Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: song
Hippies that time forgot
Fold me now
With a new album co-written by a superstar novelist and plans for more experimentation, Ben Folds will rock the suburbs as long as they exist
Music
Stephen Carradini
Ben Folds with Street Corner Symphony
7 p.m. Tuesday
Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, Tulsa
www.cainsballroom.com, 918-584-2306
$32-$34
‘Monday’ mourning
Singer/songwriter Michael Fracasso can't let go of love lost. On 'Saint Monday,' he conveys how the hole in his heart just grows wider.
Music
Danny Marroquin
Michael Fracasso
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com, 524-0738
$20
Sing for your Santorum
CFN
Gazette staff
Speaking of Rick Santorum — pretend we were just speaking of Santorum — give it up to two sisters from Tulsa who have written and performed a sort of unofficial theme song for the GOP presidential hopeful.
Mag wheels
Norman native Maggie McClure steers her singing career toward a new destination: the silver screen.
Music
Susannah Waite
Few at her age can say they have achieved as much as singer, songwriter and pianist Maggie McClure.
To the ’core
Looking for a local hardcore band with balls? Well, bud, meet Chud.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Chud with Dangerous Boys Club and Shattered Fixtures
8:30 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$6
Kill Speed
Higher. Faster. Harder. Dumber.
Action
Rod Lott
I commend you, Kill Speed, for trying to win audience favor, by killing off a drunk Tom Arnold in your opening scene. We don’t see enough junkie’s trailers being blown up these days in such a spectacular fashion. Yet with the level of enjoyment free-falling from there, you quickly prove yourself the year’s worst action movie.
Star search
Performing Arts
Sarah Lobban
Oklahoma City’s Northpark Mall is getting a new addition: Starbound Productions Academy for Performing Arts. The full-service academy, which has by-audition enrollment, opens its doors Aug. 1 to students of all ages and levels.
