RIP Tulsa music guru Jordan Hiteshew
9/3/2010 12:10:00 PM
RIP, friend. From left, Matt Lip, Jordan Hiteshew, myself, GK Hizer and Davit Souters enjoy a lunch at El Guapo's in downtown Tulsa in 2008. |
I'm really too speechless to say much of anything.
Tulsa native Jordan Hiteshew (aka Maximus) died yesterday from injuries sustained in a skateboarding accident in Broken Arrow.
He was a co-founder of the long-running Tulsa Music Pulse podcast and website and gave all the oldster Tulsa music makers a run for their money.
Hiteshew also was principal web designer for his company, Spiffco Web Designs, founded in 1998. He hosted sites for a roster of local music acts and businesses, including My Solstice, Oklahoma Performing Arts, FridgeBuzz, Johnny Reliable, hotrodbob, Pinkeye, The Cave, Weeping Tree and more.
He also was president and owner of Vigilant Records until 2008. He helped release albums for upstart young artists including Shutdown, Sequence, Go!, River City Ransom and Wreckless Process.
He was 26.
I spent many an hour talking shop with this guy, inside and outside of his TMP studio. He did a lot to help unify the music scene here. Rest in peace, Jordan. You are already missed.
UPDATE (11 p.m. Friday): Jordan Hiteshew's services: Jordan Hiteshew visitation will be 1-9 p.m Sunday at Floral Haven, 6500 S. 129th East Ave., in Broken Arrow. Family will be there 1-3 p.m.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 7) at Liberty Church, 7777 S. Garnett Road, in Broken Arrow.
(Confirmed via message from Jesse Hiteshew.) Jesse said everyone is welcome.
UPDATE (7 p.m. Saturday): In lieu of flowers the family is asking help to offset the funeral expenses. The account is Renee Hiteshew, attn: The Jordan Hiteshew Memorial Fund at Bank of Oklahoma. Please call 918-588-6000 to help with the transfer or go to any Bank of Oklahoma. Services will be in Broken Arrow and in Windber, Pennsylvania where he will be buried. Thanks. Renee Hiteshew
ALSO: Tulsa punk pioneer Stephen Egerton and his friends at Armstrong Recording Studio said they're working on a memorial concert for him. I'll keep you posted.
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Tulsa's music community is responding:
Said the First Lady Assassins via Twitter (/FLAband): "Jordan Hiteshew a great friend died today, may he RIP. He started Tulsamusicpulse and was the most caring and selfless people i know."
Local musician and promoter Jeff Richardson (/jeffrich56): "Hated to hear about Jordan Hiteshew's passing. He was a big supporter of local music. RIP Jordan. You will be missed. #tulsamusicpulse"
Local club owner and music promoter Matt "Lip" Stevens (/mattlip): "Wow!! Crazy to hear that Jordan Hiteshew died today in longboarding accident. Known him since 04. He was TulsaMusicPulse.com RIP Jordan"
Radio personality and musician Jay Pitts (HotrodboB, the Edge, the Buzz) (/jdeep79): "Taken way too soon. Cant believe your gone buddy, im in shock. You put everyone elses needs above your own, no matter what. U R missed ... Each day longer that im still alive, the statement 'all my heroes are dead' becomes a little more true. & it doesnt get any easier."
Said Cain's Ballroom manager Hunter Rodgers via Hiteshew's Facebook profile: "RIP Jordan, you will def be missed. I will be a Heat/Thunder fan just for you!"
Former Tulsan Viet H. Nguyen (/theVIET): "thank you for everything you've done. i envy your experiences and accomplishments. Rest in Peace, Jordan Hiteshew."
Oklahoma Rock News Blog (/oklahomarock): "So bummed to hear about Jordan Hiteshew's passing. Big Tulsa music supporter, founder of TulsaMusicPulse. Good dude."
Eagles, James Taylor top tour earnings, Phish jumps to No. 4
9/2/2010 12:30:00 PM
Don Henley (left), and Glenn Frey of the Eagles perform at the first official BOK Center concert in Tulsa, Okla., in this Sept. 6, 2008, file photos. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World file |
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses.
The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. The prior weeks' ranking is in parentheses.
Top 20 concert tours:
1. (1) Eagles; $1,886,170; $107.48.
2. (4) James Taylor and Carole King; $1,356,147; $79.45.
3. (2) Dave Matthews Band; $1,348,430; $53.79.
4. (New) Phish; $1,253,682; $49.82.
5. (6) Michael Buble; $1,094,514; $85.76.
6. (5) Walking With Dinosaurs; $1,005,303; $42.58.
7. (7) Nickelback; $835,360; $60.76.
8. (8) Jack Johnson; $683,784; $40.63.
9. (9) Maxwell and Jill Scott; $680,358; $85.29.
10. (11) Brad Paisley; $638,471; $39.88.
11. (10) Iron Maiden; $636,588; $53.38.
12. (12) Tool; $621,028; $57.86.
13. (13) Tim McGraw; $604,381; $44.54.
14. (14) Brooks & Dunn; $568,439; $46.04.
15. (15) Justin Bieber; $556,430; $45.99.
16. (16) Star Wars: In Concert; $397,949; $49.95.
17. (18) Sugarland; $362,897; $41.80.
18. (17) Neil Young; $360,477; $126.00.
19. (19) Carrie Underwood; $349,052; $48.80.
20. (20) Conan O’Brien; $255,334; $62.40.
via the Associated Press
Top song and album downloads from iTunes
8/31/2010 12:11:56 PM
The top 10 selling singles and albums of the week from iTunes, ending Aug. 30:
Singles:
1. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
2. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
3. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
4. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
5. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
6. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
7. “Just a Dream,” Nelly
8. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” B.o.B
9. “Take It Off,” Ke$ha
10. “Erase Me (feat. Kanye West),” Kid Cudi
Albums:
1. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
2. “Recovery,” Eminem
3. “Burning the Day,” Randy Rogers Band
4. “Back to Me,” Fantasia
5. “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons
6. “Versus,” Usher
7. “All Delighted People,” Sufjan Stevens
8. “Harmony,” Never Shout Never
9. “God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise,” The Pariah Dogs, Ray LaMontagne
10. “Zombie,” The Devil Wears Prada
Late add: Hanson concert photos
8/30/2010 8:13:00 PM
Hanson performs at Cain's Ballroom last Wednesday. Photos by MARISSA BURGER / Special to the Tulsa World |
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Hanson performed at Cain's Ballroom last week. Here are a few photos from the concert, by Edison High School student Marissa Burger.
PLUS! Read the exclusive Tulsa World interview with slide show:  here.
PLUS! Read the concert review and slide show: here.
Two chances to see EG Kight this weekend
8/30/2010 3:55:00 PM
EG Kight. Courtesy |
Six time Blues Music Awards nominee EG Kight, who has a decades-long history of performing in and around Tulsa, returns for two shows this weekend.
Kight will perform a solo acoustic blues show 8-10 p.m. on Friday at Ida Red on Brookside, 3346 S. Peoria Ave. Concert is $10 at the door and all ages. For more details, visit tulsaworld.com/idared.
Saturday, she performs with her band at the Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival in Rentiesville. She performs 7:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. Admission is $10 per day for the three-day fest, or $15 per day at the gate, which runs 5 p.m.-5 a.m. Friday-Sunday. For location and more information, visit tulsaworld.com/dusktildawn.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Kight brought her country music to a wide array of area clubs - Melody’s, Angelo’s, Profiles, Barrister's, the Sunset Grill, the Brady Theater, Full Moon, both Joey's locations, 71st Street Depot, the Marriott, the Hilton, Lennie’s, Harvard Tower Club, False Alarm, several Charlie Mitchell's locations, Louie's in The Farm shopping center and more.
Her latest release, "It's Hot in Here," went to No. 1 on the Roots Blues Charts and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s Bluesville channel, and it brought nominations for both the BluesWax Artist and Album of the Year. BluesWax is the largest subscribed blues publication in the world.
Kight has shared the stage with many blues notables through the years, including Luther Allison, Little Feat, Pinetop Perkins, Robert Cray, Delbert McClinton, Koko Taylor, Taj Mahal, Garrison Keillor, Hubert Sumlin and Gregg Allman.
Also, several of her songs have landed on Grammy nominated albums, and a dozen or more of her songs have been recorded by other artists. She has taught songwriter workshops in Germany and Italy, and her song “Through The Eyes of a Child” won the People’s Choice Award in the International Peace Song Challenge.
Iron Maiden cracks top 10 download chart with 'Final Frontier'
8/24/2010 5:00:12 PM
Here are the top 10 singles and albums downloaded from iTunes, for the week ending Aug. 23.
Singles:
1. “Right Above It (feat. Drake),” Lil Wayne
2. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
3. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
4. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
5. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
6. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
7. “Just a Dream,” Nelly
8. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
9. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” B.o.B
10. “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
Albums:
1. “Recovery,” Eminem
2. “God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise,” The Pariah Dogs, Ray LaMontagne
3. “iTunes Session,” Lady Antebellum
4. “The Suburbs,” Arcade Fire
5. “Foundling,” David Gray
6. “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons
7. “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
8. “Hands All Over,” Maroon 5
9. “Intimacy,” Kem
10. “The Final Frontier,” Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden's "Final Frontier" video:
Timeless Festival to honor memory of Gap Band's Robert Wilson
8/24/2010 1:45:31 PM
Robert Wilson. Courtesy |
The “Godfather of Bass Guitar,” Robert Wilson of the legendary Tulsa jazz and funk group the Gap Band, died last week in Los Angeles.
This Saturday, Tulsans and jazz and funk greats will pay homage to him at Timeless Fest -- the festival he was originally scheduled to headline. Performers will include jazz saxophonist Mike Phillips, comedian Melanie Comarcho and more.
Doors open 8 p.m. Saturday, showtime is 9 p.m. at the Rose Bowl Event Center, 7419 E. 11th St. General admission is $20, reserved VIP seating is $30. For tickets and more information, visit tulsaworld.com/timelessfest.
Tulsa's JFJO announces national tour, Tulsa New Year's Eve show
8/18/2010 3:51:25 PM
Brian Haas, founder of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. The band perfors at Dfest in this 2008 file photo. Tulsa World file |
In just a few weeks Tulsa's jazz fusion icon Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey will hit the road again for a two-month album release tour celebrating it's 20th record, "Stay Gold."
The tour will take JFJO from New Orleans to Louisville to Seattle to Los Angeles, and end with a blow-out New Year's Eve show in their hometown, at Cain's Ballroom.
The Virginian Pilot said of "Stay Gold": the band creates "romantic melodies, rock breakdowns, and impressionistic jazz" while There Stands the Glass says that "...the cinematic scope of the instrumental album, flavored with haunting lap steel, is as vast as the Oklahoma prairie."
Tour dates:
Sept. 3: Chelsea's - Baton Rouge, LA (w/ Johnny Vidacovich)
Sept 4: Boom Boom Room - Hattiesburg, MS (w/ Johnny Vidacovich)
Sept 5: Blue Nile - New Orleans, LA (w/ Johnny Vidacovich)
Sept 8: Centenary College - Shreveport, LA
Sept 10: The Parish - Austin, TX (w/ ToasT & Erik Telford Collective)
Sept 11: Boiler Room - Denton, TX (w/ Consider the Source)
Sept 14: Skully's - Columbus, OH (w/ Bum Wealthy)
Sept. 15: Canal Street Tavern - Dayton, OH
Sept 16: The Blue Wisp - Cincinnati, OH
Sept. 17: Hideaway - Louisville, KY
Sept 18: Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
Oct. 9: Jardine's Jazz Club - Kansas City, MO
Oct. 15: Tost - Seattle, WA (w/ Das Vibenbass)
Oct. 16: Mt. Tabor Theater - Portland, OR (w/ The Dead Kenny G's & Trio Subtonic)
Oct. 17: Culture Works - Ashland, OR
Oct. 20: Aubergine - Sebastopol, CA (w/ The Jug Dealers)
Oct. 21: Kuumbwa Jazz Center - Santa Cruz, CA (w/ evarusnik)
Oct. 22: Beatnik Studios - Sacramento, CA (w/ evarusnik)
Oct. 23: Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 28: Winston's - San Diego, CA
Oct. 29: The Mint - Los Angeles, CA (w/ Sky White Tiger)
Dec 31: Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa,OK (playing the music of Beyonce, Madonna, & Lady GaGa, w/ Annie Ellicott, Travis Fite, & Costa Stasinopoulos)
The Gap Band video rewind
8/18/2010 2:35:00 PM
"Party Train":
"You Dropped a Bomb on Me":
"Early in the Morning":
Rascal Flatts debuts new single on Big Machine Records
8/18/2010 12:04:18 PM
The new Rascal Flatts tune "Why Wait" is now available on iTunes. It's a peek into the band's upcoming album debut with new label Big Machine Records. The full album is expected Nov. 16.
Here is a live version of the tune, recorded earlier this year by a fan and posted to YouTube.
The band's former label, Disney's Lyric Street, closed earlier this year.
Eminem tops iTunes albums, singles charts
8/17/2010 3:15:51 PM
Arcade Fire. Courtesy |
Herre are the top 10 singles and albums downloaded from iTunes, for the week ending Aug. 16.
Singles:
1. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
2. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
3. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
4. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
5. “Mine,” Taylor Swift
6. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
7. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” B.o.B
8. “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
9. “California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg),” Katy Perry
10. “Ridin’ Solo,” Jason Derulo
Albums:
1. “Recovery,” Eminem
2. “The Suburbs,” Arcade Fire
3. “31 Minutes to Takeoff,” Mike Posner
4. “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons
5. “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture),” Various Artists
6. “All About Tonight,” Blake Shelton
7. “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Various Artists
8. “Step Up 3D (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Various Artists
9. “Order of the Black,” Black Label Society
10. “You Get What You Give,” Zac Brown Band
Top 20 concert tours from Pollstar
8/12/2010 4:41:08 PM
Alice Cooper. Courtesy |
Here are the top 20 concert tour for this week in North America. Included are average box office gross and ticket prices. The number in parenthesis is the previous week's rating.
Numbers are submitted to Pollstar by venue managers and concert and tour promoters.
Top 20 concert tours:
1. (2) Eagles; $2,001,264; $108.38.
2. (3) Taylor Swift; $1,449,246; $64.41.
3. (4) James Taylor with Carole King; $1,356,147; $79.45.
4. (6) Michael Buble; $943,572; $82.29.
5. (5) Walking With Dinosaurs; $877,225; $41.58.
6. (7) Nickelback; $805,174; $60.57.
7. (8) Maxwell with Jill Scott; $697,475; $85.22.
8. (9) Iron Maiden; $636,588; $53.38.
9. (New) Tool; $608,366; $57.58.
10. (10) Brooks & Dunn; $574,989; $45.60.
11. (11) Justin Bieber; $523,230; $46.05.
12. (12) Star Wars: In Concert; $415,469; $50.41.
13. (14) Sugarland; $357,028; $39.74.
14. (16) Carrie Underwood; $342,015; $49.02.
15. (15) Neil Young; $338,276; $121.26.
16. (17) Conan O’Brien; $276,692; $61.34.
17. (18) Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band; $221,530; $62.85.
18. (19) Norwegian Wood Festival with Mark Knopfler; $216,560; $86.81.
19. (20) Daughtry; $199,049; $38.49.
20. (New) Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper; $193,395; $48.07.
- From Pollstar
Flaming Lips Radio gets a week-long run on Sirius XMU
8/12/2010 2:06:00 PM
Wayne Coyne. Photo by Michelle Martin-Coyne / Courtesy |
Oklahoma native and rock legend Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips gets his own Sirius XMU show for five days next week, 4-5 p.m. Aug. 15-20, the satellite radio provider recently confirmed.
For one week only Coyne will host an hour of Flaming Lips classics, deep cuts and some of his new favorites, the Sirius XMU website confirms. Rolling Stone magazine online reports that he also will discuss plans to write a musical inspired by "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots."
PLUS! Check out his (often NSFW) Twitter feed at twitter.com/waynecoyne. It's the real deal.
Other Lips on Twitter:
Drummer Kliph Scurlock: twitter.com/kliphscurlock
Bassist Michael Ivins: twitter.com/tekkbot
Multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd: twitter.com/stevendrozd
Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire top iTunes single and album charts
8/11/2010 11:29:00 AM
Arcade Fire. Courtesy |
Here are the top-downloaded singles and albums on iTunes for the week endingon Aug. 11:
Singles:
1. “Mine,” Taylor Swift
2. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
3. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
4. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
5. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
6. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
7. “California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg),” Katy Perry
8. “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
9. “Ridin’ Solo,” Jason Derulo
10. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” B.o.B
Albums:
1. “The Suburbs,” Arcade Fire
2. “Recovery,” Eminem
3. “The Remix,” Lady GaGa
4. “A Thousand Suns,” Linkin Park
5. “Nightmare,” Avenged Sevenfold
6. “Trill O.G.,” Bun B
7. “Croweology,” The Black Crowes
8. “Step Up 3D (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Various Artists
9. “Hear Me Now,” Secondhand Serenade
10. “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons
Papermag posts Hanson's photographic tour diary
8/11/2010 11:03:00 AM
Taylor Hanson. Photo: papermag.com |
Taylor Hanson of the band of brothers by the same last name has shared his photos of last leg of their "Shout It Out" tour. The tour diary was posted to Papermag online.
Tulsa-born brothers Zac, Isaac and Taylor will be back in town for a Aug. 25 concert at Cain's Ballroom.
See the pictures and read more at Papermag, here.
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