Eight years is a long stretch for a bar as improbable as the Electro Lounge. The tiny club sprouted up in the first floor of an office building and shares a parking lot with Best Buy. Unlike other hip spots in the metro, the Electro Lounge is stuck on an island, far from music venues […]
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Bricktown’s newest dueling piano bar opens for business
Piano bars aren’t that far removed from revival tents, with bustling, boisterous crowds belting out familiar songs to drain away the weight of the world. But instead of railing against the devil, piano men banter with bachelorettes and field endless requests for “Boomer Sooner.” DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MULTI-VENUE CLUB The latest such site is Michael Murphy’s […]
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Norman nonprofit plans fund-raising show at The Deli
College-aged crowds might not be the best target market for large-scale fund-raising efforts, but East Main Place executive director Christy Blair sees a wealth of volunteer manpower when she visits venues throughout Norman. The Rhythms for Refuge annual fund-raiser for East Main Place was designed to target that youthful vitality. The 9 p.m. Friday show […]
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Writers from across the region converge on Norman
Writing is a lonely gig. Career writers are habitually isolated for hours while toiling on the computer, the only interaction being with the shadow lives unfurling in their imagination. Not all writers are complete shut-ins, however, as the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Inc. stages its annual conference at the Norman Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center. […]
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Dallas-based country rockers seem destined for ubiquity
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights should already be one of those bands that is impossible to avoid, popping up on commercials, “Monday Night Football” promos and television and movie soundtracks, and playing on the main stage of every jam band-heavy music festival in the nation. “Gyspy Woman” could have been the song that got […]
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Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity plans most ambitious project to date
On first glance, it would be hard to distinguish Hope Crossing from other suburban-styled communities being built across the metro. Located just north of Wilshire Boulevard off Kelley Avenue in North Oklahoma City, the neighborhood is similar to others designed by developers capitalizing on the growth of the city. But there is a big difference. […]
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Dance Robots, Dance! DJs have outgrown their dance floor
From underwear dance parties to The Toxic Avenger, it’s been an interesting two years for Robotic Wednesdays at Electro Lounge. Robotic Wednesdays with Dance Robots, Dance! Perform at 10 p.m. April 22 at Kamp’s Market & Deli, 1310 N.W. 25th. ROBOTIC WEDNESDAYS LONDON BRIDGES The themed parties and colorfully named DJ crews kept hipsters flocking […]
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Competition searches for young Oklahoma musicians
Orchestras are not exactly easy to come by, which makes the Young Artists Competition a unique chance for up-and-coming concert musicians to attain experience playing with a large ensemble. The Oklahoma Community Orchestra began the program a few years ago specifically for university-aged students. “We wanted to find a way to feature musicians around Oklahoma,” conductor […]
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Breast cancer survivors, others to converge on state Capitol
The state Legislature’s problem, in Judi Grove’s estimation, is that when it comes to breast cancer, not enough legislators are paying attention. Grove is the founder of Breast Impressions and is the chair of Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the state Capitol on Tuesday. The demonstration will place information, artwork and draw out crowds so […]
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Gypsy punker, possible fanatical fringe leader Jason Webley putters into town
Oklahoma indie-rock crowd, meet Seattle’s wandering gypsy/punk accordion howler Jason Webley. You love spectacle, Webley loves spectacle; you two should hit it off nicely. His sound finds a middle ground between the battered soul of Tom Waits and the sentimentality of The Decemberists, all while garnering loyal followers with his lively and, at times, bizarre […]