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Mitch Gilliam

Aged 14 going on 40, Mitch Gilliam didn’t ask to be born and disrupts his anger towards consciousness with missives about Tulsa culture and his own work in music, education, and comedy. He likes burgers, heavy metal, and his front row seat to the apocalypse. Find him on Instagram @itsbadmitch.

Nu Metal Is Bigger Than White Boy Butt Rock

A Nu Metal night at Vanguard was diverse and rapturous, with genuinely touching moments

August 29, 2025

Apparently We’re All Nostalgic For ’90s Country

Boot-scooting to the songs that were burned into our Okie DNA

August 8, 2025

The Many Lives Of Lassalle’s

Cajun chef Chris West on a decade-plus of tradition

April 23, 2025

Burgin’ Out With Bad Mitch: Finding Tulsa’s Best “Elevated” Burger

Once again I have tried five different spots and ranked them on my very personal scale

They Don’t Call Him Trombone Shorty For Nothing 

The NOLA icon, with Tank & The Bangas opening, brought joy all night long

March 28, 2025

Burgin’ Out With Bad Mitch: Finding Tulsa’s Best Okie Burger

I tried five different spots and ranked them on my very personal scale

February 5, 2025

The Pickup Definitely Did Not Send Someone on Mushrooms to the Psychedelic Comedy Show

A night at “The Dose: A Psychedelic Comedy Experience”

January 24, 2025

Lee Makes The Flowers Grow

Digging up the roots of Lee Hazlewood, the star that Mannford forgot.

December 9, 2024

‘Til The Clowns Come Home

Wandering the streets of Tulsa with America's most misunderstood family.

December 9, 2024

Weird Al-chemy

We're going behind the scenes of "UHF", Weird Al’s only feature film. Shot in Tulsa in 1988, it’s a goofball movie with characters as odd and endearing as the place where it was made.

November 18, 2024