nickolai hammar

Brian Piontek's Rat Bikes, Watercolors (and Music) | Kibler's Corner

Watch and cringe as rat bike maker, painter and musician Brian Piontek becomes to first to step into Kibler's Corner. Somehow, the Lincoln artist makes it out relatively unscathed.

KRNU Spring Showcase 2013 | Photo Essay

KRNU brought together a wide variety of bands, from Nebraska to New York, to showcase their talents on the Zoo Bar and Duffy's stages on Wednesday.

Orion Walsh's Guitar Case | Case Closed

Posted by Nickolai Hammar on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 2:12am in case closed, music, nebraska, nickolai hammar, orion walsh, rambling heart

Crossing state line after state line, and occasionally leaving the country to sing his feelings and opinions, Orion Walsh has accumulated stories in sticker form. Listen to them here.

"Be All Right" by Josh Miller | HN Live

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 3:53pm in Green Trees, hn live, Josh Miller, kat buchanan, michael todd, music, nebraska, nickolai hammar, powerful science, video

Josh Miller plays on without the rhythm he had lined up and with his cover song's songwriter watching from the crowd. See how the Powerful Science singer fared at Take Cover.

Big Day for HN | The Scoop

Today, Hear Nebraska makes its only paid employee full-time. We also welcome three new interns and two veteran holdovers to produce content that cultivates our music community.

"Sip.Sip.Shot.SNAPSHOT!" by Dan Jenkins | HN Live

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 11:41am in dan jenkins, hn live, kat buchanan, michael todd, music, nebraska, nickolai hammar, opiumn taylor

Dan Jenkins might not give himself enough credit. He says Nebraska music is just something he does. Watch and listen to him do Opium Taylor justice in this live video from Take Cover.

Gerardo Meza and His Guitar Case | Case Closed

Gerardo Meza shows one of his weathered, cracked and retired guitar cases. Click the buttons on the stickers to hear this Mezcal brother's stories about them.

Jon Augustine on an Amp Case | Case Closed

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 11:58am in case closed, doe eyed, eric nyffeler, jon augustine, masses, mike vandenberg, music, nebraska, nickolai hammar, stickers

Jon Augustine's full-bearded, disembodied head is stuck to his bandmate's amp case. Listen as he explains why he's there alongside other stickers.

The Show is the Rainbow's Final Show | Video Feature

Posted by HN staff on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 2:26pm in darren keen, music, nebraska, nickolai hammar, the show is the rainbow, video

On Sunday, Darren Keen fell backwards into a mass of outstretched hands. Just as he had given himself to Lincoln's music community for 10 years as The Show is the Rainbow, Sunday saw to his project's end.

Meet the crew behind Cultures' "Float Above Fear" music video

Take a mindful pause with this stop-motion video set in the Kansas outdoors. Just what you needed on your lunch break.