Wednesday 19 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Rob Collins
Ray band
Former keyboardist for The Doors, Ray Manzarek readies for a ‘man’s orgasmic trip’ to Edmond.
Music
Rob Collins
Manzarek-Rogers Band
8 p.m. Friday
UCO Jazz Lab
100 E. Fifth, Edmond
ucojazzlab.com
359-7989
$50
Queen — News of the World / Jazz / The Game / Flash Gordon / Hot Space
Get ready for a second round of royal reissues.
Rock
Rob Collins
Queen ruled the world commercially from 1977 to 1982, fighting off punk upstarts and pioneering airwaves with its foray into funk.
Cause for alarm
OU and a family friend deny broadcaster’s claim that Austin Box’s death was ‘suicide.’
News
Rob Collins
Former University of Oklahoma star and national broadcaster Spencer Tillman characterized Austin Box’s tragic death as a “suicide” this week on a Houston sports talk radio station, despite the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s ruling that the death was accidental.
Badd company
Reunited stars Color Me Badd resurrect their old-school moves in OKC for the first time in more than 15 years.
Music
Rob Collins
Color Me Badd
9 p.m. Saturday
Casablanca Lounge
13801 Quail Pointe Drive
$20 advance, $55 VIP
Bitter pills
As police investigate Austin Box’s accidental death from drug toxicity, a nonprofit calls the tragedy ‘a teachable moment.’
News
Rob Collins
The El Reno Police Department’s investigation into Austin Box’s accidental death continues after last week’s release of the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s toxicology report.
Death of a Sooner
The shocking death of Austin Box raises awareness about athletes on painkillers.
News
Rob Collins
The last time Wade Burleson saw Austin Box, the pastor told the Sooner athlete he looked like an old man.
Color Me Badd reunited (and it feels so good)
R&B group will play July 30 in OKC
Music
Rob Collins
Color Me Badd is reforming with plans for new music and live performances after Oklahoma City’s 1990s-era R&B pop group that wanted to “Sex You Up” signed a new management deal earlier this month.
Queen — Queen / Queen II / Sheer Heart Attack / A Night at the Opera / A Day at the Races
A remarkable first wave of reissues
Rock
Rob Collins
Most reissues are a shameless cash-in, offering little new material or perspective for die-hard fans.
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
News
Rob Collins
The graphic image began as a photograph, then a postcard. It appeared in a book, inspired a folk song and was exhibited at a New York art gallery.
Getting Kinky
Kinky Friedman humorously weaves religion and politics in his first Oklahoma show in decades.
Music
Rob Collins
Kinky Friedman
8 p.m. Saturday
The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley
BlueDoorOKC.com, 524-0738
$30-$35
‘Glory’ in Indian Territory
Black Union soldiers fought for their freedom in the Civil War Battle of Honey Springs.
Features
Rob Collins
In history, scholars look for a pivot point when everything changes. As national observations commence for the Civil War’s sesquicentennial, Oklahoma historians are commemorating a tectonic shift that began 150 years ago.
Bob Dylan — In Concert: Brandeis University
A must-have for Dylan collectors
Folk
Rob Collins
A year before The Beatles exploded on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” Bob Dylan planned to perform “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues” in the spring of 1963 for a national TV audience.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Sci-Fi
Rob Collins
Summit Entertainment was wise enough to release the latest installment of Stephenie Meyer’s $2 billion “Twilight” franchise in time to make it the perfect stocking stuffer for Twi-hards.
