BAM's Blog » JD McPherson http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell Wed, 22 May 2013 00:43:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog no Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog » JD McPherson http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/category/jd-mcpherson/ John Fullbright and JD McPherson nominated for Americana Honors & Awards http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2013/05/14/john-fullbright-and-jd-mcpherson-nominated-for-americana-honors-awards/ http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2013/05/14/john-fullbright-and-jd-mcpherson-nominated-for-americana-honors-awards/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 02:01:31 +0000 Brandy McDonnell http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/?p=57488 The Americana Music Association announced nominees today for the 2013 Honors & Awards in Los Angeles at the Grammy Museum.

Two talented Oklahomans – Bearden singer/songwriter John Fullbright and Broken Arrow retro rocker JD McPherson – each received two nominations.

Both are nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year.

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The festival in Austin, Texas, expands to two weekends this year, Oct. 4-6 and 11-13, at Zilker Park.

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George Jones’ funeral is taking place this morning at The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. As previously reported, the service is open to the public.

National television networks CMT, GAC, RFD, and FamilyNet, as well as local Nashville stations WKRN 2, WSMV 4, WTVF 5, WZTV 17 are broadcasting the funeral service live, with radio partners WSM 650AM and SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse (Channel 56) broadcasting the service.

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NORMAN – The sixth annual Norman Music Festival concludes today in downtown Norman.

The Joy Formidable, the Welsh noise-pop band led by singer Ritzy Bryan, will be this year’s headliner, performing at 9:30 tonight on the Main Stage, near the corner of Porter Avenue and Main Street on the east side of downtown.

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Tulsa Fairs & Festivals on wimgo

A version of this story appears in Saturday’s The Oklahoman.

Woody Guthrie Center brings folk singer back to Oklahoma Located in Tulsa’s Brady Arts District, new home of the Woody Guthrie Archives opens its doors to the public for the first time Saturday afternoon.

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He was hospitalized April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, according to a news release from his publicist, Kirt Webster.

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Tulsa Fairs & Festivals on wimgo

A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. Look for my report from the center coming soon.

Woody Guthrie Center opens this weekend in Tulsa Free admission will be offered to the 12,000-square-foot center, the new home of the Woody Guthrie Archives.

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Today’s featured event:

NORMAN – The sixth annual Norman Music Festival kicks off at 6 p.m. today, with more than 200 bands appearing on 22 stages through Saturday in downtown Norman.

The Joy Formidable, the Welsh noise-pop band led by singer Ritzy Bryan, will be this year’s headliner, performing at 9:30 p.m.

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Oklahoma City Live Music on wimgo

Record Store Day is almost here, and Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips and Broken Arrow retro rocker JD McPherson are among the wide array of recording artists who will be offering exclusive goodies this Saturday.

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Retro rocker JD McPherson, who hails from Broken Arrow, has released the music video to “Scratching Circles,” one of my favorite tracks on his breakout album “Signs & Signfiers.”

The black-and-white video was filmed in a place close to the Oklahoma native’s heart: historic Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.

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