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March 11, 2018 Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque Diamond Ballroom OKC, OK 405-677-9169 www.diamondball- room.net still Oklahoma’s best blues option Preslar Monthly Music Showcase The Hunt Club Tulsa, OK 918-599-9200 www.thehuntclubtulsa.com By Chris B. Critter Castleberry’s Birthday Bash w/ Boys Home The Vanguard Tulsa, OK 918-561-6885 www.thevanguardtulsa.com March 13, 2018 m ur March 14, 2018 m Chicago River Spirit Casino Tulsa, OK 918-299-8518 www.riverspirittulsa.com m Wanda Watson The Black Jacket Symphony: Darkside of the Moon Brady Theater Tulsa, OK 918-582-7239 www.bradytheater.com Alanis Morissette Hard Rock Casino Tulsa, OK 918-384-7625 www.hardrockcasino tulsa.com m ENTERTAINMENT BUZZ Motionless in White Diamond Ballroom OKC, OK 405-677-9169 www.diamondball- room.net Guantanamo Baywatch / Tracy Bryant / Adult Books / Teenage Self Opolis Norman, OK 405-820-0951 www.opolis.org Vesperteen / Vinyl Theatre / Future Tapes The Vanguard Tulsa, OK 918-561-6885 www.thevanguardtulsa.com March 15, 2018 Excision / Liquid Stranger / Dion Timmer / Monxx Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK 918-584-2306 www.cainsballroom.com Staatskapelle Weimar: An Evening with Brahms Armstrong Auditorium Edmond, OK 405-285-1010 www.armstrong auditorium.org TULSA, Okla. - Northeastern Oklahoma may be best known for its red dirt music, but the blues is also a popular genre across the area. One of the most beloved regional blues performers is Wanda Watson. With her powerful vocals and talented backing band Watson never disappoints. 4-5), and the Strawberry Festival (May 11) in Stillwell, Okla., along with another appearance at the The Deck in Cookson on May 26. Wanda Watson combines pure musical talent with showmanship and enthusiasm. From blues classics to powerful original compositions Watson makes every song her own by bringing touches of other genres like rock, country, and jazz into the musical mix. The result is accessible and fun blend that anyone with ears will appreciate. And yet no blues purist would ever criticize her approach. Clearly she knows the blues genre inside and out. She’s keeping it real. Find her on social media or via wandawatsonband. com. On March 31, look for Wanda and company to join in at the VFW Post 577 benefit fundraiser. This VFW Post has long been a truly popular music venue near downtown Tulsa. Unfortunately, they suffered an instance of burglary and vandalism at the end of 2017. They’re still trying to recover from that crime and Watson is among the numerous musicians who are pitching in to help. Later in the spring, on both April 21 & 28, Wanda Watson and friends play The Deck, in Cookson, Okla. on Lake Tenkiller. These special acoustic shows will also feature other notable area musicians such as Paul Benjaman and Gary Hutchinson. In May, Watson has full of gigs beginning with the Steel Horse Rally in Fort Smith, Ark. (May www.thecurrentbuzz.net | 17