Groovy Ghoulies at the Green Door
Eat + Shop Local: Roadies’ Picks
Mandatory disclaimer: these are all personal opinions and do not reflect any official or institutional perspectives. No one is getting any kind of gifts / bribes / freebies.
Stella Nova, Flips, Guyutes, Szechuan Bistro, Taste of Soul, Vito's, Picasso Cafe, Urban Teahouse and quite a few Mediterranean places (!!!) And groceries via Super Cao Nguyen. I would love to rec our local bookstores but I don't want to rank one over the other. Go see Core Boards for skate needs and if you are down Norman way Gilliam Music takes great care of you -Granny Anarchy
Zero Tolerance is the BEST place for tea and chocolates.
Big Sky Bread for bread hehe. For food food, Red Cup, Pho Lien Hoa, Antojitos el Chapín (food truck!), Inaka Sushi, Chapala Family Mexican Kitchen, Sheesh Mahal, Sunnyside Diner, A Taste of Africa (food truck!), & Hopscotch Kitchen.
Beloved Bones, Flora Bodega, Room 3 Vintage, Dig It, Craig's Curious Emporium, Guestroom Records, Bad Granny's, Trolley Stop Records (but check out the nonrecord half of the store). -Primal Opossum
Clarity and Red Cup for coffee. Sheesh Mahal and Four J’s for dinner.
Bookish and The Floating Bookshop for books and A+ community vibes. -Zoe
Betty’s Plant-Based To Go, S&B’s Burger Joint, Cafe de L'Asie, Taqueria & Tortilleria Lupita, Flower Child and Bistro 38. I love places that feature local creatives like Factory Obscura, Dig It and the Floating Bookshop. -Jackalope
Ditch the Potluck Stress
As we head into the holi-daze there’s an abundance of office parties, family gatherings and other food-centered social happenings that you want to/have been invited to/are feeling pressure to contribute something to the table. Been there, done that – here’s a couple ideas if you need them.
First things first: store-bought is fine. Care for yourself first, whatever that looks like. You have options – baked goods, fruit, veggies and hummus, cheese and crackers or something of the heat-up-and-serve variety – and there’s no shame in grabbing something readymade to share with others. If you want to dress it up, just add a cute bowl or plate instead of the store packaging.
Onaroll:Eventhesimplestrecipescanbringcompliments. Spreadcreamcheeseorhummusonaflourtortillathenadd somethingextraforfilling;itcanbesavorylikepepperoni, crunchylikethinlyslicedveggies,tartlikecraisinsorcranberry sauce,whateverstrikesyourfancy.Thenrollituplikealog, sliceandviola–pinwheels!Forasweetvariation,usepeanut butterorhazelnutspreadwithbananas.
Easybutfancy:Rinseasparagusandtrimthestickends (whereit’spalerandtougher).Eitherdrizzlewitholiveoilor dunkinabitofvegetablebroth,thenspreadacrossabaking tray,sprinklesomesaltacrossthetop,andputintheovenfor 10minutesat425degrees.(Dependingonhowfirmorsoft youlikeyourasparagus,addabitoftimeasneeded/wanted).
Checkitout:Ifyoureallywanttocooksomethingbutyou’re notsurewhat,takealookinthelibrarycatalogorunderthe number641inthenonfictionshelves.Whetheryou’relooking forsomethingtofeedfolkswithfoodallergies,expandingyour culinaryhorizonsorwantsomethingwith“easy”or“fuss-free” inthetitle,thelibraryhasit(forfree).
AltFest Recap
AltFest 2025 was a memorable day of creativity, community and mild chaos (mostly in a fun way).
Everyone showed up for our Battle of the Bands except for the bands, which certainly affected the outcome.
But thankfully everyone else was gracious and hung out for a while.
Our Monster Pageant was trimmed down to a costume contest honoring all kinds of fits, and we awarded two of the three custom 3D-printed trophies near the end of the event. (Grimm, if you’re reading this, check your email – you won Second Place!)
Other highlights of AltFest 2025 included: Workshops on basic printmaking and punkstyle fabric patches
A makerspace equipped for making button pins, collages, tarot cards (see above), zines, scratch art masks and whatever else folks could come up with
A temporary tattoo parlor with a real tattoo artist free-handing designs using temporary tattoo ink, as well as materials to DIY your own design, stencils and traditional temporary tattoos in a variety of aesthetics
Books and movies related to the themes and/or vibes of AltFest (still accessible for check-out via tinyurl.com/AltFestList )
Do you have any feedback on this year’s event, and/or ideas for next time? Let us know at Oklahoma.UMA@gmail.com
Some Indigenous Musicians Of Note
Reread Zoe’s introduction to several notable Indigenous musicians from our November 2023 issue here:
Granny Anarchy Added:
Link Wray (the only artist with a “banned” instrumental!)
Debora Iyall of Romeo Void (Cowlitz)
Jesse Ed Davis was from Oklahoma and an enrolled Kiowa with Comanche, Muscogee, and Seminole ancestry.
The Johnnys (Cree)
Bad Pioneers (Paiute)
Ribbon Skirt (Anishinaabe)
Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Blackfire
1876
The Bloodshots
Electric Religious
Norine Braun
Skating Polly
Bebe Buckskin
Drives the Common Man
Indian City
& Jackalope had a few others they had listened to: (there are, of course, many more – who’ s your favorite?)
KOJI, Anachnid, Otyken, FONTINE, Tanya Tagaq, Buffy Saint-Marie, Pura Fé, Katia Rock, Bruthers of Different Muthers, Boogey the Beat, Sandrine Masse, Sihasin, Half/Time and Frosty.
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
KillemAll,Arkhon,RidThemAll,TrappedinKaos@89 St. th $
DanaCooperandSugarLimeBlue@BlueDoor $$
DieSpitz,BabeHaven@ResonantHead $$
TheInfamousStringdusters,JohnnyMullenax@Tower Theatre $$$
TheBandFeel,TheThingWithFeathers@BeerCityMusicHall $$
KatKing@Bookish $
PaulMcDonald&theMourningDoves@ResonantHead $$
TravisLinville@BlueDoor $$
HULDER@89 St. th $$
OKGo,L.A.Exes@TowerTheatre $$$
LilDarkie@Criterion $$$
Krisiun, Abysmal Dawn, Pyrexia, Gorgatron, Lamb Slauter @ 89 St. th $$
JoséGonzález@TowerTheatre $$$
HaleyMaeCampbell,Presley&Taylor@89 St. th $$
RogerClyne&thePeacemakers@BeerCityMusicHall $$
StephenKellogg,DavidRyanHarris@BlueDoor $$
HotMulligan@Criterion $$$
OldTimeCiderJam@OKCider $
JoshGarrels@TowerTheatre $$
DearMaryanne,MooseCreekPark,Summerbruise@Resonant Head $$
ParkerRyan,TravisRoberts@89 St. th $
MikeRyan@BeerCityMusicHall $$
PiercePettis@BlueDoor $$
OpenMicNight@Bookish $
Maxilla,Drakon@GrandRoyale $
BRONCHO@TowerTheatre $$
elijah,RoyaleLynn,OfVirtue@BeerCityMusicHall $$
EllisPaul@BlueDoor $$
DonovanFunkSingleRelease@Bookish $
HippieSabotage@Criterion $$$
StraightTequilaNight@ResonantHead $$
Moonkill@GrandRoyale $
GreatAmericanGhost,Wristmeetrazor,Downswing,Saltwound@ 89 St. th $$
EKOH,ARANKI,KIDKODA@89 St. th $$
TheTwoLips,NikoRubio@BeerCityMusicHall $$
JenniferKnapp@BlueDoor $$
OklahomaCelloQuartet@ResonantHead $
MxPx,TheAtaris@TowerTheatre $$$
Rittz,PaydenKash,HadEnough@89 St. th $$
CattleDecapitationw/TribalGaze,FrozenSouls,andAborted@ DiamondBallroom $$
Twen,Monsoon@ResonantHead $$
AndyBell,SavannahPope@TowerTheatre $$
BabyBugs,AbigailOsborn@89 St. th $$
Dogpark@BeerCityMusicHall $$
Spiritbox,Periphery,HoneyRevenge@Criterion $$$ 49Winchesterw/AlexLambert@JonesAssembly $$$
Stateside,Jaw/Line@ResonantHead $
latenightdrivehome@BeerCityMusicHall $$
SpendingChristmasWithAliciaWitt@BlueDoor $$ SquirrelNutZippers@TowerTheatre $$$
MilitarieGun,LiquidMike,PublicOpinion@ResonantHead $$ CamAllen,HuserBrotherBand@TowerTheatre $$
Message Board
your news & submissions
We’ve been hearing about a new venue called The Spot.
Rumor has it that it’s a cafe which sometimes hosts live music and open mic nights. But the only thing we ’ ve been able to verify so far is its location via MapQuest. We’re working on getting more information for those curious about what’s happening in the local music scene, and will share once we learn something new!
AMA, Roadies Edition
What food or beverage do you crave around this time of year?
fancy hot chocolate, so many kinds of teas, BREAD, cinnamon anything, caramel apples.
Veggie pot pie. full stop. - Zoe
-Primal Opossum
Butternut squash, cranberries, pumpkin bread, traditional meats (smoked turkey and ham) and casseroles (green bean and broccoli cheese), plus warm chai lattes and apple cider. (I also crave dill pickles and black olives with my harvest / holiday season meals.)
-Granny Anarchy
My mom’s custom hot chocolate mix, mashed potatoes, apple cider, and anything with cinnamon. -Jackalope
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