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After Thirty Years, Dropkick Murphys’ Anti-Authoritarian Flag Still Flies

The Irish punk veterans sold out Cain’s for a massive, Guinness-soaked celebration of class solidarity

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Mitch Gilliam

13 Mar 2026 · 4 min read

Tulsa

For Say Anything And Max Bemis, Time Circles Back On Itself

Say Anything, by now elder statesmen, brought their irreverent emo to Cain’s

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Bailey James

11 Dec 2025 · 10 min read

Tulsa

I Love MJ Lenderman And His Reservoir Of Doofuses

Gen Z’s preeminent indie-rock star puts on a perfect night at Cain’s Ballroom

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Matt Carney

8 Sep 2025 · 5 min read

Tulsa

Joe Pera Talked To Tulsa

The king of grandfatherly comedy brought The PERAs Tour to Cain’s

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Z.B. Reeves

5 Aug 2025 · 3 min read

Tulsa

You’re Probably More Hip-Hop Than You Know

The Woody Guthrie Center’s new “Mixtape” exhibition brings hip-hop history together, with a little help from Digable Planets

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Ryan Anderson

4 Apr 2025 · 7 min read

Tulsa

They Don't Call Him Trombone Shorty For Nothing

In a world currently defined in measures of cruelty, Cain’s on this night contained only cheer.

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Mitch Gilliam

28 Mar 2025 · 3 min read

Tulsa

I Refuse To Be Normal About Hanson Christmas

Ninety minutes (and a lifetime) inside the Hanson/Christmas singularity.

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Becky Carman

19 Dec 2024 · 5 min read

Tulsa

Wilco Played 66 Songs On Route 66

Why did we bravely ignore our lower back pain, stay up past 11:00pm and suffer the indignity of an early alarm clock to do this, not once but twice?

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Matt Carney

13 Dec 2024 · 5 min read

Tulsa

Candy Cain’s: An Evening Of Sheer Joy With JD McPherson

JD McPherson’s “Socks: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Tour” Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa OK Dec. 9, 2023 “Presents are coming,” JD McPherson said with uncharacteristic austerity, flanked by strings

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Becky Carman

19 Dec 2023 · 2 min read