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Folk Alliance 2018

Photos: Tulsans led Okie presence at Folk Alliance 2018

It's common knowledge in Oklahoma music circles that there's a sonic renaissance going on in Tulsa. The city's scene has been known in years...
NMF 2018

Photos: NMF 2018, plus notes from a legendary ‘sideman’

The downtown streets and alleys of Norman were filled with music until late Saturday night, when the outdoor-stage performances came to a close and...
hip-hop

Photo gallery: Hip-hop on display at NMF ’18

Norman's hip-hop scene is dormant compared to what's flourishing in Oklahoma City. That was apparent on the stages hosting the genre's offerings at the...
Zimbabwe

From Zimbabwe: ‘A hunger for shared experiences’

(Editor's note: The following three poems are written by Ndaba Sibanda of Zimbabwe.) How They Received Him He was moving from door to door, asking citizens to give...
progressive musicians

Oklahoma’s progressive musicians bring politics to stage

Gregg Standridge was a teen high school dropout in south Oklahoma City when he “borrowed” a Woody Guthrie songbook from the public library. He learned...
James Coburn

Poetry from James Coburn: ‘Tribes of Indifference’

Tribes of Indifference by James Coburn All of the world is a terrorist to the land. To people in the way of their vanity, To interests made vague...
ABLE Commission

ABLE Commission preps for new alcohol laws, pandemonium

Oklahoma's new alcohol laws will take effect Monday, Oct. 1. While the ABLE Commission has been working long and hard to prepare for the...
OKCPS students art

21st century art opportunities for OKCPS students

This is kind of what I imagine a beginning art class looks like in 2019. I know it won't quite be this way for...
OU beer sales

Time for Boomer and Sooner to shotgun some beers

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents voted Friday to approve the advertising and sale of alcohol at sporting events. Beer, wine and liquor...
ransomware

Ransomware attackers unaware of OKCPS finances

Early this past week, Oklahoma City Public Schools shut down its network owing to a ransomware attack. My first thought upon hearing the news was...

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