Vonlane, a Dallas-based luxury motor coach company, is expanding outside its home state and launching a bus route between Oklahoma City and Dallas. Service begins Jan. 6, the same date Southwest Airlines will stop nonstop flights between the two cities. Vonlane is known for its complimentary Wi-Fi, leather seats and spacious interior, as each motor […]
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Tech town
Oklahoma City is a “great ecosystem” for software developers, said Clevyr’s Matt Williamson. “I’ve been doing this myself in Oklahoma City since 1995, so I’ve been around and seen a lot. And I would say that the culture in Oklahoma City now is just phenomenal for developers,” Williamson said. “Almost every day, you can go […]
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Corporate rebrand
Schlotzsky’s Austin Eatery 3323 Northwest Expressway schlotzskys.com 405-842-3066 What works: Its signature sourdough bread remains great both as a sandwich and as a pizza crust. What needs work:Sweet Hawaiian rolls on sliders feel out of place for an Austin rebrand. Tip: The macaroni and cheese is good, but the sauce is more like an Alfredo. […]
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Saint’s Passage
Saint Loretto 9 p.m. Friday 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st St. 51stspeakeasy.com 405-463-0470 $3 Evan Crowley, aka Saint Loretto, recorded his debut, Depth / S in his home, but following a divorce, he began recording sophomore album Passage / S in someone else’s. “A friend lent me a place to stay, a house that […]
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Sun tones
Saint Loretto Summer Bummer Beach Party w/ Cavern Company & Swim Fan 10 p.m. Friday 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st St. 51stspeakeasy.com 405-463-0470 Free Oklahoma is not necessarily the best place beach goths could select to spend their summer vacation. For one, there is no beach. Aside from that, it gets too darn hot […]
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Second helping
Spoon w/ Walker Lukens 7 p.m. May 17 The Jones Assembly 901 W. Sheridan Ave. thejonesassembly.com 405-212-2378 $30 Walker Lukens loved his last show in Oklahoma City. Luckily, he gets a return visit to the city May 17 opening for Austin, Texas, colleagues Spoon at The Jones Assembly. Genre-bending singer-songwriter Lukens’ last gig in OKC […]
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Austin’s The Black Angels launch their latest tour run at Tower Theatre
The show, which also features Atlanta’s Black Lips, begins 8:30 p.m. March 20.
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Multigenre blues-rock troubadour Ian Moore has played for Oklahoma fans over half his life
“It is its own thing,” Moore said about the new album. “It’s kind of got its own voice. It’s bluesy, soul-y, funky. It alternates between intense, real groove-oriented songs and bedroom soul tunes, which is something that a lot of people know me for.”
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Food briefs: Maples Barbecue, Current Studio dinner, Stone Sisters Pizza Bar and more
Todd Woodruff opens Austin-style barbecue restaurant Maples Barbecue; Current Studio pairs its Embrace exhibit with a dinner by Patrick Clark II; and Sheli Reynolds, Tami Lake and Traci Stone team up with Cally Johnson to open Stone Sisters Pizza Bar.
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Explosions in the Sky’s Chris Hrasky talks creative process and touring ahead of the band’s Criterion show
The Austin-based post-rock band plays 8 p.m. Saturday at the venue.