Echoes

"Language of a Dying Breed" by Power of the Spoken Word | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:26am in american hardcore, bizarro, black flag, echoes, good bad music, john wenz, language of a dying breed, lincoln, music, nebraska, pagan hardcore, power of the spoken word, punk, the replacements

In the history of Nebraska punk and hardcore, try to find a band more odd than Power of the Spoken Word, with its weird blend of doom metal and hardcore punk and liberal doses of "godless pagan."

"Asskickatron" by Fagatron | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 2:20pm in asskickatron, echoes, fagatron, john wenz, lincoln, music, nebraska, queercore

In the late-'90s, Lincoln had its own angry, audaciously named queercore band. (contains explicit content)

"Strike Force" by Skuddur | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 8:30pm in echoes, john wenz, music, nebraska, omaha, punk, skuddur, strike force

Lightning only struck once for this late-'70s Omaha punk band.

"The Bleeding Prophet" by Atomic Breathing | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 10:40am in atomic breathing, digital sex, echoes, john wenz, music, nebraska, omaha

Believe it or not, post-punk once thrived in Nebraska. And among its ranks was an odd, Echo & the Bunnymen-like band fronted by an occasional Digital Sex fill-in.

"Double Mirror Wrap Around Shades" by Andy and the Manhattans | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 2:32pm in andy and the manhattans, andy anderson, double mirror wrap around shades, echoes, john wenz, nebraska, omaha, robert anderson

Today's Echoes explores an oft-forgotten Nebraska garage rock classic by this 1960s Omaha band, featuring grimy guitars, jaunty vocals and a rockin' rhythm section.

"Consume" by Sideshow | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 11:10am in 7th avenue, caulfield records, consume, courtney love, echoes, fugazi, john wenz, lincoln, minneapolis, music, nebraska, peony park, sideshow, the millions

Drummer Paul Tisdale talks about his legendary Caulfield Records punk band, including kissing Courtney Love, playing with Fugazi at Omaha's Peony Park and unearthing live footage.

The Scene Climate for Women Today | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 11:12am in echoes, john wenz, music, national women's history month, nebraska

Echoes columnist John Wenz reflects on a month covering Nebraska women's music. And he looks ahead, always with one eye to the past.

Omaha Riot Grrrl | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 11:09am in bikini kill, echoes, john wenz, national women's history month, riot grrrl

As we near the end of Women's History Month, we're doing things a little differently with today's Echoes.

"I Thought of You Last Night" by Jeri Southern | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 10:54am in echoes, i thought of you last night, jeri southern, john wenz, royal

Royal, Neb.-native Jeri Southern's voice was the stuff dreams are made it. (Echoes' Women's History Month series continues)

 

"Tell Tomorrow" by Mercy Rule | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 12:25pm in caulfield records, echoes, john wenz, KRNU, mercy rule, north platte, tell tomorrow

Here we are. We have officially arrived at my favorite Nebraska band, the first band that made me, a small-town boy from North Platte, realize that there could be bands from Nebraska.