You would think that following the huge, surprising success of Silver Lake indie rock outfit Local Natives’ 2010 debut album Gorilla Manor, the four-piece would be riding high into its sophomore album. But the passing of Kelcey Ayer’s mother and the severed relationship with former bassist Andy Hamm had the band feeling quite the opposite. […]
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Kickin’ it
It was an eye-opening experience. “After you saw all these athletic facilities and the shape that a lot of these fields were in, it was just very bothersome, knowing that it was happening in our city.” McLaughlin spoke with Keith Sinor, the athletic director for the Oklahoma City Public Schools, who was on that trip. […]
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Power Pyramid — The God Drums
The album’s searing, swirling guitar riffs lay pinned to defiant bass grooves and drum loops, moving from pretty, tempered aggression (opener “Diving Lessons,” “Holland”) to more edgy, snarling anthems (“Runner,” “Stop Your Pulse”). Early on, Power Pyramid establishes a formula that it refuses to deviate far from, but like Beach House smothered in cigarette smoke, […]
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Streetcar route passes City Council vote after contentious debate
Jeff Bezdek voices his disapproval of Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid\’s approach to the streetcar vote, at Tuesday\’s City Council meeting. Photo by Mark Hancock Almost two dozen citizens spoke against and in favor of the proposal, which created a 2 ½ hour discussion of the most controversial MAPS 3 project. Councilmen James Greiner, Ed […]
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Know your Django
Thanks to Quentin Tarantino, we all know the “D” is silent. But if his is the only Django you know … well, friend, you don’t know Django. For one thing, he’s not African-American, but Italian. He’s not a slave, but a Civil War vet. He’s now 47 years old and drags a coffin behind him […]
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LIFE
Now in its 62nd season, Oklahoma City University’s Opera and Music Theater Company presents 9 to 5, a country-flavored musical comedy directed by David Herendeen. A story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex age, 9 to 5 features a 12-piece contemporary pop band with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. Performances are at 8 […]
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LIFE
Now in its 62nd season, Oklahoma City University’s Opera and Music Theater Company presents 9 to 5, a country-flavored musical comedy directed by David Herendeen. A story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex age, 9 to 5 features a 12-piece contemporary pop band with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. Performances are at 8 […]
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Million-dollar members
This year, each of the city’s eight council members will receive a $1 million allocation to spend on projects that were not previously funded. The discretionary spending program comes from the city’s reserve fund, typically 8-15 percent of the total municipal budget. In six of the last 11 years, excess money from the reserve fund […]
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Oh, poop
But Doyle Sebastian Terry, 49, was already inside the jail. Officers were unaware that the transient held a foam cup filled with his waste as he sat at a nursing station on Sept. 9. The unnamed sergeant walked past and felt something hit the back of his head, News9 reported. It also struck his hand, […]
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Guard your baked goods!
We do, however, get our fair share of interesting crimes in Oklahoma, and a recent one took the cake … er, cookies. Michelle Stephens, 27, faces first-degree burglary and petty larceny charges after breaking into an Oklahoma City home. The homeowner, a woman named Kelly, discovered Stephens as she walked into the kitchen at […]