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 […]
Wayne Coyne
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Greatest hits
Mix-Tape 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays The Womb 25 NW Ninth St factoryobscura.com Free Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue” reminds Tammy Greenman of a Volkswagen. “I have a very strong visceral memory of my mom driving around England in a yellow VW bug, listening to that song,” Greenman said. “I associate […]
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Building Momentum
Momentum 20198 p.m. Friday-Saturday The Womb 25 NW Ninth St. momentumoklahoma.org 405-879-2400 $10-$15 Since 1988, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) has celebrated the work of Oklahoma artists. Its annual Momentum event honors artists age 30 or younger, and now in its 18th year, the event is 8-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday at The Womb, 25 NW Ninth […]
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Valentine’s Day: Family man
Asking The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne a question he hasn’t heard before seems almost impossible. He has collaborated with Yoko Ono and Kesha and played Madison Square Garden and Beverly Hills, 90210’s Peach Pit in his more than 35-year career. But after he and Katy Weaver were married last month on the roof of Plenty […]
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Cover Story: Chicken-Fried News predictions for 2018
CFN looks back on 2017 and makes predictions about what Okies will get up to in 2018.
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A wrapping paper initiative for The Curbside Chronicle gets a boost from Wayne Coyne
A wrapping paper initiative for The Curbside Chronicle gets a boost from Wayne Coyne.
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Cover Story: Macca, we’re amazed! Musicians, politicians, newsies and more share impact of McCartney and The Beatles ahead of Monday concert
“I truly felt at the time as if I had consumed a drug, and in a sense, I had. When I hear people talk about their experiences on DMT or ayahuasca and how it seems to clear up the questions they have about their life, that’s kind of how I felt when I heard Sgt. Pepper’s for the first time.”
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Chicken-Fried News: Mayoral melee
Mayor Mick Cornett recently announced he will not be seeking re-election, and many have already thrown their names into the ring.
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Cover Story: Chicken-Fried News year in review and predictions for 2017
CFN looks back on 2016 and makes predictions about what Okies will get up to in 2017.
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The Flaming Lips considers its Dec. 16 debut at The Criterion a long-awaited homecoming
The band is set to debut its new album on Jan. 13, Wayne Coyne’s birthday.