Shawnee’s Shoulda Been Blonde was named after a joke lead singer Peyton Wilson’s cousin used to make at her expense. “We were doing a local talent show, and we needed a name,” said Wilson, a brunette often seen with her hair dyed neon blue. “We just came up with it, and it stuck. I wrote […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Didgeridon’t
The didgeridoo is the instrument most associated with aboriginal Australian culture, predating the arrival of British colonialists by centuries. The instrument’s unique drone is immediately recognizable, but apparently the instrument by itself isn’t quite so easy to pick out. A man in Tulsa was shot by a security guard stationed at a QuikTrip after waving […]
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Sugar kisses
Ester Drang 8 p.m. Aug. 2 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st St. facebook.com/esterdrangmusic 405-463-0470 $3 The Boston Globe warned that the HBO documentary Heroin: Cape Cod, USA “will break your heart,” but Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch must have liked the soundtrack. Hearing “The Greatest Thing” by Tulsa’s Ester Drang in the […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Party foul
Classically trained pianist/existential philosopher Andrew W.K. famously said, “Let’s get a party going (let’s get a party going)/When it’s time to party we will always party hard.” These are words Gov. Kevin “The Original Party Animal” Stitt seems to live by, as the Associated Press recently reported his first-term inauguration celebrations cost more than $2.4 […]
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OKG Lifestyle: Tahira Taqi
Around OKC EAT: Cafe Antigua WATCH: The Innocent Man (Netflix) LISTEN: Lights’ Little Machines READ: Oklahoma Policy Institute’s In the Know newsletter LOVE: Grind Espresso Shot liqueur EXPERIENCE: Sunday Gospel Brunch at The Boom! Outside OKC EAT: Steel City Pops in Dallas WATCH: The Try Guys (YouTube) LISTEN: Directionally Challenged podcast READ: An American Marriage […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Funky town
In our younger and more vulnerable years, Chicken Fried News’ father gave us some advice that we have been turning over in our minds ever since: “Whoever smelt it,” he said, “dealt it.” Following flooding in the Tulsa area, however, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) reportedly offered residents a somewhat different suggestion. “If something […]
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Food emergency
Oklahoma City Council passed a 180-day moratorium on “small box discount stores” in the 73111 ZIP code. Ward 7 councilwoman Nikki Nice proposed the measure, which was signed May 8, because she was concerned about the area’s lack of access to fresh, healthy foods. She was also alarmed with the proliferation of dollar and discount […]
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SUMMER GUIDE Panoramic parks
While Oklahoma City awaits the grand opening of downtown’s 70-acre Scissortail Park, which is slated for late September, other parks around the state are ready for summer business. These parks feature beautiful scenery and a variety of activities for the whole family — a perfect combination for your Instagram page. Gathering Place 2650 S. John […]
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SUMMER GUIDE Hello, Oklahoma!
Not long ago, a roundup of notable concerts hitting Oklahoma in a given summer would have been depressingly Tulsa-heavy. Our neighbor to the northeast is well-represented on the list below, but at the risk of jinxing an encouraging trend, fans of music in many genres can get their concert fix without ever leaving the OKC […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Needs improvement
Melania Trump managed a surprisingly not-horrible public relations move last week when she visited Dove School of Discovery in Tulsa. Sans her “I really don’t care, do u?” jacket, colonizer pith helmet and Santa-mocking husband, the first lady visited with students about kindness as part of a three-state tour promoting her “Be Best” anti-bullying initiative. […]