The Point Blank Band — Sad Songs and Whiskey
Hot country with excellent songwriting
Alison Krauss and Union Station — Paper Airplane
It's good. But you probably knew that already
Jack Rowdy - Jack Rowdy
Jon Hardy and the Public — A Hard Year
Four solid country/rock tunes
Mark Growden — Lose Me in the Sand
Some great tunes, as well as some odd ones
The Byrds-There is a Season
The Damn Quails — Down The Hatch
Diamonds and Gasoline - Turnpike Troubadours
Turnpike Troubadours — Goodbye Normal Street
Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle — We Still Love Our Country
Gorgeous country duets and ballads abound
Monday 20 May
OKG Newsletter
Jenny Coon Peterson
Hang in there
How to fashionably beat a hangover
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
OK, so I’m a pretty responsible drinker. Glass (or two) of wine with dinner, cocktails with friends — those are my M.O., not Jägerbombs and keggers.
At the Plaza
Get your artsy on.
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
New and exciting things are happening in the Plaza District, friends. And the upcoming Live on the Plaza (that’d be March 11) will be a fabulous time to check it all out.
Carb crush
Forget Wonder Bread. Break open fresh, warm artisan bread at these metro bakeries.
Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Seven days a week, Prairie Thunder Baking Company is working on bread. Never mind that the bakery and cafe is only open six; it takes time to create and bake the artisan breads for which Prairie Thunder, 1114 Classen Drive, is known.
B-day wishes
Happy Birthday to Shopgirl!
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
I turn 29 this week. That’s still a baby to some, ancient to others, but just right to me.
Be their guest
Belle, the Beast and the whole ensemble bring their ‘tale as old as time’ to the Civic Center.
Performing Arts
Jenny Coon Peterson
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker
OKCCivicCenter.com, 297-2264
Sold out
On the move
Local stores are playing musical chairs: expanding, name-changing musical chairs. Confused?
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
It can be hard when a store moves. Even with lots of notice, many people will miss the lead-up to the big move and just assume the shop popped its clogs. It doesn’t help when old addresses keep showing up in Google.
Chocolove
Whether it’s dark, milk or white, we love chocolate.
Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
In ancient Mexico, its beans were used as currency. And in 17th century England, it was a rare delicacy. Today, chocolate still inspires us, from the traveling exhibit dedicated to it that recently visited the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History to the rows of truffles available at 42nd Street Candy Company.
Valentine’s for all
Romantic or not, here's some plans for you on V-day
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
We’re not all into heart-shaped necklaces and big white teddy bears. No matter what kind of love you’ve got, we’ve got some suggestions.
Inside and online
How do you get a shopping fix in a snowpocalypse?
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
So here’s a hypothetical: Say there’s a huge snowstorm — like massive and “The Day After Tomorrow”-sized — but you really, really feel like shopping. And all the local stores are closed.
Around the world in OKC
Like Jules Verne, but edible.
Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Looking for some tasty travels? Head to these metro spots for a globe-trotting foodie trip.
Nondescript knockouts
And we mean it in the best possible way.
Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Unassuming on the outside, and yummy on the inside, here are your fave hole-in-the-wall joints suggested by readers via Twitter and Facebook.
GourmetGirl
ShopGirl has a cheese addiction
Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Some people have a drinking habit. I have a cheese habit — make that an artisan cheese habit.
Animal prints
Not just stuff for animals, either
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Once a year, I give my two cats catnip. Charlie, the smarter of the two, gives it a bit of a sniff and then goes on about his business.
All in the family
Using recipes collected from a lifetime in the kitchen with her Italian family, Cathy Cummings turns out traditional, homemade favorites in her Vito’s Ristorante.
Restaurant Reviews
Jenny Coon Peterson
There’s nothing like a bowl of pasta and some fresh bread to warm you up on a bitter winter night. Throw in an intimate dining room and a bottle of wine, and you’ll forget it’s blowing like mad outside.
Hot cuppa
Brewing is booming in the metro
Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
It’s sad, but the only way I can stand coffee is if it’s mixed with chocolate and topped with whipped cream and maybe sprinkles.
