It has been a long, winding road for country singer Pat Green, which might explain his recent departure off the beaten path. Green got his start playing in the honky-tonks across the Lone Star State while a student at Texas Tech University, eventually receiving the attention of Willie Nelson and, soon after, the figureheads of […]
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She’s country
Libby’s Cafe is a steak-and-catfish restaurant named for co-owner Libby Adkins. It’s just south of Interstate 35’s Goldsby exit on State Highway 74. The evening we bopped down, a middle-aged group of obviously affluent riders on enormous motorcycles had just arrived. That cemented the notion that it’s a destination restaurant for the greater metro area. […]
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LIFE DVD REVIEWS
V/H/S/2 (2013) If you liked V/H/S, just press play on V/H/S/2; if you didn’t, don’t even start. With one fewer segment than the original, this second stack of lo-fi tales of taped terror opens with no credits — just the wraparound story of two private investigators whose gig takes them to a house, where in […]
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Keeping order
This is the home of the Sekhet Bast Ra Oasis, the local chapter of the Ordo Templi Orientis religious fraternal order. Not familiar with the OTO? You’re not alone. While its heyday was the 1910s, the order’s Oklahoma City chapter—called an “Oasis”—has been around since 1984. The chapter’s administrator — or “body master” — said […]
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The culinary cutting edge
Chef Russ Johnson of Ludivine BY: Shannon Cornman New business concepts are popping up daily, and just as the city has undergone a rebirth, so, too, have its culinary offerings. Restaurants such as Ludivine, 805 N. Hudson, and Tamazul, 5820 N. Classen Blvd., in Oklahoma City and Local, 2262 W. Main, in Norman are changing […]
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Another Round — Just Walk Away
Norman band Another Round’s latest album, Just Walk Away, could be used on the next five National Guard ads, and in no way do I mean that as an insult. When I see those commercials, I admit to rocking out and all but walking out to sign up and defend my country. With impassioned vocals, […]
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Prinz of tides
Local musician Dustin Prinz has postponed his album-release party, but he has a darn good reason. By LOUIS FOWLER Oklahoma City musician Dustin Prinz was all ready to go with an album-release party Saturday when the worst possible thing that could’ve happened did: He decided the disc needed more songs. “The album is entitled Eleven, […]
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Nighty night
Don’t let the bedbugs bite. But if they do, Night Beds’ soothing sounds should make you feel all better. By zach hale Night Beds with the staves and Musikanto 8 p.M. tuesDay OpOlis 113 n. craWfOrD, nOrMan OpOlis.OrG 820-0951 $12 It’s rare, but certain voices can convey a message through inflection and tone when words […]
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On the Fritz
Songwriters draw their inspiration from a variety of things. Current events and relationships are usually high on the list, but things that make us laugh don’t typically scream, “Write a song about me.” Yet they do to Jonny Fritz, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter formerly known as Jonny Corndawg. He plays Thursday at Opolis. Fritz’s eccentric brand […]
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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 […]