Oklahoma musicians reign when ringing in the new year. Squeeze yourself into an intimate setting, let your sequins shine and raise a glass to 2012.
NOTE: Bands, venues, feel free to email me your details at
jennifer.chancellor@tulsaworld.com.
WE MUST HAVE YOUR EVENT BY MONDAY, 5 p.m., DEC. 26 ... We'll update this list for next week's Weekend entertainment magazine!
1. FLAMING LIPS FREAKOUT NO. 5Showtime 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, Oklahoma City
If you’re hitting the ‘pike to Oklahoma City, check out this two-night concert spectacular. The Flaming Lips and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band will perform Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 at the Coca Cola Bricktown Event Center, 425 E. California in Oklahoma City.
The Flaming Lips New Year’s Eve Freakout No. 5 will be general admission, 1,500 capacity. The shows are all ages. Doors open 7 p.m., showtime is 8 p.m. both nights.
Tickets start at $100 for one night, plus fees, or $150 for both nights. Buy tickets at tulsaworld.com
ticketstorm at Starship Records in Tulsa or call 866-966-1777.
Tickets also include afterparty admission into The Womb, an art gallery co-owned by Coyne, located at 25 NW Ninth St. in downtown Oklahoma City.
“In honor of our fantastical guests, The Flaming Lips will perform some classic cover songs with Sean Lennon (son of John Lennon), and members of The Plastic Ono Band, which include the great Nels Cline,” said Lips frontman Wayne Coyne in a Tweet to fans.
Cline is an American guitarist and composer, and lead guitarist of Wilco.
Coyne added: “The after party at the Womb will go till sunrise and will feature ... movies inside the Womb room and New Fumes from Dallas doing paranoid soundscapes and Stardeath and White Dwarfs playing an electric sunrise interpretation of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. It should be the greatest Saturday and Sunday ever experienced!”
The band also promised more confetti, more balloons, more psychedelia, massive volume and, of course, maximum weirdness on both nights, including limited-run, show-only merchandise.
2. OKLAHOMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Dec. 31, the Jazz Depot, 111 E. First St.
Wear your finest after-five attire for this jazzy ringing in of 2012. Enjoy performances by Jeremy Jackson and the Soultry Sound Band along with a guest DJ spinning old and new favorites. Free parking and party favors. Tickets are $20 in advace or $25 at the door. Buy tickets online at tulsaworld.com
jazzhalltix or call 918-281-8609.
3. OLDSCHOOL GETS YOUNGDoors 8 p.m.. showtime 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
One of Tulsa’s oldest venues brings in Denton, Texas, country rocker Eli Young and 2 Steps Back for a New Year’s Eve show. It is all ages. The band has kept its original lineup since it formed 11 years ago: The band is Mike Eli (vocals, guitar), James Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass guitar) and Chris Thompson (drums). Tickets start at $25, plus fees, available at Cain’s ticket locations and by calling 866-977-6849.
4. R-R-ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PIANO5 p.m. till close Dec. 31 at the Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th Street
Ring in ‘12 with a hot dinner (including the “world famous” tortilla soup) and a cool show with the popular dueling rock ‘n’ roll piano musicians Tom Basler and Jon Glazer. There will be party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. For more information or to reserve a seat, call 918-583-6666.
5. COSMO CAFE SPEAKEASY9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Dec. 31, Cosmo Cafe, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.
It’s gonna be an ab-so-lute-ly outta sight night as guys and dolls deck out in their finest retro attire, order a few stiff ones and flap till their hearts are content. Plus! Kisses at midnight, sophisticated sandwiches and other stuff all night long. Drinks include the Peppermint Patty, Hot Help!, Pomegranate Champagne Cosmo and more. For details, email info@cosmo-cafe.com or call OK 918-933-484.
6. PDA GOES DOWNTOWN8 p.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 31, Downtown Lounge, 25 N. Cheyenne Ave.
Heeeee’s baaaaack. Tulsa hip-hop stalwart PDA returns for a homecoming show to welcome in the new year. His guests include The X-Cal Experience, Brutally Frank and more. Drink specials all night and a $5 cover gets a champagne toast at midnight, too. Must be 21.
7. RUN OF THE ELEPHANTS9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Dec. 31, Elephant Run Restaurant & Club, 3141 E. Skelly Dr.
Okay, there aren’t any elephants. But local rock act Sweatin’ Bullets will have you kicking your feet with a herd of your closest friends. They claim a stranglehold on the “concert in a club” experience with an array of kick-rump covers mixed with a smattering of originals, from Cross Canadian Ragweed to Velvet Revolver. For more information and reservations, call 918-746-8271. Free. Must be 21.
ALSO HAPPENING DEC. 31:8. Gogo Plumbay (free jazz), Paul Benjaman Band (‘70s-style Americana rock) and Panda Resistance (jam-jazz fusion) perform at Fassler Hall, 304 S. Elgin Ave. For more information, call 918-576-7898.
9. The Fiddlebacks (Americana, rock, country) perform at the Blue Rose, 1924 Riverside Dr. For more information, call 918-582-4600.
10. DJ Sweet Baby Jayzus (dance) with Lizard Police (indie rock), Guardant (vant-garde new wave) and Oilhouse (hip-hop) at Soundpony, 409 N. Main St. Must be 21. Free. For more information, call 918-582-PONY.
11. DJ Joey at Club Majestic (dance), 124 N. Boston Ave. No cover before 10:30 p.m. Must be 21. For more information, call 918-584-9494.
12. Octane Blue (rock covers) performs at Fishbonz Owasso, 106 S. Atlanta, Owasso. Must be 21. For more information, call 918-274-8202.
13. Whirligig (originals, jam, rock) performs at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave. Must be 21. For more information, call 918-576-4802.
14. Electric Rag Band (Americana, blues rock) performs at Mercury Lounge, 18th Street and Boston Avenue. For more information, call 918-382-0012. Cover $5. Must be 21.
15. Usual Suspects (rock covers) at Bobbisox
Days Inn, 8181 E. Skelly Dr. Must be 21. For more information, call 918-663-4541.
