MBJ Enterprises LLC
MBJ Enterprises LLC is the umbrella brand behind our growing network of podcasts, media clips, and original content. We produce, document, and distribute stories rooted in live music history, show business, and real behind-the-scenes experiences. From archived concert memories to new digital media projects, MBJ Enterprises brings multiple creative ventures together under one banner. This is where storytelling, production, and legacy content connect and continue to grow.
Episodes
105 episodes
I Just Got Released From The Hospital Today
The day Max was released from the hospital with a new knee. Rehab starting. Exercises underway. And even with the fresh pain of surgery, Max says it still doesn’t compare to what he was living with before.That’s the part peop...
David Allan Coe’s Nephew Easy Jesus & Pimpadelic
Pimpadelic was that kind of band. Even as a spectator, you could feel the room going sideways. They were shock-rock meets rap-rock chaos, and it was so wild it made other rowdy crowds look tame. Ralph was in disbelief, and that takes a lot....
Madd Maxx’s Metal Bash #15
Volume 15.By that point, Metal Bash wasn’t an experiment. It was a machine.This one was special because it was the first time bringing Metal Bash to Cain's Ballroom. Bigger room. Bigger stakes. And somehow, we crammed the whole li...
Two Paul Rodgers / Bad Company Shows Before Edgefest
Before Edgefest chaos, Tulsa and OKC were already stacked that week.August 15th and 16th — Brady Village and the Zoo Amphitheatre.Paul Rodgers and Kansas on the bill. That classic-rock lane where the crowd knows every chorus, and ...
Zoo Amphitheatre Is Old Like Keith Richards
If you’ve worked the Zoo Amphitheatre, you know the struggle isn’t the show.It’s the load-in.Rolling cases through gravel. Fighting the layout. Dragging gear where it was never designed to go. Years of stagehands have earned their...
Dropkick Murphys & Superjoint Ritual Shows
Two nights. Two completely different scenes. Same weekend.September 13, 2003 — Curly’s. Dropkick Murphys with Last Target and The Unseen. DCF and AEG. One of those Curly’s nights that proved you didn’t need a polished venue to have a leg...
Two Nights With Udora
Two nights. Two stages. Full local scene energy.The dates matter here. Not July 24th. It was July 29th and 30th.One of those nights was at Cain's Ballroom and it was a Mad Max style build. Two stages, constant changeovers, and a l...
The Flaming Lips & Liz Phair
June 9, 2003 — Bricktown Event Center.The Flaming Lips. Liz Phair. Starlight Mints.That night wasn’t just a great bill. It was work.Assistant promoter rep. Managing runners. Checking in merch. Counting money. Keeping the ma...
The Killers Sold Out Show
Big Monday. August 15, 2005.That’s the kind of date that tells you everything about momentum.Not long before, The Killers were playing Bricktown Live, a 400-cap room on a weekend. Tight stage. Close crowd. The kind of show where y...
Queensrÿche, Dream Theater & Third Eye Blind Concerts
June 2003 didn’t slow down. It stacked.June 20th, River Parks in Tulsa — Third Eye Blind. Great setting, perfect summer venue energy, one of those nights that feels easy and fun.Then June 24th, 2003 — Queensrÿche and Dream Theater...
Two New Amphitheaters in Oklahoma
If you grew up going to shows in Oklahoma, you already know how much a venue can change a whole city’s music scene.Tulsa is talking about a new amphitheater on the river, with River Parks being one of the locations in the mix. Oklahoma C...
Selling Weird Al Poodle Hat Tour Merch
Weird Al at the Diamond Ballroom.And if you’ve never worked a Weird Al merch table, you haven’t seen true efficiency.This was the Poodle Hat Tour era. Goofy poodles everywhere. Wild graphics. Deep catalog items. UHF DVDs....
Amazing Concert Merch Numbers
When people talk about big shows, they usually talk ticket sales.They don’t talk merch.Here’s a number for you.ZZ Top — two casinos — two days — almost $200,000 in merch.One merch table.Let that sink in.
Kottonmouth Kings & 2 Kitties
Summer 2004 was a blur of stacked weekends and split-city decisions.July 8th, 2004 — 7Mary3 at Bricktown Live with Headroom and Pulltoy. That was the era where some names were still moving tickets, even if they were past their radio peak...
Look Lady, I’m Eating My Corn Dog
This was Edgefest.Not the other downtown outdoor Evanescence show — this was the real Edgefest lineup:Evanescence Mudvayne Cold Blue October Smile Empty Soul Revis Fanzeen (Tul...
It Was Acting, Mom. It Was Acting
After the Devil’s Daughter video shoot with Shotgun Rebellion and Jesse Jane, there was one conversation that had to happen.Talking to Mom.Trying to explain:“Look… it’s not what you think.” “It was acting....
Bands Crossing Genres on Bills — Now & Then
Go back to the ‘60s and ‘70s and look at the old flyers.Santana Chicago FoghatOr:Aerosmith The J. Geils Band Ten Years After New Riders of the Purple SageThose bills were ...
Twiztid & ZZ Top x2
Twiztid & ZZ Top x2Mid-September was a wild swing in genres.September 15th at Bricktown Live — Twiztid and Anybody Killa. Different crowd. Different energy. Juggalo scene. Paint. Chaos outside the venue before doors.
Staind, Cold, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Snoop Dogg Shows
Staind, Cold, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Snoop Dogg ShowsJune 2003 was a blur.June 10th, 2003 — Staind and Cold at the Bricktown Event Center. That was peak momentum. One show ends, the next one loads in. Chef catering. Ma...
Untitled Episode
Jesse Jane Is on Drowning Pool’s Backstage PassGoing back through old laminates and backstage passes will bring back some wild memories.One of them?Drowning Pool backstage. Cain’s Ballroom date. Bricktown date. And p...
Rascal Flatts Was HUGE!
At that time, Rascal Flatts wasn’t just big.They were one of the biggest country bands in America.Arena-level draw. Major production. Real money on the line.And here’s the situation.We’re in Oklahoma. No long résumé ...
This Show Had LOSS Written All Over It
August 2, 2003.Bile Nocturne Blunt Force Trauma LowlifeOn paper, it looked aggressive. Underground. Heavy.In reality?It had loss written all over it.Twenty years later you can laugh ...
Superjoint Ritual At Madd Maxx's Metal Bash
All hell broke loose at the Diamond Ballroom.Superjoint Ritual headlining Madd Maxx’s Metal Bash. Not the shortened Superjoint era. This was early. First album. Raw. Violent. Loud.Lineup stacked.Strapping Young Lad ...
