Releasing three albums in four years, Austin four-piece Pure X has shown a lot of promise and even more artistic flexibility. The band’s fuzzed-out, buzzed-about 2011 debut, Pleasure, was a sweet and simple collection of reverb-heavy ballads of the Jesus and Mary Chain persuasion. Last year’s follow-up, Crawling Up the Stairs, let those songs bake […]
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Switching gears
Fresh from a well-received full-length debut, singer-songwriter Andrew Belle was less on top of the world and more lost at sea. What felt like a lifetime of personal maturity and artistic growth left the wholesome folk-pop approach carried into Ladders feeling tiresome. But for all the Chicago-based performer’s frustrations, a new direction wasn’t making itself […]
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Meant to surf
Photo: Chris Burkard The guys behind Switchfoot never think clearer than they do out on the ocean. Surfing binds the band and its brotherhood as much as music or faith. And on the eve of the ninth studio album from the defiantly relevant alt-rock group (after 18 years together and a decade in the national […]
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OKG7 Hot tropic
Carican Flavors 2701 N. Martin Luther King Ave. caricanflavors.com 424-0456 Liven yourself up with the bold jerk chicken platter ($8.10) or the sumptuous curried goat ($11.15), both served with a generous selection of sides, including black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, steamed okra and plantains. But even those can’t beat the hot and hearty stewed oxtails ($11.72) […]
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Make me a match
Perhaps Valentine’s Day is actually the bleakest holiday. While all holidays celebrate love and togetherness, it is specifically Valentine’s Day that can make the most staunchly independent souls feel like their lives are lacking. It celebrates a special kind of togetherness, and the Oklahoma Artist Network (OAN) is taking this opportunity to celebrate matchmaking of […]
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OKG7 Eat: Snack to the future
Classic 50’s Drive-In 1521 W. Lindsey St., Norman 321-2271 Looking like the type of Friday night hangout where greasers and bobbysoxers would mingle together over burgers and malts before a switchblade-laden rumble, Classic 50s Drive-In is a tried-and-true Norman institution. The classic long coney with cheese ($3.19) is a treat, as is their selection of […]
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OKG7 Tasty meals under $10
Jeff’s Country Cafe 3401 N. Classen Blvd. 524-2023 One of the best things about being an adult is eating whatever you want, whenever you want. Here is an old-school diner with old-school prices — and old-school, heart-clogging, hair-on-your-chest breakfast selections served all day. It’s impossible to beat the 10-oz. rib-eye steak with two eggs and […]
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Jumpstart your 2014
Red Coyote Running and Fitness 5720 N. Classen Blvd.redcoyoterunning.com840-0033 If you’ve decided to get fit in 2014, run to Red Coyote and grab a flashy, comfortable pair of running shoes that will give your feet the support they need whether your goal is to become one of those people who runs at 5 a.m. every […]
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Time out
Bob Dani, moderator of the High Noon Club in OKC, filed the petition with City Clerk Frances Kersey on Dec. 4. Term limit supporters must obtain 6,000 signatures in the next three months to put the measure before OKC’s voters sometime next year. “We need 6,000, but we’re going after 10,000. We want to show […]
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New ear’s day
Ask Broken Arrow’s J.D. McPherson if he has made any New Year’s resolutions and a list of abandoned promises from years prior comes out. He has “halfway mastered longbow archery” and is just about finished reading The Grapes of Wrath. “As stalwart an Okie as I claim to be, I’d never read it,” McPherson said. […]