Live Review: The Flaming Lips @ The Anthem — 11/16/21

Posted on 11/22/2021 by Kyle Gustafson in Live Review and tagged Oklahoma, psychedelic, The Anthem, The Flaming Lips.

The Flaming Lips perform at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. — ***The Flaming Lips perform at The Anthem on Nov. 16, 2021. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)***

Loved by audiences across the country, equally loathed (I assume) by a large number of venue cleaning staffs, The Flaming Lips brought their blow up robots and confetti canons to The Anthem recently.

Wayne Coyne and Co. have long been a concert photographers dream (certainly no mid-2000s concert portfolio was complete without a shot of Wayne crowd surfing in his plastic bubble) and the tour behind their 2020 album American Head was no different. The first four songs featured confetti blasts, a blow up rainbow as wide as The Anthem’s stage width and a huge blow up pink robot (for obvious reasons). Not many bands can get away with playing an all-out anthem like “Do You Realize” second in the set but the Lips do things their own way.

Song of the Day: “Never Know” by Sports

Posted on 12/08/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged dreampop, Oklahoma, Song of the Day, Sports.

Sports (Photo by Max Alo)

Dream-pop duo Sports (Cale Chronister + Christian Theriot) share a new single, “Never Know,” from their forthcoming project, Get A Good Look Pt. 1 (due Feb. 12) along with a music video.

Live Review: John Moreland @ The Birchmere — 10/1/19

Posted on 10/07/2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged Americana, Ari Strauss, folk, John Moreland, Oklahoma, The Birchmere.

John Moreland, right, performs at The Birchmere on Oct. 1, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

With talented sideman and fellow Tulsa resident John Calvin Abney accompanying him, Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Moreland delivered his trademark Americana ballads at The Birchmere recently. Opener Darrin Bradbury remarked that the previous night in Baltimore, he’d seen a grown man on the edge of tears during John’s set. “I’ve got to write me some of those,” he joked.

Live Review: The Flaming Lips @ The Stone Pony Summer Stage — 7/28/19

Posted on 08/02/2019 by Andy Jillson in Live Review and tagged Oklahoma, psychedelic, The Flaming Lips, The Stone Pony.

The Flaming Lips perform at The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on July 28, 2019. (Photo by Andy Jillson)

The Flaming Lips have embarked on a short psychedelic summer tour with The Claypool Lennon Delirium, and I was able to obtain a photo pass and attend their show at The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, New Jersey, recently. A long drive, but well worth it! This band never disappoints.

Live Review: Turnpike Troubadours @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 12/15/18

Posted on 12/18/2018 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged Americana, country, Oklahoma, red dirt music, The Fillmore Silver Spring, Turnpike Troubadours.

The Turnpike Troubadours perform at Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic on July 4, 2017. (Photo by Do512)

Hard-rocking country band the Turnpike Troubadours played to a sold-out house at The Fillmore Silver Spring recently. The East Oklahoma quintet had the fans, packed up into the rafters, singing along, stomping, and hollering with their Red Dirt music.

Preview: Turnpike Troubadours @ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 12/15/18

Posted on 12/06/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Preview and tagged Americana, country, Oklahoma, The Fillmore Silver Spring, Turnpike Troubadours.

Turnpike Troubadours (Photo by David McClister)

The Turnpike Troubadours released A Long Way from Your Heart, their fourth studio album, on Bossier City Records last year. The country sextet are on tour with a stop at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Saturday, Dec. 15.

Music Park: Ben Rector @ Warner Theatre — 9/27/18

Posted on 10/02/2018 by Ari Strauss in Live Review and tagged Americana, Ben Rector, folk, Oklahoma, Warner Theatre.

Ben Rector performs at the Warner Theatre on Sept. 27, 2018. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

Ben Rector brought his 28-stop Magic: The Tour to Warner Theatre in downtown DC recently, and fans filled the 1,847-seat historic venue and stayed on their feet dancing during much of the performance.

Music Park: Ray Wylie Hubbard @ City Winery — 7/21/18

Posted on 07/24/2018 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged Americana, blues rock, City Winery, country, country rock, Oklahoma, Ray Wylie Hubbard.

Ray Wylie Hubbard performs at Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic on July 4, 2017. (Photo by Maggie Boyd)

Outlaw country musician Ray Wylie Hubbard delivered an evening of great music and stories to a full house at DC’s City Winery on Saturday. “I was not expecting this,” the Oklahoma-born, Texas-based singer-songwriter told the crowd, seeming genuinely pleased at the turnout. Playing mostly crowd-pleasing favorites spiced up with delightful stories and anecdotes from a life on the road, Ray had the crowd at rapt attention.

Music Park: Parker Millsap @ Black Cat — 6/13/18

Posted on 06/18/2018 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged alt-country, Americana, Black Cat, blues, folk, Oklahoma, Parker Millsap, roots, singer-songwriter.

Parker Millsap performs live. (Photo by Scott Newton)

Babyfaced and blessed with movie-star good looks, small-town Oklahoma boy Parker Millsap played to a diverse crowd at the Black Cat on Wednesday evening.