Norman Music Festival tomorrow!

[Rhino]

GO! (http://www.myspace.com/normanmusicfestival)


http://a174.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/111/l_c0fd241b04d418059ff662ebbc80a00d.jpg (http://www.myspace.com/normanmusicfestival)


The Polyphonic Spree (http://www.myspace.com/polyphonicspree), Chainsaw Kittens (reunion) (http://www.myspace.com/chainsawkittensrock), British Sea Power (http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/), The Octopus Project (http://www.theoctopusproject.com/), Evangelicals (http://www.myspace.com/evangelicals), Colourmusic (http://www.myspace.com/colourmusic), The Neighborhood (http://www.myspace.com/theneighborhoodband), Umbrellas (http://www.myspace.com/umbrellas), Dorian Small (http://www.myspace.com/doriansmall), The John Arnold Band (http://www.johnarnoldband.com/), The Starkweather Boys (http://www.starkweatherboys.com/), Taddy Porter (http://www.myspace.com/taddyportermusic), Cheyenne (http://www.cheyennesongs.net/), Ryan Lindsey (http://www.ryanlindsey.net/), Skinfonia (former Ills members), Tall Cotton String Band (http://www.tallcottonstringband.com/), Ghost of Monkshood (http://www.myspace.com/ghostofmonkshood), Born A Number (http://www.bornanumber.com/), Citizen 5 (http://www.myspace.com/citizen5music), Klipspringer (http://www.klipspringer.net/), Gravity Propulsion System (http://www.gravitypropulsionsystem.com/), Debris (reunion) (http://www.myspace.com/debris1975), Terry “Buffalo” Ware and The Shambles (http://www.myspace.com/terrybuffaloware), Refuje (http://www.refuje.com/), The Wickers (reunion), Anvil Salute (http://www.myspace.com/anvilsalute), Torn Between, Macon Greyson (http://www.macongreyson.com/), Gregg Standridge (http://www.greggstandridge.com/), Supreme U-gene, Ivan Peña (http://www.myspace.com/vanyushka), Resident Funk (http://www.myspace.com/residentfunk), Mama Sweet (http://www.mamasweet.com/), Camille Harp (http://www.myspace.com/camilleharpmusic)



From Noon to Closing time tomorrow!

Downtown Norman! (map (http://www.doubleweb.com/nmf/NMF-Map.pdf))

FREE!!!!!!!

(http://www.oklahomarock.com/blog/)
Videos of bands performing tomorrow (http://www.oklahomarock.com/blog/)

[LilSooner]

What the hell is Wimgo?

[Rhino]

If you don't know WTF Wingo is, you get in FREE!

[StoopTroup]

I went on a vacation once in a Wingobago.

http://lonestartimes.com/images/Bramanti/Winnebago_CherryMill.jpg

[Rhino]

Show up in a 'Wingobago' and get in FREE!

[yermom]

What the hell is Wimgo?

Jenni.

Approved.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1460906501/bclid1416618297/bctid1456303110

[Mixer!]

Chainsaw Kittens and Colourmusic?







IN!

[Rhino]

If you like Chainsaw Kittens and Colourmusic, you get in FREE!

[Mixer!]

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[GottaHavePride]

GO! (http://www.myspace.com/normanmusicfestival)


http://a174.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/111/l_c0fd241b04d418059ff662ebbc80a00d.jpg (http://www.myspace.com/normanmusicfestival)


The Polyphonic Spree (http://www.myspace.com/polyphonicspree), Chainsaw Kittens (reunion) (http://www.myspace.com/chainsawkittensrock), British Sea Power (http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/), The Octopus Project (http://www.theoctopusproject.com/), Evangelicals (http://www.myspace.com/evangelicals), Colourmusic (http://www.myspace.com/colourmusic), The Neighborhood (http://www.myspace.com/theneighborhoodband), Umbrellas (http://www.myspace.com/umbrellas), Dorian Small (http://www.myspace.com/doriansmall), The John Arnold Band (http://www.johnarnoldband.com/), The Starkweather Boys (http://www.starkweatherboys.com/), Taddy Porter (http://www.myspace.com/taddyportermusic), Cheyenne (http://www.cheyennesongs.net/), Ryan Lindsey (http://www.ryanlindsey.net/), Skinfonia (former Ills members), Tall Cotton String Band (http://www.tallcottonstringband.com/), Ghost of Monkshood (http://www.myspace.com/ghostofmonkshood), Born A Number (http://www.bornanumber.com/), Citizen 5 (http://www.myspace.com/citizen5music), Klipspringer (http://www.klipspringer.net/), Gravity Propulsion System (http://www.gravitypropulsionsystem.com/), Debris (reunion) (http://www.myspace.com/debris1975), Terry “Buffalo” Ware and The Shambles (http://www.myspace.com/terrybuffaloware), Refuje (http://www.refuje.com/), The Wickers (reunion), Anvil Salute (http://www.myspace.com/anvilsalute), Torn Between, Macon Greyson (http://www.macongreyson.com/), Gregg Standridge (http://www.greggstandridge.com/), Supreme U-gene, Ivan Peña (http://www.myspace.com/vanyushka), Resident Funk (http://www.myspace.com/residentfunk), Mama Sweet (http://www.mamasweet.com/), Camille Harp (http://www.myspace.com/camilleharpmusic)



From Noon to Closing time tomorrow!

Downtown Norman! (map (http://www.doubleweb.com/nmf/NMF-Map.pdf))

FREE!!!!!!!

(http://www.oklahomarock.com/blog/)
Videos of bands performing tomorrow (http://www.oklahomarock.com/blog/)






All those links and you didn't include one for [url="http://www.grupofantasma.com/"Grupo Fantasma[/url]?

Seriously, Grupo Fantasma will rock off bits you didn't know you had. They'll pwn just about every other band on that list.

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And they're the only band I've ever seen that can cover a Tower of Power tune and not suck.

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[Boarder]

Go see The Neighborhood at 2:00. Don't miss it. guess how much it costs?

[Rhino]

All those links and you didn't include one for Grupo Fantasma? They rule. In fact, they rule so hard that earlier this week Prince asked them to tour with him. So, no NMF for them.


Go see The Neighborhood at 2:00. Don't miss it. guess how much it costs? First person that guesses how much it costs gets in FREE!

[King Crimson]

bump. i wish they had stuff like this when i was in high school.

it was hard work for good music back then. no venues, no internet, no radio (ain't changed). hunting down music mags and taking chances on imports....word of mouth, live shows. i wouldn't trade it for the world, but it was tough sledding "inna day". and i'm talking pre-kittens, way pre-kittens. D. Boon had been dead for two weeks before it was confirmed in a small note in Rolling Stone. rumors, sure. it's a different world today.

good for Norman. note super sweet sundown shot of Midway Grocery in High vid.

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[King Crimson]

Chainsaw Kittens playing in the middle of Main Street.

hell, it was hard enough to see bands at Subterranea "on" Main Street. that venue was open for about a year....and hosted the Replacements, minutemen, Scratch Acid....bunch of others.

of course, a bunch of 401k baby boomers bought the new Eagles LP (top 10). so, maybe it's all nostalgia.

"on the back of a winged horse.....". word up, D.

[StoopTroup]

All those links and you didn't include one for [url="http://www.grupofantasma.com/"Grupo Fantasma[/url]?

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Is that a couple of dudes dancing up front in that one?

NTTAWWT :D

:pop:

[Rhino]

If you agree to dance in front of a stage today, you get in FREE!

[yermom]

i hear topless girls get in free

[yermom]

um, i mean FREE!

[dolemitesooner]

Can I go for FREE!!!!

[soonerbrat]

how much does it cost for girls with shirts on?

[dolemitesooner]

how much does it cost for girls with shirts on?

10,000 dollars per covered bewb

[bri]

If you can't make it down because they scheduled it on the same day as your friend's wedding reception, you get in FREE!

[yermom]

how much does it cost for girls with shirts on?

it's still FREE! but don't tell anyone, i don't want that to get out

[dolemitesooner]

I can't read black'd out **** on my PS3.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

That is why the PS3 will lose the console war ;)

[King Crimson]

so, did anybody go? report?

prolly have to wait for tomorrow.

[yermom]

i had fun. i drank some beer. i saw some bands. i got kicked off a roof.

i wanted to see British Sea Power, but didn't. The Umbrellas were good, as were The Starkweather Boys as usual. i liked Taddy Porter. other people sounded good, but i didn't catch a lot of bands or introductions, etc... i spent a lot of time just goofing off around Main Street

i left before Polyphonic Spree came on, i was beat, i got there too early :D

there were a ton of people once it got a bit later. i hope it takes off. it was a pretty cool thing to see in Norman, especially for FREE!

[Rhino]

Fantasticness.

Had to take a couple breaks from the sun - that said, you couldn't have asked for better weather. Took one of our dogs out during the afternoon. Lots of dogs out there. Lots of families. In fact, a lot more people than I thought would be there. One of the organizers confirmed that there was more than they expected too. The Oklahoman estimated it drew 6,000+.

I caught the end of Umbrellas set - which was much better than I expected. Saw a few songs from Tall Cotton String Band and Refuje. The Neighborhood was great. Took a break, came back to see the last part of Evangelicals. Sat down in the shade to listen to Cheyenne. Took the dog back and came back with LilSooner. Ate and took in Chainsaw Kittens, which were fantastic.

Here's a couple pictures I found on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&ct=6&w=all&q=norman+music+festival&m=text):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2445200602_61370c4212.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2059/2445202158_b420db305c.jpg

From a festival-goer perspective, everything went spendidly. It has to be a for sure every year thing now.

Here's a few stories I've seen:
The Oklahoman (http://newsok.com/downtown-festival-rocks-norman/article/3235581/)
Norman Transcript (http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_118002132) (3 pages)

Some blogs:
http://twentymanning.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/oklahoma-is-more-than-ok/
http://ormondsacker.livejournal.com/54666.html

[King Crimson]

nice, thanks Rhino and yermom.

did the Kittens have two drummers, that looks like another symbol on the far left of the pic? not real hot on the newish Sooner Theater sign, but we do have a statue of James Garner....so, hey.

[Rhino]

I think the other drumkit was The Polyphonic Spree's.

[Collier11]

One of my good friends helped organize this, they said for the 1st yr it was a resounding success. I had a great time, city treated it like a game day with beer drinking allowed. You could even bring in your own can beer. Polyphonic Spree was really good, Mama Sweet at the Opolis for the after party was great as always. Hopefully this will get bigger and bigger, probably never going to be a ACL but something close would be nice

[M]

I was there and had a grand time!

Was it scheduled for Calf Fry (http://www.tumbleweedconcerts.com/calffry.htm) weekend on purpose? ;)

[OUWxGuesser]

Seriously... props to all that are getting some top notch bands into Norman... where the hell was this when I was at OU a few years back... :( Anyone going to be in town around May 23-June 5 or so?? Planning on returning to Norman for a bit of a vacation.

[Rhino]

I talked with one of the people involved after my last post and he estimated there were 10,000 to 12,000 people there throughout the day.

[Boarder]

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5264/image196ey1.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image196ey1.jpg)

I went at 2:00 and took my 4 year old to see the Neighborhood. They were great. Then I went back at around 8 and saw Chainsaw Kittens and Polyphonic Spree. I thought they were both awesome. PS live is an experience. I thought it was fansatic and a great thing for Norman. My suggestions would be more food vendors and booths down the street but other than that I had nothing bad to say. I did see two dudes get into a fight (broken up fast) during PS. I was like, "How can you fight during this? Listen to the music, man. It's all peace and love and stuff"

I'll admit I was never into the Chainsaw Kittens back in the day. I wish I was, they rocked.

And, I have the first PS CD and I liked it but it got a bit monotonous to me. Their new one is really good, though. I'll have to check out the others. I'll most definitely be back next year.

Who do I e-mail to tell they did a good job putting it on?

[Collier11]

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5264/image196ey1.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image196ey1.jpg)

I went at 2:00 and took my 4 year old to see the Neighborhood. They were great. Then I went back at around 8 and saw Chainsaw Kittens and Polyphonic Spree. I thought they were both awesome. PS live is an experience. I thought it was fansatic and a great thing for Norman. My suggestions would be more food vendors and booths down the street but other than that I had nothing bad to say. I did see two dudes get into a fight (broken up fast) during PS. I was like, "How can you fight during this? Listen to the music, man. It's all peace and love and stuff"

I'll admit I was never into the Chainsaw Kittens back in the day. I wish I was, they rocked.

And, I have the first PS CD and I liked it but it got a bit monotonous to me. Their new one is really good, though. I'll have to check out the others. I'll most definitely be back next year.

Who do I e-mail to tell they did a good job putting it on?

my friend Jim helped organize it, I can pass on any emails to him...not sure if he wants me giving out his work email but he would make sure that any suggestions or compliments made it to the board that organized everything

[Boarder]

Send him a link to this thread and tell him how great it was.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Does anyone know how much it cost to go?

[Collier11]

fah-reeeee! They got donations for everything, he did say that polyphonic spree cost them $15k but most bands played for small fees

[Rhino]

Who do I e-mail to tell they did a good job putting it on? http://www.normanmusicfestival.com/contact-us

[sooneron]

I like hearing this sorta stuff coming on Nompton. Anyone remember the Groovefest days? They were good at times.

Wish I could have seen Tyson and the boys again.

[yermom]

Groovefest was Sunday... did anyone go?

[Rhino]

Here's a big collection of pictures from NMF. (http://www.oklahomarock.com/blog/?p=933)

[def_lazer_fc]

i was down camping in the wichitas but would have loved to go. this thing won't be an ACL but i'd settle for austin's fun fun fun fest. hopefully if this takes off we can finally start getting some good bands to come here year round and not just spillovers from bands going to or leaving SXSW. one can hope.

[sooneron]

Holy ****! I missed the original post about Debris playing. Between them and the Kittens, I REALLY wish that I had been there!.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

I just didn't have enough money to pay the entrance fee :(

[def_lazer_fc]

you could get in free if you knew the secret handshake. its similar to that of masons, but.....i've said too much.

[Mixer!]

F-R-E-E that spells free
NormanMusic Festival bay-bee.

[yermom]

Holy ****! I missed the original post about Debris playing. Between them and the Kittens, I REALLY wish that I had been there!.

those guys were weird

i need a jacket like that though