I'm hosting a local music showcase on Wednesday in Norman. $7, 7 PM, All Ages My description of the four acts I chose are: 🧙‍♂️ Balefire || 8-bit chiptune sounds chewed & regurgitated in heavy metal form to awaken the wizard inside ✒️ Britny Cordera x Santiago Ramones || audience-sourced realtime typewriter poetry funneled into a sound station to morph clicks and clacks into mesmerizing music 🐼 Rad Panda || DJ-fluid electronic moods & jams paired with tech-y visuals to bridge the worlds of EDM & IDM 🐛 DER WURM || our resident circuit-noise worm scientist goes acoustic with a cello set Promises to be awesome and weird. Would love if someone from here came out.

deadCenter Film Festival, that's what's on my mind It's 2026 and somehow I have still not gotten my shit together. The day before the festivities begin and I am just now checking out the schedule.

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One of my all time favorites is Okie Short Shorts and I am super interested in Julie Takes a Walk. I love Okie stuff, animation, comedy, horror, and all things creative. If anyone has any recommendations for what to keep an eye out for, feel free to let me know!

Going in blind on this #film tonight at OFX in OKC. "PUDDYSTICKS is a joyously twisted dark comedy produced by Oscar-winner Alex Coco (Anora), starring Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Emmy-nominee Mamoudou Athie (A24’s The Drama), Danny Deferrari (Shiva Baby), and writer/director Megan Seely. "OFX will be joined by filmmaker Megan Seely and cast member Josh Fadem for our exclusive screening!"

Puddysticks (2024) with Director Megan Seely and Josh Fadem — Oklahoma Film Exchange

PUDDYSTICKS is a joyously twisted dark comedy produced by Oscar-winner Alex Coco ( Anora ), starring Dan Bakkedahl ( Veep ), Emmy-nominee Mamoudou Athie (A24’s The Drama ), Danny Deferrari ( Shiva Baby ), and writer/director Megan Seely. The film follows anxious video game designer Liz and her the

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Is anyone here familiar with the local music scene(s) in Oklahoma? Or anywhere, really. Curious to know if there's anyone else, even if it's just a passing awareness. Would love to know who's popping up on your radar.

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Apparently I have a thing for media that tries to address urban inequity, homelessness and mental health because between this and Joe Wright's The Soloist (2009), I am far more favorable a viewer than most. I get that there are flaws, but they seem relatively trite to all the bold swings I think are pulled off here. Eric is awfully bleak, and even with an ending that satisfies all of its many plot threads, I found the final of its 6 episodes to be the most depressing. It's also at the end of the series that the symbolism supersedes the literal storytelling, but I didn't mind. There's probably something to be said about how some accuse Eric of being too short & filled with ideas while others claim it's too drawn out and repetitive. Some do it in the same breath. Maybe another episode or two might have curtailed some of its more coincidental turns while a leaner run might have forced out some of its themes to streamline its social conscience. I don't know. I think it gets a lot right, and I think there's enough meaning to be mined from all it presents. I'm bummed folks don't seem to give it a second glance.