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Becky Carman

Becky Carman is a writer, editor, and digital media producer based in Tulsa. She’s covered arts, entertainment, and dining across Oklahoma and occasionally beyond since 2006. She loves food, and she loves her dog, who is named after food. On most days, you can find Becky indoors. Follow her at beckycarman.com.

Cut Fruit, Family Photos And Vietnamese Ancestral Worship

Artist Dan Lyn Pham gives the stage (and the table, thanks to Et Al.) to the gravity and nourishment of ancestral connection.

March 10, 2024

et al. Is Serving Way More Than What’s On Your Plate

The Tulsa dining collective's latest dinner is high on the storytelling and loaded with bright, Eastern Mediterranean colors and flavors.

January 4, 2024

Soup’s On: Dane Arnold’s Sunday Night Residency Is A Must-See

Like many Tulsa bands with residencies, The Soup is a collective of musicians who could front their own outfit (and often do). Music writer Becky Carman checked in on their latest Sunday night show at Mercury Lounge.

December 5, 2023

“Nobody Smokes Anymore” And Other Observations From Robert Ellis’s Visit To The Mercury Lounge

Are "evening with [insert artist]" shows supposed to be boring? If so, someone may want to let Robert Ellis know.

November 19, 2023

Some Kind of Blue Monday

Our reviewer documents one of the last jazz nights at Hodges Bend, less than a month before the beloved East Village spot burned to the ground.

September 10, 2023

Thursdays Are For Beer, Pretzels, And Pure Country Crooning

Jacob Tovar's weekly residence at Fassler Hall is a three-hour run of classic country mixed with originals. Tulsans are taking notice.

August 23, 2023

Get Your Brass on the Ground!

King Cabbage twerks in Merc church

August 16, 2023