Best local cover band My So Called Band Ah, for the old days of packing ‘em in at the Tower Theater and Tulsa’s Vanguard. Those times will return and when they do My So Called Band will be there to once again tear up hits from the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Formed in 2010, the […]
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
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PRESS RELEASE Oklahoma City Philharmonic to cancel remainder of 19-20 season
In order to protect our audiences, musicians, staff, and all those who we serve our community and in cooperation with community-wide efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the OKCPHIL has made the difficult decision to cancel the remaining concerts of our 2019-20 Season. We have been closely monitoring the situation and observing protocols for […]
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OKG Lifestyle: Donald Jordan
OKG Picks EAT Coolgreens’ Harvest Salad WATCH The Good Place (Hulu and Netflix) LISTEN Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast READ Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Teacher Got Wrong by James W. Loewen LOVE Bon Appétit’s Gourmet Makes (YouTube) EXPERIENCE Stockyards City Donalds Jordan’s Picks EAT beef tenderloin salad at Iron Star WATCH […]
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American variations
Minimalism in a New World 8 p.m. Jan. 11 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcphil.org 405-594-8300 $19-$82 What do composers Frank Zappa, Philip Glass and Antonín Dvořák have in common? “First of all, I really love all of them,” said Oklahoma City Philharmonic musical director and conductor Alexander Mickelthwate. “I wanted to […]
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Bank notes
After our cover story about the difficulties local musicians have making money (Music, “Broke music,” Jeremy Martin, Nov. 1), a few musicians reached out to tell us that article didn’t really reflect their realities. “While the fact that the Oklahoma City public does a terrible job of supporting live, local, original music could itself be […]
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OKG Shop: Furniture family
The Henry Home Interiors showroom is a big, bright space filled with plush sofas upholstered in customizable fabrics, trendy side tables, marble lamps with clean lines, patterned rugs and more. The Norman showroom, 3720 W. Robinson St., Suite 112, opened in November 2018, but the family behind Henry Home Interiors has been in the furniture […]
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Best of OKC 2019: Arts, Culture & Entertainment
Best local cover band My So Called Band Nicnos Superfreak Uncle Zep Weekend Allstars Best local original band or singer Mike Hosty Jabee Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road Sophia Massad The Dirty Little Betty’s Best radio personality or team Joey and Heather 98.9 KYIS Lisa and Kent, 92.5 KOMA Rick and Brad, 100.5 KATT Shawn […]
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Iceberg cometh
Released in 1997, director James Cameron’s Titanic won 11 Oscars and made box-office history as the first film to make more than $1 billion worldwide, and its soundtrack featuring the international No. 1 hit “My Heart Will Go On” went platinum 11 times, selling more than 10 million copies. Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s production of […]
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Triple crown
Visionaries: A Triple Bill April 19-20 Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre 201 N. Walker Ave. okcballet.org 405-848-8637 $15-$65 A 19th-century lithograph and an ancient theory about bodily fluids inspired two of the three works included in Oklahoma City Ballet’s latest triple bill. The third has never been performed publicly. Running April 19-20 in Civic Center […]
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Last dance
James, on his wedding day, wakes to a winged fairy kissing his forehead. He reaches for her, but she disappears up the chimney, leaving James to pine for a fantastic being he has no hope of holding onto. So begins August Bournonville’s La Sylphide, choreographed in 1836, which makes it one of the oldest ballets […]