Bite Size Carol Smaglinski
The Oklahoma Restaurant Association (ORA) installed the 2011 board of
directors. Named to the executive committee were: Chairman Jim Sellers
of The Artichoke Restaurant, Langley; Vice Chairman/ Treasurer Michel
Buthion of La Baguette; Second Vice Chairperson Kathy Bondy of
Arby’s/U.S. Beef Corp., Tulsa.
The second Wine Forum of Oklahoma focuses on wine and food around the world.
Food and Drink Features Greg Horton
This Friday and Saturday, Oklahoma State University’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration will host the second biennial Wine Forum of Oklahoma.
CFN Gazette staff
Even though the NFL is in a lockout, former Cowboy star Dez Bryant is still making headlines. Last week, CFN readers learned of the wide receiver’s ejection from an upscale Dallas mall for allegedly descending dungarees (hence the über-inquisitive headline, “Did Dez’s drawers droop?”).
Colourmusic is now important enough that Vevo has jumped in on their music videos! The lovable Stillwater weirdos celebrate by making a video of ultra-closeups of Ryan Hendrix’s beard, face and skin. It’s disgusting but mesmerizing:
Jabee gets an interview and two songs in this clip from Ackerman McQueen Music. Jabee was a fifth-grade Michael Jackson:
Jake Troth pairs whistling, onomatopoeia and oh-so-smooth electronic pop in an is-it-ironic-or-not? tune. The video’s pretty slick, too:
Delay Trees’ video for “Cassette 2012” is gorgeously shot in soft hues. It’s not really of anything, but it’s beautiful and, thus, entertaining:
The video for Seun Kuti and Egypt 80’s “Rise” is also fascinating and beautifully shot. I love the dancing here:
While you’re here, grab these MP3s: “Run” — The Clutters. Rock ’n’ roll that could have been made 50 years ago or 50 years in the future. “I Love My Family” — The R’s. Quirky pop/rock from an Italian band signed to Nat Geo Music. Yes, National Geographic. “Back in the Day” — Red Elk. Local rapper speaks to and sounds like olden days of hip-hop.
Stillwater band Other Lives is about a month away from opening for the guy who’s the odds-on favorite for album of the year right now (can you say national exposure?). But currently, they’re about to jet off to Europe for a string of festival and small-venue dates. It appears that it’ll be a few months before they perform in Oklahoma again.
But fear not, friends! KEXP Radio in Seattle shot five live-in-studio performances by Jesse Tabish and company. “For 12” is my favorite here, but please watch them and let me know what you think. I can’t overstate how great it is that Other Lives is representing Oklahoma to indie audiences across the country and Europe right now.
Cutesy indie rockers show up on the Black Cab Sessions.
Back in July, Louisiana Afrobeat/indie-pop goobers Givers swung by Bob Boilen's office for one of the better Tiny Desk Shows we've seen in a while.
More recently, they laid down an exuberant rendition of "Meantime" in the back of the namesake of The Black Cab Sessions, which has hit the States for an American tour in promotion of a recent documentary about American music. Watch below. And don't forget to catch the band when they swing through Stillwater to play College Days with Cold War Kids, Delta Spirit, Colourmusic and a handful of other local indie bands.
Do the math: The reunion of ’90s Red Dirt ramblers The Great Divide should add up to one stellar show.
Music Matt Carney College Days with The Great Divide, Cold War Kids, Colourmusic and more Thursday-Saturday Tumbleweed Dance Hall West Lakeview and Country Club Roads, Stillwater calffry.com $29-$110
