reminiscent of roo

today marks the beginning of the bonnaroo music & arts festival.  it’s the first time in three years that i haven’t gone.  i’m not all torn up about missing the lineup that much, but mostly because i’m missing the experience. hope all my roo buddies have an awesome time!! yell a hearty “bonnarooooooo!!” for me, and have fun getting lost on your way to what stage, which stage, this tent, that tent, the other tent or somethin’ else. here’s to you, bonnaroo.

weekend review (finally)

so i’m just now getting around to posting my “weekend fun times” from last weekend. here goes…

friday was the wildflower festival in richardson, it was so much fun! we saw loverboy and bat benatar. pat was amazing i really had no expectations, just wanted to have fun, but man she’s still got it! the pics didn’t end up so great, so sorry about not having any.

saturday was definitely an adventure! i went with some girlfriends to the assassination city roller derby. it was in mesquite, tx, at a local skating rink. the first bout was inter-league with the bombshell brigade vs. the lone star assassins. for the second bout, the deadly kennedys beat the central arkansas rockin’ renegade. the halftime (not sure if that’s the right term…) entertainment was fun, first was the “urban glow”

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happening in dallas this weekend

alrighty, another fun-filled weekend coming up! tonight i’m headed to the richardson wildflower! arts & music festival to see pat benatar play. since i’m tagging along with some girlfriends, i didn’t know much about the fest until i looked it up - there are some really good bands playing out there! tonight’s lineup is loverboy, eve 6, le freak, pat benatar and then everclear - blast from the past much?! but then tomorrow is america, blue oyster cult and the guess who! too bad i can’t make it for that night, but someone should go and tell me how it is!

tomorrow i’m headed to ikea to round up the rest of my baskets for the closet. saturday night i’m going to my first ever roller derby! the assassination city roller derby girls are playing against arkansas and i’ll be there to support them in their bout.  the after parties i hear are pretty fun and are usually held at lee harvey’s so come on up! go to their site for more info on tickets, bouts, and parties.  this should definitely be a good time! also on saturday night, kyle caldwell and the astonishing wonder featuring the kick-back kid are playing at alexandre’s starting at 10 pm.  they are a riot and you will definitely have a good time. but if you’re not into that, tulsa local band congress of a crow is playing at the lakewood bar and grill.

sunday funday!! radiohead!! yes, it’s finally here, and i’ll be heading to the superpages.com center to enjoy the show (seriously, that name is so lame, i’ll still call it the smirnoff for a while).  tickets sold out almost immediately, so if you wanted to go and you didn’t get tix in time, call me….and i’ll give you a rundown of how awesome the show is! oh that’s mean, but really, i’m sure there will be lots of scalpers out there.  i’ll have pics and all that good stuff next week.

hope you all have a good weekend and maybe i’ll see you around town!

more dfest additions

dfest just announced another round of artist additions, and the lineup just keeps getting better! here are some of the additions:

moe.

all american rejects

phantom planet

the roots

i LOVE me some moe.! and the roots?? that’s so awesome!! the others are definitely icing on the cake…those are just a few of the additions. you can see the full lineup here, and buy tickets here (only$30!).

and that’s not all kids! word around the campfire is that there will be another wave of announcements soon. stay tuned!

weekend fun times III

sorry for the delay in posting, but my internet is down at home so i have to find time before work to post…so here goes!

i made it out to taste addison with a few friends on friday. ran into the beautiful nicole who made sure that we got the extra special treatment in vip…nice to have great friends in good places! it was a really nice vibe; lots of people, delicious food, and good music. i surprisingly liked switchfoot a lot…even though it’s not really my thing, the band was really energetic and put on a good show. i’m sure gavin degraw did a good job, but we left mid-set cause i was so tired (lame, i know).

what’s a festival without a turkey leg?!
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around town this weekend

there is a lot going on this weekend but here are the two things i definitely will be going to…

tonight taste addison begins - a weekend filled with fun, food and music!! tonight gavin degraw and switchfoot are playing and tomorrow it’s the black crowes! the participating restaurants include texas de brazil, the melting pot, truluck’s, two rows and blue goose cantina. hopefully i will see you there, cause we’re gonna have a large time! taste runs from 5pm today till 6pm on sunday.

also this weekend is the 5th annual bishop arts district block party, car show, and urban bazaar. the block party is tomorrow (saturday) from 9:30 am - 8 pm and will have everything from food to clothes to live music and prizes! definitely something to check out!

so i hope you’ll check out one of these fun things and maybe i’ll see you around town!

dfest 2008 lineup announced…and oh, it’s good!

it’s official, folks! and i’m suprised and excited about this year’s artists.
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dfest rumor mill

so i found out some more interesting news… seems that edison glass will be playing dfest with paramore…pretty big deal for our small-town fest!! another rumor floating around is dirtfoot and all american rejects. but what really gets me going is this forum stating that justice and digitalism will be there - now don’t go messing with my musical emotions! can’t wait to see the whole bill.

official lineup announcement tomorrow!

carry on…

dfest 2008 - announcement wednesday!!

so for those of you not familiar with the tulsa music scene, dfest (or diversafest) is an awesome music conference and festival showcasing local and national acts in downtown tulsa, oklahoma. last year’s lineup blew everyone away when they announced that local heroes the flaming lips and leon russell were headlining, and the fun didn’t stop there, other awesome acts like shiny toy guns, the feds, and steel train were on the bill - so you can imagine that there is much anticipation for this year’s lineup release! they plan to announce the lineup this wednesday (4/23), and tickets will go on sale thursday (4/24). keep your eyes and ears out for the announcement for one of the region’s best up-and-coming music conferences & festivals. the announcement will come with a whole new face-lift for their website too! so be sure to check that out…word on the street is that it’s the biggest and best yet!!

update: rumor has it that zappa plays zappa is playing!!

only a smidge jealous…

it was just announced that prince will be headlining the coachella valley arts & music festival this year. the festival, only weeks away, was being bashed for having a less-than-stellar lineup as of yet. well, they just took the cake. prince will be taking the saturday night headlining spot that was originally thought to be for portishead. well yay for my friends who are going!! take a picture, buy me a t-shirt, and soak up that desert sun for me!!

update: at first i thought that goldenvoice had this up their sleeve all along and waited because of the stature of the headliner - however, i’m hearing that this was a very last minute attempt to sell tickets and make up for their sub-par lineup.  word on the street is that they paid prince $4.8 million dollars!! holy cow.  i guess it really does pay to be prince.