On a grassy lawn in downtown Oklahoma City, a sea of 1600+ people sat on blankets, lawn chairs, or spent most of their time in line for the porta-pottys (unfortunately no Amy Winehouse ads) to watch the final film of the Dead Center Film Festival. The Flaming Lips U.F.O.s at the Zoo: The Legendary Concert in Oklahoma City was introduced by Wayne Coyne himself, along with fun blow-up friends, smoke machines, and confetti blasters!

During the showing Coyne walked through the crowd throwing streamers and getting the first reactions to the film. It was broken up between songs by back stage footage, fans tailgating, and the zoo’s permanent residents. I particularly enjoyed a montage showing just how much Coyne loves duct tape. It will be avalible from Warner Brothers on DVD July 10th.

Moments after taking the stage to Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5″ dressed in a red hoodie last night, it was clear that Monday was far from over and Mika was at The Metro to work. Ignoring the song’s lyrics about “all takin’ and no givin’,” Mika’s job was simple - to give the packed audience a great time. The title of his debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, could aptly describe Mika’s energetic stage performance, which is filled with plenty of bouncing dancing, more bouncing, and Freddie Mercury-style arm salutes. His liveliness was as contagious as his pop music and the audience couldn’t help but move along.

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If Johnny Cash was the Man in Black, Conor Oberst may be the Wunderkind in White. At least that might be an appropriate moniker following Bright Eyes’ Saturday performance in Tulsa. Dressed entirely in white, Conor & his large band delievered a country-tinged show with a setlist focused primarily on songs from his most recent album, Cassadaga. Despite being peppered with Wentz-groomed emo teens more interested in angst than honkytonkyin’, both the audience and the band were at Cain’s to have a good time.

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