Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo — the stars of the current touring production of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat — are no strangers to collaboration. They met in the revival of Hair in New York City and realized they had some things in common. “It felt like we had the same […]
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Contemporary Art Gallery invites art lovers to admire the work of two artists who are sharing the Featured Artist spot this month. KB Kueteman’s exhibit is called The Medicine Man’s Pictures and will feature his piece “Alikchi in Holba Toba” (above). The artist’s style is inspired by his spirit guide. Stephen Webber turns his photography […]
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Narco Cultura
Consider the city’s four-year homicide statistics, as shared in the opening minutes of the documentary Narco Cultura: In 2007, “just” 320 murders were committed there. In 2008, 1,623; in 2009, 2,754; and in 2010, 3,622. For perspective, that last year, the city with which Juárez literally shares a border — El Paso, Texas — had […]
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Steve McQueen’s emotionally jarring biopic, 12 Years a Slave, depicts slavery in a way that few, if any, have ever dared. BY ZACH HALE Slavery was a dark and shameful time in American history — unequivocally the darkest. Yet while the era has been portrayed on the silver screen in countless films, director Steve McQueen […]
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‘Grande’ belle
Singer-songwriter Laura Gibson is cherished for her quaint, angelic ballads. She’s similarly lovely herself. The Portland-based chanteuse was raised in the tiny city of Coquille right off the Oregon coast and grew up in a home with a father stricken by cancer. Those experiences made Gibson wise beyond her years, always introspective and deliberate from […]
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Crown Jewell
Idaho singer/songwriter Eilen Jewell has quite a bit in common with the songstress of a very similar name. They both hail from less populated regions; both blend rock, pop, folk and country; and both made a go at busking to support themselves early in their careers. Jewell hasn’t written a hit as big as Jewel’s […]
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Wine Forum wrap-up
Within the past decade, as the market has matured, Argentina has joined Chile as an exporter of excellent everyday drinkers and world-class, critically acclaimed wines. This year’s Wine Forum of Oklahoma brought together chefs, vintners, winery owners, students and the public to explore the relationship of food and wine in two surprisingly similar cultures: Oklahoma […]
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Gun advocate’s argument full of holes
Are mustard gas and hydrogen gas the same because they’re both gases? Are coal and a diamond the same because they’re both made of carbon? For that matter, you could say a gun is the same as a flower because they’re both made of atoms. The whole can be greater than the sum of its […]
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Meet the Robisons
For the way Bruce and Charlie Robison’s careers have gone, you’d think they must have been plotted since birth. Wrong. “We never planned for anything like this,” Bruce Robison said. “We were off to college and had no thoughts of playing music. When we both dropped out of college and decided to move to Austin, […]
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Rappin’ cowboy rolls in to OKC
Whatever it is that Chris “Sandman” Sand does, it’s a dream. The self-described “rappin’ cowboy” was the subject of the documentary “Roll Out, Cowboy,” an official selection of last year’s deadCENTER Film Festival. Having toured with the likes of Michael Franti & Spearhead and Devendra Banhart, Sand now comes to Oklahoma City for a 7 […]