Clark had a surprise for the crowd, opting to play unreleased songs rather than familiar ones. The last time Gary Clark, Jr. played Cain’s Ballroom, it was a sold out two-night stand touring in support of his most recent release, a live album featuring performances from his 2016 tour, “Live North America 2016.” In fact, […]
Author: Will Gibson
Socially-conscious Halloween costumes not always clear-cut
The Halloween season continues to blur lines of which costumes are culturally appropriate. Every year toward the end of October, the discussion of cultural appropriation makes its return. Halloween presents a great opportunity to dress up and go out, but all too often, the invitation of a costume can become problematic. It seems now as […]
Taylor Swift’s political statement tentatively welcome
Taylor Swift supporting Democrats in the upcoming election is a good thing, though artists acting politically is often distasteful. Taylor Swift came out … as a democrat. But if you’re anything like me, this does not necessarily feel like news. Considering all of her songs regarding girl power and empowerment, I just thought it was […]
Tulsa GOP builds fair “wall”
Despite controversy, the mock-up border wall was allowed to stand at the Tulsa State Fair. In the Tulsa County Republican Party’s booth inside of the Expo Building at the Tulsa State Fair, a construction paper “wall” stirred controversy with some fairgoers. The “wall” in question was the basis of a fundraising campaign for the Tulsa […]
Search for mass graves narrowed
Mayor Bynum recently discussed his plans for locating mass graves from the Tulsa Race Massacre. In the summer of 1921, Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood, also known as Black Wall Street, was razed by a mob comprised of the police and white Tulsans. The details regarding the events leading up to the Tulsa Race Massacre have been […]
BRONCHO returns to stage with new LP
The Tulsa-based band was at their best this past Thursday while opening for Father John Misty. Hometown heroes BRONCHO have a reputation for being hard to sing along to. Not because their melodies are bad or their songs are not catchy enough, but because frontman Ryan Lindsey is hard to understand, with his live vocals […]
Ethan Hawke’s “Blaze” emotionally nuanced
The film observes the life of Blaze Foley and the reverberations of his work. I first heard about “Blaze” while reading Rolling Stone Country’s coverage of AmericanaFest in East Nashville. In the article, it described a set at one of the Fest’s more intimate venues, with actors Benjamin Dickey and Charlie Sexton playing the songs […]