Curtis Grimes’ life reads like your classic country narrative: A promising baseball prospect ditches his chance at a shot in the big leagues for a girl, only to come away heartbroken a short while later. But instead of picking up the bottle, he picked up a guitar, and what sounds like the character in so […]
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Ex marks the hot
Photo: Renate Winter Conventional isn’t really Ex-Cult’s thing. The Memphis punk outfit, which is set to perform Monday at The Conservatory, inked a deal with a hometown label within a remarkably short time frame and played its first show mere months after formation. In the time since, an unwavering deluge of momentum has hurled these […]
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Wanda Jackson — Unfinished Business
Here she builds on the success of last year’s The Party Ain’t Over, her collaboration with Jack White, but unlike that effort, this album is raw, spare and constructed to showcase the Oklahoma-born-and-bred Jackson’s prodigious gifts. Ample credit goes to Justin Townes Earle, who produced this 10-song collection of blues, country, gospel and soul covers. […]
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Ms. Jackson if you’re nasty
And when he penned that adjective, he wasn’t even aware of the single’s video, which features a bona fide porn star! Yes, appearing in the Queen of Rockabilly’s video for “Tore Down” is none other than Ron Jeremy, the hairy Hedgehog of f–k flicks. Among other spots, look for him nearly two minutes into the […]
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Calvinist theory
Photo: Samantha Lamb Album titles can mean anything, really, be it an inside joke, a catchy turn of phrase or nothing in particular. In the case of Norman singer-songwriter John Calvin’s latest EP, Without Wax, the title reveals everything. “The name came from a conversation I had with a very wise acquaintance at a bar […]
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‘Confederacies of municipal dunces’
—“Jefferson County (Alabama) Files for Bankruptcy” (wire services) because it couldn’t meet their sewer bond obligations. The local municipal leaders of Jefferson County have led their community down into the sewers. —“Trimmed TIF: Cost overruns and funding shortfalls have (OKC) city planners looking for ways to save money on Project 180” (Clifton Adcock, Nov. 9, […]
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‘Confederacies of municipal dunces’
—“Jefferson County (Alabama) Files for Bankruptcy” (wire services) because it couldn’t meet their sewer bond obligations. The local municipal leaders of Jefferson County have led their community down into the sewers. —“Trimmed TIF: Cost overruns and funding shortfalls have (OKC) city planners looking for ways to save money on Project 180” (Clifton Adcock, Nov. 9, […]
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‘Confederacies of municipal dunces’
—“Jefferson County (Alabama) Files for Bankruptcy” (wire services) because it couldn’t meet their sewer bond obligations. The local municipal leaders of Jefferson County have led their community down into the sewers. —“Trimmed TIF: Cost overruns and funding shortfalls have (OKC) city planners looking for ways to save money on Project 180” (Clifton Adcock, Nov. 9, […]
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Chamber antics
The tiff started when Democratic Rep. Mike Shelton began asking questions about Republican Rep. Dennis Johnson’s bill, which increases penalties for gang recruitment and activity. Shelton was pressing Johnson about what he thought a gang member looked like — a line of questioning we’re sure was bound to produce all sorts of delightful conversation. When […]
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Jam out and chow down Here are seven places to hang when you want to catch some musical talent and tasty cuisine. These places have developed loyal customers that chill out, and not to worry, you don’t have to get all gussied up. Here, it’s all about the food and music. —Carol Smaglinski, photos by […]