The estimated $6 million park, expected to be ringed with restaurants, will bring a different park concept to west Norman, which is dotted with small community parks that usually feature playgrounds. “This is not a typical park site,” said Jud Foster, Norman director of parks and recreation. “It’s an urban park, with an amphitheater, walkways, […]
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‘Fear’ itself
In other words, like so many B movies selling sizzle, the 1962 film promises more than it’s able to deliver. Neither particularly bad nor good, the movie nonetheless has a special something to keep it alive; on Sept. 25, it hit DVD again as part of Weird-Noir, a six-picture package from the exploitation-pic purveyors at […]
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Felt up
Rock bands and puppets: two peas in a pod, right? Sure, these art forms might seem contradictory on the surface. But on Friday at Opolis, the spectacle of Quintron and Miss Pussycat — half puppet show, half concert — will take this notion and obliterate it. The New Orleans-based husband and wife bear a unique […]
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Future’s so bright
Imagine for a moment that you’re perched atop a pristine body of water. As you gaze downward, ripples contort the natural world, and all of your tangible surroundings seem strangely elusive and engulfed in fantasy. The other side of that reflection? The world in which Future Islands live. Appearing tonight at Opolis, the Baltimore trio […]
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Helio, you must be going
For a lot of bands, discovering that your studio’s been submerged under a foot of water would prove catastrophic. Such an undesirable dilemma was forced upon The Helio Sequence after the release of its breakthrough 2009 album, Keep Your Eyes Ahead. Yet, while the alt-rock act could have sulked knee-deep in the liquid that pervaded […]
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Rolling upward
Photo: Doug Schwarz With the third anniversary of Oklahoma City outfit Skating Polly coming on the eve of Halloween, things are shaking out how every band dreams it will. The duo recently signed a manager and found a booking agent, and a record deal looks to be inked in the very near future. It’s been […]
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Reid all about it
Lots of guys get in trouble with their girlfriends for eating in bed. Norman singer-songwriter Kyle Reid was in the doghouse for building cigar-box guitars there. “Sawdust would get everywhere, including in my bed,” he said. “It didn’t bother me very much, because the sawdust reminded me of the work I had done that day, […]
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Chasing tailgate
At noon the day before home games, the Sooner-centric city transforms into a veritable land run, with people staking claim to prime boozing spots. They put up tents and set down generators. They heat up the grills, and the whole town has a big party. Norman topped the list above the likes of Seattle and […]
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Movin’ Melvins
The Melvins aren’t the household name they deserve to be. Hopefully, time will favor the American rockers, but if not, at least they will go down in the record books: Appearing Saturday at Opolis, the Melvins are in the midst of becoming the first band to play all 50 states (plus Washington, D.C.) in 51 […]
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Sooner scoop
Jake Trotter Credit: Mark Hancock Now, you can just hit “Refresh” on your browser. News these days includes far more than the paper, TV, radio and magazines. There are dedicated Internet sites, chat rooms and blogs making University of Oklahoma Sooners coverage a near-saturated market. And with the popularity of Oklahoma football, the industry of […]