Archive for August 2011

 

Q&A: Comedian Tig Notaro talks new CD, TV opportunities and more before tonight’s Norman show

Tig Notaro Norman, OK

A version of this story appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Tig Notaro tries out TV, CD
The standup comic is performing live Wednesday in Norman, but she also just released her first comedy album and is developing a TV show with Sarah Silverman.

From the strange Spanish translation of a commonplace hotel sign to her awkward and frequent encounters with ‘80s pop star Taylor Dayne, comedian Tig Notaro has finely honed her knack for transforming life’s oddities into uproariously winding stories and…

What to do in Oklahoma on Aug. 31, 2011: Hear Kid Rock, Jason Boland & the Stragglers and Leroy Powell at the Zoo Amphitheatre

Kid Rock (AP file)

Jason Boland & the Stragglers

Today’s featured event:

Hear Kid Rock, Jason Boland & the Stragglers and Leroy Powell at 7 tonight at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50. For more information, go to www.zooamp.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

OKC Museum of Art to replay “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” Wednesday by popular demand

Oklahoma City Museum of Art Oklahoma City, OK

Werner Herzog’s (“Grizzly Man”) widely praised documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” has been held over by popular demand at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, where it will screen again at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive.

The museum showed Herzog’s acclaimed 2010 film Thursday and Sunday, and it was so popular, the museum opted to add two more screenings.

The documentary follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known…

What to do in Oklahoma on Aug. 30, 2011: Listen to Meat Loaf at Riverwind Casino

Meat Loaf

Today’s featured event:

NORMAN – Go like a “Bat Out of Hell” to hear Meat Loaf at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

Stoney LaRue releasing new CD “Velvet” tonight at OKC’s Wormy Dog Saloon

Stoney LaRue and the Arsenals Oklahoma City, OK

Red dirt music star Stoney LaRue, who lives in Edmond, is heralding the arrival of his long-awaited new studio album “Velvet” with a CD release show tonight at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan.

In a recent phone interview, the singer/songwriter/musician said he is as excited to get the album into fans’ hands as they are to finally hear it. “Velvet” is the follow-up to his debut studio effort, 2005′s “The Red Dirt Album.”

“I’m very excited about that. You know, I’m tired of fielding questions like…

What to do in Oklahoma on Aug. 29, 2011: Roll with the Riverboat Gamblers, Off With Their Heads and Dead To Me at The Conservatory

Riverboat Gamblers

Riverboat Gamblers, Dead To Me and Off With Their Heads Oklahoma City, OK

Today’s featured event:

Hear the Riverboat Gamblers, Off With Their Heads and Dead To Me at 7 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western. The bands are on a three-way headlining tour and will be changing the order every night. The show also will feature Over Stars And Gutters. For more information, go to www.conservatoryokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

What to do in Oklahoma on Aug. 28, 2011: Listen to The Milk Carton Kids at the Blue Door

Today’s featured event:

Catch Los Angeles-based duo The Milk Carton Kids in their first Oklahoma City show at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

Concert review: The Great Divide reunion show at Stillwater’s Tumbleweed

The Great Divide now

College Days Festival Stillwater, OK

STILLWATER – The Great Divide was “Alive and Well” and rocking the crowd Friday night at the Tumbleweed Dance Hall & Concert Arena.

The seminal red dirt band took thousands of its frenzied fans on a musical jaunt down “Yesterday Road,” with the reunited group reclaiming the College Days Festival it started more than a decade ago at the Tumbleweed.

But the two-hour show was more than just a tuneful nostalgia trip, though plenty of The Great Divide’s devotees…

Concert review: The Great Divide reunion show at Stillwater’s Tumbleweed

The Great Divide now

College Days Festival Stillwater, OK

STILLWATER – The Great Divide was “Alive and Well” and rocking the crowd Friday night at the Tumbleweed Dance Hall & Concert Arena.

The seminal red dirt band took thousands of its frenzied fans on a musical jaunt down “Yesterday Road,” with the reunited group reclaiming the College Days Festival it started more than a decade ago at the Tumbleweed.

But the two-hour show was more than just a tuneful nostalgia trip, though plenty of The Great Divide’s devotees…

What to do in Oklahoma on Aug. 27, 2011: Hear Colourmusic, The Pretty Black Chains, Dead Sea Choir and more at Norman’s Dustbowl Arts Market

Colourmusic

Dustbowl Arts Market Norman, OK

Today’s featured event:

NORMAN — See the wares of local artists and crafters and hear live music from Oklahoma bands Colourmusic, The Pretty Black Chains, Dead Sea Choir and more at the Dustbowl Arts Market starting at 11 a.m. Saturday on Buchanan Street on Campus Corner. Information: 447-5929 or www.dustbowlartsmarket.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM