Archive for August 2011
August 31st, 2011 | Bams Blog, CDs, Comedy, Entertainment, TV, Wimgo | 0 Comments


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…
August 31st, 2011 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
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
August 30th, 2011 | Arts, Bams Blog, Entertainment, Movies, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments


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…
August 30th, 2011 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
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
August 29th, 2011 | Bams Blog, CDs, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments


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…
August 29th, 2011 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Riverboat Gamblers

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
August 28th, 2011 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments

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
August 28th, 2011 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Reviews, Wimgo | 0 Comments
The Great Divide now

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…
August 28th, 2011 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Reviews, Wimgo | 0 Comments
The Great Divide now

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…
August 27th, 2011 | Arts, Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Colourmusic

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