Three’s company

From the ashes of The Rounders rises Oil Boom, a trio bursting with blues-based rock.

Music
Joshua Boydston

Oil Boom with The Orbans
9 p.m. Friday
VZD’s Restaurant and Club, 4200 N. Western
VZDs.com, 524-4203

 

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Irate feelings

It’s all good for Iration, the reggae rockers who channel the vibes of their home state of Hawaii into chart-topping tunes.

Music
Emily Hopkins
Iration with The Suspects
7 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com, 607-4805
$10 advance, $12 door

 

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

‘Lights’ finds epic grandeur in small-town football

TV, Friday Night Lights, Guys Choice,Tony Awards, The Real Story, Memphis Beat, TV

Features
Dean Robbins

 

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Smag 7: Next big thing?

What’s the newest movement or the hottest trend?

OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
What’s the next big thing for restaurants in the hundreds of new places opening up? Don’t be flummoxed; just get out and test them all.

 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Nic Cage's flaming-skull superhero gets 'Crank'ed.

Action
Rod Lott
Too bad Nicolas Cage had to sell off his comic book collection a while back, because he could've used a refresher course on Ghost Rider, the Marvel Comics character he’s now played twice. I'm in the minority that found the 2007 original to be deeply flawed fun, and I think the same of this sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, yet I still think about the lost opportunity both represent.

 

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Vile

Not for the weak — duh.

Horror
Rod Lott
With Vile, we may have a new cinematic achievement: the first torture-porn film to open with a quote from Gandhi. Take that with a grain of salt — or perhaps the box of kosher salt poured into the wounds of some sad bastard by some demented madman in the prologue.

 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

247˚F

Nowhere near as hot as it thinks.

Thriller
Rod Lott
247˚F is as compelling as you'd think about a movie set almost entirely in a sauna would be: not at all, once you think about it. I'm all for films set in single and/or small spaces, but this one has nowhere to go.

 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Hair’s the deal

Features
Stephie Gregory
Oklahoma Naturals: A Natural Hair and Health Experience
Friday-Sunday
University of Central Oklahoma Student Center
100 N. University, Edmond
resilientsoul.com
$10-$30

 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

In a ‘Huff’

When one of The Wurly Birds left the flock, they regrouped and released ‘Mulberry Huff,’ the OKC act’s best album yet.

Music
Joshua Boydston
The Wurly Birds with Feathered Rabbit and Honeylark
9 p.m. Saturday
Kamps 1310 Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
kamps1310lounge.com
819-6004
$5

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Street cred

Jabee wants to turn OKC into a hip-hop hot spot, one track at a time.

Music
Louis Fowler
Jabee with Admirals, eLTeaZee, Taylor Mcenzie, Militant Mindz and Knoble Savage
8 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013