May 17th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
A version of this column appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
John Fullbright hits the road following Grammy nomination
Column: The hard-traveling Bearden singer-songwriter will wrap a series of home-state shows by kicking off Norman’s Summer Breeze Concert Series Sunday night before heading back out on his nationwide tour.
John Fullbright has successfully weathered what he calls “the great Grammy scare of 2012 and ’13.”
“Well, historically speaking if an artist debuts a record and wins a Grammy, that’s usually the last you ever hear from them again,” Fullbright said with a laugh.…
May 15th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Sports, TV, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Oklahoma City’s Serge Ibaka (9) shoots over Memphis’ Marc Gasol (33) in the first half during Game 4 of the second-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, May 13, 2013. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
It’s do-or-die Thunder up time tonight at The ‘Peake!
The Oklahoma City Thunder takes on Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of their Western Conference playoffs series. The Grizzlies lead the series 3-1, so our hometown boys in blue must win tonight or end their season.…
May 15th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Movies, Music, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments
A special one-time screening of “Rockshow” — a concert film starring Paul McCartney and Wings on their 1975-76 “Wings Over the World” tour — will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday at Harkins Bricktown Cinema 16, 150 E Reno Ave.
SpectiCast, in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment, is premiering the film in theaters in the U.K. on Wednesday and worldwide on 
Thursday.
Although filmed on the tour in 1976 at the enormous Kingdome in Seattle, “Rockshow,” originally a cutdown version of the concert, was not premiered until November 1980 in New York and April 1981 in London.…
May 15th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, TV, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Grammy winner Jody Miller appears in a 2011 photo at Oklahoma City University. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman Archives
“Judy ‘n’ Jody” reunion concert set for Thursday night at the Oklahoma History Center
The public is invited to the free event, which will feature live music, light refreshments and an announcement about the proposed OKPOP museum.
Many of the musicians who played on Oklahoma’s beloved “Jude ‘n’ Jody” show will perform at a reunion Thursday night, and the public is invited.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive.…
May 15th, 2013 | Arts, Bams Blog, Entertainment, Wimgo | 0 Comments
This digital photograph composite titled “Herding the Teacup Pink Mammathus Primigenius,” is by Norman photographer Sarah Engel-Barnett, one of the participants in Thursday’s Photo Slam at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
A version of this story appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.
Photo Slam to showcase 12 Oklahoma photographers
Part art exhibit, part poetry slam, with a hint of “The Gong Show,” the juried event offers photographers a high-energy opportunity to show their work at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
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May 15th, 2013 | Arts, Bams Blog, Entertainment, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Today’s featured event:
See the exhibit “Velvet Memes: New Work by Trent Lawson” at a.k.a. gallery, 3001 Paseo in the Paseo Arts District.
The gallery is noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.
The Oklahoma City specializes in kitschy and witty velvet paintings that mingle pop culture and art history. They are definitely worth seeing while the exhibit is on view through May 27.
For more information, go to http://akagallery.net or www.trentlawson.net.
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-BAM…
May 14th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Parker Millsap (Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman Archives)
Today’s featured event:
NORMAN – Hear red dirt singer/songwriter/musician Parker Millsap play a free show from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Deli, 309 White Street.
At 10 p.m., Caravact and The Great American Jug Band will take the stage.
For more information, go to www.thedeli.us.
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-BAM…
May 13th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Singer Rihanna performs at the Barclays Center on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in New York. (AP)
Global music superstar Rihanna is bringing her “Diamonds World Tour” to Oklahoma City for a Nov. 12 concert at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the venue announced today.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, May 20. They will be available online at LiveNation.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Billed as the “No. 1 Person On Facebook” with more than 63 million fans, Rihanna has dominated global charts with “Diamonds,” the fastest-rising single of …
May 13th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Beyond the Shore
Today’s featured event:
Hear metal band Beyond the Shore and local metalcore band Angels On Eyelevel at 7 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, go to www.conservatoryokc.com.
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-BAM…
May 12th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Today’s featured event:
Happy Mother’s Day! Hear Oklahoma City pianist Wayne McEvilly play “Mozart for Mother’s Day” at 2 p.m. today at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave.
The concert is free, open to the public and will take place in the lovely atrium.
For more information, go to www.metrolibrary.org.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM…
