After Several Seconds Of Deliberation, I Have Decided That The Drillers’ New “Ranch Dipper” Is A Perverted Little Freak
The newest identity for the Tulsa Drillers is a pizza slice who revels in being devoured
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After Thirty Years, Dropkick Murphys’ Anti-Authoritarian Flag Still Flies
The Irish punk veterans sold out Cain’s for a massive, Guinness-soaked celebration of class solidarity
Hot Spots, Bites, Bevs & More: 69 Things To Do In Tulsa This Spring
More ways to touch grass than you could possibly dream of.
If I Had Missed This, I Would Have Been Pissed
The Polish Boarte Trio put on a breathtaking show of a little-known composer after some lackluster Haydn and Debussy
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Carrying For Each Other With LGBTQ+ Gun Clubs
"A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box." —Frederick Douglass
Horse Teeth and Heartbreak
Sheilah Bright hits the road with Edye Lucas, the best damn horse dentist in Oklahoma.
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