TULSA, OKLA. – For the past eight years, we have tirelessly promoted and produced Dfest Music Conference & Festival. We have experienced some amazing performances, made friendships that will last a lifetime, and created a special event that made Tulsa a very exciting place each July. Those of you who truly know us understand we do this out of sheer passion, our unending love of music and to empower and create a better place for hardworking, independent musicians.

In 2010, we have to make the difficult decision to put Dfest on hiatus. A tough economy, rising production costs and a decline in lower level corporate sponsorships and support have caused us to take pause. These factors have made us unable to produce the kind of event we are known for, so we are unable to move forward with the festival this year. At the point we knew that we had exhausted any and all options and head into July 2010 with full steam, we decided to postpone the event on our own terms. The integrity and quality of Dfest is of the utmost importance to us as the creators of the event.

We know that Dfest is a very special event and so much more than just a festival. We are not willing to compromise the quality of the event in any way that might cause it to be less of a festival than the people of Tulsa and our fans have come to know and love. In light of these events, we would like to give a very special thanks to the fans who have bought tickets to Dfest in the past, told your friends, Facebooked, tweeted, blogged and let everyone you knew know about how much you love Dfest. We would also like to thank our loyal sponsors, media partners, team members, emerging artists, and volunteers who have supported Dfest year after year. A very special thanks and appreciation goes to State Farm, who shared our vision for this event and stood by our side throughout this difficult decision.

With love and respect,

Tom and Angie Green and the Dfest Team

The two-day multi-genre music festival fused with a music industry conference was established in 2002 to help emerging artists gain exposure and connect with the music industry. The conference consisted of music panels, a tradeshow, music clinics and artist mentoring. Each night, national recording artists performed on large outdoor festival stages while top local, regional and national emerging artists performed on a multitude of outdoor stages, indoor venues and club stages. Dfest has quickly become one of the top independent music conferences in the nation as well as the Midwest’s largest music festival of its type, and a hot bed for showcasing exciting new diverse music talent.

Tulsa, Oklahoma has seen an increase in its demand for downtown Urban living options. Personally, having lived in Tribune Lofts for quite some time and realizing all the pro(s) and con(s) to downtown Urban living, I can help offer a bit of insight. Downtown Tulsa has some extremely beautiful architecture, but you definitely have to get out and about to enjoy it. A neighbor of mine and I used to ride our bikes around downtown to the various locations we would visit. I know this is true for many downtown neighbors and especially those being able to live, work, and play downtown.

This article is going to be a part of a series, outlining some living areas and options in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Getting Around in Downtown Tulsa

Honestly, migrating from place to place in downtown is pretty simple these days. Unlike the past, downtown has been restructuring its streets allowing for more two-directional lanes (i.e. Boston Avenue). This has been a bit confusing to get used to driving, because most of the roadways were single direction until recently. The roads are always pretty clean though. There is enough space on the shoulders (near the curb) to ride your bike and not become a nuisance to any traffic. Most of the sidewalks are large and wide, allowing for both foot traffic and pedestrians on their bicycles.

The scenery in downtown Tulsa is more nice than not. If you ever have a chance to just stand in the middle of Boston Avenue, pick a direction (north or south), and you will understand the feeling I’m describing. The visibility is wonderful downtown. On one end you have Boston Avenue Church, which seems to just flow from the grass in which it sits, on the other end you have the BOKTower, which is definitely a sight to see. It is one of the tallest buildings in Oklahoma and seems to vanish into the sky on a cloudy evening.

Lining both sides of the street are various buildings: Atlas Life, Kennedy Tower, Mid Continent Tower, Thompson Building, PhilTower, and many more (I don’t know their names off-hand). The sidewalks and streets are usually pretty clutter free as their are a number of garbage containers along the walk-ways to allow pedestrians and commuters to throw away their garbage in route to their destinations. Tulsa and its citizens definitely appreciate the clean paths.

Vision 2025 promised a ton of downtown development to exist and there has been quote a bit, but I am not sure about $22M worth. However, if you’re looking for downtown living options in Tulsa, Oklahoma — let’s find something.

The Tribune Lofts in Downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tribune Lofts at Main And Archer, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Some details about Tribune Lofts located at Main and Archer. The Tribune Builder itself is pretty dated, but is a great environment for Urban living in Tulsa. The building is near Caz’s (both bar and restaurant), Spaghetti Warehouse, Mexicali Cafe, Lola’s, Gypsy Coffee House, and numerous other locations up and down the North side of downtown. There are more locations on the South side of the tracks as you enter the downtown corridor: Arnies, McNellies, 1974, Dirty’s, and various other locations in the Blue Dome district.

The building was built back in the early 1900s and has a bit of history within it. The building has gone under renovations since its addition to the Downtown Tulsa Urban Living list in my head. My residence had concrete floors, spacious and generous areas for living, and an offset bedroom with three walk in closets. If you know me, you can appreciate me having three closets! The bathroom was large, with a spa/garden style shower/tub with a large vanity and storage area. The toilet, vanity, and sink for visitors was split off the main bathroom area. It was a nice feature that allowed guests to not see that I brush my teeth in the shower.

The units are lined with large windows (5′ x 8′). I had seven in all in my apartment. I was able to leave the shades open and rarely ever need any additional light in the day time hours. The evening brought a mysteriously anticipated and comfortable light and sound combination. It took some getting used to but the trains rolling through sent a resonated sound through the building and you definitely could not miss it. The lights outside shined in through the shades and foot traffic at the bar locations always made for an interesting evening to sit in the window seal and laugh at people.

Basement storage, roof access, elevator, and clean halls made Tribune a beautiful place to live. Parking is in abundance and there is a bit of lawn and greenery around the building to give any pets a small place to play.

More randomness about Urban living in Tulsa

Living downtown has some limitations. The closest grocery store I was able to find was AlbertsonsFood Pyramid at 15th and Lewis. It is located on the North-East corner and has a few other stores around it that make it a bit convenient to visit. Walgreens, Blockbuster, Office Depot, and some small liquor / wine store. Essentially, I was able to tend to a few errands while in the area. There is also Wild Oats on 41st and Peoria, near Brookside. Between the two locations you can definitely find about anything you need. Also by the Wild Oats is another AlbertsonsFood Pyramid.

Google map of downtown living

Other than grocery items, I tend to do most of my shopping online.. so it worked for me.

Additional Urban Living Locations

Mayo 420 | www.mayo420.com
Phil Tower | www.philtower.com
Central Park Condos | www.cptulsa.com
Uptown Renaissance Apartments and Tribune Loftswww.argtulsa.com
The Village at Central Park | www.thevillagebuilders.com

There are many projects currently under development in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma — when finished we should have even more possible living options in Tulsa. We’ll keep you in tuned to what’s going on.

Article Photograph: Tonight Tulsa, next-day the world.. by Justin Shattuck

We recently explored Tulsa Centennial Park and realized that the park is an absolutely gorgeous addition to downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma and the surrounding area. However, one aspect we noticed was the abundance of garbage located near the edges of the ponds and around the grounds. With the City of Tulsa and Public Works divisions working their bootys off trying to keep Tulsa together: roadways, construction, and various other projects; we’ve decided to provide a service to cleanup the park ourselves!

What we need from you?

We could definitely use all the assistance help we can get trying to clean-up the park! We could use anyone who has the ability to help pickup some garbage and haul it away. There are numerous garbage canisters around the park grounds, but obviously people are not using them. If we can get the park cleaned up, maybe people will help maintain the cleanliness by junking their garbage away in the appropriate location.

Sunday, August 31, 2008 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM

The time and date hopefully will not be an issue; The Gathering is located at 6th and Madison, so if you want to attend a late service on Sunday, they’re available for worship. If not, stick around and I’m sure we’ll all be hanging out doing something nearby!

Meet at Time Capsule on Sixth Street

Located on Sixth street across from the VFW is the Centennial Time Capsule, we can all meet there and begin. If you’re running late or early — we’ll be around the park I’m sure.. just look for the people picking up trash!

If this is not your cup of tea, hey we don’t hate you! But if you’re down for helping our city stay beautiful and need something to do with your Sunday time, hit us up!

Bring some gear!

If you have gloves, a net from your pool, extra gloves, gloves, more gloves, and garbage liners — bring em! We’ll likely need just about anything you can think of to make this happen. If you have waiders(sp?) those pants made of rubber to walk into water.. might bring those too!

Let us know if you can make it!

To keep us informed on how much water and beverages to bring, please leave a comment on this thread (scroll down a bit for the form). This way we can have a some-what accurate number of how many people we can corrupt and put on liquid speed (aka Redbull)!

ThisTulsa.com will bring bottles of water and RedBullRoundUp.com will provide RedBull™ for everyone — in moderation (No killing six in less than a minute Justin..)

Press release information

We have a Press release that is available for immediate release! Send it to everyone you know and lets get some people together!

Tucked away just west of Peoria towards Madison and directly south of Sixth (6th Street) street, lies a hidden beauty of Tulsa, Oklahoma. During our recent exploration of Tulsa Centennial Park we were left with the impression that the park is pretty much completed. There does not appear to be much of anything left unfinished in the parks beautiful 11 acres of lush greens, water, and stone walls. The park has a wonderful view of the downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma skyline: Mid continent Tower, Atlas Life Building, Philtower, OneOK, Bank of America Building, The Kennedy Tower, BOK Tower, and City Hall. The skyline is meshed between the 75-N/75-S to 51-Eastbound (Broken Arrow Expressway) and 244-E/W.

While we were there we saw a bit of wildlife: squirrels, rabbits, birds, and a variety of insects. The park is wrapped with a quarter mile walking trail, lush greenery that is contrasted with the large stone walls, water falls, fountains, and numerous benches to rest on.

There is a variety of photographs we took throughout the evening we explored. Amanda brought her rottweiler Joey to join in on the adventures and allowed her to run freely around the park. The grass was of great height to just kick back and enjoy and other individuals in the park didn’t seem to mind the dogs roaming. Granted there were no dogs randomly roaming — but more or less sitting with their owners enjoying the park just as much.

The walk ways were clear of debris and the ponds free from pesky mosquitoes! The only eye-sore to the whole project was the large amount of garbage collecting near the edges of the ponds. The clean-up process wouldn’t be too difficult; just a matter of keeping it under control.

I must say, the park was beautiful in the day time hours and even more beautiful at night. The park began to illuminate from the lamps strategically placed around the paths. It is near the VFW on 6th Street which has a old neon sign that shines brightly against the greenery of the park. If you have not seen the park at night — go sometime soon!

Tulsa Centennial Park Features and Highlights

• 11.6 acres
• Designated parking with handicap spaces
• Centennial time capsule, scheduled to be unearthed in the year 2048, includes items such as a protype of the 1998 Plymouth Prowler, a City of Tulsa Financial Report, student essays on what Tulsa will be like in the year 2048 and Tulsa restaurant menus.
• Playground area with, shelter, spray pool, big toy, swing with 2 sling seats
• .4 mile walking trail
• Ornate park benches
• Picnic tables with grills
• Lots of trash cans
• Lots of tree shaded areas

Remembering the construction, before and after:

All in all, downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma can be proud of Tulsa’s Centennial Park as an addition to its growing list of parks and recreational facilities. The City of Tulsa is really doing a wonderful job opening up new parks and managing the large list of existing parks. Kudos to Kathy Taylor and everyone involved in helping keep Tulsa a thriving and beautiful place to live!

If you missed the first evening of Summer Bash 2008 at Plan B in downtown, Tulsa, Oklahoma — you missed one hell of a show! It is okay! We captured plenty of photographs and video footage to help assist you in filling the void of local music and entertainment. No matter what we show you, you did miss an extremely energetic performance by some of Tulsa’s great local bands: We Stay Gold, Radio Radio, First Lady Assassins, P.D.A., and Violence to Vegas.

Each band performed for about forty five minutes on average and entertained with music from their extensive repertoires. The energy was noticed throughout every performance and only grew through the middle of the evening when Anthony from P.D.A. performed; prior to Violence to Vegas.

“How many of you have heard of THISTULSA.COM? If you haven’t you need to check them out online at THISTULSA.COM!” exclaimed Anthony, P.D.A., during his performance at Summer Bash. He was extremely enthusiastic and supportive of this website. Brad and I were both extremely surprised at this statement. Mad love!

The show continued throughout the midnight hour with Violence to Vegas, opened by P.D.A.’s wild performance. First Lady Assassins jammed the outdoor sand covered patio with their harmonic screaming tones, prior to Radio Radio knocking the house down with their melodies. If you’ve not witnessed performances from these bands; we recommend you check them out.

The drinks were affordable, the environment very clean, and bands well established. For eight dollars for a single night or ten dollars for both evenings; you could not ask for a better performance. The weather for this event has been absolutely beautiful and could not be any better.

We look forward to all the new visitors to the site per P.D.A.’s recommendation and personal endorsement. If you are new, let us know!

Mad props to all the bands this evening and those performing on day two (Technically that is today as well — considering it is 2:54AM now Saturday morning.)

If you have not checked out P.D.A. on myspace, do so now: myspace.com/pdaonline and follow him on twitter at twitter.com/pdaonline.

Check back in a few hours for the short video teaser, Anthony promised we would have the entire performance on the website (we told him we’d edit it down a bit.) FocusOn: Tulsa will end up posting more segments from the video in the upcoming show next week. We also have all the photographs here on flickr.com. Check them out!

On a side note, when Brad and I arrived back at his casa to have a few beers and prepare the photographs and video for release on the website; we decided to watch a flick. During this process there was a shadow figure in a straight flight path across his living room wall into his kitchen. “Dude it’s a moth.” he mentioned. “Man, it looked like a bird,” I said. “Holy ####! It is a (BLEEPING) bat!” he shouted. “Grab my camera!” I yelled while running from the sofa.

Needless to say, I think the 8″ winged monster is gone and we both don’t have rabies — that we know of.

We are all too familiar here in Tulsa, Oklahoma with street and general construction around the city. It seems as soon as crews finish one section of a project they immediately move the cones and begin construction on the next section. Honestly, this is what we expect. These are our tax dollars at work! If you ask around, I’m sure you will hear, “There is too much construction in Tulsa, Oklahoma.” However, if you think about it doesn’t this mean our city is being reconstructed to support its ever-increasing growth?

Most of the roads here are decades old and getting them a face lift is not cheap. The road progression is a monetary figure that is way outside of any of our natural comprehension; but we can at least see the progress.

Highway 51 (Broken Arrow Expressway) is all sorts of cut-up heading into Downtown Tulsa. I’m not sure exactly what they’re doing but they’re doing something. I’m pretty sure its needed whatever it is. The water tends to collect pretty bad west bound around 21st and 15th street exits. At least its getting repaired and brought into better shape right? Been downtown lately? The construction process down there is going very well. Main street is fully finished and the Boston Avenue construction too!

Current Tulsa Metro Construction Projects:

• I-244 – Tulsa Co. – Bridge repair over Ark. River. Summer ‘08. Gibson & Assoc. $1.1 million.
• US-75 / SH-51 – Tulsa Co. – Bridge painting & repair on US-75 over Polecat Creek & on SH-51 over 21st St. S. Summer ‘08. Seminole Equipment (paint) & Gibson & Assoc. (repair). $1.2 million.
• US-75 – Tulsa Co. – Resurface southbound lanes from 56th St. N. to I-244. Fall ‘08. Becco Contr. $1.7 million.
• US-169 – Tulsa Co. – Cable barrier from 36th St. N. ext. no. to ½-mi. no. of 56th St. N. Summer ‘08. Action Safety. $600,000.
• US-75 – Tulsa Co. – Cable barrier from 81st St. S. ext. no. to I-244. Summer ‘08. Action Safety. $800,000.
• SH-20 – Tulsa Co. – Replace bridge 1/10-mi. west of US-169 at Black Jack Creek in Collinsville. Spring ‘08. Sherwood Const. $2.2 million. Local detour onto city streets
• SH-66 – Creek Co. – Surface & bridge work from SH-117 ext. east 1.5 mi. to SH-97. Widening to 4 lanes & bridge reconst. over Rock Creek & overflows. Summer ‘09. Becco Contr. $9 million. Detour westbound: SH-97 so. to SH-117, then west to SH-66. Detour eastbound: SH-117 east to SH-97, then no. to SH-66

If you add it up, there is a lot of money being spent on road repairs — which likely will be around for quite some time. Make the best of it, slow down, move over, and let the crews feel a little less anxious as to being hit by a speeding car or over-sized vehicle rubbing shoulders with them.

If you want to see more details including a map of the construction around the city as well as Oklahoma as a whole visit www.okladot.state.ok.us.

Last weekend is likely to be remembered as one of the most rocking weekends presented to our community. Friday afternoon, I stopped by the Dfest media tent to pick-up our staff writers’ press badges and related materials. Later, we arrived downtown to begin capturing the moments from some extremely marvelous bands.

The night immediately began with a killer performance by Paramore; however, we missed the amazing show (so-we-heard) from Danelle Phillips’s band Congress of a Crow. Although we missed Congress of a Crow’s performance, we did not miss the opportunity to socially network and have a chat with Danelle Phillips, their lead singer. We even persuaded her to throw up the 918, in support of both our website and the local community she represents. “Thank you so much!” she exclaimed as we presented her with a memory card for her digital camera so she could capture the moments herself.

Given the opportunity to sit backstage and converse with the bands and the other members of press was more than a great experience; it was an opportunity for us to show our wealth to the community. Even something small and generous like giving away AA batteries to a random fan backstage of Paramore or giving Danelle a memory card was our chance to be positive. This feeling was more than reciprocated throughout the event. All of the bands were generous with their time and words.

The All American Rejects blasted fans away with a pretty long performance with all their current and previous hits. We met a few great fans and captured some pretty sick shots of the group. Throughout the night we continued to snap photos, take names, and try to mentally note the performances and performers. We did a pretty decent job, from talking to Doug, a 12 year old fan who was leaning against the railing jamming out to “Move Along,” to four random guys we met while picking up refreshments.

Meeting up with Anthony a.k.a. PDA Friday night and being personally invited to his show Saturday at the Blank Slate stage was a great feeling. He has read our website (thistulsa.com) before and was more than supportive of our small-time publication here. Friday night ended with a small party at Brad’s house with some friends and family of PDA and ourselves.

We continued to rock out Dfest Saturday with Sworn Against, PDA, The Roots, Zappa Plays Zappa, Colourmusic, and the crowds backstage.

The parties were great, crowds polite, people awesome, performers excellent, and overall left a definite hole after it was said and done. More about each individual band and their performance soon!

Greg Summerlin    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
Deas Vail    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    BDD Stage
Phantom Planet    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    Main Stage
Zappa Plays Zappa    Sat July 26    10:30 PM    Main Stage
Helmet    Sat July 26    10:30 PM    2nd Stage
Jeremy Buck & The Bang    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    Blank Slate
Scott Goldman    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Soulfege    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    The Continental Stage
Stop, Revolt!    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
The Abdomen    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    BDD Stage
Leopold and his Fiction    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    1974 Stage
Palmerston    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    1974 Stage
Cat-a-tac    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    Blank Slate
Oakhurst (Dick Sims)    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
The Apples In Stereo    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    Blank Slate
Stanley Maxwell    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Brice Woodall    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    The Continental Stage
Sparky Quano    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Adam’s Attic    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
Clutch    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    2nd Stage
Alex Winston    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
Love In October    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    Blank Slate
Gentlemen Auction House    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    Blank Slate
It’s Over    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
Maxtone Four    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    1974 Stage
Tell Tale Heart    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    1974 Stage
The Feed    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
Joshua James    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    BDD Stage
Oxygen    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
Of god and science    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    Exit6C Stage
Cheyenne    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
The Compulsions    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    McNellie’s Stage
Angela Ortiz    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Beau Jennings    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    BDD Stage
Cory Chisel    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Lords of the Fjords    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    Tsunami Stage
moe.    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    2nd Stage
Ruthie Bram    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
The Cringe    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    The Continental Stage
John Moreland & Black Gold Band    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Benji Kay    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    BDD Stage
Ty England    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    2nd Stage
Progress In Color    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
Galapogos    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    OKFMI Stage
Gravity Propulsion Systems    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    Exit6C Stage
Rainbows Are Free    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    2nd Stage
Ryan Lindsey    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    BDD Stage
Approaching August    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
Aranda    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    BDD Stage
Blake-O    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    McNellie’s Stage
Carter Sampson    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Crocodile    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Dance Robots Dance/Trash Yourself    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    Blank Slate
El Paso Hot Button    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    Blank Slate
Ghost of Monkshood    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    Exit6C Stage
Glister    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    McNellie’s Stage
Hush Hush Commotion    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Jabee    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    The Continental Stage
Jayne Doe    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
Mama Sweet    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Matt Stansberry Band    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Stateside    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
The City Lives    Fri July 25    6:00 PM    Main Stage
The Decomposed    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
The Non    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    1974 Stage
The Oh! Johnny Girls    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    1974 Stage
The Stock Market Crash    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    Blank Slate
Vangough    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    OKFMI Stage
Vannadine    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
The Effects    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    Main Stage
Colourmusic    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    2nd Stage
Mayola    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    BDD Stage
Red Dirt Rangers    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Sherree Chamberlain    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Taddy Porter    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
The All-American Rejects    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    Main Stage
The Uglysuit    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    Blank Slate
Hazzard    Fri July 25    10:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Kendal Dean    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Acoustic Ross    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    Tsunami Stage
Adam Lopez    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    McNellie’s Stage
Admiral Twin    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    Blank Slate
AM    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    Main Stage
Astellaway    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    BDD Stage
Bait    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
BEN.BEN.    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    1974 Stage
Black Swan    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Black Wednesday    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    1974 Stage
Born A Number    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Callupsie    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    Blank Slate
Cecada    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    1974 Stage
Chris McLeod    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Congress of a Crow    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    Main Stage
Edison Glass    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    Main Stage
First Lady Assasins    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
Ganem    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Ghosts    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    The Continental Stage
Here Is There    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
Hollywood Harlot    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    1974 stage
I said stop!    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    Main Stage
Jesse Aycock    Fri July 25    1:00 AM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Joesf Glaude    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Kawnar    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    1974 Stage
Klondike5    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Mercy Street    Sat July 26    6:00 PM    2nd Stage
Miniver Cheevy    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Motive For Movement    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
My Solstice    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    OKFMI Stage
PDA    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    Blank Slate
Philip Zoellner    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    1974 Stage
Recorder    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    Exit6C Stage
Sam and The Stylees    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    2nd Stage
Sir Threadius Mongus    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Stars Go Dim    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Steve Liddell    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    Tsunami Stage
Sworn Against    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    2nd Stage
Tech Tonic    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
The Benjamin Banneker Band    Sat July 26    1:00 AM    BDD Stage
The Brandon Clark Band    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    OKFMI Stage
The Fiddlebacks    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
The Starkweather Boys    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    1974 Stage
The Twenties    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    OKFMI Stage
Three Penny Upright    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Vandevander    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Disco Biscuits    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    2nd Stage
The Roots    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    Main Stage
Paramore    Fri July 25    10:30 PM    Main Stage
Paper Route    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    Blank Slate
Bangalore    Fri July 25    12:00 AM    Tsunami Stage
Blowing Trees    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Ghostland Observatory    Fri July 25    10:30 PM    2nd Stage
Quiet Company    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    Exit6C Stage
Sounds Under Radio    Fri July 25    11:00 PM    BDD Stage
The Boxing Lesson    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Topaz & Mudphonic    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    McNellie’s Stage
Greg Reichel    Fri July 25    7:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Hey Hollywood    Fri July 25    8:00 PM    BDD Stage
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Odis    Sat July 26    11:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Salute    Sat July 26    10:00 PM    BDD Stage
Sleeperstar    Sat July 26    12:00 AM    1974 Stage
Mando Saenz    Fri July 25    9:00 PM    Dirty’s Tavern Stage
Cavedoll    Sat July 26    9:00 PM    The Continental Stage
Ravi    Fri July 25    6:00 PM    2nd Stage
Alyse Black    Sat July 26    7:00 PM    Tsunami Stage
Eventful Winner    Sat July 26    6:00 PM    Main Stage
New Band (statebird) Avi Wisnia    Sat July 26    8:00 PM    BDD Stage

There is a whole-heck-of-a-lot of information surrounding this years Dfest, however the staff here at ThisTulsa.com are in-the-know and prepared to deliver every thing we know to you. Need a quick reference sheet as to whats going on and what is not? Check it out!

What is Dfest?

The most comprehensive music conference and festival in the Midwest—will feature 140 artists and 20 musical genres on 11 stages in downtown Tulsa’s historic Blue Dome District. Headliners include: All American Rejects, The Roots, Clutch, moe., Phantom Planet, A.M., Jacob Fred Jazz Oddessey, Ty England, Ravi, The Apples in Stereo, Joshua James, Paramore, Ghostland Observatory, Zappa Plays Zappa, Helmet, The Disco Biscuits and Edison Glass and over 120 unsigned artists.

The two-day festival will also include a conference comprised of music industry panels, a tradeshow, music clinics and mentoring sessions designed to educate working musicians and music enthusiasts in any stage of their career. The conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown, just walking distance from the Blue Dome District.

Panelists include Ken Abdo (V.P. Lommen Abdo Law Firm), Stephanie Adware (Furgang & Adwar), Tom Alexander (AEG Live), Craig Alvin (Producer), Holly Anderson (Eventful), Martin Atkins (Tour Smart Invisible Records), Daryl Berg (Fuel TV), David Codr (micSpace), Mia Crow (Visionworks Music), Jon Delange (Tinderbox Music), Dan Efram (The Musebox), Damian Elahi (Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records), Erica Forester Rhino, Jim Halsey (Halsey Institustite), Carrie Hughes (Reflection Music), Chris Jackson (E! Televsion), Paul Kriegler (94.1 The Sound), Keith Lacock (Tinderbox Music), Justin Levenson (SESAC), Catherine Lieu (Eventful), Mike Locke (Rhino Independent), Max Luces-Tucker (Bunim/Murray Productions), Tomy Mc Donald (Warner Music Group), Mollie Moore (Atlantic Records), Shawn Murphy (ASCAP), John Nicholson (Hollywood Records), Eavan Porter (Nettwerk Management), David Preston (V.P. BMI), Scott Perry (New Music Tipsheet), David Ponak (Rhino Entertainment), Ravi Artistic Integrity, Steve Robertson (Atlantic Records), Joe Rudge (ABC), Jon Schroeder (Producer), Jack Shapira (Unison Studios), Wil Sharpe (Sharpe Entertainment), Madalyn Sklar (GoGirlsMusic), Rob Spinelli (Bodog Music), David Teegarden (Artist/Engineer), Larry White (Larry White Management)

* some of the links above are to personal and/or corporate websites

When

July 25-26, 2008

Where

Conference held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
Festival at Blue Dome District, Tulsa Oklahoma

Who will be there?

More than 60,000 attendees are expected.

How do you get tickets?

Festival passes valid for both days are $30 in advance, $40 at the gate. Price does not include service fees.
Conference badges good for both days are $100 in advance, $150 at the door. Conference badges include festival admission.
VIP tickets, good for the music festival only are $150.
All Dfest tickets are available at www.okctickets.com.
There are NO REFUNDS and NO SINGLE DAY TICKETS

The hours

Conference Hours:
Friday and Saturday: 11 am to 630 p.m.
Festival Hours:
Friday and Saturday: 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

More random facts

• 7th year of Oklahoma’s largest music conference and festival
• 20 different genres of music
• Over 140 Bands
• 3 Countries are represented on Dfest States
• Dfest was founded by Tom Green and Angie Devore-Green
• Several Dfest acts have gone on to national acclaim (Including American Idol’s David Cook.)
• More then 1,000 bands applied for the 120 unsigned artist slots
• 11 stages of music are available
• The largest music festival and conference in Oklahoma

The history of Dfest

Tom Green and Angie DeVore-Green created DFest in 2001 to help their band Ultrafix win a Jim Beam/Rolling Stone Magazine Best Unsigned Band contest.

The couple came up with several marketing ideas to rally support for the contest. The one that took shape was the idea to host a small festival at Cronie’s Bar downtown consisting of other local bands. Their hope was to gain voting support from as many fans possible.

The event rained out and only 150 people turned out for the 12 booked bands. Fortunately, Ultrafix went on to win the contest. Later that year the Greens were asked if they were doing the Dfest festival again. They decided to make it an annual event, and in 2002 Dfest moved to the Boston District where it remained for the next four years.

In 2007, the festival made a new home in the Blue Dome District of downtown, giving it much needed space for growth. With the help of headliners Leon Russell, Shiny Toy Guns and Norman’s own Flaming Lips, Dfest drew over 40,000 fans.

In 2008, the festival plans to grow on that success and expects a crowd in excess of 60,000.

With astronomical gas prices and even higher airline tickets costs, many Americans are scaling back their vacations this year. But with the 7th Annual Dfest Conference and Music Festival July 25-26, Oklahomans don’t have to stray far to catch all the fun of a festival, but without the high prices.

According to AAA, the national average shows gas prices have increased nearly 19 percent from last summer, and in Oklahoma alone, gas prices are at a record high. However, an annual AAA survey showed Tulsa is the least expensive city to stay during a vacation out of the 49 large U.S. cities surveyed.

“Tulsa’s Dfest has all the fun of a summer vacation — culture, music, food and fun, but hardly costs a thing. So why not go on a staycation this year instead of a vacation?” said Davit Souders, Dfest Head Talent Buyer and Production Coordinator.

Dfest boasts the cheapest festival prices when compared to the top festivals in the nation.

“To see some of our headliners at other local venues could cost you anywhere from $25 to $200, and other major festivals in the nation can cost more than $500, not including gas,” said Angie Devore-Green, Dfest Co-Founder. “Dfest is an amazing festival, but is accessible to regular folks. It’s a world-class music experience for less than half the price, and you can even ride your bike to the festival grounds.”

Most vacations require lodging and frequent gas tank refills. With Dfest, filling up your tank will cost more than the festival, Devore said.

According to AAA 2007 Gas Watcher’s Guide, the average American gets 24.4 miles per gallon, with average gas prices running $3.91 per gallon. Here’s how Dfest stacks up to other nationally renowned festivals for Tulsa:

About DFEST

The seventh annual Dfest is the Midwest’s largest music festival and most comprehensive music conference. Featuring 11 stages in downtown Tulsa’s Blue Dome District July 25-26, Dfest will feature renowned national acts, including The All-American Rejects, The Roots, The Disco Biscuits, Clutch, Paramore, Zappa Plays Zappa, Ghostland Observatory, moe., Helmet, Phantom Planet, Edison Glass, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, AM, Ty England, Ravi, The Apples In Stereo, Joshua James and Cory Chisel. In addition, Dfest will feature 130 unsigned artists and more than 40 conference panelists. More than 60,000 music enthusiasts are expected to attend the two-day event that highlights more than 20 musical genres. Tickets are on sale now at www.okctickets.com and www.dfest.com.