Candidates emerge following primary races
Sophia and Dunnington advance to a runoff in the Democratic primary, educators rally around a new Republican candidate and minority candidates attempt to break new ground.
Immigration program works with high school students
Education can help bridge the gap for students who lack citizenship documentation.
Council Report: Guyutes gets greenlight from council
OKC Council met on July 1, 2014, approving a tax incentive package for Cabela’s and moving forward on a bike lane project.
Song review: Husbands — “Aikin”
Nobody in their right mind would ever accuse Husbands of remaining stagnant.
Much of Tallows’ 2013 album, Memory Marrow, seems ripe for the remix treatment.
Much of Tallows’ 2013 album, Memory Marrow, seems ripe for the remix treatment.
Song review: John Fullbright — “High Road”
Like many of the artists his supporters have likened him to, John Fullbright is a storyteller at heart.
Artist Rufus Butler Seder explores optical trickery and motion picture magic
Seder is an artist and inventor who lives in Massachusetts and creates, among other things, murals that appear to move as the observer moves.
Reduxion Theatre’s Henry V is a well-acted, niftily presented affair
In the prologue to Shakespeare’s Henry V, Chorus asks, “Can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France? Or may we cram within this wooden O the very casques that did affright the air at Agincourt?” The answer to Reduxion Theatre Company’s production, now at the Broadway, is a satisfying, “Yes.”
Album review: Tyson Meade — Tomorrow in Progress
Tyson Meade might not be a household name (outside of his home state of Oklahoma, at least), but his influence on the scope of alternative music is just as indelible as that of Lou Reed, David Bowie or Morrissey.
Doug Schwarz had a beautiful moment a couple years ago, lying underneath the starlight after an impromptu birthday party and concert on the quiet, wide-open spaces offered by one of his family’s farms.
Doug Schwarz had a beautiful moment a couple years ago, lying underneath the starlight after an impromptu birthday party and concert on the quiet, wide-open spaces offered by one of his family’s farms.
After enduring some early turbulence, baroque folk band Paper Bird finds itself soaring
In an origins story perfectly tailored for a folk band, Paper Bird formed when a group of friends just a couple years out of high school took a trip to the mountains of Colorado.
Only Lovers Left Alive is equal parts brooding and intoxicating
The first thing you might notice about the vampires in Only Lovers Left Alive is how effortlessly cosmopolitan they are. Smart, artsy, sexy — these undead are unequivocally cool.
This Mother’s Day, get in touch with your inner artist — and perhaps get a little tipsy.
Tiffany Bora, aka The Tipsy Artist, has always had a flair for the dramatic. When she was in the fourth grade, she hosted small art classes with refreshments.
Native American New Play Festival seeks to both inform and entertain
Oklahomans have a cultural heritage rich with Native American tradition. Although the reason most tribes came to live in Oklahoma is tragic, we have those circumstances to thank for our cultural legacy.
Starting with Alexander Borodin’s “Polovtsian Dances,” members of Canterbury Choral Society will join the philharmonic for the rest of the program for pieces often performed sans chorus.
Starting with Alexander Borodin’s “Polovtsian Dances,” members of Canterbury Choral Society will join the philharmonic for the rest of the program for pieces often performed sans chorus.
Reduxion Theatre Company changes directions with the elaborate Henry V
The Shakespearean play chronicles the life of the eponymous king of England and his successful conquest of France, centered around the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
Pollard Theatre Company raises the bar with In the Heights
Pollard Theatre Company has become adept at staging musicals set as far from Guthrie as you can get both culturally and geographically.
Film review: Neighbors
Based solely on the way the film has been marketed, it would be easy to write off Neighbors as yet another Seth Rogen stoner-com — or worse, frat-com — yet doing so would miss the mark entirely.
“Tulsa’s misunderstood motivational cyclist” is an understatement.
“Tulsa’s misunderstood motivational cyclist” is an understatement.
Okemah native John Fullbright writes music with his listeners in mind
Amid celebrity comparisons and a Grammy nomination, this small-town Oklahoma songwriter isn’t letting big-time success get to his head.
Let’s just get this over with: The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is the self-admittedly silly moniker under which Sean Lennon and model Charlotte Kemp Muhl play psychedelic, ’60s-throwback music.
Let’s just get this over with: The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is the self-admittedly silly moniker under which Sean Lennon and model Charlotte Kemp Muhl play psychedelic, ’60s-throwback music.
Cody Bryan is the frontman for the eponymously named Cody Bryan Band, but he hasn’t always played country music.
Cody Bryan is the frontman for the eponymously named Cody Bryan Band, but he hasn’t always played country music.
A month-long photography exhibition in downtown OKC’s Leadership Square features images that span all stages of 2013’s Moore tornadoes.
A month-long photography exhibition in downtown OKC’s Leadership Square features images that span all stages of 2013’s Moore tornadoes.
State-funded arts organizations to rally at the Capitol
Oklahomans for the Arts, an arts advocacy organization, is leading initiatives across the state in a day of activism May 7 at the state Capitol.
When many local cinephiles heard word that the legendary Winchester Drive In Theatre was hit hard by last year’s epic spate of tornadic activity, an aura of sadness spread throughout the community.
When many local cinephiles heard word that the legendary Winchester Drive In Theatre was hit hard by last year’s epic spate of tornadic activity, an aura of sadness spread throughout the community.
The minds behind Perfect Pussy didn’t figure they’d make much of a peep outside of their native Syracuse when the five of them came together as a fake band for a film.
The minds behind Perfect Pussy didn’t figure they’d make much of a peep outside of their native Syracuse when the five of them came together as a fake band for a film.
Oklahoma’s own Red Dirt Rangers joined forces with Red Dirt Relief Fund in February to record a promotional song and video and raise money and awareness for the relief fund.
Oklahoma’s own Red Dirt Rangers joined forces with Red Dirt Relief Fund in February to record a promotional song and video and raise money and awareness for the relief fund.
There’s no one way to DIY, but Oklahoma hard rock outfit Anti-Mortem found the most quintessentially Oklahoma way to throw its own shows in the earliest days of the band.
There’s no one way to DIY, but Oklahoma hard rock outfit Anti-Mortem found the most quintessentially Oklahoma way to throw its own shows in the earliest days of the band.
Album review: Deus Eyeslow — Lyrical Voodoo
With his third mixtape, Lyrical Voodoo, Deus Eyeslow feels primed and ready to ascend to the local scene’s upper echelon rather than fall back with the rest of the pack. The charismatic record is chock-full of whip-smart, progressive party rap brought to life with an ease that’s hard to come by — a glassy-eyed daze…
Luna Moth is no stranger to experimentation. Joey Paz’s Norman-based project began in 2010 with Shamanic Youth, a 10-track exploration of layered guitar and pop deconstruction, but has since evolved into a fleshed-out four-piece.
Luna Moth is no stranger to experimentation. Joey Paz’s Norman-based project began in 2010 with Shamanic Youth, a 10-track exploration of layered guitar and pop deconstruction, but has since evolved into a fleshed-out four-piece.
Demo is Stage Center’s final act
Stage Center’s demolition is set, brings to a close the quirky history of this downtown theater.
Vampire Weekend played to a sold-out crowd at Diamond Ballroom — and the band didn’t disappoint.
Vampire Weekend played to a sold-out crowd at Diamond Ballroom — and the band didn’t disappoint.
Oklahoma City faces multiple decisions on a proposed hotel that’s tied to a new downtown convention center.
Oklahoma City faces multiple decisions on a proposed hotel that’s tied to a new downtown convention center.
Johnson is going to pot
Sen. Connie Johnson views the marijuana legalization effort as good public policy, not just a campaign tactic.
City loses battle to create property registry
Lobbyists and big money might contribute to the growing number of abandoned properties across the city.
Commentary: Who’s on our planet’s side?
This legislative session, a bill passed extending and expanding tax breaks for profitable oil and gas companies conducting fracking in Oklahoma.
While I understand that things move slowly in Washington, D.C., I simply don’t understand why it has taken more than 20 years for Congress to take action to help America’s local businesses.
While I understand that things move slowly in Washington, D.C., I simply don’t understand why it has taken more than 20 years for Congress to take action to help America’s local businesses.
