With Understudies, there’s the feeling that somewhere along the way, IndianGiver members vocalized a collective love of Grizzly Bear and a desire to begin a journey toward the same folk-rock-meets-baroque-pop mold.
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About Time
Curtis’ latest offering, About Time — which opens Friday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial Rd. — explores one young man’s family-inherited ability to travel through his own past, which he uses to create the life he thinks he wouldn’t have otherwise. Living with his wealthy but eccentric family seaside in Cornwall, […]
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Golden path
Five years ago, he debuted pop-leaning alternative rock tunes that delved into his own identity and religious struggles. Largely unaware that he was even working on an album, he debuted in a stoic, sold-out show at Opolis in Norman, wearing an unassuming gray shirt. These days, Abello often wears little more onstage than a sparkling […]
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Once you go Black …
Joe Lewis couldn’t have known that picking up a guitar to kill some time during a particularly boring shift at a pawn shop would make his life calling clear. In retrospect, however, it feels like fate. “It was just being bored. You start messing around with stuff, and it was pure chance,” he said. “I […]
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Ode to bacon
And, frankly, I know some vegetarians who love the stuff. (There are people who don’t eat bacon for religious reasons, of course, but for the purposes of my riff, work with me here.) So, to all you unicorns and wood nymphs and the girls my mom assured me would be interested in me when I […]
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Looper
But then something remarkable happens: Looper plays fair with its own mind-bending construct. Balancing muscular action with the intellectual approximation of an M.C. Escher drawing, Johnson delivers on the considerable promise of his previous films, Brick and The Brothers Bloom. We start in 2044, where time travel is about 30 years away, but still figures […]
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Wylde thing
Few people can claim Ozzy Osbourne as the godfather to their child. Guitar icon Zakk Wylde might be the only one; the 44-year-old leader of Black Label Society and ex-Osbourne guitarist resides in the upper echelon of the metal gods, even if he laughs at the very idea of being voted one. “It’s hysterical. Sure, […]
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Soundcheck: Smokey Robinson
1. His real first name is William; his nickname was given so he’d never forget his black heritage. (Irony alert: He’s rumored to have undergone chemical peels to lighten his skin.) 2. His great-nephew, Duke, played football at our own University of Oklahoma, starting in 2005. Sooooonerrrrrs! 3. UK New Wave band ABC’s 1987 hit […]
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Mapped out
You’d probably never see the heavy riffs coming if you were judging The Globes strictly on appearances, and they’d be the first ones to admit it. “That’s part of our charm, I think,” guitarist and vocalist Kyle Musselwhite said. “People don’t really know what to expect because we aren’t the most stylish or imposing group […]
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Vino adventure
Do you like it fruity? How about oaky? It’s all up to you when you’re creating your very own bottle of wine at Vintner’s Cellar, 1389 E. 15th in Edmond. “We do a wine tasting to determine their palate — the sweetness level, the dryness level, the amount of acidity or oak — and then […]