GUM Brings A Bold New Sound To Edmond
Many bands’ styles are easy to guess from their names – not so with GUM. Their music must be listened to first, and even then, it’s not easy to pigeonhole the Edmond quintet’s sound as simply one thing or another. It’s garage rock, but there’s a piano. It definitely owes something to The Beatles, but…
Read More >Ancient Martial Art Finds New Audience
In ancient times, what is now the Korean Peninsula was divided into three kingdoms at war. In those desperate times, an elite group called the Hwarang learned to make weapons of their fists and feet. With this skill, their kingdom united the region through battle. This martial art eventually evolved into taekwondo. Jason Poos, an…
Read More >Brianna Gaither
“New Thoughts” is the collaboration of Oklahoma Christian University students Brianna Gaither and producer Kelcy White, but the debut EP, cut in a humble recording studio in a converted bedroom, may deserve a third credit – God. Brianna’s songs tell stories about freedom, stress and escaping oppression. The acoustic CD has a day and night…
Read More >Party of the Universe
The curiosity of legendary astronomer Galileo is alive and well in Oklahoma. Members of the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club follow Galileo’s example of investigating the unknown and challenging suppositions. With special telescopes and a newly built observatory, they hold “star parties” to explore the depths of the universe. “You don’t need a big telescope to…
Read More >Designing a New Dew
Afleet of new Mountain Dew flavors will hit store shelves in April, one of which will bear the artwork of Edmond resident Ben Stone. He is one of three winners from the Mountain DEWmocracy Design Challenge, a competition to create new packaging. He found the Mountain Dew contest on Facebook, which started with a not-so-simple…
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