The Scoop

Smashed by Southwest | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 10:45am in 2011, austin, bright eyes, deer tick, deervana, dj jazzy jeff, drag the river, holland, joey cape, michigan, nirvana, review, rural alberta advantage, saddle creek, SXSW, The Scoop, the tillers, tulip festival

Bright Eyes plays to 20,000 and a super moon, and Deer Tick channels Nirvana on SXSW's final night. Plus, Rural Alberta Advantage, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Drag the River.

The Scoop: Day 3 | NE at SXSW

Posted by Andrew Norman on Sat, 03/19/2011 - 2:53pm in 2011, andrew norman, david dondero, fat wreck chords, justin lamoureux, midwest dilemma, mousetrap, review, screeching weasel, SXSW, team love, The Scoop

Video interviews: David Dondero talks Mousetrap and his Nebraska connection; Midwest Dilemma's Justin Lamoureux on representing the state in Austin, and his SPEED! Nebraska hat. And Screeching Weasel starts a fight.

The Scoop: Day 2 | NE at SXSW

Posted by Andrew Norman on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 3:16pm in orion walsh, SXSW, The Scoop, the strange boys, those darlins

Nebraska busks Austin; indie-folk Matrimony from N.C.; Modest Mouse channeled by Galifianakis's doppelgänger and The Strange Boys.

The Scoop: Day 1 | NE at SXSW

Posted by Andrew Norman on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 2:33pm in austin, dale earnhardt jr. jr., mue sephei, satchel grande, smokin' joe kubek, SXSW, the kickback, The Scoop

Hometown boys Satchel Grande make us proud, and The Kickback throw 11.

The Vault | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 4:21am in avail, bikini kill, fred armisen, helmet, joel gibson, le cafe shakes, mercy rule, nofx, opium taylor, royal grove, saturday night live, sick of it all, The Scoop, the vault

Long before Fred Armisen played President Barack Obama on “Saturday Night Live,” he played drums at Lincoln's Le Cafe Shake. 

Chasing Polka | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 12:12pm in amy schmidt, bolzen beer band, dean the bible, nebraska, orion walsh, polka, The Scoop, wilber

In heaven, there is no beer — that's why we're drinkin' it in Wilber, Neb.

Conflicts | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 12:55pm in andrew norman, conflict of interest, duffy's tavern, The Scoop

Here I am, sitting at the end of the bar, working to an original Nebraska soundtrack that changes each week. Feels like home. As a journalist, however, it can present problems.

Chain Links | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Mon, 02/21/2011 - 2:37am in andrew norman, chain links, reggaejunkiejew, The Scoop

In my small living room, I'm connected to a dozen dear and new friends by beer bottles and cans lined up on the floor like links in a chain.

Firsts | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 5:40am in Bear Country, brad hoshaw, firsts, It's True, red city radio, shaun sparks, slumber party records, speed! nebraska, the betties, the faint, the killigans, the monroes, The Scoop, the third men

First Nebraska show experiences from members of The Faint, The Betties, Shaun Sparks and the Wounded Animals, It's True, The Monroes, Red City Radio, The Killigans, Bear Country and Brad Hoshaw & the Seven Deadlies.

Let's Party, Cowboy | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 4:54pm in Conduits, down with the ship, duffy's tavern, ideal cleaners, kill county, little brazil, manny coon, the fucking party, The Scoop, the sydney

Cowboys, cowgirls, madmen and women: Party with us this weekend to help celebrate the launch of this very website.