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Top Ten – April 19th, 2013

Hey! Here are your top ten favorite artists featured on The Top Ten Countdown this week! Tune in every Friday at noon to hear your favorites on your only choice for true alternative music! 1. Cold War Kids 2. Charles Bradley 3. The Strokes 4. They Might Be Giants 5. STRFKR 6. Topher Mohr 7. Swingin' Utters 8. The Last Bison 9. The London Suede 10. Gold Fieldscontinue reading →

Dr. Kruse Rocks at EMP

RSU professor Dr. Holly Kruse will represent the university at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum EMP Pop Conference in Cleveland April 19th and 20th. Kruse will be a part of a round table discussion entitled “Is a World of "Posts" a Post-Canon World?”. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s education program has become one of the most celebrated and award-winning fine arts museums in the nation. The roundtable is set to discuss the status of music canon in a growing world of algorithms and online libraries.…continue reading →

What’s it called anyway? SBA Fundraiser

Do any of you remember "Name that Tune?" The goal of the show was to try and name a song by only listening to 1 or 2 notes. Well, RSU's Student Broadcasting Association is hosting a 2013 version called "What's It Called Anyway?" The contest is from 2pm to 4pm on Thursday, April 25th in the Baird Performance Studio, Room 131. Anyone can play, it costs $3.00 to enter but you have a great chance of winning concert tickets in Tulsa, movies, music and outdoor gear. You can sign up early in the…continue reading →

Arsenic & Old Lace

RSU Theatre presents Arsenic and Old Lace beginning Thursday the 18th at Will Rogers Auditorium and running through the 21st. Arsenic and Old Lace follows Mortimer Brewster as he deals with dark family obstacles in a humorous way. The play, written by Joseph Kesselring in 1939, runs Thursday the 18th through Saturday at 7:07 pm and on Sunday at 2:07 pm. For ticket information and updates of RSU Theatre, check out THIS PAGE.continue reading →

Arsenic & Old Lace

RSU Theatre presents Arsenic and Old Lace beginning Thursday the 18th at Will Rogers Auditorium. Arsenic and Old Lace follows Mortimer Brewster as he deals with dark family obstacles in a humorous way. The play, written by Joseph Kesselring in 1939, runs Thursday the 18th through Saturday at 7:07 pm and on Sunday at 2:07 pm. For ticket information and updates of RSU Theatre, check out facebook.com/RSUtheatre.continue reading →

Top Ten – April 12th, 2013

Hey! Here are your top ten favorite artists featured on The Top Ten Countdown this week! Tune in every Friday at noon to hear your favorites on your only choice for true alternative music! 1. Charles Bradley 2. Topher Mohr 3. Cold War Kids 4. The Strokes 5. Swingin' Utters 6. They Might Be Giants 7. The Kingston Springs 8. STRFKR 9. Veronica Falls 10. Shout Out Loudscontinue reading →

Grazzhopper Performs In Studio

Grazzhopper (Cody Brewer) dropped by recently to play a song for us! Check out his performance of "Still Left to Roam" HERE! He will also be performin at the Easter Island Music Festival taking place April 11-13th in Keetonville, OK. You can find more on the festival including directions, ticket information, and a performance schedule at the Easter Island website.continue reading →

Tulsa Youth Symphony: Spring Serenade

Monday May 6th the Tulsa Youth Symphony will present their annual Spring Serenade. The performance will include both the Concert Orchestra conducted by Pete Peterson and the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ronald Wheeler and Richard Wagner. The two orchestras are composed of 160 students from various public, private, and home schools throughout northeast Oklahoma. Featured soloists for this year’s Spring Serenade include Violist Yuna Ha, Cellist Reed Reagan and Violinist Alex O’Boyle. The Serenade will include pieces by Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and The Beatles. The 2013 Spring Serenade will be at Union Schools…continue reading →

April Music

April may be known for pranks and tricks, but this April is also a great month for true alternative music. I thought I was being pranked when I was told that the brand new Cold War Kids was being released on April Fool’s Day. “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts” will thrill any Cold War Kids fan with its blues influenced mix and overall catchy tunes like the song “Lost that Easy”. Local favorites, The Flaming Lips, are also making an appearance in April with the release of “The Terror.” Thirty years in the music business…continue reading →

Top Ten – April 5th, 2013

Hey! Here are your top ten favorite artists featured on The Top Ten Countdown this week! Tune in every Friday at noon to hear your favorites on your only choice for true alternative music! 1. Charles Bradley 2. Topher Mohr 3. Gold Fields 4. The Kingston Springs 5. They Might Be Giants 6. The Little Ones 7. Matt Pond 8. Pagiins 9. Donora 10. STRFKRcontinue reading →