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, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments

NEWCASTLE – On Thursday night, country singer Gretchen Wilson will kick off the the third annual Outdoor Concert Series at Newcastle Casino, I-44 and Highway 62.
Newcastle Casino’s Outdoor Concert Series is open to the public, takes place in the casino’s north parking lot and admission is free.
Ryan Sykes, Newcastle Casino’s general manager, said the festival is a chance to give back to the community and its employees.
“We are thrilled to host our third annual Outdoor Concert Series,” Sykes said in a news release. “This is a chance to show our appreciation for the local community.…
May 15th, 2013 | Bams Blog, CDs, Entertainment, Music, TV, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments

Pistol Annies, the country music trio comprised of Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert and singer-songwriter pals Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, performed the television debut of their song “Unhappily Married,” Tuesday night on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.”
“Unhappily Married” is a darkly funny track off the group’s second album, “Annie Up.”
The Annies are continuing their media blitz in support of their sophomore release at 9 tonight with a live streaming show. Yahoo! Music will live stream the group’s one-hour concert as part of its “Ram Country Live!,” a series of exclusive special music events accessible to millions of viewers on Yahoo!…
May 9th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Fullbright, who hails from Bearden, recently released the official music video to “Gawd Above,” from his 2012 album “From the Ground Up.” Ovvio Arte directed the black-and-white video.
Fullbright will return this weekend to what he refers to as “Point A” of his burgeoning music career – the Blue Door.
He is playing sold-out shows at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday as part of the fabled listening room’s 20th anniversary celebration.
I got the chance to chat with Fullbright …
May 9th, 2013 | Bams Blog, CDs, Entertainment, Music, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments
It’s been a big week for country trio the Pistol Annies – Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe – who released on Tuesday their sophomore album, “Annie Up.”
The album is the follow-up to their successful 2011 group debut “Hell on Heels,” which Lambert took to Twitter (@mirandalambert) today to announce has gone gold.
The Annies also have released the official music video to the new album’s first single, “Hush Hush.”
Plus, the trio has been on a big album release …
May 9th, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Samantha Crain (Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman)

Shawnee singer-songwriter Samantha Crain has been named a Rolling Stone Artist to Watch.
As part of the feature, RollingStone.com is featuring her cover of Sufjan Stevens’ “Romulus” with Norman fiddler Daniel Foulks.
According to RollingStone.com, the Dale High School graduate first heard the track while on a family vacation at age 17, as her dad drove through mountain roads in Colorado and New Mexico.
“I had a very histrionic reaction to the song the first time I heard it,” Crain tells Rolling Stone. “The …
May 1st, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Bob Wills

Lawmakers, along with the citizens of Oklahoma, are celebrating Bob Wills Day today at the Oklahoma Capitol.
This morning, Oklahoma state fiddlers were planing to perform in the House Chamber. From 1 to 3 p.m. today, activities will occur on the Fourth Floor Rotunda.
“All Oklahomans are invited to come enjoy the celebration,” said state Rep. Mike Brown, D-Tahlequah, in a news release. “I’m looking forward to celebrating this day with the rest of the state and I hope to see a great turnout.”
Here’s some video from …
May 1st, 2013 | Bams Blog, CDs, Entertainment, Music, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham perform during a Fleetwood Mac concert at Madison Square Garden, Monday, April 8, 2013, in New York. (AP file)
As previously reported, Fleetwood Mac, who is playing Tulsa’s BOK Center tonight, debuted its first new music in a decade on Tuesday, when the band dropped an EP appropriately titled “Extended Play” on iTunes. Click here to download and listen.
The EP includes four songs: the poppy tracks “Sad Angel” and “Miss Fantasy,” the wistful piano ballad “It …
May 1st, 2013 | Bams Blog, Entertainment, Music, Videos, Wimgo | 0 Comments
Members of Fleetwood Mac, from left, bassist John McVie, singer Stevie Nicks, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham perform during a concert at Madison Square Garden, Monday, April 8, 2013, in New York. (AP file)
The majority of Fleetwood Mac’s most famous lineup – drummer Fleetwood, bassist John McVie, singer/songwriter/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks – will take the stage at 8 tonight at Tulsa’s BOK Center.
The band is touring North America to mark the 35th anniversary reissue of their …