Cross Canadian Ragweed

Today’s featured event:

TULSA – Hear Oklahoma-Texas band Cross Canadian Ragweed with Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights at 8:30 tonight at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Doors open at 7 p.m.

For more information, go to www.cainsballroom.com.

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

-BAM

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips (Photo by John Clanton/The Oklahoman Archives)

Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips release today their first-ever double-album “Embryonic,” which promises to make the world a little more weird – but in a good way.

Brandon Jenkins

Also, red dirt rocker Brandon Jenkins, who grew up in Tulsa but now lives in Austin, Texas, releases his new album, “Brothers of the Dirt,” which as the title suggests, features collaborations with fellow red dirt artists, including Cody Canada, Stoney LaRue and Mike McClure.

“Drag Me to Hell,” Sam Raimi’s (the…

Miranda Lambert

From Tuesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Fall offers must-have new music

For Oklahoma music fans, fall holds the promise of fantastic new offerings.

The year has already seen the release of big-time albums from Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Samantha Crain, Rodney Carrington and St. Vincent, all artists with state ties. Even the late Woody Guthrie had a four-disc box set, “My Dusty Road,” released last month.

But even more major records from Okies are still to come this autumn, starting today.

If the title is…

Bettie Page (Associated Press file photo)

In an interesting case of cross-genre coincidence, two disparate Oklahoma bands are paying tribute to legendary 1950s pinup model Bettie Page with their new music efforts.

As I mentioned here on the blog earlier this month, red dirt rockers Cross Canadian Ragweed tell the story of Page’s life and death in the song “Pretty Lady,” from the band’s new album “Happiness and all the Other Things.” Page died in December 2008 at the age of 85.

The song has a bluesy outlaw country vibe that seems to…

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Today’s featured event:

Hear great music for a good cause at the Sixth Annual Cross Canadian Ragweed Family Jam featuring Ragweed, Tesla, the Toadies, Randy Rogers Band, Stoney LaRue and more. The music starts at 3 p.m. today at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50. Gates open at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, go to www.zooamp.com

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

-BAM

Cross Canadian Ragweed

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Cross Canadian Ragweed invites rockers to Oklahoma City Zoo Amp
Family Jam: Mixing red dirt with rock

Not surprisingly, a strong lineup of Oklahoma and Texas bands will be featured Saturday at the Sixth Annual Cross Canadian Ragweed Family Jam.

But people expecting an all-red dirt extravaganza will be taken aback.

“We’ll have the usual suspects … but we’re trying to make it a leaning more toward rock this year,” said Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman Cody Canada.

To accomplish that goal, Ragweed has invited hard rock…

Taylor Swift (Associated Press photo)

Here is a list of events happening around Oklahoma this weekend (Sept. 25-27). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

- TULSA — Hear country starlet Taylor Swift, with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana, at 7 p.m. Sunday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com.

- Take in small artworks by 150 Oklahoma artists, live music and food at the 12×12 Art Show & Sale at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Fred Jones Industries Building, 900 W Main. The event is the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s sole fundraiser. Information: 879-2400 or…

Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist St. Vincent (AKA Tulsa native Annie Clark) released the music video for “Marrow,” from her album “Actor,” this week:

Also, “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer announced on her Web site that St. Vincent and the indie band Bon Iver would collaborate on a song on the soundtrack for the hotly anticipated sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Oklahoma City…

From Wednesday Life section of The Oklahoman.

Brandon Jenkins rarely passes up a chance to make music with his fellows in the red dirt fraternity.

The singer/songwriter/guitarist will join Cross Canadian Ragweed, Stoney LaRue and Mike McClure on the bill of Saturday’s Sixth Annual Cross Canadian Ragweed Family Jam at the Zoo Amphitheatre.

On Oct. 13, he will release his new album, “Brothers of the Dirt,” featuring collaborations with Ragweed frontman Cody Canada, LaRue, McClure, Randy Rogers and Jason Boland.

“What we set out to do on this record was just try to include…

The song that has been on my brain the most this week:

- “Pretty Lady,” by Cross Canadian Ragweed, from the band’s new album “Happiness and All The Other Things.

Oklahoma-Texas country rockers Cross Canadian Ragweed released their seventh studio album this week, and I have not been able to stop listening to this song. Frontman Cody Canada penned it as a tribute to famed 1950s pinup model Bettie Page, who died in December 2008 at age 85.

The track’s meaty electric guitar and insistent piano give it a modern red dirt sound, but it also has…