Concert Review : Snow Patrol, Ok Go, and Silversun Pickups in Tulsa Oklahoma - Page 2

A white sheet was stretched across the back of the stage and distinctive pictures of colorful wallpaper from the Oh No CD were projected onto it. As well as the videos for ‘Invincible’ and ‘Do What You Want’ during the show.

Ok Go is Damian Kulash (vocals/guitar), Andy Ross (guitar) Tim Norwind (bass) and Dan Konopka (drums). They started out in Chicago in 1998 and in their early career served as a sort of house band for a touring version of the NPR show This American Life. Their first full length CD was released in 2002 and the single "Get Over It" became a radio hit. I have loved that song since the first moment I heard it and I was desperately hoping that tonight they would play it.

Ok Go is more recently known for the treadmill video of "Here It Goes Again" or maybe for the back yard dancing that spawned over a million tribute videos on YouTube "A Million Ways" but if you haven’t looked into these guys anymore than that you should. Ok Go is full of energy and their music is easy to get hooked on. Smart, emotional, playful, catchy, and butt moving, this is indie rock at it’s best.

The live show is fantastic. Damian Kulash interacts with the crowd a lot and was more than comfortable even though Ok Go had never played Tulsa before. I’ve seen a lot of bands play. A fare number just get up on the stage, play, and leave without ever saying a word. I like my bands to talk to me. I’ve driven 2 hours and I’ve been standing here for almost as long, you can at least say ‘hi’ to me.

Before they played "Oh Lately It’s so Quiet" Damian said he had noticed all of the people with cell phones and digital cameras taking pictures. He asked that everyone hold up their contraption during the second verse of the next song, "Don’t worry, in case your not musically inclined I’ll let you know when that is."

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