“Certain people are intimidated by going to the gallery,” Reynolds said. “Others have this hesitation. I think we are just connecting the gap.” The Edmond resident stressed that 80 percent of her clients don’t go to physical galleries, a common site of sales for artists. Her teaching experience convinced her there is a place for […]
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Still make you Sweat
Sweat, who appeared Saturday at Riverwind Casino in Norman, has been cultivating relationships with fans for years, since debuting solo with the monster hit “I Want Her,” ushering in the new jack swing style of the late 1980s. “Twisted” and “Nobody” came with the second wave in the mid 1990s, both Billboard hits which likely […]
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Black walls
Visual artist Ronna Pernell uses two colors in her work. “I do black and white because it’s nostalgic,” she said. “I relate to black and white.” Her catalog, stored at a home studio in south Oklahoma City, is comprised of a lot of commissioned portraiture, from aging Caucasian couples to Commodores drummer Walter “Clyde” Orange, […]
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A sound shade of Blue
For her, Norman’s Blue Bonnet Bar had real potential as a live music venue. Eight years ago, during her undergrad years at the University of Oklahoma, she told her friends she’d like to work there. They said that she couldn’t: “That’s a rough place.” right Black Canyon at Blue Bonnet “Well, I’m going to try […]
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Get your Phil
Singer and blues guitar virtuoso Phil Brown was classically trained on the violin in his teens. His life as a session man required him to sit in on countless recording sessions. He was behind hits, too, writing songs for Cher and Pat Benatar. But recently, with his trio atop the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, […]
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Write-hand view
A select group of local tech-savvy artists, music reviewers, comic enthusiasts and fantasy storytellers, however, isn’t asking such questions. It’s organizing. The Consortium is a local collective: part writing workshop, culture review and publisher; all network. One of its creators, Josh Unruh, currently is looking for more visual artists to team with its authors. He’s […]
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‘Monday’ mourning
Michael Fracasso has a lot going for him: a seamless tenor; an easy smile; a compact, poignant writing style; even a serious talent for cooking pasta dinners. He’s so courteous and agreeable at his shows, it’s somewhat jarring to hear him drop the F-bomb while covering John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero.” But it’s always tricky […]
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House calls
Anyone fed up with the aloof, crossarmed music experience might do well to get themselves invited to a Blue Moon House Concert. They are invitation-only, but it’s easy to snag one: Friend “Blue Moon House Concerts” on Facebook. The place is typically peopled by folks who live for the song — which, by default, are […]
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Georgie Rasco works to improve OKC neighborhoods and civic involvement through her position as executive director of The Neighborhood Alliance
Some people’s lives are their jobs. It’s the rare ones who meet this fact with a joyous energy, getting lost in their work. Driving back to work, Georgie Rasco, executive director of The Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma, wanted to check out a Military Avenue cul-de-sac someone had mentioned earlier. “Oh! If that’s the neighborhood […]
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Spencer Krug brings starkly sincere side project to Norman
There’s something about what Spencer Krug does that leaves a small habitable gulf between loving and ignoring his music. Throughout obscure projects like Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, and his most known venture, Wolf Parade, his voice carries shreds of the preternatural, his mad Warhol carnival pop arrangements follow a manic pace and mood […]