Pretty Black Chains

Here is a list of activities happening around Oklahoma for this weekend (April 30-May 2). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

- Hear Pretty Black Chains, Euclid Crash, the Mean Spirits and more at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Garage Sale and Show from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at 66 Bowl, 3810 NW 39. Information: 946-2717 or www.myspace.com/rocknrollgaragesale.

- See the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of their seven-game playoff series at 8:30 tonight at the Ford Center, 100…

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Above: Miranda Lambert performs at the Academy of Country Music Awards April 18 in Las Vegas. Below left, Lambert walks the ACM Awards orange carpet in her low-cut metallic sapphire Pamella Roland gown. (Associated Press photos) Below right: The singer-songwriter, a Texas native who now lives in Tishomingo, and her country star beau Blake Shelton show off the big paddlefish she caught on Hudson Lake in northeastern Oklahoma. (Photo by Jim Edwards/Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation)

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Miranda Lambert riding success as…

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Parker Srnka, 4, Edmond, drinks an Old Time root beer at the 2009 Downtown Edmond Arts Festival. (Photo By David McDaniel/The Oklahoman Archives)

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Creativity celebrated with 2 Oklahoma City area festival

Two springtime traditions are giving metro area art lovers, families and festival enthusiasts plenty of ways and reasons to celebrate creativity this weekend.

To the north, the Downtown Edmond Arts Festival will enliven several city blocks today-Sunday with an array of artwork, live music, children’s activities and more.

To the…

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From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Blues

Jonny Lang “Live at the Ryman” (Concord Records)

Thirteen years after his breakout debut, now-grown blues wunderkind Jonny Lang reasserts his prowess as a guitarist and singer with the release of his first live album, “Live at the Ryman.”

In 1997, the North Dakota native, then 15, became part of an odd trend of teenage blues guitarists shooting to fame with his first major-label record, “Lie to Me.” Along with modern blues, Lang, now 29, also has experimented over the…

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Hopefully, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook will have a great game tonight. (Photo by Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman Archives)

Today’s featured event:

Thunder up! See the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of their seven-game playoff series at 8:30 tonight at the Ford Center, 100 W Reno.

For more information, call (800) 745-3000 or go to www.thunder.nba.com.

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-BAM

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Buffalofitz

Today’s featured event:

Celebrate the release of Buffalofitz’s new CD “Belle of St. Louis” at 10 tonight at VZDs, 4200 N Western. The show also will feature Sherree Chamberlain.

For more information, call 524-4203 or go to www. vzds.com.

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-BAM

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The “American Idols Live! Tour” will return to Tulsa’s BOK Center Aug. 8, the venue announced today.

The 2010 edition  will feature the “American Idol” Season 9 top 10 contestants: Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens and Tim Urban.

Tulsa tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 15. Ticket prices have not yet been announced.

Tickets will be available online at www.bokcenter.com, at Arby’s Box Office, at all Tickets.com outlets, or by calling (866) 7BOKCTR.…

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The Jonas Brothers, Nick, at left, Joe, and Kevin, perform at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, on July 8, 2008. (Photo by Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman Archives)

Multi-platinum-selling boy band the Jonas Brothers have announced a three-continent summer concert tour with special guest and Hollywood Records labelmate, Demi Lovato.

The tour will include return trips to Tulsa on Aug. 2 and Oklahoma City on Sept. 29. Venues and ticket prices have not yet been announced for the tour.

The BOK Center has confirmed the Tulsa tour date; tickets for…

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Eli Young Band

Today’s featured event:

STILLWATER – Hear great red dirt/Texas country and dine on, um, exotic food at the 19th Annual Calf Fry, starting tonight at the Tumbleweed Dance Hall, 5212 Lakeview Drive.

Tonight’s lineup features the Eli Young Band, Turnpike Troubadours and Chad Sullins. The music begins at 8 p.m.

The “Testicle Festival” runs through Saturday. Others playing this year’s event include Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, Oklahoma-Texas band Cross Canadian Ragweed, Randy Rogers Band, Bellamy Brothers and Wade Bowen.

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Tulsa band of brothers Hanson has announced the first two legs of their North American tour in support of their highly anticipated fifth record, “Shout It Out.” The trio will wrap the first leg of the tour Aug. 25 with a hometown show at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, according to a news release.

Tickets for the Tulsa show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Advance tickets are priced at $27, plus fees. For tickets and information, go to www.cainsballroom.com or www.protix.com.

The announcement of the tour follows…

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