If local rappers hope to find a foothold in Oklahoma City, they need lure their audiences out of dance clubs and into music venues to watch hip-hop performed live. In an effort to help the local rap scene establish itself, the Bora Bora Club, 2415 N. Walker, is pitting rap against underground rock with its […]
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Metro rock bands gather for benefit concert for young dreamers
Rock for a cause Friday at Bricktown Live as Hundredsomethings, The Clark Kent Party, Shaman and Austin-based Fatback Circus join for a concert benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma. Adam Patten, front man of Hundredsomethings, organized the show after receiving an e-mail from a friend and foundation staffer concerning the charity’s Summer for Wishes campaign. […]
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Metro rock bands gather for benefit concert for young dreamers
Rock for a cause Friday at Bricktown Live as Hundredsomethings, The Clark Kent Party, Shaman and Austin-based Fatback Circus join for a concert benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma. Adam Patten, front man of Hundredsomethings, organized the show after receiving an e-mail from a friend and foundation staffer concerning the charity’s Summer for Wishes campaign. […]
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Club plans weekly ‘Rock vs. Rap’ showcase
If local rappers hope to find a foothold in Oklahoma City, they need lure their audiences out of dance clubs and into music venues to watch hip-hop performed live. In an effort to help the local rap scene establish itself, the Bora Bora Club, 2415 N. Walker, is pitting rap against underground rock with its […]
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Unmarked Cars selects singer, releases album
Lord knows good lead singers are hard to come by these days. Local boys Unmarked Cars suffered 30 auditions while trying to find a vocalist with the pipes to front their band, shuffling through a rogues’ gallery of less-than-stellar contenders. “We had a guy on meth and he would say, ‘I remember seeing you guys […]
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Unmarked Cars selects singer, releases album
Lord knows good lead singers are hard to come by these days. Local boys Unmarked Cars suffered 30 auditions while trying to find a vocalist with the pipes to front their band, shuffling through a rogues’ gallery of less-than-stellar contenders. “We had a guy on meth and he would say, ‘I remember seeing you guys […]
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Adults reach back to childhood games to network, meet new people
At first glimpse, PlayDate OKC is chock-full of family games like Connect Four, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Taboo, Monopoly, chess and Wii’s plugged into large-projection televisions. Organizers are clustered at the front like workers at a day-care center ready to check in children. The only thing is, there are no little tykes bursting with anticipation and […]
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Followed by Static plans Norman performance, single release
The fuzzed-out and stripped-down sound of Austin, Texas, psychedelic-rock duo Followed by Static can only be appreciated alongside the analog artifacts that come with a vinyl pressing. The band will join Early Beat and PVC Street Gang for a Friday show at the Opolis in Norman, home of Guestroom Records, where the pair has stocked […]
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Simple changes with green design make all difference
Sexy, high-tech innovations within the green movement are what grab headlines, as evidenced by the unveiling of Rand Elliott’s newest concept for energy efficient skyscrapers called “Turbinomic.” The design looks vaguely like a lawn dart imbedded in the Oklahoma City cityscape, with the most striking featuring being spinning, horizontal turbines that would allow the structure […]
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Followed by Static plans Norman performance, single release
The fuzzed-out and stripped-down sound of Austin, Texas, psychedelic-rock duo Followed by Static can only be appreciated alongside the analog artifacts that come with a vinyl pressing. The band will join Early Beat and PVC Street Gang for a Friday show at the Opolis in Norman, home of Guestroom Records, where the pair has stocked […]