http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.Sometimes stars say awkward things. This week's Marie Claire interview with Oklahoma country star Carrie Underwood is one of those times. The laid-back interview quotes Underwood ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Carrie_Underwood_on_her_family_birth_order_I_was_the/20382?subj=29Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:23 CDTCountry sweetheart Miranda Lambert earned a nomination for an O Music Award for Best Interactive Video for 'Fastest Girl in Town.' The awards include an array of quirky categories, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Miranda_Lambert_earns_nomination_for_O_Music_Award/20381?subj=29Thu, 16 May 2013 11:37:12 CDTBroken Arrow retro-rocker JD McPherson is nominated for two awards in this year's Americana Honors & Awards . Okemah singer-songwriter John Fullbright also netted two nominations, including ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Broken_Arrows_JD_McPherson_Okemahs_John_Fullbright/20368?subj=29Wed, 15 May 2013 12:39:00 CDTSeattle rapper Macklemore , never shy about proclaiming his pride for his home city, wants the Oklahoma City Thunder to stop using his music to pump up fans before games. Seattle ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Seattle_rapper_Macklemore_wants_OKC_Thunder_to_stop/20364?subj=29Wed, 15 May 2013 12:07:55 CDTChristian and adult contemporary pop singer Amy Grant released her first album in 10 years this week, ' How Mercy Looks From Here .' The singer dedicated the album to her mother, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Amy_Grant_releases_first_album_in_10_years_includes/20361?subj=29Wed, 15 May 2013 10:12:00 CDT The Cold War Kids will perform Aug. 21 at Cain's Ballroom, venue management confirmed. The show is all ages. Tickets start at $19, plus fees, available at the box office, by calling ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Local_Natives_Cold_War_Kids_set_Tulsa_tour_stops/20352?subj=29Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:26 CDT The Hound Dog Blues Festival return Sept. 21-22 at Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st St. It's pet-friendly and proceeds benefit local animal rescue organizations. Performers at the pet-friendly ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Hound_Dog_Blues_Festival_sets_dates_music_lineup/20343?subj=29Tue, 14 May 2013 13:12:43 CDTFormer Beatle Paul McCartney brought special guests with him to his Goiania, Brazil recently. A swarm of grasshoppers. Says his blog about Sir Paul's unplanned set additions: ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Paul_McCartney_brings_a_little_extra_with_him_to_Brazil/20277?subj=29Sun, 12 May 2013 08:01:00 CDT Dance like everybody’s watching! Guthrie Green park and the Brady Arts District Business Association will present the outdoor “ Spring Fling ” dance party, 8:30 ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Guthrie_Green_park_sets_May_music_calendar/20276?subj=29Sat, 11 May 2013 08:01:00 CDTChillwave electro-pop producer and musician Toro y Moi hits Cain's Ballroom Oct. 8. Classixx will open. The show is all ages. Tickets go on sale Friday and start at ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Toro_y_Moi_sets_Tulsa_tour_stop/20227?subj=29Thu, 09 May 2013 07:01:00 CDTElectro rockers Foals brings its tour to Cain's Ballroom Aug. 5. Drowners will open. The show is all ages. Tickets go on sale Friday and start at $18, plus fees, available ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Foals_set_Tulsa_tour_stop/20229?subj=29Wed, 08 May 2013 08:01:00 CDTThis week, Garth Brooks announced holiday gigs in Las Vegas. The shows also will be filmed for an upcoming live DVD release. Following the recent end of his three-plus-year residency ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Garth_Brooks_announces_holiday_gigs_in_Las_Vegas_to/20235?subj=29Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:00 CDTThe Grand Ole Opry will honor Oklahoma native and country superstar Carrie Underwood with a June 7 segment celebrating her five-year membership with the Opry. Underwood will perform ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Carrie_Underwood_celebrates_her_fifth_anniversary_as/20208?subj=29Tue, 07 May 2013 08:01:00 CDTDownstream Casino Resort, 69300 Nee Rd, Quapaw, announced its full summer concert series line-up this week. Tickets go on sale May 10. Tickets for the outdoor series will be available at: ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Downstream_Casino_Resort_sets_Summer_Concert_Series/20204?subj=29Tue, 07 May 2013 00:01:00 CDT River Center Event Center has added two concerts to its Sizzlin’ Summer concert series. Lonestar will perform June 28, tickets start at $30. Chris Daughtry will perform ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Daughtry_Lonestar_added_to_River_Spirit_Event_Center/20218?subj=29Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:00 CDTSee the new hick-hop video from Oklahoma native and country superstar Blake Shelton , plus a behind-the-scenes at the making of the clip. It includes an appearance by the Pistol Annies ... ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/SEE_IT_New_video_for_Blake_Sheltons_Boys_Round_Here/20207?subj=29Mon, 06 May 2013 15:23:00 CDT John Hiatt & The Combo returns to Tulsa for a Sept. 19 concert at Brady Theater. Steve Earle also will perform. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. May 10, and start at $35, plus fees, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/John_Hiatt_Steve_Earle_to_play_Tulsas_Brady_Theater/20206?subj=29Mon, 06 May 2013 13:07:00 CDTWith the news that Oklahoma transplant Miranda Lambert scored her fifth No. 1 single, she tweeted, 'It never gets old knowing that people enjoy my music. Thanks for playing it, buying it and coming ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Miranda_Lambert_scores_her_fifth_No_1_single/20203?subj=29Mon, 06 May 2013 11:26:59 CDTKick off Memorial Day weekend with a full day -- and night -- of events at Guthrie Green. The Tulsa Music Festival runs 11 a.m.-10 p.m. May 25 at Guthrie Green park, 111 ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Tulsa_Music_Festival_is_May_25_at_Guthrie_Green/20199?subj=29Mon, 06 May 2013 10:51:00 CDT Jewel performed an acoustic concert Friday at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. Angela Temple shared her photos, courtesy of The Joint. ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Photos_Jewel_at_The_Joint/20190?subj=29Sun, 05 May 2013 13:38:12 CDT The Monkees return for an Aug. 3 concert at Brady Theater for the band’s A Midsummer’s Night with the Monkees tour. Original members Mike Nesmith , Micky Dolenz ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/The_Monkees_set_Tulsa_tour_stop/20087?subj=29Wed, 01 May 2013 07:57:02 CDTOklahoma native John Fullbright recently released the official video for his single ' Gawd Above .' Here it is. Fullbright is a headliner of this year's Tulsa International Mayfest . ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/SEE_IT_New_video_for_John_Fullbrights_Gawd_Above/20086?subj=29Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:55:54 CDT The Flaming Lips recorded the womb-like video ' Look the Sun is Rising ' at its home base in Oklahoma City, and took over the well-known Kamps venue to do it. The song is ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/SEE_IT_New_video_Look_the_Sun_is_Rising_from_the_Flaming/20081?subj=29Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:50:38 CDTFore more: Oklahoma stars react to news of George ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/George_Jones_funeral_date_set/20084?subj=29Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:11:00 CDTThe Bacon Brothers Band , featuring actor-turned-musician Kevin Bacon and brother Michael Bacon , will perform Jun 7 at River Spirit Event Center . Tickets start at ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/The_Bacon_Brothers_set_Tulsa_tour_stop/20082?subj=29Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:54:29 CDTLawmakers and Oklahoma citizens will celebrate Bob Wills Day 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. “All Oklahomans are invited to come enjoy the celebration,” ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Bob_Wills_Day_is_Wednesday_celebrations_planned_at/20080?subj=29Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:39:34 CDT Little Big Town performed Friday night at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. Photographer Angela Temple shared her photos with us. Here's ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Photos_Little_Big_Town_at_The_Joint/20061?subj=29Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:52:09 CDTOkemah native and female country rocker Shawna Russell and Joplin Missouri-based country band LiveWire co-headline an 8 p.m. concert Saturday at Vanguard Music Hall , 222 N. Main St. ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/The_Vanguard_sets_rising_star_country_showcase_on_Saturday/20008?subj=29Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:21:18 CDTOklahoma-tied pop-rocker OneRepublic will launch its next tour from Tulsa, the band confirmed today. It will play July 19 at 'Downtown Tulsa Brady Arts District,' the band's publicist ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/OneRepublic_sets_Center_of_the_Universe_festival_gig/19991?subj=29Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:13:00 CDTLast week, vegan animal rights activist, Oklahoma native and country music star Carrie Underwood took Tennessee lawmakers to task via her Twitter account. The state's ' ag ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Carrie_Underwood_lashes_out_over_Tennessees_proposed/19971?subj=29Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:40:00 CDTBritish rocker Whitesnake will perform a two-night stint at River Spirit Event Center, venue management announced Monday. The concerts are July 15 and 16. Tickets start at $40 and are ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Whitesnake_sets_two_night_tour_stop_in_Tulsa/19970?subj=29Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:24:21 CDTSaturday is Record Store Day in America. It's also Record Store Day right here in Green Country , with an array of independently-owned, brick-and-mortar stores offering up hundreds of exclusive ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Saturday_is_Record_Store_Day_heres_your_list_of_local/19891?subj=29Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:25:00 CDTThe Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa will again host the Patriot Cup Memorial Day weekend golf tournament and gala to benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation . Country star Dierks ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Dierks_Bentley_will_headline_Patriot_Cup_Folds_of_Honor/19909?subj=29Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:55:45 CDTGypsy punkster Gogol Bordello will play June 4 at Cain's Ballroom . Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday. The show is all ages. Tickets start at $25, plus fees, available at the ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Gogol_Bordello_sets_return_Tulsa_tour_stop/19881?subj=29Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:35:00 CDTClassic rocker Steely Dan will perform Sept. 4 at the Brady Theater. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. April 26 at Reasor’s and Starship Records & Tapes, tulsaworld.com/protix, tulsaworld.com/brady, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Steely_Dan_sets_Tulsa_tour_stop/19872?subj=29Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:02:53 CDTWe have a winner! After going through literally hundreds of entries this morning, both through my blog and via email, I'd like to congratulate Steven Anthony of Norman as the winner ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/WHO_WON_the_free_tickets_to_see_Fleetwood_Mac_May_1/19867?subj=29Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:36:41 CDTClassic rock icon Fleetwood Mac performs May 1 at the BOK Center. To celebrate, I'm offering fans a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show! All ya gotta do is answer the trivia, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/DAY_3_WIN_TICKETS_to_see_Fleetwood_Mac_at_the_BOK_Center/19832?subj=29Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:01:00 CDTClassic rock icon Fleetwood Mac performs May 1 at the BOK Center. To celebrate, I'm offering fans a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show! All ya gotta do is answer the trivia, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/DAY_2_WIN_TICKETS_to_see_Fleetwood_Mac_at_the_BOK_Center/19831?subj=29Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:01:00 CDTTulsa-raised Ryan Tedder , hit producer and songwriter to the stars and frontman of pop-rocker OneRepublic , recently told a German radio station his top 10 favorite songs. At No. ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/OneRepublic_frontman_says_JD_McPherson_song_North_Side/19850?subj=29Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:40:21 CDTClassic rock icon Fleetwood Mac performs May 1 at the BOK Center. To celebrate, I'm offering fans a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show! All ya gotta do is answer the trivia, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/DAY_1_WIN_TICKETS_to_see_Fleetwood_Mac_at_the_BOK_Center/19829?subj=29Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:01:00 CDTOklahoma band The Red Dirt Rangers still have a couple of weeks left on its Kickstarter campaign to help fund its upcoming album, ' Lone Chimney .' Said guitar picker Brad ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Red_Dirt_Rangers_use_Kickstarter_campaign_to_fund_new/19814?subj=29Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:37:50 CDT Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse will perform July 30 at Cain's Ballroom . Tickets for the all-ages show start at $25, plus fees, and go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Adam_Ant_sets_Tulsa_tour_stop/19804?subj=29Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:35:00 CDTBroken Arrow retro rocker JD McPherson debuted a video today, filmed during his February concert at the historic Cain's Ballroom. ' Scratching Circles ' is a mover from his acclaimed ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/SEE_IT_Tulsa_retro_rocker_JD_McPherson_gets_video_debut/19792?subj=29Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:12:00 CDTAmericana singer-songwriter Amy Speace releases her fifth studio album, ' How To Sleep In A Stormy Boat ,' April 16. The video for the album's lead single holds a surprise: Oklahoma's ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/SEE_IT_New_video_features_duet_with_Amy_Speace_John/19782?subj=29Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:35:00 CDT Blake Jarman , congratulations! You win two tickets to see Alkaline Trio in concert, May 1 at Cain's Ballroom. You also get a free concert poster. Jarman emailed trivia answers ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/WINNER_announced_for_free_Alkaline_Trio_concert_tickets/19779?subj=29Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:06:12 CDTOklahoma native and All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter , 29, is engaged. He proposed to 25-year-old Elena Satine ('Magic City') last week. The pair took to Twitter ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/All_American_Rejects_frontman_Tyson_Ritter_engaged/19763?subj=29Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:01:00 CDT SAVOR… Tulsa , the food and beverage division of SMG , the management company over the BOK Center and Tulsa Convention Center , is looking for non-profit groups to work during ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/BOK_Center_Tulsa_Convention_Center_offer_fundraising/19761?subj=29Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:01:00 CDTAmerican punk rocker Alkaline Trio will perform May 1 at Cain's Ballroom. To celebrate, we're offering fans a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show PLUS a free poster from the show! ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Day_3_WIN_TICKETS_to_see_Alkaline_Trio_at_Cains_Ballroom/19758?subj=29Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:01:00 CDT Downstream Casino gears up for its Summer Concert Series with two concert announcements. Leading the pack will be Huey Lewis & The News on June 14 and Willie Nelson on ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Huey_Lewis_Willie_Nelson_set_show_dates_at_Downstream/19759?subj=29Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:01:00 CDTAmerican punk rocker Alkaline Trio will perform May 1 at Cain's Ballroom. To celebrate, we're offering fans a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show PLUS a free poster from the show! ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Day_2_WIN_TICKETS_to_see_Alkaline_Trio_at_Cains_Ballroom/19757?subj=29Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:01:00 CDT