the show is the rainbow

"Body Rhythm" by Touch People | Music Exam

It took a computer crash to turn Darren Keen's newest album for Touch People toward the minimalist electronic project it's becoming. Read about and listen to one song, "Body Rhythm," in-depth to learn why.

Top 5 Most Outstretched Arms | HN Photo Archive

See what we're deeming as the photos with the most outstretched arms at concerts. It's our second dig through the photo archive, and we dare you to count every limb.

Casey Welsch's 2012 | The List

2012 was a rough year for HN contributor Casey Welsch: "As ever, though, we get through such times with good music." See his list of things that made it all more bearable.

Jeremy Buckley's 2012 | The List

Posted by Jeremy Buckley on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:49am in best of 2012, Icky Blossoms, KRNU, st vincent, the show is the rainbow

HN contributor Jeremy Buckley waxes philosophic about the moments in live music worth remembering from 2012, the moments that keep him coming back.

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.

Darren Keen's Breakup Letter to Himself | Guest Column

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 9:02am in bad speler, darren keen, guest column, the show is the rainbow, touch people

Darren Keen calls it quits with The Show is the Rainbow, at least until two final shows in August and December. Here's why.

David Liebe Hart Band at the Bourbon | Photo Essay

A mostly kooky lineup of locals and David Liebe Hart Band helped turn the Bourbon Theatre into Disneyland on Monday night.

Lincoln Calling (Saturday) | Photo Essay

Saturday at Lincoln Calling started folky, but dance ruled the night. See how festival goers (and performers) got down.

Clawfoot House Farewell | Photo Essay

Clawfoot House spun the its last record with TSITR, Alexis Gideon and Double Double Z. HN's Shannon Claire captured its last dance.

"Don't Vote" and "Return of the Microthrone" by The Show Is The Rainbow l Love Drunk and Ingrained Videos

Love Drunk and Ingrained tried something new, shooting — in their own styles — back-to-back, one-take videos featuring Nebraska's one-man music factory. See how it worked.