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IndianGiver — Plafond EP

If you were to peruse the “About” section of IndianGiver’s Facebook page, you’ll notice how the instruments attributed to each of the Oklahoma City band’s five members are described with downright flippancy: Dylan Jordan plays “sticks & animal skins,” while Jazzton Rodriguez earns his keep with “shanties & loud noises,” and so on.
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Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service

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Big Worm — Bench All-Stars

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Code 22 — Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!

The guys of Oklahoma City’s Code 22 seem like a likable group of fellas. Their latest release, Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!, is likable enough as well — so likable that on first listen, I took its clean, acoustic sound and clear, unstressed vocals as an alternative praise-and-worship band.
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Eureeka — Polysynthetic Fields

It’s always refreshing to hear music that embraces its own eccentricity, yet presents it in an accessible and meek fashion. Eureeka — the Norman-based duo of Jordan Vargas and Devin Wahl — has tapped into this rarified air on its self-released EP, Polysynthetic Fields.
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Oklahoma Film Critics Circle picks top releases


Gazette staff January 1st, 2009

For its third time, the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle " the state's professional association of movie critics " has released its picks for the year's top releases. "Slumdog Millionaire" was selected as...

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For its third time, the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle " the state's professional association of movie critics " has released its picks for the year's top releases. "Slumdog Millionaire" was selected as the best motion picture of 2008, just one vote ahead of "The Dark Knight."

The remaining films selected for the year's 10 best were, alphabetically, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Doubt," "Frost/Nixon," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "Milk," "Rachel Getting Married," "WALL-E" and "The Wrestler."

Other awards bestowed by the OFCC " comprised of 18 statewide critics, including five from Oklahoma Gazette " for 2008 included:

Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky" Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler" Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" Best Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" Best First Feature: Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York" Best Screenplay, Original: "The Wrestler," "Milk" (tie) Best Screenplay, Adaptation: "Slumdog Millionaire" Best Documentary: "Man on Wire" Best Foreign Film: "Let the Right One In" Best Animated Film: "WALL-E" Obviously Worst Film:  "The Love Guru" Not-So-Obviously Worst Film: "Mamma Mia!"

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