Video: “The Voice” elimination episode airs tonight, Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame hosting “Swatch Party” for Swon Brothers tonight
As previously reported, Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers delivered a poignant and tuneful tribute to the late, great George Jones Monday night during “The Voice” live playoffs.
“The Voice” performance recap will air from 7 to 8 tonight on NBC, following by the live elimination episode from 8 to 9 tonight.
The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, 401 S 3 in Muskogee, is hosting a “Swatch Party” tonight in honor of the hometown contenders. The doors will open at 6:30 tonight. The event is free and open to the public.
The Swon Brothers are competing in the Top 12 on Season 4 of the hit reality TV show. The first duo to make it to the show’s live founds, they are among the three remaining contestants on fellow Oklahoman Blake Shelton’s team.
Zach and Colton Swon took to the piano and guitar to perform an acoustic rendition of The Possum’s classic “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes.” It showcased both their voices and musicianship as well as their diehard love for country music.
George Jones died April 26 at the age of 81.
In addition, the Swon Brothers and the other Team Blake and Team Shakira joined forces for a group rendition of The Script/will.i.am hit “Hall of Fame”:
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Pistol Annies to debut new song “Unhappily Married” tonight on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”
Pistol Annies (AP file)
Pistol Annies, the country music trio comprised of Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert and singer-songwriter pals Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, will perform the television debut of “Unhappily Married,” off their new album, “Annie Up,” tonight on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.”
Ferguson’s show airs at 11:35 p.m. weekdays on the CBS Television Network, according to a news release.
Pistol Annies debuted as a band in 2011 at the Academy of Country Music’s “Girls Night Out” special on CBS. The band has earned American Country Awards and CMT Awards nominations for their first album, “Hell on Heels.” Known by their band nicknames, “Lone Star Annie” (Texas-born Lambert), “Hippie Annie” (Tennessee-born Monroe) and “Holler Annie” (Kentucky-born Presley), the Pistol Annies released their second album, “Annie Up,” last week.
Actor Ray Liotta and comedian DeAnne Smith also will visit “The Late Late Show” tonight.
In addition, Pistol Annies will play June 13 at First Council Casino in Newkirk and June 14 at Lucky Star Casino in Concho. For tickets and information, go to www.ticketstorm.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on May 14, 2013: Hear Parker Millsap at The Deli in Norman (with video)
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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Rihanna to play Nov. 12 show at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena
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 her career to date and first single to be released from “Unapologetic,” her seventh studio album for Island Def Jam in just seven years.
The recipient of six Grammy Awards and seven Billboard Music Awards, Rihanna has sold more than 41 million albums and 150 million digital tracks worldwide, according to a news release. The Barbados native currently holds the record as the top-selling digital artist of all time. Forbes named Rihanna the world’s No. 1 social media star with more than 2.9 billion views on YouTube/VEVO, the most ever for any female artist, more than 63 million Facebook fans, and over 27 million Twitter followers. In addition to her 12 Hot 100 No. 1 singles and overall 24 Top 10 singles, she has 18 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Dance Club Song Charts.
For more information, go to www.chesapeakearena.com.
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Video: Broncho to play Bumbershoot Sept. 1, re-release album nationally June 4
Tulsa/Norman punk band Broncho will play Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival set for Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The lineup also includes Heart, Death Cab for Cutie, fun., Kendrick Lamar, The Joy Formidable, Eric Burdon & The Animals, MGMT, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, The Breeders and more.
Broncho will play Sept. 1, and their catchy song “Try Me Out Sometime” is featured in the Bumbershoot promotional video posted below. The festival also has given the band a very nice spotlight you can read by clicking here.
“Try Me Out Sometime” is featured on the band’s 2011 self-released debut album “Can’t Get Past the Lips,” which ranked No. 5 on my all-Oklahoma list of the top 10 albums of that year.
Broncho recently signed to Fairfax Recordings, which will re-release “Can’t Get Past the Lips” nationally on June 4, reports my excellent colleague George Lang on his Staticblog.
The band, fronted by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Ryan Lindsey, will share the bill with Social Distortion June 1 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. For more information, go to www.cainsballroom. com.
A week later, Broncho will embark on a national summer tour with Two Gallants.
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What to do in Oklahoma on May 13, 2013: Hear Beyond the Shore at The Conservatory
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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What to do in Oklahoma on May 13, 2013: Hear Wayne McEvilly play “Mozart for Mother’s Day” at OKC’s Downtown Library
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.
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What to do in Oklahoma on May 11, 2013: See the 28th Annual Armed Forces Day and Shriners Parade in Del City
Air Force Col. Steven Bleymaier and his daughter, Caroline, 5, ride on the back seat of a convertible in the parade. Bleymaier is commander for the 72nd Air Base Wing. He is the base commander for Tinker AFB. Del City and eastern Oklahoma County residents lined S Sunnylane Road to show their support for America’s military, applauding and cheering participants who marched and rode in the city’s Armed Forces Day Parade on Saturday morning, May, 19, 2012. The parade worked its way along the Del City route for a little more than an hour. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman Archives
Today’s featured event:
DEL CITY — Watch the 28th Annual Armed Forces Day and Shriners Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown. Information: www.cityofdelcity.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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Tickets on sale May 17 for Luke Bryan, Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line show at Tulsa’s BOK Center
TULSA – Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 17 for Luke Bryan’s “Dirt Road Diaries Tour” fall stop at the BOK Center.
The tour, featuring duos Thompson Square, which features Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson and his wife Shawna, and Florida Georgia Line, which consists of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, will play Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Tulsa arena.
Tickets for the show are priced at $27.50 and $52, according to a news release. They will be available starting May 17 online at www.bokcenter.com, Arby’s Box Office, all Tickets.com outlets, or by calling (866) 7-BOKCTR.
Bryan’s cache as a seasoned performer has long been recognized by his growing legion of fans and has recently captured the attention of the music community. His ability to draw great crowds to his concerts became evident earlier this year as it was announced that the first leg of shows on his headline tour, the “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” all sold-out. The tour has been extended with a second leg including the Tulsa concert.
“I feel like I have waited a lifetime to take my own show on the road,” Bryan said in the news release. “The band and I have a lot of exciting things in store for the fans and are eager to get it started!”
Bryan’s recent Academy of Country Music Award wins for Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year (“Only Way I Know” with Eric Church and Jason Aldean), along with his first-time ACM hosting duty with Oklahoma superstar Blake Shelton, are just a few of the career highlights the Georgia native has enjoyed lately. Additional accolades include multiplatinum albums sales, back-to-back No. 1 singles and his first No. 1 album debut with “Spring Break…Here To Party.” His spring break shows in Panama City Beach, Fla., back in March brought in 120,000 fans during the two-day concert event, and his performance at the Houston Rodeo was the second largest attendance in the rodeo’s history with 75,000 fans.
His last studio album, “tailgates & tanlines¸” produced three back-to-back platinum singles, became a Top 10 album of 2012 and sold 7 million tracks. He has placed a total of six career singles at No. 1 and was named the No. 1 Artist of 2012 and No. 1 Male Artist of 2012 by Country Aircheck. Billboard named “tailgates & tanlines” the No. 2 Country Album and the No. 3 Country Artist Album of 2012 and claimed Bryan as the No. 3 Top Country Artist of the Year. Also in 2012, he took home 11 music awards, including a record nine wins at the American Country Awards as well as his first American Music Award.
For more information about the Tulsa show, go to www.bokcenter.com.
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Best Bets for May 10-12, 2013: Turnpike Troubadours, Asian Festival, OKC Philharmonic and Jason Aldean
Turnpike Troubadours
Here are my picks for the Best Bets in entertainment in Oklahoma this weekend, as listed in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
1. CONCHO — Hear Oklahoma red dirt band the Turnpike Troubadours at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lucky Star Casino, 7777 N U.S. 81. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: 262-7612 or www.luckystarcasino.org.
2. Take in food, art, crafts and activities from nine Asian cultures at the free 27th Annual Asian Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Langston University Oklahoma City campus, 4205 N Lincoln Blvd. Information: 819-3652 or (918) 853-1929.
3. Listen to the Oklahoma City Philharmonic play its season finale “A Globetrotter’s Guide to the Orchestra,” featuring selections from Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Strauss and more, at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.
4. TULSA — Catch country superstar Jason Aldean, plus special guests Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett, in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com.
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