The Hanson brothers have come a long way since the days when they wowed crowds of screaming girls with their 1997 hit, “MMMBop.” Now the grown brothers are hitting the road, barefoot, to raise awareness about poverty in Africa. As part of their Walk Around the World Tour, the brothers are walking barefoot for a mile in each… Read More »
On the afternoon of Sept. 7, 250 young people gathered outside the Aladdin Theater — singing, chanting — some holding signs as they walked one mile. But this wasn’t a picket line. This was a celebration — the band Hanson was in town. “Everyone say, ‘I took the walk,’” lead singer Taylor Hanson yelled into a megaphone while… Read More »
QuikTrip Corp. is giving away free tickets to a music festival created in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary. Tickets to the QT 50th Anniversary Festival are available at all the convience store’s Tulsa-area locations. The concert is slated for Sept. 20 at noon. Nine bands, including Leon Russell, Hanson and Crooked X, will perform at the River… Read More »
QT lovers, unite. Oklahoma-based QuikTrip Corp. is celebrating 50 years of business, and will present a free music festival Sept. 20 to celebrate. The event, set on the River Parks West Festival grounds, will highlight Tulsa-based performers, with Leon Russell and Hanson as the headline acts. Nine bands will play from noon to 9 p.m. A fireworks spectacular… Read More »
SATURDAY QT Festival Hanson, Leon Russell, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey … and fireworks. How’s that for a treat? Oh, yeah, and it’s free. QuikTrip — the one-stop icon for Tulsans in need of some fix, be it soda or unleaded — is throwing a big bash to celebrate its 50th year. In addition to the music and pyrotechnics,… Read More »
TULSA, Okla. — QuikTrip Corp. will give away free tickets to a music festival created to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. According to the company’s special festival Web site, tickets to the QT 50th Anniversary Festival are currently available at all Tulsa-area QuikTrip c-store locations. The concert, held at the River Parks West Festival ground, will begin rocking… Read More »