on stage like banjos, accordions, harps and it all sounded awesome. Mark and Bleu did great as always and overall we had a really good weekend.
Oh yea; Hosty Duo is unbelievable. I missed that show cause I was in Arkansas, but I was told that everyone that came was nothing less then amazed. My staff loved every minute of their show and if I dont have them back that I will be lynched.
Lets go to this weeks events
WED. APR. 25th: ALLEN ROSS is back with the Not so special drink special and many special guests to be appearing also along with a volleyball net and other surprises. The reason we are going all out is that its KENNY DEFOREST birthday. For those of you that know Kenny also know that this will be one crazy night. Kenny is an awesome promoter and sales person, extremely funny; in fact, we may see his stand up comedy routine, everyone who meets him instantly likes him, and hes a good friend and a great supporter of our bar. Stag versus Pabst war helmet volleyball is bound to happen. All this and cheap drinks.
THUR. APR. 26th: JOHNNY COOPER acoustic!!! Dont really know how to start talking about this child progeny that has finely grown into his own skin and the success that he deserves. At the right old age of 18, Johnny has toured for more than 3 years and has really made more of a name for himself with his acoustic shows. Johnny has been described as the next Cody Canada, but he has definitely grown into his own style. I love acoustic shows, and its really cool to me how some artist just have what it takes to keep the audience hanging on every word that is said. I used to think Stoney Larue was the best acoustic show Ive seen, but Im quickly realizing that Johnny is the one everybody in the scene is talking about. This is one you may not want to miss, but if you have to work on Friday, come check out his show with the full band that night or else get a second dose.
FRI. APR. 27th: JOHNNY COOPER band!!! Just coming off their debut at Billy Bobs in Fort Worth this band is making people take notice. They have sold thousands of their new CD, have a song Texas to You which is up there pretty high on the Texas music charts, have a tour mapped out in Ireland, was voted Texas Entertainer of the year, and is hosting the 79th annual Texas FFA convention in Corpus Christi which hits home for me. Johnny seems to be influenced by some of the more popular acts from the 60s and it definitely bleeds through his songwriting skills. He has some great originals, but you guys are also going to love some of the old covers that Johnny has dug out of the attic. Another reason that I really like Johnny is that he really loves his family, especially his mom and he proves that you can be a rebellious teenager and still have a good relationship with your folks. Her name is Cindy and Im sure she will be here both nights selling CDs and T shirts and is really worth meeting. This is going to be a really awesome show!
SAT. APR. 28th: BRANDON JENKINS with the JIMMIE JOHNSON BAND!!! Brandon Jenkins is a favorite here at the horse and is one of our bigger draws. People will be here from the entire four state area and I had a group call to say they were coming from Indiana to see the show. His new CD, 7, has made rave reviews and is one you need to get if you dont have it already. I first saw Jenkins in Kansas City about four years ago and I have been a huge fan every since. If you havent seen his show, its best described as being whitetrash bluegrass. Use the term loosely of course.
We have Jimmie Johnson opening. Jimmie played here a few months ago with Dustin Pittsley and we all digged his stuff. He reminds me a lot of Boland maybe because he is also a big Boland fan and plays a bunch of his stuff. His band is also the original organic boogie band that used to play with Stoney Larue. This will be a good night for music.
Dont forget:
LEON RUSSELL with CORY MORROW MAY 4th
RANDY ROGERS with RED DIRT UNDERGROUND MAY 10th
STONEY LARUE with BEN MILLER BAND MAY 17th
JASON BOLAND JUNE 1st
ASLEEP at the WHEEL JUNE 8th
Thanks,
Steve Greene
417.833.6700
steve@snortyhorse.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Snorty Horse Saloon
"Best Little Texas Roadhouse in Missouri"
3050 N. Kentwood Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buy Tickets Online at
www.snortyhorse.com
Camille Harp
hey folks! Wednesday nights at the deli are the coolest!
come see me and Ryan rockin' the joint.
10:30pm.
Saturday I'll be at pearl's lakeside. beautiful patio view. awesome food! 7pm.
see you soon!
camille
come see me and Ryan rockin' the joint.
10:30pm.
Saturday I'll be at pearl's lakeside. beautiful patio view. awesome food! 7pm.
see you soon!
camille
No jail for Willie Nelson on drug charge
No jail for Willie Nelson on drug charge
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ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (AP) -- Willie Nelson and his tour manager were spared jail time Tuesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession.
Nelson and tour manager David Anderson, along with Nelson's sister, Bobbie Nelson, and two drivers, were issued citations on Sept. 18 after state troopers said they found marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms on the country legend's tour bus during a commercial-vehicle inspection on Interstate 10.
State District Judge Paul deMahy fined Nelson and Anderson $1,024 each and put both on probation for six months. As part of a plea agreement, the citation against Bobbie Nelson was dismissed.
St. Martin Parish Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars said he dismissed the citations against the two drivers because there was no indication they "had anything to do with the contraband."
Word spread quickly that Nelson was in this small southern Louisiana town, and a crowd of about 25 fans gathered outside to wait for the entertainer after his brief court appearance. When he emerged, Nelson obliged, shaking hands, signing scraps of paper and posing for photographs.
"Thank y'all," he said, waving as he climbed into a waiting car.
© 2007 The Associated Press.Charlie Louvin
No mothballs needed for Charlie Louvin show Concert Review
The gray moth fluttered above the Blue Door stage, rose toward the ceiling and then hovered near country music legend Charlie Louvin's head.
Louvin opened his mouth to sing. The moth disappeared.
"I just opened my mouth to sing that song, and a bug flew in my mouth,” Louvin quipped. "He's a slow walker. I'm going to wash it down.” Louvin raised a water bottle and swallowed.
Whether he really swallowed the moth could not be immediately confirmed. But it is certain the moths are not flying out of his mouth when he sings these days.
Performing Thursday, his vocals were not rusty; his wits were salty and sharp. His down-home comments about modern life on the road were amusing, though not always politically correct, and his harmonies brought back the days of his former life in The Louvin Brothers.
Since the 1940s, Louvin, 79, has influenced generations of country music singers from bluegrass to the more modern, full-band styles of today's pop-country.
Louvin once sang the low notes and his late brother Ira Louvin hit the high notes with the Louvin Brothers. But Charlie Louvin embarked on a solo career shortly before Ira Louvin was killed in a 1965 car wreck.
Charlie Louvin, a Grand Ole Opry regular since 1955, said he has worked with a lot of good high tenor singers since his brother was killed but said, "There are no Ira Louvin singers out there.” He sang the touching song "Ira,” an ode to his late brother.
With a guitar player, drummer, Dobro picker and electric bass player, Charlie Louvin's act successfully mixes a modern country sound with traditional tinges. He sang such country music and Louvin Brothers staples as "Runnin' Wild,” "When I Stop Dreamin'” "Cash on the Barrelhead,” "Must You Throw Dirt in My Face,” "Satan's Jewelled Crown,” and the eerie Cold War era song, "The Great Atomic Power.”
Louvin also sang the timeless country song "Knoxville Girl,” a song he first started singing with the Louvin Brothers in 1946. The song is not about a Tennessee girl, but about a girl murdered in England by a possessive boyfriend. It dates to 1723, he said.
Wearing a black fisherman's cap, Louvin teased the pretty women in the audience and showed a lot of stamina singing through a nearly two-hour set of classic country before stopping to give away photographs and pose for pictures until midnight.
Blue Door owner Greg Johnson, enthralled by the country music hall of famer, told Louvin to play all night if he wanted.
"This won't be the last time Charlie Louvin plays the Blue Door,” Johnson vowed.
No mothballs needed.
— Robert Medley
Tumbleweed Calf Fry
Even if the calf fries don't call to you, the music will
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By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
4/25/2007 7:11 AM
If you go to the Tumbleweed Calf Fry in Stillwater this week, you won't catch country star Pat Green munching a pair of the festival's pendulous namesakes.
There's not enough ketchup in the world for Green, who will perform Thursday at the festival, to choke those back.
"I think I might have (tried them) in college at the calf fry at Texas Tech, but no, I'd like to say no," Green said.
The festival is held each year on land behind the Tumbleweed, a now-closed honky-tonk. Despite the calf fries, the Fort Worth resident is stoked about playing and was a regular at Tumbleweed before it closed New Year's Day.
This year's Calf Fry starts Thursday at 5 p.m. with Reckless Kelly and Green performing later. Friday boasts former Tulsan Brandon Jenkins and Cross Canadian Ragweed, while acts including singer Johnny Cooper, No Justice and Jason Boland will perform Saturday.
Green was a regular at Tumbleweed and at the Calf Fry. The man whose album "Cannonball" has sold about 130,000 copies remembers opening for Dwight Yoakam at the bar a few years ago for an outdoor concert.
Stillwater's classically chaotic weather intervened though. A storm came through and forced the outdoor concert inside. Yoakam's three-tractor-trailer's worth of stuff was crammed onto Tumbleweed's small stage along with Green's.
"I don't think I was able to turn around with a guitar on without whacking either a mike stand or a drum cymbal or something," he said. "That was a fun night to watch that go off. It was the loudest thing I ever heard in my life."
Green, whose mother was born and raised in Tulsa, was working on his sixth album by the time he got a record deal. He's been on a major label since 2001. Now on BNA Records, the man who was once wary of what Nashville might do to him has embraced its radio sound while keeping his eclectic style.
He used to fear that Nashville would make him into something he wasn't.
"I couldn't have been more wrong, being completely frank with you. The truth is, if you wanna get your songs played on the radio, then you have to be playing songs that they're trying to get to play. It's a simple deal."
Now he has several years of hits, from 2003's "Wave on Wave" to "Feels Just Like It Should" off Cannonball.
He spent part of last year touring with Kenny Chesney and will rejoin him this summer, which is a chance for him to play for almost 20,000 people a night.
Performers often say that before a concert they're more excited about this one show than others. But Green says it about the Calf Fry with conviction.
"I can't even begin to tell you how fired up I am. And this isn't one of those things where I say that about every show. I guarantee there's a lot of shows where I'd just as soon not come out of the bus. This is one of those shows where you know what you're going to get and it's a great venue."
And if calf fries aren't your cup of tea, don't worry. Vendors at the festival also serve onion burgers and hot dogs.
Matt Elliott 581-8366
matt.elliott@tulsaworld.com
Tumbleweed Calf Fry
Thursday
Gates: 5 p.m.
Reckless Kelly, 8 p.m.
Pat Green, 9:30 p.m.
Admission: $30 day of show.
Friday
Gates: 5 p.m.
Bo Phillips Band, 6 p.m.
Brandon Jenkins, time pending
Cross Canadian Ragweed, 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $35 day of show
Saturday
Gates: 5 p.m.
Johnny Cooper, 5:15 p.m.
No Justice, 6:30 p.m.
Kevin Fowler, 8:15 p.m.
Jason Boland, 10 p.m.
Tickets: $30 day of show
By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
'Idol' Moments: Doolittle's performance inspires
'Idol' Moments: Doolittle's performance inspires
By MATT GLEASON World Scene Writer
4/25/2007
Somewhere in a destitute neighborhood in America or an African village decimated by malaria, Tuesday night's special episode of "American Idol" didn't matter at all.
However, in many homes where the little ones never go hungry, Tuesday found millions of Americans wondering, "Who will get voted off this week?"
For the episode known as "Idol Gives Back," the six finalists sang inspirational songs.
Melinda Doolittle was again the best of the lot as she turned Faith Hill's ballad "There Will Come a Day" into gospel song ready for Sunday morning church.
Paula Abdul called her performance "magical." Simon Cowell said, "You absolutely made me believe you recorded it originally -- I mean that really was a vocal master class."
Hank Charles, owner of Broken Arrow studio Valcour Sound, said Doolittle looked "poised and sure of herself" and "made the soaring notes and key change seem effortless."
Charles added, "I thought she barely missed a note or two pitchwise, but her tremendous tone and presence overcame any inconsistencies."
Phil Stacey, who has family ties to Shawnee, chose Garth Brooks' "The Change" because, as he said, it "had a profound impact" on his life and reminds him of the "amazing heroism that emerged in the midst of (the Oklahoma City bombing)."
Saying that he missed his two daughters staying with their grandparents in Oklahoma, Stacey added, "Tonight, each of us are being given the opportunity to become heroes."
It was nice to hear someone mention their connection to Oklahoma. Hey, Melinda: hint, hint, nudge, nudge.
Cowell complimented Stacey on his performance and song choice, but said he would have preferred Stacey sing it with the country tone he masterfully carried off last week.
Cowell predicted Stacey could "do very well in the show because I think people like you."
Charles said of Stacey: "His voice was controlled and confident on a song that's not easy to sing. The judges and the crowd were won over, and hopefully his last two performances will move him forward in the competition."
Chris Richardson did what he always does on the show as he sang Eric Clapton's "Change the World": He locked eyes with the camera like it were a hottie in a tight-fitting shirt and performed like the best karaoke singer out of Virginia.
Blake Lewis' choice of John Lennon's "Imagine" was appro priate for the sentimental night, but he's no genius in circle-framed glasses. He's just a dude on "American Idol" trying a bit too hard.
LaKisha Jones performed Fantasia's "I Believe," but as big as her voice is, that one was too big for her.
Jones once seemed a front- runner, but now she's clinging to Chris Richardson's cargo pants, dangling over oblivion. This may be her week to go.
Jordin Sparks performed Rodgers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone." It was so-so for me, but the judges seemed to like it.
When Sparks sang the song's final note, a great many Americans flipped the channel to see what else was on, while the poor, hungry and diseased wondered where their next meal would come from.
Matt Gleason 581-8473
matt.gleason@tulsaworld.com
By MATT GLEASON World Scene Writer
Local bands to perform at annual RSU concert
Local bands to perform at annual RSU concert
By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
4/25/2007
Bands including Crooked X, Rook, the Effects, Stevedore and Motive for Movement will perform in Claremore on Thursday at Rogers State University's annual Jam Band concert.
The show will start at 7 p.m. in the Will Rogers Auditorium and admission is $5 at the door, according to event organizers. Hosting the concert will be Misti Grannemann, co-host of 91.3 FM KRSC's "Josh and Misti in the Morning," as well as fellow KRSC DJ Davit Souders.
The Student Broadcasting Association will donate proceeds from the concert to a nonprofit agency in Rogers County. Some of the money also will go to purchasing an electronic message board for the campus' new Student Services Center.
For more information, call the station at 343-7913.
By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
Twisted Sister joins lineup of Rocklahoma
Twisted Sister joins lineup of Rocklahoma
By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
4/24/2007
The lineup for this summer's Rocklahoma has expanded to include shock-rock-and-makeup-faves Twisted Sister in what is so far the band's only North American show announced this year.
The band's blond frontman, Dee Snider, announced the development recently during his weekly radio show. Twisted Sister's 1980s-era lineup will consist of Snider, Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, AJ Pero, Mark "the Animal" Mendoza and Jay Jay French.
The band will be in full costume, including Snider's pink-and-black getup that Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach once described as looking like "Mae West on acid."
The band's definitive album, 1984's "Stay Hungry," has sold a few million copies and was propelled by its hits "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock."
Rocklahoma runs from July 13-15 at the Catch the Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor along U.S. 69.
The band will perform on the final day of the festival along with W.A.S.P., Jackyl, Great White, L.A. Guns and Britny Fox. Performing on July 13 will be Poison, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Slaughter, Y&T and White Lion. July 14's lineup includes Vince Neil, Dokken, Winger, Skid Row, Warrant, Firehouse, Enuff Z'Nuff, Faster Pussycat, BulletBoys and Bang Tango.
Tickets range from $40 to $275. To buy tickets or get more information, call (866) 310-2288 or go to www.rockfeverfest.com.
Matt Elliott 581-8366
matt.elliott@tulsaworld.com
By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
Rock-star memorabilia auctioned
By AP Wire Service
4/23/2007
Part of the $2.4 million raised will help replace instruments lost in hurricanes.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A fund-raising auction of music memorabilia from Jimi Hendrix, The Edge, Bono, Paul McCartney and others smashed expectations and brought in $2.4 million, some of which will go to a charity that replaces musical equipment lost to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"It was the best sale we've ever done," said Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien's Auctions, which ran the event benefiting Music Rising.
A guitar owned by Jimi Hendrix was sold for $480,000.
Music Rising was co-founded by The Edge, the U2 guitarist who donated his favorite instrument, a 1975 Gibson Les Paul that he has played for years. The guitar had been expected to bring $60,000 to $80,000, but it went for $288,000, including the commission.
Other highlights included a pair of sunglasses donated by Bono that went for $24,000, a guitar from Bob Dylan that sold for $192,000, and a guitar from Paul McCartney that brought $81,600.
The event Saturday night at the Hard Rock Cafe was so popular that bidding went on for three hours after the scheduled conclusion, Julien said.
The final amount going to the charity had not been tallied yet, he said. For some items, the total selling price goes to Music Rising, while other items designated a portion of the proceeds.
Julien's Auctions: http://juliensauctions.com/
Music Rising: http://musicrising.org/
U2: http://www.u2.com/
By AP Wire Service
Review: Anderson rocks the country
Review: Anderson rocks the country
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| Keith Anderson performs Saturday at the Cain’s Ballroom to an enthusiastic audience, many of whom lined up before the show for a “meet and greet” session with the Oklahoma State University graduate. |
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By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
4/24/2007 5:04 PM
The Oklahoman uses many cliches in his music, but his audience at Cain's likes it.
I do not understand why mainstream country has to root through arena rock's fly-specked Dumpster of discarded cliches and trot them back out again. It sure bores the hell out of me.
But I suspect the main reason why is that people buy it. And Keith Anderson of Miami, Okla., drove that home as he performed Saturday night at Cain's Ballroom to nearly a hometown crowd. People obviously love this stuff.
Anderson, a black T-shirt stretched over his physique, took the stage to a medley of AC/DC's "Hells Bells" while wearing a black cowboy hat pulled low, out from which jutted his firm chin and jawline.
The girls in the audience (there were quite a few, hair done up in big flowing curls, boots and tight jeans topped off with open-necked shirts) screamed as he joined his band for his homage to his hometown, "Podunk."
"Same Saturday night, same ol' crowd," Anderson sang, nearly drowned out by the audience singing back to him. "Draggin' Main to the Safeway and then turn back around. . . ."
Anderson, who has a pretty good vocal range, could have simply stood there and let the audience sing the song right back to him. The crowd danced and sang, from the hundreds who lined up outside Cain's before the performance to the droves ushered into single-file lines for the "meet and greet" session with the singer.
The crowd, especially its larger members, went nuts for the song "XXL," Anderson's number embracing the "bigger-is-better" ethos. He belted out his new single, "Sunday Morning in America."
The drummer pounded away, riding his high hat as if he were Metallica's Lars Ulrich. Lead guitarist Bob Hatter coaxed out his share of screaming guitar solos. Anderson even told the crowd that his bassist used to be in the Scorpions. Maybe it was a joke, maybe not. Does country really need to borrow so much in search of innovation?
Anderson, an Oklahoma State University graduate, moved to Nashville about 10 years ago to perform his original songs but didn't get his break until Gretchen Wilson recorded his composition, "The Bed." His album, "Three Chord Country and American Rock and Roll," went gold with songs he largely wrote -- a rarity in popular country.
Also, Garth Brooks and George Jones recorded his song, "Beer Run." Anderson, before performing the song Saturday, explained how that happened.
He was called by some folks who wanted to record it, he said, but they wanted to change the song's melody and lyrics. Anderson told the crowd that his integrity made him demand that they record it the way he wrote it.
But then he found out who the recording artists were.
That's when he said, "You know, there's things about that song that bugged me," drawing a laugh from the audience.
So he started off into Brooks and Jones' version but cut the band off about 30 seconds into it. "I feel like I'm cheating you. . . . Y'all want to hear the way I originally wrote that song?" he asked, as if the crowd would say no. He then led into his version, which had a harder beat and was closer to rock than Brooks' take is.
But Anderson didn't want the limelight in his home state solely for himself. Midway through the show, Claremore native Bobby Pinson took the stage.
Pinson, alone with only an acoustic guitar, cracked jokes with the crowd and performed his songs including "Don't Ask Me How I Know." The number played out like an advice column, with such nuggets of wisdom as "don't fry bacon naked."
Leading into "Want To," a song he co-wrote that Sugarland recorded, he joked that it was "the closest I'm ever going to get to being Jennifer Nettles."
Mary Cogan and her backing band kicked the night off, propelling her repertoire of cover songs with her smoky voice. She performed everything from Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" to Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys' "Roly Poly."
Matt Elliott 581-8366
matt.elliott@tulsaworld.com
By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
The Bluehemians
get your motor runnin'......
"BIKE NIGHT"
with The Bluehemians
Wednesday: Joe's Crab Shack
61st & Memorial
7 to 10 pm
Thursday: Lone Star Steakhouse
Broken Arrow,Ok
( Next to Bass Pro Shop )
7 to 10 pm
Rolling Stone
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Ramona Street Dance
Ramona Street
Dance!
April 28th, 2007
Downtown on Main Street
We’re coming into town to raise funds for the local Firefighters!
Family event, Music under the STARS!
Three bands
West Haven kicks off the Show at 6:30 pm
DEEPER
TUFF PROFIT
And the music continues to 11:00pm!
Bring lawn chairs and a BIG smile!
Pancake breakfast at 7:30 am at the Fire Station!
13 Stars
Don't miss a steady flow of rock for the whole night as
13 Stars opens for Flickerstick this Friday (April 27) at the
Conservatory, 8911 N Western in OKC!
The doors open at 8:00 pm and we lead off the show at 9:00
pm sharp, so get there early! The Monroes and Calhoun
follow after us, and then Flickerstick rocks the show
to a close.
Tickets are $8 in advance and I hear they're going fast!
If there are any left they'll be $10 at the door so
get yours now by clicking here:
http://www.okctickets.com/e/39/flickerstick/
ROCK! For more info:
http://www.13stars.net
http://www.conservatoryokc.com
13 Stars opens for Flickerstick this Friday (April 27) at the
Conservatory, 8911 N Western in OKC!
The doors open at 8:00 pm and we lead off the show at 9:00
pm sharp, so get there early! The Monroes and Calhoun
follow after us, and then Flickerstick rocks the show
to a close.
Tickets are $8 in advance and I hear they're going fast!
If there are any left they'll be $10 at the door so
get yours now by clicking here:
http://www.okctickets.com/e/39/flickerstick/
ROCK! For more info:
http://www.13stars.net
http://www.conservatoryokc.com
Fat Dixie Fans!
Fat
TONIGHT we are playing in
| THIS WEEK: 04/24/2007 @ 10:00 PM - Wild Horse Saloon
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For up to date Fat Dixie news and shows, go to www.myspace.com/fatdixie.
See You At The Shows,
Fat
Email: fatdixieband@yahoo.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/fatdixie
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