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Big AL's Free Music Fest Turns 6 | Festival Preview

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 7:04pm in al hatfield, big al's free music festival, festival, music, nebraska, preview

Read an interview with Al Hatfield, founder and organizer of Big AL's Free Music Festival. The festival runs this week, Tuesday through Saturday at The Hideout.

The Black Angels at The Waiting Room | Photo Slideshow

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 12:45pm in chevy anderson, music, nebraska, photos, the black angels, the waiting room

See photos from Sunday's concert at The Waiting Room with The Black Angels and the Allah-Las.

2013 Lincoln Half-Marathon | Playlist

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 8:57am in journal star, lincoln, lincoln marathon, music, nebraska, playlist, runners

See the Nebraska-centric playlist we composed to motivate runners in this year's Lincoln Marathon. It's the first step in our partnership with the Journal Star, which also published these songs.

Grouplove and Icky Blossoms at UNL | Photo Slideshows

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 9:05am in grouplove, Icky Blossoms, Ingrid Holmquist, lincoln, music, nebraska, university of nebraska, university program council, unl, upc, wyn wiley

See photo slideshows of GROUPLOVE and Icky Blossoms' sets at UPC Nebraska's spring concert last Thursday.

2013 Maha Music Festival Local Bands | Lineup Announcement

Posted by HN staff on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 5:26pm in criteria, digital leather, festival, hers, lineup, local bands, maha, Maha Music Festival, music, nebraska, omaha entertainment and arts awards, rock paper dynamite, the millions

Which local bands will Maha be hosting at this year's festival on Aug. 17? Criteria, Digital Leather, HERS, The Millions, Rock Paper Dynamite and the winner of June's OEAAs showcase. Read on for more.

"Yonkers" by Pretty & Nice | Music Exam

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:57am in love drunk, michael todd, music, music exam, nebraska, pretty and nice, video, yonkers

How does a piece of one song lead to another? Pretty & Nice's "Yonkers" shows evidence. Our own Love Drunk filmed the Boston band last May, and tonight, they play Omaha's Waiting Room. Read on.

Nebraska Record Store Day Roundup | Preview

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 10:25am in backtrack records, drastic plastic, Homer's, music, nebraska, record store day

See what's in store this Saturday for Record Store Day in Nebraska at Back in the Day Record Shop, Drastic Plastic, Homer's, Saddle Creek Shop, Backtrack Records, Lefty's Records and Recycled Sounds.

"Caucasian Meditation" by Noah's Ark Was a Spaceship | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Django G-S on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 10:07am in caucasian meditation, live, love drunk, music video, Noah's Ark Was a Spaceship, One Take

In Love Drunk's 109th session, Noah's Ark Was a Spaceship performs "Caucasian Meditation," inside Legend Comics.

"Arabian Knights (Siouxsie and the Banshees cover)" by Icky Blossoms | Music Video

Posted by HN staff on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:37pm in arabian knights, black lips, cover, Icky Blossoms, music, music video, nebraska, record store day, saddle creek, siouxsie and the banshees, video

See a new kind of Arabia, one with electricity, in Icky Blossoms' video of "Arabian Knights," a cover song made for Record Store Day. Then see the band live in Lincoln at a free show with GROUPLOVE.

Ever Green's Sonic Soundscape | Hello, My Name Is...

Posted by katrbuchanan on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:11am in ever green, hello my name is, lincoln, live, music, nebraska

Maybe it's not every day that a former football coach, two audio engineers and a straight-out-of-high-school teenager form a super sonic band together. But that is Ever Green, and this is their story.