In its inaugural year, this nonprofit articulated — consistently and with engaging imagery — why Nebraska's culture is worth discovering and supporting.
Through the work of only volunteer contributors, we produced more than 750 original music stories — including videos, audio interviews, photos essays, previews and reviews. We brought Nebraska music to a global TV audience, created an entirely locally produced compilation album, curated more than a dozen concerts and provided on-the-job experience for more than 10 interns.
We did all this with very little financial support. But we need your help now to continue doing this work, and to be even more effective in year two in our mission to "document, cultivate and broadcast the state's vibrant, fertile music and arts community, striving to make Nebraska a globally recognized cultural destination."
Hear Nebraska is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please visit hearnebraska.org/donate to contribute a tax-deductible donation of any amount.
Shooters: Lindsay Trapnell, Angie Norman, Daniel Muller, Django Greenblatt-Seay, Andrew Norman
Audio and video edit: Django Greenblatt-Seay
Thanks for your support, everyone.
Andrew Norman is Hear Nebraska's editor-in-chief. He's excited to announce a HN concert with one of Nebraska's most influential artists. Stay tuned. Contact him at andrewn@hearnebraska.org.
Musician, broadcaster and Homer's manager Mike Fratt can tell a lot of stories in an hour. About the bestselling records of the present or the Omaha of old. Listen to the full Sessions interview here.
Lots of news: HN surpasses fundraising goal for Gives days; earns Nebraska Arts Council grant; adds a board member; hires a second paid employee and introduces five summer interns.
Lincoln's Amy Schmidt and Jordan Ellis had to travel to another continent before the songwriter and violist shared a stage. Read on for the story of their two and a half Berlin concerts.
HN contributor Casey Welsch asks for your support of 89.3 KZUM. Lincoln's community radio station is asking for donations this week through Friday. Read on for more about its Soundbackers Union.
Tonight's show at Yia Yia's might turn extraterrestrial, as science fiction-inspired band Omni Arms opens for Sputnik Kaputnik and the Technical Manuals.