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Superior sound
A five-piece of former “Motherbitches” gathered around its communal kitchen table on a Monday afternoon, indulging in stories of drunken fan squabbles, Oklahoma City’s finicky music scene and the romance that started it all six years ago. Now known as Em and the MotherSuperiors, the psychedelic soul outlet opted to drop “Motherbitches” from its name […]
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Fast & Furious 6
Against all expectations, 2011’s Fast Five was a blast; turning the wheel sharply away from gearhead porn to head into heist-fueled high jinks proved a creative, critical and commercial success, so who can blame returning director Justin Lin for dishing out more of the same? Not I, but he adds so much more that the […]
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From mustang to mtv
Just a few months ago, 22-yearold Jordan Wisely was going to college and working for his dad’s construction company, just trying to find his place in the world. All that changed when the Mustang native found his place on The Real World: Portland. Wisely was one of eight people selected for the latest season of […]
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Range rovers
When Ruth Smith and Derek Kutzer began making music together as Blackstone Rangers in 2011, they didn’t know what kind to make. Today, the now-trio — with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Daniel Bornhorst — still, proudly, doesn’t know. “We haven’t honed in on our sound, and I don’t think that we should, honestly,” Smith said. […]
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Puttin’ on the Switz
Illustration: Brad Gregg But as it turns out, Switzer is quite fond of his outerwear, which he’s had for more than 40 years. And not only was it stylish, but tremendously practical … well, for the human wearing it, at least. “When the weather’s cold and it’s 20 degrees and the wind chill’s 17, I […]
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Tiger would
Everyone in their mid-20s to 30s arguably carries a certain guilty pleasure for the pop-punk and pre-guyliner emo tunes of the likes of Taking Back Sunday, Brand New and Blink-182. Oklahoma City’s own Tiger Lily is more upfront about its appreciation. Luckily, a new generation of bands, including The Wonder Years and The Story So […]
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Boss broths
Bone-chillingly cold. White-walker-from-beyond-the-Wall cold, to put it in a Game of Thrones perspective. If your hands are shaking and you can see your breath, how about some soup? That’s right: soup. Poor, oft-maligned soup. Relegated to the margins as “food for when you’re sick” or “what churches serve to the homeless,” soup is actually magical. […]
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Paramount release
Even if you don’t attend Friday’s show by New York noise rockers The Psychic Paramount, there’s a good chance you’ll hear it. And if you are within a block radius, you’ll feel it, too. “When those volumes approach a certain level, it does become this corporal thing,” said drummer Jeff Conaway of the band’s notoriously […]
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Lola Versus
Scheduled to open Friday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial, Lola Versus represents the first pure star vehicle for Gerwig, at least outside of the no-budget “mumblecore” world from which she began. Anyone who’s seen those pretentious, improv dramas — and I certainly don’t recommend you do — knows of their sexual […]