As the “Bourbon Boom” wears on and on, it’s getting harder every day to get your hands on the good stuff. With producers and distillers blasting through their stock of mature barrels for blending and bottling, even the best and most respected bars and restaurants are struggling to stock all the great whiskies and spirits […]
Brett Fieldcamp
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Brew cruise
Lloyd Vines believes in the power of good beer to bring people together. When he took over as the owner, manager, driver, tour guide, and sole employee of OKC Brew Tours in April of 2021, he’d only been with the business for about four months. After coming on board as a part-time driver and host […]
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Sharpening his axe
“I would say my grandpa got me into woodworking,” Chase Jenkins said. “He built my sister and me toy boxes and two story playhouses when we were young, along with many other small projects. A lot of my first wood tools came from him.” Jenkins comprises the one-man operation that is Moonsaw Guitars, an ultra-boutique […]
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“Do the Work and Deescalate”
Over the past few years, the city of Norman has been facing a major crisis of political confidence. Starting with the citizen pushback against the proposed University North Park development and continuing through to the successful passage of measures reallocating police funding, the city’s substantial young liberal contingent began making big moves. Then came the […]
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Art House Theater
The film-going and filmmaking cultures of Oklahoma have been growing, even exploding, in recent years. With studios like Prairie Surf, productions like “Reservation Dogs,” and acclaimed local filmmakers garnering national attention, Oklahoma is finally being seen as a serious place to make serious films. But there’s at least one place in OKC that has been […]
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“We did not ask for this room”
Have you ever wondered, “What if Steely Dan tried to make a My Chemical Romance album?” or, “What if Sufjan Stevens decided to really make a run for the pop charts?” or even, “What would ‘Moondance’ be like if Van Morrison made it right now and also wasn’t an insufferable anti-lockdown conspiracy nut?” Well, the […]
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The BackBar
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Made with all the trappings of a classic Manhattan, but with everything blood red, fruit-forward, and strong as the Camp Crystal Lake Killer. The all red-wine-aged Slaughter House Whiskey isn’t just on-brand for Halloween, it’s also delicious with loads of butterscotch and slight fruit notes. La Fuerza […]
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Virtual Visual Visitation
There are few childhood traditions more anticipated or memorable than the field trip. That feeling of getting to school on the day with your permission slip in hand, knowing that you’re going to get to do or see something so far out of the ordinary for your usual school day that they couldn’t even fit […]
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One man musical preservation society
The Oklahoma music scene state- Twide is booming and beginning to establish itself as an important source of creative, diverse bands and artists, but none of that could be possible without a rich history of groundbreakers and trailblazers stretching back decades. The underground musical history of Oklahoma is way more than just Flaming Lips and […]
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All who wander
With the exception of the odd bottler of “sourced” whiskey or a handful of backwoods moonshiners, Oklahoma has never been much of a home for full-on liquor. Our wine industry produces loads of popular, fruity choices, and our craft beer market is off the charts, but for genuine Oklahoma-distilled spirits, there just aren’t many options, […]