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Sam Martin remembers living at 38th and Farnam as an opportunity to create. When roommates would head to Brothers before he turned 21, Martin would have time to develop his music.

The Hood Internet repurposes the music of now, mixing popular culture into mashups. Now with a debut album of originals under their belt, the duo returns to Lincoln this Thursday. Read on for more.

The Thermals paid little mind to the Slowdown stage on Monday as they joined the crowd on the floor multiple times. A moshing minority responded in kind. See photos from the night here.

"Whats The Word," the new song and video from Scky Rei, gives "music is in my blood" a whole new meaning. Watch and listen to the first track from the rapper's debut EP, "Pronounced Sky+Ree."

Damien Jurado played to a monk-quiet crowd at a Beaver Lake house show on Saturday evening. "I just want to be listened to," he said. Read stories and see photos from the intimate night here.

Pickwick drew a sizable crowd to Slowdown's front room on Monday, a crowd including The Mynabirds' Laura Burhenn who helped sing "Lady Luck." See photos from the night here. 

The Thermals' Hutch Harris knows Nebraska music, and has for years. His knowledge makes up some of the shadows, the memories, he keeps with them on the song "The Sunset," examined here.

JV Allstars wished Knickerbockers a happy 20th anniversary on Friday, with an admonition: "Don't turn into a Walmart like The Ranch Bowl." See video of the reunion show with interviews here.

"I didn’t anticipate feeling so entirely comfortable, so familiar." This was Cinco de Mayo in Omaha for intern S.R. Aichinger. Read on for his first critical examination of how we interact with music and culture.

Norfolk native Hani Zahra wants to "tap into the rambunctious little kid I used to be." Find out why in this in-depth Q&A, and listen to the now Brooklyn-based artist's debut album.