Tulsa Music Relocation Guide_v1

TULSA IS A MUSIC CITY

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F OREW ORD Danny Boy O’Connor

Founding Member of House of Pain + La Coka Nostra Executive Director of The Outsiders House Museum Tulsa Resident

I came through Tulsa in 2009 while on tour with the supergroup of House of Pain, La Coka Nostra. I had three days off and was able to explore Tulsa. I realized that The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton was written and filmed here, and a slew of incredible talent also came from here, including The Gap Band and more.

After seeing that The Outsiders house was falling apart, I knew it needed to be saved. At that point, I realized, it might as well be me to save it. I moved from Beverly Hills and came to Tulsa to dream big. If you have a dream and you want to work hard, they’ll help you do it here in Tulsa.

I fell in love with the city. There is stability and good vibes in the Midwest. A man may as well be dead inside if he doesn’t feel those vibes. It’s different. The people here are sweet and they are here for the love of it. The spirit they bring is infectious and reciprocal. Opportunity is unlimited, and the people know that and act on it. It’s the perfect storm to be a creative.

Tulsa is completely incomparable to anywhere else. It has a rich history, a beautiful downtown, amazing music scene, and even the longest drivable route left of Route 66, the mother road to freedom. I’m a fan of Tulsa because I found everything I was looking for and then some. We have it all here and it’s all made with love.

Really, I’m writing this as a thank you to Tulsa. Tulsa did for me what I couldn’t do for myself. There’s something magical here. The people talk heart to heart, and you get more than what you see. It really is the most authentic town. Moving to Tulsa was the smartest thing I ever did.

Whoever is reading this, my hope for you is to fall in love with the city that saved me.

Stay Gold.

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HISTORY

A city that has coined its own sound, affectionately dubbed “The Tulsa Sound,” must not only have a rich live music scene, but also a strong reverence for the sounds of its past. From culturally significant music halls to one of the world’s top-selling arenas, Tulsa’s music and entertainment scene offers a sound, venue and vibe to fit any taste.

GENRES OF MUSIC FOUND IN TULSA EVERY GENRE REPRESENTED!!!

ALTERNATIVE DANCE BLUEGRASS AVANT-GARDE KID’S MUSIC FUNK

To learn more about Tulsa’s rich music history, sign up for the Tulsa Historic Music Tour!

GOSPEL LATINX RHYTHM & BLUES ROCK NATIVE AMERICAN VOCAL AMERICANA HIP HOP CHRISTIAN POP

TULSA TRIVIA

WORLD

1 Who is often referred to as “Tulsa’s favorite son?

2 Which two musicians have their archives set up in Tulsa?

3 Which Tulsa venue’s wall was famously punched by Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols?

ELECTRIC FOLK RAP ORCHESTRAL & INSTRUMENTAL POP WORLD ELECTRIC JAZZ SOUL RED DIRT 5

Answers: 1 - Leon Russel • 2 - Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie • 3 - Cains Ballroom

ABOUT TULSA The 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S. at approximately 1 million people, Tulsa, once known as the “oil capital of the world”, attracts people from every walk of life wanting to live even just a slice of their life on Tulsa Time.

Tulsa is a place where large, headquartered companies like QuikTrip, BOK Financial Corporation and ONEOK coexist with a thriving and ambitious local scene that defines cultural life in Tulsa by way of an engaging arts community, a culinary utopia and a seemingly endless amount of unique boutiques.

Aside from being a place of opportunity, Tulsa boasts an impressive amount of art deco architecture that goes toe to toe with the largest cities, a half billion-dollar park ranked best in the U.S. that beckons to be explored by all, a rich history of music that inspired a genre named after the city and so much more. There’s just no place quite like T-Town.

ACCOLADES

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The Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts, and Culture was named a Top 3 Global Music Office at the 2021 Music Cities Awards

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Greenwood Rising was named a Top 7 Best New Attraction by USAToday 10 Best Awards.

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Where to travel 2022: Tulsa named one of “The Best Destinations to Go” by CNN

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Tulsa in one of “The 7 Best Cities For Remote Workers in 2021” by Forbes

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Tulsa named one of the “Best Places to Live and Work as a movie maker” by Movie Maker

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Tulsa Pride awarded as “Pride With a Local Flavor”

by Trip Advisor

646,266 (Tulsa County)

401,800 (City of Tulsa)

DIRECT FLIGHTS NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT Conveniently located in the center of the country, Tulsa is an easy “drive-in” city for many attendees. For those who prefer to fly, the Tulsa International Airport is an easy 15-minute ride from downtown and offers non-stop flights to 19 cities throughout the country

DRIVING TIMES

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TRANSPORTATION AROUND TULSA

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Tulsans and visitors alike have access to national app-based ride sharing services. Taxi or rideshare to downtown Tulsa (approximately 8 miles) is around $20.

There is currently no rail transportation in Tulsa.

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ABOUT

TULSA FMAC The Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts, and Culture (Tulsa FMAC) is an accredited city film commission through the Association of Film Commissioners International, and a city music office. The mission of our office is to develop and connect resources to further grow and enhance northeast Oklahoma’s creative industries, including film, music and the arts, all while promoting Tulsa as a creative hub and cultural destination. Our focus is to highlight Tulsa’s creative industries to the world, so they continue to grow and flourish. Tulsa’s creative community supports one another, creates together, and shares ideas and resources. It is a place to incubate ideas before hatching them at South by Southwest or Sundance Film Festival. Tulsa FMAC administers Play Tulsa Music, the Tulsa County Film Recovery Program, The Film Tulsa Fund, the Tulsa Music Strategy, and the Tulsa Creativity Database. Tulsa FMAC is housed under Tulsa Regional Tourism at the Tulsa Regional Chamber.

Abby Kurin Executive Director Tulsa FMAC

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Mark Frie Chair Tulsa FMAC

Brea Mullen Program Manager Tulsa FMAC

Julie Watson

Co-Chair Tulsa Music Industry Task Force

Tori Ruffin

Co-Chair Tulsa Music Industry Task Force

WHAT WE DO TULSA MUSIC STRATEGY Sound Diplomacy, the global expert of writing strategies for cities, was engaged by Tulsa FMAC in 2018 to lead a study of Tulsa’s music ecosystem. The project took off in 2020 as the leading study into the local music economy and is the first to provide in-depth analysis and insights into the effects of music in the city.

TULSA CREATIVITY DATABASE The Tulsa Creativity Database is a searchable online platform showcasing the region’s creativity resources, including locations for use by film productions. Tulsa’s database covers the full spectrum of creative industries, including information on film crew, musicians, artists, locations, galleries, studios, venues, accommodations, creative support services, arts organizations, and more.

PLAY TULSA MUSIC Tulsa FMAC launched the music recovery program Play Tulsa Music in 2020 with funding from Tulsa County CARES. The goal was to reinvigorate Tulsa County’s industry and provide more job opportunities for Tulsabased musicians and tech positions. Worked with 26 venues supporting 700+ live performances.

SXSW Tulsa is one of four cities with an official presence in Austin, Texas for South By Southwest (SXSW). Since 2014, Tulsa FMAC has spearheaded the initiative to promote Tulsa music at the internationally known festival. Programming over 70+ Tulsa-based bands throughout the years, Tulsa FMAC also coordinates marketing efforts with SXSW, along with 75+ Tulsans traveling to the festival each year.

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#GOALS In 2020 Tulsa FMAC launched the music recovery program “Play Tulsa Music” with funding from Tulsa County CARES. The goal of the recovery program is to reinvigorate Tulsa’s music industry by providing more job opportunities for Tulsa-based musicians and positions in the tech industry.

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2020

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LOCAL FUNDS 17 VENUES $100K PRIVATE

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2022 PLAY TULSA MUSIC RELAUNCH

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TULSA COUNT Y AMERICAN RESCUE PL AN ACT FUNDING

TULSA MUSIC STRATEGY We know Tulsa is a Music City. In 2020, Sound Diplomacy, the global expert in writing music strategies for cities, told us the same thing.

With an in-depth analysis and insight into the effects of music in the city, Sound Diplomacy determined the economic impact of music in Tulsa, organized stakeholder engagement, and delivered a comprehensive 5-year implementation plan to further develop Tulsa’s music industry. The Tulsa Music Strategy was released in February 2021.

KEY STUDY FINDINGS $335 Million is the massive impact that music has on Tulsa’s economy each year. That’s $918k being cycled into T-town every day of the year.

Fastest growing industry: Music means jobs in Tulsa. Tulsa County’s music ecosystem grew 4* faster than the rest of the economy between 2004 and the end of 2018 (48% compared to 11.44%)

The Tulsa music industry creates and supports over 4,000 jobs each year. That’s equal to 1.39% of employment in the county. These people’s earnings add to $156 million!

Tulsa is the music capital of Oklahoma. With the most music establishments per capita in the state + a robust support system, Tulsa is a place where music thrives.

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TULSA AT SXSW “

Our goal is to get Tulsa in front of as many people as possible and we’re doing that at SXSW by being one of the only four cities represented,” said Mark Frie, CEO of the Tulsa PAC and Chair of Tulsa FMAC. “We want to make sure people understand that our city is the culturally rich hub with career opportunities in so many unique areas, and that it is a destination they need to come and see for themselves.

We could not do this without the support from our partners, and without this incredible talent to showcase.”

Mark Frie

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South by Southwest dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. How could T-Town not be a part of that?

Since 2014, Tulsa FMAC has spearheaded the initiative to promote Tulsa music at the internationally known festival. Programming over 70+ Tulsa-based bands throughout the years, Tulsa FMAC also coordinates marketing efforts with SXSW, along with 75+ Tulsans traveling to the festival each year.

We want our people to win. We want our city to win. So we do it in the biggest way possible.

Learn more at TulsaMusic.com 12

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#TULSAMUSIC

RESOURCES •

Tulsa Creativity Database (Musicians, Venues, and Creative Services)

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Home to a top music scene #TulsaMusic

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Regional Music Festivals

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American Airlines Direct Flight To LAX

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Multiple Tulsa-Based Studios

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Airport close to downtown

MUSIC SCHOOLS University of Tulsa - Bachelor’s degree in Music, Music Education, and Film Scoring University of Tulsa - Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Management Oral Roberts University - Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance, Composition, or Production Oklahoma State University - Tulsa - Strategic Communication: Entertainment Media

AUDIO ENGINEERING Tulsa Tech - One-year Certificate in Sound Engineering

MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Tulsa International Mayfest

Oklahoma Blues Festival

World Cultural Music Festival

Juneteenth

Rush Fest

Rocklahoma

Greenwood Jazz Festival

Tiny Porch Festival

Hop Jam

RECORDING SERVICES

CREATIVE SPOTLIGHTS

The Church Studio

Bob Dylan Center

The Audio Planet

Woody Guthrie Center

Black Box Studio

Tulsa Symphony

The Closet Studios - Kendal Osborne

Signature Symphony

GRANTS AND SUPPORT

Tulsa Opera

Red Dirt Relief Fund

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Tulsa Artist Fellowship

Theatre Tulsa

Tulsa Creative Engine

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame

ACT Tulsa

bART Center for Music

STATEWIDE PARTNERS

OKPOP

Find more music support services on the Tulsa Creativity Database!

Oklahoma Film + Music Office Oklahoma Arts Council

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RADIO In Tulsa, our radio stations are our best friends. We wake up with them, we work with them, we go to concerts hosted by them, and we go to bed, with the latest spinning song stuck in our head. One of the best things about our Radio? They are eager to support and highlight Tulsa musicians.

To list some of our favorites:

Z104.5 THE EDGE - TULSA'S ROCK ALTERNATIVE Z104.5 the Edge is excited to be a part of the Tulsa musicians' story. When given the opportunity, the Edge often shows their support by spinning new singles more than any other station in the country! They also host in-studio sessions with local artists and touring musicians stopping through town.

KOSU - OKLAHOMA'S NPR NEWS STATION iHeartRadio features KOSU - an Oklahoma favorite NPR station that hosts the OK Music Minute, Songwriters and Tour Riders, and OK Music Blog Reviews. All these shows spread the love and pride we have in our local musicians to a potential 91,000 on-air listeners every week.

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Press Play OK takes a deep dive into the lives of Oklahoma musicians. These conversations go beyond the basics, and give you a closer look at what drives artists in Oklahoma.

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“Only Oklahoma” hours featuring certified local music

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“Red Dirt Music Radio” - a listen to OK Red Dirt Genre

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“Riot Radio” - two hours of punk rock and ska, including local bands, news, and interviews.

RSU basically shouts its love for local music. With hours like “Press Play OK”, “Only Oklahoma”, “Red Dirt Music Radio”, and “Riot Radio”, the DJs and listeners alike cannot get enough of the Tulsa Sound.

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TULSA

DISTRICTS It’s no secret that Tulsa’s music scene is legendary. Any day of the week, you can witness a variety of genres being played LIVE by local Tulsa musicians. No matter which district of Tulsa you find yourself in, you are sure to be close to an incredible venue, bar, or restaurant with live music!

ARENA DISTRICT

Tulsa District Highlights

The Arena District, a product of both robust private and publicly-funded development projects, is one of Tulsa’s newest and most buzzing districts. The modern downtown district features venue giants in the BOK Center and the Cox Business Center, attractions that entice more than 1.8 million visitors a year eager to experience some of the largest and most exciting events in the region.

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TULSA ARTS DISTRICT thetulsaartsdistrict.org Tulsa Arts District continues to enrich the community with events like the First Friday Art Crawl, a decades-old tradition where art museums and galleries in the district are open to the public. Home to retail and service shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, galleries, museums, parks, private businesses, residences and historic music venues like the Tulsa Theater and Cain’s Ballroom, the Tulsa Arts District is a creative, community-driven engine of the Tulsa economy and a place where you can arrive early and stay late.

BLUE DOME DISTRICT bluedomedistrict.com The Blue Dome District derives its name from the Blue Dome that resides on 2nd and Elgin. Built in 1924, this iconic Tulsan landmark used to serve travelers along Route 66 as a 24-hour gas station.

Now, the area around the building serves travelers and locals alike as the city’s premier nightlife district.

Whether you’re looking to eat, drink, shop, bowl or dance the night away, the Blue Dome District is a prime destination to fuel an evening of fun.

EAST VILLAGE eastvillagetulsa.org

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​​ “The first day I came into town, just looking at it, I was really upset that nobody had ever told me about Tulsa.”

Jack White

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Tulsa District Highlights

The East Village District is an up-and-coming area in Tulsa conjoining the Greenwood and Blue Dome District with the Pearl District. With a rising amount of attention garnered around the potential for the district in the 2010s, East Village attracts visitors with some of the most unique attractions in Tulsa, such as the Boxyard (an outdoor shopping center made of shipping containers with a stunning view of the skyline) along with various coffee shops, art studios, bars and breweries that often tend to blur the lines between their respective distinctions.

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HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT greenwoodculturalcenter.com

Tulsa District Highlights cont.

If you dive into the history of the Greenwood district, you’ll soon understand that this place is so much more than lines etched on a map. Famously nicknamed Black Wall Street, the district’s unprecedented prosperity in a time where the nation failed to recognize Black people as equals served as a bastion of hope for Black people in America. The horrific Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 that saw a majority of the district’s blocks razed to the ground and the district’s eventual rise from the ashes against all odds expanded on the area’s complex story of triumph and tragedy.

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In recent years, the district has seen a renaissance united under a mission to bring recognition to and tell the story of this place and how it is so integral to the ongoing narrative of an entire nation. A memorial park that is a member of the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), a world-class interactive museum built in 2021, several historical sites and a growing crop of innovative businesses all combine to make this one of the most important destinations to visit in America.

PEARL DISTRICT tulsapearl.org If you visit the Pearl District, an urban neighborhood adjacent to Downtown Tulsa, you’ll find that this slice of Tulsa is certainly a gem. Over the past twenty years, the Pearl District has flourished into a dynamic place where Tulsans can work, play and live. With plenty of attractive green space through parks in the foreground of a picturesque Tulsa skyline, several cafes, breweries and eateries that are perfectly niche, a historic music venue rumored to have been the Flaming Lips’ first appearance in Tulsa, and the iconic Church Studio which once belonged to Leon Russel, the Pearl District is truly one-of-a-kind.

18TH AND BOSTON: the 18th and Boston area has become one of the faces of progress and development in Tulsa, accommodating some of the city’s best restaurants, cafes and entertainment. At 18th and Boston, you can find live music nearly every night of the week at several venues including The Shrine, farm fresh eats at FarmBar, and so much more! This buzzing intersection is surrounded by parks to explore including Veteran’s Park and Council Oak Park. Explore the area on a rented scooter or electric bike to take in all the sights before checking out a live show or grabbing a bite to eat!

GLOBAL DISTRICT

Tulsa District Highlights cont.

Get your daily dose of culture on East Tulsa Main Street! Located around 21st and Garnett, East Tulsa Main Street, also known as the International District, has shopping and dining galore. Try something new at Pho Nhi or grab authentic ingredients for homemade tamales at Las Americas Supermercado.

Don’t miss authentic Mexican pastries at Pancho Anaya Bakery, and try some El Salvedorian fare at La Reyna Salvadoreña.

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TULSA MUSIC-FOCUSED ATTRACTIONS WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER The Woody Guthrie Center is a public museum and archive located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that is dedicated to the life and legacy of American folk musician and singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie. The Center also contains the archives of folk singer, songwriter, and fellow social activist Phil Ochs.

BOB DYLAN CENTER Designed by Olson Kundig, the world-class Bob Dylan Center will house and exhibit more than 100,000 exclusive cultural treasures created and owned by Bob Dylan over seven decades. These include handwritten lyric manuscripts to some of the world’s most treasured songs, previously unreleased recordings, neverbefore-seen film performances, rare and unseen photographs, visual art and other priceless items spanning Dylan’s unparalleled career as one of the world’s most important cultural figures.

THE CHURCH STUDIO The Church Studio in the very beginning, 1915, started as Grace Methodist Episcopal Church and was one of the earliest integrated churches built in our new city. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the structure was turned into a recording studio and home office to Shelter Records when Tulsa’s golden son; Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and producer Leon Russell, purchased the mysterious-looking stone church in 1972.

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The Church Studio is open today as a recording studio (analog and digital); audio engineering school, music museum, event center, individual and group historic tours, memberships, and home to the Church Studio Archive, a rare collection of over 5,000 artifacts, documents, recordings, and memorabilia. An outdoor stage and green space allow for additional musicrelated events and programming.

OKPOP Under the direction of the Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum collects, preserves, and shares the state’s pop culture artifacts and collections through four core programs: The OKPOP experience, community outreach, research archives, and education. The OKPOP experience will house worldclass installations and interactive exhibits telling the stories of Oklahoma’s profound impact on popular culture. Our immersive facility and programming will excite, inform, and inspire by engaging guests in the remarkable stories of Oklahoma’s impact on the world. Visitors expecting a traditional museum experience will be amazed to discover a pop culture playground designed to be explored in ways beyond sight and sound. Our exhibits and gallery spaces will make use of modern technology and interactive play places to create an ever-changing museum experience that keeps guests coming back, not just to observe collected artifacts but to create and play.

THINGS TO DO EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK Tulsa is home to a vibrant live music scene, and with 120 venues, and 229 artists, there is always something to do every day of the week!

SUNDAY

WEDNESDAY

LIVE JAZZ BRUNCH AT DUET JAZZ

FOOD TRUCK WEDNESDAY

(108 N. Detroit Ave.) @duetjazz

DUSTIN PITTSLEY’S BLUES BRUNCH

MAGGIES MUSIC BOX (201 E. Main St., Jenks) @maggiesmusicbox

PAUL BENJAMAN’S SUNDAY NIGHT THING THE COLONY (2809 S. Harvard Ave.) @TheColonyTulsa

MONDAY JAZZ NIGHT AT HODGES BEND (823 E. 3rd St.) @hodgesbend

WINK BURCHAM MONDAYS

MAGGIES MUSIC BOX (201 E. Main St., Jenks) @maggiesmusicbox

TUESDAY DEPOT JAZZ AND BLUES JAMS

GUTHRIE GREEN (111 E. Reconciliation Way) @GuthrieGreen

OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT

THE STARLITE (1902 E. 11th St.) @thestarlitebar

THURSDAY SINGER/SONGWRITER NIGHT

BAR 473 (2224 E. Admiral Blvd.) @four.seven.three

SETH LEE JONES BAND

THE COLONY (2809 S. Harvard Ave.) @TheColonyTulsa

THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND CHECK OUT THIS COMPLETE LISTING OF LOCAL LIVE MUSIC AND VENUES FOR #LIVEMUSIC

OKLAHOMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME (5th S. Boston Ave.)

OPEN-MIC NIGHT

GYPSY COFFEE HOUSE (303 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) @gypsycoffeehouse

CHRIS BLEVINS BAND

MERCURY LOUNGE (1747 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119) @mercuryloungetulsa 23

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TULSANS (OKLAHOMANS)

Use the list below to find some of Oklahoma’s most famous artists on the next page.

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I don’t think it’s a coincidence that so many artists, entertainers, actors, and writers are from Oklahoma. You talk about the crossroads of creativity. It’s in the blood out here.

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And donʼt you just love a place with rich musical history?

IʼM MORE INTO LIVING IN THE MOMENT...

Well how about a town with live shows 7 days a week?

YES WITH ALL OF MY HEART!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO LIVE? WHO WOULDNʼT WANT THAT? NOT REALLY...

But wouldnʼt you appreciate a cheaper cost of living?

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NOT ENOUGH TO MOVE...

What about a less competitive market?

MY CURRENT CITY HAS THAT TOO

Well does your city have a top 3 global music office actively working to create better opportunities and better pay for musicians?

HOW COULD THIS BE ONE CITY??

DIDNʼT THINK SO!

WELL, YEAH!

IʼM FINE WHERE IʼM AT

How about a community that builds you up and wants to see you win?

WINNING IS GREAT!

All this and a signified sound, thriving scene, and local support?

WHY AM I NOT THERE YET?!

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ABBY KURIN

Executive Director abbykurin@visittulsa.com 918.520.2068

BREA MULLEN

Program Manager breamullen@visittulsa.com 812.309.8291