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BREAKING: Moby to headline ACM@UCO Rocks Bricktown festival
Grammy-nominated Richard Melville Hall, aka American songwriter, musician and world-class DJ Moby, will perform a DJ set 10 p.m. April 11 at the Chevy Bricktown Events Center. His performance caps off the free, fifth annual event that features performances of more than 70 students from the Academy of Contemporary Music at University of Central Oklahoma […]
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Twaintastic
Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Hal Holbrook brings his critically acclaimed one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, back to Oklahoma this Friday as part of The University of Central Oklahoma’s Broadway Tonight series. Mark Twain Tonight! grew out of a college project in which Holbrook and his first wife, Ruby, interviewed each other playing notable literary characters, including […]
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Wind can light up our city
As spokesperson for Advancing Wind, a grassroots initiative of individuals, businesses, chambers of commerce, cultural groups and educational entities that promote wind energy development throughout the state, I’ve had the opportunity to explore the social, economic and environmental impact wind has in Oklahoma. I’ve learned firsthand that the wind energy industry is important to a […]
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Come closer
When you are having this much fun, who needs words? That must have been the thought process behind And So I Watch You from Afar, the instrumental rock act from Belfast in Northern Ireland. Armed with cheeky ’80s metal hooks sandwiched between spacious post-rock pillars, the four-piece outfit sounds like Dan Deacon covering Explosions in […]
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Head of the class
Credit: Brad Gregg With the recent release of the Princeton Review’s annual “Best of the West” list, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma Baptist University and Oral Roberts University are designated as among the top colleges in the western United States, proving the schools offer more than Scripture-quoting professors and M.R.S degrees. Perhaps less surprising, The University […]
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Iron Aidan
Aidan Carroll Photo: Ryan John Lee Aidan Carroll was not like most kids. Although the 2002 Classen School of Advanced Studies graduate played in a rock band or two, his real love was jazz. He became obsessed with it while fellow students consumed Top 40 hits. “I loved the challenge that jazz gave me,” the […]
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In the city
Barbara Gonzales Credit: Shannon Cornman Since 2010, the academy has given upper-level education majors who are passionate about teaching in urban classrooms the opportunity to do so through a partnership with Oklahoma City Public Schools. Gonzales and fellow future teachers entered the program in January. After completing volunteer hours and training, they will be placed […]
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Bring it on
During the Daytona Beach National Cheer Association Collegiate Championships earlier this month, UCO — for the 10th time in 11 years — came away with national bragging rights, securing first place in all-girls and stunt squads. For cheerleaders, a national title is the pinnacle of all the pyramids. It’s the eternal spirit stick. UCO’s the […]
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Horse Thief — Grow Deep, Grow Wild
Horse Thief is not a psychedelic folk band, like its members want you to believe; the Oklahoma City quintet plays trendy indie pop with some earthy guitar tones and lyrics that occasionally make mention of geography. Self-affixed or otherwise, labels aren’t necessarily indicative of artistic worth, yet framework and context are crucial in determining whether […]