Ben Folds w/ OKC Phil 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave.0 okcphil.org 405-842-5387 $29-$283 A sold-out concert nearly seven years ago with superbly talented pianist and suburban poet laureate Ben Folds proved an important moment for Oklahoma City Philharmonic, which gained citywide pop cred overnight through the collaboration. As Folds […]
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Ben Folds talks orchestral work, Kesha and Confederate statues ahead of his show at Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom
Singer-songwriter and pianist Ben Folds returns to Oklahoma with a date at Tulsa’s historic Cain’s Ballroom.
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Why isn’t anyone doing a story on the five strip clubs in Valley Brook?
Why isn’t anyone doing a story on the five strip clubs in Valley Brook?
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“It’s never going to be perfect when you mix art and education, like when we mix art and commerce or when we mix government with anything.”
“It’s never going to be perfect when you mix art and education, like when we mix art and commerce or when we mix government with anything.”
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Emcee Gregory Jerome performs with OKC Phil in Celebrate Black History family event
Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s Discovery Family show Celebrate Black History features local rapper and activist Gregory Jerome.
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Ben there, sung that
“I think a good song is just unflinchingly correct,” Ben Folds said, simultaneously answering a question about the lasting success of his solo debut album, “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” and explaining his method of songwriting, a strategy that’s sold more than 3 million records to date. “That doesn’t mean it’s a masterpiece — it’s just that […]
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Ben Folds — The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
Those, of course, are his songwriting and piano playing (dude’s never been much of a singer, but to his credit, his voice has never seemed to hinder listeners from engaging with his music), which established Folds as the premiere balladeer for both Generation X and Y. He’s got plenty of other sensibilities, including a penchant […]
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. — It’s a Corporate World
Ben Folds has it: Pretty much anyone can cover a Folds tune and it will be money. MGMT was apparently able to write two of the best pop songs of last decade (“Kids” and “Time to Pretend”), but no more. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. has already been anointed with the MGMT mantle as the next […]