McLoud Blackberry Festival honors the town’s history with a good, old-fashioned community affair, including a parade, pageant and, of course, general admiration of the dark, tart and juicy edible aggregate fruit.
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Director Mickey Reece makes his deadCenter Film Festival debut with a surreal Elvis feature
Mickey Reece’s Alien screens 8:30 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday at Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16.
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Chicken-Fried News: Bigger than The Beatles?
It’s no secret that a lot of people like Garth Brooks. It’s why he’s the best-selling musician since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. But things are about to get even peachier for Brooks, as he stands to sell even more once he offers digital downloads through garthbrooks.com — and at a “stupid price.” […]
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Velvet underground
“It has its own set of rules, but painting on velvet produces a unique result that, much like the material itself, envelopes viewers in a rich, smooth, luxurious pocket of gooey satisfaction,” he said. Before working on velvet, Lawson spent a decade creating work for his Pareidolia series featuring surreal, organic forms designed to be […]
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Jackpot jukebox
“It amazes me just how many people are still into Elvis,” said Mike Black, an Elvis Presley impersonator. Black has donned the ’70s-era Elvis wardrobe for years, crooning for poker players as a side gig to his band, Mike Black and the Stingrays. “It’s not just the old people, but also the younger people,” he […]
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In the ear
Alive since 2009, the act is as eclectic as its stated influences: “The Sonics, Dick Dale, Muddy Waters, Tom Petty, Elvis, and the entire ‘Dirty Dancing’ soundtrack.” For the time of your life, you may want to attend to witness its blend of roots-rock rhythm and blues with a Texas redneck attitude. NITF!’s debut album, […]
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Return of the King
Travis LeDoyt as Elvis8 p.m. Saturday Riverwind Casino 154 West Highway 9, Norman 322-6464 $10-$20 Travis LeDoyt wants to get something straight right away: He doesn’t think he’s Elvis Presley. Although LeDoyt is an Elvis impersonator with an uncanny ability to sound and look like the King, he refuses to be lumped in with so […]