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Electric Chamber Music: Soundtracks and Conceptual Pieces | Concert Preview

Posted by HN staff on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 10:53am in concert preview, Ingrid Holmquist, james maakestad, kill county, music, nebraska, outlaw con bandana, Q&A

With bandmates Aaron Markley, Daniel Ocanto, Dan McCarthy and James Maakestad, Electric Chamber Music brings their thematic music to a concert setting this Friday at The Sydney.

Wavves, FIDLAR and Cheatahs at The Waiting Room | Photo Essay

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 8:07am in cheatahs, fidlar, kat buchanan, matt masin, omaha, photo essay, photos, the waiting room, wavves

Before their Omaha show, FIDLAR hoped for champagne falling from the sky and streets covered in gold. See if their wishes came true with photos from the concert with Wavves and Cheatahs.

White Lung Speaks Punk | Q&A

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 3:50pm in digital leather, michael todd, mish way, music, nebraska, Q&A, sister kisser, video ranger, white lung

Listen to White Lung's Mish Way speak about what her band's punk rock is — put simply, "boys and drugs" — about Omaha's welcoming nature and more. Then see White Lung tonight at Slowdown.

"Settle" by Villains | Album Review

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 8:22am in Conor Oberst, ian aeillo, music, nebraska, review, tim kasher, todd fink

Our reviewer calls the new project fronted by Tim Kasher, Conor Oberst and Todd Fink "a cornucopia of genre-bending and experimentation that has not yet been attempted in Omaha." Read on for more.

"That Ain't Ragtime" by McCarthy Trenching | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Django G-S on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 4:59pm in love drunk, mccarthy trenching, ragtime

In Love Drunk's 108th session, Dan McCarthy of McCarthy Trenching performs "That Ain't Ragtime," in his Dundee-area living room.

Week in Review: 3/23 through 3/29 | Nebraska Notes

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 5:07pm in Club No Quiet, Dojorok, dust in wire, ezra, freakabout, Icky Blossoms, journal star, kethro, kill county, music, nebraska, nebraska notes, record store day, saddle creek, Simon Joyner, The Thermals, touch people, world-herald

Review the week in Nebraska music news, from a preview of Saddle Creek's Record Store Day loot to an explanation of Club No Quiet. We feature new music, album covers, reviews, videos and more.

Outlaw Con Bandana Returns with Anthology | Q&A

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 1:22pm in alexander martin, anthology, Brendan Hagberg, Harrison Martin, kickstarter, music, nebraska, outlaw con bandana, white pariah

Outlaw Con Bandana returns to Omaha on Saturday to play Sweatshop as part of an anthology release compiling music and writings by Outlaw's Brendan Hagberg. Read about the project here.

Milo Greene at The Waiting Room | Photo Essay

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 10:47am in bridget mcquillan, kopecky family band, milo greene, music, nebraska, omaha, photo essay, the waiting room

Double trombones, exclamations and closed-eyes, tilted-head singing populate this photo essay from Milo Greene's show at The Waiting Room on Wednesday. See the rest of the emotions here.

Stir Cove's 2013 Summer Lineup | Concert Series

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 10:36am in alice cooper, b.b. king, billy idol, black crowes, bush, cheap trick, chicago, darius rucker, De La Soul, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, fastball, gin blossoms, harrah's casino, ice cube, ll cool j, music, nebraska, peter frampton, public enemy, she and him, smash mouth, sonny landreth, stir cove, sugar ray, the avett brothers, the doobie brothers, trace adkins, vertical horizon

See the 2013 lineup for this summer's Stir Cove concert series outside Harrah's in Council Bluffs. A few highlights: Avett Brothers, She and Him, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

 

Wavves Trump Previous Music with "Afraid of Heights" | Concert Preview

Posted by HN staff on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 10:51am in afraid of heights, concert preview, david letterman, donald trump, fidlar, music, nebraska, omaha, steven ashford, wavves

Wavves says, “With only two minor breaks, we spent all of 2012 in the studio.” Time well spent, at least according to David Letterman's "tremendous" approval. Wavves plays The Waiting Room tonight.