Electric performance
“When you record an album these days, there are sometimes hundreds of tracks that you put together,” said Gary Numan. “It really is lots and lots of pieces welded together. You cannot play all of that live. You would need 25 people on stage or more. There are not enough hands. I used to struggle…
BancFirst buys city’s second-tallest building
Quietly last week, BancFirst closed on the purchase of the 36-story Cotter Ranch Tower in the heart of Oklahoma City’s central business district. The sale was officially executed on Aug. 30 at a price of $20,999,998. As OKCTalk was first to report, the local bank placed the property under contract in May after their bid…
Pet Gazette: Home to roost
Milo’s Barn is a wooded hideaway that feels far removed from the urban sprawl, tucked away near a creek on acres of untouched land in northeastern Oklahoma City. Any visitor to the property is immediately greeted with bright eyes, wagging tails or sniffing noses because this local nonprofit houses an estimated 68 rescued animals, including…
Hashed out
If an ordinance introduced to Oklahoma City Council members Aug. 28 passes later this month, when the council votes on it, Oklahoma County Jail will no longer hold prisoners for possession of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia. “This is a cause for celebration,” Ward 2 council member Ed Shadid said of the ordinance introduced by Oklahoma…
OKG Shop: Local Summit
This year, Native Summit Adventure Outfitters of Edmond rounds the 10-year checkpoint of its trek through the retail wilderness. Since 2008, Native Summit has committed itself to filling Oklahomans’ outdoor supply needs regardless of intensity. Formerly Edmond Summit Company, the shop opted to change its name and logo in 2016 to dismiss the misconception it…
Are children electric?
Gary Numan 8 p.m. Monday Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $27-$30 Gary Numan’s at his best when he’s looking toward the future. Recording the self-titled 1978 debut for his punk band Tubeway Army, Numan became so fascinated with a synthesizer in the studio that he rewrote his guitar parts for it. The…
Cover: Modern heritage
On the grounds of the Oklahoma National Stockyards — the nation’s largest livestock market — Stockyards board president Kelli Payne is walking through the auction room and over the catwalk overlooking 14,000 cattle with the skyline of downtown Oklahoma City in the not-too-distant background. It’s a particularly busy sale day, which happens every Monday and…
Risk management
Leadership at Paycom, a national human resource technology provider based in Oklahoma City and ranked a top employer by Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, has suspicions over how Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) handled the arrest of one of its officers’ family members earlier this year. Blake Wright, 22, was a Paycom employee in 2017…
Chicken-Fried News: Disgraceful allegiance
In a series of tweets and interviews following U.S. Sen. John McCain’s death on Aug. 25, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) praised McCain and called him his hero. While that might be true, Inhofe also made it clear that no one, not even his hero, could get away with challenging his seemingly favorite president ever,…
Open book
E. Scott Jones book signing 7-10 p.m. Friday The Paseo Plunge 3010 Paseo St. escottjones.com Free Sept. 4, Literati Press released the memoir of Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones, an openly gay pastor serving as senior minister of First Central Congregational Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Open: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Sexuality in the…
Prodigal bar
Oklahoma native Dustin Lancaster’s first restaurant in Los Angeles — Bar Covell — was named after the street he grew up on in Edmond, so it only makes sense that his first venture in Oklahoma is named after the street he shared in Los Angeles with business partner and fellow Okie Riley Marshall. Bar Arbolada,…
Gazedibles: Tacocation
You don’t have to wait until Tuesday to get tacos. They’re a food worthy of any meal on any day of the week. The seven listed here are only a portion of those available in the city, but they won’t let you down. By Jacob Threadgill Photos by Jacob Threadgill and Gazette / file ¡Revolución!…
Operatic sci-fi
Rigoletto 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 2 p.m. Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Freede Little Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. paintedskyopera.org 405-594-8300 $35-$45 Drawing inspiration from a 1927 silent film and a 21st-century young adult sci-fi novel, Painted Sky Opera will present a controversial 19th-century Italian opera based on a banned…
Chicken-Fried News: Runoff memory
The success of the “remember in November” rallying cry by Oklahoma education supporters that began in primary elections continued during last week’s runoffs as six of the seven incumbents that voted against the teacher pay raise during 2018’s Legislative system lost. After April’s teacher walkout failed to secure an increase in school funding, education organizers…
High rise
Mom Jeans 7 p.m. Sept. 12 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $12 Listening to Mom Jeans is like being transported back to the early 2000s. The world had just entered a new millennium, and I listened to my music on an early iteration of an MP3 player that held about 40…
Chicken-Fried News: Gentner’s Stitt-slinging
Let’s just call it now: Oklahomans heretofore will think of 2018 as The Year of “Bull-Stitt.” In last month’s runoff, Oklahoma Republicans went beyond mudslinging and began launching pork production-grade super-feces against one another like trebuchet-wielding maniacs. But beyond Mick Cornett’s “Bull-Stitt” epithet, which was a little clunky but could stick like meconium if Republican…
Painting people
A Few of Our Favorite Things 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Red Earth Art Center, 6 Santa Fe Plaza redearth.org 405-427-5228 Free Rather than rain-coated roses or bristly kitten noses, Red Earth Art Center is pairing some of its long-held works with new acquisitions for an exhibition titled A Few of Our Favorite Things. “Within…
Taste the love
Chef Curry To Go 5701 N. Western Ave. chefcurrytogo.com 405-608-8050 What works:The garlic basil mayo elevates an already-great burger. What needs work:It’s only open for lunch. Tip: Ready-to-go meal prep costs less than services like Blue Apron, and no cooking is involved. I’m a firm believer that food tastes better when it’s prepared with passion…
Runoff victories
Governor Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt won the runoff election against fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate and former Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett by almost 10 percent last Tuesday. Stitt received 54.6 percent of the vote while Cornett received 45.4 percent, according to the Oklahoma State Election Board. “As your next governor, my promise to you is…
