Sep 19 2010
I had the great pleasure of seeing a Pixies reunion tour, and was disarmed of any preconceived notions that the show might be a little less than exciting by virtue of being a reunion show with the first song. They rocked like it was 1989! First they did a B-sides set, followed by the entire [...]
Sep 03 2010
Sadly, Tulsa’s only remaining drive-in, Admiral Twin, burned down earlier today. The drive-in became famous after appearing in Coppola’s Oklahoma-filmed movie “The Outsiders,” based on the S. E. Hinton book. But it’s particularly sad for me because I have fond personal memories of the theater, including one of the first dates my husband and I [...]
Jan 28 2010
On Sunday night, my sister and I came in from the frigid air of a quiet downtown Tulsa to see the Fiery Furnaces at Cain’s Ballroom. The Brooklyn brother-sister team (Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger) was laid back when we arrived: Eleanor hanging out in the small crowd consisting of 30-40 fans, and Matt selling t-shirts [...]
Oct 23 2009
My sister and I went downtown (Tulsa) for the night to try out the new restaurant “Yokozuna” next to Dwelling Spaces (one home of the uber-trendy ‘Don’t Hate the 918″ shirts), and to check out the Ihloff Salon fall fashion show to benefit the Resonance Center for Women. Yokozuna was all right and I’ll be [...]
Dec 01 2008
Since I have so much to be thankful for, and since it is Thanksgiving, I wanted to do a stream-of-consciousness post on 101 things I’m thankful for. I thought about ordering them at first, but that just didn’t seem right somehow. 1. Natasha, Natasha, Natasha, Natasha, Natasha; my sweetest of sweets daughter. I’ve been ‘in [...]
Nov 06 2008
if you’ll believe in anything. I took a rare week night out with my sis and her husband to go see Wolf Parade at The Marquee in Tulsa tonight – it was the best show I’ve seen in years. First we stumbled out of the T-storms & tornadoes into “Lola’s,” a dia de los muertos themed [...]
Oct 09 2008
Well my husband and I got to see Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band at Cain’s recently and enjoyed the laid-back show that Conor and the new band put on. Since it was him and his new band, we didn’t get to hear all those classic Bright Eyes songs like “Let’s Not Shit Ourselves [...]