Music
Joshua Boydston
311 with The Pretty Black Chains
7 p.m. Friday
Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net, 677-9169
$35 Advance, $40.75 Door
Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: its
Life’s a beach
‘Down’ may have long been a radio memory, but 311 still adds up for plenty of funkhungry fans of the ’90s airplay mainstay.
Music
Joshua Boydston
311 with The Pretty Black Chains
7 p.m. Friday
Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern
diamondballroom.net, 677-9169
$35 Advance, $40.75 Door
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
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
Uncommonly revealing
Grenache, a ubiquitous grape most often used in blends, nudges its way onto state shelves and menus.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Depending on whom you believe, Grenache (Garnacha in Spain) is either the first, second or fourth most common grape in the world. The grape is relatively easy to grow and is one of the most frequently blended grapes in the world.
Class act
Keep out!
CFN
Gazette staff
During a recent debate on one of his bills, our favorite south Oklahoma City legislator who never returns our calls (sniff, sniff), Sen. Ralph Shortey, cracked wise about the state erecting a wall around its borders to keep out illegal immigrants.
Irish ayes
Say ‘yes’ to the oft-overlooked Irish whiskey.
Food and Drink Features
Heide Brandes
The first time Afton Fisher tasted Irish whiskey, she said it “was like being kicked in the teeth by a donkey, but I liked it.”
I Spy ... ?
With The Spy having left the airwaves a quarter of a year ago, its fervent fans still rally behind its online incarnation, but hope for an eventual return to the dial.
Music
Joshua Boydston
When people first heard the news of The Spy’s exit from FM radio on Dec. 4, 2010, the response was more than of sadness and disappointment.
Paul
As a space-alien comedy, ‘Paul’ is hardly out-of-this-world, but occasionally soars.
Comedy
Phil Bacharach
Who among us hasn’t searched the nighttime sky and dreamt of life on another planet?
Spring-activated
To keep their brands fresh, Oklahoma brewers pour a bevy of new beers into the market to appeal to shifting palates.
Food and Drink Features
Charles Martin
There’s nothing like Oklahoma spring storms to wash away the dust left over from the waning days of winter. For beer drinkers, this means switching up their selection by cycling out the seasonal porters and stouts.
