There are only a handful of thriving, open LGBTQIA+ districts in America, and even in the face of the state’s regressive legislation and reductive attacks on our queer community, Oklahoma City still has one of the best. The 39th Street District (lovingly nicknamed “The Gayborhood”) has been going strong for decades, helping to establish Pride […]
Brett Fieldcamp
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Pride and prejudice
The queer community is under attack. Every week — sometimes every day — we’re seeing new legislation, new rhetoric or talking points, new book bans and new pushback against the decades of progress made toward something like acceptance or solidarity, in particular targeting trans youth and gender-affirming care. As state legislatures and courts nationwide continue […]
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The head on the door
For as sprawling as Oklahoma City is, it feels like so much of the young, hip indie-rock scene tends to forget that south of the Oklahoma River is still the same city. With the pop and rock scenes largely relegated to central and north OKC, you might be forgiven for thinking that the music ends […]
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Come back to life
For a locally focused, working musician, there’s practically nothing more desirable than a solid, reliable, and most importantly, paying gig. Throw in a free meal and some beer and it’s basically the Holy Grail. Even with OKC’s music scene ramping up, and venues of all sizes hitting their strides, there might be nowhere in the […]
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Golden years
Troyal Brux has some friends in low places, and it won’t be the drinkin’ or her memory that kills newfound friend and fellow music legend George Jones, but his heart. The two pair up for an unforgettably surreal encounter on the eve of Jones being cryogenically frozen in auteur Mickey Reece’s newest film, which was […]
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Shelf life
Oklahoma House Bill 2354 was supposed to be about local winemakers and self-distribution. But that was before Feb. 27, when Rep. Jon Echols (R-Oklahoma City) moved to strike the entire language of the bill and replace the whole thing instead with a measure that industry insiders have been expecting for a while now: allowing sales […]
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Cask of characters
By now, everyone knows the easy way to launch a small craft distillery. Buy a still and make some quick, simple vodka. Maybe an easy gin. Buy up some already made whiskey, slap a label on it, and act like you’re reinventing the wheel. Well, sure, that’s the easy way. Now, how do you do […]
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Still the one
For the first time in history, spirits have surpassed beer sales. In 2022, 42.1 percent of all alcohol sales came from liquor, while brewing accounted for 41.9 percent, according to the U.S. Distilled Spirits Council. While Oklahoma is relatively new to the spirits scene, here’s a glance at some of the distilleries competing for market […]
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Serious business
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A deadly, global pandemic sweeps in and threatens to punish anyone that gathers together with friends or crowds. All the thoughtful, responsible people worry about losing everything, so they stay home to try to protect their scene and their community. All the, let’s say, “not” thoughtful or responsible […]
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Handmade, not handmaid
“We need conversations,” Shauna Burke said. “It’s an interesting moment in history. With every step forward, there’s ten steps back.” Burke is a jewelry artist, curator, and organizer based in Brooklyn, where she works primarily with hardened and soft metals to interpret what she says is the simultaneous toughness and vulnerability of her native New […]