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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.

Psych Rock In The Possum House

Japanese legends Acid Mothers Temple took an interplanetary trip at Mercury Lounge

November 13, 2025

The Worldwide Music Community Is Helping Me Tend My Own Garden

How I stopped spiraling and found the key to spiritual resistance through musical friendships

November 7, 2025

Josh Fadem Is Literally Just Vibing

Tulsa’s funniest guy learned how to meditate from David Lynch and got us hooked on film noir. What’s he gonna do next?

October 1, 2025

Mdou Moctar Knows What He’s Doing 

Africa’s Sultan of Shred brought his Tuareg rock to Guthrie Green

September 24, 2025

The Meat & Cheese Show Is High-End Retail By Day, Fine Dining Speakeasy By Night

Flavors abound at this 8-seat Friday Supper Club wine dinner

September 3, 2025

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