Sunny Days Ahead
The female-fronted festival from the Oklahoma Mural Syndicate brings its talents to Edmond.
Cover Stories
Living Rooms
Oklahoma Contemporary – Destination Oklahoma As America’s crossroads as well as originally being considered “Indian Territory” until 1907, Oklahoma is a unique cross-section situated inside the nation’s larger melting pot, which results in some fantastic cultural juxtapositions. Black artist Skip Hill returned from traversing the globe to call the state — specifically Tulsa — home…
Open spaces
Last summer, a group of female and nonbinary artists descended upon the Britton District, adding splashes of color to the developing area. The first annual Sunny Dayz Mural Festival highlighted a group of artists often underrepresented in larger festivals, giving them an opportunity to showcase their work. For its second year, 42 artists will transform…
Therefore he AM
There is another pandemic coming hot on the heels of the ongoing one we’ve all come to know and loathe. A pandemic of doubt. In addition to the tragic and continuing toll that COVID-19 has taken on our world, it’s also left a number of lingering and demoralizing questions in its wake, especially for artists…
Climbing the hill
When Grill on the Hill announced that it was closing its doors in April, the line stretched out the door on its final days. When the restaurant opened quietly under the new ownership of Happy Plate Concepts this month, nearly every table in the joint was already full. “It’s always been a historic place to…
Soundcheck: Chat Pile – God’s Country
Picture — or don’t — a poisoned, discolored body collapsed on concrete, convulsing into an early grave as horrors flash before its blurred eyes. This is the essence of Chat Pile. Drawing metaphors between cinematic body horror and the death throes of late-stage capitalism, the decidedly pessimistic quartet of Oklahoma City musicians has no shortage…
Strain Review: Wedding Cake
Strain name: Wedding Cake Grown by: RedBird Cannabis Acquired from: Ganja House of the Burning Tree Date acquired: July 17 Physical traits: frosted purple with hints of orange and dark green Bouquet: earthy and sweet Review: Intrigued by the name, I couldn’t help but stop into this shop that took over the former Bloom Cannabis…
Art leaders
Regina Lane makes no secret of the fact that the subjects The Vanguart — the theater company she founded — brings to the stage this season are ones that have affected her personally. “The purpose of starting The Vanguart was to create and promote opportunities for African American artists,” Lane said. “We certainly weren’t trying…
Most of us have already looked at the horror looming on the horizon, but confirmation is starting to roll in about the financial toll of the heatwave on all of our finances.
Most of us have already looked at the horror looming on the horizon, but confirmation is starting to roll in about the financial toll of the heatwave on all of our finances. But that’s a conversation for the next dispatch. In the meantime, let’s return to the record bitterly cold winter of 2021 and what…
Strain Review: Lemonage
Strain name: Lemonage Grown by: VYCE Cannabis Acquired from: Physician’s Choice Cannabis Date acquired: July 18 Physical traits: frosted light green with hints of orange Bouquet: sweet and citrus Review: Physician’s Choice Cannabis is just west of Penn Square Mall, so it was a logical stop after shopping. Its atmosphere is inviting and the staff…
The Great Plains has always been considered what many in the country considered “flyover country,” but thanks to our bottomed-out metrics, we’re quickly becoming a “passover state” for businesses looking to make large investments.
The Great Plains has always been considered what many in the country considered “flyover country,” but thanks to our bottomed-out metrics, we’re quickly becoming a “passover state” for businesses looking to make large investments. Just last month, Chicken-Fried News penned this prediction: “Being at the one-yard line doesn’t equate to a touchdown and Kevin has…
Can we start a new conversation?
For more than a decade I wrote a regular column for Oklahoma Gazette. It was a progressive second opinion for those who needed something other than the suffocating orthodoxy of a straight, white, Baptist, Republican Jesus. Based on the letters to the editor that always followed those columns, I was often accused of Oklahoma-bashing. If…
Citizen Spotlight: Bagz of Luv
Suddenly out of work as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the United States, sous chef Augustina Aviles stopped cooking for customers and instead started feeding her homeless neighbors. “We started on Easter Sunday 2020, it was really random,” Aviles said about herself and mother Kelly Vargas. “I got laid off from my job. We were…
A little help
In the world of stringed instruments, the four-string ukulele has a small and kitschy niche that was associated with the likes of the late Tiny Tim and vaudeville. More recently, it’s gotten a slightly cooler image as artists ranging from actress Zooey Deschanel to musicians Nellie McKay and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder have been using…
Still Stoopid
When guitarists/singers Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald started Slightly Stoopid in 1994, they were out front of a second generation of bands that wanted to build on the reggae-rock sound that was starting to take hold thanks to the success of groups like Sublime, 311 and, to a lesser extent, No Doubt. Now some 28…
Gazedibles: Cajun Flavors
Oklahoma City may not be famous for its Creole cookin’, but a few noble standouts have long been changing the game. Fried catfish, collards, gumbo, meatloaf, and jambalaya can be found throughout the city that are transportive enough to make you think you traveled straight to the streets of New Orleans. Cajun Corner…
