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ll ll m e e w ds t d Superfreak/ Groove Merchants Mama Roja OKC, OK Hinder/Nonpoint/ Sign of Lies/Soul Crisis/Nine Shrines Diamond Ballroom OKC, OK ENTERTAINMENT BUZZ Time traveling at the Brady with Brian Wilson By Amy Addams On a Whim Waters Edge Winery OKC, OK Reloaded Big Dick’s Roadhouse Yukon, OK The Chad Todd Band So Fine Club OKC, OK Shawna Russell Brickhouse Saloon Shawnee, OK Dokken Feat. Rocket Science Hosted by Eddie Trunk IDL Ballroom Tulsa, OK Cinco De Mayo Celebracion: Grupos Los Tigrillos Y La Sonora Dinamita Kickapoo Casino Harrah, OK The Big News Album Release Show 89th Street Collective OKC, OK Mojo Thief/ Chris Welch & the Cicada Killers Blue Note Lounge OKC, OK Paralandra Bordertown Casino & Arena Wyandotte, OK Silversun Pickups/Kiev Brady Theater Tulsa, OK Casey Donahew Band Buffalo Run Casino & Resort Miami, OK Bobby D Band Club 60 West Bar (Wyandotte Casino) Wyandotte, OK TULSA, Okla. - It’s hard to believe that the Beach Boys go back over 55 years, and it’s even harder to believe that their own Brian Wilson is making a stop in Tulsa to say a final goodbye to their biggest album, Pet Sounds. Released in 1966, Pet Sounds is thought to be the album that took the Beach Boys from plastic surfing music into a more adult sound that merged with the newer counterculture of the late ‘60s with “Good Vibrations” being the biggest single. Shortly after its release, Brian left the band to deal with mental health issues and addiction, leaving the rest of the members to carry on. By the mid-‘70s, they were labelled an oldies act. By the 1990s, two of the other members, Dennis and Carl Wilson had both passed on and the remaining members tried to carry on the Beach Boys legacy with nominal success. Despite these tragedies, the Beach Boys were revered; over 80 songs landed the charts, they’ve been billed as “one of the influential bands of all time,” and were listed as No. 12 in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.” Topping it off was the induction of the remaining Beach Boys into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. enough to watch and listen to Wilson share his musical genius for one night in a cozy venue where it’s a bit like listening to him play in your living room; find tickets at www.protix.com, Starship Records in Tulsa or (866) 977- 6849, range from $49.50-$125 and all seats are reserved. Doors open at 7 p.m. Brian’s role as key songwriter for the band should make for an evening that any fan will never forget. Despite Pet Sounds’ lukewarm success when it first released, its later recognition is exclusively attributed to Brian Wilson’s issues with mental illness and drugs. Now considered a colossal success, we are infinitely fortunate to have the brainchild of this man who was years ahead of his time bring his masterpiece catalog to our neck of the woods. Find out about Brian’s other tour dates at www. brianwilson.com. Making the experience even more magical, it all happens at the Brady Theater on May 16. We’ll be fortunate www.thecurrentbuzz.net | 13