What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 22, 2009
“Roman Fountain with Cattle and Figures,” by Nicholaes P. Berchem, from the exhibit “The Dutch Italianates”
Today’s featured event:
Take in hands-on art activities, face painting, live performances from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and more at the Fall Family Festival celebrating the special exhibit “The Dutch Italianates” from noon to 4 p.m. today at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive.
For more information, call 236-3100 or go to www.okcmoa.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 22, 2009
“Roman Fountain with Cattle and Figures,” by Nicholaes P. Berchem, from the exhibit “The Dutch Italianates”
Today’s featured event:
Take in hands-on art activities, face painting, live performances from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and more at the Fall Family Festival celebrating the special exhibit “The Dutch Italianates” from noon to 4 p.m. today at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive.
For more information, call 236-3100 or go to www.okcmoa.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
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Janet Jackson new music video: Make Me
RiffTrax team planning Christmastime theatrical event featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic
The RiffTrax team is, from left, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett and Michael J. Nelson.
The RiffTrax team of Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett will bring a Christmas rendition of their bad-movie-directed quips back to theaters this holiday season – and special guest “Weird Al” Yankovic will join them.
“RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!” will be broadcast to movie theaters nationwide at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. The performance will be recorded for an encore event Thursday, Dec. 17.
Former “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo)…
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RiffTrax team planning Christmastime theatrical event featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic
The RiffTrax team is, from left, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett and Michael J. Nelson.
The RiffTrax team of Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett will bring a Christmas rendition of their bad-movie-directed quips back to theaters this holiday season – and special guest “Weird Al” Yankovic will join them.
“RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!” will be broadcast to movie theaters nationwide at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. The performance will be recorded for an encore event Thursday, Dec. 17.
Former “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) and Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot), now of RiffTrax.com, will zing their wisecracking commentary at a wonderfully warped collection of Christmas short films, with the help of special guest Weird Al (pictured left).
The evening will feature a collection of new and old favorite shorts, including the bizarre animated “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” classic commercials and a musical short extolling the virtues of pork, according to a news release.
Movie theater audiences will be treated to five free digital goodies: a holiday song by the RiffTones, two downloadable shorts, an autographed digital photo of the guys and a Christmas desktop wallpaper. A URL and code will be revealed onscreen for viewers to get free digital goodies after the live event.
The RiffTrax events will be shown in four Oklahoma theaters: Oklahoma City’s AMC Quail Springs 24 and Cinemark Tinseltown, Norman’s Hollywood Spotlight 14 and Tulsa’s Cinemark Tulsa 17.
Nelson, Murphy and Corbett brought their first “RiffTrax Live” event to theaters back in August with a hilarious beatdown of “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” I attended the live show with friends, and it was great fun. The addition of venerable wisecracker Weird Al is sure to make the holiday show even more mirthful.
For more information, go to www.RiffTrax.com or www.FathomEvents.com.
-BAM
Rascal Flatts to perform free West Virginia show today for Jamie Oliver’s TV show
Rascal Flatts (Associated Press photos)
Country band Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, will perform a 30-minute acoustic concert this afternoon in Huntingdon, W.Va., that will be taped for “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.”
According to CMT.com, the episode of the celebrity chef’s TV show featuring Rascal Flatts is expected to air on ABC in February.
The trio’s free performance will take place at the Keith-Albee Theatre during a food festival in downtown Huntingdon featuring 30 local food vendors.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 21, 2009
Today’s featured event:
NORMAN – Hear Norman indie pop singer-songwriter Jacob Abello at 9 tonight at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford.
For more information, go to www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.
For more information, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
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What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 21, 2009
Today’s featured event:
NORMAN – Hear Norman indie pop singer-songwriter Jacob Abello at 9 tonight at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford.
For more information, go to www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.
For more information, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
Friday Featured Track for Nov. 20, 2009: “New Moon” newcomer Hurricane Bells
The song that has been on my brain the most this week:
- “Monsters,” Hurricane Bells, from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack.”
When the lineup for “New Moon” soundtrack was announced, the inclusion of indie-rock stars such as The Killers, Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver and St. Vincent drew tons of attention. One of the names that few recognized: Hurricane Bells.
But Brooklyn musician Steve Schiltz, the sole member of Hurricane Bells, has contributed my absolute favorite song on the soundtrack, the rollicking, fuzzy-guitar-filled “Monsters.”
For better or worse, the “New Moon” soundtrack fits the plot of the sequel, which centers on the breakup of human heroine Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). As a result, many of the songs are pretty downbeat. But not the blessedly bouncy “Monsters.”
According to EW.com’s Music Mix, Schiltz only got around to creating a MySpace page (www.myspace.com/hurricanebells) for Hurricane Bells about three weeks before the soundtrack listing was announced.
“Monsters” is one of several leftover songs he recorded under the Hurricane Bells name when they didn’t work for his main band, Longwave. His said his manager quietly got the song placed on the soundtrack, keeping it a secret even from the artist himself.
“I made a record myself without telling anybody. It’s a complete stroke of luck that one of the songs ended up being on the soundtrack,” he told Music Mix.
After Schiltz got an e-mail from Chris Weitz that the ”New Moon” director wanted to put the song in the film, Schiltz’s first move was to borrow a copy of the book “Twilight.”
Although Schiltz recorded his Hurricane Bells album without “Monsters,” I’m willing to bet he will be adding that song to the track listing. And I’m interested to see how far the “Twilight” phenomenon can take the obviously talented Hurricane Bells.
Check out this YouTube video of Hurricane Bells performing “Monsters” live:
-BAM
Reba McEntire to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Oklahoma native and country music star Reba McEntire will perform during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday in New York City, according to CMT.com.
McEntire will be part of diverse lineup of performers at the parade; others include fellow country star Billy Currington, Italian crooner Andrea Bocelli, “You’re So Vain” songbird Carly Simon, “American Idol” finalist Katharine McPhee, rock band Boys Like Girls, “I Will Survive” singer Gloria Gaynor and Jimmy Fallon and his late-night band The Roots. Naturally, there will be giant balloons of characters such as Buzz Lightyear, Dora the Explorer and Kermit the Frog.
This year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will follow a new route along 7th Avenue, not taking Broadway for the first time in its history. The parade will air at 8 a.m. on NBC.
For more information, go to www.macysparade.com.
-BAM
