Lightweight division newcomer Noah Zuhdi has history on his side. The Norman law student and boxing hopeful boasts strong family ties to the sport of pugilism, starting out his career with former World Boxing Association lightweight champion Sean O’Grady in his camp. Zuhdi’s second professional fight will be part of the newest incarnation of “Tuesday […]
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Log throwing among events at Scottish Highland Games
Barrel-chested men don kilts every week in an open field behind a metro YMCA. Joggers gawk as the men toss logs into the air, heave stones and fling bundles of straw over a baseball backstop in preparation for the second annual Iron Thistle Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games, set to command the Kirkpatrick Park […]
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New Wave duo Party Dream is designed to be dumb
The Ohio-based, spandex-sporting tandem behind Gil Mantera’s Party Dream is comprised of brothers Gil Mantera and Ultimate Donny. The band’s Eighties electro-pop party sound is deceptively sincere despite its notoriety for absurd, high-energy stage shows. “We realize that we are complete idiots onstage, and that’s fine. But we want the tunes to be cool,” Donny […]
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State’s newest semipro hoops squad looking for a few good women
The Oklahoma Angels are the most recent addition to the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League, a semipro developmental league which allows players to hone their skills and hopefully draw the attention of scouts from overseas and the WNBA. “These girls were at the top from their colleges,” said Claude Stuart, team owner and general manager. […]
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Family-flavored Crocodile releases EP at Opolis
For local New Wave band Crocodile, making music is a family affair. The trio sculpted a study of indie pop with its debut EP, “The Great Depression,” and will be celebrating the release 9 p.m. Friday at the Opolis, 113 N. Crawford in Norman. Also appearing on the bill for the $7 show are […]
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Oklahoma’s very own semipro football league begins inaugural season
Semiprofessional football leagues come and go. For a state supposedly obsessed with the sport, gridiron on the professional level remains a tough sell. Despite this, owners, coaches and players of the Oklahoma-based Metro Football League are betting they have a winning formula that will succeed where so many others have failed. Last week, the […]
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Dropkick Murphys will drop into OKC for Pre-St.Patrick’s Day event
Celtic punk rockers the Dropkick Murphys will give Oklahoma City a swift kick of Irish pride just ahead of St. Patty’s Day as they perform at 7 p.m. March 6 at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern. Tickets are $22. The Boston band unites bruising guitars, furious mandolins, a bit o’ bagpipe and growling […]
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Built to Spill grows up without sacrificing music
Built to Spill has long been considered a member of the independent music scene, despite having a home at the major label Warner Bros. for more than a decade. However, Built to Spill guitarist and vocalist Doug Martsch does resist playing the part of the hip, aging musician and, at times, sounds like the indifferent […]
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Chainsaw Kittens reuniting for Norman Music Festival
Organizers with the Norman Music Festival have announced that Oklahoma native Tyson Meade will fly in from China to rejoin his former band mates for a Chainsaw Kittens reunion at the April 26 festival. Dallas’ psychedelic-rock choir The Polyphonic Spree was the first to sign on to this year’s event, a project of the Norman […]
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OU lacrosse team hoping for breakthrough season
For all the physicality of hockey without the ice, lacrosse is your game. Three years ago, the University of Oklahoma established a men’s lacrosse team, and this new season marks its first with an official coach, Max Dugan, which helps with confidence. “When you start a new program like this, it’s always slow and incremental […]