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A group of clever folks from Woodward wanted to pay tribute to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Sixth Man of the Year and facial-hair blessed James “Fear The Beard” Harden. So, they performed and created the video for “Beard Like Harden,” a spoof of Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera’s hit “Moves Like Jagger.”

The Thunder take on the L.A. Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at 8:30 tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The game will be broadcast on TNT.

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As you can see in this Video Spotlight, Oklahoma-born and bred country music superstar Carrie Underwood has been on quite a media blitz in the past couple weeks in support of her new chart-topping album, “Blown Away.”

Last week, the Checotah native and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel performed an uproarious duet called “Before You Freak,” a spoof of Underwood’s woman-scorned smash “Before He Cheats.” She and daytime host Ellen DeGeneres dished about Underwood’s marriage to professional hockey player Mike Fisher. The 2005 “American …

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art will celebrate the final week of the special exhibition “Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum” at a Last Call event from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

The museum’s Roof Terrace will be open until 10:30 p.m. Admission after 5 p.m. is $5; admission for members is free.

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is the only U.S. venue on the international tour for “Princely Treasures”; the exhibit will next return to London.

“Princely Treasures” showcases highlights of the Victoria …

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Tulsa-area singer-songwriter JD McPherson will play on “Conan” on June 6, he announced on his official Facebook page. Conan O’Brien’s late-night show airs at 10 p.m. weekdays on TBS.

Named as an “artist you should know” in 2011 by NPR, McPherson made his Rounder Records debut last month with the release of “Signs and Signifiers,” “a rockin’, bluesy, forward-thinking album that subtly breaks the conventions of most vintage rock projects.” (All Music Guide).

Known for energetic live shows, McPherson and his band are …

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OKEMAH – After an absence of 14 years, Billy Bragg is returning to Oklahoma for a performance at the 15th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, which this year is celebrating Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday.

Bragg was a headliner at the concert played on Guthrie’s birthday at the inaugural WoodyFest in 1998.

A chance meeting with Nora Guthrie in 1992, when Nora was in the process of setting up her father’s archive and looking for ways to expand his musical legacy, resulted in Bragg being …

Guitar Center – the world’s largest music retailer – and legendary guitarist Slash have teamed up to offer an opportunity to 20 unsigned American bands. By submitting an original song at www.GCOnstage.com, bands can enter for the chance to open for Slash on his upcoming fall tour, supporting his new album, “Apocalyptic Love,” out May 22, featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.

In the fourth installment of Guitar Center On-Stage, 20 bands hand-selected as Slash’s opening acts will perform at stops on the tour closest to their hometown. At the …

Oklahoma country music superstar Carrie Underwood visited the Public School 22 in Graniteville, Staten Island, N.Y., to perform her latest hit “Good Girl” with the school’s famous PS 22 Chorus.

The students, particularly soloist Kevin, hold their own with the big-voiced Checotah native in their sassy rendition of the lead-off single from Underwood’s new album “Blown Away,” released Tuesday.

Hot newcomer Hunter Hayes will be the young talent on the bill when Underwood brings her newly announced “Blown Away Tour” to Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena on Oct. 25 and …

NORMAN — It’s almost here! Some of the top local and national indie bands will rock Main Street when the Norman Music Festival celebrates its fifth year on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The three-day event will take place on over a dozen local stages and includes headliners Portugal. The Man on the festival’s Main Stage and Hayes Carll on its Jack Daniels stage.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been dedicating one of my Wednesday Video Spotlights to bands that will play this year’s festival, and this time, it’s all …

Check out the official music video to Texas country-rocker Eli Young Band’s smash “Crazy Girl,” which earlier this month won the Academy of Country Music’s song of the year.

The ballad also was named Billboard’s top country song of 2011, and the video has garnered more than 10 million YouTube views.

EYB bassist Jon Jones recently talked to me about how much better it is to actually win an ACM Award than to just be nominated:

“You know, it is always an honored to be nominated … it really is, …

The fifth annual Norman Music Festival is a little more than a week away!

NMF5 is scheduled for April 26-28, in the 100, 200 and 300 blocks of Norman’s historic Downtown Arts District. The music on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27 will be played mostly at indoor venues and during evening hours. On Saturday, April 28, the festival will become an indoor/outdoor affair, with live music from noon to midnight.

As the Main Stage headliners, Portugal. The Man will be the final performer of the 2012 festival. Carll …