Even with all of the new live music venues opening up around the Metro en masse, few of them seem to understand those little things that make live music truly great, those tender mercies such as smoked turkey legs, Rascal scooters and, of course, free admission. It is nuances like that the bookers behind the State Fair of Oklahoma are beautifully, almost poetically, well-versed in and nary is there ever a dry seat in the house.
Without irony and without shame, the State Fair will trot out the seemingly dimmed stars of the past, former glories that’ll always bring forth the sweaty ten dollar-bill clutching Altamont-lite crowds from here to Gotebo, all desperate for entertainment where something as seemingly unwatchable like an acoustic Cowboy Troy solo set or the latest incarnation of April Wine that features only one original member—hopefully it’s Myles Goodwyn—will gain a moment of legendary status in their lives, still reminiscing about the commemorative concert tee they bought some 25 or so years from now.