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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.

Lee Makes The Flowers Grow

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

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

Tulsa Is Not-So-Secretly Fond Of Orville Peck

What do you call a gay cowboy? Until recently, your uncle might have said ​“a jolly rancher,” but the collective pop culture mind now turns immediately to THE gay cowboy: Orville Peck.

October 20, 2024

Lot-A-Burger Staves Off Extinction

A double-double with fried onions and everything on it.

September 8, 2024

It’s Been Cowboy Carter For 121 Years At The Boley Rodeo

A report from the legendary Oklahoma Black rodeo.

June 2, 2024

Lavish Music For Normal Folks

Standing in Fassler Hall, I placed my hand on my schnitzel sandwich, and it said: “Hello, chicken fry.”

January 21, 2024

Flirtin’ With Disaster

Hannah Dasher’s country rock is large and in charge

August 25, 2023