Christian Wilson, Author at Oklahoma Gazette

Review: Cinderella delivers magic, beauty, innocence

Christian WilsonMarch 13, 2015February 15, 2023

Disney has disappointed by choosing to perpetuate the female diminutive rather than adapting the tale to changing cultural attitudes.

Music

Bas and Cozz join J. Cole for Tuesday concert at Farmers Market

Christian WilsonMarch 13, 2015October 10, 2023

Following last year’s new releases and debut acclaim, emcees Bas and Cozz hit the road, joining J. Cole for Act 1 of his Forest Hills Drive Tour. The two upstarts — Bas from New York City, Cozz from South Central LA — signed onto Cole’s Dreamville label with Interscope Records last year. They now find […]

Music

SXSW band preview/review, part II

Christian WilsonMarch 13, 2015October 31, 2023

Three more can’t-miss acts!

Arts & Culture

Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble season in full swing

Christian WilsonMarch 13, 2015May 2, 2024

Set to American composer Paul Shoenfield’s piece for violin, cello, clarinet and piano, the powerful narrative accompaniment of “Sparks of Glory” pulls audiences into the midst of Holocaust Europe. It’s this piece that anchors Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble’s fourth concert of its 2014-2015 season. The concert, Music of War and Remembrance, closes with Shoenfield’s piece, which […]

Music

Worship great live music at City Pres

Christian WilsonMarch 11, 2015August 16, 2023

It’s not often you hear about a house of God that plays so well to non-saintly crowds. But City Presbyterian Church (City Pres) does just that. It opens its doors, loosens its collar and offers local musicians opportunities to showcase themselves in a heavenly, 350-seat venue. It started in September with the Midtown Songwriter Series, […]