Pearl Earl 9 p.m. Nov. 15 Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman
Minneapolis
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Internet Cat Video Festival is fun for friends of the feline
Organizers say this year’s festival might be the last one in Oklahoma City.
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Chicken-Fried News: Mural mania
New Zealand artist Graham Hoete painted a huge mural of fellow Kiwi and OKC Thunder player Steven Adams in Film Row.
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Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh and Ryan Olson operate on the same expressive plane
The Minneapolis-based synthpop superheroes will kick off their nationwide tour with a night in Norman.
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Poliça — Give You the Ghost
Winning an NFL Championship (last season) and a couple Grammys (for Bon Iver) probably has a lot of those folks high on life, which could possibly also explain why they’re so unafraid to strike out in weird sonic directions. Enter Channy Leaneagh (formerly Casselle). Previously fronting Minneapolis folk ensemble Roma di Luna, her new vehicle, […]
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Craig Finn — Clear Heart Full Eyes
“Clear Heart Full Eyes” (yes, the title’s a play on the catchphrase from “Friday Night Lights,” of which Finn is admittedly an enormous fan) really seems to follow the groping, narcotized and promiscuous teenagers that characterize The Hold Steady’s discography, as it moves away, discovers integrity, grows up, and/or finds Jesus. It follows pretty logically […]
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In praise of pork
With a high degree of snark, Homer famously replies, “Yeah right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.” In early July, chef Joshua Valentine and managing partner Courtney Evans plan to open Divine Swine, 7801 N. May, a breakfast and lunch restaurant dedicated to the glory of the pig, that wonderful, magical animal. Valentine, currently chef de […]
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Sticky situation
With the 2000s came a new trend: blog bands. These were acts that came out of nowhere, riding a wave of buzz built solely by music blogs. But with the quick rise came the inevitable backlash, and the poster child for that unenviable situation is Tapes ’n Tapes, the indie-rock fourpiece that performs Tuesday at […]