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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.
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MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Killers Play Bricktown Live – $9.47 Tickets
Nine dollars and forty-seven cents.That was the ticket.Radio show. The Buzz Presents. No mystery fees stacking up at checkout. If you bought it at the door…
MBJ Enterprises LLCStyx At Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
One night it’s Styx inside Buffalo Run Casino.Next night it’s 15 bands, two stages, and organized chaos.That’s the range.Styx at Buffalo Run was inside. Clean…
MBJ Enterprises LLCW.A.S.P. In A 300 Capacity Club
Blackie Lawless.Bricktown Live.2004.A band that once opened for KISS. Shared bills with Iron Maiden. Played Donington. Headlined arenas.Now standing in a…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMötley Crüe – The Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005
Springfield to Miami runs. Bricktown Live metal nights. Ford Center arena shows.That stretch of 2005 had everything.Same night at Bricktown Live you had God…
MBJ Enterprises LLCRasputina, Lamb of God & Finger Eleven Shows
August 2004 was loaded.August 5. Funk Junkies at The Rockwell. August 7. Rasputina at Bricktown Live. Three women, stand-up bass, cello-driven chaos…
MBJ Enterprises LLCBugs Bunny, A Monkey & Other Rider Requests
Riders tell you everything about a tour.Sometimes it’s normal. Towels. Drinks. Snacks.Sometimes it’s Sammy Kershaw wanting an 8x10 framed photo of Bugs Bunny…
MBJ Enterprises LLCSpooky Fruit, Shadows Fall, & As I Lay Dying Shows
Early 2000s Oklahoma shows were stacked.One night you’ve got Spooky Fruit, Mark of the Sage, Falling High, Far From Nothing, 80 Proof, and Scions at the…
MBJ Enterprises LLCTrash Can Punch At Zoo Concerts
There was a time when zoo concerts ran on coolers and creativity.You could bring your own ice chest inside. As long as it wasn’t in bottles or cans, security…
MBJ Enterprises LLCBob Dylan & Willie Nelson Ballpark Tour
September 3rd, 2004.Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.First show ever built on that turf.No prefab. No shortcuts. Built with labor. Hands-on. Long days rolling into…
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Boy Scouts of America Clean Up After Tailgate Parties
Nobody thinks about what happens after the party.They remember the music. The crowd. The chaos. But when the parking lot cleared out and the tailgates shut…
MBJ Enterprises LLCTaking Zakk Wylde to a Drive-In Movie Theater
Taking Zakk Wylde to a Drive-In Movie TheaterAfter an acoustic show the night before and then Black Label Society at Cain's Ballroom, Max was running for the…
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Texas Hippie Coalition On Jerry Springer
This one didn’t happen at a venue.It happened in a hospital hallway.Before the injury, a deal was worked out for Texas Hippie Coalition to appear live on The…
MBJ Enterprises LLCSlipknot, Lamb of God & Shadows Fall x2
March 28 and 29, 2005.Back-to-back nights. State Fair Arena. Kansas Coliseum.Slipknot. Lamb of God. Shadows Fall. DevilDriver.Massive bills. Pure heavy…
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The Groundskeeper Got Pissed
Outdoor show. Big build. Turf field.Everything has to be covered in plywood. Every inch protected. Because once you’re on grass, you’re on borrowed…
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Band Thinks The Record Label Is Paying For Everything
Dinner before the show.Big table. Big spending.Max leans over and says, “You know you’re paying for all this, right?”The band laughs it off.“No, man. It’s the…
MBJ Enterprises LLCHank Williams III Warns Audience About Second Set
Most artists ease you into a show.Hank III gives you a warning.First set? Pure country. You’re in heaven. Steel guitar. Honky-tonk energy. The kind of set you…
MBJ Enterprises LLCForklift Crashes Into Sheriff’s Daughter’s Car
First show at the ballpark.No traffic control. No blocked streets. Gear being pushed up a ramp into open traffic in Bricktown. Cars flying by while you’re…
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Artist Getting Ripped Off By Record Labels
Getting a record deal is one thing.Getting your rights back? That’s almost unheard of.In this case, the label agreed to return the band’s rights upon recoup…
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Problems, Issues, & Show Stoppers
Some shows, you know exactly why you’re there. You know why it matters. You know what it’s shaping inside you.In this business, there are problems, there are…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Chainsaw Kittens
Bricktown Amphitheater.Chainsaw Kittens take the stage. Norman band. Cult following. Built their name the hard way.Tyson Meade was never typical frontman…
MBJ Enterprises LLCEdgefest 2003
Sponsored by The Edge. Packed with national acts and a wave of local bands filling out the lineup. It wasn’t just a concert. It was a scene.Jeff, Max, and Sean…
MBJ Enterprises LLCIchiro & The Samurai Saki House
May 30, 2003. Social Burn, Memento, Presence, and Headroom at The Samurai.David was working with Headroom, trying to break the band. Social Burn had major…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Mad Dogs & Englishmen Tour
Before it became legendary, it was a lifeline.The promise behind Mad Dogs & Englishmen wasn’t just music. It was survival. The project, the record, the tour —…
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Don’t EVER Go On The Bus
Backstage, small things turn into big explosions.A can of Campbell’s soup gets dumped into a crockpot instead of making it from scratch. She sees it. She…
MBJ Enterprises LLCZZ Top, Bob Weir & Stone Sour Shows
March 3, 2003. The Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers Tour hits the Ford Center with ZZ Top and Ted Nugent. Huge stage. Huge room. At that time, that pairing still…
MBJ Enterprises LLCUntitled Episode
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the Diamond BallroomMay 16, 2003.Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the Diamond. And back then, it wasn’t a partial lineup. It was pretty much all…
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Mötley Crüe Came To My Parents’ House
Max shows up at his parents’ house and asks to borrow the van. With him are Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee, right in the middle of their wild ’80s era. Long hair…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMalevolent Creation, Rollins, Chevelle & 30 Seconds to Mars
There was a stretch when the calendar stopped making sense.Malevolent Creation was pulling in Oklahoma City crowds. The joke was that people might see the name…
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A Trip From Taco Bell To Taco Hell
Lisa has done shows with us before. And when it comes to running? She’s locked in. Calm. Efficient. Protective.Until the Taco Bell incident.Post-show food run…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Cramps, Evanescence, Slaves on Dope & Pissing Razors
Spring 2003 was a blur.One night you’re at the Diamond with The Cramps. The same night you’re across town at The Other Side going full Texas with Pissing…
MBJ Enterprises LLCHappy Birthday Max
It’s the Beatles birthday. Happy 64th.The fans are rolling in. Balloons. Confetti. Hip hop air horn on standby. Maybe even a circus clown before it’s over.And…
MBJ Enterprises LLCRemember Chevelle, Disturbed & Atreyu Concerts?
April 2003 was stacked.April 8 brought Chevelle, Disturbed, Taproot, and Un Loco to what had just transitioned from the Myriad to the Cox Convention Center…
MBJ Enterprises LLCEvel Knievel, Dennis Rodman & Brian Bosworth Attend Buffalo Bike Run
The Buffalo Bike Run wasn’t a small-town gathering.It was Cross Canadian Ragweed. It was Foghat. It was over-the-top production.And it was Evel Knievel.Dennis…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMax Calls Mother For Help, She Sends Deana
It wasn’t a small event.It was the Buffalo Bike Run. Marketed as the largest payout in Oklahoma bike run history. Over $100,000 paid out. Vendors. Music. A…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMudvayne & In Flames at The Bricktown Event Center
March 26, 2003.Mudvayne. In Flames. Grade 8. A heavy lineup at the Bricktown Event Center during a time when alternative and metal were surging in…
MBJ Enterprises LLCI’m Deana Baker. I’m Here to Help.
Max and Brad are yelling. Bumping bellies. About ready to throw down.And Deana walks into the middle of it.“They look at me and say, ‘Who are you?’ I said…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Band Wants Pizza at 1:00 AM
You want to be a tour manager? A promoter rep?Here’s the test.It’s almost 1:00 AM. Bus call is set. The band wants six pizzas. You’re in a town where…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Stagehands Smoked In Ted Nugent's Dressing Room
June 3, 1994. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, and Ian Moore at the Zoo Amphitheatre.Big summer show. Big production. Tight camps.And then the mistake.Before the…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Romantics & The Dirt Poets
July 2nd at the Bricktown Brewery brought The Romantics and The Dirt Poets together for a $3 ticket night. The show did around 300 people. At three bucks a…
MBJ Enterprises LLC3 Days with ICP & 2 Live Crew
Three days. Three cities. One crash course in show business. February 28 at the Diamond Ballroom. March 1 at Cain's Ballroom. March 3 at The Cotillion.That run…
MBJ Enterprises LLCWoodstock ’94 Okie Style 8 Bands For $8!
While the world was watching Woodstock ’94 on a massive stage, Oklahoma did it our way.August 14, 1994. Eight local bands. Eight dollars at the door. Six bucks…
MBJ Enterprises LLCCarcass & Life of Agony At The Roxy
When Carcass and Life of Agony hit The Roxy, it changed the temperature in the room.Life of Agony already had a strong following here. That show packed the…
MBJ Enterprises LLCQueens of the Stone Age 2 Sold-Out Shows & Dinner
March 8 and 9, 2003.Two nights. Two cities. Both sold out.First at the Bricktown Event Center in Oklahoma City. Then at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa.In OKC, he was…
MBJ Enterprises LLCFrom The Beaver Pond To Cowboys To The Roxy
June 12th marked our first and possibly only show at Cowboys before it transformed into The Roxy. The lineup featured Forte and Pitch Black, and it turned into…
MBJ Enterprises LLCLeon Russell aka Hank Wilson
“Rollin’ in my sweet baby’s arms.”When Leon stepped into his Hank Wilson persona, he wasn’t just covering country standards. He was honoring them. Recording…
MBJ Enterprises LLCBackstage With Keith Richards On The Bigger Bang Tour
It wasn’t a no-security tour.This was the Bigger Bang era with The Rolling Stones — and the backstage setup was on another level.Snooker tables. Game areas…
MBJ Enterprises LLCCollective Soul At The Bricktown Brewery
Some moments don’t feel big when they’re happening, but time turns them into milestones. July 14, 1994 was one of those nights when Collective Soul played…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Rolling Stones Bridges To Babylon Stage At OU
When the Bridges to Babylon tour rolled into Owen Field, it wasn’t just a concert. It was a construction project.Promoter TNA International invited media to…
MBJ Enterprises LLCLeon Russell vs Joe Cocker
The feud was real.If you met Joe Cocker first and got his autograph, then walked over to Leon with the same item, Leon wouldn’t sign it. “No way.” Not that…
MBJ Enterprises LLCLisa Is Legendary
At the Diamond Ballroom, Lisa built a reputation that was equal parts fear and respect. They even kept a running joke scorecard of how many people she made…
MBJ Enterprises LLCWhen I Was Bob Dylan’s Runner
There are rules when you’re a runner.You don’t turn the radio on. You don’t start conversations. You don’t insert yourself into the moment.You wait. You answer…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Rolling Stones Concerts I’ve Seen
It started at 15 years old at the Cotton Bowl.The Rolling Stones with Eagles and Trapeze opening the show.Then came 1978. Then 1981 — six shows in one year…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Rolling Stones Get OU Jerseys
“Despite earlier reports that The Rolling Stones wouldn’t stay in Oklahoma City… they arrived late Sunday night.”They kept a low profile before taking the…
MBJ Enterprises LLC8,000 Rolling Stones Tickets Sent to Oklahoma
One Friday at 9:30 AM, a second Dallas date was announced for The Rolling Stones.Without warning, 8,000 tickets were sent into Oklahoma.3,000 to Norman.2,500…
MBJ Enterprises LLCLeon Russell & Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen 2003
For Max and Jeff, it started with a record.The original Mad Dogs & Englishmen album. Tour poster inside. Tour book from the original run. A piece of history…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMeshuggah Plays the Diamond Ballroom During a Tornado
Only 225 people showed up that night.Meshuggah. Strapping Young Lad. And Highwayman live at the Diamond. A tour worth bragging about.But it wasn’t just heavy…
MBJ Enterprises LLCTornados, Godsmack, & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
When you grow up in Oklahoma, tornadoes are part of the soundtrack.Max talks about being a little kid, babysitting his brothers and sisters, watching a tornado…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Juggalos vs. The Confederate Flag
Before the show even started, a Confederate flag was hanging up high in the venue. The band made it clear. If that flag stays, we’re not playing.That’s a show…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Cramps, Goo Goo Muck, & Wednesday Addams
When The Cramps released “Goo Goo Muck” over 40 years ago, nobody could’ve predicted it would resurface because of a viral dance. But that’s exactly what…
MBJ Enterprises LLCICP & 2 Live Crew Play The Diamond
When Insane Clown Posse and 2 Live Crew hit The Diamond Ballroom, it was one of those bills that felt dangerous in the best way possible. It was the first time…