Weekend Activities for July 16-18th
TULSA—Rock legend and recent grammy winner Robert Plant will perform with Band of Joy and the North Mississippi Allstars at 7 pm, Friday, July 16 at the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady St, Tulsa, OK 74103. Tickets are around $50.
For more information, call (918) 582-7239.
If you’re a fan of forensics shows on TV, you might enjoy the “Whodunit: The Science of Crime Solving” exhibit at the Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 NE 52nd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111. The hands-on exhibit allows visitors to try their hands at solving a fictional crime by examining the crime scene, listening to eyewitness statements, and evaluating the evidence in a lab area. The museum will be open from 9 am to 6 pm Saturday, July 17.
For more information, go to www.sciencemuseumok.com.
If you’re interested in “Bowling for Soup” & “Better than Ezra,” they perform Saturday, July 17 at 8 pm at the WinStar Casino, Exit 1, I-35, Thackerville, OK.
For more information, call (580) 276-4229.
<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_B4CORxAg8o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_B4CORxAg8o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/07/50-new-state-songs-for-the-21st-century.html">Indie magazine Paste published an article suggesting 50 new state songs.</a> The magazine's suggestion for Oklahoma's updates song shares the same name as our current track, but it was written by <a href="http://www.bishopallen.com/">Bishop Allen</a>. The song has some very Okie friendly lyrics. <blockquote><strong>You’ve got eyes like Oklahoma Learned to swim in Lake Texoma Chances are you plan to leave too soon Oklahoma that’s what Ill call you!</strong>"</blockquote> It doesn't have corn as high as an elephant's eye, but it's really catchy. Also, Bishop Allen has spent some time in Oklahoma. The band recorded its album "Broken Strings" at <a href="http://blackwatchstudios.com/">Blackwatch Studios</a> in Norman. -Poppe
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