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At a June 20 Greater Oklahoma City Chamber luncheon to tout local sports-themed economic development, Olympic gold-medal gymnast Bart Conner unveiled his most ambitious project to date: "The For...

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The Sugar Free Allstars' quirky wit and bouncy melodies has been scoring adult fans throughout the state. But now with "Dos Niños," their first album for kids, the Allstars are setting t...

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After recording songs for its critically lauded fourth LP, "Palo Santo," the Austin, Texas-based folk-rock band Shearwater toured extensively ... and noticed the songs began to change. They hope...

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New York's The Mooney Suzuki roars with high-energy, British-Invasion attitude " a hefty dose of The Kinks and The Rolling Stones with light brushes of contrasting acoustic roots. Th...

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In the morning hours on Tuesday, the sky above Oklahoma will be dotted with dozens of small planes headed north in the all-women Air Race Classic. Some 47 teams of pilots will be rac...

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In the highly physical realm of roller derby, where's the line between being dirty and merely aggressive? "Apparently I have no idea!" said Tornado Alley Rollergirls' Brooke Burleson, aka Vic...

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With little to no love from radio or television, Hold Steady cracked the charts at 124 with its latest album, "Boys and Girls in America." On this third disc, the self-described bar band ram...

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The members of Athens, Ga., four-piece Maserati forego vocals in favor of bringing their expansive melodies and muscular, yet intuitive percussion to the spotlight. They blend ambient rh...

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George Benson already was one of the best guitar players in the history of jazz before he finally achieved his 1976 breakthrough with "Breezin'." Currently he's on tour with his latest album,...

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With skate parks popping up around the metro, the city of Lindsay is establishing one of its own. "The idea started one Sunday when there weren't many people in my Sunday school class," Lisa ...

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For better or worse, the garage-rock act The Willowz has been lumped in with the California psychedelic scene. "I think it's heavily related to the way we look," said vocalist and guitarist ...

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Indie-folk act Cheyenne had recorded some tracks in New York that the members weren't satisfied with, so front man Jennings came back to Norman to fill out the rest of the album. Here, he ta...

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A daring, larger-than-life stage presence and an unfaltering obedience to style are part of what has made the drag scene a long-running tradition in cities across the country, even here in the b...

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Seattle punk band The Pharmacy  is in the midst of a sprawling tour that will hit around 70 venues coast to coast. They are stopping at the Opolis on the way through, in part to pick up a tourma...

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Describing comedian / musician / performance artist Balthazar is not an easy task. You've got Jack Black's manic mugging, Andy Kaufman's unpredictability and Gilda Radner's gleeful awkwardness, ...