Original Image from the Retro Metro Collection
Scary Monsters and Super Creeps:
Celebrating (some of) Glam, Goth, Punk and Rock's Outrageous Icons
by Granny Anarchy
This spooky season, Granny wanted to pay tribute to at least a small selection of musical acts who - through their performance and personas/style - have stepped outside society's standards and shown us that it is okay to be “other” and delightful to be different!
Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Justin Pearson (The Locust)
Against Me
Alice Bag (The Bags)
Bjork (The Sugarcubes)
Boy George (Culture Club)
The Butthole Surfers
Les Claypool (Primus)
Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
The Cramps
The Dead Kennedys
The Dead Milkmen
Danny Elfman
Brian Eno
Gwar
Nina Hagen
Sofia Isella
Joan Jett
Daniel Johnston
Joy Division
Maynard James Keenan (Tool) Mike
of course there’s more read the full version here
Lamentations of a Former Music Journalist : A Concert in Review
By Zoe
When Factory Obscura announced the next iteration of their Uncovered series as the “Juno” soundtrack, I straight up ascended. If you aren’t familiar, their Uncovered series offers local artists a chance to perform songs from a movie’s soundtrack as they appeared in the film, a song from the soundtrack in their own style and a song of their own that would have fit on the soundtrack.
Call me basic, but this movie has been one of my favorites for over a decade. I even walked down the aisle to Cat Power’s version of “Sea of Love” because, no matter how old I get, I still get teary at that scene. And yeah, I got pretty emotional seeing Keathley perform that song in a stripped-down live version.
So you can imagine my excitement when I found out that some of my favorite local artists would be covering some of my favorite songs from one of my favorite movies at one of my favorite spaces in the city. I got so hype that my wife and I literally planned costumes as Bleeker and Juno for the show. I was worried we’d be the only ones to go hard enough to dress up, but thank God one other couple had the same idea. Though I do think we were the only ones to bring orange Tic Tacs to share, because who am I if I don’t commit to a bit?
It was maybe the most fun I’ve had at a concert in years. Jarvix killed it with a looped version of Kimya Dawson’s “Tire Swing” and Antsy Pants’ “Vampire.” It was just one of those shows where I spent every second smiling in the moments I wasn’t tearing up or waiting to see which of Jarvix’s fish-themed songs might fit the Moldy Peaches vibe.
And the most important thing of all....it made me an Ugly Cowboys fan. I don’t know how I went so long without seeing this band live, but I’ll never let it happen again. They killed it. And I’m not just saying that because they also committed to the bit with full Pauly Bleeker garb.
Their stage presence was electric from the moment they stepped on stage, making a bit out of playing a Scott Pilgrim song “by accident,” eventually going into the best Belle and Sebastian cover I’ve ever seen.
They brought an energy that the show simply wouldn’t have been complete without, a sort of confident gawkiness that couldn’t have fit better in my personal Juno cinematic universe.
The Ugly Cowboys
It all closed out with a group performance of The Moldy Peaches’ “Anyone Else But You,” led by Ronnie and Delta.
It’s funny. I’ve had phases where I’ve been on the other side of shows...helping organize them, promote them, whatever...but this was one of those nights that made me step back and remember what live music is really about.
It was a show that only lasted a few hours, but it was years in the making...years of me sitting in my car too long in accessory mode because I had to finish the last verse from The Velvet Underground. Years of making sure I packed my Juno DVD to bring to my college dorm, even if I forgot a DVD player...or a TV.
It was years of getting to know and love these artists like Jarvix and his love and passion for the music community. His enthusiasm. His candor. His willingness to encourage me in my own music journalism sidequests. It was the first time I heard Keathley, back when her student project EP played on the Oklahoma Rock Show. It was years later when I bonded with a close friend at her Art Afloat performance down the Bricktown Canal.
It was all of this, coming together in a triumphant roar from the maw of the Oklahoma music scene.
And in this next chapter, it felt like a reckoning. A reckoning of what it means to love music. To love community. To fall back in love with a space. To find a new artist that you connect with.
A friend once told me, a few years ago, that, after working in music for a while, it seemed like I was falling out of love with it. That I wasn’t listening to as many new artists, wasn’t getting excited about shows, and that it didn’t have the spark it used to.
I think a lot of people go through that.
But how wonderful it was when, not long after, that same friend looked at me and said, “I think you’re falling back in love.”
And at this show, I knew that was absolutely true. I couldn’t wipe the grin from my face. I couldn’t stop dancing. And more than anything, it reignited what may have always been there for me: letting the art speak for itself, letting the music do what music does best.
A few weeks later, when Lucy Dacus came to the Criterion and stopped by ACM@UCO for an artist talk that morning, I found myself getting antsy. I thought, “God, I should’ve woken up early enough to make it there.” I wondered, “What if I could’ve interviewed her? What if I reconnected with Scott Booker? What if there’s an opportunity there? What if, what if… should, should...”
But that love, that reignited realization, slowed my heart rate.
I reminded myself: I had tickets to the Criterion show. I was going to dinner with some of my best friends before. We were going to get there in time to catch the opener, Slow Pulp, grab a drink, and have the time of our lives. Just like the hundreds of other people who were there also having the time of their lives, getting excited when Lucy played something from “No Burden.” Getting emotional at “Best Guess.”
Because that’s what this is all about.
Not checking artists off a list, or counting how many times you’ve seen them, how close you were, or how many humblebrags you can pull from the experience.
It’s about the power of the experience itself. How beautiful, how simple are we, that, for any person, at any given moment, a jazz show in a bar, a stadium show, a cover show in an interactive art gallery, could be the reason they fall in love, or fall in love again, with music.
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a little bird told us about the
Bread and Puppet Fall 2025 Tour: Domestic Resurrection
Revolution in Progress Circus
coming to the Will Rogers Amphitheater on October 18 at 5 PM and as fans of bread, puppets, creativity, and resistance, we ’ re intrigued
City of The Village to Celebrate First-Ever Arts Festival on October 11
The Village Civic Plaza | 2304 Manchester Drive, The Village, OK 73120 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Village Arts Association will host the inaugural Village Arts Festival featuring 40 local artists, 9 live performers, 12 food vendors, and a community rock garden project. Admission is free and open to the public. More information: tvaok.org
89thStreet
VENUES
8911NWesternAve(OKC) 89thstreetokc.com
BeerCityMusicHall 1141NW2nd(OKC) beercitymusichall.com
BlueDoor
2805NMcKinleyAve(OKC) bluedoorokc.com
BlueNote
2408NRobinsonAve(OKC) okcbluenote.com
Bookish
1005NW36thSt(OKC) thebookishshop.com
Criterion
500EastSheridanAve(OKC) criterionokc.com
Core4Brewing 7NLeeAve(OKC) core4brewing.com
DiamondBallroom
8001SEasternAve(OKC) diamondballroom.com
FactoryObscura 25NW9thSt(OKC) factoryobscura.com
GrandRoyale 1749NW16thSt (OKC) instagram.com/grandroyaleokc
JonesAssembly 901WSheridanAve(OKC) thejonesassembly.com
OKCider
705W.SheridanAve(OKC) okciderco.com
Opolis 113NCrawfordAve(Norman) opolis.org
PONYBOY 423NW23rdSt(OKC) ponyboyokc.com
ResonantHead
400SW25thSt,SuiteA(OKC) resonanthead.com
Resonator
325EMainSt(Norman) resonator.space
TheSanctuary 1012NIndianaAve(OKC) facebook.com/thesanctuaryok
51stStreetSpeakeasy 1114NW51stStreet(OKC) 51stspeakeasy.com
TowerTheatre
425NW23rdSt(OKC) towertheatreokc.com
TheVenue 1103NorthVilla(OKC) thevenueokc.com
ZooAmp 2101NE50thSt(OKC) okczooamp.com
October CALENDAR
Message Board
@sacredh3art your
hi my name is Billy and i just moved here from New York. Im an electronic music producer and i just wanted to introduce myself to you. i have had my work selected for films and tv and most recently was the feature song for a film called Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, which won numerous awards for best original score. i just opened a space within a space that host my records, drum machines and synths and will be creating an invite only small listening club that will feature djing, but also live production, with an event im calling, "lets make a fucking record". Anyways, love the zine.
There is a venue that opened up earlier this year that has been putting on some great shows called “the pet shop” on 1529 Linwood blvd. -Bastian Suave
Hi!!! I'm Kat, and I'm in my last year of high school. I picked up this zine at my local library and saw how awesome the formatting was (like seriously, this thing is so aesthetically pleasing), and I wanted to join in on the fun. I'm currently into K-pop, but my all-time favorites are (You should listen to my playlist :3)
Halloween
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
April and the Extraordinary World (2015)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Hell of a Summer (2023)*
House with a Clock in its Walls (2018)
I Married a Witch (1942)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Lavalantula (2015)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Matinee (1993)
ParaNorman (2012)
Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022)
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
Vamps (2012)
Wendell & Wild (2022)
AMA, Roadies Edition
What kids’ movie creeped you out the most?
I can't think of a specific movie, but I'm Gen X and was traumatized by a lot of TV, such as the Sleestaks in “Land of the Lost,” and the (original) Hamburglar and Fry Guys in McDonald’s commercials -- ROBBLE ROBBLE! --Granny Anarchy
There were multiple scenes, for whatever reason, in the early 2000s where goo would come out of the walls -- like one scene in the original “Wrinkle in Time” and another one in “The Cat in the Hat.” I don’t know if anyone knows what I’m talking about, but I had an irrational fear of anthropomorphic goo for this reason. Oh and “Flubber.” --Zoe
maybe i'm a chicken, but i remember a lot of kids movies gave me the spooks for some reason. they also were also some of my favorites?? but i did not like feeling scared, so i can't say what that's about. "jumanji" gave me vivid nightmares (the bats! and i love bats!). "the black cauldron", "the last unicorn", and "we're back" all were favorites but some scenes scared me so so much. as an adult i watched "the brave little toaster" for the first time and WHAT is up with that movie. - primal opossum
The space sequence of “Zathura” (essentially sci-fi “Jumanji”). And I remember shrieking and crying and hiding behind my dad’s armchair during the Gobstopper scene of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” --la pêche punkette
I grew up watching Don Bluth’s animated movies, which honestly explains a lot about my appetite for horror now. But I’d have to go with “The Brave Little Toaster,” with the runner-up of “Once Upon a Forest.” --Jackalope
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