Jul 25th, 2008 · The debut, self-titled album from Oklahoma City-based band The Uglysuit is refreshingly bright and cheery, replete with huge spirit-raising piano and guitar anthems. With a blend of spacey dream pop and a few alt-country flavors (lead singer Israel Hindman's voice mimicks Jeff Tweedy one minute, Conor Oberst the next), the group's sound draws comparisons to the Flaming Lips and the Shins, but the grandiosity of the music is that of space rock proportions.
Keywords: country · Chicago · music · Singer · album · Spirit · Oklahoma City · guitar · Jeff Tweedy · alt · Flaming Lips · spacey
Apr 18th, 2008 · As basketball fans in Seattle try to find a way to keep the SuperSonics in their city, the Sooner State is gearing up to welcome the team to Oklahoma City.
Keywords: city · basketball · Oklahoma · Seattle · Oklahoma City · NBA · Welcome · SuperSonics · Sooner State
Apr 18th, 2008 · Last-ditch efforts are under way to try to keep the Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise from bolting to Oklahoma City. A court battle looms.
Keywords: franchise · Seattle · Oklahoma City · Adieu · SuperSonics · Seattle SuperSonics NBA
Apr 21st, 2006 · The Flaming Lips have become the flagship band for modern psychedelic pop, pushing the boundaries of sound while steadily growing a fanatic audience over the last 20 years. Not too bad for a group of "fearless freaks" from Oklahoma City.
Keywords: audience · modern · Oklahoma City · boundaries · Flaming Lips · Psychedelic · fanatic · flagship
Jan 2nd, 2006 · Traci Weaver, a spokeswoman for the Texas Forest Service, talks about the grass fires that threaten large areas of her state. Firefighters anticipate another hard day as the fires proceed outside Dallas and Oklahoma City, as well as in parts of New Mexico.
Keywords: burned · wildfire · New Mexico · States · Traci Weaver · spokeswoman · Texas Forest Service · Firefighters · Dallas · Oklahoma City
Nov 22nd, 2005 · General Motors, the world's largest automaker, on Monday announced plans to cut 30,000 jobs and close as many as 12 North American production plants and operations in an effort to cut its record losses. Madeleine Brand speaks with Beth Holcomb, a worker at GM's Oklahoma City assembly plant, scheduled to close in 2006.
Keywords: products · world · 2006 · assembly · Madeleine Brand · jobs · workers · plants · Automakers · GM · North American · Motors
Jun 25th, 2005 · Author Kip Stratton's new book, Chasing the Rodeo begins with his memory of the 1967 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. He was 12. Stratton reads from the book and shares memories of the sport with John Ydstie.
Keywords: Memories · memory · John Ydstie · Writer · readings · Chases · Oklahoma City · Stratton · Rodeo · Kip Stratton · Chasing the Rodeo · 1967 National Finals Rodeo
