Michael Campbell & Musical Friends at Sidedoor Lounge (Omaha)

Their new EP, "The Tape Over," took Max Fischer and Downtown James Brown only a week to record, but it's also been 10 years in the making. Read and listen to the story of the record here. 

When does a song brand itself upon you? When you get a tattoo while singing it, of course. Read the story of "Used to Believe," which JKutchma played at Iron Brush in Lincoln while being inked.