OKC music saw high notes, low blows in challenging 2025
The OKC music scene saw some big victories in 2025, from NMF to emo breakouts and Eastside rap heroes, even as the year was filled with challenges from all sides.
Dark indie drama ‘The Plague’ picks at horror of adolescence
🎬 Moving with the language and tone of body horror, psychological drama "The Plague" frames adolescence as a nightmare and boyhood itself as a movie monster.
OKCMOA colors vivid film history with Technicolor Wonderland
🎬 OKCMOA is presenting a slate of classics highlighting the vibrant and expressive color of midcentury filmmaking with their Technicolor Wonderland series.
Let these chill, moody music drops soundtrack the year’s end
The final days and weeks of the year can be a tough time to describe, but these moody, funky, and atmosphere-rich new local music releases can capture the feeling.
Shrug off the holidays with these darkest of dark comedies
🎬 For anyone that's not feeling the holiday spirit this month, OKC theaters have a selection of pitch-black dark comedies to counterprogram the season.
Rock this year away with these New Year’s Eve concerts
Stages all across the OKC Metro are seeing out the year with high-energy New Year's Eve concerts cranking up the volume and the heat when the ball drops.
OKC Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ a festive treat for the holidays
Seasonal staple "The Nutcracker" from OKC Ballet returns once again to Civic Center with all the fantasy, charm, and eye-popping costumes that you know and love.
Holiday concerts spreading joy of song across OKC
December in OKC brings a slate of festive holiday shows, with string quartet-backed raps, country traditions, jazz favorites, and an annual hip-hop institution.
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ mystifies with darker tone, deeper soul
🎬 Director Rian Johnson returns to his "Knives Out" murder mystery world with the darker "Wake Up Dead Man," his most mature and thoughtful film to date.
Art-rocker Donovan Funk gets warm, goes dark on ‘final’ album
On "For a Moment I Was Warm," OKC art-rocker Donovan Funk takes a sharp turn into something raw, dark, and vulnerable for his last record as a solo artist.
OKC theaters serve up Christmas flicks for every taste
🎬 Not everyone wants the same Christmas cliches in their holiday movies, so OKC screens are set to light up with a range of yuletide tones and genres this Dec.
Grief, absence, and moving music bring humanity to OKC screens
🎬 For anyone feeling the swelling emotions of the season, OKC theaters have a selection of films to grip the heart, each with a powerful musical soundtrack.
Rap royals, hip-hop heroes elevate OKC in recent album drops
Some of the OKC rap scene's most respected names have dropped new records showcasing everything from old-school beatmaking to post-modern genre-mashing.
Vivid color, vibrant legacy of Paul Reed on display at OKCMOA
OKCMOA presents a career-spanning retrospective of works by American minimalist artist Paul Reed, showcasing his groundbreaking explorations of color and shape.
Not feeling ‘Wicked’? Counterprogram with these classics in OKC
🎬 If the witchy new blockbuster musical isn't exciting you, then try these other options exploring, friendship, society, and musical defiance on OKC screens.
