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Fight nights are back as boxing returns to Remington Park


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Charles Martin
Lightweight division newcomer Noah Zuhdi has history on his side. The Norman law student and boxing hopeful boasts strong family ties to the sport of pugilism, starting out his career with former Worl...
 
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Array of spring festivals celebrate art, music, food, more


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Charles Martin
Medieval FairApril 4-6Reaves Park, NormanJousters, jugglers, human chess boards and maidens " both fair and otherwise " have been reliving the days of yore in Norman for more than three decades. Lit...
 
Thursday, March 27, 2008

State's newest semipro hoops squad looking for a few good women


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Charles Martin
The Oklahoma Angels are the most recent addition to the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League, a semipro developmental league which allows players to hone their skills and hopefully draw the attention o...
 
Thursday, March 13, 2008

New Wave duo Party Dream is designed to be dumb


Music

Charles Martin
The Ohio-based, spandex-sporting tandem behind Gil Mantera's Party Dream is comprised of brothers Gil Mantera and Ultimate Donny. The band's Eighties electro-pop party sound is deceptively sincere des...
 
Thursday, March 13, 2008

Oklahoma's very own semipro football league begins inaugural season


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Charles Martin
Semiprofessional football leagues come and go. For a state supposedly obsessed with the sport, gridiron on the professional level remains a tough sell. Despite this, owners, coaches and players of the...
 
Thursday, March 6, 2008

Family-flavored Crocodile releases EP at Opolis


Music

Charles Martin
For local New Wave band Crocodile, making music is a family affair.   The trio sculpted a study of indie pop with its debut EP, "The Great Depression," and will be celebrating the release 9 p....
 
Thursday, March 6, 2008

Dropkick Murphys will drop into OKC for Pre-St.Patrick's Day event


Music

Charles Martin
Celtic punk rockers the Dropkick Murphys will give Oklahoma City a swift kick of Irish pride just ahead of St. Patty's Day as they perform at 7 p.m. March 6 at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern. T...
 
Thursday, March 6, 2008

Built to Spill grows up without sacrificing music


Music

Charles Martin
Built to Spill has long been considered a member of the independent music scene, despite having a home at the major label Warner Bros. for more than a decade. However, Built to Spill guitarist and v...
 
Thursday, February 28, 2008

OU lacrosse team hoping for breakthrough season


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Charles Martin
For all the physicality of hockey without the ice, lacrosse is your game. Three years ago, the University of Oklahoma established a men's lacrosse team, and this new season marks its first with an off...
 
Thursday, February 21, 2008

SiK gives heavy metal some Texas flavor


Music

Charles Martin
Dallas band SiK will lead a posse of Lone Star holdouts across the Red River for the "Texas Metal Invasion" this Saturday, proving that metal is alive and well. "It's homegrown Texas metal," said SiK...
 
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Chainsaw Kittens reuniting for Norman Music Festival


Music

Charles Martin
Organizers with the Norman Music Festival have announced that Oklahoma native Tyson Meade will fly in from China to rejoin his former band mates for a Chainsaw Kittens reunion at the April 26 festival...
 
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Metro's smaller rock clubs still offer loud music, eager crowds


Music

Charles Martin
Although high-capacity venues in Bricktown and celebrated clubs throughout the metro have long attracted popular touring bands and established local acts, many musicians and fans have started a sonic ...
 
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Local amateurs to duke it out at Toughman Contest


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Charles Martin
Toughman Contests fall into the everyman wing of combat sports " a tradition in pugilism where fighters converge to wail on each other to see who is the baddest amateur fighter in town. The metro will...
 
Thursday, February 7, 2008

Fresh from a farmhouse, Dead Meadow brings lush sound to Norman


Music

Charles Martin
Los Angeles-based psychedelic group Dead Meadow is set to play Norman's Opolis Tuesday night, where it will showcase songs from its new album, "Old Growth," which was recorded on an Indiana farm. "W...
 
Thursday, February 7, 2008

Inaugural awards show to honor local hip-hop


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Charles Martin
Local hip-hop promoter Clarence Conway, aka DJ Chakalatecity, decided something had to be done about hip-hop's perceived lack of respect in the metro. So he has put together the OKC Mixtape Awards, a ...
 
Thursday, January 24, 2008
 
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