Illustrator and part-time DJ Franki Chan moved to Los Angeles to pursue dreams of creating comics. His comic love eventually evolved into iheartcomix, an all-encompassing brand, record label and lifestyle company that promotes music, fashion, art and comic culture everywhere. Chan and acclaimed Parisian DJ The Toxic Avenger will spin discs 8 p.m. tonight at […]
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Novelty act experiments with vinyl releases
Cool bands need cool swag, and vinyl releases are prizes coveted by audiophiles and those looking for killer wall art. One-man rock spectacle Mickey Reece is experimenting with an El Paso Hot Button vinyl release in the form of a 7-inch album split with Mexicali screamo band Lipstick Terror. For the split, Reece cut “3 […]
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Summer Olympics inspire metro handball players to stir up interest in local team
Kenneth Bethune flinched and ducked as a handball pounded against wooden rafters next to him, sending a rattle through the court. “He throws hard,” Bethune said, referring to former American team handball player Jeff Chappell. CRISP PASSINGSCRIMMAGE The tall, barrel-chested Chappell has the build and athleticism of a football linebacker, but instead chooses to play […]
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Two-night ‘Hallopolis’ will haunt Norman with Halloween-themed music
A sellout event two years in a row, Norman’s “Hallopolis” conjures a cauldron of indie sonic spirit that has boiled over to a second night of Halloween fun. CHICAGO-BASED BANDRETURN OF THE LIVING DEADHEADLIGHTS TOUR Norman rockers Evangelicals and local DJ party crew Dance Robots, Dance! will headline the 9 p.m. Thursday haunt. The 9 […]
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Local career musicians plan benefit for drummer
Jerry Hamilton was playing an out of town gig with jazz/R&B band PowerHouz when he started feeling sick. The Edmond drummer soon found out he was suffering from liver failure. In an effort to help with Hamilton’s hospice bills, Steve Crossley and other local career musicians have rallied for a benefit show Sunday at the […]
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Area firefighters test mettle against best world offers
“Toughest two minutes in sports.” Type it into an online search engine and you might expect mixed martial arts, rugby, roller derby or even some crazy Japanese obstacle course. But instead, firefighters top the results. The videos that come up on the Web are of the Firefighter The Firefighter Combat Challenge, a grueling skills test […]
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Utopia Joe’ balances art, new television series
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Marcy Priest shifts from studio to stage
Oklahoma City’s Marcy Priest is shifting from the studio to the stage as she prepares the release of “Awake,” a seven-track debut of original songs. The collection of radio-ready soft rock and jazz is a platform for her to put her voice upfront through various roles, whether it’s featured in the crunching rock of “Never […]
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October is the time to feed creature needs
Creatures that go bump in the night have been saddled with a bad rap, more often associated with horror movies and cheesy spook houses than beloved pets or vital commodities to the ecosystem. Rather than shriek at the slightest peep, hiss or croak of nature’s creepier critters, there are several ways to learn to love […]
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Halloween culture conference celebrates things that go bump in the night
Ghosts and ghouls will be haunting Oklahoma City a few weeks early this year as Halloween enthusiasts flock to the fan conference spooktacular, TrickConTreat. Organizers have crammed in so many elements of Halloween into the three-day festival conference that the event will be busting at the seams with creepy culture fanatics. B-MOVIE THEMECOSTUME CONTEST “We […]